Four Athens County students win state teaching scholarships
Four Athens County residents were awarded General Assembly teaching scholarships to study elementary education. Recipients include Mina Ellen Mingus, Nyle Gordon Gillett, Loretta Mae Stout, and Mrs Florence B Townsend. Each $590 award supports two years of college toward a teaching certificate at approved Ohio schools.
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General Assembly
Ohio
Athens
George Christman
Mina Ellen Mingus
Trimble Township High School
Nyle Gordon Gillett
Loretta Mae Stout
Albany High School
Florence B. Townsend
Nelsonville High School
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University
Rio Grande College
City Police Report Two Traffic Mishaps
Two accidents on Athens streets were reported Tuesday by city police. Freda A. Davidson, 49, Logan, said an auto driven by Clarence Young, New Marshfield, backed into her car at a service station on Carpenter Street. Wayne W. Gilkey, 40, Guysville Route 3, collided with an Albany school bus driven by Roger Van Dyke, 29, Alliance, on Carpenter Street.
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Athens Streets
Freda A. Davidson
Logan
Clarence Young
New Marshfield
Carpenter St
Wayne W. Gilkey
Guysville
Albany
Roger van Dyke
Alne
Five Men Inducted Into Service From Athens County
Five Athens County youths were inducted into the armed forces. Four volunteered for induction, one was selected for the September draft. Seven men underwent pre induction exams at Fort Hayes, Columbus, as unit leader Quinton R. Meer, The Plains, led a bus departure at 7 10 am. The inductees were Dale A. Mc Gill Coolville Carl V. Tippie Stewart Cris G. Hudnall Sharpsburg and Roy G Parsons. The K T Crossen American Legion Post gave candy cigarets and magazines while the Gideon Society provided each with a Bible.
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Fort Hayes
Columbus
Quinton R. Meer
the Plains
Dale A. McGill
Coolville
Carl V. Tippie
Stewart
Cris G. Hudnall
Sharpsburg
Roy G. Parsons
Athens
K. T. Crossen American Legion Post
Gideon Society
Buchtel Man Found Guilty Of Assault
A Common Pleas Court jury deliberated 55 minutes and found Henry Lopez 27 guilty of felonious assault. Judge Francis D. White sentenced him to 1 to 10 years in the Ohio penitentiary after the verdict. Lopez reportedly advanced toward Nelsonville girls near the town dump, denying the charges.
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Common Pleas
Henry Lopez
Buchtel
Francis D. White
Lopez
Ohio Penitentiary
Nelsonville
Joel Draper
Joseph Vanity
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Charles Fletcher of Athens welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs Arthur McKibben also announce births. Patients admitted include Mrs Mary Baker Millfield Wesley Keirns Millfield Mrs Betty Douglas Athens Dianne Sue Holliday Dexter. Discharges include Mrs Gertrude Egleberry Fairborn Randy Van Ness Athens Harry Hawk New Marshfield and Mrs Edith Morrison Glouster.
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Charles Fletcher
Athens
Arthur McKibben
Mary Baker
Millfield
Wesley Keirns
Betty Douglas
Dianne Sue Holliday
Dexter
Gertrude Egleberry
Fairborn
Randy van Ness
Harry Hawk
New Marshfield
Edith Morrison
Glouster
Fire crew responds to sawdust fire near tree
City firemen were dispatched to 26 N. Congress St at 4 18 p m Tuesday to extinguish a small pile of sawdust burning at the base of a tree.
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N. Congress St
Downey Fined for Intoxication in City Court
Arthur E. Downey, 75, of 11% N Court St, was fined $5 and costs Tuesday by Mayor Peter B. Seel on a charge of intoxication.
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Arthur E. Downey
Peter B.seel
Four Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Four drivers were fined Tuesday after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Robert Frost 23 Stewart paid a fine of 10 dollars and costs for driving to the left of center after his car left Route 144 and crashed into a ditch Monday night. Richard Nisley 27 Athens was fined 10 dollars and costs for failing to stop within the assured clear distance ahead after a Monday night accident on Richland Ave. James E. Lynch 41 Chesterhill Route 2 was fined 5 dollars and costs for driving across wet paint. Francis I. McDermott 48 McConnelsville Route 4 was assessed 10 dollars and costs for operating an unsafe vehicle but the fine and costs were suspended.
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State Highway Patrol
Robert Frost
Stewart
Court of Justice of the Peace
D. E. Jones
Frost
Richard Nisley
Athens
Richland Ave
Nisley
Peter B. Seel
Martin
Malta
Morgan County
James E. Lynch
Chesterhill
Francis I. McDermott
McConnelsville
That's His Story That's His Story on Well
A humorous anecdote describes an unattended car on a hill near West Union Street with no driver. Another motorist notices the vehicle and pauses as it unexpectedly moves uphill. A starter shorting fixes the issue, ending with a newsroom reporter’s note about editors’ antics.
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W. Union T
Two Drivers Fined On Speeding Charges
Police arrested Tuesday two drivers for speeding in a 30 mile per hour zone. Gerald Koska 24 of Nelsonville Route 1 paid 23 dollars and costs after traveling 53 mph with 10 dollars suspended by the mayor. Brenda Hartley 54 of New Marshfield Route 1 paid 21 dollars and costs after 51 mph with 10 dollars suspended.
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Gerald Koska
Nelsonville
Peter B. Seel
Brenda Hartley
New Marshfield
Marriage Licenses Issued In Athens Area
Carl Stanley Frey 23 and Shir ley Ann Watkins 19 both of Athens. James R. Wallace 21 Athens Route 1 and Sharon Vorhes 20 Albany. Richard Allen Hook 20 Junction City and Pamela Faye Nott 18 Gloucester. Ora Veater 23 Guysville Route 3 and Mildred Kimes 18 Coolville Route 3. Price Davis 27 and Mary Weddie 35 both of Athens.
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James R. Wallace
Athens
Sharon Vorhes
Albany
Richard Allen Hook
Junction City
Pamela Faye Nott
Glouster
Ora Veater
Guysville
Mildred Kimes
Coolville
Price Davis
Mary Weddie
Athens County Land Transfers From Local Listings
Multiple deeds recorded in Athens County transferring parcels and tracts among residents and entities. Listings include John H Romine to Lee McVey in Lodi Township. Susie Conrad White to Betty G Morgan in Bardin's Addition. Theisen to Russell in Millfield. Lydia Lehman to Bessie Pough in Athens additions. Bernard Matheny to William A Ross in Allendale. Oliver Davis to Eva L Davis in Nelsonville. Massie and King parcels in Nelsonville. Thomas Perry to Vaughn Gwilyn in York Township. Freedom Valvoline Oil Co to itself in Carthage Township. Mary Frost to Cecil Richardson Jr in Rome Township.
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William Theisen
Athens County
Paul T. Russell
Millfield
C. L. Sanders
Lydia Lehman
Bessie Pough
Athens
Inlet
McKinstry
Parker
Bernard R. Matheny
William A. Ross
Allendale
Athens Township
Oliver William Davis
York Township
Eva L. Davis
Nelsonville
Radar Hunts Vandals Who Wrecked Garden
Athens police sent a bloodhound to Pomeroy after vandals pulled most plants from Harry Canterbury’s riverside garden on E Main Street. Police Chief Walter Wolfe said Canterbury would cover costs.
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Athens
Pomeroy
Vena
Harry Canterbury
E. Main St
Walter Wolfe
Canterbury
Spaniels and Collies Available at Athens County Shelter
The Athens County Humane Society reports spaniels and collies retained at the Chauncey shelter. Interested buyers may view the dogs at the shelter or call Chauncey 2755 for information.
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Athens County Humane Society
Chauncey
Legion Post to Meet Wednesday Evening
The K. T. Crossen American Legion post will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Legion Hall.
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Legion
K. T. Crossen
The
American Legion
Legion Hall
Coolville Telephone Meeting Set for Sept 12
Stockholders of the Citizens Telephone Co. will meet at Coolville Saturday Sept 12 at 1 p.m. for an adjourned session, instead of the date previously reported.
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Citizens Telephone Co
Coolville
City Water Supply Law Plea During Heat Wave
Safety Director Fred H. Beckler urged Athens residents to curb water use as the supply runs dangerously low. He called for stopping lawn and flower sprinkling and unnecessary washing until two new wells, drilled but not yet active, come online.
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Fred H. Beckler
Athens
Beckler
C. W. Sutton Dies Tuesday At Age 57
Clarence W. Sutton 57 died unexpectedly at his home 43 Sun nyside Drive Tuesday afternoon from a heart attack. He was WWI vet, member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge. Survived by wife Roberta Hull Sutton and six children, plus three sisters. Services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Jagers funeral home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Clarence W. Sutton
Sunnyside Drive
Sutton
Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Roberta Hull Sutton
Robert
Athens
Lowell
Birmingham
Mich
Clarys Holliday
Bernice Richmond
Tokyo
Japan
Margaret Bastien
Detroit Mich
Arley Smith
Detroit, Mich
Augustus Baker
Harrington
Wash
Relda Rogers
Gregia
Minn
Edwin Eshelman
Jagers Funeral
West Union Street
Divorce petition cites extreme cruelty in McDonald case
Marguerite McDonald of Nelsonville files for divorce in Common Pleas Court against Ed die McDonald of Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas Nevada alleging extreme cruelty. The couple married December 31 1949 in Logan.
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Marguerite McDonald
Nelsonville
Common Pleas
Eddie McDonald
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nev
Logan
Sixteen Athens County Men Received Service Discharges
Sixteen Athens County servicemen returned home in August, bringing total local draft discharges to 209. Of the August group eight served in Korea, three in Germany, and five in the United States. Names listed include Hixson, Davis, Los ey, Morris, Butsko, Coury, McClelland, Skivers, Erwin, Dunn, Ashton Jr, White Jr, Hunsicker, Byers, and Barrows among others, with inactive-list status for five years.
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Athens County
Selective Service Board
Korea
Germany
United States
Robert F. Hixson
Athens
Kenneth H. Davis
Albany
Derwood M. Losey
Glouster
Clayton V. Morris
Carpenter
Floyd H. Barnhouse
John T. Butsko
Chauncey
Richard P
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Athens Messenger
Keystone
Bevis
Beries
ROY E. Hawk & Co
Investment Securities
Cline Bidg
Athens, Ohio
Keystone Organization
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Armed Forc
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Union St
Fairgrounds Gate
St Allen
Pleasanton Road
Allen
Mercury
E. M. Poston
Messenger
Don Moore
Carl Stanley Frey
Shirley Ann Watkins
Beasley & Mathews
E. Car
Center Street
John H. Romine
Lee McVey
Lodi Township
Susie Conrad White
Betty G. Morgan
Bardin
C. W. Sutton
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Court Street
W. St
Dean
Barry
Dean & Barry Kuverite
Percy Titaia
Dean & Barry
Eo Dean
Lieklys
East State
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