Two Areas Are Annexed and Mulberry Wall Approved
Athens city council passed ordinances annexing two areas totaling about 2.28 acres on E State St in front of the Kroger and off Richland Ave on Morrison Brown hill. They also moved to repair the Mulberry St wall by Phi Delta Theta with $500 from the fraternity and extra bricks from Ohio University. The city will provide labor and mortar. B and O Railroad may deed the wall land. The state highway department will cut down nine trees on Richland Ave island if two trucks and men are provided.
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Athens
E. State St
Kroger
Richland Ave
Morrison-Brown
W. Mulberry St
Phi Delta Theta
Kenneth W. Lands
Ohio University
Lands
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
W. Mulberry
Auto Title Demand Rises As 1959 Tags Go On Sale
With 1959 license tags now available a third deputy joins the auto title staff. On Monday 107 titles were issued and the office collected 328.20 in fees. The added aide and longer hours aim to speed title processing so owners can renew plates by April 1.
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Phyllis L. Cross
Mary Halbirt
Cross
Athens County
Ohio
First Aid Registration Deadline Near
Registration for a four week first aid course to be offered by the Red Cross starts February with four Monday evening meetings at 7 p m. The location will be announced later. There is no tuition but students must provide their own first aid book via the instructor Miss Charlotte LaTourrette Ohio University. Registration is through Red Cross headquarters 31651.
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Red Cross
Charlotte LaTourrette
Ohio University
Vote Probe Is Described
A former Army intelligence agent described his undercover investigation of Kanawha County West Virginia election frauds led by Paul Brown Columbus Road 32 persons were indicted in Charleston on charges of fraud in the 1952 primary elections The probe spanned over two months and involved cooperation with a Charleston newspaper and county prosecutor He outlined fraud methods including chain ballots vote buying and forgery of poll slips Some election officials were removed from polling stations and beaten The investigator said the probe prompted reforms to prevent further fraud in elections
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Army
Kanawha County
W. Va
Paul Brown
Columbus Road
Charleston
Athens
Brown
Traffic bond forfeited in Marietta court
Philip Emmert an 18 year old of Marietta forfeited a 35 bond in Municipal Court Monday after being cited by the State Highway Patrol on a charge of left of center.
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Phillip Emmert
Marietta
State Highway Patrol
Dies Monday In Office Of Physician
Emery J. Johnson 62 of 21 Central Ave died Monday afternoon unexpectedly in a physician's office at the Athens Medical Center. He had been a custodian at Ohio University for five years and was a World War I veteran. Survived by wife Cleo three daughters Dena Robinson Betty Johnson Shirley Johnson a son Hampton six grandchildren and a sister Adda Fletcher. Services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with Rev. Ewing Ross. burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Emery J. Johnson
Central Ave
Athens Medical Center
Fire Department
Johnson
Amesville
Athens
Ohio University
Cleo
Dena Robinson
Shade
Betty Johnson
Lancaster
Kitchen Worker Hurt: Associate Faints
Two Ohio University kitchen employees in Jefferson Hall were injured Tuesday morning. Verta Shinn tripped over a cart, cutting her left leg, and Glenna Chapman fainted, possibly from a heart attack, both taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad.
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Ohio University
Jefferson Hall
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Verta Shinn
Stewart
Glenna Chapman
Hocking St
Charles Dalton
Fire Department
Former OU Professor Selected For Lecture At Marquette
Prof. William Oliver Martin, former Ohio University professor and URI philosophy chair, has been chosen to deliver the 1959 Aquinas Lecture for the Aristotelian Society at the University of Marquette Milwaukee. His talk on Metaphysics and Ideology is set for Sunday March 8.
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William Oliver Martin
Ohio University
University of Rhode Island
Aquinas
Aristotelian Society
University of Marquette
Milwaukee
Wis
Ill visitor taken to physician after fainting at Collins residence
A squad responded to the Kenneth Collins residence at 146 Gros Ne St about 3 p.m. Monday when Mark Henderson, 2%, son of Mr and Mrs James B Henderson Apt A-11-E Highland Ave, became ill while visiting. He was taken to a physician's office.
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Fire Department
Kenneth Collins
Gros
Enor St
Mark Henderson
James B. Henderson
Highland Ave
OU Grad Entangled by Senate Racketeering Hearing
Ohio University graduate Dick Linke faced fallout from a Senate Rackets inquiry into crime links in jukebox and record distribution. Linke, 1941 alum and manager of singer Tommy Leonetti, was not charged but his past connections surfaced. Leonetti lost a TV guest spot but later appeared again on a name show. Linke also manages singer Andy Griffith.
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Ohio University
Senate
Dick Linke
Linke
Tommy Leonetti
Leonetti
New York Herald Tribune
The
Herald Tribune
Andy Griffith
OU ROTC introduces new flight training plans for cadets
Ohio University Air Force ROTC launches two programs to recruit and test cadets for flight careers. The L-17 plan offers trial flight experiences, while the flight instruction program directs juniors into 36 hours of training at OU Airport with dual and solo flying.
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Ohio University
Air Force Rotc
Air Force
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Columbus
Caleb P. Moberly
Air Science
Moberly
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. David McAfee of Athens welcome a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Taylor of Millfield Route 1 have a son. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Brooks of Athens Route 4 announce a son. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hall of Athens report a son. Admitted: Mrs. Thurlow Robe Athens John Nesser Plattsville Pamela Milligan Athens George Everett Glouster. Dismissed: Barton Yeager Glouster Mrs. John Pierce Chauncey Elmer Bobo Athens Route 4 Mrs. Peers Burchfield Athens Route 3 and daughter. Blood used One pint.
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David McAfee
Athens
Clarence Taylor
Millffeld
Raymond Brooks
Carl Hall
Thurlow Robe
John Nesser
Plattsville
Pamela Milligan
George Everett
Glouster
Barton Yeager
John Pierce
Chauncey
Elmer Bobo
Peers Burchfield
Midway Man Fined After Tavern Fracas
Ishmenel Jones of Midway was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Charles Wadley in Chauncey court after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace. The charge stemmed from a tavern incident at Carr's Tavern near Circle Hill, filed by owner Warren Carr.
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Ishmenel Jones
Midway
Charles Wadley
Chauncey
Warren Carr
Carr
Circle Hill
Jones
New Marshfield VFW to Nominate Officers at Wednesday Meeting
Gilham Frank Post 8804 Veterans of Foreign Wars will nominate officers at a meeting here Wednesday at 8 p m. Plans for a fish fry on Friday March 6 were announced by post commander James Gilham.
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VEW
Gilham Frank
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James Gilham
Teen Pleads Guilty to Bicycle Theft in Nelsonville Court
Dean Hillyer 18 of Chauncey pleaded guilty in County Court at Nelsonville to bicycle theft. He was fined $10 plus costs and given a 10 day jail sentence suspended.
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Dean Hillyer
Chauncey
Nelsonville
Auto Fire Reported In Athens District
Athens fire department responded to a blaze at W Washington Street and High Street around 8 50 p m Monday. An auto owned by Oscar Leonard Pomeroy caught fire from a wiring short. Fire was checked with only slight loss to the vehicle.
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Athens
W. Washington and
High Sts
Oscar Leonard
Pomeroy
Bond Forfeited In Intoxication Charge In Charleston Court
Lenard B. Karoff of Charleston forfeited a $31 bond in Municipal Court rather than appear to answer a charge of intoxication filed by city police.
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Lenard B. Karoff
Charleston
W. Va
Power Outage Hits Ames County Area For Hours
A two hour plus outage occurred Monday night when a Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co line tripped on the Amesville circuit. No cause found. line patrol delayed by strike by linemen since Saturday. Affected areas included Joneswood Addition Athens Route 33 north to 33 Club Sugar Creek Amesville Sharpsburg Broadwell New England. Restoration time was 8 45 p m to 11 15 p m after sectionalizing the line to avoid overload when power returned.
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Columbus & Southern Ohio Electrc Co
Amesville
Joneswood
Athens
Route 33
33 Club
Sugar Creek
Sharpsburg
Broadwell
New England
Bloodmobile Visit Set for Glouster
Red Cross shifts Glouster bloodmobile to March 10 and 14 from March 9 and 10 to honor donors. A 150 pint quota applies for Glouster, matching the Athens 2 day total. Units will be at Glouster High School 11 5 P M March 10 and Church of the Good Shepherd Athens 11 5 P M March 9 and 11.
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Red Cross
Athens
Glouster High School
Church of the Good Shepherd
Hebardville Rites Set For Mrs Ashworth
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche Ashworth will be held at the Wylie Shroyer funeral home on West Broad Street in Columbus at 10 a.m. Thursday. Graveside services will follow at Hebardville cemetery.
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Blanche’ Blaesburn Ashworth
Wylie
Shroyer
W. Broad St
Columbus
Hebardville
Man Jailed After Stabbing Incident in Hocking Hills
One man remained in county jail awaiting arraignment for malicious cutting with intent to kill after a late evening stabbing in the Hocking Hills area. Richard Tippie, 27, Athens Route 2, is in jail. his uncle Riley Tippie, 50, was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for a six-inch lip gash and a twelve-inch stomach wound.，两 witnesses included Gilbert Phillips 15 and Robert Carsey 18. A knife or razor was used. sheriff deputies police the scene. A steel knife-sharpening stone with wooden handle was found at the site.
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Hocking Hills
Richard Tippie
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Riley Tippie
Velma Clark
Sheriff
Riley
Gilbert Phillips
the Plains
Robert Carsey
Athens Route 2
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Stimson
Ea Eas
Richard E. Ham
Athens County Crusade
Carole Fithen
James H. Rhodes
John Risch
ROTC
Cline Pharmacy Co
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Athens, Ohio
Mrs. Ashworth
Carborundum Co
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Sams Cline
New York Stock Exchange
Sala
Vance-Leach
W. State
Delinquent Land List
J. W. Whaley
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