Weekend Traffic Crashes Reported Near Nelsonville
A Nelsonville man, Harley Hook, 39, was injured early Monday when his westbound car left the road and hit a utility pole on a York Township road near Route 691. The crash remains under investigation. Two Sunday accidents ended without injuries. Walter Malanoski, 50, Waynesburg, charged with conditional speed after rear ending James Reynolds, 20, of Pomeroy on Route 33. Robert Peebles, 56, Zanesville, cited for failing to yield after driving into a southbound car driven by Mable Kern, 57, of 66 Central Ave., on Route 50 and Route 377.
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Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Harley Hook
York Township
Walter A. Malanoski
Waynesburg
James Reynolds
Pomeroy
Reynolds
Route 33
Robert Peebles
Zanesville
Mable Kern
Central Ave
Ex Court Street resident Anna Slaughter dies in Massachusetts
Mrs. Anna M. Slaughter, former resident of South Court Street, died Sunday night in Wellesley Massachusetts after an illness of more than a year. Arrangements for services and burial in Athens are being planned by Hughes Funeral Home.
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Anna M. Slaughter
S. Court St
Wellesley
Mass
Athens
Hughes Funeral Home
Modern cars bring new safety with saved insurance costs
Today’s automobiles include added safety features not seen years ago and auto insurers now offer better protection to safe drivers at lower rates. Check your coverage to ensure you’re not driving with outdated protection.
Auto Catches Fire on State Street Total Loss
A 1955 auto owned by James Klinglesmith caught fire Sunday on E State Street near the Kroger lot and was a total loss per Fire Chief Charles Dalton. Cause traced to a backfire through the carburetor. Firefighters arrived at 2:45 am and used a booster hose to extinguish it.
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E. State St
Kroger
Charles Dalton
James Klinglesmith
Columbus
Ex-Resident Dies Sunday in Kentucky Hospital
Mrs. Freda Jones Carpenter, 62, former Athens resident, died Sunday morning in a Bowling Green Kentucky hospital. Survived by daughter Julia Slingluff Potts Nelsonville, three brothers Ray Kenneth Athens and Roy Willoughby, three sisters Mae Fought Billa Rose Athens and Margaret Sigismund Miami. Also two grandchildren. Member of the Methodist Church. Visitation after 7 p.m. Monday at Jagers and Sons funeral home. Service 3 p.m. Tuesday by Dr. John W. Seay. Burial in Alexander Cemetery Hebardville.
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Freda Jones Carpenter
Athens
Bowling Green
Minnie Thorn Jones
Robert Jones
Julia Slingluff Potts
Nelsonville
Ray
Kenneth
Roy
Willoughby
Mae Fought
Billa Rose
Margaret Sigismund
Miami
Fla
Carpenter
Methodist Church
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
John W. Seay
Alexander Cemetery
Hebardville
Traffic Fines and Court Actions in Rural Ohio
Juvenile Charles Curtis Robinette, 17, of Nelsonville Route 1, fined $5 plus costs for speeding with 60 day license suspension but may drive to work. In New Marshfield James Mace, 39, and Dale Hunter, 20, cited for license plate and left of center violations with modest fines. Donald Elliott, 22, Nelsonville, cited for fictitious registration and title issues with combined $40 plus costs. Gladys Dicken, 28, Logan, no operator license with $25 fine. Bert Clay, 25, Shawnee, no muffler with $10. Connie Honesty, 23, Zanesville, conditional speed with $10. Clyde Bowman, 20, Chester Hill, speeding with $20. Also note Masonic degree event and property transfer in unrelated notices.
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James Mace
New Marshfield
Dale Hunter
State Highway Patrol
Donald Elliott
Nelsonville
Gladys Dicken
Logan
Bert Clay
Shawnee
Connie Honesty
Zanesville
Clyde Bowman
Chesterhill
Welcome Spring Sparks Traffic and Local Health Incident
Spring warmth returned with a 76 degree Sunday high and a 63 degree Monday morning low after a 50 degree start. The Hocking River lowered to 6.65 feet as residents enjoy Bermuda shorts and open convertibles. several speeding fines issued by the State Highway Patrol and a child taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital for convulsions.
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U.S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking River
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Admitted list shows Mr and Mrs David Funk of Athens welcomed a daughter. Multiple admissions include Charles Wallace Athens Michael Muth Cincinnati and many residents of Athens The Plains Albany Glouster Amesville with several spouses and children noted in route addresses.
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David Funk
Athens
Charles Wallace
Michael Muth
Cincinnati
John Kitz
Dale Uldrich
Ernest Glazier
Edward Humphrey
Robert Whitlatch
William McNeely
Glouster
Edson Riley
the Plains
Margaret Misner
Foster Coe
Dwayne Connor
Jay Stiles
Albany
Anna Edwards
Raymond Dicken
Richard Colgan
Son
Baby Girl Deal
Chesterhill
David Matheny
Amesville
Dale Goldsberry
the Plains, and Son
Christmas Tree Unit Officers Are Elected
The Christmas Tree Unit elected officers this week. Mrs. Jukes dies at 81 in Cleveland after two months of illness and a month in Athens. Survived by son Vincent at Ohio University and relatives. funeral set for Tuesday at Howard Edwards Funeral Home.
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Howard Edwards
Euclid Ave
Cleveland
Child Dies At Chauncey Hart Baby Dies Of Bronchial Pneumonia
Connie Louise Hart six weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Hart was found dead in bed at home in Chauncey. Autopsy cites bronchial pneumonia as cause. Survivors include parents two brothers and two sisters etc. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Hughes funeral home with burial in Hilltop Cemetery Millfield. Also a water supply forum and Athens Area Christmas Tree Association officers announced.
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Connie Louise Hart
Ray Hart
Chauncey
Stephan
Mickey
Cheryl
Brenda
Charles Hart
Stephen McClain
Athens
Elmer B. Eitelschies
Cora McClain
Richmond
Hughes Funeral Home
Herbert Harris
Hilltop Cemetery
Millfield
College President To Speak Tuesday At Ohio University
Dr. Arland F. Christ-Janer president of Cornell College Iowa known nationwide speaks in Ohio University's Space Arts Auditorium at 4 p m Tuesday under Campus Religious Council sponsorship. His talk open to the public will discuss religion's role in modern life. He previously served at St John's Annapolis and Lake Erie College. He is a Minnesota native with degrees from Carleton Yale and Chicago Law and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
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Arland F. Christ-Janer
Cornell College
Iowa
Ohio University
Space Arts
Christ-Janer
St. John’s College
Anapolis
Lake Erie College
Painesville
Athens Woman 84 Dies After Four Week Illness
Mrs. W. B. Lawrence 84 of 21 N College St died Sunday night in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a four week illness. A lifelong Athens County resident and First Methodist Church member, she is survived by her son E. Paul Cotton and granddaughter Paula Isabelle Borton. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Hughes funeral home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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N. College St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County
Addison and
Martha Lash Hooper
Athens
Lawrence
First Methodist
WSCS
Athens Garden Club
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Emmett H. Cotton
E. Paul Cotton
Paula Isabelle Borton
Columbus
Harry Kelley
Hughes Funeral Home
John W. Seay
West Union Street
Waterloo Fire Recalled On Tenth Anniversary
The tenth anniversary of the New Marshfield fire that destroyed seven buildings passed with little remark on Friday, remembering the blaze that occurred last year in March.
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Waterloo
Marshfield
Veterans Seek Pension Increase in WWI Progam
National Commander Edward J. Neron urges WWI veterans to contact National Headquarters in Washington DC for proposals presented to Congress. Eligible veterans from 1917 and 1918 should send names addresses and serial numbers to receive specific information as the organization with 250000 members and 3000 barracks pushes to expand benefits. In a separate 1953 incident New Marshfield suffered a major fire destroying the Hysell General Store Dickens Garage and several homes until aid arrived from nearby towns with bucket brigades and milk truck water. The village later established a fire department in the former Dicken’s Garage building.
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Neron
Charles R. Kinison
G Street N. E
Washington, D. C
Congress
New Marshfield
Athens
Nelsonville
Amesville
Dickens
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