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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1957
Page
6
Athens city schools resume with a half day on opening, about 1400 students return. Supt Samuel R Johnson announces kindergarten sessions Friday at West Side 10 am East Side 2 pm and bus routes with morning pickups starting at 8 am.
Eddie Pyle 20 of Nelsonville pleads innocent to slashing two theater seat covers valued about 30 dollars and goes to hearing on $500 bond. Three Athens juveniles placed on probation with restitution by parents. case heard before Juvenile Judge Roger Jones Sr with police and theater managers present. Police continue probe into past seat damage totaling about 300 dollars including stuffing removal. no restitution order or parental financial responsibility law action noted.
The Rev Beulah Stewart and Noel Herrmann will lead a community event at the Lonnie Miller Farm located six miles east of Athens. Everyone is welcome to attend.
State Highway Patrol investigated three injury free crashes Tuesday resulting in two drivers cited. Arthur F. Johnson 52 Athens fined 20 dollars for unsafe operation after his U turn on Route 30 A near Athens. Frank A. Wegner 74 Trimble Route 1 fined 10 dollars for failing to stop at a stop sign near Albany. Canter Amos J. 21 Logan Route 1 involved in a junction collision on Route 33 and Clear Creek Rd as the other driver reportedly failed to stop.
Harry Tope 64 died unexpectedly Tuesday morning while repairing fences on his Lower Plains farm. Coroner Dr. John H. Elias ruled heart attack as cause. Survived by wife Zena, five daughters, two sons, 11 grandchildren, a sister, three brothers, a half sister and half brother. Funeral Friday at Chauncey Church of God with burial in Hebardville.
Charles H. Woodyard of Fisher Road pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a city police reckless operation charge. He was ordered held on a $40 bond for a Thursday hearing.
Millard E. Barnett of 460 Richland Ave was fined $50 plus costs after pleading guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court on Tuesday morning.
At a Strouds Run Church meeting 75 residents heard county leaders pledge that main highways will not be closed during and after the Dow Lake project. Officials noted parks division plans to close and abandon some roads but assured the Strouds Run Road would stay open with possible alternate routes considered. The state has provided 7500 dollars with 22500 more needed. if flooding occurs the board would require steps to keep the road passable.
Ralph E. Kail, 28, of 103 Franklin Ave, received a 30 day provisional appointment as an Athens city fireman, announced by Fire Chief Charles Dalton. Kail fills the vacancy left Sept 1 by Donald Crites who resigned to return to college in West Virginia. Kail previously managed the Athens Cash Feed Store which recently closed. he is married with two children.
Betty A Buckley twenty from New Marshfield faced state patrol charges for driving an auto under a temporary permit without a licensed driver. She pleaded guilty and received a ten dollar fine plus costs.
C. L. Householder, 61, former Athens resident, died Wednesday morning in a Newhall California hospital after a period of ill health. He ran a grocery business here with his father J. L. Householder before moving to California in 1921. Survived by wife Erma Phelps of The Plains, brother Harvey G. Householder of Athens, and sister Eva Walter of Saugus California. Funeral services will be held in California.
Cooler conditions followed Monday night rain with a high near 90 reported at Hamley Run. Overnight low was 52 and a 9 am reading stood at 72.
Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple Ralph W Clark high priest said the group will conduct its regular session and discuss forthcoming events
Traffic returns to normal after major street work along W Union St from Court to the railroad crossing. A F H Brewer Co crew laid a new water main over trench and side trenches. City safety head Franz Woodworth said completion ends major city street repairs for the year with minor patches left.
After stormy meetings over the Mechanicsburg sewer plans the county commissioners met quietly at the courthouse on Tuesday. No delegations appeared and no policy actions were taken. Bills were approved and inspectors showed progress on remodeling county property on N Lancaster St.
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