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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1958
Page
6
Supt. Samuel R. Johnson told the board last night that kindergarten through twelfth grade enrollment rose to 1440, up from 1369. more students may arrive with Ohio University opening next week. The district now has 68 total staff, with 63 teachers, four principals, and one superintendent.
A memor andum seeks a new trial for Eb ert J. Thompson contending insanity should have been juried. Counsel Edward Stanley argues the jury, not the defense, must determine insanity with proper guidance, noting sufficient insanity evidence and witness credibility issues. Thompson was convicted of publishing obscene literature after a trap set by local police.
Mrs. W. E. Clark 83 of 50 Maplewood Drive died Wednesday evening in Hillcrest Rest Home after a six month illness. Born Amesville she lived 40 years in Athens active in First Methodist Church WSCS Martzolff Class housemother of Wesley Foundation and WCTU work. Survived by daughter Frances Higgins son Ralph W. Clark and two grandchildren. Services Saturday 1 p.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
A report to county commissioners shows 1012 dogs and cats handled at Athens County Humane Society shelter near Chauncey in the first seven months. Of these, 818 stray dogs and 48 cats were recorded. 121 dogs found new homes, 20 returned to owners, and 5 listed as boarders. Field details include monthly stray dog counts and housing outcomes.
State Highway Patrol cited three truck drivers in Hocking County during a routine weight detail. Harry Chapman 36 Logan Route 1 Edward Halber 59 Logan Route 2 and Stacy Beougher 57 Rockbridge faced citations before Logan mayor Francis Myers for hauling over loads. William H Blair 52 Carbon Hill also cited for no operator license. Lester Hartman 18 Nelsonville cited for following too closely and sent to Chauncey mayor court.
Emergency crews were called around 6 30 p m Wednesday to 220 Madison Ave to tend to Mrs Marion Boggs 38 who was dazed after a fall in which she struck her head Her husband reported she had been knocked out and she was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
Minnie Murphy of Trimble sues Lawrence Murphy in Common Pleas Court for divorce alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty before his commitment. They married Sept 8 1936 at Pomeroy and have three minor children for whom custody is sought.
Examinations for deputy mine inspectors superintendent and assistant superintendent will be conducted this month by the Ohio Mine Examining Board at the Columbus Rescue Station 220 Parsons Ave. The exams will begin at 9 a m September 23 24 25 26.
The Disabled American Veterans Conrath Bean Chapter will meet at 8 p.m. Friday, announced Harry Wolfe, the chapter commander.
Joseph S. Estep, 62, of 15 Riverside Dr., held for the grand jury under $4000 bail after arraignment in Municipal Court on six charges. Four counts of indecent exposure bail $500 each. two counts of rape and attempted rape bail $1000 each. He pleaded innocent. Police Capt. McBride led the case involving four Athens girls ages 12 to 14, incl. a 13-year-old. Estep jailed awaiting the October grand jury session.
Cool, clear conditions persisted Thursday with a 9 a.m. reading of 55 following a low of 40. Previous two days ranged from 76 to 39 and 73 to 57, reflecting mild, fluctuating temperatures in the rural area.
The trailer mounted Ohiorama showing Ohio history since the Revolutionary War will come to Athens County this fall. Sponsored by Attorney General William Saxbe the local visit is led by committee chairman William Rowland an Athens attorney. A schedule of appearances will be announced later.
James Lafferty of Carbondale was found guilty of driving an auto with improper license plates after a Thursday Municipal Court hearing. He pleaded innocent and posted a $30 bond. The court fined him $20 and costs and suspended the fine. He also faced a grand larceny arraignment with a $1000 bond.
Ohio Department of Liquor Control issues a C-2 permit for John E. Pierpoint Way Side Drive-In Glouster Route 3 for high powered beer and wine carry-out. Application filed August 4 according to the board.
Erle Bridgewater Jr resigns from the Athens City Planning Commission citing the city council’s inaction to properly constitute and authorize the commission. He states he served a year and valued ties with colleagues. resignation dated September 2 is accepted by Mayor Kenneth W. Sands with no immediate replacement named. A copy was sent to commission chair H. C. Dorman.
Betty Lou Ash 33 of Athens Route 3 died Wednesday afternoon in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two month heart illness. Survived by husband Desmond, five sons Raymond Billy Garry Leland Edward and two daughters Kathy Brenda, plus her mother, four sisters and a brother. Funeral Friday 1 p.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes. burial Augustine Cemetery.
Thomas K. Shingler, 23, of Mineral, joined the Athens City police department replacing Patrolman Robert McCammon who resigned to attend University of Cincinnati medical school. Shingler, a 1953 Athens High School graduate, served 33 months in the Army including a year in Germany, stands 5'9½" and weighs 180 pounds. He is married with a six month old daughter.
Birth announcements list a son for Melvin Scurlock Athens Route 2 and a son for Jack Thornton Athens Route 4, a daughter for Victor Hudwell Athens Route 1, with other births and admissions including Daniel Dunsmoor and Marie McKnight. Dismissals include Bernadine Farrell and Virgil Munn among others, with one pint of blood used reported.
Sherman Cunningham and Jerald Lee Taylor both 21 had probation revoked by Common Pleas Judge Francis D. White and were sentenced to indeterminate terms in the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus. Cunningham admitted involvement in stolen goods sales tied to his probation violation. Taylor pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and violating probation drinking rules. The judge stressed probation requires full compliance and noted similar revocations recently.
NEW MARSHFIELD Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will confer the Master Mason degree at 7 30 p m Thursday with Carl Fultz, the lodge master, stating the schedule.
Surveying and site preparation began for the city’s new water works treatment plant. Don King Construction Co. of Jackson and C. Ray Sykes Associates Inc. of Columbus jointly bid $489,809 to build the plant as part of a $700,000 waterworks improvement plan including work in Mechanicsburg and dam and line improvements.
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