County school transfer proposal tabled by Athens board
The Athens city board of education tabled the county’s proposal to transfer Athens Local School District including Mechanicsburg to city jurisdiction. A special meeting set for Monday Oct 29 followed hours of discussion with maps and financial concerns. A two mill levy renewal for operating expenses was approved by the board and a tax levy as set by the budget commission was accepted. Officers were elected for the Athens County unit of the American Cancer Society with 87 films shown to 7000 people and 3500 dressings prepared reported. Volunteers are urged to assist in transporting patients to hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of
State Board of Education
Athéns
Mechanicsburg
Athens
Willard Barker
Budget Commission
Athens Couny
American Cancer Society
Joel Draper
Fred Swearingen
Phil Porter, Jr
Ruth Seamen
Norman Engh
John W. Risch
Porter
Athens County
Scouts Train Leaders and Citizens in Athens County
The Boy Scouts of America in Athens County grows from 13 to 22 units aided by 158 volunteers. Leaders like Joseph Hawkins note the social value of scouting, with projects from soil conservation to planting 1250 trees and distributing voting reminders. Funds come from United Appeals, while volunteers cover fuel and gear costs, investing in youth and America.
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Athens
Athens County
Plains
Addiion
Joseph Hawkins
Scouting
The
Freedoms Foundation
Boy Scouts of America
Charles A. Randall
Avon PI
Church of the Good Shepherd
Willard Carmean
U. S. Forest Service
R. B. Rypma
Ray Carmichael
Paul M. Hawk
Pleasant Hill
Explorer
Kootaga
Parkersburg
W. Va
Population Survey to Collect School Enrollment Data
Mrs. Theresa Hines of Akron will collect information for the October Current Population Survey during the week of October 15. The survey covers 329 areas and adds school enrollment questions to the standard inquiries on employment and unemployment. It notes 37.2 million aged 5 to 29 were enrolled at the start of 1955 56, up 23 percent from 1950 55, with kindergarten enrollment rising 82 percent, elementary 24 percent and high school 19 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Hines
Akron
Police Traffic Count Denied by Driver
Roy T. Francis 54 of 221 W Washington St denied a traffic charge in Municipal Court Thursday after a Tuesday hearing was set. He was released on 30 bond after police say he emerged from an alley at Crystal Pool and collided with Grover Armbruster 68 of 34 First St whose car was on Vutsicle Dr. Francis says he did not see the Armbruster auto. Vehicle damage was moderate per accident reports.
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Roy T. Francis
Washington St
Francis
Crystal Pool
Grover Armbruster
First St. Francis
Armbruster
Partitioners Appointed In Troy Land Suit
In a Common Pleas Court partition suit for Troy Township land Edward F. Maxon sues Myrtle Maxon and eight others. Three partitioners are appointed to divide the property by fractions and may order sale if partition cannot be made. Maxon receives one fifth of the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Troy Township
Edward F. Maxon
Myrtle Maxon
Assault Battery Case Is Nolled for Leroy Bricker
Prosecutor G E Berry filed a nolle proseque in the assault and battery case against Leroy Bricker of Beaumont from 1950. Bricker was indicted for assaulting W G Davis then superintendent of Chauncey school. Jury failed to reach a verdict and the nol pros removes the case from the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Berry
Nolle
Leroy Bricker
Bricker
Beaumont
W. G. Davis
Chauncey School
Berry
Nolse
Fringe Residents To Vote At Courthouse
Fringe area residents not included in the Mechanicsburg annexation to Athens will vote at the courthouse ground floor corridor. They should use the Washington Street entrance. Annexation voters continue to use the Mechanicsburg school house for polling.
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Mechanicsburg
Athens
J. E. Barker
Board of Elections
Barker
Court House
Washington Street
Mechanicsburg School House
Stewart Man Joins City Fire Department
Donald Crites, 22, has joined the Athens Fire Department, bringing its authorized strength to eight. Fire Chief Charles W. Dalton announced the provisional appointment to the department, noting Crites is married and a service veteran with 24 months duty in Panama.
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Stewart
Athens
Charles W. Dalton
Donald Crites
Panama
Walton League Sunday Lunch and Turkey Shoot
Walton League officials announce a Sunday event at the league cabin featuring a 10 a.m. turkey and grocery shoot and a fish fry from noon to 2 p.m. The program centers on community gathering and fundraising.
Two Men Fined for Intoxication in Municipal Court
Three men faced intoxication charges in Mu nicipal Court. Charles Isenburg and James Bennett pled guilty and each were fined 25 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Route 3
Charles Isenburg
James Bennett
Suit Filed for 798 Dollars in Common Pleas Court
Arthur A. Chesser files a money suit for 798 dollars against Harold E. Casto in Common Pleas Court. The plaintiff says the amount is part of a 1008 dollar promissory note taken by the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur A. Chesser
Harold E. Casto
Common Pleas
Aura Bolen Rites Friday
Funeral services are set for Aura Katherine Bolen 62 of 20 Race Street. She died Wednesday morning in Sheltering Arms Hospital after six weeks illness. Bolen a long time Commonwealth Telephone Co operator in charge of the night shift. Survived by son George and two daughters Patricia Jane Bolen and Phyllis Joan Hofer. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Aura Katherine Bolen
Race St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
First Methodist Church
WSCS
Martzolff
WCIU
Progressi: Literary Club
UCD Club
Kappa Phi Mothers Club
George
Patricia Jane Bolen
Long Beach
Calif
Phyllis Joan Hofer
Anaheim
Amy Gibson Lehman
Raleigh
Two Divorces Granted in Common Pleas Court
In Common Pleas Court two divorces were granted. Ivalue Nichols obtained a divorce from Everett Nichols for wilful absence and kept custody of two minor children and property. Mary Green divorced Kenneth E Green for gross neglect. Moore was restored as her former name.
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Common Pleas Court
Ivalue Nichols
Everett Nichols
Mary Green
Kenneth E. Green
Moore
Insurance Agent Attends Hartford Training Course
Earl A. Hooper of Earl F. Mathews Inc will depart October 15 for a four week session at the Hartford Training Center. The program, sponsored by Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co, covers casualty insurance and fidelity and surety bonding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl A. Hooper
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
Hartford Training Center
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co
Hooper
Fidelity
Appeal Filed In County Court Ruling On Easement Case
John W. Matson filed an appeal with the Fourth District Court of Appeals challenging a Common Pleas ruling in a Dover Township easement dispute. The case stems from a 1955 suit where Mabel Norris claimed a road closure and Matson fenced the roadway, with a judge compelling removal and granting a permanent easement to Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Matson
Common Pleas Court
Matson
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Dover Township
Franklin
Nellie Quillen
Point Pleasant
Mabel Norris
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Plaintiff
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes
Mr and Mrs Raymond Dicken New Marshfield announce a son. Mr and Mrs Richard Stanley Chauncey announce twin sons. Admitted Frank Sabo Corning Route 1 Mrs George Pennell Athens Route 4 Brenda Powell Athens Lloyd Meadors Albany Patricia Shrieves The Plains. Dismissed Lula Belle Dorst Shade Route Mrs James Dailey Guysville Route 2 and daughter Victor Hudwell Athens Route 1 John Carmichael Athens Mrs James Wade Millfield.
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Raymond Dicken
New Marshfield
Richard Stanley
Chauncey
Frank Sabo
Corning
George Pennell
Athens
Brenda Powell
Lloyd Meadors
Albany
Patricia Shrieves
the Plains
Lula Belle Dorst
Shade
James Dailey
Guysville
Victor Hudwell
John Carmichael
James Wade
Millfield
Quiet Title Suit Filed Over Lodi Township Land
George R. Burson files a quiet title action in Common Pleas Court against Otis Shin and 36 others plus estates of S. R. Clarke and Lucy A. Tubbs. He claims true ownership of land in Lodi Township blocked by recording errors creating apparent claims. Burson seeks title clearance and bar of any asserted rights.
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George R. Burson
Common Pleas Court
Otis Shin
S. R. Clarke
Lucy A. Tubbs
Burson
Lodi Township
Auto Glass Broken In Truck Collision On Route 56
State Highway Patrol reports a collision seven miles west of Route 328 involving a State Highway Department truck and a passing car. Elmer W. Evans age 50 of Murray City drove the truck backing for a dirt loader when Hendrik N. Van Tol age 24 of New York City attempted to pass. The rear door glass was broken as the truck bed corner struck the auto.
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State Highway Department
State Highway Patrol
Elmer W. Evans
Murray City
Hendrik N. van Tol
New York City
Disabled American Veterans Meet Friday Evening
Daniel Pierce commander says the DAY TO MEET Conrath Bean Chapter will gather at 8 p m Friday for a veterans event. Local veterans group invites all members and supporters to attend at the meeting location.
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Conrath Bean
Disabled American Veterans
Daniel Pierce
Bloodmobile yields 211 pints for Red Cross drive
Over two days the Red Cross bloodmobile at the Church of the Good Shepherd collected 211 pints, 124 on Tuesday and 87 on Wednesday, with 37 donors rejected for colds. McBee and Ohio University ROTC staff reached three gallon totals. one donor hit a gallon. Next drive in Athens is Nov 19 from 11 am to 5 pm. Mrs. Richard Carlson wins a $25 savings bond.
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Red Cross
Church of the Good Shepherd
C. B. Nye
Royal McBee
Donald Cornele
Ohio University Air Force Rotc Department
McBee
American Red Cross
Nye
Glen Mingus
Frank Deardoff
Arthur J Brooks
Emma Dow
Athens
Richard Carlson
Ohio University
Athens Machine Co
Charge Denied in Municipal Court Case Against Fred Picard
A municipal court hearing is set for Tuesday after Fred Picard of 10 Northwood Dr denied a charge of allowing a vicious dog to run loose. Picard posted a $15 bond. the affidavit named Mary B. Boggs as the charging party.
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Fred Picard
Northwood Dr
Picard
Mary B. Boggs
County Field Site At Fairgrounds Prepared
The Athens County fairgrounds track is being prepared for a proposed recreation area funded by a $5000 county recreation fund. John Dowler, county engineer, outlines drainage work, topsoil replacement, and a four inch clay layer on diamonds plus 100 field lights for night games and potential harness racing during the county fair season. The five acre playground will host a baseball field two softball fields and a football field with spring completion hoped. Burinam is the official name of Dutch Guiana part of the Dutch West Indies.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
John Dowler
Dowler
Dutch Guiana
The
Dutch West Indies
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Scout Movement
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Richard S. Reynolds
3535Th
Mather Air Force Base
Sacramento
Carolyn Jacoby
Troy
E. State St
Stewart Man
City Fire Department
Aura Bolen
Dowler - Ferguson - Hughes Funeral Home
Ira Shanafelt
West Union Street Cemetery
Fairgrounds
Martin Gas Cir
Wright Paint & Hardware
Ohio
Robert
Roberts
Suedes
S. Court
Lew
Berry Hotel
Bidg
Athens, Ohio
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