White's Mill Dam repairs awaited after break
A 20 foot dam section broke two weeks ago at White's Mill in the Hocking River. Safety Director Arthur E. Coon notes repairs depend on river level and potential effects on the water well field off W State Street. The broader $770000 water program previously planned for improvements includes a 500000 treatment plant and other network upgrades.
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White's Mill
Hocking
Arthur E. Coon
Service Safety
Coon
W. State St
White’s Mill
Amesville Woman Dies at 79 in Drake Rest Home
Mrs Florence Viola Smith, 79, of Amesville, died Thursday at Drake Rest Home. Born 1881 in Ames Two, she married Alfred Smith in 1901 and was a member of Amesville Methodist Church. Survived by husband, three daughters, a son, 22 grandchildren, a sister and two brothers. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Amesville Methodist Church. burial in West Union Street Cemetery Athens. Friends may call at Fawcett-Stone.
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Chesterhill
Florence Viola Smith
Amesville
Drake Rest
Ames Two
Azariah
Victoria Cray Hoisington
Alfred Smith
Wilbur
Stewart
Marie Hardesty
Coshocton
Albert Hoisington
Rushville
Charles Hoisington
Zanesville
Amesville Methodist Church
Max Donahue
West Union Street
Athens
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
VFW Dinner Aims to Support Little League Team
New Marshfield hosts a chili and hamburger dinner this Saturday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Proceeds fund an insurance policy and equipment for the Little League squad.
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VFW
New Marshfield
Illness Forces Fire Squad Rescue At Welfare Office
Clyde Singer aged 50 of Glouster was carried to Sheltering Army Hospital by fire department emergency squad after he collapsed on the sidewalk in front of Athens County Welfare Office at 184 North Lancaster Street.
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Clyde Singer
Glouster
Army& Hospital
Fire Department
Athens County Welfare Office
Lancaster St
Athens physician found guilty of driving while intoxicated
A Municipal Court jury in Athens County found Dr. Lorenzo D. Nelson of The Plains guilty of driving while intoxicated after a one day trial. The verdict followed testimony from 10 witnesses and was read at about 6 15 p m. Sentencing was deferred to March 10 to hear a defense motion for a new trial.
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Athens County
Lorenzo D. Nelson
Plains
State Highway Patrol
William O. Rowland
Samuel B. Erskine
Erskine
John F. Newcomb
Nelson
Circle Hill
the Plains
Athens
Lloyd Shupe
Columbus Police Department
Chemical Laboratory
Two Stolen Cars Recovered By City Police
City police recovered two stolen vehicles on Thursday. A Jeep owned by Harold Tom of Cable Lane was found abandoned on Madison Ave. A car owned by Russell Cullums of 48 Madison Ave was found in a ditch near his home. Both cars were parked at the owners’ homes with keys in the ignition. Police indicated the Cullum auto was likely taken when the Tom vehicle was abandoned. No other missing cars have been reported.
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Harold Tom
Madison Ave
Russell Cullums
Cullum
Tom
Ideal Weather Lifts Temperatures in Athens
The Athens weather scene featured bright sun and rising temperatures from a 38 degree low to 56 by 11 a.m. Friday. Thursday peaked at 58 degrees as reported by U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Car Wash Slated by Athens DeMolay Chapter
The Athens Chapter DeMolay will hold a car wash at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Beasley Mathews Co garage on East Carpenter Street.
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Athens
DeMolay
Beasley-Mathews Co
E. Carpenter St
Birth at Shelterin Arms Hospital in Athens
Mr and Mrs Svent Sorenson of Athens announce the birth of a daughter. Admission lists Ruth Oxley, Mike C Brooks, Allen Meek, Mrs Orland Mansfield, Mrs Leonard Simpson, Debra Hawk. Dismissals include Oma Carsey and Mrs Lawrence Dupler. One pint of blood used.
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Svent Sorenson
Athens
Ruth Oxley
Mike C. Brooks
Albany
Allen Meek
Orland Mansfield
Leonard Simpson
the Plains
Debra Hawk
Oma Carsey
Lawrence Dupler
Mrs. Georgia Duvall Dies in Wheeling at 64
Mrs. Georgia Duvall 64 of Wheeling West Virginia died Thursday afternoon. Widow of Millard Duvall she was sister of Mrs. Rudolph Burnett of Athens and daughter of William and Sarah Fullerton of Marietta. Services Saturday at 2 30 p m at Doudna and Mc Clure Funeral Home Marietta. Burial in Marietta Gravel Bank Cemetery.
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Georgia Duvall
Wheeling
W. Va
Millard Duvall
Rudolph Burnett
Athens
William and
Sarah Ross Fullerton
Marietta
Doudna and McClure Funeral Home
Marietta Gravel Bank
Changes Plea Time Leads to Fine Jail and Suspension
Leland D. Southerton 51 of Athens pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to six days in county jail with three days suspended, driving rights suspended four months, and placed on probation for three months.
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Leland D. Southerton
Athens
Southerton
Meteor-like object sighting labeled Russian Sputnik
Dr. David L. Russell of Ohio University reported seeing a long blue green meteor at 7 25 last night traveling from the southern sky to the northwest. He described a 20 to 30 foot sky trail.
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David L. Russell
Ohio University
Russell
Athens 4-H Leaders to be Honored at Ohio Conference
Two Athens 4-H Club members Barbara Sue Van Dyke and Karen Kelch will join about 190 junior leaders at the 10th annual 4-H Junior Leader Honor Award Conference. The event at the Ohio State Fairgrounds Friday and Saturday recognizes leadership and service and aims to further develop youth leaders.
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Athens
Ohio
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Barbara Sue van Dyke
E. T. van Dyke
Karen Kelch
Clarence Kelch
Don Davis
4-H
Three Taken To Ohio Pen In Week Sentences
Three men were sent to the Ohio Penitentiary for varying offenses in Common Pleas Court. John W. Anderson 26 of Nelsonville Route 1 faced breaking and entering, John William Matheny 39 of Nelsonville and Gail Singer 21 of Glouster were jailed for forgery. Other inmates include Eugene Esley White 40 of Mineral for 30 days at Lima State Hospital and Paul David Warren 19 of Logan sentenced to Mansfield Reformatory for forgery. Deputies transported White to Lima and Warren to Mansfield, with two deputies handling each trip.
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Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Harold Shields
DeWitt Walker
John W. Anderson
Nelsonville
John William Matheny
Gail Singer
Glouster
Eugene Esley White
Mineral
Lima State Hospital
Paul David Warren
Logan
Mansfield Reformatory
Walker
Ward Cunningham
White
Lima
Cunningham
Carl McClung
Mansfield
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