Route 682 Bridge Crash Claims McKinley Ave Resident
A Route 682 car crash near the Lower Plains in Athens County killed Ruth Ann Slisher, 20, of McKinley Ave. The driver, Robert C. Sylvester, 23, was uninjured. Injured passengers Sally Fulton, 20, and Dean Pidcock, 26, were hospitalized. Slisher, formerly of Guysville, is survived by her mother and stepfather and other relatives. Funeral services set Friday.
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McKinley Ave
Athens County
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ruth Ann Slisher
Athens
Steppe’s Beauticians
Sally Fulton
N. Shafer St
Dean Pidcock
Plains
State Highway Patrol
Robert C. Sylvester
Watt St
Sylvester
Ment
Lower Plains
Guysville
Miss Slisher
Rignal Phillips
Water Supply Adequate Hydrant Flushing Planned
Water department officials say a sufficient supply exists and hydrants will be flushed Thursday and Friday to clear lines before restoring soft water service. Safety Director Milton Nuzum notes the process may trigger turbulent, rusty water. the softener should return by October 1. The new well is producing more than expected and kept at half-time use as Ohio University students arrive.
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Betty Bell
Racine
Barbara Jean Phillips
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Roert
Green Lawn Cemetery
Milton Nuzum
Nuzum
Ohio University
Worker Fined For Assault in Municipal Court
Ralph Arrowood of Portsmouth was found guilty on a city police charge of assault and battery. He was fined $25 plus costs for striking Ezra Hensen, 48, The Plains, on August 31 with a heavy roll of silver solder wire at the West Green construction project. Hensen suffered a possible compound fracture and was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital, later transferred to a Columbus hospital.
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Ralph Arrowood
Portsmouth
Arrowood
Ezra Hensen
the Plains
West Green
Hensen
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Columbus
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs James Henry of Athens welcome a daughter. Admissions include Mrs Lloyd Blackford Nelsonville Mary Helen Vincent Athens Gay Shinn Athens Phyllis Peterson Athens Dean Pidcock The Plains Sally Fulton Athens Janice Barrett Athens Route 2 Dismissals include Mrs Delmar Taylor New Marshfield and daughter James Stalder Athens Route 2 Denzil Matheny Amesville Route 1 Mrs Tod Hook Chauncey and daughter Mrs Leo Burritt Albany Route 1 Mrs Paul Hall Athens.
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Lloyd Blackford
Nelsonville
Mary Helen Vincent
Athens
Gay Shinn
Phyllis Peterson
Dean Pidcock
the Plains
Sally Fulton
Janice Barrett
Delmar Taylor
New Marshfield
James Stalder
Denzil Matheny
Amesville
Tod Hook
Chauncey
Leo Burritt
Albany
Paul Hall
Sheriff and Mayor Back Day Sale in Athens County
Mayor Raymond Shep ard and Sheriff Harold Shields urge support for a Forget-Me-Not Day sale in Athens County on Friday and Saturday. Proceeds from the Con rath Bean Chapter 37 DAY sale benefit rehabilitation of disabled veterans.
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Athens County
Raymond Shepard
Harold Shields
Businessman Named Ohio Representative to Beer Wholesalers Board
R Kenneth Kerr of Athens has been named Ohio representative to the advisory board of the National Beer Wholesalers Association. Marvin Cheatwood announced the selection. Kerr, partner with Ralph Smeck in Keck Distributing Co., will attend the INBWA meeting in Chicago in November.
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R. Kenneth Kerr
Athens
Ohio
National Beer Wholesalers Association
Kerr
Marvin Cheatwood
Richmond
Ralph Smeck
Keck Distributing Co
INBWA
Chicago
Cemetery Association Sues To Buy County Fairgrounds Land
The Athens Cemetery Association pursues court action to acquire land currently tied to the county fairgrounds, aiming to secure ownership through the legal process.
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Cemetery Association
The
Athens Cemetery Association
Athens Man Named To OCSEA Board By District
Dr. W. D. Witham of 92 Maplewood Dr. is elected to represent his district on the Executive Board of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association for two years starting Nov 1. The Athens County chapter, with 350 members, meets at Athens State Hospital Therapy Building.
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W. D. Witham
Maplewood Dr
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
Dr. Witham
Athens County
Columbus
Athens State Hospital
Harold Showers
Joe Evans
Emugene E. Yeager
City of Athens Agricultural Society
The
Cemetery Association
Common Pleas Court
Fair Board
West Union Street
Child Hirt In Collision Near Sunnyside Dr
A four year old boy named Billie Roberts was injured when a vehicle driven by his mother struck a parked car on Sunnyside Drive at 5 30 p m. He received a bruise to the head and cheek and was advised to see a physician. The incident prompted EMS to respond and Mrs Roberts stated her car veered from the road while she attended to her two children. In a separate courtroom note two drivers were fined ten dollars and costs after State Highway Patrol arrests for conditional speed and for passing a stopped school bus.
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Sunnyside Dr
Billie Roberts
W. L. Roberts
E. State St
Fire Department
Sally Roberts
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Florence Burchfield
Harry J. Nehls
Parkersburg
W. Va
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Gustein
Mr. and
Mrs. Newcomer
Sabin
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Columbus Road
James Henry
OCSEA
Wayne Wingett
King Road
Shade
Agricultural Society
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
W. Union Street
Athens, Ohio
the Security Bank
Titel
Treya
S“senz
H.p. Clinton
Hunter
Remington Ammunition
Remington
Winchester
Stevens
Springfield
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
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