Ohio Warden Maxwell to Speak at Police Firemen Dinner
Ohio Penitentiary Warden E L Maxwell with over 30 years in law enforcement will address the ninth annual Police Firemen Appreciation Dinner in the Baker Center ballroom at 6 p m The event is sponsored by Royal McBee Corp Lions Kiwanis Jaycees and Rotary Maxwell began as deputy sheriff in Madison County in 1931 later serving as hillard town marshal and a guard at London Correctional Institution He fought in World War II earning the Bronze Star and helped reorganize penal programs in Japan before becoming warden in 1961.
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Ohio Penitentiary
E. L. Maxwell
Athens
Madison County
Hilliard
London
Normandy
Japan
Maxwell
Columbus Institution
Ohio University
Baker Center
Royal McBee Corp
Lions, Kiwanis
Jaycees
Rotary
Weather Report From Athens Athens Low 47 High 71
Fair cool weather continues in Athens as U S Observer C L Colmer reports an early morning low of 47 degrees identical to yesterday. By 10 am the temperature rose to 69 degrees with Wednesday’s high at 71.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Mercury
Damage suit opens over tavern affray in Nelsonville
Virgil Matheny sues Harry Mathey and Blanche Pritts of the Friendly tavern for 24619.93 claiming he was cut with a beer bottle in April 1962 and later arrested and placed on probation. Several witnesses, including two Nelsonville police, testified as trial began. Also noted, officers will be nominated for the Conrath Bean Chapter Disabled American Veterans at an 8 p.m. meeting Friday.
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Common Pleas
Nelsonville
Virgil Matheny
Harry H. Matheny
Blanche Pritts
Lavern
Matheny
Common Pleas Court
Conrath Bean Chapter
Disabled American Veterans
Dale Kirkendall
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Admitted list includes Deborah Mathews Athens Route 3 Mrs William Six Athens Route 2 John D Jackson Athens Joyce Brown Athens Mrs Carl Wickline Athens Thomas Cox Gloucester John Law Millfield Discharged Dawn Lewis Athens Linn ie Hall Athens Mrs Hollie Hudnall Athens Route 1
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Deborah Mathews
Athens
William Six
John D. Jackson
Joyce Brown
Carl Wickline
Thomas Cox
Glouster
John Law
Millfield
Dawn Lewis
Linnie Hall
Hollie Hudnall
Electronics Firm Opens In City By Cecil Lester
Cecil Lester of 18 Pomeroy Road announces a new electronics sales and service business. With 16 years in the field, he will base operations at his home and operate a mobile service unit. The venture will service radio and television sets, phonographs, public address systems, and communications equipment, with sales of communication gear.
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Cecil Lester
Pomeroy Rd
Lester
Court Rules For Defense In 1961 Traffic Case
Common Pleas Court overruled a motion for judgment granting $20 000 to defendant Jared Huling of Washington County after a jury found plaintiff Harlan Clevenger negligent and barred recovery in a Route 50 crash east of Athens in 1961. Clevenger sought $55 350.
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Common Pleas Court
Harlan Clevenger
Jared Huling
Washington County
Plantiff
Huling
Athens
Clevenger
Delegates to WWI veterans convention to be elected
Ath ens Barracks will hold a department convention meeting Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall to elect delegates. Charles R. Kinison says the women's auxiliary will meet at the same time and place.
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Department Convention of Veterans of
AEC Grant To Aid OU Botany Study
An Atomic Energy Commission grant of 5500 dollars funds Ohio University's botany department to create a radiation biology lab. Dr. William Gambill notes the grant advances undergraduate instruction and a spring 1964 course shared by botany and zoology. The equipment supports using radioactive isotopes in plant and animal tissues to study growth and development.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Ohio University
William Gambill
AEC
New Officers Installed By Commandery
Ross M. Davis was elected and installed as commander of Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar at the Masonic Temple. Other new officers include William Bechtold grand commander and William Connett grand marshal with a slate of named officers led by Harold Kimes Harold Simonton Ralph Clark Harold Ogg J Lewis Winner Orlan Houck Glen Atkinson Joseph Trepp James Blower Clayton Stein John Buck D I Gandee Robert Hedges Roger Wiseman.
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Ross M. Davis
Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
William Bechtold
William Connett
Harold Kimes
Willard Simonton
Ralph Clark
Harold Ogg
J. Lewis Winner
Orlan G. Houck
Glen L. Atkinson
Joseph P. Trepp
James Blower
Clayton Stein
John Buck
D. I. Gandee
Robert Hedges
Roger Wiseman
Passenger Injured In Albany Traffic Crash
A two car crash in Albany at 2 45 p m left passenger Margaret Roy with a wrench back injury. Driver Harold Roy 21 and passenger Margaret Roy 19 were in one car while Arthur Enlow 17 was the other motorist cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance and to be referred to Juvenile Court.
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Albany
State Highway Patrol
Margaret Roy
Harold David Roy
Arthur Enlow
Juvenile Court
Showing Slated At New Mobile Home Location
A showing of more than 60 mobile homes is planned Friday Saturday and Sunday by Donnie's Trailer Sales in the firm's new Athens location on Route 50 a mile east of the city. Entertainment will be provided.
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Donnie
Athens
Route 50
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