Slaying Targeted As Police Seek Knife Linked to Bailey Death
Johnnie A. Boykin 23 was arraigned in Athens Municipal Court on first degree murder charges in the slaying of his brother in law Robert L. Bailey 25. Police search failed to locate a hook billed roofing knife with a folding blade about 4½ inches long believed used in the crime. Bailey died from stab wounds Sunday night and his body was taken to Columbus for autopsy. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Jagers & sons funeral home with burial at Cananville.
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Route 50
Athens County
Harold Shields
Johnnie A. Boykin
Robert L. Bailey
Bailey
Boykin
Athens
Sam Buffington
Buffington
Dallas
Tex
Sheriff Shields
DeWitt Walker
Sheltering Arms Hospital
AHS Girls Chorus Wins Top State Rating
The Athens High School girls chorus earned a superior rating at the state music contest finals at Ohio State University. Directed by Mrs Joyce Rucker the 344 member ensemble qualified by winning a top rating at district competition. The group will perform May 1 at Ohio University for Mothers Weekend.
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AHS Girls’ Chorus
Athens High School
Ohio State University
Joyce Rucker
Sandy Antle
Mary Cox
Judy Dickens
Marlene Dicken
Tessie Frum
Kay Haddox
Linda Holland
Carolyn Hooper
Marie Kirchner
Phyllis Lenigar
Margaret McKnight
Joyce Randolph
Patricia Robinson
Nancy Rutkoskie
Nancy Shade
Honey Lou Sherwood
Jo Davis
Diana Gierhart
Mary Ruth Jump
Susan McKelvey
Julainne Roberts
Elizabeth Robinson
Lyn
Ette Rice
Terry Trout
Sue Barker
Margene Collett
Judy Daggett
Diane Hawk
Rene Kirchner
Carole Steinmeyer
Lee Trout
Lynn Trout
Sharon Weekly
Ohio University
Birth as Sharp Couple Welcomes Son in Albany
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sharp of Albany Route 3. Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs Lillie Powell, Martha McCauley, Leroy Nickoson, Mrs Eric Thompson, Elmer Russell, Mrs William Van Nostran, Mrs Ernest Barrows, Mrs Johanna Griesenbrock, Richard Blosser, James Scott, and several others from Athens and nearby areas. Blood used one pint.
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Lillie Powell
Athens
Martha McCauley
Leroy Nickoson
Guysville
Eric Thompson
Elmer Russell
Millfield
William Boyer
Richard Blosser
James Scott
Ray Golden
Lonnie Foss
Raymond Holcomb
Glouster
Lillian Steffan
Harry Trout
Chauncey
Waterloo Car Club Attends Ohio Show
Waterloo Angel Car Club members returned from Mansfield where they attended the Red and Custom Show. Art Sickels said the event drew 60 entries from Ohio Michigan Indiana and Pennsylvania with total values around 400000. One car was hand built in Italy costing 35000.
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New Marshfield
Waterloo Angel Car Club
Mansfield
Art Sickels
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Pennsyvania
Italy
Four Forfeit Bonds Filed In Municipal Court
Four men forfeited bonds Monday after missing Municipal Court appearances. Edward H. Mason of Greenwood West Virginia faces a $16 charge for failing to stop at a stop sign. Eber Lewis Samples of Harrisonville is charged with intoxication for $31. Richard F. Carlile, an Ohio University freshman, is cited for permitting passengers to ride on the car fender for $9. Nicholas T. Disanto, also an OU freshman, faces a $9 charge for an illegal muffler.
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Edward H. Mason
Greenwood
W. Va
Eber Lewis Samples
Harrisonville
Richard F. Carlile
Ohio U
Nicholas T. Disanto
Cambridge Driver Fined for Stop Sign Violation
Thomas A. Lepage, 21, of Cambridge, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court Tuesday after being cited by the State Highway Patrol for failure to observe a stop sign. He was fined $10 plus costs.
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Thomas A. Lepage
Cambridge
State Highway Patrol
Guggenheim Fellowship Awarded To Ohio University Historian
John F. Cady an Ohio University history professor has won a Guggenheim Fellowship to study Southeast Asia for a book. He will travel to London February through August 1961 on leave with pay and will base research at the University of London library.
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John F. Cady
Ohio University
Southeast Asia
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
New York City
Cady
London
University of London
Dr. Cady
Burma
Social Science Research Council
Washington, D. C
Tom
Athens
Athens Unit Selected For Conference
Members of the Athens steering committee for the State House Conference on Education include Walter Wright James Balding and David Russell with several spouses and local leaders. Local public meetings will be held in October and November to explain the local school situation. William Ware of the Cleveland Plain Dealer will chair the conference set for January 1961, sponsored by the Ohio School Board Association with Governor DiSalle as honorary chairman.
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Athens
Walter Wright
Wilson Baker
James A. Balding
Ralph Straw
David L. Russell
Emerson Sheron
George Lobdell
J. K. Bratton
Samuel Johnson
William Ware
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio School Board Association
Governor DiSalle
Refrigeration Break Triggers Firemen at Pizza House
Firemen were called to the corner of South Court and West Union Street when Charles Silverman reported a gas odor at his Pizza House. Investigators found the smell stemmed from a broken refrigeration line.
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South Court
Athens High School Teacher Appreciation Week Schedule
The Athens High School Student Council sponsors a week of events for teachers. Carnations were given Monday, apples Tuesday, lunches Wednesday, and caricature drawings Thursday. An assembly closes the week on Friday.
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The
Athens High School Student Council
Two Men Fined for Intoxication by Municipal Court
Rider, 46, of West State St., was fined $50 and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court Tuesday. Gail Showalter, of Ath ens Route 3, received a similar fine Monday after pleading guilty to intoxication by city police.
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West State St
Gail Showalter
Athens
Airman Dies In Germany
Ralph Adrian Benedum, 46, a former Athens resident and U S Air Force member for 16 years, died April 15 in Wiesbaden Germany after a heart attack. He is survived by wife Cordelia Christian Benedum and four children Theresa Robert Caroline and Michael of Columbus, two brothers Kenneth of Parkersburg and Glenn of Mentor. Services at Gosnell funeral home Columbus are incomplete with burial planned at Greenlawn Cemetery Columbus.
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Ralph Adrian
Benny) Benedum
Athens
Wiesbaden
Germany
Mr. Benedum
U. S. Air Force
Cordelia Christian Benedum
Theresa
Robert
Caroline
Michael
Columbus
Kenneth
Parkersburg
W. Va
Glenn
Mentor
Gosnell Funeral Home
Greenlawn
Theft of car seat and cushion reported at Hess Body Shop
City police investigate the theft of a seat and cushion from an automobile parked at Hess Body Shop. Police Chief Joseph B. Grogan says the car belongs to Francis Benedum of Tuppers Plains, proprietor of Benny Body Shop. Benedum had left the car April 12 and found the theft on pickup Monday.
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Hess Body Shop
Joseph B. Grogan
Francis Benedum
Tuppers Plains
Benny
Benedum
Hess Shop
Grogan
Jaywalking Charged in Ohio University Student
Ohio University student James Calvin Johnson Hall was fined $5 in Municipal Court for jaywalking after an officer told him not to cross against a light and he did not comply. Police Chief Joseph B. Grogan reported the incident.
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Ohio University
Joseph B. Grogan
James Calvin
Johnson Hall
Easter Seal drive in Athens County seeks funds short of goal
Athens County Easter Seal campaign chairmen appeal to businesses and social clubs to fill a roughly $1000 shortfall. Miss Olive Rose notes the drive has netted about $3000. about $4 funds therapy and braces per crippled person. Over 200 clubs exist and five dollars from each could push the total over the top amid overlapping appeals this year.
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Seal Campaign
Athens County
Gilbert
Olive Rose
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