Banner Month For Athens Building Permits May Record
Athens building activity in May set records with 26 permits valued at 205 724 dollars. New homes totaled 10, the most in seven years, valued at 169 000 dollars. May surpassed April and May 1960 figures, and listed new homes include Mack, Howard, Summers, Krantz, Englemen, Sebring Bldg. Center, Locke, Young, Jones, and Jones Realty with various addresses and valuations. Permits also covered enclosing porches, adding rooms, remodeling, and a drive-in restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
John C. Mack
Lawnview Dr
Jeanetta T. Howard
Briarwood
James Summers
Warren Rd
Lavern L. Krantz
Lee Englemen
Harris Rd
McGuffey Lane
Sebring Bldg. Center, Inc
Jacobs Dr
Eden Pl
Automatic Teaching Topic of Conference at Ohio University
A conference on educational administration at Ohio University campus June 26 to 30 will host about 114 school administrators. Speakers cover Theories of Automatic Teaching and Learning and The Future of Automated Learning with demonstrations of machines at Baker Center conducted by director Samuel I. Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Baker Center
Samuel I. Hicks
Real Estate Transfers Across Multiple Townships
A string of property transfers lists buyers and sellers across Athens, Nelsonville, Belpre, Parkersburg, and surrounding townships. Notable deeds include multiple tracts in Troy and Lodi, acres in Dover, and parcels in Enterprise and Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola H. Bardin
Coolville
Leora F. Sigman
Middleport
Troy Township
Marian Carsey
Franklin County
Daniel W. Langley
Nelsonville
Enterprise
Arthur Fultz
Faye E. McGirr
Athens County
William E. Melrose
Belpre
James Bradford
Parkersburg
Charles E. Powell
F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
Dover
Beulah Dixon
Russell B. Wilson
Carthage
Florence Lavinia
Sycks
Athens
Flora Erwin
Joe T. Klingenberg
Harold McKibben
Albany
Inlet
Arthur A. Wetherell
John Featherstone
Stewart
Cool cloudy spell continues with cool morning reading
Weather report notes overcast conditions persisting with a 10:30 a.m. reading of 66 and a weekend rainfall total of .28 inches. Rural Hamley Run shows a low of 45 while recent highs reached 74 72 and 75 across Friday Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Agreement Breach Cited in Buck Civil Suit
John P. Buck sues Malta Manufacturing Co. for 13000 alleging breach of a March 1960 agreement. Buck bought real estate at Elliott and Hocking for 64000, paid 10000 toward the purchase and 3000 in repairs before the firm cancelled the contract in August 1960 as Buck could not finance. He seeks recovery of the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Buck
Malta Manufacturing Co
Malta
Buck
Elliott and Hocking
James G. Boden
Springfield Student Tops Freshman Class
Vicki Lou Youngs valedictorian of Northeastern High School in Springfield leads Ohio University freshmen with a 4.0 average among 2649 first year students. She earns the Borden's Freshman Prize of 200 dollars for straight A's, awarded by the Borden Company Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Vicki Lou Youngs
Northeastern High School
Ohio University
Borden’s
Borden Company Foundation, Inc
New York
Six Civil Cases Dismissed by Common Pleas Court
Judge John W. Bolin dismissed six civil cases Friday for lack of prosecution. Cases included Anna Mae Woolever v Daniel F Wool ever, Ralph R. Miller minor v Donald A. Simpkins, W A Patton v Nora Reeves, Peoples Bank Co v Curtis Calen dine et al, Thelma Starkey and Austin Kentner v City of Nelsonville, and Associates Discount Corp v Harold C Oxley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
John W. Bolin
Bound To Jury On Cutting Charge
An Athens area woman was bound over to the October grand jury in Municipal Court Monday. Charged with maliciously cutting Mrs. Louis Connel of The Plains with intent to wound, Mrs. Lawrence Carr pleaded innocent to the citation. Her bond was set at $500. Mrs. Connel filed the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Connel
the Plains
Lawrence Carr
Recovery Ordered in Ohio Farmers Insurance Case
A Common Pleas Court entry orders recovery by Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. of 292.90 dollars plus 77.54 dollars interest from Swisher Coal Co. in a confessed judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Ohio Farmers Insurance Co
Swisher Coal Co
Plains Fire Board Meeting Canceled By President Harvey
Plains fire department postpones Monday gathering after President Kenneth Harvey announces cancellation. The timing and reason are not specified in available text. The notice cites leadership decision impacting departmental plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Plains Fire Department
Kenneth Harvey
Marriage License for Paul Leedy and Mary Pickering
Paul Leedy aged 27 and Mary Pickering aged 29, both of Athens, were issued a marriage license. Leedy is a graduate student and Pickering a telephone operator.
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Paul Leedy
Athens
Mary A. Pickering
Three Drunk Drivers Fined and Jailed in Municipal Court
Three drivers received fines and jail time on driving while intoxicated charges in Municipal Court. John William Lewis, Loyd Clarendon Matheny, and Ivan P Edwards faced pleas of guilty or innocence and were fined 125 dollars plus costs, four months license suspension, and six days in jail with three suspended on probation. Roy Edwards of Parkersburg forfeited a 31 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Lewis
Glouster
Loyd Clarendon Matheny
Ivan P. Edwards
Parkersburg
Matheny
Edwards
Roy Edwards
Ivan Edwards
Juvenile Probation Officer Resigns Post
Mrs. Janet B. Bellar, juvenile probation officer, has resigned for medical reasons, Judge Harold Rose reports. Applicants must be college graduates with social science background. position open for a woman. The judge expects to fill the post later this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet B. Bellar
Harold Rose
Pearl Wallace Rites Planned for Amesville Resident
Funeral services for Pearl E. Wallace 64 of Amesville will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Norma A. Jones. Burial follows in Maplewood Cemetery. Wallace son of the late George and Anna Van Jessen Wallace died Friday at Veterans Hospital Louisville Kentucky after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl E. Wallace
Amesville
Fawcett- Stone Funeral Home
Norma A. Jones
Maplewood Cemetery
Mr. Wallace
George and
Anna van Jessen Wallace
Veterans Hospital
Louisville
Jeffers seeks divorce and custody in Common Pleas Court
Charles C. Jeffers of Athens Route 5 petitions for divorce from Clara Lucile Jeffers. He cites gross neglect, seeks custody of two minor children, and asks for possession of the home and household goods. The couple married January 28, 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Jeffers
Athens
Clara Lucile Jeffers
Common Pleas Court
Master Mason Degree to be Conferred at Masonic Temple
The Master Mason degree will be conferred at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic Temple by Para mythia Lodge 25 F and AM. Refreshments will be served, said Doyle Hubbard, master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Paramythia Lodge
F&am
Doyle Hubbard
Record is high Kanakee Illinois student earns 4.0 at Olivet Nazarene
M VeNora Bean daughter in law of Mrs Gertrude Bean 38 Race Street Athens has posted a 4.0 scholastic average at Olivet Nazarene College here.
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Kanakee
Iill
VeNora Bean
Gertrude Bean
Race St
Athens
Olivet Nazarene College
Ohio county appoints new child welfare case worker
Mrs Sharon Crow Finchum a Ohio University graduate formerly of McArthur began her assignment Monday as a case worker for the Athens County Child Welfare Board. She earned a master's degree in social studies at Ohio State University this month.
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Sharon Crow Finchum
Ohio University
McArthur
Athens County Child Welfare Board
Ohio State University
Margaret Corradinia
Patricia Hoge
Emily Householder
Margaret Bridgewater
Rowena Sprout
Motion Upheld As Case Is Dismissed
The civil case of Irene Mee Manaway against James L. Young administrator of the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation and Norman Rides doing business as Union Lunch was dismissed by Common Pleas Court. The court acted on the defendant's motion that the appeal was not properly brought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Mee Manaway
James L. Young
Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation
Norman Rides
Union Lunch
Common Pleas Court
Five Forfeit Bonds After Patrol Arrests
Five drivers forfeited bonds for failure to appeal Friday in Municipal Court on State Highway Patrol charges of speeding. David P. Cain of Athens Route 3 and Gabriel Chickey Jr. of Athens Route 4 each forfeited $16. Keith G. Bolin of Athens Route 1 paid $23, Harry H. Graham of Pomeroy $86, and Otha E. Miland of Albany Route 2 forfeited $16 on a charge of insufficient brakes.
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David P. Cain
Athens
Gabriel Chickey, Jr
Keith G. Bolin
Harry H. Graham
Pomeroy
Otha E. Miland
Albany
Carpenter Resident Dies in Albany
Donald Swearin gen, 60, a resident of Carpenter and New York Central Railroad employee, died late Sunday night at Holzer Hospital. Arrangements are being completed by the Bigony funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Donald Swearingen
Carpenter
New York Central Railroad
Holzer Hospital
Bigony Funeral Home
Births Reported at Sheltering Arms Hospital
The notes from Sheltering Arms Hospital list six newborns: a son for Dana Bolin and wife of Albany. a son for Gerald Barnhart of Chauncey. a son for Leonard McGill of Coolville Route 2. a son for Edwin Thompson of Millfield Route 1. a son for Leo Westfall of Malta Route 3. and a son for Wesley J. Peterson of Athens. Admissions include Cecil Barnes Athens Route 1 Allen Conrad Albany Route 3 Homer Barnhart Athens Mrs Alden Wells Glouster Route 2 Allen Antle Glouster. Dismissals include Margaret Landis Athens Route 3 and several Athens and Albany residents including a mother and son Roger Wolfe Athens Route 3 and others.
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Dana Bolin
Albany
Gerald Barnhart
Chauncey
Leonard McGill
Coolville
Edwin Thompson
Millfield
Leo Westfall
Malta
Wesley J. Peterson
Athens
Cecil Barnes
Allen Conrad
Homer Barnhart
Alden Wells
Glouster
Allen Antle
Margaret Landis
William Chaney
Burton Andrews
Juanita Salyers
Roger Wolfe
Nettie Milligan
Paul Lawrence
County Commissioners Open Bond Bids for Sheriff Residence Plan
Eight bonding firms bid to finance the $100000 remodel of the sheriff’s residence and jail as county commissioners meet. A dead end road off County Road 10 in Lee Two is set for closure after a protest hearing. a six ton roller is bought from Galion Iron Works for 6385, with a 1942 crawler tractor traded in to reduce the price to 4385.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Wakefield
Board of Commissioners
Commissioners
Galion Iron Works and Manufacturing Co
Galion
County Road
Lee Two
Alton Hanning
Bond Forfeiture Ties To Buckeye Burglar Tools Case
Judgment against United Bonding Insurance Co. ordered in Common Pleas Court after it failed to produce Martin Brown 55 of Lansing Michigan to answer an indictment for possession of burglar tools. Brown and accomplice Robert R. Nicholson 44 of Cincinnati were arrested last March. Nicholson was convicted and seeks a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
United Bonding Insurance Co
Martin Brown
Lansing, Mich
Brown
Robert R. Nicholson
Cincinnati
Tires Slashed on Kurtz Avenue Car
Joe Buck of Mill Street reported to police that two white sidewall tires on his car were slashed on Kurtz Avenue sometime Saturday night.
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Joe Buck
Mill St
Kurtz Ave
Hair Loss Cure Promises 32 Day Risk Trial
A Houston laboratory claims a new treatment stops hair loss and grows hair. The firm offers a 32 day risk trial, asking applicants to send problem details to Loesch Laboratory Consultants Box 66001 Houston 6 Texas for evaluation.
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Houston
Texas
Laboratory Consultants
Loesch Laboratory
Loesch Laboratory Consultants
Adv
Athens Woman Hurt In Zanesville Crash
Mrs. Pearl Wilson aged 60 of Athens sustained a slight neck injury as a car driven by George Ray Wilson, 60, Athens, was struck by another vehicle on wet pavement in Zanesville Sunday.
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Athens
Zanesville
Pearl Wilson
George Ray Wilson
Wilson
Case Dismissed Upon Payment of Court Costs
The state of Ohio case against Raymond Cuckler of Athens Route 1 for money only was filed Aug 21 1957 and will be dismissed in Common Pleas Court upon payment of court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Raymond Cuckler
Athens
Common Pleas Court
Pan of Water Douses Basement Fire in City Home
A pan of water was used to dash a smoky blaze in the basement at Clyde Feath erstone's home 38 E State St at 1 10 p m Sunday. Firemen said a discarded cigarette started the fire in a man and rug. A basement filled with smoke was the only damage.
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Clyde Featherstone
E. State St
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Avon Pl
David E. Young
Sunset Dr
Elmer Jones
Euclid Dr
Cris Swartz
Hooper St
F. M. Wyckoff
W. State St
Russell Carsey
Hocking St
Herb Sharp
N. Shafer St
James Pierre
Central Ave
R. A. Morris
N. Lancaster St
Stanley Licht
W. Union St
Don Pierce
Washington St
Basil Rutter
Elmwood Pl
Philip L. Peterson
Sunnyside Dr
Mildred Ryan
Richland Ave
Carl Richards
N. Court St
Roberts
S. Court St
Harold L. Bailey
Donald Taylor
Columbus Rd
Lem
Vere Smith
N. Court
Moorgad
Iminy Megor
Moorgard
Anen i
Warecaeer Vizul
Benjamin Moore
J. Clyde Edmundson
William H. Cooper
Robert E. Mingus
Zelpha Brown
Trimble Township
Nellie Thomas
Evagene Adams
Verity
Paul Cyrus
York
Max Bumgardner
Thomas R. Biddison
Tennessee
Palmer Taylor, Stewart
Lodi
Emory Rogaski
Hoy B. Wise
Mt. Vernon
Isaac Vaughn
Forrest R. Young
Anna Mae
Woolever
Daniel F. Wool
Ples Bank Co
Curtis Calen
Athens Area
S. Court St. Athens
Pearl Wallace
Chesterhill
Parm Bureau
Ative
Cooper
Agered
Columbus
Che
W. S. Crapt
Grand Park Blvd
Athens, O
Enberg
Lawrence Worstell
Lowell Rapp
Sheltering Arms Hospital
James White
Gary Sayers
Pearl Scott
Road Roller
James Whaley
James Edwards
Bell-Ans
Bellans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Factory Rep
Bill
Berry
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Athens, Ohio
W. State Street
Ohio
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