Wells Preserve City Water Ahead of Prolonged Drought
Mayor Raymond Shepard credits three wells drilled in 1962 on Athens State Hospital property with sustaining Athens water supply during an extended drought. Daily production has risen to about 2.5 million gallons vs 1.5 million prior to the wells, with 10 wells in use at the W State St field and 2700 feet of pipeline linking the wells.
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Paul Efa
Raymond Shepard
Athens
Athens State Hospital
W. Union St
W. State St
Drennen Goldsberry
Richland Ave
Goldsberry
Volunteers' Fire Alarm Ringing Is Explained
Residents served by area volunteer fire departments were advised that the steady ring when the alarm number is dialed is normal. Three area departments use five bar service with multiple phones tied to the alarm line, ringing simultaneously until someone answers.
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Chauncey-Dover
James Kimball
The
General Telephone Co
Kimball
Plains
Richland
Albany
Amesville
Damage suit opens before Common Pleas Court jury
Elizabeth S. Conant and her husband sue Richard S. Johnson for 101640 in two actions claiming he filed a false Municipal Court affidavit charging destruction of property. A prior 12500 judgment was vacated by agreement. Johnson denies all allegations and Conants’ case awaits later court hearing.
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Common Pleas Court
Elizabeth S. Conant
N. Lancaster St
Richard S. Johnson
N. Congress St
Johnson
Conant
Fire alarm at residence after kitchen pan catches fire
A pan of food on the kitchen range ignited at 8 12 p.m. Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Dale Stanley 389 Richland Ave. Neighbors removed the pan before fire crews arrived and the house filled with smoke.
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Dale Stanley
Richland Ave
Light Rain Falls Sunday in Athens Weather Update
Partly cloudy skies scattered a few drops of rain around Athens Sunday while cooler conditions emerged Monday as drought continued. U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer logged 57 degrees at 9:30 a.m. with a high of 82 and .11 inch of rain for Sunday.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Two Injured In Sunday Traffic Crash
On Route 682 north of Route 56 two people were injured in a one car accident. Garnet Smith 50 of Nelsonville and Wiley Ryan 24 of Athens Route 2 suffered lacerations and were treated and released at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The driver Stanley Bolen 54 of 119 N Congress St was cited for reckless operation.
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State Highway Patrol
Garnet Smith
Nelsonville
Wiley Ryan
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Stanley Bolen
Congress St
Bolen
Emergency squad aids two patients in city incident
The city fire department emergency squad resuscitated four month old Allan Sligo at 10 41 a m and rushed him with oxygen to Sheltering Arms Hospital. At 10 51 p m squadmen took 21 year old Gary Postlehwait of West State Street to Hudson Health Center after illness at Memorial Auditorium.
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City Fire Department
Allan Sligo
Joseph Sligo
N. Lancaster St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gary Postlehwait
W. State St
Hudson Health Center
Memorial Auditorium
Richland Volunteers Put Out City Dump Fire
Richland area volunteers fought a dump fire Sunday at the Michael block plant off E State Street near the sewage disposal plant. Fire crews used about 2000 gallons of water and the owner operated a bulldozer to cover burning refuse.
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Richland Area
Michael Block
E. State St
Modern Hero in American Fiction Praised at Ohio University
Kennedy Lecturer Dr. Mark Schorer described the modern hero as an outsider torn between rebellion and self definition. He cited Hemingway and Ellison among authors shaping the anti hero, noting America did not need Hemingway to define this figure. The lecture is part of Ohio University’s Kennedy Lectures series.
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Kennedy
Mark Schorer
Ohio University
Hemingway
Faulkner
Salinger
Dr. Schorer
Holden Caulfield
Ellison
America
Schorer
Department of
University of California, Berkeley
Edwin L. Kennedy
New York City
Edgar W. Whan
Ohio University Department of English
Area Traffic Court Roundup In County Municipal Jurisdictions
A compilation of citations from area courts lists drivers charged with speeding, improper passing, left of center and defective exhaust. Names include Jerome B Konker, Irba Boyer, Bernard Walsh, Robert Campbell, Harley Wilfong, Larry Klinglesmith, Joe Bodnar, Louis Ervin, Betty Frost, David Danko, Delbert Stark, Elwood Green, Roy Wilson, Ernest Linton, Henry Schmitz, Harold Canterbury, Richard Crumrine, Fred Buckner, Myles Stump. Amounts range from 5 to 31 dollars plus costs.
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Jerome B. Konker
Lancaster
Irba Boyer
Stewart
Bernard Thomas Walsh
Robert Gene Campbell
Lancaster St
Harley Jackson Wilfong
Athens
Larry Gene Klinglesmith
Guysville
David F. Danko
Millfield
Delbert P. Stark
Salem
Elwood Ervin Green
Mount Storm
W. Va
Roy Ray Wilson
Logan
Ernest B. Linton
Henry John Schmitz
Albany
State Highway Patrol
Harold Edward Canterbury
Cleveland
Richard Edwin Crumrine
Wadsworth
Fred Laverne Buckner
Marion
Myles Kenneth Stump
Carbondale
James Earl Salmons
Columbus
Birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Calendine welcomed a son at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens Route 2. Admitted were Mrs. Don Davis Athens Mrs. Ora Yeater Frost Harley Moore Coolville Mrs. Ethelyn Lewis Athens. Dismissed included Mrs. Clarence Willis Columbus Howard Roush Athens Mrs. Lulu Beck Albany Route 1 Mrs. Howard Gilson Athens Route 4 Ray Zimmerman Albany Route 1 Mrs. Owen McVey and daughter Guysville Route 2 Mrs. Faye Cline Athens Mrs. Jack Malloy and son Athens Mrs. Roger Brown and daughter The Plains Mrs. Charles Smith Athens Mrs. Theodore Blank and son Athens Mrs. Hazel Martin Albany Route a
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Don Davis
Athens
Ora Yeater
Frost
Harley Moore
Coolville
Ethelyn Lewis
Clarence Willis
Columbus
Howard Roush
Lulu Beck
Albany
Howard Gilson
Ray Zimmerman
Owen McVey
Guysville
Faye Cline
Jack Malloy
Roger Brown
the Plains
Charles Smith
Theodore Blank
Hazel Martin
Akron Youth Resists Squad and Police After Bar Fight
A 21 year old Akron man, David Miller, resisted city fire department squad and police officers after a 10 42 p m Saturday fight at Union and Congress. He was arrested for intoxication, posted a 31 dollar bond, and was to appear Monday in Municipal Court.
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Akron
Union and
Congress
David Miller
Bound To Jury On Non-Support Charge
Elmer Rutter 28 of 271 Highland Ave pled innocent in Municipal Court to non support. He was bound over to the grand jury and placed under $300 bond. The charge was filed by Donna Rutter of 27114 Highland Ave and handled by sheriff's deputies.
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Elmer Rutter
Highland Ave
Donna Rutter
Heart Fund Awards Research Scholarship to Ohio University Senior
Contributions from Athens County residents enabled a $600 research scholarship for James Lee Smith, an OHIO University zoology major. The Central Ohio Heart Association, which issued 18 grants this year, funds undergrad research across Ohio State University, Mt. Carmel, St. Anthony's in Columbus, and the Frederick C. Smith Clinic in Marion.
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Athens County Heart Fund
Ohio University
James Lee Smith
Grosvenor St
Central Ohio Heart Association
L. I. Goldberg
County Heart Association
Smith
James L. Smith
Sciotoville
James V. Lawrence
Ohio State University
Mt. Carmel
St. Anthony’s Hospitals
Columbus
Frederick C. Smith
Replacement of Meter Brings Arrest
City police arrested Tom My Adkins 21 of 88 W Union St early Sunday for trying to return a parking meter head and standard. A neighbor reported the incident. Adkins pled guilty in Municipal Court to tamp ering with city property and was fined 25 dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Adkins
W. Union St
Adkins
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended in Court
Charles Victor Hutchinson 49 of Bainbridge pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court. He was fined 125 dollars and costs, six days in jail with three suspended, 120 days probation, and his license suspended for 120 days. Real estate transfer shows Neil Dickson to Laurence O White Athens .87 acres.
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Charles Victor Hutchinson
Bainbridge
Neil Dickson
Laurence O. White
Athens
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