County School Survey Approved by Athens County Board
Athens County Board of Education approved a survey of the county school system to be conducted by the Ohio University Center for Educational Services at an estimated cost of 4000 dollars with completion planned over three years. Drs. William Chase and Frank Bean outlined the study as a comprehensive evaluation of educational programs, plants, and facilities to guide future district development. Recommendations will be presented to the county board for action. The board also approved the 1959 budget of 43 826.64 dollars to be submitted to the State Department of Education, with all members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Board of Education
Ohio University Center For Educational Services
William Chase
Frank Bean
Center
Chase
George Christman
State House Conference On Education
Athens County
State Department of Education
Elvis Is Popular Guy In Frankfurt Army Circle
Athens soldier David Ross reports Elvis Presley is popular among Third Armored Division buddies in Frankfurt Germany. Ross, a 1957 Athens High School grad, served with Presley at Ft Hood and overseas, noting Presley bought a home in Frankfurt and welcomes friends there while on duty.
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Elvis
Athens
Elvis Presley
Third Armored Division
Frankfurt
Germany
David Ross
Harley Ross
Maplewood Drive
Ross
Jine
Athens High School
Presley
Ft. Hood
Texas
Your Business is DIFFERENT Liability Focus Ad
O. G. Houck and Don Reed offer tailored liability insurance to fit unique business needs. They emphasize timely handling of claims and invites to discuss coverage specifics.
Court Fines Drag Racer In Route 33 Incident
Donald LeRoy Boyer aged 20 of Frost Route 1 was fined 45 dollars plus costs for drag racing on public highways near Route 33 and Route 50 A after a patrol apprehended him. He pled guilty to unsafe operation and received probation and a suspended license fine with payment due in a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald LeRoy Boyer
Frost
State Highway Patrol
Chauncey
Boyer
Emmett Rowles Rites Plans Are Completed
Funeral plans are completed for Emmett Rowles Ohio University professor and First Presbyterian Church member who died Saturday in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Jagers and Sons funeral home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Emmett Rowles
Ohio University
First Presbyterian Church
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jagers and Sons
West Union Street
Marine Corps Marks Anniversary Monday
The 183rd anniversary of the U S Marine Corps will be observed Monday. Sgt Phillip M Lambert, area recruiter, notes the Leathernecks were established by the Continental Congress on November 10 1775 and have made more than 300 combat landings worldwide since that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marine Corps
Phillip M. Lambert
Fire at Wolfe Street caused by fallen debris from OU demolition
Fire crews responded to 30 Wolfe Street Saturday afternoon as debris from a building torn down by Ohio University ignited. The blaze was knocked out with help from the booster tank, with no injuries reported.
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Wolfe St
Ohio University
Driver Fined After Route 50 Crash Particulars Given
Gary J. Greben twenty one of 35 East Carpenter Street pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to failure to yield the right of way. He was fined 22 dollars plus costs with 3 dollars of the usual fine not assessed as mitigating circumstances. The accident occurred about 10 40 p m Friday on Route 50 one and a half miles west of Athens when his attempt to make a U turn collided with a westbound car driven by James Harmon thirty seven of Albany Route 2. Both cars sustained moderate damage. Harmon sustained forehead abrasions left elbow and knee injuries and a passenger Karl Runser of Athens also suffered forehead and body bruises.
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Gary J. Greben
E. Carpenter St
State
John Newcomb
Greben
Athens
James Harmon
Albany
Harmon
Karl Runser
Births and hospital notices from Athens area
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Kermit Clark Athens a daughter Mr and Mrs Charles Davis Chauncey a son Mr and Mrs Lowell Beaver Athens a daughter Mr and Mrs Douglas Hensley Trimble Route 1 a daughter Mr and Mrs Frederick Attana sio Athens a daughter Admitted and dismissed names appear for Athens area patients plus a Knights Templar meeting scheduled at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple with Commander Russell L Baily
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Kermit Clark
Athens
Charles Davis
Chauncey
Lowell Beaverson
Douglas Hensley
Trimble
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Russell L. Baily
Bellaire Area Truck Driver Fined After Injuries
Richard Thomas Clark of Bellaire appeared in Municipal Court facing charges for reckless driving and improper parking tied to two crashes with a cement truck at Congress and State Streets. He pleaded guilty, paid 25 dollars plus costs for reckless driving and 3 dollars plus costs for improper parking, after posting 20 dollars bond. He admitted it “wasn't my day” and said he refused to drive the truck through Athens the next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Thomas Clark
Bellaire
Faires Trucking Co
Clark
Congress and
W. State Sts
State St
Congress St
Athens
Monday Frigid Weather Report With Rainfall Note
A cold, gloomy start to the week follows a wet weekend with a quarter inch of rain in the sea. Rural Hamley Run logged 40 degrees at 9 a.m. a rise of 9 degrees from the early low. extremes over the weekend ranged from 19 to 64 degrees.
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Hamley Run
Drug Store Owner Taken To Hospital After Collapse
Irvin Quick of 108 Columbia Ave. was found unconscious at home around 10 16 a m. The fire department squad said he suffered a stroke. He was given oxygen en route to Sheltering Arms Hospital where his condition was reported fair.
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Irvin Quick
Columbia Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
W. Union St
Blucker Forfeits Bond After Carpenter Street Crash
Carl S Blucker 23 of Northlake Illinois forfeited a $30 bond in Municipal Court after a left of center citation connected to an accident on Carpenter Street He drove north on Court Street turned onto Carpenter striking Art Smith 42 of Baker Road at a red light stop The incident was reported by city police
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Carl S. Blucker
Northlake
Carpenter St. Ate
Court Blucker
Carpenter
Art Smith
Baker Road
Cow Returned After Stolen Report Near Sharpsburg Farm
The cow stolen from Mrs. Paul Wogan on Sharpsburg Route 1 was returned Sunday. Sheriff Harold Shields said the missing animal was found in its home field after a report from Mrs. Richard Wogan of McConnellsville.
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Paul Wogan
Sharpsburg
Harold Shields
Richard Wogan
McConnellsville
Divorce Granted to Minnie Murphy in Common Pleas Court
Minnie Murphy was granted a divorce from Lawrence Murphy in Common Pleas Court on grounds of extreme cruelty. They were married September 8, 1936, and the three minor children were awarded custody to the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Minnie Murphy
Lawrence Murphy
Veterans Day Closings Observed In Athens Area
City county and many businesses will close on Tuesday for Veterans Day. The courthouse, city building, banks, post office, and delivery service will be shut. The American Legion sponsors a parade and ceremony at the campus monument at 11. Athens High School bands and students will be dismissed for one period.
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American Legion Post
Ohio University
Athens High School
Thanksgiving Day In Jail Is Assured
Four men pleaded guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court before Judge John Newcomb. Each received a fine and costs totaling 50 dollars, with possible release after Thanksgiving. Names include Clarence Barnett and Rudolph Barnett, Norman Fulton, and John Tippy, plus Woodrow Knox Washington Sr. and Harry L. Ervin.
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John Newcomb
Clarence Barnett
Rudolph
Brown Ave
Norman Fulton
Shade
John Tippie
High St
Woodrow Knox Washington Sr
Harry L. Ervin
Athens
Red Cross Enrollment Urged for County Fund Drive
The Red Cross seeks county residents in 13 townships to enroll as $1 members to fund continuing and new county programs. Veterans, home service, gray ladies and men, first aid, water safety, canteen, motor corps, and production are funded, with new nurse aide training, baby bundles, and birth mother guidance. The drive runs Nov 17 to Dec 1, totaling $17,650 with $4,250 needed from the drive and $12,400 from the United Appeal.
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Athens United Appeal
Nellis
Red Cross Chapter
Red Cross
Mount St. Mary
Sheltering Arms
Columbus
United Appeal
Police Cite Two On Speeding Charges
Two men were arraigned in Municipal Court before Judge John Newcomb for speeding on Route 33 north of the city. Wallace Beck pleaded innocent and posted 20 bond for Wednesday hearing. Terrace Lee Hardman pleaded guilty and paid 15 fine plus costs for going 50 in a 35 zone.
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John Newcomb
Wallace Beck
W. Union St
Terrace Lee Hardman
State St
Two Autos Collide On Hocking Highway
An accident on Route 328 in Hocking County involving two cars was investigated by the State Highway Patrol at about 4 45 p m Saturday. James McAllister 35 of Columbus driving north skidded sideways into a southbound car driven by Charles Buckingham 66 of Logan. Minor damage reported and no arrests.
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Hocking County
State Highway Patrol
James McAllister
Columbus
Charles Buckingham
Logan
McAllister
City Seeks Leaf Disposal Help From Citizens
Athens city safety service director Franz Woodworth asked residents to pile leaves at the curb not in the street. He warned rain can wash leaves into sewers causing clogs, and city crews will pick up cleared piles promptly.
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Athens
Franz Woodworth
City Safety Service
Woodworth
Lower Plains Resident Ralph Calendine Dies at 56
Ralph B Calendine 56 of the Lower Plains Athens County died unexpectedly Sunday night at his son Curtis home. An interior decorator for 40 years he was a Plains Methodist Church member and Local 1573 Painter Union member. Survived by wife Imogene two sons Wendell and Larry a sister and four brothers. Visitation after Tuesday noon at Dowler Ferguson Hughes. services Wednesday 2 PM by Rev Virgil Versteeg with burial to be announced.
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Ralph B. Calendine
Lower Plains
Curtis
Bartlett
Athens County
Plains Methodist Church
Painters Union
Athens
Plains Board of Education
Imogene
Wendell
Larry
Zelma Cornell
Columbus
Glen
Roy
Portsmouth
Dowler-Ferguson Hughes Funeral
Virgil Versteeg
Bateman and Howard Wed in Athens Ceremony
Thomas L. Bateman age 28 a fitter of Athens and Cynthia Howard age 24 a clerk of Athens were married in a ceremony held in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Bateman
Athens
Cynthia Howard
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E. State St
Marine Corps
Albert Perry
Athens Route 2
James Hooper
Sharon Wallace
William Johnson
H. R. Ruth
Westerville
Addie Douglas
Buster Hatfield
Newark
Donald Cooley
Roger Wicks
Chillicothe
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Arminda Wilson
Thomas Thornton
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Dailey Elden
Lodi
V. O. Kail
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Lodi Grange
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East
Bernice Wines
Cleo Gold
Waterloo
Mary McFadden
Rome
Reba Marshall
Carthage
Troy
Clyde Parrish
Paulita White
Billa Walden
Dover
Charles Richardson
Clarence Borchart
Alec Kozma
Frank Shunway
Carol Evener
Canan
H. N. Williams
Hocking Highway
Alea Ere
Michelob
Athens, Ohio
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
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M. Gill and Co
Murphey Ins. Agency
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Nelsonville
Ohio
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Glouster
Richard Guinther
General Insurance
Murphey
Insurance Agency
Jessie W. LI4
N. Court
Mgr
Hartford
Accident & Indemnity Co
Mill Street
Athens, O
Mac's Thrifty Store
W. State St
Pol, Adv
Albert A. Ogg
Bell & Howell
Monterey
Vere Smith
N. Court St
W. Union Street
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