Simonton Case Near Verdict After Final Arguments
Testimony closed in the assault and battery trial of Willard Simonton as prosecutors and defense lawyers prepared final arguments before the Common Pleas Court jury. Character witnesses testified for both sides after eight alleged inmate assaults were presented, with Simonton admitting playful spankings but denying injuries.
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Willard Simonto
Gordon B. Gray
R. D. Williams
Common Pleas Court
Simonton
Ray Dickens
Carl Brown
Glen Parker
Herb Hooper
Homer Johnson
James Condon
Ray Hanning
Speed Change Rejected for Richland Ave
State High way official H. G. Eckhardt rejected reducing Richland Avenue speed from 40 mph after a survey, citing counts of 28 to 33 mph in three sections. Residents led by Reba Shafer petitioned for a 30 mph limit amid heavy Route 33 50 traffic and dense parking near the Athens State Hospital.
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Richland Ave
H. G. Eckhardt
Harry E. Neal
Reba Shafer
Miss Shafer
Corporation Limits
Athens
South Bridge
Athens State Hospital
Highway Department
Corporation
Eckhardt
Progress on Route 33 resurfacing and 50-A bids reported
About five and a half miles of Route 33 between the South Y and Meigs County line are finished with more resurfacing planned. Fenton Construction Co. won the six mile Meigs County stretch bid at 219,555, with work to complete by July 31, 1949, and a fall aim. Bids are invited for U S Route 50 A improvements in Athens, Dover and Ames Townships, estimated at 167,840 with completion by Aug 31, 1949, and a bid deadline of Sept 14 1948.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Eee
South Y
Meigs County
Walter Douglass
Fenton Construction Co
Ashland
Douglass
Earl Reeder
Morrison Brown
Earl L. Reed
Temperature Returns To 80s Wednesday
The Athens high reached 81 with overnight low around 46. At 10 am the thermometer read 69 and the Ho king River level was 2.81 feet as reported by local weather observer Mrs. C. N. France.
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Athens
Hocking
C. N. France
Church Organ Dedication Service at Central Ave Methodist
Central Avenue Methodist Church announces a dedication service for its new organ on Monday at 7 30 p m. Curt and Charlotte Davis will perform with Mr Davis a former organist at Cable Tab ernacle of Indianapolis strengthening the program.
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Central Ave. Methodist Church
Curt
Charlotte Davis
Davis
Cable Tabernacle of
Indianapolis
Local couples named in Athens Nelsonville and Morristown area pairings
The report lists individuals from Athens Nelsonville Morristown and Buchtel involved in a local pairing. E Stanton Gaylor Jr 28 and Valois Finley 26 are from Athens. Joe Willard Dishong 19 and Sally Vergene Locke 16 from Nelsonville. Robert Eugene Devertport 22 of Buchtel and Joanne Bailey 19 of Morristown are also noted.
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Stanton Gaylor, Jr
Valois Finley
Athens
Joe Willard Dishong
Sally Vergene Locke
Nelsonville
Robert Eugene Devertport
Buchtel
Joanne Bailey
Morristown
World’s Spinsters Estimate Global Total
Estimates place worldwide spinsters at 380 million with Britain 6 million, France 8 million, the United States 11 million, Germany 16 million, and the remainder scattered globally.
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World
Britain
France
United States
Germany
Time-Saver Device Installed At Local Post Office
A new postage meter system for parcel post was inaugurated to cut waiting time at the public windows. Postmaster Francis P Frebault says clerks weigh and stamp using an electrically operated meter that prints a single meter stamp with the total postage and city postmark. Officials say it speeds handling for early train dispatch and eliminates multiple stamp denominations. The Pitney-Bowes machine, under a government contract, is described as a cousin of the standard business postage meter.
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Athens
C. B. Nye
W. P. Mickle
F. P. Frebault
Francis P. Frebault
Post Office Department
Frebault
Post Office
Pitney-Bowes, Inc
Legion Post Names Officers For C K T Crossen Post 21
Legion Post 21 in the Legion home elected officers on Wednesday night and will install them at the next session on September 15. Sam Alvarez is commander with Ben Williams as first vice commander and R Kenneth Kerr Jr as second vice commander. Ralph Shafer is adjutant and Everett Barnhart sergeant at arms. Joe D Mechem is chaplain, Franklin R Murphey Jr as finance officer, Earl Mathews historian, and John DeMolet service officer.
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K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Legion
Sam Alvarez
Ben Williams
R. Kenneth Kerr, Jr
Ralph Shafer
Everett Barnhart
Joe D. Mechem
Franklin R. Murphey, Jr
Birth Announced for Athens Couple
Mr. and Mrs Brewster Higgins of Athens welcome a son. Admissions include Faye Brown of Trimble for major surgery. Discharges list Mrs Virgil Munn and daughter Athens Route 2, Mrs Lena Heyes Athens Constance Horne Athens Basil Karlis Athens Jessie Lortz Amesville Guard Dickens Millfield.
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Brewster Higgins
Athens
Faye Brown
Trimble
Virgil Munn
Lena Heyes
Constance Horne
Basil Karlis
Jessie Lortz
Amesville
Guard Dickens
Millfield
New AHS Students Asked to Register
Athens High School announces new students or those who failed to register last spring must register with Principal Oliver L. Wood. Registration is scheduled for Saturday at 9 a.m. in his office.
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Athens High School
Oliver L. Wood
Osu to Graduate Jack D Hughes in Education Degree
Jack Dale Hughes of Athens will receive a bachelor of science in education from Ohio State University Friday. The announcement confirms the degree completion and honors the recipient's academic milestone.
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OSU
Jack Dale Hughes
Athens
Ohio State University
State Patrol Reports Three Crashes and Citations
The State Highway Patrol reported three accidents starting September with no injuries. Thelbert Brookhart 21 of Athens Route 3 was cited for driving with insufficient brakes after rear ending a car at Routes 33 and 50 A. Paul M Vercoe 19 of 95 Franklin Ave. drove the other car. A separate incident on Route 50 near Hebbardsville involved Raymond C Martin 42 of Chatsworth Illinois and Merrill L Riggle 19 of 80 S May Ave. A two car crash on Route 13 in Trimble involved Robert M Mulpas 50 of Athens Route 3 and Thomas M Jewell 45 of Glouster Route 4 Jewell was fined 25 dollars and costs for leaving the scene.
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State Highway Patrol
Thelbert Brookhart
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Paul M. Vercoe
Franklin Ave
Hebbardsville
Raymond C. Martin
Chatsworth
Merrill L. Riggle
May Ave
Trimble
Robert M. Mulpas
Thomas M. Jewell
Glouster
Jewell
Grover Koons
Malpas
Minor Crashes Occur On E State Wednesday
Two minor automobile accidents on E State St Wednesday afternoon caused no injuries. Dean Williams 32 of Athens Route 4 sideswiped Herbert Thompson 18 of Athens Route 2 near Lash St. Both vehicles were damaged. An Athens Cab Co car driven by Cleetus Carsey 25 of Athens rear ended a Krecker vehicle driven by Carl Gaius 24 of St Bernard.
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E. State St
Dean M. Williams
Athens
Carl FE. Gaius
St. Bernard
Police
St Joseph Aspirations Aim for World’s Largest 3003 Event
A local pageant pageant seeks to crown the world’s largest 3003 event in St Joseph with community support and sponsors. Organizers promise a wide audience, potential prizes, and an emphasis on local talent Messy text prompts a history of the event and its goals.
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St.Joseph
Funeral set for Abe Lewellen in Columbus
Abe C. Lewellen 56 died home in Columbus after years as a Standard Oil salesman. Survived by wife Lois and son Fred, brother of Mrs. Nora Gould of Athens, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lewellen of Albany. Services Friday at Linden Heights Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Burial in Union Cemetery. Friends may call at Noble L. Allen funeral home until noon Friday and then at the church.
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Linden Heights Methodist Church
Columbus
Abe C. Lewellen
Nora Gould
Athens
Ira Lewellen
Albany
Lewellen
Standard Oil Co
Lois
Fred
Noble L. Allen
Union Cemetery
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