Trailer Burns on Townhouse Road Near Albany
A trailer home owned by Mr and Mrs Amos Trout on Townhouse Road four and a half miles northwest of Albany was destroyed by a fire believed caused by an overheated heating unit early today. Albany Area Volunteer Fire Department reported the alarm at 12 30 a m two trucks and 14 men fought the blaze which was out of control on arrival. The flames were stopped from spreading to an adjacent farm building, with damage estimated at 2100 dollars. Delbert Trout discovered the fire by noticing a reflection on his home window.
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Amos Trout
Townhouse Rd
Albany
Albany Area Volunteer Fire Department
Route 50
Weaver Church
Boyd Williams
Delbert Trout
Athens
Albany Department
Richland Area Fire Brigade
Jerry Smathers
Figley Rd
Blood donors urged as donation drive continues
Ath ens County Red Cross executive director Mrs. Clarke Daily says 350 pints are needed for this month's bloodmobile visit sponsored by ROTC cadets at the Ohio University Center today and tomorrow. 253 have registered. 425 needed to cover potential rejections. Walk-ins welcome Tuesday in three time slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke Daily
Athens County Red Cross
ROTC
Ohio University Center
World War I Veteran Dies in Huntington Hospital
Arthur Ray Moore aged 66 of Athens Route 1 died Monday in Veterans Hospital Huntington West Virginia. A World War I veteran, his arrangements are being completed by Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.
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Arthur Ray Moore
Athens
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes Funeral Home
Ex-Resident Mary Higgins Francis Dies at 94 in Ohio
Mrs. J. B. Francis 94, formerly Mary Higgins, died Saturday at Ohio Valley Hospital Steubenville. She taught in Athens area before marriage to J B Francis a noted surveyor in the Steubenville Cadiz Smithfield mining area. Survived by son Marshall H. Francis Steubenville attorney and sister Elizabeth Higgins McKinney of Steubenville. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ridgeley Funeral Home Smithfield.
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J. B. Francis
Ohio Valley Hospital
Steubenville
Mary Higgins
Joseph S
Hannah Hibbard Higgins
Whitehall] Area
Athens
Cadiz
Smithfield
Marshall H. Francis
A. N. McKinney
Elizabeth Higgins
Ridgeley
Knights Templar Meeting Notice in Athens
Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple. Members should wear sword and belt said Glenn F Mingus commander.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Glenn F. Mingus
Chest X Rays Urged for Athens Residents
Athens Mayor Kenneth W. Sands urged all citizens to take part in the Athens County free chest x ray survey starting Tuesday. He said every person should have an annual x ray to protect themselves and their families. Food handlers are required by law to undergo the x rays. Athens County recorded 23 new tuberculosis cases last year with 39 residents in Southeast Tuberculosis Hospital in 1959.
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Athens
Kenneth W. Sands
Athens Country
Athens County
Southeast Tuberculosis Hospital
New Officers Appointed by Athens DeMolay Chapter
The Athens Chapter Order of DeMolay appoints Eugene Elliott as master councilor Roger Ramseth senior councilor Gregory Sherow junior councilor George Rutkoskie chaplain Edward Lynn senior deacon Sherwood Hall junior deacon George Williams senior steward Paul Aikman junior steward Phillip Larson scribe William Addington marshal Gary Wickham standard bearer Herbert McClintock sentinel Edward Cable orator. Installation planned for early April with a rehearsal at 6 p.m. Saturday and the next regular meeting set for 7:30 p.m. March 17 at the Masonic Temple.
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Eugene Elliott
Roger Ramseth
Gregory Sherow
George Rutkoskie
Edward Lynn
Sherwood Hall
George Williams
Paul Aikman
Phillip Larson
William Addington
Gary Wickham
Herbert McClintock
Sentinel
Edward Cable
Masonic Temple
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes
A list of new births and clients at Shelterings Arms Hospital includes multiple families from Athens and surrounding areas such as Mr. and Mrs. Donald Grafton and a daughter in Athens, and other entries from Millfield The Plains Glouster and Guysville Route with two pints of blood used in the process.
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Donald Grafton
Athens
Thomas Burke
Richard Hughes
Guysville
Driver Lenigar Denied Count in DUI Arraignment
Harvey O. Lenigar 41 of Canal Winchester faced arraignment in Municipal Court for driving while under the influence. Police arrested him at 2 20 a m Sunday. he pleaded innocent and the case was continued to Wednesday with bond set at 400 dollars.
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Harvey O. Lenigar
Canal Winchester
Lenigar
Johnson Nomination Wins on Eighth Ballot at OU Mock Convention
Ohio University Democratic Mock Convention ends with Lyndon B. Johnson securing the presidential nomination by 537 to 508 on the eighth ballot after late switchers. Robert Meyner earns the vice presidential nod on the second ballot. Delegations celebrate with chants and state themed outfits including Hawaii's swimmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mass
Jack Kennedy
Johnson
Missouri
Stuart Symington
New Jersey
Robert Meyner
Hawaii
Athens Art Teacher Rachel Hopkins Dies at 59
Miss Rachel T. Hopkins, a longtime Youngstown public school art teacher and Athens native, died Saturday night at North Side Hospital in Youngstown. She taught since 1927, served as art supervisor’s assistant, and taught at Princeton Junior High and South High. Survived by brother Rufus C. Hopkins of Athens. services and burial scheduled in Ohio, with a memorial emphasis on her Parade Magazine recognition.
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Rachel T. Hopkins
Athens
North Side Hospital
Youngstown
Athens High School
Ohio University
Princeton
South High School
Miss Hopkins
Mexico
Europe
U.S
Parade Magazine
Charles D
Adda Carpenter Hopkins
Columbia University
Cordova Ave
Presbyterian Church
Rufus C
Shriver-Allison
Lincoln Ave
Oak Grove Cemetery
Delaware
Ashworth Rites Tuesday for Milton Ashworth
Funeral services planned for Milton Ashworth 82 of Shade to be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Shade Methodist Church with Rev. Joe B. Maffett officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. He died unexpectedly Saturday at his Shade home. Survived by a sister Mrs Bertha Carl Harrisonville. He owned a farm in Alexander Township before retirement. Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes funeral home handles arrangements.
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Milton Ashworth
Shade
Meigs County
John
Carolyn Pennybacker Ashworth
Alexander Township
Olive
Bertha Carl
Harrisonville
Shade Methodist Church
Joe B. Maffett
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Gallipolis Man Denies Bad Check Charges
Franklin D. Wright, 25, of Gallipolis Route 2, pleaded not guilty in Municipal Court on Monday to passing four bad checks totaling $106.85 to Athens merchants. His case was bound over to the grand jury with a total bond set at $830. Wright is on parole from London Prison Farm, police said.
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Gallipolis
Franklin D. Wright
Athens
Wright
London Prison Farm
Area Man Fined for Intoxication in Municipal Court
Alva Robinson, 44, of Athens Route 3, pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined $25 plus costs in municipal court on Monday.
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Alva Robinson
Athens
Two Drivers Fined On Traffic Charges
Two drivers were fined in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to traffic charges. Clyde Gabriel 48 of Athens Route 2 paid 15 dollars plus costs for failing to yield the right of way. Vern A. Riley 26 of Athens Route 2 paid 15 dollars and costs for excessive speed and 10 dollars plus costs for displaying a license plate belonging to another vehicle. Costs were suspended on the second charge.
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Clyde Gabriel
Athens
Vern A. Riley
Snowy Roads Cause Three Crashes in Athens County Sunday
Three snowbound road accidents left minor injuries. Jean Curtis, 34, Coolville, sustained a forehead laceration as a passenger in a car driven by Ernest Curtis, after a skidding vehicle driven by Kenneth Clem collided on Vanderhof Road. Dearl Burton, 45, Athens, struck a concrete abutment on State Route 690 near Route 50. Eileen White, 26, Athens, and Richard Butcher, 21, Amesville, were involved in a Richland Avenue collision at Athens State Hospital.
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Jean Curtis
Coolville
Ernest
Kenneth G. Clem
Vanderhof
Clem
Dearl A. Burton
Athens
Richland Ave
Athens State Hospital
Eileen White
Richard Butcher
Amesville
Mrs. Constance Helwig Dies At 73 In Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mrs. Constance Helwig age 73 of 3 North May Avenue died late Sunday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a heart ailment. She and her husband Pearl ran the Helwig Tourist Home for about 20 years. Survived by husband Pearl two sons Lawrence Athens and Fred Charleston W V three grandchildren and sister Carrie Conant Aths. Services Tuesday at 2 30 p m Jagers funeral home with Eastern Star services Monday night. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Constance Helwig
May Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Flora
Meigs County
Melvin and
Sarah Williams Conant
Pearl
Helwig
Lawrence
Athens
Fred
Charleston
W. Va
Carrie Conant
First Christian Church
Order of Eastern Star
White Shrine of Jerusalem
CCL
Jagers Funeral
Eastern Star
West Union Street
Snow slows traffic on frigid Monday morning
Light snowfall around half an inch by 11 a.m. slowed traffic as temperatures hovered near freezing. U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer reported a high of 27 after a morning low of 14, with Sunday reaching 35 and rural Hamley Run seeing weekend lows near zero and a high of 29.
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U.S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Real estate transfer in Troy Township for 133 acres
Real estate transfer records show E. L. Ford of Athens County transferring 133 acres in Troy Township to John Coen of Coolville Route 3. The transaction appears in the Athens County records.
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E. L. Ford
Athens County
John Coen
Coolville
Troy Township
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