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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1949

Page

2

Curfew Law Proposal Draws Judge’s Letter Campaign

Juvenile Judge John F Newcomb asks Athens city councilmen police chiefs and county officials to back a county wide curfew for youth to curb delinquency He cites tours by Juvenile Officer Kenneth Taide showing minors in beer joints and nightlife and urges a county detention home for assessment shelter and parental accountability.

Jong Alah Sudge Newcom Kenneth Taide Newcomb Spain Fudge Newcomnb

Fined and jailed in juvenile delinquency case

Raymond Patton of Nelsonville received a $1000 fine and jail time for contributing to a minor's delinquency. Judge John F Newcomb ordered confinement until sentence served and full payment of costs after a Wednesday arraignment. A mitigation hearing and medical examinations followed the arrest by Nelsonville police.

Cvence Sn Raymond Patton Nelsonville John F. ‘Newcomb Patton Newcomb Marnim Nelsonvile

September cool start with near 59 degree high

A breezy start to September with 9 30 am temperature of 59, a seven degree rise from last night. The month closed with a wide August swing from 49 on Aug 21 to 96 later, and rainfall totaled 3.86 inches not counting 10 inches after yesterday afternoon and evening. Weather observer Mrs C N France noted the figures.

Foesday C. N. France

Judge Fines Jails Driver In Violation

Carl Evener of Carbondale was jailed in Athens County with an 80 day sentence for driving while license revoked and a $100 fine plus costs. His driving privileges were suspended for one year. Evener had prior suspensions for intoxication. a cousin, George Evener, was jailed for contempt of court after failing to appear.

Carl Evener Carvondale Athens County Common Pleas Roy D. Williame Evener Jeani George Evener Union Carl W. Pickle

Bound to Grand Jury on Bad Check Charge

West Virginia resident C. Soward, 24, of Hurricane was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of issuing a worthless check. Mayor W. P. West reported the case as a Wednesday hearing. Soward bonded at $200 and remained in county jail for failure to post the amount.

Y. C. Soward Hurricane W. P West Virginia Steve ‘Tatalos Soward F “Ure

Poultry Feast Contained After County Catch

A local couple at a Sand Ridge home faced removal after sheriff officials charged them with ongoing poultry sales. The report notes residents could buy two chicken legs daily prior to the crackdown by Sheriff George Bateman, who halted the operation and took the providers into custody.

Aew Walter Sand Ridge George Bateman

Poultry theft and odd pig chase reported in Durango

A Denver AP story notes Durango Colorado a service station operator Ernie Schaaf received a letter with a tiny return address Hubert Marquis Athens Ohio. In Sand Ridge and Sugar Creek rural farms two men Showalter and Dille confessed to stealing at least 22 chickens from Emory Hughes Sandidge and Charles Shields farms. They described a poultry raid amid a pig sighting weighing 125 to 150 pounds before the group ate many birds and considered the pig. Omitted from a local slate was Cecil Douglas Lodi Township trustee candidate.

Robert Marquis Athens Durango Cotp Denver” Newsapes Associated Press Ernie Schaaf Daresser Conection Conoco Colorado Hubert Marquis Marquis Charles Showalter Fr Dille Sand Ridge Sugar Creek Showalter Dille Direet Joseph McBride Emory Hughes Sandidge Charles Shields Bateman Robin Hoods Poultry Yard

Five hurt in four area road crashes reported by patrol

State Highway Patrol reports four separate crashes in the area with five people injured. In Hebbardsville a sedan hit a telephone pole along Route 50, injuring Jack Smith and Beulah Green while the driver Edward Smith escaped harm. Other crashes near Chauncey and Athens involved William Frey Thomas Allen John Colling Dorothy Collins Scott Westbrook and additional injuries.

State Bridgeport Ill Hebbardsville Jack Smith Beulah Green Edward Smith Athens Home’ Telephone Co Theospital William Frey Shannon Ave Thomas F. Allen Frey John Colling Chauncey Route 1 Dorothy Collins

Silo Filling Time Is Here for Winter Feed

Agriculture extension agent Wright reports farmers should cut corn for silos after kernels dent, husks dry, with corn in the shocking stage for easy handling and good storage. He notes this timing reduces field mud hindrance and aids removal.

Ding Ross. Wright

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