Athens Faces 25 Year Water Supply Confidence
The city planning commission heard Norman Hatch report that Athens well water should meet demand for 25 years with two new wells sunk and two future field sites surveyed. He noted Dow Lake as a potential new source but distance requires at least a 16 inch pipeline, while the Hocking River remains a reliable indirect source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Norman Hatch
Athens
Hatch
Dow Lake
Hocking
Commission
A. A. Nellis
Missionary Assigned To Honolulu District
The Rev. Donald L. Terry, a 1957 Bexley Hall graduate, completes a 10 day conference near Greenwich with Episcopal Church Overseas Department staff. He is assigned as vicar of St. John's Mission, Kula, Maui, joining 19 other new missionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Terry
Bexley Hall
Gambier
Ohio
Episcopal Church Overseas Department
Greenwich
Conn
Mr. Terry
Church of the Good Shepherd
Athens
Ohio University
Ohio Northern University
Episcopal Church
Southern Ohio
Honolulu
St. John’s
Kula
Maui
Terry
Jackson
Louise Hoak
Richard
Terrys
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Albany man 56 dies after collapsing in hayfield
William Frame 56 of Albany Route 3 collapsed while working at his brother in law's farm owned by Roy Gaston. Survived by father Evan of Canaanville and two sisters Edith Channel Belpre and Lenora North Toledo. Funeral Saturday 3 30 p m at Jagers funeral home with Rev Wingrove Ives officiating. Burial in Canaanville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Frame
Albany
Roy Gaston
Evan
Canaanville
Edith Channel
Belpre
Lenora
Toledo
Jagers
Wingrove Ives
Births and admissions at local hospital notes
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Osborne of Trimble welcome a son. Admitted: Susan Gwinn of Athens Route 5, Clifford Mohl of Athens. Dismissed: Mrs. Kathleen Wegner of Athens, Mrs. Thomas Gibson of Athens, Leslie Pritchard of Nelsonville Route 1, Dorothea Boyd of Athens Route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Osborne
Trimble
Susan Gwinn
Athens
Clifford Mohl
Kathleen Wegner
Thomas Gibson
Leslie Pritchard
Nelsonville
Dorothea Boyd
Divorcing Couple Involving Minors In Common Pleas Court
A divorce petition in Common Pleas Court involves two minors with Catherine Barnhart Drake charged by her husband Charles W. Drake Jr. The plaintiff, represented by Charles W. Drake Sr., seeks dissolution of the December 1955 Chauncey marriage. No children are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Catherine Barnhart Drake
Charles W. Drake, Jr
Charles W. Drake, Sr
Chauncey
Athens Woman Wins Bicycle in National Contest
Cora Kinison of 308 Highland Avenue won a bicycle in the national contest to name Elsie the Cow's calf wins. The prize was announced by Harry C Herdman manager of Borden's Ice Cream Division. The contest drew 2,963,103 entries with 311 prize recipients. The top prize of 25000 went to Mrs. F E Johnson of Anaheim California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Kinison
Highland
Elsie
Harry C. Herdman
Borden
Larabee
Lobelia
Kinison
F. E. Johnson
Anaheim
Calif
Steam mistaken for smoke at Royal McBee building roof
Firemen were summoned to 58 N. Court St early Friday after witnesses mistook steam from a faulty air conditioning water tower on the Royal McBee Corp Research and Development building roof for smoke. The city fire department arrived at 12:05 a.m. to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal McBee Corp. Research and Development
N. Court St
City Fire Department
Forest W Kelly v Gem Coal Co Workmen’s Comp Suit
An entry filed in Common Pleas Court certifies to the Ohio Industrial Commission that the jury verdict grants Forest W. Kelly the right to participate in workers compensation. The case names Joseph Scanlon as administrator of the Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation and Gem Coal Co of Nelsonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Ohio Industrial Commission
Forest W. Kelly
Glouster
Joseph Scanlon
Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Gem Coal Co
Nelsonville
Local pairs named in community notices
Jimmie B. Lobaugh age 29 of Pt. Huron and Helen Joyce Lehman age 22 of Athens are listed, along with Jerry Richard Smith age 20 and Jeri Faith French age 18, both of Nelsonville, in the same community notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie B. Lobaugh
Huron
Helen Joyce Lehman
Athens
Jerry Richard Smith
Jeri Faith French
Nelsonville
Buster Johnson Pleads Guilty to Intoxication Charge
Buster Johnson, 29, of Athens Route 2, was fined $50 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a police charge of intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Johnson
Athens
Church Anniversary Observance Planned in Athens
Dr. Clayton Lutz conference superintendent will speak at 2 30 p m dedication service for the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Athens on Sunday leading a trio of former pastors George Rogers and Paul Stockman and a Columbus musician with choir and local church trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Lutz
Athens
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Harold R. Sturm
Lutz
George Rogers
Dayton
Paul Stockman
Corning
Juanita Sheward
Columbus
Corning Eub
Kindergarten Significant Step Says Child Authority
Dr. Viola Theman of Northwest ern University urged workshop attendees that kindergarten should foster bigger values beyond cleanliness and obedience. She warned against reducing children to mere norms and emphasized developing achievement, cooperation, self contentment, love of learning, and citizenship. The event was directed by Dr. Marie A. Quick with Ohio University faculty and visiting specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Theman
Northwestern University
Theman
Dr. Theman
Marie A. Quick
Ohio U
Ohio VA
Esther Starks
Janet Wilson
Mary Leonard
Arthur Blickle
Truck Damage Cited As Scales Break In Weighing Pit
Clarence C. Meek of Glouster and Celina Mutual Insurance Co. sue Fred P. Thompson of Redtown in Common Pleas Court seeking 205 24 dollars with 55 24 for reimbursement after a loaded coal truck driven by Meek fell into an excavation under Thompson s weighing scales at Redtown last September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Clarence C. Meek
Glouster
Celina Mutual Insurance Co
Fred P. Thompson
Redtown
Meek
Insurance Company
Thompson
New Methodist Minister Delivers First Sermon in Athens
The Rev. John G. Koontz, new minister of the First Methodist Church of Athens, has arrived. He will deliver his first sermon Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in Memorial Auditorium. He was formerly of Wooster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Koontz
First Methodist Church of
Athens
Memorial Auditorium
Mr. Koontz
Wooster
Coolville men fined for driving left of center after crash
Blaine Taylor 44 and Thomas Taylor 29, both of Coolville, were fined $10 and costs by Mayor John Aiken on State Highway Patrol charges of driving left of center after a two car accident Thursday.
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Blaine Taylor
Thomas Taylor
Coolville
John Aiken
State Highway Patrol
Cincinnati Woman Seized by Fire Squad at Lindley Hall
Doris Kaiser twenty six from Cincinnati was taken to Ohio University Health Center by the fire department emergency squad after a call to Lindley Hall at 12 fifty eight p m when she became ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Kaiser
Cincinnati
Ohio University Health Center
Fire Department
Lindley Hall
Grand Jury To Decide Theft Cases
Two theft cases from the Algeo Motor Sales break in last week were presented to the grand jury. Jerry Taylor 20 of Chauncey pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and was bound to the jury on $800 bond. Herman S. Barnes 43 of Millfield Route 1 pleaded innocent to possessing stolen goods and was jailed for missing bond. Charles Burleigh 25 of Guysville Route 2, guilty on a breaking and entering count, was bound over on $800 bond and jailed for bond failure.
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Algeo Motor Sales
Jerry Taylor
Chauncey
Herman S. Barnes
Millfield
Sheriff's Department
Charles Burleigh
Guysville
Burleigh
Legal Paper Procedure Is Authorized By Court Order
Judge Francis B. White signed a formal order restoring long used service rules for summons and other court writs. The order, under Ohio Revised Code sections, allows delivery by registered or certified mail with receipt requested, by the sheriff or other authorized officers. The move aims to prevent future legal misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Francis B. White
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three drivers fined in municipal court Friday after State Highway Patrol arrests include Clarissa Kathryn Williams 58 Glenville West Virginia fined 15 dollars and costs for passing at an intersection. William H Gillogly 22 Carpenter fined 30 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Richard Lyon Edwards 22 Foster Place fined 29 dollars and costs for lacking an operator's license.
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State
Clarissa Kathryn Williams
Glenville
W. Va
William H. Gillogly
Carpenter
Richard Lyon Edwards
Foster Place
Postal rates rise as Post Office outlines increases
Acting Postmaster Glenn Atkinson announced July 1 price hikes across postal services. Increases cover special delivery eight to thirty cents for items up to two pounds, money orders five cents, registered mail with higher minimums, insurance surcharges, restricted delivery, certified mail, parcel post handling, and notices for undeliverable mail, projected to add about 28 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Atkinson
Arthur Summerfield
Summerfield
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Nellis
William Herbert
Herbert
Marietta
H. C. Dorman
Roger Connor
Erle Bridgewater
Franz Woodworth
Rev
Angeles Pizza
West Union Street
Sun
Ben Pearson
Martin
Swearingen
Cops
Sportsmen's Headquarters
Mr. Frame
Sleltering Arms Hospital
DR. Lutz
Lifeguard
Goodsyear
Reserve Air
Cooney Raltz
Hamley Run
Quick's
Williamson
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
Mutual
Association
Ral Home Loan Bank
Mr. Jones
Commonwealth
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