Five Area Accidents Leave Nine Injured
Donald E. Wilson 18 of Dayton suffered a skull fracture after his convertible rolled off Route 13 near Chauncey. Two other Dayton youths, Ronald Cash 18 and George Higgins 17, also injured. Three more injuries occurred in separate crashes on Route 50 and Route 664 near Albany and Logan. Robert L. Tingle jailed after fleeing a collision on Route 50A in Athens.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Donald E. Wilson
Dayton
Wilson
Ronald Cash
George Higgins
Route 13
Chauncey
Millfield
Messenger Newsphoto
Frosts Wreck Athens Area Orchards and Berries
Farmers report extensive frost damage across Athens area orchards with two brutal frosts over the weekend and Monday. Temperatures fell to the mid twenties in rural Hamley Run and 28 in Athens. Strawberry blossoms burned and flowers nipped as fruit losses mount.
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Athens
Kenneth Ackerman
Mercury
Hamley Run
U.S
C. J. Colmer
Colmer
Athens Ellis Skips Tuesday Meeting for Primary Election
J B Vanity Jr exalted ruler says Athens Ellis will not meet Tuesday night due to the primary election.
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Athens Ellis
J. B. Vanity, Jr
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A list of births and admissions from Sheltering Arms Hospital includes Glenn Cline and partners in Ath ens Route 2 and New Marshfield with newborns, Vernon Robinson Chauncey with a daughter, and several admissions. Dismissals include Don Wilson and others from Dayton and Athens areas.
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Glenn Cline
Athens
William Laveck
New Marshfield
Vernon Robinson
Chauncey
French Ervin
Florence Carr
the Plains
Ronald Cash
Dayton
George Higgins
Don Wilson
Peter Lucak
David Derr
George Lohr
Kenneth Dimmick
Merrill Chase
Albany
James Harkins
Carpenter
Oval Woods
Robert Jenkins
Freeman Riley
Jim Kinker
Angus Macaulay
Alfred Walsh
Mark Shaver
Lucida Coates
Robert Helton
Allen Wallace
Amesville
Truman Penn
William Brooks
Tom Plummer
Nellie Roush
Roger Buck
Two Drivers Plead Guilty In Municipal Court
Two men pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court. William Rohaly, 24, of 15 Park Place, and Bert H. Cole, 70, of Athens Route 5, were each fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and received three month license suspensions. Cole also faced 75 dollars and costs for leaving the scene of an accident, with 25 dollars suspended. Police reports say Cole’s car struck Kenneth M. Berry’s vehicle on Carpenter Street after turning from Court Street. Cole did not stop but was later apprehended.
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Tingle
Sams
William Rohaly
Park Pl
Bert H. Cole
Athens
Cole
Kenneth M. Berry
Grosvenor St
Court St
Carpenter
Berry
Carpenter St
Auction Raises Funds for Athens First Methodist Church Building
About 800 was cleared in a public auction Saturday at the Athens County fairgrounds. Men of the First Methodist Church reported the proceeds will go to the church building fund with items sold donated by church members other residents and local businessmen.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
First Methodist Church
Knights Templar to Meet at Athens Temple
Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will convene at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple, announced Commander Clarence Allen.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Clarence Allen
Lands for Athens Mayor Promises Street Relief
Kenneth W Lands, candidate for mayor, vows no repeat of winter dust mud and hazards from torn sidewalks and streets in central areas if elected. Athens residents expressed frustration over ignored conditions in Central Ave Second Stewart and Elliott streets.
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Athens
Central Ave
Second
Stewart
Elliott Street
Kenneth W. Sands
League of Women Voters publishes candidate list for city primary
The Ath ens League of Women Voters has assembled candidate questionnaires for the city primary. Voters’ service chair Mrs H R Swardson said the league sent each candidate a form for personal data education and business background and experience. Republicans and Democrats have contests with nominees to face next fall. polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow.
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Athens League of Women Voters
Today’s Messenger
H. R. Swardson
Voters’ Service
League
the Messenger
City Post
Warrant Served On Amesville Man In Licking County
Dana G. McKinley aged 48 was picked up at his Amesville home by sheriff deputies on a Licking County non support warrant. He was taken into custody Sunday by Licking County authorities.
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Amesville
Speech Hearing Clinic Planned at Ohio U
The Summer Speech and Hearing Clinic at Ohio University runs June 20 to August 8 sponsored by the Athens County Chapter of the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults and OU College of Fine Arts. Up to 40 residents will be treated by five therapists with priority for Athens and Hocking counties.
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Ohio University
Athens County
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults, Inc
OU College of Fine Arts
E. M. Penson
Penson
Phone
Coun
Driving Count Denied: Hearing Is Scheduled
Armour A. Chesser of Albany denied a drunken driving charge by the State Highway Patrol. Municipal Court hearing set for May 16. Bond $200. Cited by patrolman after a Route 50 accident Friday.
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Armour A. Chesser
Albany
Liability Insurance Coverage Reminder for Property Safety
Warning to property owners about potential injuries on site and who pays for damages if liability insurance is inadequate. Urges immediate coverage to avoid costly claims later.
Insurance Agencies in Athens and Surrounding Areas
Local paper lists multiple insurance agents serving Athens Ohio and nearby towns including C. B. Dillon, D. M. Goddard Houck & Van Dyke Inc, Earl F. Mathews Inc, Seiple & Kempton, Oakley Insurance Agency, The Saltz Insurance Agency, and Fr Murphey Sons. Also named are Donald K Barstow and Peter B Seel, with offices in Glouster and Nelsonville.
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Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
C. M. Gill & Co
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
FR. Murphey & Son
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Seiple & Kempton Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Richard Guinther
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Glouster
George Campbell
Higgins
Edna Withrow
McArthur
Elizabeth Conkey
Stella Toms
Harry Withrow
Ernest Conkey
Withrow
Minner McCallister
Conkey
Logan
Dorothy Davis
Newark
Robert
Russell Meyers
Sugar Grove
Meyers
Nelsonville
Clarence Bircher
Leslie Pritchard
Bircher
Sylvia Bircher
Thomas Pritchard
David G. Sams
Athens Route 3
Robert L. Tingle
Cincinnati
Ayne
Houck & van Dyke
W. Union
ELKS
Emersons
Vic" Sherow
Pol. Adv
Endicott-Johnson
Mac's Thrifty Store
West State Street
The
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
ROTC
Army
Air Force
Albert V. Molter
Glendon V. Davis
John H. Taylor
Guysville
Sons of the American Revolution
E. J. Taylor
SAR
USN
Kenneth W. Lands
Pol
Ohio U
Hocking County
Athens, Ohio
Moore
Betty Moore
Kerr-Hunter Hardware CO
Raymond Shepard
Pol, Adv
Conrae Cleaners
Plains, Ohio
Ohio River
Jus
Jaynes Furniture
E. State Street
Bell & Howell
BelleHows
World Famous
Vere Smith
N. Court St
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