County PMA Vote Results For Townships Reported
Athens County PMA committee elections were announced by Irvin Wolfe who was reelected as county chair at the convention. Delegates from 14 townships chose officers including Edward W. Brooks as vice chairman and Roy C. Gilham as third member, with alternates elected for the first and second posts. Community committeemen were listed by township, naming individuals responsible for county administration of the 1958 Agricultural Conservation Program and related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Irvin Wolfe
Wolfe
PMA
S. Court St
Edward W. Brooks
Albany
Roy C. Gilham
New Marshfield
Vernon Shaw
Athens
Jewett Parmiter
Amesville
Ellows
Alexander
Urban H. Parker
Merrill H. Chase
J. Floyd Williams
Ames
Dean J. Woolley
Millfield
F. Ward Starlin
Don E. Linscott
E. W. Swisher
Frank M. Chapman
Guysville
Dover-Trimble
Floyd W
Wemmer
Guy W. White
Richard V. Howard
Glouster
Lee—S. Ray Knowlton
John L. Ingram
Howard M. Stanley
Lodi
Ray W. Wingett
Herbert H. Lowther
Delmer Niggeme
Births and admissions at Shelterine Arms Hospital
Birth announced for a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Haynes of Athens. Admissions include Dawna Flowers Athens Frank Davies Athens John Judson Jacksonville Elbert Nelson Athens Ethel Collins Athens Ruth Mosier Athens Robert Gamwell Glouster Inez Hunter Athens Robert Lovett Nelsonville. Discharges list Jesse Weekley Athens and son Ralph Kyle Athens Bessie Dailey McConnelsville Rita Grate Langsville Bertina Dixon Coolville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawna Flowers
Athens
Frank Davies
John Judson
Jacksonville
Elbert Nelson
Ethel Collins
Ruth Mosier
Robert Gamwell
Glouster
Inez Hunter
Robert Lovett
Nelsonville
Jesse Weekley
Ralph Kyle
Bessie Dailey
McConnelsville
Rita Grate
Langsville
Bertina Dixon
Coolville
Fellow Craft Degree Conferred in Albany Lodge
Albany Ledee 723.F&AM holds meeting led by Master G B Gabriel on Thursday at 8 p.m. to confer the Fellow Craft degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albany Ledee
F&am
G. B. Gabriel
Car Skids Off Vore Ridge Road. Athens Man Escapes
Frederick Sager, 24, escaped serious injury when his vehicle skidded off Vore Ridge Road near Route 682, plunged into a ravine, and burned in a small creek bed. Sager suffered minor bruises after a dramatic ride, saying the steering gear failed and he hid under the dash as flames spread. State Patrol investigation by Patrolman Merle Robinson noted the fire began under the dash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Vore Ridge
Sager
Merle Robinson
Olan E Fri 63 Dies Following Heart Ailment
Olan E Fri 63 died Monday evening at his home 2 Van Vorhes St after a long heart illness. A Creola native, he earned a BSc in Education from Ohio University in 1920 and did graduate work at the University of Chicago in 1922. He taught in Southeastern Ohio, was principal at Mechanicsburg, worked for Rand McNally 15 years, trained at Wright Field, and served as a personnel interviewer at Poston Station. Survived by wife Irene a son James E Fri two daughters Elizabeth Wilson Lois and four siblings. Funeral services Wednesday 10 a.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes with calling 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Flowers omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olan FE. Fri
van Vorhes St
Creola
Vinton County
Ohio University
University of Chicago
Southeastern Ohio
Mechanicsburg School
Richland Ave
Rand McNally Book Co
Wright Field
Dayton
Poston Station
Fri
Irene
James E. Fri
Mentor
Elizabeth Wilson
Athens
Lois Fri
Ruth Ann Wilson
Ethel Saltz
Thelma Sharp
McArthur
Ada Saylor
Columbus
Lloyd
Bronxville
N. Y
Elvey
Creole
Frederick Fri
Medina
John M. Versteeg
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Beginning Shorthand Course Offered at OU
Ohio University will offer a beginning Gregg shorthand course for students and interested people. A meeting at 6 30 p m Thursday in Room 310 Ewing Hall will announce details. Classes meet Tuesday and Thursday 6 30 to 8 p m for three hours credit with Macil Via as teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Ewing Hall
J. Floyd Dixon
Macil Via
Gregg
Three Girls Leave Athens County Children's Home
Officials at the Athens County Children's Home report three teenage girls aged 14 15 and 17 left the institution on Monday afternoon. Police were informed the girls parents live in Columbus Canton and Marion, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Children’s Home
Columbus
Canton
Marion
Seasonal Turn Ends as Fall Arrives
Summer ended with a cold snap in the area. The low dropped to 38, the coldest of the season, while Tuesday morning rose to 62. Monday posted 67 and 42 as the day’s extremes.
Pairing a fine with intoxication charge against Joe Locke
Joe Locke aged 20 of 15 Park Place was arraigned before Mayor Peter B Seel on a charge of intoxication and fined $10 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Locke
Park Place
Peter B. Seel
Meeting Set Thursday at Constitution Lodge 426 FAM
Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m announced by J O Andrews master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge 426
F&am
J. O. Andrews
Community Concerts Extend Reach Across North America
Russell Simmons, a six year field representative for Community Concerts Association, spoke to Athens Rotarians about the expanding organized music audience plan in the United States and Canada. He noted over 1000 groups now operate and traced origins to the Middle West after the Chautauqua decline. He said top musical ensembles are accessible nationwide due to these community organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Simmons
Community Concerts Association
Athens Rotarians
United States
Canada
Middle West
Simmons
Traffic contest letter deadline near for Athens congestion
The Athens Board of Trade reminds entrants that the traffic solution essay contest closes Sept. 30. Essays up to 500 words should propose fixes for Route 50 bottlenecks and possible highway relocation to ease George Washington Highway traffic. First prize $100, second $50, third $25. judges include Max Farley, Charles H. McCarthy, and Leo Koerster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Athens
George Washington
Max Farley
State Highway Department
Charles H. McCarthy
George Washington Highway Association
Leo Koerster
Cincinnati Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mrs Murphey Dies at 70 in Athens Home
Emily Carpenter Murphey 70 died Tuesday morning at the family residence 156 E State St after a 10 week illness. She was widow of Frank R Murphey an Athens insurance man and daughter of the late Senator J L Carpenter. Survived by son Franklin C Murphey sister Elizabeth Hartinger and brother Frank Carpenter. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at the Murphey home officiated by Dr John M Versteeg with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Carpenter Murphey
E. State St
Frank R. Murphey
Athens
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Athens Garden Club
Women’s Music Club
Girl Scouts Organization of Athens
Murphey
Franklin C. Murphey
Elizabeth H. Hartinger
Middleport
Frank S. Carpenter
Washington, D.C
John M. Versteeg
First Methodist Church
West Union Street
Patrol arrests five drivers in city court actions
Five drivers paid fines in Mayor Peter B. Seel's court after State Highway Patrol arrests. Fanny M. Coursey 21 of First Street fined five dollars for failing to yield. Charles E. Hines 28 of Logan Route 1 assessed ten dollars for failing to stop within the assured clear distance ahead. James E. Coen 56 of Stewart fined twenty five dollars for leaving the scene of an accident. Virgil L. Frost 21 of Athens Route 1 fined ten dollars for yielding, and Kenneth Hawks 43 of Columbus fined ten for parking on the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. Seel
Fanny M. Coursey
First St
Charles E. Hines
Logan
Lee
Athens
James E. Coen
Stewart
Virgil L. Frost
Kenneth Hawks
Columbus
Three Youths Fined For Disturbing Peace
Three youths were arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Seel on charges of disturbing the peace. They pled guilty and were fined $5 and costs each. Fined were Edward John Haresari, 20, and Thomas R. Cudahy, 19, both of Cleveland, and Charles Surace, 20, of South Euclid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter B. Seel
Robert Slagel
Edward John Haresari
Thomas R. Cudahy
Cleveland
Charles Surace
South Euclid
Auto collision on Route 13 near Chauncey reports minor damage
State Highway Patrol investigated an accident Monday involving Albert L. Riley 40 of Chauncey and Ralph Parks 41 of Glouster on Route 13 one mile north of Chauncey. Riley tried to turn into a drive at 7 30 p.m. and Parks rear ended the Riley car. Damage described as slight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Albert L. Riley
Chauncey
Ralph Parks
Glouster
Route 13
Riley
Parks
Riley Auto
Masons Meet Tonight in Paramuthia Lodge
Paramuthia Lodge 25 F and A M schedules a meeting Tuesday at 7:30 p m at the Masonic Temple announced by Robert Brown master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramuthia Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
Robert Brown
Jury Returns Guilty Verdict in Ohio Shooting Case
A Common Pleas Court jury found Herman Thomas of Glouster guilty of firing into George Goodwin at the Idle Way Inn on High St. May 30. Judge Francis D. White sentenced Thomas to one to 20 years in the Ohio Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Herman Thomas
Glouster
Francis D. White
Thomas
Ohio
George Goodwin
Columbus
Idle Way Inn
Glouster’s High St
Goodwin
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Roger Jones, Jr
Beckley
W. Va
Illinois Driver Fined and Jailed After DUI Arraignment
Floyd E. Wilson 43 of Lincoln Michigan pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated before Mayor Peter B. Lee. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail. City police made the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Peter B. Lee
Floyd E. Wilson
Lincoln
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens High School
Don Thomann
Monia Lee Vermillion
Virginia Roberson
Dick Hall
Barney Andrews
Laile Lovett
Barbara Morris
Phil Saunders
James Parsons
Bob Sheldon
Bill Barnes
Paul Abraham
Mac Morrison
John Cornwell
Ron Corradini
Messenger Newsphoto
Coun
Te Henny
Geen
the Cline Pharmacy
Robert Haynes
Mater Pwr
Fed
Athens, Ohio
Olan E. Fri
MR. Fri
Athens Ice & Storage Co
George Bateman
West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Charlie
N. Court St
Mac’ Melammon
Mer
Alice Lisk
Intercession City
Orlando, Florida
Moody Tabernacle
Chicago
Ill
Paul Rader
John Pollard
Airdo
Everhot
Markel
Coincine
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
W. Union St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!