Two Hurt In Labor Day Weekend Traffic Crashes
Five people suffered minor injuries in Athens County during Labor Day weekend traffic incidents reported by the State Highway Patrol. Teenagers Donald Mace 17 Jane Copeland 16 and Donald Clark 17 were hurt in a Route 50 A crash with Mace cited for conditional speed.
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Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Donald Mace
Albany
Jane Copeland
Athens
Donald Clark
Mace
Chauncey
Stanford Showalter
Weekend Rain Totals Dominate Athens Weather Summary
United States Observer C. D. Colmer reports Athens saw 3.96 inches of rain over the weekend. Early today an additional .35 inch fell after Sunday’s 3.61 inches. Temperatures were mild with a 9 am reading of 70 after an 68 degree low. Monday’s high reached 85.
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U. S
C. D. Colmer
Colmer
Civil Service Test Planned For Sept. 19
A civil service examination for city police and fire departments will be held at 7 p m Sept 19, per John P Buck secretary of the city civil service examination. The test aims to build eligibility lists and requires applicants to be 21 to 30 years old and city residents or willing to move. Applications are available at the mayor s office.
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John P. Buck
City Civil Service Examination
Buck
Vehicles inspected on Columbus Road yield warnings and citations
Police Officers conducted a roadside vehicle inspection on Columbus Road Saturday afternoon, checking over 350 vehicles including 212 cars. They issued 50 warnings for defective mechanical features and four citations. The State Highway Patrol issued one citation and over 50 warnings.
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Columbus Rd
Joseph MceBride
State Highway Patrol
Fire squad aids woman with nose cut at Union Street
Emergency unit responded to 414 W Union St at 7 16 p m Monday for Connie Flickinger 31 who had a small nose cut Police say neighbors made two Monday night calls to the residence Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons to meet Wednesday 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple Roger Wiseman high priest Guy Lee 37 Albany Route 1 fined 25 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a city police intoxication charge.
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Fire Department
W. Union St
Connie Flickinger
Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Roger Wiseman
Guy Lee
Albany
Athens Man Traps Raccoons Then Releas es Them Outside City Limits
William Poling of Madison Ave in Athens has trapped four raccoons and a possum using a metal trap with a sardine bait setup. He releases the animals in the countryside, a pastime sparked by raccoons overturning local garbage cans. Poling is the manager of Kroger in Athens.
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Athens
Madison Ave
William Poling
Poling
Kroger’s
Debby
Harry Poling
William Poling, Jr
Bethesda, Md
Messenger Newsphoto
St Pauls School Opens Tenth Year With New Faculty
St Pauls Catholic School begins its tenth year on Friday with about 180 students across eight grades. Classes run 8 30 a m to 2 p m, first graders dismissed after registration, cafeteria closed Friday, meals start Monday. New faculty member Mrs Thomas Smudz joins to teach second grade. expansion moved seventh and eighth grade to the church basement.
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St. Paul’s Catholic School
Mariella
Thomas Smudz
Cleveland
St. Paul’s Church
Teacher’s Institute
Steubenville
St. Paul’s
Chauncey
the Plains
Nelsonville
Buchtel
Athens
Sisters of St. Francis of Stella
Niagara
N. Y
Births And Dismissals At Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Troy Huffman Athens Route 4 a daughter and other families including Mr and Mrs Tanny Tripp lit t McConnelsville a daughter and Mrs Roger Farr Athens a daughter and several more. Dismissals list Mrs Bernard Weexley Athens Route 3 and son Bessie Kennedy Millfield Route 1 and several others leaving hospital.
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Troy Huffman
Athens
Tanny Tripplitt
McConnelsville
Roger Farr
Eldon D. Markins
Carpenter
Hunter Hope
Carl Phillips
Donald Welch
Albany
Pearl Stith
John Ley
Chauncey
Bertha Mansfield
Arthur Ellis
George Burgess
Guysville
Macy Haught
New Marshfield
Blaine Grubb
Don E. White
Paul Green
Stephanie Riley
Carl J. Bush
Ezra Henson
the Plains
Hearing Slated On Auto Larceny Count
A preliminary hearing is scheduled in Municipal Court on Thursday for William Frey 28 Shannon Ave charged with auto larceny. He pleaded innocent in court Tuesday to taking a car belonging to Betty Lee on August 31. Bond was set at 500.
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William Frey
Shannon Ave
Betty Lee
Reckless operation plea in New Marshfield court
Charles Sherman of New Marshfield pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to reckless operation after leaving his overturned auto stranded on W Union St. He was fined 25 dollars and costs. Two motorists cited for speeding forfeited 21 dollar bonds in Municipal Court: Beverly M. Stewart 74 Parkersburg West Virginia and Thomas W. McDaniel 26 Narrows Virginia.
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Showalter
Alberta Showalter
Mr. Sterling
William McDaniel
Millfield
McDaniel
Common Pleas
Charles Sherman
New Marshfield
Sherman
W. Union St
State Highway Patrol
Beverly M. Stewart
Parkersburg
W. Va
Thomas W. McDaniel
Narrows
Antenna Falls Into 13 000-Volt Wires Injuring Two
Two men were hurt when an antenna attached to a pipe at 12 Fern St fell into 13 000 volt lines. Emory Dishong 26 Athens Route 1 suffered burns to his hand and arm and left foot. Arthur Brooks 24 of 100 Richland Ave burned on both hands and left heel. Both were hospitalized at Shelter ing Arms Hospital at 4 17 p m. A separate call sent Jeffrey Jones 7 son of Mr and Mrs John A Jones 54 Woodward Ave to the hospital for a knee cut from a bicycle fall.
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Fire Department
Fern St
Emory Dishong
Athens
Arthur Brooks
Richland
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jeffrey Jones
John A. Jones
Woodward Ave
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