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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1955

Page

6

Confused ties in Albany crime rumors center on two Roberts Miller

A complex string of coincidences links two youths named Robert Miller to a Columbus killing rumor. One, 17, is Robert Dee Miller of Delaware Route 3. the other, 19, is Robert Jacob Miller. Grandmother Marjorie Witter notes family overlaps, including shared brothers named Charles. Both families report different motives and timelines surrounding the Columbus tragedy and local gossip.

Ames Albany Columbus Athens Robert Dee Miller Robert Jacob Miller Betty Gomer Thomas Robert Dee Marjorie Grace Witter Mra Charles Charles Richard Air Force Beale Air Force Base Califoirs Witter

Lions Host Dinner and Planning Event for Trap Shoot

Athens Lions Club held an outdoor dinner at the Athens State Hospital grounds on Tuesday. Members split into teams planning a future trap shoot while other notes mention a separate jail escape attempt and ongoing county jail improvement delays.

Janings Gory Athens Lions Club Athens State Hospital Marshiehdun Ted Don’ Killoren Weaver Creek Lake Hope Killorn Athens County George Bateman Bateman Ing James Douglas Athens Wayne Hughes Neve Marshield Iter

Real Estate Transfers Across Athens Meigs and Nelsonville Areas

Real estate transfers list parcels in Glouster Athens Meigs County Nelsonville Trimble Hockingport and Albany involving owners Sammy Joanna Fulton Dora Heitger John Heitger Celia Neiman Alonzo Coakley and Raymond F Grandon among others. Transactions cover parcels in Buch County Athens Township Albany Albans and Nelsonville with widows heirs and multiple listed lots.

Sammy Athens County Joanna Fulton Glouster Carlos Ro White Athens ‘Town William M. James Athens Ounty Athens Township Dora Heitger Meigs County John Heitger Albany John Heltger Albans Theodore Lane Nelsonville Celia Neiman Alonzo Coakley Brandy Nelson John W. Carter

End of Shaky Truce Signals Return of Politics in Argentina

The two month truce between the Roman Catholic Church and Argentina's Peronista party seems near collapse. The party's supreme council indicated an anti church campaign would be revived and asserted it would resume all-out political activity.

Romanatholic Argentina Peronista Supreme Council

Young Girl Wins Big on The $64,000 Question

A junior high student, Gloria Lockerman, competes on a CS television show and wins a prize of 8000 in tees with a potential 1600 and an education trust fund for her family as her grandparents decide if she should continue.

Sada Say Nto Tyarian Gloria Lockerman Turmay Edcation Trust Fund

Caravan Escort Clears Gypsy Caravan Through Counties

State and local police escort a traveling Gypsy caravan from Fairfield County through Athens and Washington counties toward the Parkersburg bridge. Marietta post and Nelsonville Salisbury area units assist, with West Virginia troopers taking over near the bridge as officers monitor progress and arrange shelter for a baby before rejoining the caravan.

Fairfield County Lancaster Star Sheriff's Deputies Nelsonville Athens Washington - Athens Marietta Post ersburg_ bridge West Virginia Kim I Carthage Fppsien Bars Jap

Girl Hurt in Bike Crash on Columbia Ave

Judy Curry, 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ht P Curry Jr of 57 Columbia Ave, was injured in a bike crash near Highland Avenues at 7 30 pm Tuesday. She was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment of injuries to shoulder and thigh.

Athens National Guard Unit Begins Training

Athens area men travel 500 miles by bus to attend a two week encampment at CAMP BRECKENRIDGE KY for the Ohio National Guard. Fifty five soldiers join headquarters company of the Second Battalion to learn communications intelligence and military procedures. Heavily focused on basic to advanced training with daily routine and impending letters from home.

PPU Laemmomen Breckenridge Athens Ohio National Guard Kentucky Syria Armbry

Labor Union Pol Acts Held Vital

Labor union activities and political actions are described as vital, highlighting organizing efforts, community engagement, and calls for worker solidarity. The report references key figures and local labor groups coordinating events and advocating for workers' rights amid ongoing economic challenges.

Birth Announcements and Local Notices

Mr and Mrs Cecil Calvin announce a son. Mr and Mrs James Ross announce a son. Mr and Mrs Gerald Slawter announce a daughter. Mrs Thelma Stobert of Athens notes Robert Carter of Gloucester. Mrs Bernice Winning of Athens listed. Others dismissed include Mrs Mary O Neal and Mrs Gertrude Mitchell of Athens. NOP SARDINES No group of fishes officially. The cadi ard are the small tape at orally til sardine con.

Nner Cecil Calvin MeArthur James Ross Car Wondale Gerald Slawter Jalta Thelma Stobert Athens Robert Carter Glouster Bernice Winning Mary O'Neal Gertrude Mitchell

Walton Family Picnic Scheduled Thursday

Walton family picnic planned Thursday on Athens State Hospital Grounds with Izaak Walton League members and leaders. Richard Byrd notes unusual trees and snrups spotted by Ohio Forestry officials. Officers say the pot luck event provides soft drinks ice cream and paper supplies.

Richard Byrd Ohio Division of Forestry Steve G. Royce Izaak Walton League Athens State Hospital

Weather Returns to Heat in Local Forecast

Heat returns to the region as temperatures rise this morning with a forecast of hot humid conditions. Comfortable relief is not in sight as daytime highs climb and residents are urged to stay hydrated and limit outdoor activity.

Unearthed Bones Found by City Worker Under E State St

A city worker unearthed unidentified bones four feet deep beneath E State Street. Police turned the bones over to the Ohio Department of Health laboratory at Ohio University for identification, with bacteriologist Earl E. Trunick examining them for a match.

Alton Hanning Athens Ohio University Agriculture Department Mesenger News Daniel H. Stright E. State St Numan Amerson Taree Service Department Fred Mentos Gabriel Meffrida McBride Sergeant McBride Ohio Department of Health Laboratory Ohio University Earl E. Trunick

Three Athens Crashes Reported No Injuries

Police say three accidents occurred near Athens on Route 82 and nearby roads. James Dickens 19 of Welsonville was cited for unsafe operation after skidding into a tree. a second collision involved Irvin Fulmer as a driver backed from a driveway. A minor crash east of Guysville on a township road occurred as Virginia Guysville and Clare Wade pulled onto the rural road.

Athens Higway Poere James Dickens Martin Richland Ave Irvin Fulmer New Matarmoras Guysvile Auton Virginia Clare M. Wade Hayes Ct

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