221 County Seniors Are Candidates for Graduation
Athens County plans 11 high school commencements this month with 221 seniors listed as candidates. Albany leads with 34 seniors, Ames Bern has 20, and Rome Canaan and The Plains set May 22 as final dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County High School
George Christman
Albany
Ames-Bern
Carthage-Troy
Waterloo
York
Shade
Trimble
Rome-Canaan
the Plains
Mack Sauer
Patricia Adams
James Ator
Lois Mac Bolin
Phyllis Burke
Geraldine Burritt
Lowell Burritt
Jerry Carsey
Charles Chase
Mary
Civil Service Exam Changes For City Fire Department
City fire department exams moved to Friday May 18 at 7 p m in city hall per Ed Cole local service official. Two positions open for firefighters and one lieutenant post. Four regular firefighters eligible for lieutenant have applications. only one man has picked up a firefighter application from the mayor's office per Mrs Delores Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Cole
Delores Hayes
Insurance aid helps plan finances amid constant trouble
Financial strain persists beyond seasons as debts and obligations press. An insurance program offers ongoing support, helping you navigate recurring costs and secure stability despite tight budgets.
Local Firms and Names List in Glouster and Nelsonville Areas
A compact listing shows business names and agents in Glouster and Nelsonville. Entries include Barstow Dillon Gill & Co. and Oakley Insurance Agency among others with addresses or affiliations in southeastern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
C. M. Gill & Co
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
F.R. Murphy & Son
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Lee
Seipie & Kempton Glouster
Ohio
Richard Guinther
Nelsonville
Oakley Ins
the Saltzins, Agency
Two Farm Events Slated for County Agriculture Week
Vocational agriculture instructors 4-H livestock and crops advisors were told by Ross Wright county agricultural agent of two events this week. A sheep treatment demonstration will be held Wednesday at the Alton Hanning farm five miles south of Athens by Wayne Middliemus of the Producers Livestock Association at Lancaster, who will treat 30 yearling ewes purchased by the Athens County Sheep Extension Committee. Placings on five rings of Holsteins at the Athens State Hospital will be made by Ralph A. Porterfield Ohio State University dairy specialist, offering judging training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Wright
Alton Hanning Farm
Athens
Wayne Middliemus
Producers Livestock Association
Lancaster
Athens County Sheep Extension Committee
Athens State Hospital
Ralph A. Porterfield
Ohio State University
Walker Street man returned home by emergency squad
Earl Pyle, 46, of 38 Walker Street, was brought back to his house Saturday evening after his family summoned emergency squad members at 8 37 p m. They feared he might attempt suicide while despondent over illness. Police said he carried a rope when found in the woods behind his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Pyle
Walker St
Pyle
J. B. Grogan
Two Men Are Fined in Municipal Court
Two of three men charged with public intoxication pleaded guilty in Municipal Court and were fined. Sherman Pratt, 36, of 48 Mound St and Armor Lonas, 31, of Athens Route 4 were each fined $25 plus costs. Charles Isenburg, 73, of Athens Route 3 forfeited a $30 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Pratt
Mound St
Armor Lonas
Athens
Charles Isenburg
Driver Cited After Intersection Crash
Kenneth Frost, 43, of Athens Route 4, fined $45 and costs in Municipal Court for reckless operation after an accident at Lancaster and Carpenter Friday night. Frost turning right onto Carpenter from Lancaster crossed the center line and struck Martel J. Levan, 21, of Perkins Hall driving west off Carpenter. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Frost
Athens
Lancaster and
Carpenter
Frost
Carpenter St
Lancaster St
Martel J. Levan
Perkins Hall
Two Drivers Fined by Logan Mayor on Patrol Charges
Two drivers were fined by Logan's Mayor Francis Myers over the weekend on State Highway Patrol charges. John Kunkier, 30, of Columbus, paid 10 dollars and costs for passing as an intersection. John Bammon, 21, of Lakewood, paid 15 dollars and costs for speeding. Daniel Stolis, 18, of The Plains, was fined 10 dollars and costs by Chauncey’s Mayor Charlies Wadley after the patrol filed speeding charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Francis Myers
John Kunkier
Columbus
John Bammon
Lakewood
Daniel Stolis
the Plains
Chauncey
Charlies Wadley
Past Commanders In Session at Legion
Twenty four members of the Eight District Past Commanders Association met at the new American Legion post home in Athens for a dinner and business session. James Wagenseller of Lancaster spoke on using past commanders’ experience to guide veterans affairs and the Legion’s national role. Mayor Peter B. Seel and James M. Vercoe welcomed attendees from multiple towns as the group planned future officer elections in Pomeroy before the district convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New American Legion
Athens
James Wagenseller
Lancaster
Legion
Ohio
Wagenseller
Ders
James M. Vercoe
Athens Post
Peter B. Seel
C. J. Ailstock
Association
McArthur
Middleport
Murray City
New Lexington
Pomeroy
Racine
Athens Talks Planned Before Clubs
George W. Campbell, born blind, will speak on Living In Two Worlds before an Athens High School assembly at 10 30 a.m. the Fine Arts Council of Ohio University at 4 p.m. and a joint Lions Clubs meeting for Athens Albany and Chauncey at the Hotel Berry at 6 30 p.m. He has given inspirational talks for major corporations and is touring central and southern Ohio with arrangements by Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company public relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Campbell
Athens
Campbell
Fine Arts Council of
Ohio University
Chemistry
Lions Clubs
Albany
Chauncey
Berry
Central
Southern
Ohio
Columbus
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens and surrounding areas are Mrs. Joseph Seiple. Mildred Saylor. Harold Wise. Mrs. Virginia Clark. Lee Jenkins. Mrs Ora Finsterwald. Mrs. Esther Johnston. Samuel Timblin. Clifton Kloh. Judy Curtis. New births list Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deardorff a son. Dismissals include Mrs. Jesse Cuckler. Mrs. Earl Tucker. Mrs. Kenneth Fitch. Mrs. Charles May. Mrs. Donald Stephenson and son. Mrs. Harold Efaw and son. Mrs. Edwin McCandlish and son. Mrs. Floyd Stanley and daughter. Gary Storer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Seiple
Athens
Mildred Saylor
Guysville
Harold Wise
Virginia Clark
Lee Jenkins
Stewart
Ora Finsterwald
Frost
Esther Johnston
the Plains
Samuel Timblin
Clifton Kloh
Jacksonville
Judy Curtis
Jesse Cuckler
Earl Tucker
Albany
Kenneth Fitch
Charles May
New Marshfield
Donald Stephenson
Malta
Edwin McCandlish
Athens and Son
Floyd Stanley
Gary Storer
Knifing Charge Denied in Municipal Court
Buster Johnson of Millfield Route 1 denied a knife cutting charge against Jack Everner of Athens Route 3 and placed under a 200 appearance bond for a Municipal Court hearing Wednesday. Johnson was identified as the man who attacked Everner in a nightclub parking lot Friday night. Everner, charged with intoxication, pleaded guilty Monday and was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Judge J. F. Newcomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Johnson
Millfield
Jack ‘Everner
Athens
Johnson
Evener
J. F. Newcomb
Nickoson Denied Assault Charge. Guilty to Intoxication
Rexford Nickoson of 50 Depot Street denied an assault and battery charge against his wife Mabel but pleaded guilty to a city police intoxication charge. He was fined $50 and costs in Municipal Court Monday. A hearing on the innocent plea is set for Tuesday after police say they arrested him at his home late Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexford Nickoson
Depot St
Mabel
Nickoson
Fire alarm to factory building prompts response
A general alarm at 9:58 a m sent firemen to Luster Fought and Co wholesale building at 7 Factory St but no blaze materialized. Three fire trucks responded after an employee saw smoke from the elevator shaft bottom and firemen noted the elevator motor was smoking with no reported damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luster Fought and Co
Factory St
Peter Barkie Rites Tuesday
Funeral services for Peter Barkie 49 will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Columbus. He died at his home there Saturday. He formerly lived in Athens County and is survived by his wife Julia Gall Barkie a daughter Mary Ann four brothers and two sisters. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Columbus
Peter Barkie
Barkie
Athens County
Julia Gall Barkie
Mary Ann
Tony
Albany
Alex
Guysville
Joe
Lewis
Esther
Wyandotte
Mich
Flora
Cleveland
Cook and Son Funeral
Greenlawn
Coolville Man Jailed On Cutting Charge
Perley Singer, 57, of near Coolville, pleaded guilty to intoxication and cut John Harvey with a meat cleaver. He was fined $10 and costs for intoxication and bound over to the grand jury on a $500 bond for the cutting charge. Harvey received treatment at Sheltering Arms Hospital and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perley Singer
Coolville
Justice of the Peace
T. F. Cecil
John Harvey
Grand
O. R. Stover
Singer
Harvey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Six Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Six motorists were fined in Municipal Court Monday on traffic violations filed by the State Highway Patrol. Richard E. Crossen and Alfred O. Deal each $10 for insufficient brakes or license plate display, Richard D. Morris $10, Dale J. Fazekas $15, Harold D. Vaughn $20, and Richard O. Mathews $15 for improper passing, with court costs assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Richard E. Crossen
Albany
Alfred O. Deal
Richard D. Morris
Athens
Dale J. Fazekas
N. McKinley Ave
Harold D. Vaughn
Nelsonville
Richard 0. Mathews
Columbus
County School Board Holds Monthly Session In Athens
Regular business was conducted at the Athens County Board of Education monthly meeting with all members present. Duties of supervisory positions were discussed and Juanita Clyse introduced as applicant for elementary supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Board of Education
Juanita Clyse
Court Fines Two Athens Men for Intoxication
Court fined Clifford Darnell and Thomas Coffman both of Athens Route 3 twenty five dollars and costs after they pled guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court Monday. Sheriff's department filed the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Darnell
Thomas Coffman
Athens Route 3
Sheriff's Department
Athens Area Sees Heat Wave Ends as Clouds Move In
Clouds gathered over Athens Monday morning signaling rain and relief from four days of humid heat. After a Sunday 90 degree record, the night low was 72 with 11 a.m. temperature at 84. Rural Hamley Run hit 89 Sunday and 78 by 9 a.m. today. Friday and Saturday highs reached 87 and 86 with .55 inch rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Hamley Run
Mercury
Auto Fraud Is Cited
John M. Radcliff of Canaanville pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to fraud by converting Eber Carpenter’s automobile for his own use. He was fined $25 and costs after Carpenter reported the car missing and Radcliff was arrested near Athens following a West Virginia trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Radcliff
Canaanville
Eber Carpenter
George Bateman
Carpenter
Radcliff
West Virginia
Athens
Albany Area Farmer Dies at 72 on Route 2
George F. Douglas 72, lifetime Albany Route 2 farmer, died Sunday morning after a three week illness at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by wife predeceased, daughter Martha Hodge of Thurston, two sons Emmett and Francis, and brother John Douglas. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bigony Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Jarvis. burial Wells Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
George F. Douglas
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Douglas
Martha Hodge
Thurston
Emmett
Francis
Columbus
John Douglas
Bigony Funeral
Richard Jarvis
Wells Cemetery
Salyers Pleads Guilty to Drunken Driving in Municipal Court
Thomas Salyers aged 56 of 18 W. Washington St. pleaded guilty to drunken driving in Municipal Court. He was fined 125 dollars, costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and his driving license suspended for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Salyers
Washington St
Risky Business Defending Against Damage Lawsuits
The text argues that winning innocence before a jury is risky and stresses the need for strong legal defense and insurance to cover judgments if the jury rules against you. It promotes protection services for such legal challenges.
Dayton Motorcyclist Critical After Area Crash
Four people were injured in Sunday highway crashes across the region. James Burns, 18, of Dayton, was in critical condition at Hocking Valley Hospital after a Route 75 curve error led to a guard rail collision. Wayne Warken, 17, also from Dayton, suffered abrasions. In Athens, Leslie Dowler, 29, and Joseph Seiple, 53, collided on Route 33. Dowler was fined $45 for unsafe operation. Ann Vonauer, 77, of Tucson, caused a two-car crash on Route 664 injuring none but led to her Logan court citation. another accident on Troy Township Road involved Richard Rutter and Jack Deeter with Deeter charged for driving left of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Logan Hospital
James Burns
Dayton
Logan
Burns
Wayne L. Warken
Warken
Route
Athens
Leslie J. Dowler
Joseph L. Seiple
Mildred L. Seiple
Hocking County
Ann Vonauer
Tucson
Ariz
Sam Weaver
Portsmouth
Francis Myers
Troy Township
Richard Rutter
Traffic fine levied on Charlies W. Algeo for unsafe operation
Charlies W. Algeo, 19, of 35 Lorain Ave, was fined $25 and costs in Municipal Court Monday for unsafe operation as filed by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies W. Algeo
Lorain Ave
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Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Athens County Savings and Loan CO. Real Estate Home Loan
Masonic Temple Bidg
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Walker St. Family
Oher
Frank Deardorff
Nye's
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the Security Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Long Bottom
Jack Deeter
Deeter
W. Washington St
Pomeroy & Gallipolis
Bell & Howell
Vere O. Smith
Richland
POL. Adv
Wayne Wingett
Mac's Thrifty Store
W. State St
Moore
Amin Moore
Benjamin
Kerr-Hunter Hardware CO
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