Road-e-o promises safety and skill for Athens teens
The Jr Chamber hosts a Safe and Successful Athens teen road-e-o with 13 contestants after written tests. Neil Verity wins among boys, Nancy Chidester among girls. top placers earn bronze plaques and advance to state finals in Cleveland before potential national competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Chidester
Neil Verity
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
E. State St
Glen Chadwell
Junior Chamber of Commerce
I. W. Burnfield
Standard Oil Co
George Riser
Messenger News
Athens
Jaycees
Joe South
Tom Widdoes
Marjorie Ridenour
Cleveland
Washington, D. C
Curtis Clifford
Harry Begg
Darrell Coen
David Love
Michael Dix
Students Deny Police Counts In Municipal Court
Two Ohio University students Lloyd J. Kay age 23 and Deyvos Abbott age 20 denied resisting arrest and disturbing the peace in Municipal Court. Each posted an $80 bond. Police say five students caused a disturbance in the alley between the Men’s Gymnasium and Lindley Hall early Sunday. Kay and Abbott were captured after a struggle following a chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Lloyd J. Kay
Gamnertsfelder Hall
Deyvos Abbott
S. Congress St
Lindley Hall
Kay
Abbott
Land Partition Suit Filed in Common Pleas Court
Lewis Skinner files a land partition suit in Common Pleas Court seeking division or sale of one half of Inlet 1671 in the Maplewood Addition to Athens. Defendants named include Bessie and Adda McCune Mary M Black Frank Porter Dave Selway and Samuel B Erskine as executor of Blanche S McCune estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Skinner
Common Pleas Court
Skinner
Inlet
Maplewood
Athens
Bessie
Adda McCune
Mary M. Black
Frank Porter
Dave Selway
Samuel B. Erskine
Blanche S. McCune
Two Taken To Hospitals
A five year old boy Randy Van Nest of Athens Route 5 sustained a severe right leg wound and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department at 7:40 p.m. Sunday. Parents reported no details on how the injury occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy van Nest
Leo van Nest
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Randy
Charles W. Dalton
Don Todd
S. Congress St
University Health Center
N. Lancaster St
Dalton
Todd
Dayton
Cline Divorce Cites Gross Neglect in Custody Fight
Pauline H. Cline sues William A. Cline for divorce citing gross neglect. The Common Pleas petition notes marriage on May 15 1954 in Glouster, two children. Plaintiff seeks custody of the children and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline H. Cline
William A. Cline
Common Pleas Court
Glouster
Harvard Honors 215 Undergraduates With Yearly Scholarships
Cambridge Mass Harvard College awarded honorary scholarships to 215 undergraduates for marked excellence in the previous year. Recipients are noted as men who do not receive other endowed stipends. Greg Hodnett from Athens is among the honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Greg Hodnett
Athens
Harvard University
Harvard College
Charge Denied in Athens Assault Case
Lee Oliver Barnes of Athens Route 2 had an assault and battery charge denied in Municipal Court. Police say Barnes started a fight with Edward Bobo in a North Court Street tavern. Bond was set at fifty dollars for a Tuesday hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Oliver Barnes
Athens
Edward Bobo
Barnes
Bobo
N. Court St
Chauncey Man Sought After River Escapes by Sheriff
Jan Taylor 22 Chauncey faces disturbance trespass and resisting arrest charges filed by Special Deputy Gene Goldsberry and Club 33 operator Bonnie Slagle. Taylor fled after officers fired into the air and leaped into the Hocking River, the second Saturday this happened across Route 33. His brother Jerry 20 also involved as the two were refused service. a restraining order may be sought. Municipal Court action awaits as officers locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Taylor
Chauncey
Sheriff's Department
Gene Goldsberry
Bonnie Slagle
Athens
Taylor
Goldsberry
Hocking
Jerry
Ohio bids invited for resurfacing four county roads
The Ohio Department of Highways calls for bids to resurface 7.2 miles across Athens and Hocking counties including State Route 13 in Trimble Township and Route 682 in Athens and Dover Townships plus segments of Routes 78 in Ward Township and Murray City. Bids open 10 A.M. June 11 in Columbus. project must finish by October 1, 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Athens County
Hocking County
Ohio Department of Highways
Highway Department
Trimble Township
Athens
Dover
Ward Township
Murray City
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
List of patients and discharges at Shelterings Arms Hospital including Sherry Lax Athens Earl Gibson The Plains Mrs Ronald Wyckoff Athens Marion Rose Athens Theodore Shifflet Glouster Route 3 Mrs Ray McCune Athens Peggy Rist Athens Route 5 Michael Guiler Athens Route Wilma Reynolds Albany Mary Davis Athens Route 3 Betty McWilliams Millfield Route 1 Ethel Bobo Albany Mrs Ralph Biederman Athens and daughter several other entries.
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Sherry Lax
Athens
Earl Gibson
the Plains
Ronald Wyckoff
Marion Rose
Theodore Shifflet
Glouster
Ray McCune
Peggy Rist
Michael Guiler
Wilma Reynolds
Albany
Mary Davis
Betty McWilliams
Millfield
Ethel Bobo
Cooler Day Follows Rain In Ohio Valley Weather
A U. S. Weather Observer cited total rainfall of .58 inch after Sunday showers. Monday brought cooler air with a 57 to 62 degree range and a Hocking River stage of 6.3 feet. Rural Hamley Run recorded .47 inch rain with a 53 degree low. Weekend extremes reached 80s and 40s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hocking River
Hamley Run
Marshfield Memorial Day Rites Planned
Marshfield will hold a Memorial Day parade and cemetery service Thursday led by Gilhian Frank Post 8804 with Waterloo High School band. VFW members and auxiliaries will march with Gold Star Mothers and WWI veterans in decorated cars. Religious and ceremonial speakers include the Rev Carroll Chesser, Rev Miles Hoon, and Rev Duane Saylor. Flags for all veterans graves will be placed the day before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
John Bridge
Gilhiam Frank Post
VFW
Waterloo High School
Bridge
John Herron
Carroll Chesser
Miles E. Hoon
Duane Saylor
47th Conviction Sends Man to Jail
An Athens Route 4 man, Dean Maxwell, 56, pleaded guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court and received 30 days in jail plus fines and costs. Maxwell’s police records show 47 prior intoxication convictions since 1942. Cecil Perry, 46, Athens Route 5, faced the same charge with a $50 bond set for Tuesday’s hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Cecil Perry
Perry
Cub Pack 57 Plans Monday Meeting at The Plains
Cub Pack 57 at The Plains will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the community room. Parents of boys aged 8 to 11 who are cub candidates should attend an orientation session after the meeting, bringing cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Plains
Two Men Injured In Route 33 Collision
Two men were injured in a truck auto crash on Route 33 at Circle Hill Sunday at 10 p.m. Cecil N. McCafferty 42 Wil loughby and passenger C N McCafferty 63 Chauncey sustained cuts and were treated and released at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville. The auto struck the rear wheels of a south bound trailer driven by Darrall A Mason 29 Columbus. Heavy damage to both vehicles reported. Also James F Fletcher Athens Route 5 was fined 10 dollars in Municipal Court for driving left of center after an accident on Pleasant Hill Road Sunday at 5:30 p.m. There were no injuries in that crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Hill
State Highway Patrol
Cecil N. McCafferty
Willoughby
C. N. McCafferty
Chauncey
McCafferty
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Darrall A. Mason
Columbus
James F. Fletcher
Fletcher
Pleasant Hill Road
Charles W. Seipel
Athens
Stewardship Of Soil Holds Responsibility
D A Williams administrator of the U S Soil Conservation Service says soil is a God given heritage and stewardship is a sacred duty during Soil Stewardship Week May 26 to June 2. He notes soil conservation is good business delivering higher income lower costs and more efficient field work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Williams
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Williams
Auto Accident Suits Dismissed From Docket
Two damage suits filed by William and Golda Blackstone against Eugene Roberts in Common Pleas Court have been dismissed from the docket. The cases stem from a city auto accident at W Union and Shafer last fall in which Mrs. Blackstone was injured. She sued for 8500 but a jury ruled for Roberts. She refiled the case and her husband also had a suit pending for damages suffered by his wife.
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William and
Golda Blackstone
Eugene Roberts
Common Pleas Court
W. Union
Shafer
Blackstone
Dover Man Found Dead Heart Attack Ruled Cause
George Gerald Blackford, 56, of 15 May Ave Chauncey, was found in a railroad flat car off Route 13. Coroner ruled coronary occlusion. he had prior attacks. He left a wife Nellie and eight children with many relatives. Funeral set Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Chauncey Church of Christ. Burial Green Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gerald Blackford
Chauncey
Sheriff's Department
Blackford
John H. Elias
Ralph Smith
John Barnhart
Mr. Blackford
Jackson County
the Messenger
Texaco
Nellie
Ellen Adelman
Camden
N. J
Jeannette Carter
New Marshfield
Betty
Carolyn
Lois Ann Blackford
Lloyd
Nelsonville
Jerry
Columbus
Sarah Curran
Lancaster
Irene Schoonover
Laurine Platt
Dayton
Mary Parry
Harold
Marion Blackford
Alexander Blackford
Chauncey Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Green Lawn Cemetery
Red Cross Moves to Beckley Building
The Athens County Red Cross Chapter will relocate its offices to the second floor of the Beckley Building on Wednesday in the former Dr. Robert Main space. Memorial Day closes the office Thursday, with normal hours 9 to 4 resuming Friday and weekdays thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Red Cross Chapter
Beckley
Robert Main
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Bill Lockwood
Larry Wallace
Frank Hanson
Cpl
R. E. Henderson
J. W. McBride
Police Department
Tom Rose
George Hooper
Dick Mathews
John Oberholzer
Earl Funk
Marvin White
Carl S
GRADS
Houck & VanDyke Inc., Insurance
Dial
Kerr-Hunter
Chauncey Man
Charles Craig
Corning
Ralph Biederman
Jimmie Carter
Edwin Brauer
Jack Uhl
Charles Cooper
Bruce Jenkins
Stewart
Wade Featherstone
Don Finsterwald
Lancas
Ter
Henry Holdcroft
Robert Ayers
Gilbert Hooper
Mark Wheaton
David Smith
Samuel Buffington
Judy Carpenter
Martha Chesser
Gerald Carpenter
Robert McCammon
Paul Whan
Scotts Scotts
S. Court St
Marshfield Memorial Day
Man
Red Cross
Plains
Conrae Cleaners
the Plains, Ohio
Athens, Ohio
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
C. M. Gill & Co
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
F. R. Murphey & Son
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Seiple & Kempton Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Richard Guinther
Glouster, Ohio
NELSONVILLE, OH/O
Mac's Thrifty Store
West State Street
Jaynes Furniture
Sealy
Ethan Allen
Drexel
Berne
Franklin
Willett
Chromcraft
Daystrom
Mersman
Rembrandt
Kling Victorian
Tomilson
Brickwede
Berkline
Barca
Heywood
Wakefield
Magee
Alexander Smith
Alden, Arthoom, Downs
Philadelphia
Sanford, Masland
Roxbury
Jaynes
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