Athens names Clyde Plant new city school chief
The Athens city school board announced Clyde E Plant of Columbus as superintendent for three years on a 12 month contract worth 12000 a year He succeeds Samuel R Johnson who resigned to join the federal department in Boston Mass Plant 39 prior Army service Bronze Star Medal recipient American Association of School Administrators awardee NEA OEA OHSA AASA member with a wife Evelyn and two sons to move to Athens in July
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde E. Plant
Columbus
Athens City
Board of Education
Mr. Plant
Bureau of Educational Research and Service
Ohio State University
Plant
OSU
Samuel R. Johnson
Johnson
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Boston
Mass
Perry County
Corning High School
Bremen
Harry Plant
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Pickaway County
Monroe
Wood County
Pemberville
Eastwood
Bowling Green
American Association of School Administrators
Atlantic City
E. E. Lewis
NEA
OEA
OHSA
AASA
Kappa Phi
Phi Delta Kappa
Wood County Education Association
Wood County Principals Association
Ohio Association of School Administrators
Bolin
Evelyn
Athens
Jeffrey
Gregory
Insurance Agent Promotes Community Fire Prevention Efforts
A property insurer explains that indemnity cannot replace losses from fire or accidents and outlines the agent’s long running role in local accident and fire prevention campaigns. He helps refine fire prevention ordinances and supports better fire department efficiency in the town.
Insurance Agencies Advertise Prominent Local Insurers
An array of local insurers and agencies in Nelsonville and Glouster Ohio advertise coverage options. Names include Barstow Dillon Goddard Houck Reed Mathews Gill and Co Murphey Rutherford Lee Seiple Oakley Saltz Guinther. The notice emphasizes trust and reliability in handling insurance needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill and Co
Murphey Ins
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Lee
Joseph Seiple
Three Accidents Investigated By Patrolmen
Three Athens County accidents were investigated Saturday by the State Highway Patrol. A Glouster man, Alex Docie, 42, suffered a nose bruise when his southbound car hit the rear of a second car and went into an embankment south of Chauncey. John Bullock, 21, Chauncey, was cited for excessive speed after his southbound car left Route 13 south of Jacksonville and struck a guardrail. A hillcrest side swipe involving a school bus driven by Don Evener, 56, Chauncey, and a car driven by Earl Chesser, 21, Coal Hollow Road, remained under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Docie
Chauncey
Athens County Court
John Bullock
Jacksonville
Coal Hollow Road
Hillcrest
Don Evener
Earl Chesser
Mrs Simmons Rites Planned
Funeral services are planned Wednesday afternoon for Mrs Donna E Simmons 66 who died Friday night in a Lake Wales Florida hospital. Born in Athens she lived at 96 N Congress St and has resided in Lake Wales for three years. She was a member of First Methodist Church and of the American Legion Auxiliary. Survived by husband Harry H of Lake Wales daughter Mrs Harriett L Petterson Pacific Palisades California sister Mrs Edith Levenson Dayton. Friends may call after Tuesday noon at Dowler Ferguson Hughes Funeral Home where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be at Hebardville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna E. Simmons
Lake Wales
Fla
Athens
N. Congress St
First Methodist Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Harry H
Harriett L. Petterson
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Teenage Road-E-O Drives City Teens to Win Prizes
James Daggett and Bunny Gardner won first place in the annual Jaycee Teenage Road-E-O driving contest. Daggett led the boys with James Reeder second and Eugene Elliott third, while Gardner topped the girls with Marcia Rose second and Judy Hunter third. Twenty three participants took a driving exam in the Kroger parking lot and a written test at Athens High School under supervisor Thomas Bowen. Prizes included 50 dollars and two plaques donated by Standard Oil via Ira W. Burnfield. The event was sponsored by the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce led by president Ted Kasler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Daggett
Bunny Gardner
Jaycee
Daggett
James Reeder
Eugene Elliott
Miss Gardner
Marcia Rose
Judy Hunter
Kroger
Athens High School
Thomas Bowen
Sunday Warmth Returns With 84 Degree High In Athens
Athens residents enjoyed mild weather with temperatures rising from 54 degrees in the morning to 75 by late morning and up to 84 in the afternoon. Rural Hamley Run reported a high of 82 and a low of 48 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Mercury
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Richard Harris of Amesville welcomed a son and Mr and Mrs Richard Lettis of Athens welcomed a son. Admitted were Jeffrey Hillen Athens Mrs Ben Geary Athens Mrs Edgar Jones Athens Mrs William Kasler Athens Maxine McGee Athens Gretchen Wahlers Port Clinton Mrs John McCallister The Plains. Dismissed were Mrs Thomas Harrigan Athens Mrs Audena OBrien Albany Mrs Harry Katzan Athens and son Mrs Cora Grimes Athens Charlotte Lovsey New Marshfield Route 1 Jack Phillips Athens Mrs Lester Ware Athens Route 2 Mrs Lena Brickles Athens Mrs Donald Cottrell Athens Mrs Robert Bohlen Jacksonville Wylie Frame The.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffrey Hillen
Athens
Ben Geary
Edgar Jones
William Kasler
Maxine McGee
Gretchen Wahlers
Port Clin
Thomas Harrigan
Audena O’brien
Albany
Harry Katzan
Cora Grimes
Charlotte Lovsey
New Marshfield
Jack Phillips
Lester Ware
Lena Brickles
Donald Cottrell
Son
Robert Bohlen
Jacksonville
Wylie Frame
the Plains
Paramuthia Lodge to confer Fellowcraft degree Tuesday
Joseph Jagers announces Paramuthia Lodge will confer the Fellowcraft degree at 7 p m Tuesday at the Masonic Temple. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramuthia Lodge
Masonic Temple
Joseph Jagers
Fire Department Handles Four Weekend Calls
The fire department answered four calls over the weekend including three emergencies. A student dislocated a knee at Biddle Hall and was taken to the University Health Center. A Bush Hall car fire caused minor damage from a backfire. A seven and a half month old child fell from a high chair and was advised to see a physician. A forearm laceration at Howard Hall required first aid and transport. A Park Hotel resident reported numbness on the right side and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biddle Hall
Thomas E. Friend
Ohio U
Friend
University Health Center
E. Union
College Sts
Art Toma
Bush Hall
Walter Klingenberg
N. Congress St
Katherine Lin
Howard Hall
Faye Brinkley
Jacksonville
Brinkley
Bill Hopkins
Park Hotel
W. Union St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hopkins
Youth Files Damage Suit Over Scythe Incident
Larry W. Hill of Marietta sues David and Marian Reeder in Common Pleas Court for 75000 damages claiming a July 6 1953 accident on the defendants property caused a slip and fall on a scythe blade injuring his right wrist. He alleges the defendants should have known the tool’s danger and his inexperience as he was 15 at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Larry W. Hill
Marietta
David
Marian Reeder
North Hill
Athens
Hill
Court Docket Laden With Traffic Cases
Municipal Court Monday session focused on traffic charges as three defendants were fined after guilty pleas and a fourth pleaded innocent. Charles L. Lee and Robert E. Preston were cited by State Highway Patrol for muffler violation and speeding, with fines of $10 and $15 respectively plus costs. Everett Dwight Lee was fined $25 for unsafe operation by city police. Frank Semans pleaded innocent to left of center and a Wednesday hearing was scheduled. Ray Collett pleaded innocent with a Thursday hearing and a $31 bond set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Charles L. Lee
Athens
Robert E. Preston
Chauncey
Everett Dwight Lee
Joseph McBride
Lee
Court
Union Streets
Frank Semans
Sheriff's Department
Semans
Ray Collett
Columbia Road
Collett
Athens Junior High Honors Fifth Six Weeks Roll Call
Ninety one students at Athens Junior High earned honor roll honors for the fifth six weeks. Seventh graders led with thirty nine, followed by eighth with thirty and ninth with twenty two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Biggs
Susan Cady
Sue Damm
Janie Dean
Margaret Gates
Mary Gilmore
John Grogan
Stephen Krauss
Gerald Mosier
Diantha Murphy
Bill Reamer
David Russell
Juanita Salyers
Michael Seibert
Cheryl Slater
Joyce Smith
Richard Walker
Caroline Wright
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Seo
John W. Bolin
Athens City School Board
Clyde E
Batt le
Tate
Athens, Ohio
Nelsonville, Ohio
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Athens County
Mrs. Simmons
S. Court St. Athens
Scott's Lawn Products
Eclipse
Hudson
Sacco Fertilizers
Standard Oil
Ira W. Burnfield
June Nunemaker
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ted Kasler
Jim Reeder
Tom Kyle
Don Flowers
Reeder
Messenger Newsphoto
Jim Culp
Richard Harris
Amesville
Richard Lettis
John McCallister
Fire Department
General Insurance
Murphey
Jessie W. Ley
Mgr
Mill St
Linda Curry
Stefania Denbow
Suzanne Drach
Anne Lackey
Lynda Locke
Berinthia Rosenberg
Elaine Ahrendt
David Brown
Patti Burke
Michael Cargill
Decia Catlin
David Chandler
John Curry
Nanette Davis
Richard Dent
Claudia Dixon
John Driesbach
Madeline Gates
Cynthia Hahn
Ronald Handley
Stephanie Hayes
Julia Hopkins
Dick Hossam
Tom Jiiden
Joyce Jones
Marcia McAfee
Jerry McBride
Martha Mahaffey
David Mingus
Mike Murphy
John Patchen
Judy Quisenberry
Bruce Richmond
Nancy Russell
Richard Fulks
Holly Hecht
Carol Kendall
Paul Ayers
Greg Booth
Susan Brophy
Gary Buck
Mike Collins
Larry Duncan
Richard Duncan
Alexis Dupler
David Foster
Barbara Hall
Francie Goldberg
Eileen Jukes
James Kantner
Ross Locke
Janice McMullen
John Newcomb
Charles Randall
Nancy Roberson
Philip Ross
James Sands
Lois Simpkins
Tracy Smith
Bill Whan
Henry Wieman
Bob Wilson
Martha Woodburn
Michelle Barnhill
Francine Bogatin
Charles Fulks
Phyllis Lau
Sche
W. Union
Ph. LY
Western Union
Desfrancs
Houck & Reed, Inc. Insurance Service
G. Houck
Don Reed
Dial LY
Mac's Thrifty Store
W. State St
Stenorette
Smith
N. Court St
Sway CO
Jaynes Furniture
E. State St
Ohio
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