Four Hurt in Traffic Accidents Patrol Says
State Highway patrolmen from the Athens post investigated four Saturday accidents that injured four people and led to three driver arrests. Charles Diltz of Athens was hospitalized after his car left Route 682 and demolished. Edna Wilson of Nelsonville had a broken leg. Vern Wolfe and Bob Antle, both of Trimble, suffered bruises in a head on collision on Hooper Ridge Road. Thomas Gallagher of Columbus and Jerry Cottrell of Abilene Texas were involved in a passing dispute on a different road. Izak Weber of Coolville was cited for speeding after leaving the road on a curve and entering a ditch.
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Athens Post
Charles Diltz
Athens
Lower Plains
Ednad Wilson
Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Vern Wolfe
Bob Antle
Trimble
Morgan County
Hooper Ridge
Hocking
Thomas Gallagher
Columbus
Jerry Cottrell
Abilene
Tex
Izak Weber
Coolville
Two Athens County servicemen to depart for Europe in May
Pvt. David N. Wilson and Pvt. Joe C. Cabeen of Athens County are to leave Fort Benning Georgia in mid May under the Army unit rotation plan Operation Gyro scope. They belong to the 8th Infantry Division replacing the 10th in Germany. Wilson, wife Donna, and Cabeen are son and daughter of local residents and both graduates of 1953 area high schools.
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Athens County
Ft. Benning
Europe
Army
David N. Wilson
Herbert B. Wilson
Joe C. Cabeen
Fred Cabeen
Athens
8Rh
10Th Infantry Division
Germany
Wilson
Donna
S. Congress St
the Plains High School
Ohio University
Cabeen
Athens High School
Athens Man To Attend College Anniversary
CINCINNATI May 9-10 observances mark the 125th anniversary of the University of Cincinnati College of Law with W Parker Walker of Athens a 1942 graduate among attendees. The event also honors the 100th anniversary of William Howard Taft. Speakers include Chief Justice Earl Warren and Justice Harold Burton, plus Charles Sawyer. Sgt Dorsey L Oxley of Athens Route 5, 11th Armored Cavalry near the German Czechoslovak border, a 1949 Shade High School graduate, has earned the Bronze Star Purple Heart and CIB. He entered service in 1949.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Law
W. Parker Walker
Athens
William Howard Taft
Earl Warren
Harold Burton
U.S. Supreme Court
Charles Sawyer
Commerce
Belgium
Dorsey L. Oxley
Clarence Aden Oxley
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Dorsey
Europe
Shade High School
Cited for Fighting Arraignments in Municipal Court
Two men charged by city police with fighting faced arraignment Monday in Municipal Court. William Castle of Athens pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars plus costs, while Jerald Beasley of Richland Avenue pleaded not guilty and posted a $30 bond for a Tuesday morning hearing.
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William Castle
Athens
Jerald Beasley
Richland Ave
Lancaster Man Is Fined For Intoxication Charge
Ziev en Cecil L. Harmon of Lancaster, 42, pleaded guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court. The State Highway Patrol filed the charge, and Harmon was fined $25 plus costs.
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Lancaster
Zieven
Cecil L. Harmon
State Highway Patrol
Bond Forfeited In Municipal Court Case
Ronald K. House 18 of Washington Hall forfeited a $30 bond posted for his Monday morning appearance in Municipal Court on a city police intoxication charge.
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Ronald K. House
Washington Hall
Builder of Athens Hospital Charles Breinig Dies at 78
Charles T. Breinig 78, a former contractor who built Sheltering Arms Hospital and Athens landmarks, died Sunday at his home 191 W State St after a long illness. Survived by wife Delia and daughter Mary Williams, he helped found the local hospital in 1921 and later expanded its size. He also built the Athens Armory and Ohio University Science Building. Burial and funeral arrangements pending.
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Charles T. Breinig
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
W. State St
Breinigs
T. H. Morgan
Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation
Dr. Morgan
Breinig
Ohio University
Elks and Eagles Lodges
Chillicothe
George and
Mary Keller Breinig
Mary Williams
Hebardville
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Ames Bern Class Night Program Set
Ames-Bern school hosts Class Night Friday May 9 featuring a play Hercules Night Out by the Speech Club. Valedictorian Charles Gardner and salutatorian Anna Marie Keirns give speeches. Bill Wagner shows senior trip films. Danny Kasler reads class history. Supt Gardner awards top scholars from tests. sixteen students took final District State Scholarship Tests at Ohio University. Wagner and Max Seyfried attend Kiwanis Club dinner for county honor society in Athens.
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Amesville
Ames-Bern
Hercules
Speech Club
Charles Gardner
Anna Marie Keirns
Bill Wagner
Danny Kasler
Supt
G. A. Gardner
Athens
Ohio University
Wagner
Max Seyfried
Bonds Forfeited By 2 Drivers In Municipal Court
Two motorists failed to appear in Municipal Court Monday and forfeited bonds. Alva Leroy Mayles, 24, of Newark, forfeited 20 dollars for faulty vehicle lights. Richard E. Smith, 36, of Athens Route 3, forfeited 15 dollars for speeding 45 in a 35 zone.
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Alva Leroy Mayles
Newark
State Highway Patrol
Richard E. Smith
Athens
Firemen Called After Gas Line Ignites At Apartment
City firemen responded at 10 43 a m Monday to the apartment of Mrs Mabel Cage 36 S Court St when a gas line to the kitchen range ignited Workmen removing linoleum from beneath the range are believed to have broken the line No damage resulted.
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Mabel Cage
S. Court St
Buchtel Mayor Fined for Intoxication Guilty Plea
Carl Newman aged 58 mayor of Buchtel was fined 10 dollars and costs in County Court after pleading guilty to intoxication He had spent the weekend in the county jail and was arrested Saturday evening after reportedly failing to appear for a 6 PM court session in Buchtel
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Carl Newman
Buchtel
Sheriff’s Department
Kimberly Men Fined After Tavern Fight
Gerald Thomas and Thomas Graham, both of Kimberly, were fined $25 and costs after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to disturbing the peace. Affidavits by Fred Pritts, operator of the Vin ton Club near Nelsonville, alleged a fight at the club a couple weeks earlier.
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Gerald Thomas
Thomas Graham
Kimberly
Fred Pritts
Vinton Club
Nelsonville
Hocking River Rises After Night of Heavy Rain
U. S. observer C. L. Colmer notes the Hocking River rising to 13.15 feet by 11 a.m. after nearly 1 inch of rain in Athens. Flood stage is 17 feet. closures reported on Route 50A and Route 690 near Amesville as Federal Creek water covers the highways. Temperature held near 50 with recent lows and highs in the 40s to 80s regionwide.
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Hocking
C. L. Colmer
U. S
State Highway Garage
Amesville
Athens
Colmer
Hamley Run
Couple from Athens Named in Local Notice
Donald Elwood Daugherty 21 and Dorothy Ann Robinson 21 both of Athens are listed in the readable portion of a local notice.
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Donald Elwood Daugherty
Dorothy Ann Robinson
Athens
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Michelob
George Ford
W. Union
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West State St
Wayne Ward
General Assembly
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Bell & Howell
SUN Dial
Wilshire
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Jaynes
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