Veteran Grosvenor Tower Men Retire
Two Baltimore railroad telegraph operators retire from the Grosvenor signal tower after long service with the B&O. Leo H. Bingman 45 years 4 months and Thomas L. Murphy 14 years 1 month receive retirement certificates from Willard P. Mayer. New crew members J. H. McManus and G. R. Dobbins join the five man rotating team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosvenor Tower
Charles Robb
Baltimore 2
Athens Messenger
Ohio
Grosvenor
Willard P. Mayer
B&o
Ohio Division
Leo H. Bingman
Elmwood
Thomas L. Murphy
W. Washington St
Railroad
Bingman
Murphy
Grosvenor Crossing
Kanawha and
Michigan Line
Northern Pacific
Joseph Leo Hayes
B&O’s
Old Charge Pressed Coolville Man Fined
Richard Burkhamer of Coolville Route 1, aged 23, was arraigned in Municipal Court on speeding. He pleaded no contest, was found guilty and fined 25 dollars plus costs. The speeding charge had been filed by the State Highway Patrol and was pending since April 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Burkhamer
Coolville
State Highway Patrol
Burkhamer
Local Marriage Licenses Recorded In Athens Area
Marriage licenses list multiple couples with ages and addresses in Newark Athens Glouster The Plains and surrounding towns. Names include Frank W Spencer Jr Joan de Rapelje Bush John L Freer Jr Donna Jean Bowen M Gregory Koons Judith Joan Carey Paul Meeks Kay Clancy Robert E Rutter Delores Jean Spears Roger Eugene Powell and Mary Jo Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Spencer Jr
Granville St
Newark
Joan de Rapelje Bush
Strathmore Blvd
Athens
John L. Freer Jr
Buchtel, Carpenter
Donna Jean Bowen
Nelsonville
M. Gregory Koons
Jacksonville
Judith Joan Carey
Glouster
Paul Meeks
Kay Clancy
Albany
Robert E. Rutter
Delores Jean Spears
Roger Eugene Powell
the Plains
Mary Jo Evans
Sparks Ignite Gravel Pit Wood Tipple at The Plains
Sparks from a cutting torch ignited a wooden tipple at John Slater and Sons Building Supply Co gravel pit The Plains Thursday night. Firemen arrived at 7 p.m. with one pumper and seven men. The blaze confined to timbers. structure remains usable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Slater and Sons Building Supply Co
the Plains
Richland Area
Red Cross Drive Leaders Named in Athens County
Township chairmen for the Athens County Red Cross Fund Drive were announced by Mrs. 8. B. Erskine. Quota is 4575 dollars for the drive running today through April 25 to erase continued deficit returns and fund the agency’s service programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Athens County Red Cross
C. E. Grosvenor
Ames Bern
Wendell Wright
Canaan
Clyde Parrish
Pauleta White
Carthage Troy
Gilbert Courtney
Dover
Elson Bowles
East Alexander
Mark Lohr
Lee
Wayne Wingett
Lodi
Gaylord Cook
Rome Grange
Rome
Medrith Jarvis
C. F. Patton
Trimble
Dick Hubbard
York
Certificates Presented To Athens Men
Two Athens men received certificates of merit at the Athens County unit of the State Highway Patrol Auxiliary in the Nelsonville American Legion Hall. Paul Lewis and Ed Settle were honored for hours of activity during 1959, and members viewed a mouth to mouth artificial respiration film from Walter Reed General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens County
State Highway Patrol Auxiliary
Nelsonville
Israel Welcomes Record 91820 Tourist Visitors
Last year 91 820 tourists visited Israel setting a new record for the small nation. The figure underlines a strong year for travel and tourism across the country with continued international interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. McManus
Hamden
G. R. Dobbins
Helen
Mrs. Bingman
Florida
Donald
Denver
Colo
Columbus
Kenilworth Pl
Bingmans
Robert
Robert Horn
Martin
the Martin
Middleport
Clover Farm
Sniders
Oxford Park
E. Main St
the Home Savings & Loan Association
E. Washington St
Phone LY
Federal Home Loan Bank
AVING
NORGE
Philco
Westinghouse A
Kelonator
General Electric
Frigidaire
the Electric Co
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
8. B. Erskine
Sane and Funds For the
Selena V. Reinhart
Keller & Weltner
Monument CO
John N. Eberst
Hocking
Fairfield Counties
W. Hunter St
Logan
Robert Liggett
Lincoln St
Telephone LY
E. E. Byrne
E. State St
Sunnyvale Garden Center & Nursery
Terra
Kentucky Blue
University of Minnesota
Begonia
Sunnyvale
Garden Center & Nursery
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