Fire destroys Plains residence injures one firefighter
A Ten Hill Road home owned by Mr and Mrs James Lyons in The Plains burned late Saturday gutting the frame house. Three people were left homeless with an estimated $5000 loss. Chief Basil Cullison cited faulty wiring in the basement. Walter McDonald of The Plains suffered a gash from falling slate and was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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James Lyons
Ten Hill Rd
The
Plains
Basil Cullison
Chauncey-Dover
Walter McDonald
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Cullison
Five OU Students Fined For Roof Party At School
Five Ohio University students aged 18 to 21 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to holding a wine party on the roof of St Pauls Catholic School. Each was fined 50 dollars and costs with half suspended, 30 days probation, and ordered to cover roof damage. One defendant received a suspended five day jail term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Newcomb
Ohio University
John Altig
E. State St
Jim Johnson
Tim C. Cole
Vince Nase
Washington Hall
James H. Gehring
E. State
Charles Cochran
St. Paul's Catholic School
Robert Windle
Right to Work Debate Set at 7 30 A M in Speech Building
Lafayette Houser of the National Right to Work Committee and Oliver Jones of the Ohio AFL-CIO will debate right to work laws next Tuesday. The event is sponsored by the Young Republicans Young Democrats and The Society for the Advancement of Management and will be held in the Speech Building at 7:30 a.m. Hooser is a firefighter on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Houser
National
Right To Work Committee
Oliver Jones
Ohio
Afl-Cio
Young Republicans
Young Democrats
The
Society For the Advancement of Management
Hooser
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Ohio U Names Rhodes Scholar Coordinator
Dr. Troy Organ of Ohio University was named interim Rhodes Scholarship coordinator by President Vernon R. Alden. He will liaise between the Philadelphia Rhodes Committee and Ohio applicants for the two year, Oxford University based awards.
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Troy Organ
Ohio University
Vernon R. Alden
Rhodes
Philadelphia
Ohio
Oxford University
England
Record Summer Enrollment Rise At Ohio University
Increased five week summer sessions at Ohio University are expected to push enrollment above 5000. The 1962 schedule shows 566 listings across 400 courses in 33 fields. Last year Athens campus enrollment was 4300 with more 300 and 400 level courses offered.
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Ohio University
Thomas Smith
Athens
Smith
Learning Driver Cited After Auto Collisions
A weekend string of three accidents drew police attention. Grace Kwan, 37, learning to drive, was fined 15 dollars for driving left of center after colliding with Frances Keirns and hitting a parked car. A passenger, Russell Dobish, sustained a head cut from a separate crash near the fair grounds, while Larry Nicewanger and Harold Sedwick were involved in a Washington and College collision with Nicewanger cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance.
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Grace Kwan
Sunnyside Dr
S. May Ave
Lincoln
Frances A. Keirns
Amesville
Kwan
Harold B. Swisher
Russell Dobish
Frank S. Wilkins
Aliquippa
Fairgrounds
W. Union St
Dobish
Wilkins Auto
Larry Nicewanger
Mulligan Rd
Harold O. Sedwick
Morris Ave
Washington and College
Nicewanger
Rome FFA Elects Officers And Reports Fire Incident
Rome Canaan FFA elected Pat Sheridan as president and Larry Hines as vice president at a recent meeting. Others chosen include Danny Mansfield secretary Carl Alkire treasurer Ronnie Bretz reporter Eddie Lawson sentinel with assistants named. A car owned by Richard Bartlett was damaged by fire Monday after a backfire through the carburetor. Firefighters responded to Court and Union streets at 11 45 a m. Miss Joan Shafer 20 fainted at the Speech Building and was taken to Hudson Health Center by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome Canaan
Future Farmers of America
Ffa-Fha
Pat Sheridan
Larry Hines
Danny Mansfield
Carl Alkire
Ronnie Bretz
Eddie Lawson
Sentinel
Jim Wingrove
Larry Zimmerman
Tom Parsons
Danny Morris
Tom Clew
Richard Bartlett
Columbus Rd
Court
Union Streets
Charles W. Dalton
Fire Department
Joan Shafer
Baker Center
Hudson Health Center
Speech
Driver Cited After Crash Near Nelsonville
Earl D. Mender Jr. 33 of Nelsonville veered off Route 216 on a curve, the patrol said. His car struck brush injuring passenger George Burleigh 54 who suffered a forehead laceration. Mender pleaded innocent to driving while intoxicated in Common Pleas Court with bond set at 500 dollars.
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A Buchtelman
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
George Burleigh
Earl D. Mender, Jr
Mender
Common Pleas Court
Woman Guilty on Key Theft Count in Municipal Court
Edna Wilson Kimberly pleaded innocent but was convicted Monday in Municipal Court of stealing five dollars and two car keys from David Eckler. She awaits sentencing in county jail for nonpayment of the fine. A separate notice lists funeral services for Mrs Georgia Mautz, mother of John Meyers, to be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Somerset Methodist Church in Somerset. COOLVILLE-The Coolville Troy Volunteer Fire Department responded to a grass fire at Charlie Derringer residence south of the village Sunday afternoon.
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Edna Wilson
Kimberly
David Eckler
Georgia Mautz
John M. Meyers
Lancaster St
Somerset Methodist Church
Coolville
Coolville- Troy
Charlie Derringer
Science Day Planned At Athens Junior High And High
Athens Junior and Senior High School sponsor Science Day with a three evening open house in the old gymnasium from 7 to 9 p m. About 250 students will display projects over Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Five science teachers act as advisors.
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Athens
Earl Washburn
Charles McAfee
William Roston
Edwin LaVelle
Richard Essex
Probation Granted In Horse Theft Case In Athens
A 19 year old Athens Route 5 youth James Clifford Smith pleaded guilty to stealing a horse from a barn on Pleasant Hill Road and a pony cart from Route 5. Judge John Bolin placed him on two years probation with a requirement to return the pony cart within 48 hours. Two younger suspects aged 16 and 15 were turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Athens Route 5
Common Pleas
John Bolin
James Clifford Smith
Bolin
Wade Haning
Pleasant Hill
James H. Pratt
Athens
Sheriff's Department
Smith
Route 5
Weather Report Sees Three Straight Pleasant Days
Fair conditions continue with the U. S. Weather Observer Co reporting 50 degrees at 9:30 am, up nine degrees from morning low. Sunday’s high reached 59 degrees as mild sunshine persisted.
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U. S. Observer Co. L. Colmer
Local News Briefs: Home Return and Court Fine
Jan Paul Antorietto nine son of Paul and Mrs Antorietto has been returned home from Children s Hospital Columbus after a three week confinement. Louella Faulkner Chauncey pleaded guilty and was fined ten dollars plus costs in Municipal Court for driving with expired Florida plates. Charles H Harris former managing editor of The Messenger was reported in critical condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after Saturday night illness at his Elmwood Place residence.
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Jan Paul Antorietto
Paul Antorietto
N. Shafer Sr
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Louella Faulkner
Chauncey
Florida
Charles H. Harris
the Messenger
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Elmwood Pl
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Hasuranch
Houck & Reed, Inc Insurance Service
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
W. Union
Dial LY
the Security Bank
Athens County
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Harold A. Bails
the Plains
U. S. Army
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Floyd E. Coler
Wilma D. Crow
Mineral
Jesse Talbert
Fanchion M. Lewis
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Church Systems
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Eclipse BT
Kerr - Hunter
Robert Daniel
Athens League of Women Voters
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Murphey Ins
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Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
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