City Manager Plan Discussed At Athens Meeting
Athens Board of Trade reports wide interest in a city manager plan to be debated at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Hotel Berry ballroom. Speakers include William A. Keslar describing Zanesville adoption and Dr. Ernest M. Collins, OU professor who studied city manager government.
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Athens Board of Trade
Berry
U.S
William A. Keslar
Zanesville
Ernest M. Collins
Ohio University
Board of Elections
Rush Looms In Sale Of License Tags
Thelma Risley deputy registrar of motor vehicles expects a last week rush for auto license plates. So far sales in the courthouse basement are about average with the J and K series sold and about half of the L series issued. Five clerks are on duty to process applications and issue licenses with short waits at most times.
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Thelma Risley
Area Spelling Champs Listed at Athens County Bee
A list of school champions who took part in the Athens County spelling bee at Mechanicsburg School last Friday includes Anna Baumgaertel Albany eighth grade Sheryl Davis Trimble sixth grade Martha Elliott Rome Canaan Janet Howard Shade Leonard DePue Ames Bern Grace McHarg The Plains Kathie Shreve Carthage Troy eighth grade. First through third place went to Ruth Allen Waterloo Tommy Bentley Buchtel and Barbara Robinson Mechanicsburg.
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Mechanicsburg
Anna Baumgaertel
Albany
Sheryl Davis
Trimble
Martha Elliott
Rome- Canaan
Janet Howard
Shade
Leonard
DePue
Ames Bern
Grace McHarg
the Plains
Kathie Shreve
Carthage Troy
Ruth Allen
Waterloo
Tommy Bentley
Buchtel
Barbara Robinson
Heart Disease Tops Killers in Athens County 1957
The City-County Health Department reports heart disease as the leading cause of death in Athens County for 1957 with 265 of 465 total deaths. Cerebrovascular accidents ranked second with 97, followed by cancer at 57 and accidents or personal crises at 26. Pneumonia caused 25 deaths and kidney ailments 15.
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Athens County
Aetna Rep Attends 100th Training Session in Hartford
Allen E. Locke of Athens represents Aetna Life Insurance Co at the four weeks training school. He works with Burton C. Holmes, General Agency, Columbus, at the company home office in Hartford.
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Hartford
Conn
Allen E. Locke
Athens
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Aetna
Burton C. Holmes
Volumbus
Quiet Title Suit Filed In Land Case In Nelsonville
A quiet title suit has been filed in Common Pleas Court over real estate in Nelsonville. Plaintiffs Frank C Freer George Freer John Freer and Edna Shephard claim ownership since 1898 and seek to clear the title from claims by heirs and devisees of Cornelius Steenrod and others. They allege they acquired title through foreclosures on mortgages by Aurilla M Steenrod and that she later acquired halves from Amos Steenrod.
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Nelsonville
Common Pleas
Frank C
George
John Freer
Edna Shepherd
Cornelius Steenrod
Agnes M.benson
Amos M
George L
Lewis D
C. H. Steenrod
Aurilla M. Plumley Steenrod
Amos Steenrod
Firefighters Respond Twice To Small Weekend Fires
Athens firemen were called out twice over the weekend to minor blazes with no damage. The first blaze at the First Methodist Church involved peat moss smoldering outside the building, likely from a cigarette. The second occurred at Jefferson Hall where trash barrels were on fire.
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Athens City
First Methodist Church
Jefferson Hall
Athens City Registration Deadline for May 6 Primary
Athens County elections office sets 4 p.m. Wednesday as the registration cutoff for Athens city voters for the May 6 primary. Residents not registered in November or who moved precincts since then must register now to vote.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Athens City
Son Injured In Auto Accident Near Home
Mr and Mrs John Withers of Athens Route 1 report their son Thomas W Withers of Ashland was hurt in an auto crash near his home last week. He suffered five broken ribs and was treated at a local hospital before being released. The other driver was arrested and fined for running a red light.
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John Withers
Athens
Thomas W. Withers
Ashland
Withers
Cornwell & Co Wins Fifth Prize in National Window Contest
Cornwell & Co. at 10 S. Court St. received fifth prize in Shaeffer Pen Co sponsored nationwide Christmas window display contest for dealers. Athens store among about 2000 entries. prize amount was $5.
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Shaeffer Pen Co
Cornwell & Co
S. Court St
Athens
Degree Conferral by Knights Templar at Masonic Temple
Willard Simonton announces that the Order of Malta will be conferred on a class of candidates Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple by Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar.
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Order of Malta
Mason Temple
Athens
Knights Templar
Willard Simonton
Athens youth fined for speeding in 50 mph zone
Kenneth Morris aged 18 of Athens Route 5 appeared in Municipal Court on a State Highway Patrol charge of speeding 75 mph in a 50 mph zone. He was fined $25 plus court costs.
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Kenneth Morris
Athens Route 5
Ohio State Farm and Home Week Schedule Set
Ohio State University hosts its 46th Farm and Home Week March 25 27 with demonstrations tours exhibits and talks. Themes include Rural Urban day with Ezra Taft Benson opening luncheon at 12 30 p m and Automation in Agriculture day plus a machinery exhibit with 80 vendors, and an Ohio canned foods display.
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Ohio State University
Secretary of Agriculture
The
Ohio Union
Ohio Canned Foods
School of Home Economics
Campbell Hall
Open House at Athens County Farm Bureau Co operative
W S Craft announces remodeling of the Athens Feed Mill and the new Town and Country Shopping Center. The open house runs March 27 to 29 with refreshments and prizes for cooperative shareholders, members and patrons.
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Athens County Farm Bureau
W. S. Craft
Coop
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list from Sheltering Arms Hospital records births and admissions across Athens The Plains Mineral and surrounding areas includes a daughter for Mr and Mrs Robert Guess and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Robert Clark Also listed are admitted patients Mrs Emma Kyle Mrs Alex Perry Mrs B W Yeager Sr Mrs Charles Jones and others including Meredith Vance and Robert Williams Dismissals include Mrs Cecil Gillogly and George Foss among Athens residents
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Robert Guess
the Plains
Robert Clark
Mineral
B. W. Yeager
Glouster
Charles Jones
New Marshfield
Asan Easler
Millfield
Arnold Beckwith
William Westfall
Athens
Thomas Winner
Robert Williams
Cecil Gillogly
George Foss
Ray Smith
D.C
Shanlis
Charles Bardin
Rolland Llewellyn
James E. Karns
Aaron Wade
Paul Tribe
John White
Victor Hudnall
Meredith Vance
Tire rolls off wheel in Rt 50 collision near Coshocton
A tire rolled from a car driven by John Blake, 38, Coshocton, as he rounded a curve on Rt 50 Saturday evening, causing the vehicle to strike a car driven by Pearl Bolin, 45, Athens. State Highway Patrol reported no injuries or arrests.
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John Blake
Coshocton
Rt. 50
Pearl Bolin
Athens
Weather Dips After Mild Weekend Thaw
Light rain fell Monday following a warm spell with sunshine and upper 50s on Sunday. Rural Hamley Run logged a low of 34 this morning after previous lows of 28 and 38, with 28 and 49, 27 and 57 recorded Friday through Sunday.
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Hamley Run
Man Fined For Discharging Rifle Inside City
Mark Shumaker Gamertsfelder Hall paid a fine of 15 dollars and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a city charge of discharging a .22 rifle within city limits. He allegedly fired toward the rear of Rardin Lumber Co.
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Mark Shumaker
Gamertsfelder Hall
Rardin Lumber Co
Murphy Fined for Allowing Dog to Run Loose
Carl J. Murphy of 30 Fairview Ave was fined $15 and costs in Municipal Court on a city police charge of permitting a dog to run loose. The court suspended $10 of the fine.
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Carl J. Murphy
Fairview Ave
Albany Names Honor Roll Students by Grade
Albany lists 44 students on the fourth six weeks honor roll. Names span twelfth through seventh grades including Theresa Poston Dale Swart Linda Pettit Janice Cain Barbara Keck Beulah McLaughlin Patresa Rice Ronnie Scott Louise Bigony Elna Rogers Bob Ator Bob Carpenter Rebecca Dye Marilyn Enlow Joyce Randolph Judy Whitlatch Kenny Young Naomi Bigony Donna Castle Darrell Ice Marjorie Byron Janet Ingram Sharon Martin Karen Stanley Judy Van Dyke Mary Lou Woodyard Anna Baumgaertel Willard Stanley Carol Butterworth Don Clark Ruth Ann Cooley Carolyn Dickson Paul Keck Jim Mace Judy McDaniel Marilyn Mitchell Dan Straight Sharon Van Dyke Robert Whitlatch Andrea Young Kay West Sue Love Don Enlow.
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Albany
G. E. T. Kittel
Theresa Poston
Dale Swart
Linda Pettit
Janice Cain
Barbara Keck
Beulah McLaughlin
Patresa Rice
Ronnie Scott
Louise Bigony
Elna Rogers
Bob Ator
Bob Carpenter
Rebecca Dye
Marilyn Sue Enlow
Joyce Randolph
Judy Whitlatch
Kenny Young
Man Fined for Auto Registration Violations and Juvenile Charge
George Wallace Misner of Athens Route 4 was fined 15 dollars and costs in Municipal Court for failing to file an auto registration. He had earlier received a similar fine for intoxication from an auto accident on Harmony Road. His son George Henry Misner, 17, was sent to juvenile court for driving left of center and improper plates.
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George Wallace Misner
Athens
Harmony Road
George Henry Misner
Demonstration Slated At Columbus Road Store
The Se bring Lumber Co will demonstrate a new all-in-one home workshop machine for do it yourself fans. The free public event will take place at the store on Columbus Road Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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Sebring Lumber Co
Columbus Road
Ohio State honors 516 winter graduates at Thursday commencement
Florence Lash Tackett earned a bachelor of science in home economics among 516 Ohio State University winter quarter graduates receiving diplomas at the commencement exercises Thursday in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Florence Lash Tackett
New Juror Called After Special Session Delays
The January term grand jury started about an hour late as a new juror was secured. Thomas Wingett of Athens was selected after Ernest Glass of Carbondale could not report due to hospital work. Judge White swore in the panel and told jurors to begin deliberations around 10 a.m. Three cases awaited, including George Gross on second degree murder, Everett Kelley on obtaining money by false pretenses, and Franklin Murphy on sodomy. Prosecutor Joseph Vanity hoped deliberations would end by Tuesday afternoon.
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Ernest Glass
Carbondale
Francis D. White
Southeastern Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital
Nelsonville
Sheriff's
Thomas Wingett
Athens
White
George Gross
Albany Route 2
Everett Kelley
Ross County
Franklin C. Mur
ROTC Officer Appointed Regular Air Force Captain Wood
Captain David E. Wood was sworn in as a regular Air Force officer at Carnegie Hall by Lt. Colonel Caleb P. Moberly. He has eight and a half years in service and has been assistant professor of air science and commandant of cadets at Ohio University for two years. His decorations include the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, American Theater Ribbon, and European Theater ribbon with two bronze service stars. He and his wife Catherine and their 11 year old son Michael live at 47 Avon Place.
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David E. Wood
Air Force
Carnegie Hall
Caleb P. Moberly
Wood
Ohio University
County Home Meals OK'd
Athens County Children's Home receives adequate meals according to a health department report based on a January 23 inspection. The home, housing about 42 children aged five to eighteen, shows menu improvements and was reviewed with matron Mrs. Jane Debuse and nutrition consultant from the Ohio Department of Health.
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Athens County
Athens City-County
Jane Debuse
Ohio Department of Health
Pre School Health Clinic Set for Wednesday
A pre school health clinic will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the West Side School building on Central Ave. Sponsored by the PTA Council summer roundup committee with the Athens medical association and city county health department. The clinic offers physical exams and immunizations for diphtheria whooping cough tetanus and smallpox for children entering Athens city schools. Smallpox and diphtheria immunizations are required for kindergarten or first grade entrants. Parents not using the clinic should consult their family doctor. A health record should be supplied by the school.
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West Side
Central Ave
PTA Council
Athens Medical Association
City-County Health Department
Athens
City Board of Education
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