Real Estate Activity Surges Ahead of 1959
An upsurge in May and June 1960 pushed the county recorder’s office activity ahead of 1959. Warrantry deeds filed reached 147 in May and 116 in June. mortgages total 530 for the half year. chattel mortgages 3585. fees for May and June exceeded prior totals, with yearly comparisons showing strong growth. Rights of way led other instruments with 12 in May and 35 in June. certificates 16 and 13. military discharges 9 and 17.
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County Recorder’s Office
Sunday Rites Set For Rev. Luster H. Stanley
Funeral services are planned Sunday afternoon for the Rev. Luster H. Stanley 80 Union who died Thursday in the Nazarene campgrounds in Columbus. He lived in Athens and owned grocery stores at The Plains and Sugar Creek. He pastored Nazarene churches in The Plains Hamden Zaleski and Mineral Mission. Survivors include his wife Frances a daughter Mrs John Edwards Athens a son Bernard Kent two grandsons a sister Mrs Jessie Townsend New Marshfield and a brother Clarence Barberton. Burial at Hebardville with services at the First Church of the Nazarene conducted by Revs Carl Wooten and Walter Jeffries after calling hours at Dowler Ferguson Hughes Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luster H. Stanley
Union
Tabernacle
Nazarene
Columbus
Vinton County
Athens County
the Plains
Sugar Creek
Plains
Hamden
Zaleski Nazarene
Mineral Mission
First Church of the Nazarene
Frances
John Edwards
Athens
Bernard
Kent
Jessie Townsend
New Marshfield
Clarence
Barberton
Church of the Nazarene
Carl Wooten
Walter Jeffries
Hebardville
Dowler- Ferguson-Hughes
College St
Divorce petition filed in Common Pleas Court
Nellie June Brashear charges William J. Brashear with cruelty and gross neglect in a petition seeking divorce and custody of a minor child. The couple married in September 1955 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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William J. Brashear
Nellie June Brash
Common Pleas
Milwaukee
Wis
Area Scouts Return From Jamboree
Eleven Athens County scouts and two leaders travel home to Parkersburg after attending the Boy Scouts of America fifth national Jamboree in Colorado Springs. The group left July 16 by train to join about 55,000 attendees worldwide. The Messenger received copies of the Jamboree Journal and reports NBC will televise a 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. EDST show covering event highlights.
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Athens County
Parkersburg
Boy Scouts of America
Colorado Springs
Colo
Jamboree Journal
Messenger
D. D. Montoya
Scout
NBC
Lower Plains Resident Dies at 78 in Mount St. Mary Hospital
Harry W. Moore 78 of Lower Plains Athens County died Thursday night after a long illness. A retired coal miner and Zion Baptist Church member, he leaves wife Bessie R. and three sons Darr ell Wendell and Melvin, plus six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Friends may call Saturday and services are set for Sunday at 3 30 p.m. at the Dewler Ferguson Hughes funeral home. Burial in Zion Cemetery.
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Harry W. Moore
Lower Plains
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Union
Athens County
Zion Baptist Church
Bessie R
Darrell
Dayton
Wendell
The
Plains
Melvin
Athens
Dewler-Ferguson- Hughes
College St
James Charnley
Zion Cemetery
Driver Fined, Jailed After Auto Crash
Two southbound cars collided at Routes 33 and 50 A. Clyde Bobo of Athens was not injured. Edward Olds of Athens faced charges of driving while intoxicated and unsafe operation. Olds pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars plus costs for unsafe operation and 125 dollars plus costs, six days in jail, and four months license suspension for the DWI.
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State Highway Patrol
Clyde Bobo
Athens
Edward Olds
Ath
Olds
Athens County
Counseling and Guidance Institute At Ohio University
Dean Edwards and Mrs Gladys Pierce are among 34 participants in a five week Counseling and Guidance Training Institute on the Ohio University campus. The program started July 18 under the National Defense Education Act of 1958 to improve secondary school counseling with emphasis on identifying and guiding able youth. Edwards teaches at Starr Washington High School in Union Furnace. Pierce teaches at Chauncey-Dover High School.
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Dean Edwards
Sunnyside Dr
Gladys Pierce
Columbia Ave
Ohio University
Edwards
Starr Washington High School
Union Furnace
Pierce
Chauncey-Dover High School
Two Athens Teens Fined for Traffic Offenses
Ronald E. Ziegler 16 of 210 W Union St was found guilty of passing at an intersection and David N. Riggs 16 of 5 Utah Place was found guilty of speeding. Each teen paid a five dollar fine from earnings and had driving rights suspended for 30 days with Ziegler allowed to keep a license for employment.
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Ronald E. Ziegler
W. Union St
David N. Riggs
Utah Place
Ziegler
Roofing Worker Stricken by Heat at West Roofing Co
Kenneth Hayes, 20, of Shade, was overcome by heat Thursday afternoon at the West Roofing Co on Depot Street. He was rushed to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad.
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Kenneth Hayes
West Roofing Co
Depot St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Six Air Force ROTC staffers leave Ohio University
Six members of Air Force ROTC Detachment 650 depart OU this summer. Lt. Col. Caleb P. Moberly transfers to Hancock Field New York as deputy comptroller of the 26th Air Division. Capt. Julian P. Hopkins moves to Sunnyvale California with an Air Research and Development Command test wing. Capt. Karl L. Wiegand earns NSF Fellowship and will study at Ohio State. Capt. Thomas B. Zimmerman resigns to pilot for Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati. MSgt. Levoyd Cargill transfers to Wright-Patterson AFB Headquarters. S Sgt. Frank Sincoskie moves to Carswell AFB Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb P. Moberly
Hancock Field
New York
26Th Air Division
Air Defense Command
Moberly
France
Julian P. Hopkins
Sunnyvale
Calif
Air Research and Development Command
Air Force
Karl L. Wiegand
Frank Sincoskie
7Th Combat Support Group
Carswell Afb
Fort Worth
Texas
Carpenter Street Reopened After Repaving Work
Traffic on Carpenter Street reopened Friday after a one day closure for a resurfacing project by F. H. Brewer Co. of Lancaster. Two lanes were repaved Thursday with the remaining lane to be finished Friday as part of a joint city state plan to resurface state routes on Carpenter and East State Streets.
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Carpenter St
F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
Carpenter and
E. State Sts
Gas Rates Rise One Cent In Ohio Communities
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co announced a one cent per thousand cubic feet increase in the gas rate for Athens effective Sept. 1. The rise applies to 96 other Ohio communities and 245 large industrial customers under fuel cost clauses. Also affected are Logan Middleport and Nelsonville.
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Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Ohio
Logan
Middleport
Nelsonville
Mrs. Nellie Linscott Dies at 76 in Columbus
Nellie Linscott 76 of 847 Barnett Road Columbus died Thursday at Grant Hospital in Columbus. Survived by sons Ralph C. of Columbus and George H. of Lancaster, brothers George and Fred Anderson, sisters Bertha and Nora Linscott of Athens, Ida Linscott Millfield Etta Easler Trimble and Mary Clark Columbus, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Friday at Margarum and Son funeral home Gahanna with services 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial Glen Rest Cemetery.
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Nellie Linscott
Barnett Rd
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Ralph C
George H
Lancaster
George
Fred Anderson
Bertha Linscott
Nora Linscott
Athens
Ida Linscott
Millfield
Etta Easler
Trimble
Mary Clark
Margarum and Son Funeral Home
Gahanna
Glen Rest Cemetery
Three Men Complete Life Insurance Course in Athens
Three men from Western Southern Life Insurance Co. in Athens have completed the first year of a life underwriting training course. Glenn A. Gaston Joseph L. McBride and Donald A. Olbers finished the year at Mountain State Business College in Parkersburg West Virginia and are eligible for the second year, a program originated in Washington DC under sponsorship of all life insurers.
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Western Southern Life Insurance Co
Athens
Mountain State Business College
Parkersburg
W. Va
Glenn A. Gaston
Joseph L. McBride
Donald A. Olbers
Washington, D. C
Driver Harry McCune Fined for Passing on Hill Crest
Harry Leroy McCune, 18, of Athens Route 2, was fined $10 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a State Highway Patrol charge of passing on a hill crest.
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Harry Leroy McCune
Athens
Stolen Car Recovered With Youths Held in Athens
City police recovered a stolen car early Friday on Route 33 north of Athens before the owner noticed its loss. Two Athens juveniles, 16 and 17, were taken to Juvenile Court on charges of auto theft and leaving the scene of an accident. Officers Cochran and Windle spotted the slow-moving vehicle at 3 30 a m and learned it had been involved in a hit and run reported by Robert Hawley. The youths allegedly stole the car just before the crash near Grosvenor Street.
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Athens
Charles Cochran
Robert Windle
Route 33
Robert F. Hawley
Grosvenor St
Fort St
Hawley
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Birth announcements list a son for Mr. and Mrs. Morris Teaford of Racine Route 2 and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Elswick of Shade Route 1. Admissions include Larry James of Athens Route 4, Mrs. Rye Cunningham of Athens Route 2, Mrs. Richard Hughes of Guysville Route 1, Verna Crawford of Albany Route, Mrs. William W. Chase and Paul Krauss of Athens. Dismissals cover Addie Young of The Plains and Orville Stover of Athens Route 3. Blood used one pint.
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Morris Teaford
Racine
Paul Elswick
Shade
Larry James
Athens
Rye Cunningham
Richard Hughes
Guysville
Verna Crawford
Albany
Addie Young
the Plains
Orville Stover
Driver escapes unhurt after car plunges off road
Clarence Biggins, 25, of Athens, barely escaped injury when his vehicle plunged from Haydenville Road old Route 33 after being forced off the highway by an unidentified errant car at a sharp left curve. State patrolmen pursue details.
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Clarence Biggins
Athens
Haydenville Road
Route 33
Biggins
Smoking washing machine motor prompts firemen call
Firemen were summoned to the home of Joseph Heaton at 123 Grosvenor St at 8 40 a m Friday. They found smoke but no fire.
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Joseph Heaton
Grosvenor St
Branch Colleges Offer Hope for Ohio College Access
Ohio University Dean Albert C. Gubitz advocates branch colleges as a partial solution to crowded campuses and faculty shortages. Branch programs use public school facilities for evening classes, draw teachers from OU and other schools, and grant on campus credits, enabling two years of study at branches in Lancaster Ironton Chillicothe Zanesville Portsmouth and Martins Ferry with daytime expansion in Chillicothe this fall.
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Ohio University
Albert C. Gubitz
Lancaster
Ironton
Chillicothe
Zanesville
Portsmouth
Martins Ferry
Gubitz
Athens
Friday Weather: Warm Humid in Athens and Surroundings
U S Observer C L Colmer reports a 10 30 a m temperature of 83 in Athens after an early low of 66 The prior day’s high reached 88 Rural Hamley Run posted a high of 86 and a low of 65 this morning
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U.S
C. L. Colmer
Athens
Hamley
De Molay Chapter to Meet at Masonic Temple Saturday
Athens Chapter Order of De Molay will hold a meeting at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Masonic Temple.
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Athens
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
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Martin Fine Feed
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Ing Ohio University
Joseph F. Dean
Watt St
William W. Chase
Paul Krauss
Eastean Color Cinemascope
Tony Randall
Thelma Ritter
Bescoe
W. Union Street
Fairgrounds
Mid-Ohio Valley
Circle's
Gallipolis
Second Ave
Platt
W. Union
By David N. Keller
Dean Gubitz
DE Molays
Stimson
Ph. LY
van Eye Buckeye Cafeteria
N. Court St
Tel
Rowland's
Euclidar
Jack Sickles
Green Valley Boys
Route 13
Sunnyvale Kart Club
Mac's Thrifty Store
West State Street
Echo Brand
Loyal Blue Market
Athens, Ohlo
Dayton Flyer
Ine
Powesen
Recappadie
Pias
Hanning & Sons
Riverside
Columbus Road
Sunset Motel
Athens, Ohio
Bay
Thorobred
Wilton
Black
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