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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1961
Page
5
About 75 to 80 residents gathered at Trimble Grange Hall and the Hollister School site to critique the auto workshop. A Citizens Committee was formed with Bob Irwin as chair to attend board meetings and push for improvements.
Harriet Joyce 77 of Nelsonville Route 1 died early Monday at Mt. Carmel Hospital Detroit after a long illness. She was visiting a daughter Flo rines in Detroit. Survived by a son Thomas Carbon Hill six sisters and 11 grandchildren. Arrangements by Johnson funeral home. Also includes long-standing public school levy notices from Athens County and surrounding districts dated Oct 9 1961.
William David Jones of Columbus forfeited bonds of 30 dollars after being cited for driving 55 mph on Canal Street. Harold Ray McGrady pleaded guilty in Mayor Earl Hilleary's court to 55 mph on Canal Street and was fined 20 dollars plus costs. Calvin Williams Jr. of Columbus was found guilty of driving while intoxicated and fined 100 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in the city jail.
Notice announces Sidney T. Miller of Frost Ohio appointed Administrator with will annexed of the estate of Wallace Miller deceased and Lucy Seiler Wharton of Athens appointed administrator with will annexed. Creditors must file claims within four months. Also a Waterloo Local Schools election to levy current expenses taxes in excess of ten mills on November 7 1961 with renewal of 414 mills and increase of 2 mills. Open until 4 30 PM October 16 1961.
Edith Schackert resigns as clerk in charge of Doanville Rural Station effective Saturday. Corinne McGuire will assume duties as clerk in charge starting Monday at a location north of the former office. The station remains under Nelsonville post office supervision with promises of continued high service.
Nelsonville police cite Nelsonville man Ray B. King after a collision with a parked car on Canal Street. King and passenger Emma King suffered minor head cuts. King forfeited a $30 bond for unsafe operation. The second vehicle belonged to Ruth Hatfield. Both cars were heavily damaged.
A Mount St. Mary Hospital birth list records numerous newborns and parents or guardians across Nelsonville Logan Glouster Carbondale and surrounding towns. The note also documents a blood use of 1 unit.
Mrs. Howard Plummer president of the Nelsonville Home Demonstration Group announced a Red Cross First Aid class at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the social rooms of the First Christian Church with instructions for local residents.
Ike argues that economic progress hinges on a stable dollar and warns against shrinking purchasing power. He contends sound money policy is essential for growth and investor confidence.
Mr and Mrs James Call and children visited weekend with Mr and Mrs Robert Spears Buckhannon former Point Pleasant residents. They also met relatives in Fairmont and with the O Connor family from Fairfield Beach Ohio before returning home.
Cattle receipts 1500 calves 175 with feed and slaughter classes listed. Slaughter steers and heifers steady. cows and bulls steady. stockers slow. Hogs and sows mixed. barrows and gilts trading slow. feeders steady. Sheep and lambs with steady bulk good and choice ranges.
Murray City PTA honored Grace Donoghue a longtime district teacher who retired after 48 years in education. The surprise party at the October meeting drew 46 parents and two school board candidates. Members presented gifts and spoke of her career and dedication to fundamentals and English.
Six people were taken into custody over the weekend in Point Pleasant and nearby areas. Thomas Buttrick, 385, of New Haven, was held to the grand jury on child neglect after arraignment with Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin. Also arrested were Walter Loudermill, 25, of Columbus, and Paul Goodnite, 32, of New Haven, on fighting charges. James Worthy Duncan, 20, of Apple Grove, and Robert Clark, 32, of Point Pleasant, faced drunkenness charges, while Joseph Edward Bonner, 59, with an unknown address, was arrested by the State Police for being drunk.
George Rimmy 82 retired cabinet maker died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral at Mt. Carmel EUB Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. Officiant Rev. Charles Kinniard. Burial in Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery. Survived by wife Lucinda Lawson Rimmy, four sons, five daughters, four sisters, thirteen grandchildren. Friends may call at L. G. Mohr funeral home.
Leo Allen, 28, of Cleveland Ohio, was cited for driving while intoxicated after a one car crash on Sand Hill Road Sunday at 3 pm. His car left the road in a curve, went over an embankment, with damage estimated at 300 dollars. Vehicle owned by Joseph Esposito of Cleveland.
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