Memorial Day Rites and Park Openings Noted
Memorial Day activities hinge on weather with the Athens area planning parades and speakers. The Ohio Highway Patrol will bolster safety at key spots while Crystal Pool and six state park beaches open with swimming from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Col. Charles C. Leaf will address ceremonies at West Union Street Cemetery after the parade led by K. T. Crossen Post 21.
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State Highway Patrol
C. C. Williams
Athens
Crystal Pool
Department of Natural Resources
Charles C. Leaf
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
K. T. Crossen
Ameri
Can Legion
West Union Street
W. State St
College St
E. Union St
Colonel Leaf
Ohio National Guard Battery
ROTC
Athens High School
Legion Color Guard
City Pool Opens Thursday After Remodel
Crystal Pool reopens at 1 p.m. Memorial Day with new front, cyclone fence and interior. Hours are 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. private rentals available Monday and Tuesday 3 to 9 p.m. Lifeguards include William Leightenheimer and Tim Young. Registration for swimming classes begins June 6 at 9 a.m. under Mrs. Robert Kappes.
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Blaine Riggs
Tim Young
Ginny Shirk
Carol Bretz
Barbara Hall
Ross Locke
Bob Wilson
Kenny Woodburn
Robert Kappes
Mild Memorial Day Weather Forecast in Athens
Partly cloudy and mild weather was forecast for Memorial Day as the Weather Bureau predicted showers ending tonight. Rain yesterday totaled 0.21 inches in Athens, with a morning low of 65 and a 9:30 a.m. reading up six degrees from dawn. Tuesday's high reached 82.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Two Accidents Reported Hurt In Crashes At Route Crossings
Two young women were injured in a two car collision at Routes 50 and 7 near Little Hocking. Miss Terry Root 21 Coolville and Miss Mary Beth Benson 19 Little Hocking were taken to Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg. Root suffered neck injuries and multiple abrasions. Benson had a scalp cut and hand laceration. The crash occurred when Benson pulled onto Route 50 and 7 from a side road into Root’s path near the Little Hocking School. In a second crash on Route 216 north of Buchtel Trimble Township residents Janet Wicks 19 Jacksonville suffered leg abrasions and Robert Lee McClelland 21 Glouster a minor facial laceration. Neither were treated. The car rolled over after going out of control on a curve as brakes grabbed.
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Little Hocking
Marietta
State Highway Patrol
Camden-Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
Terry Root
Coolville
Mary Beth Benson
Miss Root
Miss Benson
Little Hocking School
Trimble Township
Buchtel
Janet Wicks
Jacksonville
Robert Lee McClelland
Death of Dr. Benjamin H. Biddle Noted by Phi Delta Theta
The Scroll fraternity magazine reports the death of Dr. Benjamin H. Biddle on December 17 in Clarksburg West Virginia. He was Ohio University’s 1915 graduate living at Nutter Fork and one of 14 children of John F. and Mary C. Kester Biddle. Brother physicians included T R Biddle David H Biddle A C Biddle and Victor E Biddle.
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Benjamin H. Biddle
Athens
Phi Delta Theta Social Fraternity
Biddle
Clarksburg
W. Va
Ohio University
Nutter Fork
John F
Mary C. Kester Biddle
T. R. Biddle
David H. Biddle
A. C. Biddle
Victor E. Biddle
Local Drivers Cited After Street Accidents
Berkley L. Frost 42 of Ath ens Route 2 was cited Tuesday for failing to stop within assured clear distance after a West Union Street crash. He pled guilty Wednesday in Municipal Court and paid 15 dollars plus costs. Johnson R. Waite 19 of 146 East State Street was cited for improper starting from a parked position after an accident on Park Place.
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Berkley L. Frost
Athens
W. Union St
Johnson R. Waite
E. State St
Highland Ave Park Plan Receives City Support
The recreation commission with city approval plans a limited Highland Ave recreational area featuring two picnic tables a grill swings and a teeter totter. A small softball diamond may be added as part of a broader study of creating several small parks around the city.
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Recreation Commission
Highland Ave
Ted Frey
Beasley Couple Welcome Daughter in Athens
Hospital notes report a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Beasley Jr in Athens. Admitted patients include Mrs W E Crabtree a carpenter Mrs Robert Dicken Connie Carsey and Worden Russell all in Athens and Haydenville. Discharged are Frank Cunningham Stewart Todd Bescoe Mrs Charles Brown and daughter Linda Wilson Mrs George McLaughlin Albany Mrs Roger Moore Athens Dora Cunningham Athens.
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Clyde Beasley, Jr
Athens
W. E. Crabtree
Carpenter
Robert Dicken
Connie Carsey
Worden Russell
Haydenville
Frank Cunningham
Stewart
Todd Bescoe
Glouster
Charles Brown
Linda Wilson
the Plains
George McLaughlin
Albany
Roger Moore
Dora Cunningham
Two People Aided By Emergency Squad
Two persons who fainted Tuesday were assisted by the city fire department emergency squad. At 4 06 p.m the squad went to Gallaher Service Store S Court St where Richard Leffler 28 of 185 Livingston Ave fainted while at work. No aid was given and he was taken home in the family auto. Miss Carolyn Bryan 18 of Tiffin Hall was taken to Hudson Health Center by the squad at 8 50 p.m.
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City Fire Department
Gallaher Service
S. Court St
Richard Leffler
Livingston Ave
Carolyn Bryan
Tiffin Hall
Hudson Health Center
Suspect Questioned Over Columbus Bottling Plant Burglary
Two sheriff's deputies went to Columbus Wednesday to interview a 24 year old Columbus man suspected in the weekend burglary at the Pepsi Cola Bottling Plant on Route 33N.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Columbus
Pepsi Cola
Route
Jury awards plaintiff 7500 in damage suit
After a two day trial in Common Pleas Court a jury awarded Clarice Medley 7500 dollars in damages against Maureen Ann Connolly of Parkersburg for injuries from an early 1962 Route 50 auto crash near Guysville. Medley contends permanent disability from the wreck. defense argues contributory negligence.
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Common Pleas Court
Clarice Medley
Maureen Ann Connolly
Parkersburg
W. Va
Route 50
Guysville
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