Ohio Parks Division opens Athens district office
The Ohio Division of Parks inaugurated a district office in Athens with S. I. Bastain as supervisor for a 19 county area. The Athens base adds a third district HQ in the Department of Natural Resources complex on E State St, joining Wildlife and Forestry offices. Bastain shifts from Chillicothe to oversee counties including Ross and major SE Ohio parks such as Zaleski Lake Hope Burr Oak and Hocking Parks.
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Athens
S. I. Bastain
Parks Division
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
E. State St
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Wildlife District
Everett
Ter
Ohio
Bastain
Zaleski State Park
Lake Hope
Burr Oak
Hocking
Forked Run
Meigs County
Blue Rock
Muskingum
Belmont
Fairfield
Gallia
Guernsey
Jackson
Lawrence
Licking
Meigs
Mon
Ex Theater Owner Maurice Gross Dies in Columbus
Funeral services are planned Friday morning in Columbus for Maurice Gross 84 former Athens theater operator who died Tuesday in Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus. He founded and owned the Majestic Theater in Athens moved to Columbus about 20 years ago after selling to Schine Theaters. He is survived by his wife Mary two daughters Mrs Robert E. King and Mrs William Rodenfels six grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Requiem High Mass is planned for 9 AM Friday in St Francis Church with burial in St Joseph's Cemetery Friends may call at the Egan Ryan funeral home.
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Columbus
Maurice Gross
Athens
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Gross
Majestic Theater
Schine Theaters
Mary
Neil Ave
Robert E. King
William Rodenfels
St. Francis Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Egan-Ryan
Burke 74 Taken to Hospital After Stair Fall
Charles Burke 74 of 742 W State St was rushed to Shelter ing Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad after apparently falling down stairs at his home about 5 20 p m Tuesday.
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Charles Burke
W. State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Burke
Athens Boys Attend YMCA Camp Nelson Dodd this Week
Ten Athens boys attend YMCA Camp Nelson Dodd at Brinkhaven this week, with sixteen more joining Sunday for the second contingent. Campers include John Foster Geoffrey Rosenberg Mark Rosenberg Brooks Fuller Ross Hecht Michael Bobo Jimmy Mitchell Joel Bitters Chuck Ballenger and Barry Shields. Next week’s group lists Darrell Barnett Richard Straw William Quinn Michael Kasler Jay Bratton Roger Buck Steven Townsend Michael Dickens Stephen Phillips Tom Mitchell George Risch Dick Perry Jack Moore Mark Soltow Steve Chadwell and Kenny Kerr.
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Athens
YMCA
Nelson Dodd
Brinkhaven
John Foster
Geoffrey Rosenberg
Mark Rosenberg
Brooks Fuller
Ross Hecht
Michael Bobo
Jimmy Mitchell
Joel Bitters
Chuck Ballenger
Barry Shields
Darrell Barnett
Richard Straw
William Quinn
Michael Kasler
Jay Bratton
Roger Paul Buck
Steven Townsend
Michael Dickens
Stephen Phillips
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges
John Slater of The Plains Steven Easler of Athens Terry Bush of Athens Route 2 and David Bolin of Athens Route 1 admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital Dismissals include Verna Ann Glass New Marsh field Mrs Everett Pauley Albany Route 2 and son Dale E Thompson Athens Mrs Boss Wheaton Guys ville and daughter Dawne Pickering Athens Mrs Harold Ogg Athens Raymond Brooks Jacksonville and Patricia Verity Athens discharged from the hospital.
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John Slater
the Plains
Steven Easler
Athens
Terry Bush
David Bolin
Verna Ann Glass
New Marshfield
Everett Pauley
Albany
Dale E. Thompson
Boss Wheaton
Guysville
Dawne Pickering
Harold Ogg
Raymond Brooks
Jacksonville
Patricia Verity
Gross Neglect Cited In Divorce Petition
Shirley Willard files for divorce from Grove Willard in Common Pleas Court Albany citing extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. She seeks custody of their minor child. couple married June 20 1955.
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Common Pleas Court
Shirley Willard
Grove Willard
Albany
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended in DWI Plea
Roy Snodgrass 24 of Columbus pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs, received six days in jail and a four month license suspension after arrest on Route 33.
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Roy Snodgrass
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Snodgrass
Light rain in Athens reported with mild temperatures
A light rain fell in Athens on Wednesday with a 9 a.m. reading of 73 degrees by U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer after an early low of 64. Tuesday’s high reached 74 degrees.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
City Swimming Lessons Start at Crystal Pool
City recreation commission will begin swimming lessons Thursday at Crystal Pool, per manager Larry Riggs.
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City Recreation Commission
Crystal Pool
Larry Riggs
Adams County Native Named New Club Official
Mason Eddie Naylor of West Union becomes field secretary for the Automobile Club of Southern Ohio. He will handle membership services safety activities and AAA contract garages in the Athens division. Dee Abraham remains at Hotel Berry office. Naylor, 26, served 18 months for the club in Adams County before joining the armed forces 19 months in Italy with tours in Germany Austria Greece Turkey France Ireland Newfoundland and Switzerland. He will move to Athens with his wife Imogene.
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John Irwin
Naylor
AAA
Athens
Berry
Dee Abraham
Auto Club
Adams County
Italy
Germany
Austria
Greece
Turkey
France
Ireland
Newfoundland
Switzerland
Imogene
Glouster Pair Jailed for Failing to Pay Fines
Gordon Losey and Agnes Rose Losey were jailed in Athens on Tuesday for failure to pay fines levied in the Glouster mayor’s court on charges of fighting. Losey faced $25 and costs, Agnes $60 and costs.
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Gordon
Agnes Rose Losey
Athens
Glouster
Losey
Partition Petition Filed In Court In Nelsonville Case
Ida Lee Crombie files in Common Pleas Court against Edna Bar ron Nellie Hampton Mildred McAfee Margaret Snowden Leta Hartman Doris Baker and herself claiming ownership of one fifteenth of property in Nelsonville. She seeks partition or sale and restitution of her share.
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Common Pleas Court
Ida Lee Crombie
Edna Barron
Nellie Hampton
Shaver
Mildred McAfee
Margaret Snowden
Leta Hartman
Doris Baker
Nelsonville
Adventurer David Spreng Embarks 1200 Mile Ohio River Trip
Ohio University graduate David Spreng, 23, begins a 1200 mile voyage from Long Bottom in a 12 foot pole boat with his dog Lord Duncan. He reports navigating at 8-9 mph on the Ohio, painting river scenes and gathering a log of the journey as he aims for Hannibal Missouri. The trip started with a boat upset near Athens and includes a tent overnight before reaching the Ohio and Hocking confluence.
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Ohio University
Cleveland
Hannibal
Lord Duncan
Spreng
Long Bottom
Athens
Hocking
Ohio
Beaumont Man Is Taken To Lima State Hospital
Neil Witham, 56, of Beaumont, was taken to Lima State Hospital on Wednesday by Sheriff Harold Shields. Witham, indicted for sodomy, had been sentenced to the Ohio State Penitentiary but the sentence was withdrawn after a Lima report deemed him a psychopathic offender.
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Neil Witham
Beaumont
Lima State Hospital
Harold Shields
Witham
Ohio State Penitentiary
Lima
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Earl F. Mathews, Inc. & C. M. Gill Company
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
C. M. Gill
Security Bank
I. J. W. Whaley
Athens County
State of
J. W. Whaley
Athens County ‘Auditor
East State Street
Mason
Eddie) Naylor
West Union
Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
Mason Naylor
Boatman
David Spreng
Pomeroy
Duncan
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Firestone Sally Gin Tire Buys
Firestone
Monarch
U.S. Coast Guard
West Union Street
Firestone Gilbert Shannon's
Firestone Dealer
Phone LY
Athens, Ohio
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