Mayor to push council for permanent one way plan
Mayor Kenneth W. Sands plans to urge the Ath ens council to adopt the permanent one way traffic on Court and Congress Streets after a 90 day test. He returns to duty after surgery in Columbus. A state highway report is awaited before a final council vote and open hearing.
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Court
Congress Sts
Athens
Kenneth W. Sands
Columbus
State Highway Department
Court St
Congress St
Two Student Court Cases Continued
Two Ohio University students had hearings in Municipal Court with continuances set for after Thanksgiving. Joseph Estevez 20 faced a resisting officer charge dismissed. a further charge for disturbing the peace remains tied to a $25 bond. Bernard Lancione faces a similar charge against Bernard Lancione with a $30 bond and a Dec 4 continuation.
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Ohio University
Joseph Estevez
Shively Hall
Dayton
Leo van Nest
Estevez
East Green
George Couladis
Esquire
Bernard Lancione
Bellaire
Park Place
Three Breakins Probe by Deputies Across County
Sheriff deputies continue a Wednesday probe into three breakins in distant parts of the county. On Monday night, Shade High School lost $40 in cash after a door was pried and the building ransacked. At Trimble Johnson City Service Station intruders removed door glass to take cigarets and pennies. In the same community the State Highway Garage reported theft of 35 gallons of gasoline.
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Harold Shields
Shade High School
Johnson City
Trimble
State Highway Garage
Suitcases and clothing recovered after theft at club 33 parking lot
Sheriff Harold Shields linked the early Saturday theft of three suitcases and clothing from an unlocked auto at Club 33 to a possible money motive. Items were later found by state workers under a Route 33 bridge near Nice Park and by residents. several pieces remain missing.
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Harold Shields
Club 33
Don Keys
Lebanon
Ohio
Leesan
Harmony Road
State Highway Patrol
State Highway Department
Route 33
Nice Park
Cyril Crooks
McBee Man Promoted to Supervisor at Ath ens Plant
William Van Hall is promoted to supervisor of cost payroll and billing at the Ath ens plant of Royal McBee Corp. He will start Dec. 1, succeeding Woodrow West who became comptroller of the portable typewriter plant at Springfield Missouri. Van Hall, assistant supervisor for two years, joined the firm in 1953 and is a 1951 Ohio University graduate formerly with General Electric in Cincinnati. He resides in Jacksonville.
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William van Hall
Athens
Royal McBee Corp
Miles Hossam
van Hall
Woodrow West
Springfield
Ohio University
General Electric Co
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Thanksgiving Assembly at Athens Junior High School
Athens Junior High students attended a Thanksgiving assembly in the high school auditorium. Henry Wieman introduced the program with scripture read by Susan Brophy and a prayer by Jon Overholt. The Rev. Joe B. Maffett delivered the message and the eighth and ninth grade chorus sang several Thanksgiving songs.
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Athens
Henry Wieman
Susan Brophy
Jon Overholt
Ronald Selleck
Joe B. Maffett
First Christian Church
Nancy Roberson
Real Estate Transfers In and Around Athens
Real estate transfers show multiple deeds. Ethel A Hoover transfers in Athens to James W Tom in inlet 2183 part of 2182 Watkins Addition. Watson P Brill conveys 16 acres in Bern Township to Ray Pierce in Sharpsburg. Clarence E Fultz of Athens transfers two tracts to Anna M Adams in Athens Alexander Township. Dorothy I Chandler of Wayne Michigan sells lot 1908 in Sycamore Heights Athens to Ralph L Perry. Harley Ellis of Albany sells in lot 8 OU Leasehold to Ronald Fry and Clyde Whited. Julia L Cable and others sell lot 3351 Cable Acres Addison Ath ens to Robert E Guinn. Holly E Hudwell to James T Hooper in 2 of inlet 784 Hudsons Addition Athens. John Jackson sells 2 acres in Athens to Emmett V Hulbert.
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Ethel A. Hoover
Athens
James W. Tom
Watkins Addition
Watson P. Brill
Ray Pierce
Sharpsburg
Bern
Clarence E Fultz
Anna M. Adams
Alexander
Dorothy I. Chandler
Wayne, Mich
Ralph L. Perry
Sycamore Heights
Harley Ellis
Albany
Ronald Fry
Clyde Whited
Julia L. Cable
Robert E. Guinn
Cable Acres
Addison
Holly E. Hudwell
James T. Hooper
Hudson's Addition
John Jackson
Emmett V. Hulbert
Professor Roberts Injured in Fall at Home
Dr. Carl H. Roberts assistant professor of education at Ohio University entered St. Anthony Hospital Columbus Tuesday for treatment of a compressed vertebra. He will wear a cast for a month after a fall last week while storing screens at his home 39 Grosvenor Street.
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Carl H. Roberts
Ohio University
St. Anthony Hospital
Columbus
Professor Roberts
Grosvenor St
Dorm Fire Drill Sparks At Ohio University Dorm
Firemen were alerted to Voigt Hall at 9 25 p m Tuesday when sparks from an incinerator prompted fears of a roof fire at the university girls dormitory in Ohio.
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Voigt
Millfield man fined for passing without clear distance ahead
Robert M. Malpas 61 of Millfield Route 1 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to the State Highway Patrol charge of passing without the assured clear distance ahead. He was fined $10 plus costs.
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Robert M. Malpas
Millfield
Forfeited Bond in Stop Sign Violation Case
Curtis E. Clifford, 18, of Athens Route 4, had his $15 bond forfeited in Municipal Court on Wednesday after pleading innocent to failing to stop for a stop sign in a city police case.
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Curtis E. Clifford
Athens Route 4
Two Drivers Forfeit Bonds After Patrol Arrests
State Highway Patrol cited two drivers who forfeited bonds Wednesday for failure to appear in Municipal Court. Donald Keffer, 44, 102 S Court St, $35 for failing to stop within the assured clear distance. Richard Gardner, 20, Jacksonville, $15 for no operator's license.
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State Highway Patrol
Donald Keffer
S. Court St
Richard Gardner
Jacksonville
Local Couples Form Multiple Implied Marital Arrangements
A series of proposed marriages appears on a local record list. Edward Harry of Glouster intends to wed Iva McKinley of Glouster. Alfred R. Sheppard of Hillfield plans Carol Wells, while Samuel K. McGrath of Pomeroy would marry Orl Mary Jeffers of Athens. Robert L. Headley of Parkersburg aims for Edna Tipton of Coolville. Robert Cline of Chauncey seeks Patricia Bailey of Nelsonville. Buck and Boyer, both of Coolville, are named as well as Harold Springer of Columbus and Leona Rutter of Glouster.
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Edward Harry
Glouster
Iva McKinley
Alfred R. Sheppard
Hillfield
Farmer
Carol Wells
Athens
Robert Loring Headley
Parkersburg
W. Va
Edna Frances Tipton
Coolville
Samuel K. McGrath
Pomeroy
Orl Mary Jeffers
Robert Larry Cline
Chauncey
Patricia Ruth Bailey
Nelsonville
Robert Buck
Dorothy Boyer
Harold F. Springer
Columbus
Leona W. Rutter
Divorce Granted in Common Pleas Court Zinn v Zinn
Wilbur Clark Zinn wins a divorce from Doris Myrtle Zinn in Common Pleas Court. The suit cites gross neglect. the couple married December 14 1945 and the petition lists no children.
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Common Pleas
Wilbur Clark Zinn
Doris Myrtle Zinn
Poston Man Dies At 37 Owner of 50 A Inn
Charles Robinson 37 died at University Hospital after surgery. He was owner of the 50 A Inn at Poston and a World War II veteran. Survived by wife Neva Oxley Robinson a daughter Linda Lee and son Raleigh at home a stepbrother Paul Reynolds a sister Mrs Loraine Taylor and stepfather Earl Love. Funeral arrangements are with Jagers and Sons funeral home.
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Charles Robinson
University Hospital
Raleigh
Pearl Reynolds Robinson
Neva Oxley Robinson
Linda Lee
Paul Reynolds
Athens
Loraine Taylor
Earl Love
Poston
American Legion
Eagles Lodge
The
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Shelter ing Arms Hospital Notes
Admitted Mrs Sherd Hostetter Reedsville Route 1 Ott Fleming Glouster. Dismissed Wayne Carsey The Plains Ray Koehler The Plains Mrs Jack Bricker Athens Route 2 Mrs Leo Van Nest Athens Route 5 Blood used four pints.
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Sherd Hostetter
Reedsville
Ott Fleming
Glouster
Wayne Carsey
the Plains
Ray Koehler
Jack Bricker
Athens
Leo van Nest
Parked Car Struck. State Patrol Probes Incident
The State Highway Patrol investigates a noninjury crash at 6 p.m. Tuesday on Route 278 two miles north of Glouster. George E. Huddy, 44, Nelsonville, said he struck a parked vehicle in the highway’s centerline after cresting a hill with no lights on.
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The
State Highway Patrol
Glouster
George E. Huddy
Nelsonville
County Banks Second In Sale Of Bonds
Athens County finished second to Hocking in October for Series E and H Savings Bonds quota. Central Ohio treasury savings bond manager Alan C. Tracewell said Athens County sold $108,937, with Scioto Jackson and Meigs following.
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Athens County
Hocking
Alan C. Tracewell
Central Ohio
Treasury Department
Scioto
Jackson
Meigs
Students Exit As Cold Day Follows Rain
A wintry blast moved into the Athens area with rain then a falling thermometer. Rain totaled .21 inch per observer C L Colmer as temperatures dropped from 51 at 6 am to 38 by 11 am, with readings of 39 in Rural Hamley Run and 37 to 60 yesterday.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Ohio University
Hamley Run
Police Chief Attends FBI Bomb School in Columbus
Athens' Joseph B. Grogan joined 39 other Ohio law enforcement leaders at an FBI sponsored bomb school in Columbus. E. D. Mason of Cincinnati led the session outlining evidence use in investigations and stressed bombings violate local laws while FBI resources remain available to locals.
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Athens
Joseph B. Grogan
Ohio
Columbus
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
South
E. D. Mason
Cincinnati
Mason
Thanksgiving Post Office Closure Noted by Postmaster Cornwell
Postmaster Arthur Cornwell reminded residents that the post office will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving with no city or rural mail delivery.
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Arthur Cornwell
Cornwell
Revival Meetings by Wittman Family in Toledo
The Karl F. Wittman Family of Toledo Ohio will conduct revival meetings nightly at The Salvation Army from November 25 to 30 at 7 30 PM Evangelist Wittman and his soprano wife travel with a son and wife who perform with 32 cow bells electric and Spanish guitars trombone and Hammond organ The Wittmans preach repentance and the Spirit filled life You are invited to worship with us.
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Karl F. Wittman
Toledo
Ohio
Salvation Army
Wittman
Thanksgiving Services at First Church of Christ Scientist
Open to the public, Thanksgiving services will be conducted at 10 30 a m Thursday in the First Church of Christ Scientist located at 15 S Congress.
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Federal Banealt
Fasee Corporation
McBee Man
JHS
Diantha Murphy
Joyce Smith
Susan Cady
Helen Porter
Edith Stocklin
Gladys Moore
Thomas Fillmer
Bob Dailey
Athens High School
Paul Hawk Realty
Dailey
Joyce
Keith
N. Congress St
Earl Dailey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Karl F Whittman
Luckoff Stores
Logan
Lincoln National Life Plan
Earl F. Mathews, Inc. & C. M. Gill Company
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
Clarence Gill General Insurance
Security Bank Bldg
Europe
James C. G. Conniff
New England
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Sunday Messenger
United Dairy
William Mikina
Sunset Drive
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