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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1947

Page

3

Judge Meyer Sentences and Puts Several on Probation

Judge Harley Meyer sentenced Samuel Miller to Mansfield Reformatory for burglary with a one to 20 year term. He fined James Arledge five dollars and costs after a guilty plea. Eight others were placed on three year probation for guilty pleas while Elsie Haddox Helen Roach Vesta Farley and Maxine Miller received three year probation for burglary. Multiple defendants had bonds set and others entered innocent pleas.

Logan Harley Meyer Mansfield Reformatory Samuel Miller Columbus James Arledge Meyer Alva Seifert Marion Township Vincentina’ Ambrose Henry Moore Heman Mills Albert Thomas, Jr Fred Murray Elsie Haddox Helen Roach Vesta Farley Maxine Miller Howard Rodgers

Funeral services for Mrs Amelia Ackers held in Columbus

Funeral services for Mrs Amelia Ackers wife of Dr Cc F Ackers were held Tuesday at 2 p m in the Leonard funeral home chapel. Interment followed in Oak Grove Cemetery with pallbearers named.

Logan Amelia Ackers Cc. F. Ackers Columbus Leonard Funeral Home Clinton W. Swengel

Birth notices and social visits from Hamden area

Mr and Mrs Clarence Harricks announce the birth of a daughter October 26. Other births include a daughter born October 22 to Mr and Mrs Otto Depue and a son born October 24 to Mr and Mrs John Kuhn in St Louis. Visits and guestings involve families from Mechanicsburg Ohio to Columbus and Wellston with multiple relatives listed. Gene Mather was taken to a Huntington hospital for observation.

Rushville Ohio Henry Perry Herbert Sprague Columbus Carl Sprague Wellston Mayme Sprague Gene Mather Huntington Minnie Gibson

Ward family visits and county budget hearing set in Athens

Marion residents visit relations while Athens County files a tentative budget with a public hearing on November 17 1947 at 10 00 A M in the County Commissioners Office. Separate notices invite bids for city pipe and sewer materials due November 21 1947 with a $1000 bond requirement and bid review rights retained by City of Athens officials.

Athens County Athens County Commissioners E.S.T County Court House Athens Ohio Board OF Ralph Elliott Public Service Safety

Health Official Reports Scarlet Fever in Hocking County

Logan reports two new scarlet fever cases in Hocking County bringing the school year total to 13 and 14. Dr. H G Southard notes nine cases in the last two weeks with quarantines for Mary Sandra Stewart age 6 of Laurelville and Jerry McDaniels age 12 of Union Furnace.

Logan Hocking County H. G. Southard Mary Sandra Stewart Laurelville Jerry McDaniels Union Furnace

Driver Fined After Wreck

Logan Paul Vanbibber aged 28 pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a Route 33 crash three miles east of Logan. He was fined 100 dollars, sentenced to 30 days in county jail, and his driving rights suspended for one year. Frederick Ellis, 24, suffered a bruised forearm. Virginia Lee, also of Logan, was uninjured. Detective notes say Sheriff Floyd Duffy arrested him Tuesday night.

Logan Paul Vanbibber Nelsonville Harley Meyer Floyd Duffy Route 33 Vanbibber Frederick E. Ellis Ellis

Logan Election Pits Tax Levies Against Mayoral Win

In Logan the mayoral race saw Republican Roger W. Friend defeat incumbent Democrat W. Denzil Weltner by about two to one. A city recreation levy of a half mill failed 1,217 to 861. The county library tax at four tenths mills also failed with 57.2 percent. Cemetery renewal levy passed easily 1,663 to 558 for a 74.8 percent majority.

Logan Roger W. Friend W. Denzil Weltner

Nolle Prosequi Filed in Mathias Grand Larceny Case

Logan Fred Murray the prosecuting attorney filed a nolle prosequi in the indictment of Earl V. Mathias for grand larceny. Judge Harley Meyer granted the request in Common Pleas Court following the October Grand Jury findings.

Logan Fred Murray a _ nolle Earl V. Mathias Common Pleas Harley Meyer

Births and Admits at Hocking Valley Hospital

Recent admissions and births at Hocking Valley Hospital list new arrivals and discharges. Births include a son for Dr and Mrs Owen F Yaw Logan a daughter for Mr and Mrs Arthur Carsey Logan Route 4 a daughter for Mr and Mrs Raymond Stover Haydenville a daughter for Mr and Mrs Charles Howard Nelsonville Route 1 a daughter for Mr and Mrs Kenneth Inboden Logan Route 1 a daughter for Mr and Mrs John W Maurer Nelsonville a daughter for Mr and Mrs Grover Lewis Nelsonville. Admitted are Clifton Spencer Nelsonville medical Lloyd Wolfe Creola medical Joseph Kline Rockbridge medical Mrs Raymond Andrews Nelsonville medical Willis Lehman Logan medical Dismissed are Mrs Davis McAfee New Plymouth Route 1 Mrs Robert Musick and daughter Shawnee.

Owen F. Yaw Logan Arthur Carsey Raymond Stover Haydenville Charles Howard Nelsonville Kenneth Inboden John W. Maurer Grover Lewis Clifton Spencer Lloyd Wolfe Creola Joseph Kline Rockbridge Raymond Andrews Willis Lehman Davis McAfee New Plymouth Robert Musick Shawnee

Supervisor Is Ill at Hocking Valley Hospital

Mrs. Harry Mack, supervisor of nurses at Hocking Valley Hospital, is under observation in the hospital.

Logan Harry Mack Hocking Valley Hospital

County Board Meeting Scheduled in Logan

A county school board will convene Friday at 7 30 p m in the office of Samuel H Dillon county superintendent to discuss district matters and share updates with the public.

LOGAN Samuel H. Dillon

Parade Bands Entered for Armistice Day Parade

Seven bands are scheduled to appear in the annual Armistice Day parade with six floats entered. Bands listed include Logan Murray City Union Furnace New Straitsville Carbon Hill Corning and McArthur. At least two more groups may join. Interested groups should contact Vaughn Collins at the veterans service office in the courthouse this week.

Logan Murray City Union Furnace New Straitsville Carbon Hill Corning McArthur Vaughn Collins Veterans’ Service Office

Vet Instructor Named Logan Claude Chilcote Joins Laurelville Board

Logan Claude Chilcote was employed as instructor for the second veterans class in Hocking County at the Laurelville Perry School Board meeting last night. Classes commence December 1.

Logan Claude Chilcote Hocking County Laurelville-Perry

Edgar seeks divorce and custody in extreme cruelty case

Alima J. Edgar files for divorce from Charles F. Edgar of Union Furnace, citing extreme cruelty. She asks for custody of their minor child.

Logan Alima J. Edgar Charles F. Edgar Union Furnace

Daily Crime Averages in the United States Report

The daily crime snapshot notes 12 accidental killings 18 murders 31 rapes 163 aggravated assaults 881 burglaries 662 car thefts 149 robberies and 2371 other thefts across the United States.

United States

Junior High School Officers Are Elected

LOGAN The Logan Junior High School annual election selected Patty Woods as president, John Cottrill as vice president, Jacqueline Goss as secretary, and David Blum as treasurer.

Logan Logan Junior High School Patty Woods John Cottrill Jacqueline Goss David Blum

Women Attend Ohio Welfare Association Meeting

Mrs. Fanny Spears and Mrs. Rhea Harden from the local aid for the aged office are in Columbus this week to attend a conference of the Ohio Welfare Association.

Logan Fanny Spears Rhea Harden Columbus Ohio Welfare Association The Aid For the Aged

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