County Schools Survey Discussed by Board
Athens County school board members heard two Ohio University representatives speak on school surveys at a meeting held Saturday night in the office of George F. E. Christman, superintendent of county schools. County school administrators.
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Athens County
Ohio University
George FE. Christman
William W. Chase
Frank D. Bean
Center For Educational Services
Chase
Mr. Bean
Ohio
Piqua County
Hocking County
City Firemen Log Three Minor Blazes Across Weekend
City firemen made three runs Saturday night and early Sunday morning with only minor damage. Fires included trash and rubbish on W Stimpson Ave, a blaze near a Kroger store in the rear of an auto, and trash barrel flames outside Washington Hall on East Green campus. Booster tanks were used in two incidents and windows cracked by heat in the third.
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W. Stimpson Ave
Kroger
E. State St
Beryl Cone
Franklin Ave
Charles Dorman
Washington Hall
East Green
Ex-Resident Grace Sprague Dies in Marietta Hospital
Grace MacDonald Sprague wife of Dr Edward H Sprague Marietta dentist died Sunday evening at Sheltering Arms Hospital after surgery Tuesday She was a former Athens resident lived there before World War II survived by husband son Edward daughter Judy and her father Jesse MacDonald of Marietta Funeral services 3 p m Wednesday at Doudna McClure funeral home Marietta
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Grace MacDonald Sprague
Edward H. Sprague
Marietta
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Eastern Star
Chi Omega
Edward
Judy
Jesse MacDonald
Doudna-McClure Funeral Home
Births and discharges at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A list from Sheltering Arms Hospital records births and discharges. New arrival: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rhine of Athens. Discharged patients include Oscar Chase of Albany and John Clem of Athens among others. Blood used two pints.
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Edward Rhine
Athens
Robert Kline
Oscar Chase
Albany
John Clem
John Minerd
Stewart
John Simmons
Guysville
Nancy Jeffers
Shade
Allen Caldwell
New Marshfield
Harry Borden
Ronald Rife
Dexter
Pamela Andrews
Janie Dailey
Carpenter
Charles Bardin
George Foss
Clarence Penrod
David Strawn
Ervin Andrews
Akron
Edward van Dyke
Robert Chapman
Robert Smith
George Fee
Newspapers Stolen and Tubes Torn Down in Rural Areas
Sheriff Harold Shields investigates theft of 15 Sunday Messengers and 25 more missing along two rural roads Long Run Road and Coolville Ridge. Four delivery tubes torn down, a yard ornament smashed, and a school bus shelter overturned. Authorities suspect Ohio University fraternity pledges and will likely file theft and malicious destruction charges. A car seen in the area is a potential clue.
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Harold Shields
Messenger
Sheriff’s Office
Long Run Road
Coolville Ridge
Donald Mansfield
Ohio University
Former Lodi Resident Lucy Kelley Brown Dies
Lucy Kelley Brown, a former Lodi Township resident, died Saturday morning at her Chesterhill residence. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 1 p.m. at a Chesterhill funeral home. She leaves husband Aaron, son Verle of Mount Vernon, daughters Goldie Elder of Marengo and Edith Showalter of Chesterville, plus three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and two sisters Nora Kelley of Athens and Sam Starkey’s wife in Nelsonville. Willard Simonton is a county home matron and a niece.
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Chesterhill
Lucy Kelley Brown
Lodi Township
Brown
Aaron
Verle
Mount Vernon
Goldie Elder
Marengo
Edith Showalter
Chesterville
Sam Starkey
Nelsonville
Nora Kelley
Athens
Willard Simonton
County
Two Guns Stolen From Ohio Home
Thelma Strausbaugh of Glouster Route 3 reports the theft of a .12 gauge single barrel shotgun and a .22 caliber single shot rifle from her living room wardrobe. Two juveniles are in custody of the juvenile court after entering the home by forcing a nailed shut window. sheriff’s office cleared the case with the youths in custody.
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Thelma Strausbaugh
Glouster
Redtown
Two Men Cited On Intoxication Counts
Virgil Gilkey aged 43 of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty at Municipal Court arraignment for intoxication. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs and ordered to 30 days in jail. Angus George Macauley, 19 of Shively Hall also admitted intoxication charges and received a 50 dollar fine plus costs and a severe admonition as this was his second such appearance in six months.
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Virgil Gilkey
Athens
Angus George Macauley
Shively Hall
Cold and cloudy pattern persists after weekend snow flurries
Monday stayed cold and overcast following a weekend with light snow flurries. Rural Hamley Run logged a low of 27 degrees after weekend highs of 47 and 24, 50 and 21, 47 and 27 for Friday through Sunday.
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Hamley Run
Pairings Named in Athens and Gloucester
Roger Martin Bishop aged 26 of Athens and Barbara Jean Nellis aged 21 of Athens. Jack Franklin Andrews aged 20 of Gloucester and Mary Belle Bulstro n aged 16 of Gloucester.
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Roger Martin Bishop
Athens
Barbara Jean Nellis
Jack Franklin Andrews
Glouster
Mary Belle Bulstron
Athens Hi Y Club to send two to Youth In Government
Two Athens High School Hi Y Club members will represent Athens in the Youth In Government program at the State House in Columbus April 18 through 20. The YMCA project led by Governor C William ONeill aims to teach gov processes via a mock legislature. Harry Begg Jr and Gary Barber will introduce a bill requiring a written driving permit test and fitness knowledge. They are aided by Athens attorney W Parker Walker through the Highways Committee. Begg, a lieutenant governor candidate, will arrive in Columbus a day early for briefings on duties.
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Athens
Athens High School
State House
Columbus
YMCA
C. William O'Neill
Hi-Y
Harry Begg, Jr
Harry Begg
Marietta St
Gary Barber
Howard Barber
Grosvenor St
General Assembly
W. Parker Walker
Begg
Capital University
W Parker Walker
Kenneth W. Sands
Messenger Newsphoto
Christy Dies at 59 In Ohio Funeral Services
Ewart C. Pete Christy aged 59 of 5 Avon Place died Sunday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after an illness. Born in Meigs County he lived most of his life in Guysville and Athens. He owned a barber shop in Guysville and for 22 years worked at Royal McBee Corp in Athens. Survivors include his wife Ada a daughter Louise Barnes Columbus his mother Minnie Christy and two sisters Beulah Hutchens Nora Pearcy of Guysville a stepson Stanton Graham Wyandotte Michigan and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with burial in Bean Cemetery Guysville.
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Ewart C
Pete) Christy
Avon Place
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Meigs County
Guysville
Athens
Royal McBee Corp
Ada
Louise Barnes
Columbus
Minnie Christy
Beulah Hutchens
Nora Pearcy
Stanton Graham
Wyandotte
Mich
Charles
Kenneth
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
Charles Magruder
Bean Cemetery
Driver Is Fined Another Waives Bond
George R. Godenschwager of Nelsonville was fined $10 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to improper passing. James Oliver Anvil of Parkersburg waived bond of $20 on a speeding charge from the patrol.
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George R. Godenschwager
Nelsonville
James Oliver Anvil
Parkersburg
Husband Granted Divorce for Neglect in Common Pleas
Clinton F. Pyle of Coolville Route 2 was granted a divorce from Gladys Pyle of Columbus for gross neglect. Custody of nine minor children awarded to the plaintiff with a restraining order barring the defendant from visiting. The nine boys reside in a children's home. the tenth is of age. The couple remarried March 26 after filing suit November 14.
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Clinton F. Pyle
Coolville
Gladys Pyle
Columbus
Millfield Man Pleads Innocent to Intoxication Charge
Clyde Rutter, 48, of Millfield, pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a city police intoxication charge. He posted a $100 bond and awaits a hearing Wednesday morning.
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Clyde Rutter
Millfield
Minor Collision Reported by Patrol
State Highway patrolmen reported a minor collision Sunday afternoon on Route 50 west of Coolville with no injuries. Eastbound driver Lawrence C. Leckman 49 Parkersburg West Virginia collided with westbound Luther M. Osborne 19 Lockbourne Air Force Base as Osborne attempted to pull into a truck stop. Osborne cited before Coalville Mayor John Aiken for failing to yield right of way.
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Route 50
Coolville
Lawrence C. Leckman
Parkersburg
W. Va
Luther M. Osborne
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Osborne
Coalville
John Aiken
Freeman 18 fined for failure to yield after crash
Ronald Freeman 18 of Millfield was fined 15 dollars plus costs in Municipal Court after a charge of failure to yield the right of way. The incident, filed by David H. Spreng 20 of Washington Hall, stemmed from an accident early Sunday at the Court Union Street intersection.
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Ronald Freeman
Millfield
David H. Spreng
Washington Hall
Court Union St
Knights to Meet Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar
Knights Templar Athens Commandery 15 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic Temple, announced commander Willard L. Simonton.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Willard L. Simonton
Stolen Ford Auto Recovered In Mansfield Lot
A stolen Ford from Beasley and Mathews parking lot off Grosvenor Street was found abandoned in Mansfield Monday morning. Through radio and phone contacts, deputies learned the car belonged to the local agency. The time of theft could not be determined as cars on the lot are checked only monthly. The car was reported in good condition with no damage.
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Beasley and Mathews
Grosvenor Street
Mansfield
Richland County
School Grounds Damaged At The Plains High
Principal H. W. Humphrey reported to the sheriff that an automobile was driven around The Plains High School grounds tearing up the front lawn and a tree in the esca pade. A suspect was to be questioned by the sheriff during the day.
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H. W. Humphrey
the Plains High School
Athens Students Shine at District Solo and Ensemble Fest
About 70 students from Athens city schools took part in the District 15 Solo and Ensemble Competition Festival. Seven ensembles and nine soloists earned top ratings under a five rating system, qualifying for the state contest in Bexley on April 18.
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Athens
Bexley
Athens Ensebles
Athens High School II
Athens High School
Stephen Krauss
Molly Butterworth
Susan Workman
Sandra Collins
Phyllis Lausche
John Bowling
Jea
Expansion Is Reported By C and SOE
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co outlines 1957 growth in annual shareholder report. Net earnings rise 15 percent, construction expenditures reach 31.45 million dollars. Net income 7,794,026 dollars or 2.57 per share. Plans call for 60 million dollars in additions over three years. Conesville Generating Station first 125,000 kilowatt unit brings total additions to 445,000 kilowatts. Two thirds of capacity is under ten years old.
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Columbus
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Conesville
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