Athens sees building permits rise with 32 filings in August
Athens reports 32 building permits valued at 296 340 in August, up from July 28 permits totaling 218 9 5 and above August 1962’s 21 permits. The list includes 10 new homes worth 222 9 00 and multiple remodels and commercial projects led by additions at Sigma Kappa 22 N College and service stations on W Union St. and E State St. Major residential work includes two 15 000 residences on Hooper St and several homes on Eden Place Terra of the Hills area and Peach Ridge Rd.
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Athens
Service Safety Director
Sigma Kappa
N. College
House Association
Ohio University
George Weisenbach
W. Union St
Jaynes Furniture Store
Hooper St
Sebring
Eden Place
Park Hills
Terra of the Hills, Inc
Lewis
Virgil Hixson
Pair Held In Reunion Robbery Kidnapping Case
Jacksonville men Robert Kuhne 25 and James Shifflet 28 were charged with kidnapping and strong armed robbery in the Labor Day assault on Perley Wallace 32 at the Old Settlers Reunion. Wallace was taken to a ditch after being beaten and robbed of 300 dollars. about 180 dollars recovered.
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Jacksonville
Marietta
Robert James Kuhne
James Edward Shifflet
Charles Williams
Perley B. Louis Wallace
Sam Buffington
Ward Cunningham
Wallace
Kahne
Shifflet
Fort Knox
Buffington
Cunningham
Old Settlers
Route 13
Redtown
Four Charged With Drunken Driving and Fined or Jailed
Four men cited for driving while intoxicated appeared in local courts. Rexford Nickoson Jr 21 Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty to DWI and license revocation with fines totals and jail terms. Virgil Coleman 47 Bowen Rd pleaded no contest and received standard DWI penalties. Billy Ray Collins 27 Athens Route 2 pleaded guilty to DWI and conditional speed with fines and license suspension. Jerry Murrell Martin 59 McArthur pleaded innocent to DWI and awaits jury trial. A joint meeting of K T Crossen Post 21 American Legion and its auxiliary is set for 8 pm Wednesday at the Legion home with refreshments after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexford Eugene Nickoson, Jr
Athens
Virgil Donald Coleman
Bowen Rd
Billy Ray Collins
Jerry Murrell Martin
McArthur
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
Legion
E. E. Carmichael
Neil Billings
Aux
Servicemen News From Local Families
Andy C. Dudash, electronics technician third class USN, son of Mr and Mrs Andy Dudash of Athens Route 5, serves aboard the destroyer Meredity which joined sonar training off Key West Florida. Eddie E. McKnight, air controlman second class USN, son of Mr and Mrs C R McKnight of Coolville Route 3, reports for duty at Agana Naval Air Station Guam after enlisting in 1956. Pfe John L Barnhouse, son of Mrs Geraldine Barnhouse of Guysville Route 3, drives in an armored cavalry regiment Reconnaissance Squadron guarding the East-West German border. he attended Carthage Troy High School in Coolville before enlisting in June 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy C. Dudash
USN
Andy Dudash
Meredity
Key West
Fla
Eddie E. McKnight
C. R. McKnight
Coolville
Agana Naval Air Station
Guam
Mariana Islands
Navy
Pfe
John L. Barnhouse
Geraldine Barnhouse
Guysville
Armored
Carthage - Troy
Army
Judgment Sought Against Vincents in Franklin County Suit
Franklin Federal Savings and Loan of Columbus seeks a judgment for 1063.63 from Sheldon E. and Juanita Vincent of Jacksonville in Common Pleas Court. The note was delivered to United Roofing Co. as stated in the filing.
W State Woman Injured In Fall At Home
Mrs. Charles Ogg aged 76 of 36 West State Street fell at her residence at 1 20 am Monday, sustaining cuts to the right elbow and forehead. No fire department aid was provided, but the emergency squad advised consulting a physician.
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Charles Ogg
W. State St
Fire Department
Athens Native Pastor Earns B S Degree at Riverside
Ernest A. Lucas of Athens received a bachelor of science degree from California Baptist College in Riverside and serves as pastor of Tamarind Avenue Baptist Church in Fontana. A minor wiring fault caused a fire at 5 18 p m Saturday in a 1958 car owned by Ray Sanders. firemen arrived and reported only slight damage. About 800 attorneys and judges will attend the Ohio State Bar Association meeting September 6 and 7 in Columbus, with Erle H Bridgewater Jr of Athens as president.
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Riverside
Calif
Ernest A. Lucas
Athens
California Baptist College
Tamarind Ave. Baptist Church
Fontana
Ray Sanders
Albany Rd
Columbus
Ohio State Bar Association
Erle H. Bridgewater, Jr
Weather Update for Athens Amid Humid Cloudiness
U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer reports Tuesday in Athens as partly cloudy and humid with a forecast of rain. Temperature reached 79 at 9:30 a.m. after a low of 68, while Monday's high was 87 with a few drops. August rainfall to date is 2.15 inches versus 1.28 inches last August.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Olive Rose Named Interim County Treasurer
Athens County commissioners appoint Olive Rose as interim treasurer succeeding T. O. Kincade who resigned. Rose, a former chief deputy, has eight years in the treasurer’s office and six as chief deputy, with prior government and business roles.
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Olive Rose
Sunnyside Dr
T. O. Kincade
Athens County Republican Central Committee
Miss Rose
Athens High School
Birth and discharge notes from Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births report Mr and Mrs Muzaddid Ijaz of Athens welcomed a son. Admissions list includes Mrs John Jones Albany and several Athens residents. Discharges name multiple patients and guardians with addresses in Athens Chauncey Albany and Millfield Route 1 noting returning home and a newborn baby McNabb in Chauncey.
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Muzaddid Ijaz
Athens
John Jones
Albany
Nell Ogg
Fred Duncan
Chauncey
Ruby Fletcher
Marie Kirchner
Richard Kasler
Millfield
Robert Rowan
Okey Mayle
Melvie Crow
Ralph Guthrie
Stephen Hamer
Ernest Mullins
Charles Seipel
Arthur Seymour
Daniel J. Smith
Leland Southerton
Charles Pride
Glouster
Charles Nischwitz
the Plains
Kenneth Wince
Grady Arnold
Larry Jeffers
Baby McNabb
Quiet Title Sought To Hocking Acreage
Freda Kuhn of Logan asks the Common Pleas Court to quiet title to about 106 acres in Washington Township Hocking County The complaint cites Ada Tolliver of Nelsonville with an uncancelled coal option dating from 1955 claiming an interest the petitioner says was not exercised and asks Tolliver to establish her claim Also listed are minor court items including Paul Vamos 50 Detroit intoxication $25 and costs and William Johnson Jr Oak Street assault and battery bond forfeited $31 The suit involving Lillian R Henderson and C C Kerr administrator of the estate of the late Ellen Parker was settled in full and dismissed
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Freda Kuhn
Logan
Common Pleas Court
Washington Township
Hocking County
Ada Tolliver
Nelsonville
Paul Vamos
Detroit
Mich
William Johnson, Jr
Oak St
Glen L. Martin
Lillian R. Henderson
C. C. Kerr
Ellen Parker
Divorce Decrees For Chandler and Nelson Cases
Charles Chandler and Dorothy Chandler divorce decree cites Charles guilty of gross neglect while Dorothy receives child support and custody. Hazel J Nelson of Mer vin W Nelson also cited for gross neglect. her maiden name Hazel J Smyth restored.
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Charles Chandler
Dorothy Chandler
Hazel J. Nelson
Mervin W. Nelson
Hazel J. Smyth
Canaan Fire Destroys Two Car Garage and Truck
A lacquer leak from a painting compressor caused a fire at the Harry Wright property in South Canaan. The Richland Area Fire Department arrived at 2:45 p.m. to find a two car garage and a truck burning out of control. Firefighters also responded to an earlier incident at the Wilber McLean home on Fisher Road where a skillet of grease damaged the stove and wall.
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Harry Wright
South Canaan
Richland Area
Richland
Wright
Wilber McLean
Fisher Rd
Nine Inducted Into Army From Athens County
Nine Athens County men left by bus Tuesday for Columbus to be inducted into the Army at Ft. Hayes. Lead inductee Ronald D. Shaw of Jacksonville received a Bible from the Gideon Society. Other inductees include Gail E. McCoy Bernard L. Weekley Danny L. Brookhart William E. Bradbury Charles E. Karns Larry J. Kinneer Jon W. Holbert and James D. Elliott Jr. of various towns.
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Athens
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens and Nelsonville Areas
Multiple parcels change hands including Doyt Galloway to Howard Stout in Mechanicsburg and Thomas Williams to Edward A. Dean in Park Hill Athens. Transfers cover Hillcrest and Lodi Two in Athens, Outlet 10 in Nelsonville, Brooks Addition, Eden Place, Patton and Jackson Addition, Watkin's Addition, and a Dover Township 2 acre tract.
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Doyt Galloway
Howard Stout
Athens
Mechanicsburg
Thomas Williams
Edward A. Dean
Park Hill
Warren H. Reininga
Eugene Jennings
Hillcrest
Helen M. Slaughter
Dana Sauters
Lodi
Gilbert Stalder
Nelsonville
Kathleen Hartley
Outlet
Joe Hanning
Harry Locke
Inlet
Brooks
Dwight Harner
Athens County
Robert Six
Eden Place
David Neiman
Eva I. Davis
Patton
Jackson
Harry M. Lines
Chester W. Hall
Watkin
Chester Rutter
Frank L. Horvath
Dover Township
Traffic Fine For Albany Driver Under Fresh Paint Rules
Donald Wayne Miller, 34, Albany, was fined $15 and costs for driving over fresh paint, according to State Highway Patrol records. Nominations for vice president of the Athens Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will be presented at Wednesday evening's meeting, per president William Staton.
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Donald Wayne Miller
Albany
State Highway Patrol
The
Athens Aerie
Order of Eagles
William Staton
Patrol Cites Three Drivers After Crashes
State Highway Patrol reports three Labor Day weekend crashes with no injuries. James Kelly 21 of Guysville Route 1 failed to yield and caused a collision with Thomas Danner 21 of Gallipolis near Strouds Run Rd. Junior Wollett 36 of Nelsonville Route 2 was cited for failing to signal a left turn in a Route 33 crash involving Evelyn Garner 49 of Buchtel. Billy Ray Collins 27 of Athens Route 2 was charged with conditional speed after skidding on a county road and hitting a tree.
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State Highway Patrol
James Kelly
Guysville
Thomas Danner
Gallipolis
Strouds Run
Athens
Junior Wollett
Nelsonville
Evelyn Garner
Buchtel
Billy Ray Collins
Masonic District Meeting Planned
An informal gathering for 17th District Masons and their wives is set for 7 30 p m Wednesday in Stockport. Paramathia Lodge 25 master Hanson B Martin announces Colin B Motis will speak as the next grand master. Refreshments will be served. No reservations needed.
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Stockport
Hanson B. Martin
Paramathia Lodge 25
F&am
Colin B. Motis
Bond Forfeitures in Kentucky and Ohio Cases
Municipal Court records list multiple bond forfeitures: Robert Callihan of Ashland and Julian Mohr of Portsmouth for reckless operation and left of center, with $30 and $20 penalties respectively. Moody of Befpre and Chamberlin of Fly cited for speeding with $20 and $21. Kottcamp cited at $50, Riley of 1614 Shafer St. fined $31 for failure to stop in the assured clear distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Leslie Callihan
Ashland
Julian Adam Mohr
Portsmouth
Donald A. Moody
Befpre
John Burton Chamberlin
Ralph Quint Kottcamp
McArthur
State Highway Patrol
Clarence J Riley
Shafer St
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Curtis St
Truman Penn
E. Washington St
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Rose Ave
Forest L
Second St
Jacquely
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Frank Strickland
Central Ave
William G. Goldsberry
Longview
Mae L. Mace
Moore Ave
Tyler
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Struffer
Your Home Decorating Store
E. State Street
Gene Goldsberry
Richard M. Phillips
Ohio
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Kerr-Hunter
Pate
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Earl F Mathews, Inc. and
C. M. Gill and Co
Dwight H. Rutherford
Joseph Seiple
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Jessie W. Ley
Ins
Nelsonville, Ohio
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Richard Guinther
W. State
Ivy
Mac
State Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Canaan
Patrol
Masonic District
Dmurphey
Tnsurance Agency
Jessie W Ley
Katherine Hartley
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Vere Smith
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Houck & Reed Inc
Insurance Service
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
Dial LY
Economy Savings. & Loan Company
Court St
Lynwood
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