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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1961

Page

2

Miller To Be Given Lima Examination

Common Pleas Judge John W. Bolin ordered Donald J. Miller committed to Lima State Hospital for a 30 day observation. Miller, indicted for second degree murder of his uncle Eddie Bobo, challenged by counsel James F. Shumaker to mental incapacity. The ruling cited lack of local psychiatrists and transport complications.

Miller Lima Donald J. Miller Lima State Hospital Common Pleas John W. Bolin James F. Shumaker Bolin Shumaker Die Bobo Athens Hospital Columbus Athens

Cold Cloudy Follow Rain In Athens Area

Weather report notes overcast skies and rain moving in after overnight showers. U S Observer C L Colmer records 10 30 am temperature at 48 degrees, up one degree from morning low, with Thursday high at 80 and rainfall 0 06 inch. Rural Hamley Run shows 45 degree low after 80 high yesterday.

Athens U. S C. L. Colmer Hamley Run

Court Rules Out Charge Against Two Men at The Plains

Two men from the Athens area faced preliminary hearings in Municipal Court for entering a dwelling at The Plains and attempting criminal assault. The judge found insufficient evidence to bind them to Common Pleas Court on the felony charge, but did convict on misdemeanors. Jack Wise, 24, was fined 15 for trespassing 25 for intoxication and 100 for entry during the day and committing personal violence with costs suspended on the first two. David Ross, 21, was charged with the first two counts and the case was continued to June.

Plains Common Pleas Court Betty Speer Jack Wise Allens Route 4 David Ross Athens

Ohio students forfeit bonds for dis orderly conduct

Bonds of 31 were forfeited by two Ohio University students charged by city police with dis orderly conduct after entering a building under construction and annoying residents of Lindley Hall. The students were George R. Ross of Bush Hall and George A. Vasilion of 160 Mill St.

Ohio University Lindley Hall George R. Ross Bush Hall George A. Vasilion Mill St

Canadian Aid During Army Week Observed in Athens

Canadian MP Jack Wratten attended National Salvation Army Week in Athens where his son Lt. Robert Wratten led the local Salvation Army Corps. The advisory dinner at First Methodist Church featured Lt. Wratten reporting 441 meetings attended by 4479 people, with 650 helped from 184 families at Christmas and a 1960 budget of 15493. The event noted a national network of Salvation Army centers and programs.

National Salvation Army Jack Wratten Athens Robert Wratten The Salvation Army Aste Elder Wratten Salvation Army Advisory Board First Methodist Church Leiutenant Wratten Armed Forces Claude Sandlin Earl F. Mathews Lieutenant Wratten Kenneth Ackerman A. L. Bechtel Serepta Barber Jack Gilbert Joseph Grogan Norbert Johnston Gomer Jones Kenneth Sands Ralph Miller Betty Morgan Hal Rowland O. F. Rowland Arvilla van Dyke Chris Wolfe

Columbus Woman Jailed for Barbiturate Possession

Ruth Irene Treichler pleaded guilty to illegal possession of barbiturates and waived counsel. She was fined 75 dollars plus costs, with jail time to start May 2 at a rate of three dollars per day, after arrest by the State Highway Patrol.

Columbus Ruth Irene Treichler State Highway Patrol

Two Drivers Cited On Traffic Counts

Two drivers arraigned in Municipal Court on affidavits. James E. Bourquin of Washington Hall pleaded guilty to unsafe operation and paid $20 fine plus costs. Ned Riley of Athens Route 2 pleaded not guilty to failing to stop within the assured clear distance and posted a $25 bond for a later hearing.

James E. Bourquin Washington Hall Fred Leach Ned Riley Athens Russell Bashore

Refreshments Planned After Officer Nomination

Commander Albert Peyton announced that refreshments will be served by the DAV following the nomination of officers.

DAV Albert Peyton

Birth At Sheltering Arms Hospital

Mr and Mrs Charles Chase of Albany Route 2 welcomed a daughter. Admissions included Robert Keirns Athens Route 3 Dirk Coyhaas Athens Emmett Carpenter Athens Route 2 Clarence Grim Guysville Route 1 and Mrs Andrew Brozak Athens Dismissals covered David Staten Athens Route 2 Mrs Arthur Rorick Athens Carol Frey Athens Mrs John Wogan Amesville Ernest Conkey Athens Donald Backhaus Athens Blood used one pint.

Charles Chase Albany Robert Keirns Athens Dirk Coyhaas Emmett Carpenter Clarence Grim Guysville Andrew Brozak David Staten Arthur Rorick Carol Frey John Wogan Amesville Ernest Conkey Donald Backhaus Jane Evans

Athens Man Elected To Industry Council

P. F. Good president of Lawhead Press returned from Des Moines Iowa after attending the Graphic Arts Industry research and engineering council meeting. He was elected to the council executive committee and will attend the Ohio printing industries convention June 16 at Dayton with his son John Lawhead vice president. Both are past presidents of the state organization.

P. F. Good Lawhead Press Des Moines Iowa The Graphic Arts Industry Research and Engineering Council Good Ohio Printing Industries Dayton John Lawhead

Pond Safety Emphasized At Athens County Meeting

Athens County officials stressed pond safety at a Water Safety and Pond Management meeting led by extension service official Bill Stuckey. Demonstrations by an Ohio University Red Cross team explored pond fatalities causes and prevention.

Gayle Clapp Ohio University Janet Moldenhaur John O’neal The Red Cross Ronnie Dempsey Fletcher Gilders George Billy Allen Cannon Mark White Ohio Department of Natural Resources Clarke Daily Kenneth Ackerman Athens County Bill Stuckey Ohio University Red Cross

Sewer Fee Enjoined Against Athens Officials

Jackson County Common Pleas Judge Thomas Mitchell enjoined collection of certain sanitary sewer assessments on four Dor man lots and suspended two others. The judge's prior opinion found the assessments in excess of benefits and more than 332 percent of property value. Defendants were T. C. Kincaid, county treasurer, and the city of Athens.

H. C Ruth Dorman Jackson County Common Pleas Thomas Mitchell Mitchell T. C. Kincaid City of Athens

Schedule Change For Ames Bern High Baccalaureate

Milton Cain executive head announced a time change for the Ames Bern High School baccalaureate service. The service will be held in the high school gymnasium at 9 30 a m instead of 10 30 a m.

Ames- Bern High School Milton Cain

Athens Women Learn of Wellston Teen Town Plan

Three Wellston project leaders described the former city hall Teen Town in Wellston to Athens women. The center, funded by a Rotary loan of 13 000 dollars, operates on over 5000 dollars budget, with membership dues fifty cents and Friday Saturday admission ten cents.

Wellston Athens J. W. Butler R. H. Grady Wellston Recreation Center D. H. Householder Rotary Club

Oil Heater Alarm Sparks Fire Call at Trailer Home

Unseasonable warmth triggered an alert for city firefighters at 10 45 a.m. as an overheated oil heater at the Harvey Claypool residence 452 Richland Ave caused a near miss with no damage reported by Fire Chief Charles W. Dalton.

Harvey Claypool Richland Ave Charles W. Dalton

Albany Area Resident Ella McDowell Dies at 74

Ella McDowell aged 74 died at Mount St. Mary Hospital Thursday. She moved to Albany from Ashland Kentucky three weeks ago. Survived by husband John six daughters Anna Stephens Gladys Stambaugh Edith Combe Esta Moore Bertha Davis Madge Vuchetich five sons Frank Dayton Everett James Waldo Ed two brothers William Wolten Everett Wooten a sister Ida Hanks 18 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Sunday at Alexander Presbyterian Church by Rev Charles Thomas. Burial in Alexander Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Saturday at Esta Moore residence.

Ella McDowell Albany Mount St. Mary Hospital John Anna Stephens Ashland Gladys Stambaugh Paintsville Edith Combe Esta Moore Bertha Davis Madge Vuchetich Ruston Frank Dayton Everett James Waldo Hobart Ind William Wooten Cleveland Everett Wooten Waterloo

Real Estate Transfer in Hebardville Township

Sidney C. Parker of Columbus transfers Inlet 9 in Hebardville Alexander Township to Homer Sinclair of Hebardville. Title passes as recorded in local real estate records.

Sidney C. Parker Columbus Homer Sinclair Hebardville Inlet Alexander Township

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