City Holiday Planned With Memorial Day Parade
Athens observes Memorial Day Tuesday with a parade sponsored by the American Legion at 9 20 a m from the business district to West Union Street Cemetery. Lt Col Burton E Andrews will give the memorial address as Gold Star mothers attend. Crystal Pool opens at 1 p m. Many families plan picnics while stores banks courthouse city hall and post office will close with no mail delivery.
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Athens
American Legion
West Union Street
Burton E. Andrews
Legion
Gold Star
Ohio University
Five Hurt In Pre-Holiday Weekend Traffic Crashes
Several motorists were injured in weekend crashes in Ohio. Ed Die Nott, 20, of Gloucester, remained hospitalized after a northbound car collided with a southbound vehicle on Route 13 near Glouster. The driver will face Athens County Court for unsafe operation. In Hocking County two other crashes on Route 216 near Murray City and Route 33 near Logan left multiple people hurt. Charles Green, 46, Logan, and Kenny Riley, 17, Murray City, were involved. Green was treated for a bruised shoulder and cited for driving left of center. Floyd Keeton Jr., 23, Murray City, was admitted for knee injuries. Dicia Leist, 45, Columbus, sustained numerous bruises in a crash on Route 33. Virginia Wilburn, 51, Logan, left-turning, had two passengers with minor injuries, including Charles Wilburn, 51, Logan, with a minor arm laceration. No injuries resulted in a collision on Route 56 near Athens between Vaughn Townsend and Harold Loss.
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Glouster
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Eddie Nott
Daniel Lenihan
Columbus
Nott
Athens County
Hocking County
Charles Green
Logan
Kenny Riley
Murray City
Floyd Keeton, Jr
Riley
Green
Hocking
Dicia Leist
Leist
Virginia Wilburn
Charles Wilburn
Route
Athens
Vaughn Townsend
Yorktown
Ind
Harold Loss
School Funds Disbursed Across Athens County Districts
A total of $200,885.88 in checks was received at the Athens County school superintendent’s office for distribution to schools. The second quarter payments of the school foundation program were allocated to Albany $15,899.99 Ames-Bern $14,601.80 Carthage-Troy $38,123.89 Rome-Canaan $26,094.79 Shade $15,587.71 The Plains $18,330.07 Trimble $35,850.64 Waterloo $26,012.38 York $10,376.61.
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Athens County
Albany
Ames-Bern
Carthage-Troy
Rome-Canaan
Shade
the Plains
Trimble
Waterloo
York
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended in City Court
Winona Barrett of Mineral was fined 125 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. A six day jail term was imposed with three days suspended on a four month probation, and her license was suspended for four months.
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Winona
Barrett
Mineral
Auto Safety Check Conducted By Police
A surprise safety check on E State Street by city police inspected 252 cars for mechanical defects. Chief J B Grogan said 11 correction slips were issued to motorists in the pre Memorial Day holiday project. The check targeted eastbound cars between May and Hudson Avenues.
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E. State St
J. B. Grogan
May
Hudson Avenues
Man Pleads Guilty To Riding Bicycle After Dark
Myron D. Weybright of 14% Morris Ave was fined $5 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to riding a bicycle after dark without a light, per city police charge.
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Myron D. Weybright
Morris Ave
OU Students Gather False Fire Call Signals Campus Disturbance
Ohio University students caused a disturbance Sunday evening when a malicious false alarm was reported to the fire department at 7 10 p m on the East Green. Several hundred students dispersed as campus police blocked exits and investigated the prank.
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East Green
Green
Charles Dalton
Lincoln Hall
Warren L Ross Lumber Co Official Dies at 81
Warren L Ross 81 of Grosvenor Street died Sunday morning at Sheltering Arms hospital after a two year illness. Born in Vinton County he lived in Athens over 50 years and worked 35 years at Athens Lumber Co as estimator mill superintendent and treasurer retiring in 1955. Survived by wife Grace son Harold C of Athens two grandchildren and a daughter in law. Funeral services Wednesday at 1 pm at Hughes funeral home with Rev Koontz and Rev Rice. burial West Union Street Cemetery. Contributions to Sheltering Arms Hospital suggested.
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Warren L. Ross
Grosvenor St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Vinton County
Anderson
Emma Ross
Athens
Athens Lumber Co
First Methodist Church
Ross
Grace
Harold C
John Phillip Ross
Air Force
Lockbourne Afb
Richard Gibson
Hughes Funeral Home
John G. Koontz
Roger Rice
West Union Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Introductory Admissions
A list of new births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital includes a son for Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKibben Zaleski and daughters for several couples in Athens and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs. Russell Jellison The Plains Florence Hendrikson Wayne Carsey Don Perry Mrs. Martin Hecht Maggie Lavelle and many others. Multiple residents from Athens The Plains Glouster Guysville and Chesterhill appear in the roster.
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Frank McKibben Zaleski
Charles Smith
Athens
Donald McCarthy
Russell Jellison
the Plains
Florence Hendrikson
Wayne Carsey
Don Perry
Martin Hecht
Maggie Lavelle
Athens Man Fined After Guilty Plea in Intoxication Charge
William R. Powell of 9 Foster Place was fined $25 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a city police charge of intoxication.
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William R. Powell
Foster Pl
Ideal Weather Spoiled by Rain in Athens Area
Athens residents enjoyed ideal weather Sunday but a shower moved in at night and rain remained a threat Monday morning. Rural Hamley Run measured 52 degrees after a high of 75 yesterday.
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Athens
Hamley Run
Mrs. Estes Dies Sunday in Sheltering Arms Hospital
Carrie Tittle Estes 50 of The Plains died after a heart attack at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Born in Beaumont she lived on The Plains five years and worked as a custodian at Ohio University. Survived by husband Leonard mother Hattie Tittle six sisters and two brothers. services at Hughes Funeral Home Wednesday at 3 p m with burial in Memory Gardens.
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Carrie Tittle Estes
the Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Beaumont
Estes
McGuffey Hall
Ohio University
Chauncey Methodist Church
Leonard
Hattie Tittle
Ida Clauss
Ardith Bowles
Opal Cochran
Dayton
Evelyn Meyers
New Lebanon
Jessie Hart
Donna Stalder
Walter Tittle
Germantown
Elmer Tittle
Athens
John Tittle
Gerald
Hughes Funeral Home
Tobe Mackey
Memory Gardens
Civil Engineer Learns Of Navy Promotion
George Sheeter an Athens civil engineer and member of the Athens Naval Reserve Unit was notified of promotion to lieutenant commander with the Navy Civil Engineer Corps. The promotion from lieutenant senior grade was announced by Rear Adm. E J Peltier chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
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George Sheeter
Athens
Navy Civil Engineer Corps
Sheeter
E. J. Peltier
Navy
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Raccoon Triggers Two Power Outages on Peach Ridge
A raccoon climbed a Colum bus and Southern Ohio Electric Co pole on Peach Ridge Road at 1 a.m. and touched a 13 000 volt line. The incident tripped a circuit breaker near the H C Dorman residence causing two outages, one for about an hour and a second for 25 minutes, delaying workers and students.
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Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Peach Ridge Rd
Peach Ridge
C&soe
H. C. Dorman
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens County Townships
A compilation of numerous transfers listing buyers and sellers in Athens County and surrounding townships. Transfers include parcels in Athens, Glouster, Amesville, Nelsonville, Rome, Carthage, and Currier additions, detailing acreages from small lots to multi acre estates and subdivision plots.
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Lara Ann Bennett
Athens
Ralph D. Woods
Athens County
Victor Hudwell
Edwin E. Thompson
Millfield
Anna Mae Pruitt
Columbus
Wallie E. Johnson
York
York Township
Harry Williams
Glouster
Rosa Williams
John D. King
Hurdle D. Sampson
Coolville
Carthage
Elma D. Bardin
Allen G. Chadwell
Inlet
Currier
Charles H. Poe
Gaylord E. Storer
Guysville
Rome
Oscar Porter
Ralph H. Slaughter
Athens Township
Bond Forfeited By Parkersburg Man In Speeding Case
Bond of 21 dollars forfeited in Municipal Court by Ralph Crim mel 57 Parkersburg West Virginia after he failed to appear Friday on a State Highway Patrol speeding charge.
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Ralph Crimmel
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ill elderly woman rushed to hospital after 8:17 a.m. distress
Mrs. Bess Jones, 71, of 116 N. Lancaster St., was taken by the fire department emergency squad to Sheltering Arms Hospital Sunday after becoming ill at her home. The call came in at 8:17 a.m. for medical aid.
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Bess Jones
N. Lancaster St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Ohio Highway Easement Appropriation Approved
Common Pleas Judge John W. Bolin signed an order granting the Ohio Department of Highways an easement over Lucy Coleman Davis property for relocating U S Route 50. The landowner agrees to accept 2700 dollars in full payment for the easement.
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Ohio Department of Highways
Lucy Coleman Davis
Common Pleas
John W. Bolin
Power restoration after blast delayed by 25 minutes
Workmen faced a lengthy delay as power was restored 25 minutes later. Crews traced the fault to the line and found a raccoon in the damaged ground, indicating the source of trouble after the second blast.
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C&soe
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Jessie W. Ley
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Warren Ross
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Gregg Koons
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PH. LY
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Minerva
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Charles M. Carr
Ruth Carr
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Dover
Russell S. DePew
K. T. Crossen
Post 21
American Legion, Inc
Arthur Hodgson
Joseph A. Nedermeyer
Trimble Township
William Hodgson
Joseph A. Nedemeyer
Marvin S. Phillips
L. E. Yoho Construction Co
LaMar Heights
Drell H. Goff
Minnis Elliott
W. T. Martin
Conrad J. Josten
Alexander Township
Virgil C. Maxwell
Carl E. King
Elizabeth Gordon
Evan L. Morgan
Audrey H. Lonas
Amesville
James Bruce
Mary E. Maxwell
Charles P. Hibbard
Mary Margaret Bush
Ames
Carl J. Bush
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Ohio Mining Co
Robert Beckler
Eber Lane Linscott
Sherman E. Gilmore
Mildred Shingler
Edwin R. Wagoner
Waterloo Township
Prom Uber
Min Moore
Benjamin Moore
Aunt Jemima
Ohio
Athens Typewriter
Athens Typewriter Sales and Service
W. Union Ph. LY
Athens, O
Raccoon
America
Carpenters
Athens, Ohio
Trip Insurance
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
W. Union St
Dial LY
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