U. S. Has Will To Win Memorial Address Highlights Veteran's Day
Lt. Col. Davis G. Smith at Ohio University delivers a Veterans Day address stressing the armed forces mission to win wars. He recalls World War I heroism at Belleau Wood and praises American youth while noting peace comes with sacrifice. An American Legion parade preceded the ceremony with a wreath and cadet rifle volleys.
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Korea
Ohio University
Davis G. Smith
Europe
Smith
Germany
Paris
Allied
Supreme War Council
Belleau Wood
Clemenceau
America
Colonel Smith
Glen Parker Dies Sunday
Glen E. Parker, 74, longtime Athens County resident and former Mulberry Street inhabitant, died Sunday morning at the Athens County Home. He was the son of William and Ada Hill Parker and survived by three brothers Avra Myron and Marion. Friends may call at Hughes funeral home for services at 1 p.m. Tuesday conducted by Dr. John W. Seay with burial at Hebardville.
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Glen E. Parker
E. Mulberry St
Athens County
William and
Ada Hill Parker
Avra
Myron
Akron
Marion
Canton
Hughes Funeral Home
John W. Seay
Hebardville
Bank Director Is Appointed At Coolville
Tri County Bank appoints Dan Graham of Marietta to its board replacing Ray Epperly who moved to Point Pleasant WV. Graham 35, secretary manager of Apex Feed Co and VP of Colonial Gardens Inc, is Ohio State University graduate with four children. Directors include Gil Courtney Robert Holdren Jack White H H Chapman E Berry Harold Barnhart and Paul Orr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Daniel K. Graham
Williamstown
W. Va
Tri-County Bank Board
J. S. Lamp
Little Hocking
Graham
Apex Feed Co
Marietta
Ray C. Epperly
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Point Pleasant
Colonial Gardens, Inc
Ohio State University
Lamp
Maxine Rader
G. B
Gil) Courtney
Robert E. Holdren
Jack W. White
H. H. Chapman
E. Berry
Athens
Harold Barnhart
Reedsville
Paul Orr
Long Bottom
Births Listed From Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A series of birth notices from Sheltering Arms Hospital lists new arrivals for families including Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gambill of New Marshfield Route 2 a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lee Hawk of Athens a son. Also noted are babies born to Mr. and Mrs. David Luck of Athens and other listed families with names and locations.
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Clifford Gambill
New Marshfield
Jack Lee Hawk
Athens
David Luck
Jack Fought
Stewart
Clara Wolters
Silas Facemever
Albany
William Buskey
Dale Chesser
Robert Gibbs
Clifton
W. Va
Glen Chesser
Carpenter
Frank Betts
Traffic Fines From Municipal Court Records
A list of citations shows Cecil Thomas Perry 71 of Chauncey fined 10 dollars plus costs for a defective muffler. Walter L Braley 26 of Ath ens Route 1 fined 15 dollars plus costs for failure to stop within assured clear distance. Paul Everett Bartlett 37 of Athens Route 4 fined 15 dollars for speeding. Paul D Jones 20 of Athens Route 2 fined 10 dollars plus costs for failure to display tags. Herbert Andrew Riley 48 of Mound S&J fined 10 dollars plus costs for failure to stop within distance. Phillip Charles Larson 21 of Brewster fined for parking without lights. Arthur Kenneth Smith 19 of Athens Route 1 fined 5 dollars plus costs with costs suspended.
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Cecil Thomas Perry
Chauncey
Walter L. Braley
Athens
Paul Everett Bartlett
Paul D. Jones
Herbert Andrew Riley
Mound S&j
Phillip Charles Larson
Brewster
State Highway Patrol
Arthur Kenneth Smith
Meigs County Youth Tries Escape From Detention
A 16 year old Meigs County youth attempted to escape from the county juvenile detention quarters on Saturday night by loosening a door with a metal bar and removing a cold air register. He had been in custody last week for auto theft in Pomeroy and will be turned over to state juvenile officials. In Municpal Court two local men received one year license suspensions after pleading guilty to DWI, their second, with Judge John Newcomb imposing three day jail terms and $175 fines.
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Meigs County
Harold Shields
Ward Cunningham
Pomeroy
Bond Forfeitures and Local Notices From Athens
Bond forfeitures list speeders and violators with names ages addresses and fines led by Robert D. Mendenhall and James W. Baylor each fined 24.70. Clair B. Saam an Ohio University senior was taken to health center after illness in the Education Building. Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar to meet at 7 30 p.m. with a 6 30 p.m. potluck dinner with wives in the Masonic Temple.
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Clair B. Saam
N. Congress St
Ohio University
van Wert
University Health Center
Fire Department
College of Education
Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Albert B. Vercoe
Virgil Over Dies At 66
Virgil Over 66 died unexpectedly Saturday at his home in The Plains after apparently suffering a heart attack. He formerly managed the Kenrose Hotel in Chicago before retiring and is survived by his wife and several children stepchildren and siblings. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Tuesday at Jagers funeral home with burial in West Union Cemetery.
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Virgil Over
Hocking Hill
the Plains
Kenrose
Chicago
Zennith Swyers Oyer
Marie Theabalt
Columbus
Virginia Martin
Jersey
Eva Horne
Albert Ekstrand
Walter Swyers
Delbert Swyers
Lancaster
Harlan
Glen
Chillicothe
Don
Dayton
Dorothy Welker
Florence Brown
Leona Justice
Waverly
Driver Fined and Jailed in Municipal Court Case
Wesley R. Thomas aged 38 of Athens Route 5 pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs, received six days in jail with three suspended, placed on four months probation, and lost driving rights for four months. Virgil Evener aged 48 of Athens Route 3 also pleaded guilty to intoxication, was fined 50 dollars plus costs, and received 30 days in jail.
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Wesley R. Thomas
Athens
Thomas
Virgil Evener
Athens Route 3
Rev Evans Chairs Annual Christmas Seal Drive in 1962
The Rev John Lloyd Evans of Nelsonville Presbyterian Church leads the 1962 Christmas Seal drive as chair. Athens County Tuberculosis and Health Association announces the campaign runs from Tuesday through December with committee members including Mayors Raymond Shepard and William Hoffman and doctors Dr. William Allen Dr C L Lines and others. Seals will be available at locations to be announced.
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John Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville Presbyterian Church
A. H. Rhoads
Athens County
Nelsonville
A’ Hall
Glouster
Plummer Lax
Albany
New Athens Branch of Mormon Church Formed
Gary L. Peterson of 14144 Clark St will preside as pastor and Gary Dee Watts of Athens named as counselor for the new Athens branch formed Sunday at the Athens Grange Hall. Ralph M. Johnson and David Grant of Columbus and Glen T. Rieff of Lancaster assist as officers in establishing the unit associated with the Columbus stake.
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New Athens
Mormon Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mormon
Athens Grange Hall
Athens
Gary L. Peterson
Clark St
Gary Dee Watts
Ralph M. Johnson
David Grant
Columbus
Glen T. Rieff
Lancaster
Ohio
Peterson
Kirtland
Cleveland
Salt Lake City
Utah
Columbus Stake
Sun Breaks Through Fog in Athens as Rain Lifts
The sun appeared in Athens Monday morning breaking through heavy fog after several days of rain. The 10 am temperature reached 41 degrees after a sub freezing low of 28. Sunday’s high was 50. The Hocking River rose to 10.2 feet after a two inch rain, cresting at 1 am Sunday, with the river stage at 6.7 feet this morning.
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Athens
Mercury
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Hocking
Patrol Cites Three Drivers After Crashes
Three weekend traffic crashes resulted in three drivers cited by the State Highway Patrol. John T. Riley 18 of Nelsonville was charged with conditional speed after his car left Route 685 east of Route 216 and rolled over. Harvey Kittle 52 of Athens was cited for failing to yield the right of way at the North Y junction of Routes 33 and 50 A after turning into a truck driven by Kenneth Sickles 24 of Athens. Francis Gabriel 47 of New Marshfield was charged with failing to stop within the assured clear distance when his car hit the rear of James H Gilliam 48 of Athens on Route 56 near city limits.
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State Highway Patrol
John T. Riley
Nelsonville
Harvey Kittle
Athens
Kenneth Sickles
Francis Gabriel
New Marshfield
James H Gilliam
Two Men Bound Over To Grand Jury In Municipal Court
Two men were bound over to the grand jury Monday in Municipal Court and placed under $500 bond. Robert V. Kirkendall, 33, a former Athens resident now in Indianapolis, pleaded guilty to forgery. Dale Kirkendall charged his nephew with signing a $45 check on Nov. 4. James Kisor, 32, Athens Route 3, pleaded innocent to failing to support two minor children from July to Nov. 9. The case was filed by Joyce Steinmetz, per sheriff's deputies.
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Robert V. Kirkendall
Athens
Indianapolis, Inc
Dale Kirkendall
James Kisor
Joyce Steinmetz
York Local School Board Names New Appointee
The Athens County board of education appointed Charles Hook Jr to fill the York vacancy after Rodney Thomas resignation. The county panel handled the selection as the York board could not decide. The tentative county school budget totals 29050, slightly under last year's 29970. A pupil day off is planned Friday for a York workshop and district officials will attend Ohio School Boards Association events in Columbus.
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York
Tentative
Athens County Board of Education
Charles Hook, Jr
Rodney Thomas
York Board
State Board of Education
York School
George Christman
Eldon Dailey
Ohio School Boards Association
Columbus
Insurance Rates Drop for Plains District Homes and Businesses
Fire protection improvements in The Plains School District lowered fire insurance rates. Basil Cullison, chief of the volunteer fire department, cited a classification change. The department adds volunteer Ben Warner, increased personnel to 26.
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Plains
Basil Cullison
Ben Warner
Cullison
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U. S
Ican Legion
K .T. Crossen
Ed Settle
Athens High School
Legion Color Guard
Air Force
Army Rotc
Arthur Sapp
P.O. Box
Chauncey, Ohio
Tops Cleaners
S. Court
Vere Smith
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Dukane Corp
St, Charles
Glen Parker
Our Insurance Service
Houck & Reed, Inc. Insurance Service
G. Houck
Don Reed
Union
Dial LY
Ersol
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins. Agency
Nelsonville, Ohio
Earl F. Mathews, Inc. and
C. M. Gill and Co
Dwight H. Rutherford
Joseph Seiple
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Ane
Sheltering Arms Hospital
E. D. Coffman
Irvin Cozart
Carbondale
William Connolly
Kevin Lee Jones
Frank Talbott
Tad Grover
Meigs
Paul Webster Gilkey
Shafer St
Charles Gwinn
John Newcomb
Robert D. Mendenhall
Newport
James W. Baylor
Arlington
Virgil
Jagers Funeral Home
Joe B. Maffett
West Union Street Cemetery
Theodore W. Montgomery
Millfield
Navy
Barbara Ellen Denny
Leonard Grigst
Bess Neiman
John Rodney Fischer
Zanesville
Lenora Evelyn Norris
Sharpsburg
Ernest Cottrill
Patricia Ann Carsey
Douglas W. Douglas
Sally Jo Walker
Rev. Evans
Patrol
Mac
Thrifty Store
State ST
Walter W. Jeffries
Kenneth Phillips
Corner State & Carpenter Sts
Robert E. Zellar
the Messenger
Jessie W. Ley
Katherine Hartley
Murphey Insurance Agency
Bell-ans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Alimans
New York, N. Y
the Security Bank
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