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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1961

Page

3

635 Churches Represented At Athens Session

The Presbytery of Scioto, comprising 65 United Presbyterian Churches, meets Tuesday in Athens hosted by First Presbyterian Church and Rev. Roger M. Rice. Session opens at 10 30 a m with ministers and one ruling elder from each church and reports on missions stewardship and education. Judge James Lang presides. local participants include Rev. S Thomas Niccolls Dr Troy Organ Rev Thomas B Foster. Presbytery spans Amesville to Wilmington and drops to the Ohio River.

Presbytery of Scioto United Presbyterian Churches Athens First Presbyterian Church Roger M. Rice James Lang Manchester Presbyterian Church Adams County Common Pleas Ing S. Thomas Niccolls The Westminster Foundation Troy Organ Thomas B. Foster Amesville Wilmington Ohio River

Police Cite Driver After Auto Crashes Weekend Spree

A spree of weekend city crashes left one passenger injured and three drivers cited or arrested. Curtis J. Malby 21 of Cleveland was fined 125 dollars, jailed six days with three suspended, four months probation and driving rights suspended. Nancy Yost Morrison was cited for allowing an unlicensed driver Charles Yost 15. Harold Cox 22 of Columbus faced improper brakes. Other drivers named include Armour Radcliff 18 and Carl Sylvester 62. Vernon James Murphy 47 reported a parked car damaged by a passing vehicle Sunday. Police also noted three minor accidents and ongoing investigations.

Curtis J. Malby Cleveland Malloy Morrison Nancy Yost Charles Yost Congress and Upton Harold Cox Columbus Armour W. Radcliff Washington St Carl J. Sylvester Watt St Vernon James Murphy Tiffin Washington Hall

Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended in DUI Case

Adah Virgene Martin of New Marsfield was fined 50 dollars plus costs in Common Pleas Court on a drunken driving charge. After pleading guilty she received three days in jail and a three month license suspension.

Adah Virgene Martin New Marsfield Common Pleas

Assault Charge Denied in Municipal Court

Dale Sapp posted a 31 dollar bond to face assault and battery charges in Municipal Court for an incident at a drive in restaurant with John Bell. Bell said Sapp threw him against a building. Bartlett forfeited a 31 dollar bond after failing to appear for the hearing.

Dale Sapp Mulligan Rd Sapp John Bell Bell Kenneth Bartlett Athens Phylis Bartlett

Marriage License for David Nile Brown and Marilyn Sue Drake

David Nile Brown 22 a bartender of Trimble and Marilyn Sue Drake 20 of Gloucester obtain a marriage license. The couple plans to wed in the near future according to the public records.

David Nile Brown Trimble Marilyn Sue Drake Glouster

Mercury Dips Under Freezing in Athens Area

The area faced fair but cool conditions after a chilly weekend. U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer notes the temperature dipped one degree below the breeze line early Sunday with an early morning low of 42. By 10 a.m. today the high was 56, while Rural Hamley Run logged a 35 low after a 59 high yesterday. The Sunday low reached 28 in the same locality.

Athens U. S C. L. Colmer Hamley

State seeks vacating of Troy land

The State Department of Highways sues Coolville area homeowners Myrle and Anna Griffin in Common Pleas Court to force vacating of land needed for a new limited access highway. The state alleges failure to sell and seeks vacatur within 60 days. Griffin property valued at $9000.

Troy Land State Department of Highways Coolville E. S. Preston Myrle Anna Griffin Troy Township

Birth Announcements at Shelterin g Arms Hospital

Mr and Mrs Kenneth West Athens announce a son. Mr and Mrs Henry Lehrer Mr and Mrs Robert Donohoe Athens announce a daughter. Blood used two pints. List of admissions includes Clarence Daniel Athens Ruth Neal Athens Julia Keirns Millfield etc.

Kenneth West Athens Henry Lehrer Robert Donohoe Julia Keirns Millfield William Williams Ardith Langford McConnelsville Ruth Neal Cora Simes Lee Young New Plymouth Culbert A. Bolen Albany Thomas Bailey Chaun

12 Drivers Are Fined In County Court

Twelve drivers cited by the State Highway Patrol were fined by acting County Judge Vaughn Hill on Saturday. Fines and costs varied from 10 to 37 dollars, with offenses including unsafe operation speeding stop sign passing on a curve and driving without a license. Names ages and towns of the drivers are listed, including William McLean 33 Athens and Norman Dishong 24 Nelsonville.

State Highway Patrol Vaughn Hill William McLean Athens Don Lochary Sharpsburg Robert Fain Hamden Herbert Campbell Carbon Hill Danny Simons Glouster Lewis Robson Edward Vess Paul Mack Lancaster Jack Stinson Groveport William Smith New Straitsville Norman Dishong Nelsonville

State files tax suit over delinquent sales taxes

The Ohio State Tax Commission sues Lillian McDonald of Glouster in Common Pleas Court. In January a judgment lien for delinquent taxes was issued against Norman Rides, doing business as Pete's Union Lunch, Glouster, and the restaurant was sold to McDonald. The lien remains unsatisfied, and the suit seeks 1194.55 in damages. The plaintiff is the Tax Commission Department of Taxation, Division of Sales Excise and Highway Use Taxes.

State Tax Commission Lillian McDonald Glouster Common Pleas Court Norman Rides Pete's Union Lunch The Tax Commission Department of Taxation Division of

United Appeal Marathon Set At WOUB Radio

Ohio University radio station WOUB will start a telephone marathon at 10 p.m. to raise funds for the Athens United Appeal campaign. Promotion director Bill Klonkow said the event would continue until donations stop arriving, with United Appeal officials present to accept calls at LY-32281 and LY-31731.

Ohio University WOUB Athens United Appeal Bill Klonkow United Appeal

Court rules for city assessment upheld in Athens case

The court upheld a sewer assessment against Fred H. and Constance A. Sands totaling 1474.77, confirmed by the city council in August 1959. The suit, one of several over north Athens tax assessments tied to the 1959 sanitary sewer, was decided after an appointed board, and the revised amount was deemed unnecessary. County Treasurer T. O. Kincade was ordered to collect the original assessment without penalties.

Athens Common Pleas Court Fred H Constance A. Sands T. O. Kincade

Accountants Association Session Set

A combined meeting of the National Association of Accountants and Beta Alpha Psi is set for Thursday at the Sportsman Grill. The Haskins and Sells Foundation will award $500 to Ohio University student Phillip E. Peters of Athens, presented by Dr. Colin Park of Cincinnati and Elmer Beamer of Cleveland. The program also includes a movie designed to encourage students to enter the accounting profession.

National Association of Accountants Beta Alpha Psi Sportsman Grill Ohio University Phillip E. Peters Athens Haskins and Sells Foundation Public Colin Park Cincinnati Elmer Beamer Cleveland

Millfield Power Outage Scheduled for Tuesday

H C Bobo of the Athens office of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co said an old substation will be removed in a cutover to a new one in Millfield and vicinity. Power will be off starting at 9 am for about two hours weather permitting.

Millfield H. C. Bobo Athens Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Bobo

Driver is fined for driving without a license

Hill, 29, of Chesterhill, was fined $5 with costs suspended in Municipal Court for driving without a license. Police said her license had expired in June. She pleaded guilty.

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