Margaret Creek Bridge Project To Begin Soon
The Margaret Creek Bridge reconstruction on State Route 682 near Route 56, about 142 miles west of Athens, will start soon. The $159000 project covers $119500 for the bridge, $23500 for roadway, and $15000 for pavement with a temporary runaround to maintain traffic. completion now targeted for July 31, 1958.
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Margaret Creek
Ora Ashcraft
State Highway Department
Bride
Athens
Ashcraft
W. J. Elliott and Sons
McConnellsville
Adopt Dog Week Set for Athens County
Athens County observance runs May 5 to 11 as Adopt-a-Dog Week in cooperation with the 43rd Be King to Animals Week. The Athens County Humane Society and 600 percent other societies of the American Humane Association promote public understanding and shelter services. Open house at the county Dog Shelter 2 to 4 p.m. daily with staff showing facilities for treating animals and promoting pet adoption. To adopt a healthy pet, families pay a $2 fee plus the county licensing fee.
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Athens County
Athens County Humane Society
American Humane Association
United States
Canada
Lester Locke
Route 33
Chauncey
Humane Society
Locke
Athens County Christian Men's Brotherhood Meeting Notice
The Athens County Christian Men's Brotherhood will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at Trim ble.
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Athens County Christian Men's Brotherhood
Trimble
Jail Sentence Is Suspended For Charles Saunders
Charles Saunders twenty of Deanville received a suspended jail term in Municipal Court for a winter petty theft from Hocking Mine Co. He was fined one hundred fifty dollars and costs and given thirty days in jail, later suspended on Saunders failing to pay the fine. he instead served fifty days jail with deputies then put on one year probation.
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Charles Saunders
Deanville
Hocking
Saunders
Sherman Cunningham
Cunningham
Cunningham’s
Ticket Fraud Case Settled
William Driggs, 18, The Plains, was fined 300 dollars and costs and sentenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to fraud. The sentence and fine were suspended and he received one year probation. He and two juveniles were caught selling stolen raffle tickets. The Juvenile Court noted one of the two juveniles received a term at Boys Industrial School in Lancaster, the other placed on probation. The youth given the sentence has prior Juvenile Court history.
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William Driggs
the Plains
Driggs
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Helton of Athens welcome a son while Mr. and Mrs. Mike Crnobrnja of Athens announce a daughter. Admissions include Ronald Bolin of Jacksonville and Terry Cooper of Shade Route 1. Discharges list Harold Sycks of Athens Route 3 and Grover Hall of Athens. Also Walter Henry Staneart of Albany Route, Mrs. Richard Sullivan of Salmona Kentucky, Chevy North of Parkersburg West Virginia, and Mrs. Robert Huffman of Athens.
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Robert Helton
Athens
Mike Crnobrnja
Ronald Bolin
Jacksonville
Terry Cooper
Shade
Harold Sycks
Grover Hall
Henry Staneart
Albany
Richard Sullivan
Salmona
Chevy North
Parkersburg
W Va
Robert Huffman
Local pairings listed for Nelsonville and Athens
James E. Hume 23 and Joyce A. Fisk 19 both of Nelsonville. Thomas F. Carroll 18 and Betty Shafer 18 both of Nelsonville. James Y. Jarves 36 and Mildred Dingess 18 both of Athens.
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James E. Hume
Joyce A. Fisk
Nelsonville
Thomas FE. Carroll
Betty Shafer
James Y. Jarves
Mildred Dingess
Athens
City Projects Expand Utilities and Annexations in Athens
The city plans a $1,360 erection of a sewer and disposal plant, storm and sanitary sewer extensions on E Union and Stewart, and expansions to Briarwood North Briarwood Mechanicsburg and territory east of Children’s Home. Annexations include Lawhead Press land and areas for Kroger and other businesses. City Hall remodeling nears completion of second floor offices.
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Aera
Athens
Mechanicsburg
Briarwood
Joneswood
Children’s Home
Lawhead Press
Kroger
Ex-Resident Martin Flaherty Dies at 72 in Cincinnati
Funeral mass for Martin Flaherty 72, of Cincinnati and former Athens resident, will be at St Cecilia Church in Cincinnati Thursday at 9 a m He died at his home from a heart attack Monday afternoon He is survived by wife Rose Schloss a daughter and three sons and a sister Mayme Taylor of Corning
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Martin Flaherty
Cincinnati
Athens
St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church
Flaherty
Francis Lavelle
Rose Schloss
Mayme Taylor
Corning
Youth Driver Escapes Injury After Route 50 A Crash
Dominick H. Grasso, 18, was cited in Municipal Court after his car zigzagged along Route 50 A two miles north of Athens Tuesday night. The vehicle left the highway twice and struck a parked car. Grasso was uninjured. The State Highway Patrol reported no injuries.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Dominick H. Grasso
Glouster Route 3 Man Fined and Jailed
Alvin Lee Collins a 26 year old from Glouster Route 3 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to two traffic charges filed by the sheriff. He was sentenced to three days in jail a $125 fine and costs and a three month suspension of driving rights for driving while intoxicated. He was also fined $50 and costs for driving without a license.
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Glouster Route 3
Alvin Lee Collins
Collins
Two Charges Denied By Marshfield Man
Kendall G. Llewellyn 47 of New Marshfield is bound over to the grand jury on non-support charges after denying the allegations in Municipal Court. He also denied intoxication charges by the sheriff's department with a Friday hearing set. Bond was $500 for non support and $50 for intoxication.
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Kendall G. Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Grand Jury
Sheriff's Department
Man Denies Non-Support Charge in Municipal Court
Charles E. Nicholson of Ath ens Route 5 was bound over to the grand jury Wednesday after denying non-support charges filed by Helen F. Nicholson. Bond was set at $500.
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Charles E. Nicholson
Athens
Grand Jury
Helen F. Nicholson
Citywide Clean Up Week Planned in Athens
Mayor W. H. Herbert proclaims May 6 to 10 as Clean Up Week urging residents to thoroughly remove trash and rubbish. Maintenance trucks will collect curbside waste with city crews canvassing east side Monday and Tuesday from Court St to Grosvenor, west side Wednesday and Thursday, and Mechanicsburg Friday.
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Athens
W. H. Herbert
Clyde Beasley
Court St
Grosvenor
Mechanicsburg
Scout Problems Topic Of Combined Meeting
Combined Kootaga Council meeting discussed June Athens paper drive to fund summer camp attendance. Fifteen boys needed for National Jamboree, with seven district troops planning Camp Kootaga attendance July 7 to Aug 17.
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Kootaga Council
Church of the Good Shepherd
Frank Niesse
Hock-Hocking
Athens
Council
D. D. Montoya
Council Scout
Clarke Daily
Montoya
Advancement
Frank Jones
Camp Kootaga
Parkersburg
National Safety Council
Boy Scouts of America
Mrs. Myrtle Pettey Roach Rites Friday
Former Athens resident Myrtle Pettey Roach 84 Columbus died Tuesday at St. Anthony Hospital after an extended illness. Widow of Charles H. Roach she leaves two daughters two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services Friday at First Christian Church with Eastern Star rites burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call Woodyard Co. funeral home Columbus after 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday or after noon Friday at church.
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Athens
Myrtle Pettey Roach
Columbus
St. Anthony Hospital
Athens County
Charles H. Roach
Roach
Waterman L
Elizabeth McDaniel Pettey
Order of Eastern Star and White Shrine
First Christian Church
Edith Funke
Bernice Grant
Joe B. Maffett
Eastern Star
West Union Street
Woodyard Co. Funeral
The
Christian Church
Passport Renewal Applications Available at Court Office
Clerk of Court Mrs Phyllis L Cross announced passport renewal applications are ready in her office. New process speeds renewals by allowing in office or mail requests, replacing former mailings to Washington for expiring passports.
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Phyllis L Cross
Washington
James C. Black Jr Convicted of Trespass in Municipal Court
James C. Black Jr., 21, of 113 North Congress Street, was found guilty Wednesday in Municipal Court of trespass. He was fined $15 plus costs after denying the charge filed by M. M. Munn of 115 North Congress Street.
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James C. Black, Jr
N. Congress St
Black
M. M. Munn
N. Congress
Youths Back From A Session In Columbus Model Legislature
Clark Williams and Max Cone of Athens returned from the sixth Model State Legislature in Columbus. Representing Athens Hi-Y their bill to license sale and use of electrified fences passed both chambers and was signed by the governor. Other area youths participated with bills on county school funding and junior colleges amid a wide range of enacted measures and killed bills.
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Clark Williams
Max Cone
Athens
Columbus
YMCA
Logan
Robert Taylor
Nelsonville
Committee On Taxation
Ellinger
Dicken
Lions Club Nominates New Officers for Spring Election
A Lions Club nominating committee presented a slate for the spring officer election. President Lewis McBride and officers Don Perry Scotty Roberts Marvin Bantell Jerry Jagers Raymond Brooks Earl Weber M. T. Vermillion Earl Funk Clarke Daily are named with Earl Funk as treasurer and Clarke Daily as secretary. Election planned next week. George Rutkoskie named delegate to Lions International Convention in San Francisco. Gomer Jones named manager of the softball team. Chauncey Lions Club guests included Carroll Tippett Frank Lewis John Smart and S L Darst.
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Lions Club
Lewis McBride
Don Perry
Scotty Roberts
Marvin Bantell
Lion Tamer
Jerry Jagers
Raymond Brooks
Earl Weber
M. T. Vermillion
Earl Funk
Clarke Daily
George Rutkoskie
Lions International
San Francisco
Gomer Jones
Ralph Seaman
Carling’s Conservation Club
Chauncey Lions Club
Carroll Tippett
Frank Lewis
John Smart
S. L Darst
May Starts Right With Warm Athens Day
May records a mild start with 74 degree midday temps in Athens and a 46 degree low. U.S. observer C. L. Colmer notes April rainfall at 3.26 inches, just under 3.57 inches in April 1956. Rural Hamley Run shows a 4 degree low and 83 degree high yesterday.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Hamley Run
Doan's Pills Offer Fast Relief for Backache and Aches
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Pills as quick relief for nagging backache headaches and muscular pains. It claims soothing bladder irritation mild diuretic effect and eight ways the medicine works to help sleep and comfort. It urges asking for new large size to save money.
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Happy Relief
Doan
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Greg Sanders
Paul Curry
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Glouster
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Riverside
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Ace Hamer
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Hamer
the Plains High School
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Harley Ellinger
Willis Dicken
Ohio
YWCA
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Exirstoxe
W. Union
Athe
Earl Sez
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
General Insurance
Ear
A. Hooper
Athens Security Bank
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Eali
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Athens Appliance & TV CO
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