Ballots for Nov Election Ike Nixon Popular in Athens County
Election clerks report strong early interest in the Eisenhower Nixon ticket as voters in Athens County weigh the vice presidential choice. A Messenger street poll of 224 residents shows broad support for Ike and Nixon, with Nixon leading in the vice presidential preference and Herter and Stassen trailing.
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Athens
Congress
San Francisco
Stevenson
Ike
Athens Countia
Court St
Republlican Party
$50 000 Suit Filed Against Glouster Man
A $50 000 damage suit has been filed in Common Pleas Court by a Columbus man against George Yocum of Glouster Route 3. The action, brought by Harry Perry Sr as administrator for his son Harry Jr who was electrocuted July 19 1955 by an electrically charged fence around a dog pen near a public footpath. The petition alleges wanton and reckless misconduct.
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Common Pleas
Columbus
George Yocum
Yocum
Harry Perry
Harry, Jr
Perry
Mayor Seel Proclaims Kids Day in Athens
Mayor Peter B. Seel proclaims September 22 as Kids Day in Athens in a joint effort with Kiwanis International and local clubs. The theme Boys and Girls Our Resource aims to focus attention on youth, urge citizen support, and raise funds for local youth programs and betterment.
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Peter B. Seel
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Clubs
Seel
Athens
Changes to guilty pleas hit Municpal Court docket
Elston Mace of Carbondale pled guilty this morning for fighting in public at the Millview Inn and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. Elmer Dewey of Wolfe Street Athens pled guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court and received a 50 dollar fine plus costs and a 30 day jail sentence.
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Elston Mace
Carbondale
Millview Inn
Elmer Dewey
Wolfe St
Athens
Accidents That Have Made Presidents Speech for Athens Rotary
Charles A. Jones, secretary general of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution and Ohio SAR, will speak Monday noon at the home of Mr and Mrs Sam Altman Utah Place. Jones, noted for Lincoln history studies, heads the Columbus Hospital Federation and owns a substantial Lincoln collection in Ohio.
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Charles A. Jones
Athens
Gallipolis Resident Net Haner Dies at 72
Net Haner of 129 Second Ave Gallipolis died at 10:30 p m Thursday at her home. Funeral services set for 2 p m Sunday at Miller's funeral home with burial in Clay Chapel Cemetery. She was Dr W J Fletcher's only child, with two living children Pat and Mrs Nell George. Grandmother of Bill George, noted musician, and related to Ray High School student. UAW Region 2A Summer School featured talks on Full Employment Taxes and Education during mock Congress sessions.
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Net Haner
Second Ave
Miller's
Clay Chapel
Haner
W. J. Fletcher
Cornwell
Pat
UAW
Gallia Academy
Ray
Ross
Ohio Cio — — Council
Education
Dowler Rites Set for Athens County Resident
Funeral arrangements for H. P. Dowler 86 longtime Athens County resident are completed. Services 10 a m Saturday at Cook and Son Funeral Home Parsons Ave Columbus. Survived by daughters Mildred Henry Athens Route 5 and Lucille Thompson Long Island N Y a son Wade Dowier Las Vegas Nev. Also 12 great grandchildren and eight grandchildren.
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Bath
H. P. Dowler
Athens County
Cook and Son Funeral Home
Parsons Ave
Columbus
Dowler
Mildred Henry
Athens
Local Loggers Cut U S Timber in Athens District
The U S Forest Service reports over a million board feet cut in the Athens district for fiscal year end July 1. In Ohio total harvest reached about two and a quarter million board feet from government lands routed to local industries.
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Nation
U. S. Forest Service
Bedford
Ind
Ohio
Wayne National’ Forest
Division of Forestry
Federal Forest
Forest Service
Missing Boy Returns Home
Danny Mayes a 15 year old from Henderson returned home after being picked up by police in Marion Ohio while hitchhiking. State Police were notified and his parents collected him Thursday. He said he traveled through 11 states and planned to reach Florida starting on Route 35 after work 34 days ago. He sent one card from Jacksonville Florida and began football practice at Point Pleasant High School today.
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Runt Fupasay
Danny Mayes
Henderson
Marion
Ohio
Robert Mayes
Mayes
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Danny
Point Pleasant
Examination Announced for Rural Carrier Post in Cheshire Ohio
The Civil Service Commission announced an exam for a rural carrier position at the Cheshire Ohio Post Office. Applications open now and will be accepted until September 11. Applicants must reside in the delivery area for at least a year and be 18 or older. Additional details and instructions are available at the Cheshire Post Office.
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Cheshire
Ohio
Civil Service Commission
Three Divorce Suits Filed in Common Pleas Court
Three divorce suits were filed Wednesday in Common Pleas Court alleging gross neglect. Doris A. Green seeks divorce from Arthur Green with custody of two minor children and support and alimony. Wilodine Wickersham sues Marvin Wickersham seeking support and alimony. Irene Hazel Williams sues Thomas Williams Jr. seeking alimony and division of Trimble real estate.
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Common Pleas Court
Doris A. Green
Arthur Green
Athens
Wilodine Wickersham
Marvin Wickersham
McArthur
Irene Hazel Williams
Thomas Williams, Jr
Cleveland
Athens Bank Official Attends National Banking School
E Paul Cotton vice president of The Bank of Athens leaves for two week study at the University of Wisconsin Banking School. The event, run by the International Recreation Service, gathers 200 delegates from foreign countries and 1800 representatives from the United States. The school, sponsored by the Central States Conference, aims to extend banking knowledge during resident sessions.
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Dele
Charlotte L. Cox
Athens State Hospital
Phildelphia
Paul Cotton
Yof
Bank of Athens
International Recreation Service
Central States Conference
Bankers Associations
Mid-Western
Servicemen News From Ohio and Nearby States
Whitmore son of Ira Whitmore of Nelsonville Ohio took part in a 3d Armored Division river crossing exercise in Germany witnessed by Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker. Denny L Graham son of Harvey and Shirley Graham of Bartlett Ohio visited Barcelona during Midshipman Cruise Baker aboard USS Gearing. Richard L Richards of Athens Route 5 served in Germany with the 2d Armored Division after basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. Starner of Rockbridge Ohio joined Fort Eustis duties after training at Fort Carson and Fort Riley.
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Ira Whitmore
Nelsonville
Ohio
3D Armored Division
Germany
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Europe
Ohio University
Shirley
Denny L. Graham
Harvey W. Graham
Bartlett, Ohio
Barcelona
Spain
Baker
Ohio State University
Uss Gearing
Richard L. Richards
Walter C Richards
Athens
2Nd Armored Division
Ft Leonard Wood
Aes
Rev. I. W. Ives Named New Pastor at Athens Church
The Rev. I. Winslow Ives, native of England, is appointed pastor of the Athens Pilgrim Holiness Church. He has 40 years in the Pilgrim Holiness movement as pastor evangelist and missionary. His career includes leadership in Barbados the Caribbean and several U S states. His wife Opal Hoff man Ives was born in Piqua Ohio.
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Athens
Barbados
British West Indies
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Caribbean
West Indian Island
U.S. Virgin Islands
Dutch West Indies
British Guiana
Leeward Islands
Trinidad
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Ives
Ohio
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ontario
Antigua
Grand Cayman
Opal Hoffman Ives
Piqua
Cincinnati
Logan Kinser 31 Dies of Heart Attack in Logan
Logan native Logan Kinser died at 3 a m at his home 225 N Market St of a heart attack. He was a Navy veteran and son of Mrs Faye Kinser and the late Dall Kinser former Logan mayor. Survived by sister Martha Hatfield of Columbus and grandmother Bertha Nimon. Visitation at Hein funeral home Saturday and Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p m. Funeral Monday 10 a m at the funeral home with Dr R B Wilson of First Methodist Church officiating.
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Logan
Nawara
Kinser
N. Market St
Faye Kinser
Dall Kinser
Loga
Logan High
Martha | Hatfield
Columbus
Bertha Nimon
Heinein Funeral
R. B.wilson
First Methodist Church
Texas Eastern Names New Chief Operator
Texas Eastern transmission corp names Buie Smith as Chief Operator B at the Fisher crossing booster station south of Athens. Smith has worked with the company since 1947, and resides with his wife and family at 37 N Congress St. He was formerly with the War Emergency Pipeline.
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Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Fisher Crossing
Athens
Buie Smith
Texas Corporation
Smith
N. Congress St
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