Council approves walk lights at Court President Street intersection
City council, in a roughly 51 minute session, authorized immediate action on installing walk lights at Court President Street intersection pending sufficient funds. The panel also moved toward hiring an assistant to City Auditor Florence Davis, considered a new garbage truck bid if year-end funds allow, and adopted budget adjustments for water works and sewer funds.
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Court President St
Florence Davis
Fred Weber
William H. Herbert
Joseph Grogan
R. A. Smith
Harvey Householder
George Rutkoskie
Herbert
Mildred
Raymond) Woodburn
Grosvenor St
William Rowland
Safety Service
Franz Woodworth
Driver Changes Plea In Lancaster St. Crash
In Municipal Court Ron ald V. Berger pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and unsafe operation after initially entering innocent pleas. The court fined him 30 dollars plus costs on the unsafe operation charge and 125 dollars plus costs, three days in jail and a three month license suspension on the DWI charge.
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Lancaster St
Ronald V. Berger
Ohio University
Shaker Heights
Berger
Parker Walker
Donald Hauser
Wyoming
Ohio
N. Lancaster St
Carl Tom
Ohio Ave
Hauser
Athens
John Newcomb
Cuyahoga County
Fire Ravages Home On Hooper Street In Second Blaze
A second fire in 14 hours damaged the residence of Mr and Mrs William Martin at 43 Hooper Street about 2 45 p m Monday. Fire started in a basement Davenport and spread through the house, with flames reaching the second floor bedrooms. Firefighters fought heavy smoke with gas masks as walls were torn out to reach the fire. The Martins were not home. a pet parakeet died in the kitchen. Election workers later cast disabled ballots at the scene.
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Vic Sherow
William Martin
Hooper St
Freda Bowen
Bowen
Charles Dalton
Mrs. Martin
Board of Elections
Chauncey Crash Injures Man Wife and Infant
A Chauncey man William Mullins his wife Ethel and their seven weeks old baby were hospitalized after a two car crash on Route 33 near the north city limits. Mullins and his family sustained facial lacerations and a severe arm injury to the infant while the other car suffered heavy damage. Police reported Mullins said the Fulks vehicle pulled in front of him. No charges were filed.
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Chauncey
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Route 33
Fire Department
William Mullins
Ethel
Terry Lee
Mullins
Timothy Fulks
Athens
Osborne Fulks
Fulks
Wby
Youth Dies Unexpectedly in Rome-Canaan Area
Clyde Edward Parsons a 14 year old Rome Canaan High School freshman died Tuesday morning at his grandparents South Canaan Road home. County coroner Dr John H Elias listed congested heart muscle as the cause. He had rheumatic fever for months and had come to live with his grandparents. Parents Russell and Annabelle Parsons reside at Zanesville. Body sent to Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.
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Clyde Edward Parsons
Rome-Canaan
Man Pleads Guilty in Route 50 Accident Case
Steve H. LeHoe 65 of Guysville Route 1 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to failure to yield the right‑of‑way, fined $20 and costs after an accident on Route 50 east at the S. Canaan Road junction.
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Steve H. LeHoe
Guysville
State
S. Canaan Rd
Trick or Treat for UNICEF in Athens During UN Week
Athens children collect for UNICEF as part of United Nations Week Oct 24 30. Mayor William H. Herbert urges citizens to act as world citizens, International Day set for Oct 29 with a dinner at Church of the Good Shepherd for international students and locals.
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Unicef
Athens
William H. Herbert
United Nations
Ohio University
Church of the Good Shepherd
United Church Women of
United Nations Children’s Fund
Ex-Resident Mrs. Vorhees Funeral Set in Findlay
Funeral services will be held Thursday in Findlay for Mrs. James Vorhees formerly Lorena Beverage a teacher in New Marshfield and Albany who died Monday in Dearborn Michigan at the home of her daughter Mrs. Roy Thompson Survivors include son Dr Byron Vorhees Findlay sister Mrs Norman Engh Athens brother H C Beverage Clarksburg W Va another son Ensign Mack Vorhees a Naval Academy graduate who died earlier
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Findlay
James Vorhees
New Marshfield
Albany
Dearborn
Roy Thompson
Lorena Beverage
S. F. Beverage
Byron Vorhees
Norman Engh
Athens
H. C. Beverage
Clarksburg
W. Va
Ensign Mack Vorhees
U. S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Births and admissions in Athens and Chauncey care units
Sheltering arms hospital notes birth to Mr and Mrs Richard Jones Athens a son admitted list includes Mrs John Romine Athens Mrs John Ley Chauncey C D Laughlin Athens Mrs Henry Snider Athens Herschel Kelsey Athens Mrs William Mullins Chauncey Terry Lee Mullins Chauncey Amelia Conkey Athens dismissed Mrs John Welch The Plains and son Peggy Parish Albany Mrs Frank Hagen Southampton NY
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Richard Jones
Athens
John Romine
John Ley
Chauncey
C. D. Laughlin
Henry Snider
Herschel Kelsey
William Mullins
Terry Lee Mullins
Amelia Conkey
John Welch
the Plains
Peggy Parish
Albany
Frank Hagen
Southampton
N. Y
Weather Slight Warmth Reaches Rural Hamley Run Area
Mild warmth moved into the area on Tuesday with Hamley Run reporting a low of 37 degrees, 15 above yesterday’s coldest reading. The high on Monday reached 65 degrees.
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Hamley Run
Mrs Walker Rites Planned for Painesville Area Resident
Mrs. P L Walker 79 former E Mulberry St resident died Sunday in a Painesville hospital after months in retirement in Willoughby and Athens. She belonged to First Methodist Church Ride A Wee Club and So Sew Sewing Club. Survivors include sons James William and Robert in Detroit. daughter Mrs May Bemis in Detroit and others in Florida Arizona and Columbus. 11 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren two brothers and three sisters. Services 10 a m Wednesday at Dowler Ferguson Hughes with Rev John G Koontz officiating burial West Union St Cemetery.
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P. L. Walker
E. Mulberry St
Painesville
Ter
Walker
Willoughby
Helen Swart
Athens
First Methodist Church
Phillip
James
William
Robert Walker
Detroit
May Bemis
Margaret Stoy
Newport Richey
Fla
Mary Reid
Phoenix
Ariz
Dorothy Mahaffey
Columbus
Richard
Alex Bickel
Mt. Vernon
Scott Robinson
Vernon
Cora Allen
Gambier
C. J. Dial
Geauga Lake
Dowler - Ferguson + Hughes funeral home
John G. Koontz
West Union St
Jurors Not Report For Out Of Court Settlement
The Athens County sheriff's office said jurors summoned for a Wednesday trial are told not to report as the case is settled out of court. The suit involved Robert Morrison and the State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co against Joseph Burch.
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Athens County Sheriff's Office
Robert Morrison
The
State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co
Joseph Burch
Kiwanis Plans Halloween Parade After Film Program
Kiwanis members viewed two films on gas transmission Monday night and outlined the annual Halloween parade led by Otis Simpson. The parade is set for Thursday October 31 forming at the courthouse at 6 30 p m.
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Otis Simpson
UA Campaign Reaches $19 183 19 in Second Report
The United Appeals total rose to 19 183 19 after the second reporting session led by Campaign Chairman Jack Moore at Ohio University Center. Athens business and Ohio University staff supplied the bulk of this week’s funds while hospital and utility contributors posted notable totals. Funds still needed amount to 14 996 81 with final reports due Oct 28.
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United Appeals
Jack Moore
Ohio University Center
Athens
Ohio University
Fred Swearingen
Rotary Club
Carl Roberts
University
Athens State Hospital
Moore
Eugene
Bleigh
E. M. Poston
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Moore Caid
Bird Causes 12000 Volt Cut In Coolville
Residents of the East Side lost power briefly Monday when the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric line serving Coolville failed after a bird bridged two phases of a 12,000 volt three phase line near Ohio University Airport. Officials attributed the outage to the electrocution of the bird when it touched two phases.
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East Side
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Coolville
Ohio University
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