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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1963
Page
3
The September monthly report from Clerk of Courts auto title section notes 150 new and 690 used car sales, down from August 170 new and 661 used, while September 1961 figures were 123 new and 548 used. Truck and wagon counts, titles issued totaling 1115 with $1720.40 in fees, and other vehicle counts are listed.
A 16 year old driver Ed ward Allen Smart of Athens Route 5 was injured when his auto rolled over an embankment and into a fence on Route 33 five miles south of Athens. He complained of chest injuries and was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital after a tire blew out, authorities said.
Paul Timothy Russell, 41, of Millfield Route 1, pled guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 150 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and received a 180 day license suspension.
In Common Pleas Court a $275000 claim seeks damages for the alleged illegal sale of $260000 worth of gas well securities in Ohio and West Virginia. Athens defendants Bert and Margaret Goff face a temporary freeze on assets. plaintiffs include Harold Konkler and 34 others from The Plains Lancaster and Steubenville.
Ed Chesser district fire warden reports five fires across the district destroying 23 acres. A six acre blaze hit an old grainery in Salem Township, Washington County, cause still unknown. Chesterhill fire department put out a nine acre fire fed by heat and sparks from a dead blaze. Three other fires consumed eight acres, Falls Two in Hocking County saw five acres burn, and Monroe Two in Perry County had two fires burning one and a half acres each.
Athens reports fair conditions with cooler temperatures. Observer C L Colmer notes a 9:30 am temperature of 57 after an early low of 38. Tuesday's high reached 76.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Martin welcome a son named Chauncey. Admitted patients include Robert Guffey Glouster Route 2 Dr M K Fugate Athens Mrs Eugene Face myer Carpenter Route 1 Mrs Sarah Lightfritz Albany Clyde Sidders Albany Route 1 Edward Smart Athens Route 5 Mrs John Shrieves The Plains David Helm Athens. Dismissed Mrs Harold Goodin Zaleski.
Howard E. Stout president of the Hocking Valley Bank announced an Appreciation Day to celebrate two months of service. The event Friday offers free coffee and doughnuts from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Stout noted the bank surpassed its forecast for initial business volume.
The FBI announced the arrest of 22 year old Marine deserter Larry Allen Welch. Special Agent in Charge E D Mason said Welch, formerly of Coolville, was captured at his in laws home on Reedsville Route 1 and has not reported to Camp LeJeune since August 4. He is held at Athens County jail awaiting military authorities. GUYSVILLE Savannah Lodge 446 F and AM will confer the Entered Apprentice degree at 8 p.m. Thursday with refreshments following, per Roger E Wolfe.
Estella Karns files for divorce from Gerald Karns citing extreme cruelty and requests custody of their child along with alimony andChild support.
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