Hamilton Youth Crashes Through Home at South Y
A souped-up Chevrolet driven by 19 year old Elvin Mullins of Hamilton crashed near the Roger Biddle Service Station at the South Y intersection early Sunday. Mullins and passenger Robert Wertz 13 were injured. two other youths escaped unharmed. Mullins faced reckless operation charges with a $30 bond. Wertz was being taken to Virginia by Mullins and companions prior to custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Sherow
Roger Biddle
Chevrolet
Elvin Mullins
Hamilton
Biddle
Mullins
Blackburn Hill
Wertz
Virginia
Gerald
Merl Taggart
Ted Frey
C. J. Wertz
Athens-Albany
State Highway Department
Jessie W. Murphey Agency Owner Mer at 1 N Court
A 1869 entry lists Jessie W. Murphey as agency owner at 1 North Court, with a 14 percent share and a contact phone 31916. The terse notation implies a business notice or directory listing.
Five Area Weekend Traffic Crashes Reported
State Highway Patrol reported five weekend crashes across Hocking and Athens counties. In Logan County a three car collision on Route 33 injured three people including Charles Lenman and Zelda Hutchins. one driver, Larry Blair, was fined for speeding. Another Route 33 crash south of Logan involved Clarence Kornmiller following too closely and causing a collision with Denzil Berkemer. A separate Route 33 incident left Blair’s car wrecked after hitting a brick wall. Route 56 near Laurelville saw a parked car struck by Herbert Anderson who was later arrested for leaving the scene. In Athens County, a trailer backing incident near Athens injured no one, and a separate Route 56 mishap involved Byron Phillips pulling a trailer and causing a rear collision with Thomas Hulbert. Phillips was cited for improper backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Hocking County
Charles Lenman
Logan
Ralph Langel
Athens
Franklin E. Smith
Columbus
Langel
Lehman
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Cangel
Hocking Valley Hospital
Zelda Hutchins
Lancaster
West
Laurelville
Herbert C Anderson
Kingston
Anderson
Athens County
Byron Phillips
Phillips
Thomas Hulbert
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dayton man fined for unsafe operation in court
George Keish aged 36 of Dayton was fined 35 dollars and court costs after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to the charge of unsafe operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Keish
Dayton
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list of births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital includes new babies for Mr and Mrs Ray Yoho Athens Route 2 and Mr and Mrs Virgil McLain New Marshfield, plus admissions of Florence Henry Chauncey Austin Conkey New Marshfield and several others from Athens The Plains Albany Radcliffe Amesville Chauncey The Everett Meeks and Elvin Mullins noted among admissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Yoho
Athens
Virgil McLain
New Marshfield
Donald Guess
Coalville
Austin Conkey
James Lowe
Radcliffe
Aliie Buffington
the Plains
Carrie Channell
Everett Meeks
Phillip Brown
Belle Fought
Albany
Lester Smith
Joseph Bowman
Chauncey
Leland Stokes
Elvin Mullins
Hamilton
Carl Gustavson, Jr
Lewis Crow
Edwin Chambers
Clifton Easler
Homer Calentine
Amesville
Cooler Weather After Rain Brings Seasonal Swing
Weather cooled after Sunday's rain with highs of 82 and 66 in rural Hamley Run, contrasting Saturday’s 90 and 58. Monday saw a 50 degree low and a 72 degree 9 am reading. A 9 year old boy was hospitalized after a bike collision at E State and Carpenter. he had no visible injuries, per Fire Chief Charles Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamley
Ronnie Woodford
F. S. Woodford
Palmer St
Fire Department
E. State and
Carpenter
Charles Dalton
General Electric
Ohioana Book Awards Winners Named
Dr. Paul M. Kendall of Ohio University is one of four winners of the Ohioana Book Awards for biographical non fiction. Other Native Ohioans honored include Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. for general non fiction Charles O Locke for fiction and Robert McCloskey for juvenile work Time of Wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Kendall
Ohio University
Ohioana Book Awards
Martha Kinney Cooper
Ohioana Library Association
Walter Rumsey Marvin
OLA
Columbus
Warwick the Kingmaker
Norton
Kendall
Grosvenor St
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr
Harvard
Houghton-Mifflin
Charles O. Locke
Tiffin
Boon
Clark Called To Monitor Atomic Tests
George W. Clark of 165 N Congress St a former Ohio University professor received word ordering eight weeks active duty with the division of radiological health U S Public Health Service He plans to depart Tuesday or Wednesday to Las Vegas Nevada as a commander to monitor off site at the atomic bomb test site under contract with the Atomic Energy Commission Clark previously served six weeks on a similar assignment starting July 8 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Clark
Congress St
Ohio University
Division of
U.S. Public Health Service
Clark
Las Vegas
Nev
the Health Service
Atomic Energy Commission
Brother Krecker Dies After Long Illness at 89
Funeral services were held in Huntington Station New York for Preston S Krecker a retired New York financial writer and brother of Dr Frederick Krecker Jr professor emeritus of zoology at Ohio University He died Thursday at 89 in a Huntington nursing home after a lengthy illness He retired in 1950 after nearly 50 years with New York newspapers including the New York Sun He worked at the Times Herald Journal and Evening Telegram He was born in Cressona Pennsylvania attended Princeton University and spent years in Japan with his father Dr Frederick Krecker also survived by four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Station
L. I
Preston S. Krecker
New York Financial
Frederick Krecker, Jr
Congress
Ohio University
Krecker
Huntington
New York
New York Sun
Times, Herald, Journal
Evening Telegram
Cressona
Princeton University
Japan
Frederick Krecker
Surgery Planned for Injured Baby in Columbus
One year old Bruce Calentine remained in fair condition at Children's Hospital in Columbus after being struck by a truck on Route 682. Doctors planned brain surgery if needed, as Wendell Calentine said the child was recovering and in fair shape. Donald L. Swaim pleaded innocent to trespass and posted a $20 bond for Tuesday’s Municipal Court hearing. the complaint was filed by Hiram Radcliffe of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Calentine
Lower Plains
Wendell Calentine
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Donald L. Swaim
State St
Hiram Radcliff
Athens
Certificate Presented To James Farley For Work In Council
A certificate of merit was presented Sunday to James Farley of Sunnyside Drive for outstanding work as past worthy grand knight of the Athens Council Knights of Columbus. The council met at the K of C Hall on Mill Street and planned the annual Columbus Day celebration for Sunday October 12. Robert Baur of Avon Place, a Big Ten football official, spoke about officiating experiences and answered questions on rule changes for the season.
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James Farley
Sunnyside Drive
Athens Council
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Mill St
Robert Baur
Avon Place
Baur
Woman Hurt in Fall at OU Dormitory
Mrs. Maggie Chaney 53 of Albany was injured after slipping on a newly waxed floor in Bryan Hall at Ohio University. She suffered hip bruises and a scalp laceration and was taken first to the OU Health Center before being moved to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the city squad at 10 15 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Chaney
Albany
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Chaney
Ohio University
Bryan Hall
Hospital Bound Car Stalls In Route To Shelter Arms
Fire department emergency squad responded at 11 40 p m Sunday to aid Don Guess as his car stalled while transporting his wife to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Guess 20 gave birth to a son an hour after arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Coolville
Hockingport Man Stricken in Court During Arraignment
Deon Frank White 41 of Hockingport collapsed in Athens Municipal Court shortly after 9 a.m. Monday while being arraigned on three affidavits. He suffered a possible heart attack and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after receiving oxygen. The affidavits remain filed for future disposition as White recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Deon Frank White
Hockingport
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
White
Harold Shields
John Newcomb
Niles Sanders
Sanders
Youth Fined In Theft Case In Municipal Court
Roy Lester Bias Jr. pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to stealing $24 from Riverside Service Station on Columbus Road. Judge John Newcomb fined him 48 dollars with 8 dollars suspended, plus costs, and placed him on 30 days probation. Bias said the money belonged to Everett Boggess, whom he claimed to have tried to contact to borrow it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lester Bias Jr
Washington St
Riverside
Columbus Road
John Newcomb
Everett Boggess
Bias
Athens Rural Woman Dies
Mrs. Jesse Brown, 67, of Athens Route 5, died late Monday morning in Sheltering Arms Hospital. Arrangements are being completed by the Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Brown
Athens Route 5
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes Funeral Home
Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended in DWI Plea
Robert F. Barnhart of Columbus pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He received a $125 fine plus costs, three days in jail and a three month license suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Barnhart
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
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General Insurance
Murphey
Jessie W
N. Court
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Best Buy
Houck & van Dyke
W. Union
Dial
O. G. Houck
Don Reed
Patrol
the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Florence Henry
Chaun
Cey
Ohioana Library
DR. Kendall
The
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Ass'n
You Insurance
Donald K. Barstow
C. B. Dillon
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews Inc
C. M. Gill and Co
Murphey Ins
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Newcomb
Mestre
Eac
Michelob
Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Mac
Mac's Thrifty Store
West State St
Pocket
Lesa Batteries
Aere Smith
N. Court St
Jaynes
Seay
Loafer Lounge
Vatina Sooners
Alues
Jaynes Furniture Co
E. State St
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