Athens County Storm Causes Trees, Power Outages
A late afternoon storm swept central Ohio, hitting Athens County with high winds and heavy debris. Utilities reported multiple outages as trees fell along Route 50, Route 13, and near Albany, Amesville, and McArthur, with four to six hours of interruptions and browsed wires.
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Ohio
Athens County
Commonwealth Telephone Co
Athens
McArthur
Albany
Nice Park
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Amesville
Coolville
Millfield
State Highway Department
Washington County
Albany Village
Route 13
Sand Rock
Fisher
South Canaan
Wrightstown
Ohio University Department of Geography and Geology
Hamley Run
Ralph Perry Richland Fire Chief Dies At 50
Ralph V. Perry 50 longtime organizer and fire chief of the Richland Area Fire Brigade died in White Cross Hospital Columbus after a two and a half week illness. He ran a radiator repair shop at 481 Richland Ave and previously worked at The Messenger press room. He also drove a school bus for Athens Local district. Survived by wife Nancy and father Robert F. Perry, with several siblings and half siblings. Funeral services Sunday at 1 p.m. at Jagers and Sons with burial in Alexander Cemetery Hebardville.
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Ralph V. Perry
Richland Area Fire Brigade
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Perry
Richland Ave
The
Messenger
Athens
Mechanicsburg
Athens ‘Motorcycle Club
Hocking Valley Sportsmen’s Association
Nancy
Robert F. Perry
Shade
Dale
Frank
Mildred Douglas
Clara Mae Swindell
Joe Perry
Mansfield
Ruth Young
Mertha Perry
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Dale Bumgardner
Alexander Cemetery
Hebardville
Camp Arrowhead Awards Full Scholarship to Steve Bridgewater
A six week scholarship to Camp Arrowhead is awarded to Steve Bridgewater son of Mr and Mrs Erle Bridgewater of 19 Roosevelt Dr Ed Lynn is first alternate son of Dr and Mrs Edward P Lynn of 218 E State St Both eighth grade students at the Junior High School were chosen after teacher evaluations based on character scholarship and citizenship Steve also plays on the school track team and has served on student council for two years.
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Camp Arrowhead
Steve Bridgewater
Erle Bridgewater
Roosevelt Dr
Ed Lynn
Edward P. Lynn
E. State St
Jackson
Ohio
Steve
Woman Fined For Weaving Driving On Route 50
Louise Reid of 7% W. State St. pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to operating an auto in a weaving manner on Route 50 approaching the city. She was fined $45 and costs after police testified she had been drinking enough to raise suspicion but not to warrant a DWI charge.
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Louise Reid
State St
Junior High Council Elects New Officers
Sonia Nanna daughter of Mr and Mrs Max Nanna 273 E State St was elected president of the Junior High School Student Council. Max Evans son of Mr and Mrs T H Evans 25 Elmwood Ave was chosen vice president. Both are eighth graders and take office for the September term with further officer selections to follow.
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Sonia Nanna
Max Nanna
E. State St
Max Evans
T. H. Evans
Elmwood Ave
Two Drivers Fined For Drunken Driving
Two drivers accused of driving while intoxicated changed their pleas from innocent to guilty Friday in Municipal Court. Each received $125 and costs, three days in jail, and a three month license suspension. William R. Powell of The Plains had pleaded innocent on Monday and remained held on $200 bond. William Lee, 31, of Athens Route 2, posted $300 bond after entering an innocent plea.
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William R. Powell
the Plains
William Lee
Athens
Sent Back To Columbus For Indeterminate Penitentiary Term
Frank Six, 25, of Columbus, indicted by the May term grand jury, was ordered sent back to Columbus with the Ohio Penitentiary as his home. He pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Blue Moon Case and to an attempted burglary of the Ohio Division of Wildlife Station on Route 56. Judge Francis D. White ordered an indeterminate term in the penitentiary after considering the pleas.
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Frank Six
Columbus
Athens County
Ohio Penitentiary
Francis D. White
Common Pleas
Blue Moon
Ohio Division of Wildlife Station
White
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Everett Harrison of Athens a son to Mr and Mrs Orville Boyer Coolville Route 2 and a son to Mr and Mrs Clyde Dickens Athens. Admitted Ira Wolfe Athens Route 2 Mary Lyons Chauncey. Dismissed Rosella Russell Millfield Darrell Clark Mineral Mrs David Keller Athens and son Lloyd Boring Athens Mrs Edward Lukacevic Athens Richard Stanley Athens Mrs Dale Stansberry Carpenter Route 2.
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Everett Harrison
Athens
Orville Boyer
Coolville
Clyde Dickens
Ira Wolfe
Mary Lyons
Chauncey
Rosella Russell
Millfield
Darrell Clark
Mineral
David Keller
Lloyd Boring
Edward Lukacevic
Richard Stanley
Dale Stansberry
Carpenter
Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons High Priests Meet
All past high priests of Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will meet at 7 30 p m Friday in the Masonic Temple, said Russell Bailey, secretary.
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Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Russell Bailey
Four Athens Area Boys State Selections Announced
The American Legion announced four selected to attend Buckeye Boys State and district and department conventions. Athens High School chose James B. Elbin and Richard E. Taylor as juniors, with Athens County selecting Jerry Lee Rice and Ned Swindell. Memorial Day observance and a marble tournament were scheduled, along with delegates to the Eighth District Convention at Bremen and the Department Convention in Columbus.
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Buckeye
American Legion
Athens High School
James B. Elbin
Richard E. Taylor
Legion
Camp Perry
Athens County
Jerry Lee Rice
New Marshfield
I Ned Swindell
Shade
Nolan Mace
Bremen
Department
Columbus
Paul Lewis
James Vercoe
Albert Wigal
Harold Young
Gilkey
Mace
Lewis
Vercoe
Young
Wade Poffenbarger
Twenty-Five Jurors Excused From May Term Court
Judge Francis D. White excused twenty five jurors for the May term of Common Pleas Court. L. A. North was excused for age. Mrs Wilma Morgan Maud Hunter Edna Dailey Catherine Angle Nellie Bernard Fred Rockhold Don McCune were excused for physical inability. Nancy Hubbard Esmond Brandeberry J D Dickson Irvin Parker Marie Dorsey Garnet McBride Thelma Janchius Lelia McGirr Virgene Kasler Eva Kientz Carl Graham Robert Fick Granville Green George R Evans John Good Veda Willis Clarence Kelly excused as the interests of jurors would be harmed.
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Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
L. A. North
Wilma Morgan
Maud Hunter
Edna Dailey
Catherine Angle
Nellie Bernard
Fred Rockhold
Don McCune
Nancy Hubbard
Esmond Brandeberry
J. D. Dickson
Irvin Parker
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Antes
Futuro Hernia
the McKee Drugs, Inc
Prescription Store of
Fred Kiltan
Mgr
Security Bank Bldg
Hood Friend
Fred Killan
Ralph Perry
Richland
Bardin Bros. CO
Athens, Ohio
the Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Pomeroy, Ohio
Plymale-Wagner CO
Gallipolis, Ohio
Junior High Council
Dr. Harvey
Gateway
Nelsonville Church of the Nazarene
the Plains Church
the Nazarene
West State
Walker
James F. Bell
Ohio Supreme Court
Bell
Southeastern Ohio
Theresa Porter
Linda Pettit
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Legion Post
the Post
Edwin T. LaVelle
Charles Gilkey
Sinclair Motor Oil
X Chemical
George L. Smith
Sinclair Products
Broughton
Union
Cline Pharmacy Co
FORD
George Ford
W. Union
Dodge
Kinneer Motors
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