City Hall Remodeling Plans Ordered After Architects Report
Cincinnati architects report city hall is structurally sound but requires repairs. They recommended removing or rebuilding the front tower, replacing rusted cornices and roof, and repairing exterior brick joints. Plans include a second floor for municipal court and health offices, with a new roof and front restyling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Herbert
City Hall
Cincinnati
Robert Zepf
William Freitag
Kral and
Zepf
R. H. White
George Rutkoskie
R. J. Studer
Franz Woodworth
City-County Health Department
Athens
Serenade brings court fine for loud 3 a.m. serenade
Ronald J. Sbrissa, 21, of 70 University Terrace, Shadyside, Ohio was fined 25 by Municipal Court for disturbing the peace. Police say he was one of three youths serenading at 3 a.m. near a College Street sorority house. the other two fled when approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Shadyside
Ronald J. Sbrissa
University Terrace
College St
C and SOE Introduce New Officials At Athens Meeting
An informal public relations meeting at the Sportsman in Athens introduced new officers of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. Gordon K. Bush spoke for local supporters while Harry Miller, Robert Grueser and Howard Bobo outlined company leadership. Present were Messenger staffers P O Nichols Fred W Weber Charles H Harris and local press figures as well as C SO E personnel including Robert Rannells Evan Williams Bernard Gill and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hocking Valley
Ohio Utilities Company
Gordon K. Bush
the Messenger
Charles E. White
Columbus
Harry Mil
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens
Harry M. Miller
C&soe
Messenger
H. C. Bobo
Robert J. Grueser
Robert L. Rannels
Messenger Newsphoto
Scout Chief Named Hock-Hocking District Executive
A new district field executive, Charles Wolfe, will assume duties in the Hock-Hocking district early next fall after completing training. Wolfe, former Pleasant-Richey district executive, replaces Joe Hawkings who left last February for the National Boy Scout Ranch in New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hock- Hocking
D. D. Montoya
Kootaga
Montoya
Charles Wolfe
Pleasant-Richey
Washington County
Hock-Hocking
Wolfe
Joe Hawkings
National Boy Scout Ranch
New Mexico
West Virginia Wesleyan
First Methodist Church
Parkersburg
Marshall College
Pleasant Richey
Safe Crack Attempt at Parker Tire Shop Fails
Would be safe crackers persisted Thursday morning at Parker Tire Shop 396 Richland Ave trying to break a safe. They moved the safe from the office to the shop, shattered the combination device, and hacked off the hinges, then pushed it toward a back door to load onto a vehicle but abandoned the effort as police continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker Tire
Richland Ave
Health Welfare Unit Will Meet Monday
The Athens County Health and Welfare Council will hold a dinner meeting Monday at 6 30 p m at the Lake Hope Lodge. Guest speaker is Robert Canara chief of the division of social administration in Ohio. Attending will be county commissioners state department of social administration field representatives and local social agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Health and Welfare Council
Lake Hope Lodge
Robert Canara
Division of Social Administration
Ohio
State Department of Social Administration
Friday Weather Locally Cooler After Warm Week
Friday brought clear skies and cooler temperatures. Rural Hamley Run measured 61 degrees at 9 a.m. after a low of 48 with Thursday’s extremes at 85 and 58.
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Mercury
Hamley Run
Death notice for Denver Hysell in Van Nuys obituary
Mr and Mrs Hanson Martin reported the death of their uncle Denver Hysell on May 17 in Van Nuys California Burial occurred May 20 in Van Nuys Hysell was born and raised near Pome roy
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Hanson Martin
Denver Hysell
van Nuys
Cal
Hysell
Pomeroy
Samantha Robinson and Donald Robinson Property Transfer Listing
The record notes a conveyance between Samantha Alice Robinson and Donald Hope Robinson involving 37.75 acres located in Carthage and Lodi townships. The snippet indicates a land transfer with parcel details and township names.
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Samantha Alice Robinson
Donald Hope Robinson
Carthage
Lodis
Four Summoned In Pierce Voter Fraud Case
Four persons are summoned to testify for Harold A. Pierce Athens man indicted for tampering with voters ballots A hearing on a motion to quash the May term grand jury indictment is set for Saturday at 9 a m Jury commissioners Glouster and Athens sheriff s clerk and clerk of courts were issued summons to Pierce s attorney to support the quash motion asserting the grand jury was not correctly drawn by county officials If allowed the indictment could be thrown out and the case sent before another grand jury officials said
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold A. Pierce
Athens
Pierce
Hull Kittle
Glouster
Edward Cole
June Gibson
Phyllis L. Cross
Mas Pierce
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Seven Area Cadets Slated For Awards At ROTC Review
Seven Athens area cadets will be honored at the Army ROTC Awards and Presentation Review on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. on the Ohio University drill field. Edward H. Nunemaker will receive for best drilled squad. William Clippinger gets the Good Citizenship medal. Ralph Miller wins the Superior Cadet Ribbon. Theodore C. Fisher earns the Gold Medal Honor. Richard T. Clark takes a rifle team medal. Larry F. Henry and Robert G. Scott receive medals for top drilled cadets in their companies.
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Athens Area
Ohio University
Burton Andrews
Edward H. Nunemaker
Columbia Ave
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Clippinger
N. May Ave
Squad Called Twice For Ailing Hitch-Hiker
Charles Golden 21 of Marietta was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital twice Thursday afternoon by the fire department emergency squad. The hitchhiker fainted in a car at E State and Home at 12 28 p m and again on Columbus Road at 1 34 p m He was released after both examinations.
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Fire Department
Charles Golden
Marietta
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Golden
Athens
E. State
Columbus Rd
Man changes plea to assault in Ohio university area incident
Clarence D. Daniel, 24, of 28 Moore Street, admitted assault in Municipal Court on Friday. He was cited by Laura Welch, an Ohio University student, for grabbing her wrist near the Athens Building Material gravel pit east of McKinley Avenue last Monday. Daniel had pleaded innocent on arraignment but changed his plea.
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Clarence D. Daniel
Moore St
Ohio University
Laura Welch
Athens
McKinley Ave
Daniel
Fined After Accident In Municipal Court
Frank A. Buhla of Glousterman was fined 20 dollars plus court costs in Municipal Court Friday for unsafe operation following an accident on May 20 as stated by the State Highway Patrol.
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Glousterman
Frank A. Buhla
Buhla
State Highway Patrol
City Schools Map Closing Activities For Athens 1956-57
Athens city schools release a detailed calendar for the final two weeks. High and junior high schedules cover exams, rehearsals, graduations, picnics, and honors assemblies. Seniors finish May 29 with baccalaureate May 31 and commencement June 6. Memorial Day is May 30.
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Athens City
Don F. Thomann
Ing
Lake Hope
Seeing Spots Just Cottonwood Seeds Fly in Athens
Ohio University botanists explain white spots are cottonwood seeds from the nearby Hocking River. The seeds drift across Athens while cottonwood trees belong to the poplar family and carry the genetic name Populus deltoides.
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Ohio University Botany Department
Athens
Hocking River
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Jack Uhl Athens a daughter Mrs Edwin Brauer Athens a daughter Mr and Mrs Ralph Biederman Athens a daughter. Admitted: Michael Fee Middleport Jeffrey Linscott The Plains David Smith Athens Route 3 Sue Milhoan Glouster Robert Jackson New Marshfield Mrs Herman Williams Athens Mrs Gerald Reeves Zaleski Mrs Dan Smith The Plains. Dismissed: Charlotte Latourette Athens Route 4 Charles Golden Marietta Mrs Floyd Burke Coalville Route 2 Mrs Myron Stevens Athens Mrs Jack Robinson Athens John Webb New Marshfield Route 1 Mrs Alexander Chickey Athens Robert Mokren Cleveland Mrs Robert Butcher Athens and son Robert Ulliman Springfield Mrs Lucille Gottfried Athens.
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Michael Fee
Middleport
Jeffrey Linscott
the Plains
David Smith
Athens
Sue Milhoan
Glouster
Robert Jackson
New Marshfield
Herman Williams
Gerald Reeves
Zaleski
Dan Smith
Charlotte Latourette
Charles Golden
Marietta
Floyd Burke
Coalville
Myron Stevens
Jack Robinson
John Webb
Alexander Chickey
Robert Mokren
Cleveland
Robert Butcher
Robert Ulliman
Springfield
Lucille Gottfried
Plaintiff Files Money Suit Over Promissory Note
George S. Mescal sued Edna Montour for 795 dollars on a promissory note. The defendant admitted the debt and the Common Pleas Court recorded judgment for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
George S. Mescal
Edna Montour
Hastings man denied assault charges in municipal court
A Hastings Addition man named Dale Townsend faces assault and battery charges filed by Lester L. McCoy. Townsend denied the allegations and posted a $50 bond ahead of a municipal court hearing scheduled for next Tuesday.
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Hastings Addition
Lester L. McCoy
Dale Townsend
Arts and Science Clash for Balanced World View
Dean Earl Seigfred of the College of Fine Arts urged combining art and science for objectivity and subjectivity. His lecture in the Speech Building Auditorium noted rising arts interest but said fine arts remain outside the mainstream of American life. The talk capped the year's faculty series with next year’s lineup announced.
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Earl Seigfred
College of Fine Arts
Ohio University
Dean Seigfred
Seigfred
John C. Baker
Ralph Beckett
Troy Organ
Rush Elliott
College of Arts and Sciences
Harry Crewson
Willard Elsbree
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Wouncl
Don Niesse
Scout-Explorer Roundtable
Clark Dailey
Fall County
Nelsonville
Athens Township
Dailey
United Appeals
Camp Lowman
Peach Ridge Road
Boy Scouts of America
Valley Forge
California
Charles Randall
Deanville
Scout Roundtable
Burr Oak
Zaleski State Forest
Logan
Peach Ridge
Camp Kootaga
Wiliamson
G. H. Martin & Son
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Connett Road
Ralph A. Bobbitt
Elder Ralph A. Bobbitt
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Angel Ridge
R. Wingrove Ives
Betty Casteel
Dianna Smith
Charles Gaston
Jack Uhl
Edwin Brauer
Ralph Biederman
N. Court St
NiGuy
Lea Optve
Assue
E. State Street
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