Grand Jury, Petit Jury Drawn for October Term
The names of 18 prospective grand jurors and 60 petit jurors were drawn in Common Pleas Court for the October term. Grand jurors hearing criminal cases will number 15 of the 18 called. The petit jurors will hear criminal indictments and civil actions. May term grand jury was recalled for Oct. 2 to study cases. Names include Edward Cole, Nellie Horn, Athens residents, and others from Nelsonville, Coolville, Albany, Chauncey, and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Edward Cole
Herb W. Cox
Nellie Horn
Athens
Wayne Harris
Charles
Edward Algeo
John Deem
Evelyn Stiff
Jean Trepp
Fred Lee Tom
Leland Stokes
Gertrude Stewart
Carrie Hill
Delbert Hayes
Don Strawn
Mary Grace Lynch
Howard T. Woodyard
T. E. Dixon
Geo. Hooper
Richard V. Vaughn
Donald Dorr
Nellie
Chauncey
Ina Lowe
Robert Perry
Ethel Williams
Lloyd Dillinger
Fred Colburn
Shade
Nellie Merrick
Billa Walden
Hazel Parrish
Coolville
Doren Brill
Kenneth Root
Stewart
Jesse Gilkey
Isabelle Snider
Hazel Trout
Albany
FE. H. Lantz
Carrol Wyatt
Glouster
Blanche Rowell
Awards Presented DeMolay Posts Officers in Athens
DeMolay Athens Chapter held an installation at the Masonic Temple with officer posts filled and awards given. James W. Smilie received a past master counselor's key for leadership and service. four initiates William McCammon John Cline Jr Richard Crossen and Richard Merrick were welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
James W. Smilie
William McCammon
John Cline
Richard Crossen
Richard Merrick
Richard L. Slater
Charles Orr
Smilie
Eugene Jones
Marshall
David White
Robert M. McCammon
Slater
Don K. Seward
Jon Thackeray
Edward H. Nunemaker
Bob Dickens
Tom Burns
George Crawford
Rainbow Girls Choir
Charles W. Hirth
10Th District
Babara Nellis
DeMolay
Maxine Rose
Rainbow
Elaine Gooding
H. K. Smilie
James Smith
Richard Slater
Dennis White
Ed Nunemaker
Jon Thackery
Messenger Newsphoto
Compensation Awarded In Land Right Case West Of Athens
A special jury awarded landowners Lillie Millican Collins Charles Collins and Charles A Bolin 4750 for land and damages in the Route 56 widening project west of Athens. The verdict split 2500 for land and 2250 for residue damage after 3 days of hearings. The state had previously offered 1801 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Lillie Millican Collins
Charles L. Collins
van Vorhes St
Charles A. Bolin
Hocking St
Hocking River
Merchants Welcome Ohio U Students in Athens
Ohio University students arriving in Athens will be greeted by the Retail Merchants Association. Large white signs with green script reading Welcome Students hang from Court Street light poles from State to President. Signs supplied by the association were installed Thursday afternoon.
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Ohio University
Athens
Retail Merchants Association
Court St
Gross Neglect Cited In Husband's Petition
Charles Chandler files for divorce from Dorothy Chandler in Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect and extreme cruelty. The couple married July 4, 1946 in Athens and have one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Charles Chandler
Dorothy Chandler
Athens
Marriage Licenses Issued in Athens and The Plains
Roger Ephriam Cochran age 23 of The Plains and Wilma Jean Woods age 22 of Athens Route 2 obtained a license. Claude E. Kantner Jr age 20 of Athens Route 3 and Eva E. Cooley age 19 of Athens Route 4 also received licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Ephriam Cochran
the Plains
Wilma Jean Woods
Athens
Claude E. Kantner, Jr
Eva E. Cooley
Copeland Class to Visit Higly Men’s Bible Class
Members of the Copeland Class from First Methodist Church will attend the Higly Men’s Bible Class at First Christian Church Sunday at 9 15 a m. Quartet music and group singing are planned. Men from both churches are welcome.
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First Methodist Church
First Christian Church
Athens man jailed after intoxication plea
Clarence Barnett 45 of Athens Route 4 pleaded guilty to intoxication. Mayor Peter B. Lee fined $50 plus costs, suspended $40. Unable to pay, Barnett was confined to the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Barnett
Athens
Peter B. Lee
Barnett
Airmen crash C119 in field near New Bremen
Three airmen testing propellers crash landed their C119 Flying Boxcar in a field near New Bremen Ohio on Thursday but escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapakoneta
Ohio
New Bremen
Baker as Kroger Director Named in Cincinnati
John C. Baker president of Ohio University was elected director of the Kroger Company. He replaces Joseph Rappert who resigns due to ill health and will retire as vice president. Baker serves as US delegate to UN Economic and Social Council and holds multiple bank and college posts in Ohio.
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Cincinnati
John C. Baker
Ohio University
Kroger Company
Joseph B. Hall
Krogers
Doctor Baker
Joseph Rappert
United States
Economic and Social Council of the
United Nations
Baker
Council
Geneva
Switzerland
Federal Reserve
John N. Brewer 79 dies after brief illness in Athens County
John N. Brewer, 79, died Thursday afternoon at his home 167 N Lancaster St following a brief illness. He lived much of his life in Athens County as a mine foreman or superintendent last with Poston Coal Co. in Millfield. Survived by wife Maude Ely Brewer, son Arthur of Columbus, daughters Alice of Athens and Florence of Dayton, four grandchildren, three great grandchildren and sister Mrs Denno W Warden of Dayton. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with memorial by Nelsonville Masonic lodge at 8 p.m. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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John N. Brewer
N. Lancaster St
Missouri
Brewer
Athens County
Poston Coal Co
Millfield
First Christian Church
Athens
Philadorian Lodge
F &Am
Nelsonville
Maude Ely Brewer
Arthur
Columbus
Alice
Florence
Dayton
Denno W. Warden
Joe B. Maffett
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
Nelsonville Masonic Lodge
Child Hurt in Bicycle Car Collision on W State
A 7 year old girl, Patty Pyle of 208 W State St, was bruised and skinned when her bicycle collided with a car driven by Henry H North at the W State and Central Ave intersection Thursday evening. Police say she started from Central while talking to a playmate and did not see the auto.
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W. State St
W. State and
Central Ave
Patty Pyle
Walt Pyle
Henry H. North
W. State
Central
Two Drivers Fined After State Patrol Arrests
Samuel P. Hood aged 23 of New Haven Indiana was fined 19 dollars and costs for speeding. Dener Arnold aged 40 of Parkersburg West Virginia was fined 19 dollars and costs for passing in a hazardous zone by Justice of the Peace D E Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
D. E. Jones
Samuel P. Hood
New Haven
Ind
Dener Arnold
Parkersburg
W. Va
Poston Man Held as Deserter Detained by FBI on Route 50 A
James Curtis McLean, 23, was arrested by FBI agents and a deputy sheriff on Route 50 A en route from his Poston home to Athens. He admitted AWOL from Fort Tilden New York since May 15 after moving to a new Poston home and marrying an Athens County girl. Military police will reclaim him for Fort Hayes Ohio.
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Poston
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Curtis McLean
Athens
FBI
Bernard Porter
Harvey J. Foster
Cincinnati
McLean
Fort Tilden
N. Y
Athens County
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Update
Notes from Sheltering Arms Hospital list patients and caretakers including Mrs Shelba Roush of Shade and residents Gary Scott Joan Ruth Richard Fox George and Nancy Pocisk of Athens. Names appear without context or dates in a brief incident or roster entry.
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Shelba Roush
Shade
Gary Scott
Athens
Joan Ruth
Richard Fox
George and Nancy Pocisk
Fish Fry and Walton Improvements Planned
Plans discussed by the Athens chapter Izaak Walton League for an Oct 11 fish fry with Sept 25 ticket deadline. Arrangements include laying limestone on the cabin approach and prep for boat purchases for next spring’s lake reopening. Also approved use of facilities for a CCL picnic.
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Athens
Izaak Walton League
CCL
Weather snapshot shows 62 at 9 am in cloudy sky
A cloudy morning recorded a high of 62 degrees by 9 am with a low of 42. Previous day extremes reached 79 and 40 as the city tracked seasonal temperatures.
Crash Ends Police Pursuit Near Guysville
Four injured in a late night pursuit as a police cruiser and the fleeing car crash on South Canaan Road near Route 50. Patrolmen Harold Shields and Ted Dean sustain bruises and abrasions. Jo Cassley Baird suffers a hand laceration. Roger Powell faces possible fractures and AWOL from the Marines. Powell’s car and the cruiser were destroyed. all responders called to the scene at 2:20 am.
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South Canaan Road
Guysville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Harold Shields
N. McKinley Ave
Ted Dean
A. E. State St
Jo Cassley Baird
State St
Roger E. Powell
the Plains
Powell
Route 50
Canaan Road
Shields
Dean
Baird
Powell Auto
W. Union St
Union
Stewart
Mill
Harmony Road
South Canaan Bridge
Saturday Rites Set for Mrs Mabel Rose Guehl
Funeral services are planned Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Mabel Rose Guehl 52 a former Ath ens resident who died Wednesday at her Coshocton home. She was born in Wellston a member of the First Christian Church and a charter member of the Athens Business and Professional Women's Club. She is survived by her mother three brothers and three sisters and her husband Lee whom she married about two years ago. He had six children by a former marriage one of whom Frank lived with the Guehls in Coshocton. Friends may call at Jagers funeral home. Services Saturday at 2 p m conducted by Rev Joe B Maffet. Burial will be in West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Rose Guehl
Athens
Coshocton
Guehl
Wellston
First Christian Church
Jagers Funeral Home
Joe B. Maffett
West Union Street Cemetery
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van Dyke
Buckeye
N. Court St
Prsetitia Ay Re
Sultana
Jane Parker
The
Athens Home Telephone Co
Merchants Welcome
Ohio U. Students
Fleming
Peter B. Seel
Kroger
John Brewer
Walton
Leon
Main Street & Mulberry
Logan Theater
Logan, Ohio
US Air Filters
Fiberglas Corporation
Wolfe Hardware
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Wilbur Powell
Plains
State Highway Patrol
Richland
Mill St
the Mutual Home Association
East Washington St
Af Home Loan Bank
Bie
Good Fyear Tires
W. Union
Goodyear
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