School Board Accepts Principal Resignations and Hires
The city school board adjourned session accepted Morrison Elementary Principal Fred Chase resignation as he moves to Wilmington Delaware public schools. It also accepted Leigh Eastman’s resignation, noted Florence Cook’s retirement after 11 years, and hired Martha Dean as elementary teacher at 4410 salary while rehiring 41 non certificated staff. A film on school construction was viewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Chase
Morrison
Wilmington, del. DuPont
Leigh Eastman
West
Florence Cook
East
Martha Dean
Ohio
Athens High seniors begin final week of classes
Athens High School seniors wrap up their final week with Friday as the last day for seniors. Baccalaureate is Sunday night at 8, and commencement Friday June 5 at 7 30 p.m. in the high school auditorium with Rev. William Black as speakers. An all night party follows graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
William Black
Church of the Good Shepherd
Paul N. Elbin
West Liberty State College
West Virginia
Lake Hope
NSF Grants Supporting Ohio University Chemistry Research
Ohio University receives two National Science Foundation grants totaling 39100 dollars. A 34000 dollar grant funds crystallographic studies over about two years under Dr. Abraham Clearfield. A 5100 dollar grant funds isolation and structure studies of new alkaloids under Dr. William W. Paulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
National Science Foundation
Abraham Clearfield
William W. Paulder
Department of Chemistry
Ford dealer Beasley & Mathews wins national achievement award
Beasley & Mathews Inc of Athens on E Carpenter St is named among the nation’s outstanding Ford dealers and will receive Ford Motor Co’s distinguished achievement award. The Athens dealer, established in 1913, earns the honor as CS1 William P. Bressler, local Navy recruiter, announces two area men reenlisting in the Navy. Clem Morris Weaver, 34, Frost, with 15 years of service in three branches, and James Patrick Ginnan, 25, Gloucester, will travel to Washington DC for transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Athens
Ford
Ford Motor Co
E. Carpenter St
William P. Bressler
Clem Morris Weaver
Frost
Weaver
Army
Navy
Air Force
James Patrick Ginnan
Glouster
Washington, D.C
Driver Fined and Jailed in DUI Case
Carl Elkins, 45 Barboursville West Virginia pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 125 dollars and costs, sentenced to six days in jail, and his Ohio driving license suspended for six months. Elmer Wayne Six, 26 Nelsonville Route 1, was arrested by the sheriff for allegedly taking mail from boxes on Route 50W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Elkins
Barboursville
W. Va
Ohio
Elmer Wayne
Nelsonville
Auto Fire Extinguished at 1957 Car in Chauncey
Firemen extinguished a blaze at a 1957 auto owned by Roger Smith on 260 Richland Ave using a booster hose. Loss was about 150 dollars with wiring destroyed and hood paint damaged. cause believed to be a wiring short. An earlier flare incident at Dalton and Grand Park spilled kerosene but caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Smith
Chauncey
Richland Ave
Dalton
Grand Park
Apartment Occupants Named In Lease Suit
Hal H and Rosemary Rowland sue John and Carol Van Voorhis for 310 claiming a large female dog caused damage in their Mor ris Ave apartment. Plaintiffs seek lost rent repairs cleaning and punitive damages. Named defendants include John Roger Anderson age 21 and Dorothy Mae Smith age 16, both of Trimble, plus T S Cecil 86 and Samaria Carsey 69 from Coalville and Albany respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Hal H
Rosemary Rowland
John
Carolyn van Voorhis
Morris Ave
John Roger Anderson
Trimble
Dorothy Mae Smith
Bond Forfeitures and Traffic Fines in Local Courts
In county court Dana Ray Sheets faces a bond issue of 56 dollars for overload. Municipal court defendants include Dora Hatfield Snyder 54 Westerville with 11 dollars for traffic signal issues and Leonard Dean Pidcock 28 of 17 North McKinley Avenue with 16 dollars for speeding. Other speeding and traffic fines are listed for several residents. Savings bond sales in Athens County totaled 52 274 dollars in April with four month total 192 778 dollars, per Luther E. Gunsett U S Treasury savings bond division. Transfers report lot parcels in Athens city limits among James Parfitt, Yvonne Dalton, Robert Dickens, and Thomas Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Hatfield Snyder
Westerville
Leonard Dean Pidcock
N. McKinley Ave
Robert William Crawford
Columbus
John James Gizley
Perkins Hall
Daniel Brownell Howell
N. Lancaster St
Howard Arthur Dome Jr
Parks Hall
Leonard Ames
University Terrace
Athens County
Luther E. Gunsett
U. S. Treasury Department
James Parfitt
Athens
Yvonne Dalton
Dayton
Bardins
Robert Dickens
Thomas Smith
Sycamore Heights
Former Area Music Teacher Honored At ONU Commencement
ADA Christine Baker, former Ohio University critic teacher, was one of three Ohio Northern University alumni cited during commencement ceremonies. Miss Baker, a St. Petersburg Florida teacher and coach, led local choral groups and served as past president of the Athens County Music Teachers Association. Southern Ohio Lodge Fraternal Order of Police will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Red Men’s Park.
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Ada — Christine Baker
Ohio University
Ohio Northern University
Miss Baker
St. Petersburg
Fla
Athens County Music Teachers Association
Southern Ohio Lodge
Order of Police
Red Men’s Park
Athens Weather: Cloudy Cool With Morning 58
Athens records a cool, partly cloudy day with a 9 am temperature of 58 as a six degree rise from morning low. Wednesday’s high reached 82, Observer C. L. Colmer reports.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Marshfield Memorial Day Observance Slated
New Marshfield plans a Memorial Day parade and cemetery services sponsored by Gilliam Frank Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The parade assembles at 9 am, moving to the cemetery by 9 30, with the Waterloo High School band and World War I veterans’ families among participants. Rev. Miles E. Hoon will speak at 10 am. veterans may join the parade. Lunch follows at the VFW clubrooms.
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New Marshfield
Gilliam Frank Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Hall
Waterloo High School
Miles E. Hoon
VFW
G. W. Carpenter
County Schools Receive Fourth Quarter Funds
The superintendent reports district foundation checks for the county schools totaling multiple sums. Albany receives 12300.40, Ames Bern 11890.15, Carthage Troy 39607.78, Rome Canaan 24360.72, Shade 12357.93, The Plains 20390.79, Trimble 37536.81, Waterloo 24890.77, York 12977.12.
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Albany
Ames-Bern
Carthage - Troy
Rome - Canaan
Shade
the Plains
Trimble
Waterloo
York
Zanesville Firm Formed By Johnson Linked Merger
Two Zanesville insurance firms merged this week to form Rankin and Rankin Inc. with Fred Johnson, an Ohio University trustee, named president. The new agency operates in real estate and insurance with offices in Columbus and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville Insurance
Fred Johnson
Ohio University
Zanesville
Rankin and Rankin Inc
Columbus
Newark
Sewage Lift Stations Fail in Athens Area
Two sewage lift stations near Athens Apartments and Green Hills Subdivision on Route 50W are nonoperational per a city official. Both were built by private firms and are under investigation. Common Pleas Court orders Jackson Production Credit Association to recover 32052.76 from Doyt and Rosemary Gallaway on a promissory note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Apartments
Green Hills
Common Pleas Court
Jackson Production Credit Association
Doyt
Rosemary Gallaway
Stewart
Court St. Restaurants Open Basement Rooms
Crow's Steak House on 19 S Court St adds the Gourmet Room a downstairs cocktail lounge with a separate kitchen seating about 65. Buckeye Cafeteria at 20 N Court St adds a downstairs banquet room for up to 100 alongside a main floor for 85. Formal openings planned for June 3 with both venues featuring distinct menus and period interiors.
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Court St
Crow’s Steak House
S. Court St
Buckeye
N. Court St
Tom Crow
Crow
Robert C. Martin
Athens
Edward van Dyke
Worstell Ridge
van Dyke
John Davidson
Assault Guilty Plea Results in Fine and Sentence
Robert Eugene Skinner aged 39 from Glouster Route 3 pleaded guilty in County Court to assault and battery. He received a $35 fine plus costs and a 10 day sentence after a dispute with Thomas Williams Jr. over a debt near Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eugene Skinner
Glouster
Skinner
Thomas Williams Jr
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Athens Appliance & Annex
W. Wash
W. State
AHS
NSF
T. S. Cecil
Coalville
Samaria Carsey
Dana Ray Sheets
Stockport
Firestone
Briggs & Stratton
H.p. Briggs
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
W. Union St
Tel. LY
Industrial Arts
Plymouth
Chrysler Corp
Mansfield
Max Kinneer
Chrysler-Plymouth
Howard Parsons
Marvin Shambart
Bruce Llewellyn
Messenger Newsphoto
Woolworth's
Daring
Woolworth’s
Marshfield Memorial Day
Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
New Dawn
Alberto
Security Bank Building
California
Imode
Model
George
Fuller Elec
Plains
Jamaica
Culottes
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