Far East Alumni Active in Support for Ohio University
Ohio University reports strong alumni enthusiasm in the Far East after President John C. Baker’s trip to Cambodia. He noted hearty welcomes in Japan, Saigon, and Thailand and said alumni act as unofficial goodwill ambassadors for Athens.
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Far East
Baker
Ohio University
University
John C. Baker
Cambodia
Japan
Saigon
Thailand
Dr. Baker
Tors
Benjamin C. Willis
Chicago
U.S. State Department
International Cooperation Administration
Honolulu
Sumner Price
Queen’s Hospital
Hawaiian Islands
Bankok
Tokyo
Athens
Partition Of Property Is Ordered In Carthage Township
Common Pleas Court under Judge Francis D White orders partition of Carthage Township property with three oil and one gas well. D H Robinson sues T O Kincade county treasurer and many defendants holding fractional interests. The court appraises and may order sale if partition cannot proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage Township
Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
D. H. Robinson
T. O. Kincade
H. B. Ayers
M. B. Ayers
Wilbur Bailey
Harold Blackstone
A. M. Cooper
A. T. Yost
Newell C. Cooper
Mildred Dare Hanna
George Hill
J. F. Hill
Claire Kinnen
Elmer Padgett
Gilford Pitchard
Harry Roberts
G. E. Robinson
Mary Shaeffer
N. M. Welch
Delbert Yost
Robert Clark
Margaret Muse Clark
Cooper and Yost
Kiwanis Fetes Boys of Little League Team
Athens Kiwanis held a picnic at the fairgrounds shelter house honoring the Little League team and coaches. Roy Pierce introduced players while parents Jess Carsey and Bill Ayers assisted. next week’s meeting will be at the shelter house.
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Athens
Executors Are Sued Over Estate Claim
Ida Haning sues in Common Pleas Court seeking 3500 against executors William Parker Walker and W B Drake of Rose Southerton estate. She says claim filed July 15 after being named June 11, rejected July 19, and cites injuries from a basement fall at 12 W Carpenter St on November 7 1957 with losses including 150 wages 31 doctor bill and 16 50 shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Haning
Common Pleas Court
William Parker Walker
W. B. Drake
Rose Southerton
W. Carpenter St
Truck Driver Fined After Patrol Arrest
A southbound car stopped behind a school bus near Chauncey was hit from the rear by a truck driven by William Dyer 21 of Chillicothe. State patrolmen said Dyer failed to stop within the assured clear distance and Chauncey mayor Charles Wadley fined him $15 plus costs. The crash injured Robert Bentley 39 of Nelsonville who had been stopped on Route 13 north of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
William Dyer
Chillicothe
Charles Wadley
Robert Bentley
Nelsonville
Coolville Man Named To College Faculty
Dana W. Russell of Coolville is appointed resident master in English at Girard College Philadelphia. He holds a BA in English from Wayne State University and is pursuing a master's at Ohio University. He served as public affairs officer with the US Information Agency in Korea and as cultural affairs officer in Thailand.
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Philadelphia
Dana W. Russell
Coolville
Girard College
Russell
Wayne State University
Detroit
Mich
Ohio University
Athens
U. S. Information Agency
Korea
USIA
Thailand
Man Found Guilty of Trespass in Municipal Court
Donald L. Swaim of 79 State Street was found guilty of trespass by Hiram Radcliff in Municipal Court on Tuesday. He was fined $15 with costs and the fine suspended after posting a $20 bond when he appeared Monday pleading not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Swaim
State St
Hiram Radcliff
Degree conferment planned by Savannah Lodge 466
The entered apprentice degree will be conferred at 8 p.m. Thursday by Savannah Lodge 466 F and AM. Refreshments will be served, said William Rose, master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guysville
Savannah Lodge
F&am
William Rose
Woman Is Taken To Hospital After Illness
Fire department responders arrived at 5 10 a m Wednesday at 35 Walker Street to assist Betty Ash 33 who became ill and was transported to the hospital for treatment.
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Fire Department
Walker St
Betty Ash
Fall Scout Roundtable Shapes Hock-Hocking Plans
The Hock Hocking District leaders met in Nelsonville to outline fall programs and the October World Brotherhood theme. They reviewed unit ceremonies uniform changes and a new explorer program for high school age boys with six focus areas and options for partner institutions.
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Hock-Hocking
Nelsonville
Verner D. Hondell
Ohio Division of Forestry
World Brotherhood
Wilbur Mender
Boy Scouts
Mender
Bill Konkle
Post 70
Episcopal Church
Jack Sowers
Charles Wolfe
Raymond A. Lee
Lee
Ohio
West Virginia
The
Boy Scouts of America
Driver Fined After Crash Involving Parked Vehicle
Howard Martin Schmeltz, 20, of 242 E State St, pled innocent in Municipal Court to unsafe operation after a 2:05 pm crash on East State Street south of Elmwood Drive. He posted $35 bond for Friday hearing. His car struck a parked vehicle owned by Ada B Taylor of Chauncey as he adjusted the radio.
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Howard Martin Schmeltz
E. State St
Schmeltz
Elmwood Dr
Ada B. Taylor
Chauncey
Taylor Auto
Changes Plea Leads to Fines and Jail in DWI Case
Jerald Lee Taylor, 21, Chauncy, changed his plea to guilty of driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court. He received a $125 fine plus costs, three days in jail, and a three month license suspension after previously pleading innocent and posting a $200 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerald Lee Taylor
Chauncey
Gross Neglect Cited In Divorce Petition
Martha Kelso of Nelsonville seeks a divorce from Alford Kelso of Chicaksaw Alabama in Common Pleas Court. They married June 7 1957 at Nelsonville and have no children. Grounds cited are gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Gail Richard Tripie Columbus 26 posted 30 bond on license charge forfeited after failing to appear. Gail Showalter Sugar Creek fined 25 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace for breaking down a screen door, as charged by William B Kastely.
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Martha Kelso
Nelsonville
Alford Kelso
Chicaksaw
Ala
Common Pleas Court
Gail Richard Tripie
Columbus
State
Gail Showalter
Sugar Creek
William B. Kastely
Advanced Scoutmasters Training Class For Hock-Hocking District
Ten district scouters are enrolled in a council wide advanced scoutmasters course to be held in Parkersburg West Virginia under Dr FE Lynn council training chairman. The program starts Monday and runs each of the remaining Mondays in September and closes with an overnight October 4 5 at Camp Kootaga. Enrolled scouters include Frank Grubbs John Kerr Earl Funk Don Cornele George Sheeter Henry Colby Jim Mullens Bob Harris and commissioners Dick Rypma and Bill Konkle.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
FE. P. Lynn
Camp Kootaga
George Sheeter
Henry Colby
All of
Athens
Jim Mullens
the Plains
Bob Harris
Nelsonville
Dick Rypma
Bill Konkle
Pre-Induction Physicals for 14 Athens Countians
Fourteen Athens County men left by bus for Columbus to undergo pre induction physicals at Ft Hayes led by Merle A. Hawk Shade. The group includes Barney E Parry Glouster Hoyt J Karns Athens Donald L Copeland Amesville Jerry M Smith Charles H Sheppard New Marshfield Elmer M Spears Leon D Reed Millfield Ralph Bernard Alfred G Chutes Millfield Billy J Nichols William L Breeze Gerald M Mellinger Delbert Millican Nelsonville. Some were transferred to other boards for today’s exams: James R Chesser Athens to Sandusky and Paul C Efaw Athens to Washington C H.
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Athens
Columbus
Ft. Hayes
Merle A. Hawk
Shade
Barney E. Parry
Glouster
Hoyt J. Karns
Donald L. Copeland
Amesville
Jerry M. Smith
Charles H. Sheppard
New Marshfield
Elmer M. Spears
Leon D. Reed
Millfield
Ralph Bernard
Alfred G. Chutes
Area Hunter Wounded in Meeker Run Hunting Accident
C D Duncan age 60 of Nelsonville was wounded Tuesday morning while squirrel hunting near Kimberly Meeker Run. He was shot by Charles E Pitts 27 of Nelsonville with a 12 gauge single barrel shotgun. Duncan's injuries were superficial and confined to arms and legs.
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C. D. Duncan
Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Meeker Run
Kimberly
Duncan
Charles E. Pitts
Sheriff's Deputies
Amended Petition Filed in Divorce Case
Min nie F. Mitchell also known as Justine F. Mitchell files an amended petition in Common Pleas Court against Lawrence H. Mitchell. The Athens Route 2 couple married December 16 1934 in Meridian Mississippi have three minor children. The petition alleges gross neglect and extreme cruelty and seeks child custody support and property division.
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Minnie F. Mitchell
Justine F. Mitchell
Common Pleas Court
Lawrence H. Mitchell
Athens
FALSE TEETH Now Chew Right With Scientifically Improved CHEWRITP
Denture powder promises comfort and stability for false teeth at Gallaher’s. It claims tighter hold longer chewing easier speaking clearer, reduced irritation, and no paste or sticky mouth feel. Also advertised as keeping the mouth alkaline and sweet.
Local man fined for counterfeit license plates offense
Kennard Loring Creston, 28, of Zanesville, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to using counterfeit license plates and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
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Kennard Loring Creston
Zanesville
Flight Instruction Resumes for OU ROTC Cadets
OU resumes flight instruction for Air Force ROTC seniors with about 11 cadets to receive 36 hours in a Cessna 172 at Ohio University Airport by next June. Ground school completes to earn private pilot certificates with OSU Aviation as subcontractor. six OU cadets graduated last year.
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Air Force
ROTC
John C. Baker
Ohio University
Ohio State University
School of Aviation
OU Air Force Rotc
Doanville Man Held On Larceny Charge
Omar Saunders of Doanville pled guilty in Municipal Court to grand larceny. He was ordered held for the grand jury under a $500 bond. The theft involved property valued at $114.45 owned by Fred Kirkendall of Buchtel, including copper wire and several lights and related items.
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Omar Saunders
Doanville
Grand
Sheriff's Department
Fred Kirkendall
Buchtel
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Anne
Kerr
Hunter
Athens, Ohio
Kiwanis Fetes Boys of Little League Team
Wdzv
Goodyear
Eer Tires
Boy Scoutsary
Presbyterian
Explorer
Wolfe
BSA
Gallaher
Luckoff
the Security Bank
Court Street
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
BANK
Jon
Dre
Athens Pharmacy
Court St
Athens, Ohto
Sultana
Ann Page
Aluminum
Firestone
Tia
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
W. Union St
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