Thirty four indictments returned in three day grand jury
The October term of the Athens County grand jury returned 34 indictments after a three day session. Indictments covered breaking and entering auto larceny non support arson and other charges. The jury also found the county jail women’s quarters a fire trap and urged immediate fireproofing and an order barring new female confinements until done.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
Delbert Leon Stack
Elba
Washington County
Harold Shields
Macatawa
Robert) Bullock
Athens
Gordon Liggett
Paul Cotton
Kenneth Jones
Virginia van Nest
Lenora Stack
Julia Wadley
Earl Hooper
Harry Dalton
C. A. Fuller
Guysville
H. D
Local residents named in civil matter filings
To Session Warner and Kenneth Orwiler of Nelsonville, Eugene Hammond of Glouster, and N. T. Brown and Richard Cary of Trimble.
Fulton Promoted to New Royal McBee Government Post
John C. Fulton, native of Athens, promoted to manager of a newly created Government Computer Sales Department at Royal McBee. He has led district offices in St. Louis Washington and Toledo and now bases at 1700 Wisconsin Ave Washington. Fulton and his wife Irene live with four children in Potomac Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C
Jack) Fulton
Robert M. Reynolds
Royal McBee Corp
Reynolds
Athens
Fulton
Oscar Fulton
Sunnyside
Ohio University
Phi Delta Theta
Air Force
Harvard Business School
Dayton
Washington, D. C
Toledo
St. Louis
Wisconsin Ave
Irene
Admiral’s Way
Potomac, Md
Scout Roundtable Opens 1957 58 Year in Hock-Hocking District
Scouts and leaders from the Hock-Hocking District gathered at First Presbyterian Church for the initial 1957 58 roundtable. Charles Ramseth opened the session and introduced new field executive Charles Wolfe who oriented attendees to November theme Geology presented by W B Phelps of Ohio University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hock-Hocking
Boy Scouts of American
First Presbyterian Church
Charles Ramseth
Charles Wolfe
Wolfe
W. B. Phelps
Ohio University Department of Geology
Charles Randall
Charman Ramseth
New Trial Overruled in Marian County Fire Case
Judge Francis D. White overruled Madge Baughman’s motion for a new trial in a damage suit stemming from a March 21, 1953 fire at New Marshfield. The jury had directed verdict for defendant Anna Hysell Lyons on December 15, 1955, with Baughman seeking $15,000 for negligence and fire hazard dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Francis D. White
Common Pleas Court
Madge Baughman
Common Pleas
Anna Hysell Lyons
Baughman
Lyons
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Dismisses Names
Admitted Shelia Evener and Nettie Heiser with towns Millfield and Jacksonville. Dismissed Ann Smith The Plains Clara Smith Athens Mrs Vincent Scarmark Athens Robert Oren Tipp City Richard Brown Athens and Margaret Bolin Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelia Evener
Millfield
Nettie Heiser
Jacksonville
Ann Smith
the Plains
Clara Smith
Athens
Vincent Scarmark
Robert Oren
Tipp City
Richard Brown
Margaret Bolin
Jehovahs Witnesses Attend Zanesville Assembly
About twenty delegates from the local congregation went to Zanesville on Friday to attend the semi annual assembly held at the Municipal Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses
Zanesville
Municipal Auditorium
Athens Sees First Below Freezing Morning of Season
Athens recorded first below freezing at 31 degrees as 0.12 inch of rain fell yesterday. U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer noted temperatures rose to 57 by 11 a.m. and heavy fog limited frost damage. A survey shows first killing frost averages Oct 12, with possible damage tonight. rural Hamley Run hit 28 after 65 and 36 the day prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Hamley Run
Rites Set For Traffic Crash Victim Delmar W South
Delmar W. South 32 a Athens County native killed in an auto crash near Troy. Survived by wife Ethel Mae two children and his parents with three brothers and four sisters. Services Saturday at 1 30 p m in Poston Methodist Church with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar W. South
Athens County
Troy
Mr. South
Sugar Creek
McArthur
Ashland
Fenton Construction Co
Ashland American Legion Post
Ethel Mae
Charles William
Sharon Kay
William South
Pomeroy
Kenneth
Dayton
Norval
Athens
Clifford
New Salem
Velma Wyeth
Weirton
W. Va
Faustena Jordan
Rowena Newman
Doris Wyeth
Pleasantville
Nine Athens Messenger Carriers Win Prizes
Nine Athens Messenger carrier boys earned awards in Lever Brothers Good Luck Newspaper Boy Contest. Winners include Larry G. Neeley Albany Larry Lee Steele 471 Fairview St Nelsonville Jerry Baker 19 Palmer St Athens Bill Van Sickle Glouster Route 1 Gerald P. Maffin 924 Poplar St Nelsonville Ronald Baker 19 Palmer St Athens Arthur Janchi us 26 Cross St Glouster Dannie Harbour Mason W Va and Jesse Zimmerman Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Lever Brothers
Foods
Lever Brothers Co
Messenger
Larry G. Neeley
Albany
Larry Lee Steele
Fairview St
Nelsonville
Jerry Baker
Palmer St
Athens
Bill van Sickle
Glouster
Gerald P. Maffin
Poplar St
Ronald Baker
Arthur Janchius
Cross St
Dannie Harbour
Mason
W. Va
Jesse Zimmerman
Stewart
Election Office Open Saturday At Athens County
The Athens County Board of Elections office in the courthouse will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and for the next two Saturdays to accommodate absentee voters, said J. E. Barker, clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Board of Elections
J. E. Barker
County School Board Meeting Set Oct. 19
The Athens County Board of Education schedules a monthly meeting for Saturday October 19 at 7 30 in the superintendent's office, changing from the regular date October 12 as announced by County Sept. George Christ man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County School Board
Athens County Board of Education
George Christman
Found Guilty in City Stop Sign Case at Elmwood May
Wayne A. Reese of 18 Bay Village was found guilty after pleading innocent to failing to stop at a stop sign and yielded the right of way at Elmwood May Ave intersection. A municipal court hearing set fines of 15 dollars plus costs. The incident stemmed from an August 9 accident involving Mrs. Edna Mae Wichterman of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne A. Reese
Bay Village
Elmwood
May Ave
Edna Mae Wichterman
Athens
Alexander Presbyterian Church to Observe 125th Anniversary
The Alexander Presbyterian Church marks its 125th anniversary with an 8 p.m. dedicatory service led by Rev. Laurence Woodruff after a 6:30 p.m. fellowship supper. Former pastor Rev. Louis Campbell of Delaware, Ohio, will preach, with several ministers in attendance. The event honors past help and future hope, highlighting church history, music, and a poem from about 209 members. The church has merged several congregations and recently added windows, an electric organ, refinished pews, and a new Sunday school basement for youth activities, supported by about 4500 in contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Laurence Woodruff
Louis Campbell
Delaware
Rvice
Thomas Foster
John Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
Charles Pindar
Marietta
Athens
Alexander Presbyterian
Jacob Lindley
Ohio University
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Wingett Chapel
Waterloo Township
Albany Presbyterian Church
Alexander
Wool Incentive Prices Set for 1958 Market
The Athens County ASC Office announces shorn wool incentive at 62 cents per lb and mohair support at 70 cents for 1958 starting April 1, affecting about 200 growers. Payments align with national parity and reflect 1954 act rules. drought relief and restocking cited as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Wolfe
U.S
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Driver Fined After Court St Accident
William Lucas 24 of Guysville Route 2 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to unsafe operation and was fined 20 dollars plus costs. The incident occurred about 7 30 a m Thursday when his car crashed at Court and Union streets, knocking down two parking meters and damaging an Ohio University campus hedge on S Court Street after colliding with another vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lucas
Guysville
Lucas
Ohio University
S. Court St
Court- Union St
McKinley Divorce Custody Plea Filed in Common Pleas
Phyllis McKinley sues Gerald McKinley in Amesville court for divorce on gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The pair married December 23, 1950 at St. Marys West Virginia. Three minor children are named with requests for custody support and alimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Phyllis McKinley
Gerald McKinley
Amesville
St. Marys
W. Va
William L. Collins Rites Planned in New Marshfield
Funeral services for William L. Collins 76 who died Thursday in Mount St. Mary Hospital will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Marshfield Christian Church conducted by Rev Duane Saylor Burial will be in New Marshfield Cemetery Friends may call at Hoodlet Funeral Home until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
William L. Collins
Mount St. Mary Hospital
New Marshfield Christian Church
Duane Saylor
New Marshfield Cemetery
Hoodlet
Athens Youth Hurt When Car Leaves Highway
Donad Snyder, 17, of Athens, received minor bruises Thursday afternoon when his eastbound car left Route 56 about two miles west of Athens and struck a guard rail. The car was heavily damaged according to the State Highway Patrol report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donad Snyder
Athens
State
Mechanical Checkup For Autos Slated
An auto mechanical check will be conducted by the Power Train ers of Athens at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources building starting at 1 p m Sunday. The event, open to other auto owners, carries a 50 cent fee and covers brakes lights and electrical systems. A trophy will be awarded to the member's car in best condition, per Virgil Reeder president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
E. State St
Sheriff's Office
State Patrol
Virgil Reeder
Cardiac Diagnostic Clinic Planned for Crippled Children
Ohio State Services for Crippled Children will hold a Cardiac Diagnostic Clinic on October 21 at the Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital in Nelsonville with approval from the Athens County Medical Society and cooperation of the Ohio Department of Health. Drs. Hosterman and Hosier will lead the program, focusing on congenital heart cases and operable rheumatic fever, with referrals via family physicians and financial aid arranged if surgery is indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital
Nelsonville
H. M. Boocks
Athens County Medical Society
Ohio Department of Health
Health Department
O. W. Hosterman
Don Hosier
Columbus
Marine recruits cited for platoon honor and service updates
P at least 8 servicemen named with hometowns and a mix of enlistment details. Leon J George son of James C George 11 W Union St named outstanding member of his platoon at Parris Island after 12 weeks recruit training. Dale W Davis promoted to private first class in Germany with 568th Engineer Co. Joe E Maffett in Ft Polk training phase under Reserve Forces Act. Donald Welch and Lary Woods noted for basic training and Alaska service respectively. Williams participates in Hawaii infantry ceremonies.
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Dale W. Davis
Howard D. Davis
Albany
Germany
568Th Engineer Co
Army
Pvt
Donald Welch
Ernie Welch
Richland Ave
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
Camp Pendleton
Joe E. Maffett
Joe B. Maffett
N. Congress St
Ft. Polk
Transylvania University
Ft. Knox
Palmer St
Athens
Lary G. Woods
Infa B. Woods
Carbondale
Alaska
9Th Infantry
Waterloo High School
Glen Woods
Mineral
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Charles Burleigh
Jerry Taylor
Chauncey
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Sherman Cunningham
James Gilbert Robinson
Wayne Hamilton
Lester Wicks
Donald L. Williams
Bobby Joe Williams
Raymond Russell Ours
Long Bottom
Ernest Williams
Raymond Moody
James R. Channell
Jackson
Leonard H. Ball
Akron
Raymond Little
Cheshire
James Rutter
William Spears
Rutter
Spears
Jack Evener
R. E. Tanner
Arthur W. Baker
Joe Binderbasin
Arnold McDowell
Gahanna
Franklin D. Kennison
Murray City
Harley Johnson
Sharpsburg
Arnold C. Nester
James M. Collins
Rolland Malpas
Trimble
John Pattén
Lawrence Fields
Leslie Brooks
James Robert Christian
Herman Barnes
Irwin Rappaport
Bronx
N. Y
James Parsons
New
Royal McBee
Jack Fulton
E. E. Byrne
Athens, Ohio
Keller and Weltner Monument CO
Logan, Ohio
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Buckeye Cafeteria
Court St
the Messenger
Dewalt
Sebring
Columbus Rd
William Collins
Leon J
Leo F. Jayjohn
Dolores Jayjohn
Brown Ave
Donald Jayjohn
Donald K. Williams
Carl E. Williams
Fern St
25Th Infantry Division
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East Washington St
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Max Cofin
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