Timber Conservation topic draws six new Izaak Walton members
Six new members joined the Athens Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America at its Thursday meeting at Route 681 clubhouse. New members are James Drew Wharton The Plains Larry D. Baker George Fee Dana Fuller Carr Vern Hensicker and Larry A. Goldsberry all of Athens. Guest speaker Emmett A. Conway of Ohio University Development Planning Institute spoke on Timber Conservation with slides. Plans were set for a fish fry on June 15. Albany Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Post 9893 to hold its Buddy Poppy sale Saturday.
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Athens
Izaak Walton League of America
James Drew Wharton
the Plains
Larry D. Baker
George Fee
Dana Fuller Carr
Vern Hensicker
Larry A. Goldsberry
Emmett A. Conway
Ohio University Development Planning Institute
Albany Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Bottling Plant Hit Again by Safecrackers
The Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. plant on Route 33N was broken into Friday morning in a third safecracking attempt in 2 1/2 years. Intruders cut through walls, blasted a large safe, and opened coin machines. An electric clock stopped at 3 45 a.m. Investigators from the sheriff's office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation are probing. amount stolen unknown.
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Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Sheriff's Deputies
Boyd Williams
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Birth announcements list new arrivals for several families across Athens County. Charles Kincade of Albany and Leeman Alltop of Guysville Route 2 reported sons, alongside multiple mothers and newborns including Dennis Brown of The Plains and Donna Sapp among others.
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Charles Kincade
Albany
Leeman Alltop
Guysville
Bill McLean
Amesville
Allen Richards
Tresa McGraner
Athens
Basil Holland
Dennis Brown
the Plains
Rain Keeps Athens Wet with River Crest Falling
A heavy mid morning shower dumped another .22 inch of rain on Athens as a rain pattern continued. The Hocking River crested at 9.25 feet Thursday night and began falling before today’s showers. At 11:30 a.m. the temperature was 64 degrees, up five degrees from the morning low. Thursday’s high reached 77.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking
Three Judgments Sought In Common Pleas Court
Three suits seek judgments for funds due on accounts. Sinclair Refining Co of Chicago seeks $690.57 against Lee Beard, Lee Schoolorf Truck Body and Equipment Co of Columbus $728 from Gaylord Storer doing business as GMC Truck Route 50 Guysville, McCune and Co Inc of Youngstown files for $594.94 against Ermen Arbaugh Arbaugh Tractor and Equipment Sales Albany.
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Sinclair Refining Co
Chicago
Lee Beard
Lee Schoolorf Truck Body and Equipment Co
Columbus
Gaylord Storer
GMC Truck
Guysville
McCune and Co., Inc
Youngstown
Ermen Arbaugh
Arbaugh Tractor and Equipment Sales
Albany
Zanesville Man Fined For Unsafe Operation
Ernesto V. Gomez, 39, of Zanesville, pleaded guilty to unsafe operation in Municipal Court. A driving while intoxicated citation was dropped on motion. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs on the unsafe operation affidavit.
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Zanesville
Ernesto V. Gomez
Court actions and traffic cases from Athens and surrounding area
Roy E Kuhnell of Cincinnati pleads guilty to conditional speeding with $10 fine and costs. Robert Wunderle, 19, of Sargent Hall, found guilty of failure to yield with $10 costs. H Heiser charged on similar terms. Athens Route 1 stop cited for distance with $20 costs. Don Arlando Yost of Barlow fined $15 costs for speeding. Boyd Clench, 28, improper backing with $20 costs. Frank Jarmes Belardo, 21, defective muffler with $7 costs. Samuel Edward Paul of Merced, California, cited for unsafe operation with sheriff costs. PARTITION SUIT filed in Cones Pisas Court by Perry, Lancaster, for partition of a lot in Chauncey with Marion Nelson Blackford and others named as defendants.
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Carheipal Court
Roy E. Kuhnell
Cincinnati
Robert Steven Wunderle
Sargent Hall
Aioe H
Heiser
En Conond
Athens
Ekey
Thomes H. Harr
McKinley Ave
Don Arlando Yost A
Barlow
Boyd Clench
Frank Jarmes Belardo
Mill St
Samuel Edward Paul
Merenes
Calif
Perry, Lancaster
Cones Pisas Court
Chauncey
Marion Nelson Blackford
Lancaster
Final Bash to Beat Final Frustrations for Charity
Ohio University students of Alpha Phi Omega stage a fundraiser by smashing a car with sledgehammers for 25 cents a swing. Proceeds go to the Athens United Appeal, with Miss Margaret Deppen directing activities. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lakeview Apartments Mill Street lot, safety gear provided, car donated by Bob Hess Chevrolet, towed to junkyard after five hours.
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Martin Kolsik
Athens United Appeal
Mill Street
Lakeview Apartments
Margaret Deppen
Kolsik
Court Sends Three To State Penitentiary
Common Pleas Judge John Bolin on Friday sentenced Stewart Route 1 and Delbert Karns to terms in the Ohio State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to reduced charges in a daytime breaking and entering case. John Crabtree violated probation and was sent to the Russell. Jeffrey Falor, an Ohio University student, pleaded guilty to forgery and received two years’ probation. Thomas Eugene Lovsey, a sailor, pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed .32 caliber pistol. he was not sentenced pending pickup by the Navy Shore Patrol.
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Common Pleas
John Bolin Friday
Ohio State Penitentiary
Navy
Stewart
Delbert Leroy Karns
Athens
John Crabtree
Albany
Russell Jeffrey Falor
Ohio University
Akron
Thomas Eugene Lovsey
Chauncey
Lovsey
Virginia
Athens Jaycees to award $50 bond to senior student
The Athens Jaycees announced at Thursday night’s meeting that an outstanding Athens High School senior will receive a $50 savings bond on May 26. Also named were five members headed to the state convention in Cleveland May 27 to 29: Dale Nietschzke, Gerald Mollica, Richard Holtz, Robert Garrett, and Tom Antonietta. DIVORCE PETITIONS David Lewis Cogar vs Tyko Ann Cogar gross neglect and extreme cruelty James DeWeese vs Theron DeWeese gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
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Athens Jaycees
Athens
Cleveland
Dale Nietschzke
Gerald Mollica
Richard Holtz
Robert Garrett
Tom Antonietta
David Lewis Cogar
Tyko Ann Cogar
James DeWeese
Theron DeWeese
Extra Wet Spring Seen As Cause Of Landslides
Landslides near Athens County and along Route 682 in Athens State Hospital area blamed on an extra wet spring. Fire Chief Dalton noted slower access to Columbia Avenue could delay response while experts cite porous sandstone clay red shale geology. Geologists describe the Cincinnati Arch region as prone to frequent smaller slides, with studies considering potassium soil reinforcement and hillside site precautions.
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Charles Dalton
Columbia Avenue
Dalton
Athens County
Athens State Hospital
Athens
S. P. Fisher
Ohio University Geology Department
Cincinnati Arch
Ohio
Cumberland Gap
West
Roosevelt Drive
OU Student Injured In Cycle Crash
An Ohio University student James E. Laugherty 21 of 28 Forest Street was admitted to Hudson Health Center after a motorcycle crash on the Athens State Hospital grounds. He sustained head cuts a possible concussion and left shoulder injuries after his cycle jumped a curb and plunged down an embankment while descending a hill at high speed. He was transported by the fire department emergency squad.
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Ohio University
Hudson Health Center
Athens State Hospital
James E. Laugherty
Forest St
Fire Department
Laugherty
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Ohio Department of Health
Stanley van Buren
Attorney General
Tom Siders
Pho- Lovell
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Alice MacKinnon
Roberta Lifesy
Donna Sapp
Fritz Griffin
Common Pleas Court
Canada
Montreal
Don Barstow
Donald K. Barstow
Insurance Agency
Ohio U’s
Alpha Phi Omega
Jaycees
Home Savings & Loan Association
E. Washington Street
City Hall
Bill Bescoe
W. Fairgrounds
Wonder Worker
Plymouth
Kinneer Motors
East State Street
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