Athens Mayor's Trip To Greece Nears Official Approval
Athens Mayor Ray mond Shepard appears close to accepting an invitation to Greece for the four day festival Sept 30 to Oct 3 marking 150 years since liberation. The sealed invitation from Athens Greece mayor Dimitrios Ritsos asks for acceptance within 20 days and promises all expenses for travel and stay. Mayors from several cities will attend the festival.
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Athens
Raymond Shepard
Greece
Dimitrios Ritsos
Shepard
United States
Second Jury Trial Called On As Motorist Pleads Guilty
Athens man Jerry Burton 34 changed his charge to guilty on a driving while intoxicated case in Athens County Municipal Court. Judge Franklin Sheeter fined 200 dollars and costs, 30 days' jail with 25 days suspended, and 60 day license suspension. A separate case, Lawrence Ray Facemyer Jr. pleaded guilty to DWI with bond set at 500 dollars for an August hearing. John Winn Dowler forfeited 33 dollars bond for stealing cheese from C&E Market.
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Athens
Athens County
Jerry Burton
Perry St
State Highway Patrol
Burton
Franklin Sheeter
Sheeter
Lawrence Ray Facemyer Jr
John Winn Dowler
Albany
Brooks
Young Declared Valid Candidate For School Board
Anita Young was ruled a valid candidate for the Alexander Local School Board after petitions with extra signatures were found and verified by Meigs County elections officials. Some names were sent to Meigs County for verification due to voters residing in Alexander Local School District but living in Meigs County.
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Alexander Local School Board
Anita Young
Meigs County Elections
Athens County Elections
William Howe
Young
Meigs County
Alexander
Meigs Election Board
District Ford Sales Rise as Comets Drive July Gains
Lincoln Mercury dealers report a 16 percent year to year increase in July new car sales in the Cincinnati district led by 407 Comets and 192 Capris. Mercury line totals rose 10 percent to 1,514 while Lincoln Continental edged up. The district covers 155 dealers in parts of Ohio Kentucky Indiana West Virginia and Virginia.
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Cincinnati
John H. Shoemaker
Lincoln Continental
Lincoln-Mercury
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Virginia
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Notes
List of individuals associated with O'Bleness Memorial Hospital and transfers or addresses including Mrs. Joseph Raymond Adrian Chapel Eva Nadroski Mrs Fred Kittle Mrs Ray Leachl bach Mrs Jack Hillyer Sharron Rowe all Athens Mrs Robert Copeland Helen Lee Donald Turrill The Plains Linda Jeffers Shade Patricia Ann Mantle Ivan Romine Mrs Louis Gatchell Mrs Charles Kuhns Catherine Murphy Treva Black transferred to Kimes Convalescent Center Elmer Pierce transferred to University Hospital Columbus
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Adrian Chapel
Eva Nadroski
Fred Kittle
Ray Leachlbach
Jack Hillyer
Sharron Rowe
All Athens
Robert Copeland
Helen Lee
Donald Turrill
the Plains
Linda Jeffers
Shade
Patricia Ann Mantle
Ivan Romine
Louis Gatchell
Charles Kuhns
Catherine Murphy
Treva Black
Kimes Convalescent Center
Elmer Pierce
University Hospital
Columbus
Samuel Manker Wins Seniors Title at Nationals
Sam Manker of Martinsville Ohio captured the seniors division championship at the National Horseshoe Championships held in Middlesex New Jersey. The victory marks a top placement for Manker in a national event bringing high honors to his renowned horseshoe career.
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Middlesex
N.J
Sam Manker
Martinsville
Ohio
Army Engineer Johnson promoted to assistant chief Huntington unit
Major James G. Johnson is named assistant chief of the operations division for the U.S. Army Engineer District in Huntington. A California native and ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate, he has served in Germany, Fort Stewart Georgia Okinawa Vietnam and Thailand with multiple engineer units and earned the Meritorious Service Medal and Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster.
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Huntington
W. Va
James G. Johnson
U.S. Army Engineer District
Corps of Engineers
Johnson
Alameda
Calif
University of San Francisco
Huntington District
12Th Engineer
Germany
169Th Engineer
Fort
Millfield Youth Accused Of Theft
A Millfield youth, David Brooks aged 18, was arrested by Nelsonville police after authorities traced a stolen two ton flat bed truck reported at 3 58 a m by Floyd Brooks owner of the vehicle. Two passengers were in the truck but not charged. Brooks pleaded innocent in Athens County Municipal Court with bond set at 1500 dollars and a hearing scheduled for August 17.
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Millfield
Nelsonville
Athens County
Buchtel
Gary Richards
Brooks
Wednes
Ohio Corn May Set Records
A national survey compiled by Conrad Leslie shows Ohio corn and soybeans may set records. The Ohio corn harvest is estimated at 317.3 million bushels with an 85 bushel per acre yield, up from last year. Soybeans may total 79 million bushels, about 9.95 million more than last fall.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Conrad Leslie
Xenia
Miami University
Tourists imprisoned in new county jail tour incident
Deputy Oliver E. Slagle guided 28 people through a third floor cell area when a heavy door locked unexpectedly. Bailiff Harold Headlee closed the door, locking the group inside for 58 minutes until Allen Kramer of an architecture firm produced a working key. Three year old Hans Gorsuch commented on the experience.
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Columbus, Ohio
Oliver E. Slagle
Harold Headlee
Slagle
Allen Kramer
Hans Gorsuch
Concord Church Homecoming Sunday with services stated
Concord Church announces a homecoming Sunday with Sunday School at 10 a.m. a basket dinner at noon and afternoon services at 2 p.m. Rev. Arthur Maxwell is named pastor for the event.
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Glouster
Concord
Arthur Maxwell
Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid Picnic At Tolliver Home
The Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid held its annual picnic at Mary Tolliver’s home. Games were played and prizes awarded with Tolliver winning the door prize. The next meeting will be hosted by Marina Shultz.
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Glouster
Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid
Mary Tolliver
Marina Shultz
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