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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1961

Page

3

Hotel Berry Sold to Ohio University Fund Inc

The historic Hotel Berry in Athens changes hands as Fred R. Beasley announces final agreements with Ohio University Fund Inc. for transfer and immediate possession. OU officials say the 90 room property will house 175 to 180 unmarried seniors or graduate students with a shared kitchen and board, targeting semester start after repairs.

Athens Berry Ohio University Fund, Inc Fred R. Beasley Beasley Ohio University University

Ill student taken to health center after campus incident

Fire department squad responded to Memorial Auditorium at 7 04 p m Saturday where James M Adkins 18 Lincoln Hall became ill He was advised to go to the Hudson Health Center

Fire Department Memorial Auditorium James M. Adkins Lincoln Hall Hudson Health Center

County Court Hears Patrol Cases with Seventeen Drivers Fined

Athens County Court fined nineteen drivers after State Highway Patrol arrests. Fines ranged $10 to $25 with costs for infractions including parking on the highway with no lights, slow speed, improper passing, unsafe operation, no driver's license, speeding, and driving left of center. Names and ages span Athens and surrounding areas including New York and Cincinnati.

Athens State Highway Patrol David Bennett Ashley Harvey Ohman Cleveland Marie Lavey Logan Kenneth Myer New York Thomas Lyons Paris Lowell Chevalier Parkersburg Patricia Cline Gore John Sebuk Steve Morris James Goas Cincinnati Richard Hartman Ronald Chapman Milford Dolphus Burke Carpenter Donald Williams Dale Webster

Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital

Mr and Mrs Scott Lawson of Athens welcome a son. Admitted: Mrs Roy Lee Athens Glen Romine Athens Jerome Chmielewski Athens Mary Devlin Athens Leigle Coen Athens Route 4 Mrs James Heady Athens Danny Arnold Jr Athens Dismissed: Phon Jeffers Athens Mrs Joseph Bowman Chain Mrs Homer Howell Cutler Mrs Ronald Allom Athens Mrs Erma Roberts Chauncey Mrs Jesse Brown Athens Mrs William Goodman The Plains and daughter Martin McCorkle Oak Hill David Watkins Guysville Route 1

Roy Lee Athens Glen Romine Jerome Chmielewski Mary Devlin Leigle Coen James Heady Danny Arnold, Jr Homer Howell Cutler Ronald Allom Erma Roberts Chauncey Jesse Brown William Goodman the Plains Martin McCorkle Oak Hill David Watkins Guysville

Gross Neglect Cited In Divorce Petition

Antoinette C. Hall of Buchtel files for divorce from John W. Hall also of Buchtel with Common Pleas Court. She cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty in the petition filed, seeks custody of three minor children and alimony. couple married May 19 1956 in Wiltshire England.

John W. Hall Buchtel Common Pleas Court Antoinette C. Hall May Wiltshire England

Bonds Forfeited In State Patrol and Court Citings

State Highway Patrol cited and forfeited bonds in Municipal Court Friday listing Glenn F. McDonald 34 Cleveland speeding $31 and Janet Elsie Moldenhauer 31 38% W Washington St red light $11.

Glenn F. McDonald Cleveland Janet Elsie Moldenhauer W. Washington St

Autos Damaged In City Intersection Crash

Both autos involved in an accident at E State and Tulane at 11 30 a m Sunday were heavily damaged police said Neither driver Joseph J Widergar 46 Barberton or Allan A Baldwin 50 of 2 Woodside Dr was cited

E. State Tulane Joseph J. Widergar Barberton Allan A. Baldwin Woodside Dr

Driver Fined and Jailed After Third DWI Arrest

Virgil Wiley Evener, 45, of Athens Route 3, arrested noon Saturday on N Lancaster St for driving while intoxicated. It was his third DWI since 1942. license suspended in 1958. He pleaded guilty before Acting Municipal Judge W Parker Walker, fined $250 and costs, 10 days in city jail.

N. Lancaster St Virgil Wiley Evener Athens Joseph McBride Bureau of Motor Vehicles Evener W. Parker Walker

Woman cited after Route 33 crash into bridge

An Athens Route 3 woman, Martha Allen Koker, 45, was cited by the State Highway Patrol for driving at an excessive speed for road conditions after losing control on an icy road and striking a bridge 3.3 miles north of Athens at 6:20 a.m. The car was moderately damaged and she was not injured. Her summons is to county court on November 25.

Athens

Woman Burned Lighting Oven In Local Incident

Mrs. Bertina Story, 48, of 80 N Shafer Street, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after an oven flash burned her head and left arm while she lit it. She works at Baker Center and was injured Monday.

Bertina Story N. Shafer St Sheltering Arms Hospital Fire Department

Certificate Awarded to Gerald M. Kyle Jr.

Gerald M. Kyle Jr. of 17 Briarwood Drive in Athens received a certificate for completing study at the Insurance Institute School. The program was sponsored by the State Department of Education and the Ohio Association of Insurance Agents.

Granville Gerald M. Kyle Jr Briarwood Dr Earl F. Mathews, Incc Athens Insurance Institute School State Department of Education Ohio Association of In

Athens Man Selected By OU Honorary

An Athens resident, John Simpkins, was chosen with two other Ohio University seniors for Omicron Delta Kappa. Simpkins, journalism major and assistant editor of the Athena yearbook, is president of Sigma Delta Chi. He holds a 3.0 average.

Athens Ohio University Omicron Delta Kappa John Simpkins James A. Simpkins Morris Ave Simpkins The Athena Sigma Delta Chimens

Nicholson Dies After Heart Attack At 50 In Athens

Carl L. Nicholson aged 50 of Athens Route 5 died Sunday night after a heart attack. He had been injured in 1950 at work for the former Athens Ice and Storage Co. and was dead on arrival at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by wife Geraldine son Carlos B. and daughter Sharon, plus three brothers John William How ard. Funeral at Richland Ave Methodist Church Wednesday at 1 p.m. with burial at West Union Street Cemetery.

Carl L. Nicholson Athens Mr. Nicholson Athens Ice & Storage Co Sheltering Arms Hospital North Blackburn Athens County Joseph and Rachael Etta Nicholson First Baptist Church Red Men's Lodge Geraldine Carlos B Sharon Johns Amherstburg Ontario Canada William Howard Richland Ave Theodore Ertle West Union Street

Rites Set For Stanley Child

Jeffrey Curtis Stanley 16 weeks old son of Clarence and Vera Stanley died Sunday night in Children's Hospital Columbus after 10 weeks as a patient. Survived by parents two brothers grandparents great grandmother and other relatives. Friends may call at Hughes funeral home Tuesday with services Wednesday conducted by Rev George Kennedy. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.

Jeffrey Curtis Stanley Clarence Vera Stanley Marietta Ave Children’s Hospital Columbus Sheltering Arms Hospital Richard Alan Joseph Brian M. L. Carr Long Bottom Amos Stanley Barberton

Plains Thanksgiving Program Set at Elementary School

The Plains Elementary School will present a Thanksgiving program at 9 30 Wednesday morning. Parents and friends are invited. Each child brings a food item for needy families. The Rev Tobe Mackey of the Church of the Nazarene will speak. Children will sing and pray.

the Plains

Case Ie Dismissed Against Russell E Hummel

A non support charge filed against Russell E Hummel of Lancaster was dropped by Municipal Court for lack of sufficient evidence. The case was filed by Laura Hummel of 36 W State St, according to sheriff's deputies.

Russell E. Hummel Lancaster Laura Hummel State St

Marriage Licenses Listed for Crawford Potts and Lucas Tabler

James Edward Crawford 26 of Glouster an Air Force member marries Mona Sue Potts 21 of Glouster a telephone operator. John Edward Lucas 22 of Guysville Route 1 a farm laborer weds Peggy Jane Tabler 19 of Stewart.

James Edward Crawford Glouster Mona Sue Potts John Edward Lucas Guysville Peggy Jane Tabler Stewart

Light Snow Continues In Athens Weather Report

Light snow was continuing in Athens on Monday with temperatures near freezing. The U S Observer C L Colmer reported 11 am reading up three degrees from a 32 morning low. highs earlier in the weekend reached 35 with .07 inch total precipitation from melted snow. Rural Hamley Run logged a 32 low after daily highs of 62, 45, and 36 from Friday through Sunday.

Athens U. S C. L. Colmer Hamley Run

Athens man hurt after bus rear-end collision

A 32 year old man Jerome Francis Chmielewski of Wolfe Street was treated in fair condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after his auto struck a Shade Local school bus at 10 39 p.m. Saturday near the Fairview Drive In on West Union Street. The bus was returning from a Shade Ames Bern basketball game. Bus driver Warren Barnhill Sr. 59 of Guysville Route 1 was the only person aboard. Chmielewski was cited for reckless operation by Sgt. Robert Liggett.

Sheltering Arms Hospital Jerome Francis Chmielewski Wolfe St Fire Department Fairview Drive-In W. Union St Chmielewski Shade - Ames - Bern Warren J. Barnhill Sr Guysville Robert Liggett

Probation Granted for Athens Man Over Bad Checks

William Ogle of Athens received six months probation in Municipal Court after being directed to pay five checks totaling about 62 dollars. One $20 insuff funds charge stood. other checks entered as evidence. Ogle, 24, was released after settlement.

Athens William Ogle Stewart St Ogie Denzil C. Robinson Court St

Explorer Roundtable Set At Chauncey Church

The first Explorer roundtable will be held at 7 30 pm Tuesday at the parish house of Chauncey Church of Christ. Ralph Brown district camping chairman says these monthly meetings will mirror Boy Scout and Cub Scout sessions to train leaders for each program.

Chauncey’s Church of Christ Ralph Brown Boy Scouts Cub Scouts Brown

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ohio U Dave Quarles Jack Claxton Claxton Edward C. Berry Mt. Zion Baptist Church S. Court St. Athens Underwood PRIMA Athens Typewriter Sales and Service W. Union Ph. LY Ohio Jessie W. Ley Katherine Hartley Murphey Insurance Agency Ade, Im Houck & Reed, Inc Insurance Service O. G. Houck Don Reed W. Union Dia Institute of Life Insurance Mound Street KITCH COOK I Insurance Jad Donald K. Barstow D. M. Goddard Murphey Ins Agency Athens, Ohio Earl F. Mathews, Inc C. M. Gill and Co Dwight H. Rutherford Peter B. Seel Joseph Seiple Glouster, Ohio Richard Guinther Nelsonville Oakley Ins Saltz Ins Family Weekly Scott Lawson Phon Jeffers Joseph Bowman Chain Surance Agents Stanley Child Plains Case Ie Westheimer and Company D. H Explorer Landmark Revenue Bond Farm Bureau Cooperative Asan N. High Str Columbus 14
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