Incumbent Engineer Unopposed On Ballot
Incumbent Democrat Engineer Harry Dust will be unopposed for re election after the county GOP nominate was found ineligible. The four man election board approved two bond issues the Athens income tax issue and several levies for the November ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Dust
GOP Central Committee
Lloyd Gibbons
Nelsonville
Rum
Athens
Election Board
Union Printing Co
Union
Lawhead Press, Inc
Athens City Schools
Alexander Local
Athens City Initiative
Ames - Bern
Carthage - Troy
Rome- Canaan
DWI Jury Dismissed In Chillicothe Case
Judge John Newcomb dismissed the Chillicothe DWI trial of Thomas Charles Wolford after jurors failed to reach a verdict. Final tally read seven guilty and five innocent, bond set at $300 pending a new date. Readouts noted jurors and an ill witness from Glouster Route 3 hospitalized later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Newcomb
Chillicothe
Thomas Charles Wolford
Wolford
Mary A. Weber
Charles B. McVey
Bernard B. Spaulding
Hal P. Quest
James T. Shipman
Margorie Eschenbacker
Donald D. Tolliver
Barbara L. Matthewson
Bernice Winning
John N. Patchen
Scott E. Wilson
Juanita J. Potts
Skinner Family Returns from Visit and Trip
Glousier residents Mr and Mrs Bill Skinner and their children have returned from a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Skinner and sister Melody. They and granddaughter Jane Wade spent a day in Marietta. Mr and Mrs Henry Phillips and children Teri and Steve also returned home after a vacation trip to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Skinner
Dayton
Frank Skinner
Melody
Skinners
Jane Wade
Marietta
Henry Phillips
Teri
Steve
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A column listing individuals connected to Sheltering Arms Hospital, including new arrivals and residents. Names include Mr and Mrs Richard Black, Roger McCune, Charles Carsey, Mrs Paul Gilkey, Mrs Emma Sherwood, Mrs Floyd Bajjaly, Robert Shellman, Billie Bunch, Horace Grover, Geraldine Hope, Michael Taylor, Sandra Wakefield, and Mrs Lawrence Brooks, all in Athens and surrounding routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger McCune
Millfield
Charles Carsey
Albany
Paul Gilkey
Athens
Emma Sherwood
Floyd Bajjaly
Robert Shellman
Mirs
Billie Bunch
Horace Grover
Geraldine Hope
Michael Taylor
Sandra Wakefield
Lawrence Brooks
Watermelons Stolen From Farm Prompt Reward Offered
400 watermelons were stolen from Ralph Greiner’s farm between Coolville and Hockingport on Route 144 Wednesday night. A $100 reward is offered for tips leading to arrest and conviction. Deputies investigate. Greiner notes a similar theft occurred in 1962 involving cantaloupes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Greiner
Coolville
Hockingport
Greiner
Traffic Fines Hit County Court Docket
Alton Russell Hope 60 of Ath ens Route 2 paid $15 and costs for stop sign patrol. Elmer Wayne Six 25 of Nelsonville Route 1 found guilty of jittering a York Two roadway with broken bottles. fined $25, costs, and three days in jail. Rome Two volunteer fire department number MO 22820 given as temporary. permanent number pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Russell Hope
Athens
Elmer Wayne Six
Nelsonville
York Two
Six
Rome Two
Lee van Dyke
Ohio University 205th Commencement Set for Saturday
About 540 graduates and seniors will receive degrees at Ohio University 205th Commencement Saturday morning. The processional to Memorial Auditorium starts at 10 15 after a 9 45 assembly. Speaker Dr Stephen H Fuller associate dean at Harvard Business School is an OU and Athens High School alumnus.
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Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Stephen H. Fuller
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Fuller
Athens High School
Harvard
Business School
Nelsonville Girl Gerry Koon 16 Dies After Illness
Gerry Lynn Koon 16 of 292 Poplar Street died Friday at Mount St Mary Hospital after a weeklong stay. A Nelsonville High School sophomore, she had withdrawn due to ill health and formerly sang in the school band. She survived by her parents four siblings and grandparents. Services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Warren Funeral Home with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call after Saturday noon.
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Nelsonville
Gerry Lynn Koon
Poplar St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Arthur
Clara Koon
Nelsonville High School
The
Messenger
Sandra
Sharon
Donald
William
James
Clifford
Ethel Kelly
Warren Funeral Home
Ronald Axtell
Green Lawn Cemetery
Athens County Land Transfers
A series of property transfers reported for Athens County includes Guy Wingett selling parts of Lots 3 and 4 in Albany village to Walter E. Stonerock Jr. Samuel Pailet acquiring Inlet 2213 2214 in Athens city from Ray E. Mathews et al. Dorothy M. Conkey selling Lot 2207 and part of 2208 in Athens city to Samuel Pailet. Mary Abdella transfers Inlot 290 in Chauncey village to Earl Barber. Paul M. Alden sells a tract in Athens city to Dale H. Sapp. Howard Antle transfers 68.37 acres in Trimble Two to Antonio Garza. Nada P. Bobo and Howard E. Bobo transfer a Waterloo Two tract to Harold V. Tom. Arthur S. Rorick to William West transfers Lots 600 601 602 603 in The Plains village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Wingett
Walter E. Stonerock, Jr
Albany Village
Ray E. Mathews
Samuel Pailet
Inlet
Athens City
Dorothy M. Conkey
Mary Abdella
Earl Barber
Chauncey Village
Paul M. Alden
Dale H. Sapp
Howard Antle
Antonio Garza
Trimble
Nada P. Bobo
Howard E. Bobo
Harold V. Tom
Waterloo
Arthur S. Rorick
William West
Plains Village
Haircut Increase Effective Sept 15 in Athens Union Shops
Barbers union Local 478 approves a 25 cent hike raising the haircut price to 1.75 after Sept 15 citing higher living costs and fees. Other services priced accordingly. About 23 union barbers in nine shops will implement the new rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Union
Barbers Union Local 478
Byron D. Sams
Athens
Sams
Ohio
Athens Barbers
Athens Union Barbers
Street To Be Closed For Repairs Near Athens High School
Street closure on High Street from W Washington to W State for two weeks starts Monday. Dwight Robinson says concrete base and new curbing will be installed and the section by the junior and senior high schools widened. After reopening, lower end parking will be prohibited to ease congestion. Work also includes a seal coat on Riverview Drive overlooking Route 33. The high temperature reached 91, then cooled, and a prayer meeting is set at Morris town Holiness Church Friday 7 30 p.m.
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Riverview Dr
Route 33
Joneswood
Local Market Ads Highlight Sausage Roast Deals
A shopper notices a lineup of meat and grocery specials with 3 Ibs. sausage and pork roast at 99¢ to $1.00 per pound. The week’s sale also features bologna, beef steak, and assorted picnic supplies with prices around 59¢ to 79¢ per item.
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John Dowler
Gibbons
GOP
Central Committee
George E. Sheeter
Donald K. Barstow
E. Mill Street
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W. State
Aul M. Williams
Carl J. House
Rold B. Swisher
Mutual Insurance CO
Columbus
Mpany Prio
DWI
Vern Scott
Glouster
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Columbus Rd
City Fire Department
Stimson
Hillsboro
Strouds Run
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Frank Shay
Corporation
Dow Lake
Shay
Messenger Newsphoto
Glousier
Richard Black
Little League Committee
Glouster Stadium
Ington
D. C
Virginia
Juray Caverns
Tom Noon
Main St
Inlaw
Edward Noon
Anthony Leroy
Front St
Syracuse
Irene Wolfe
Ralph Roger Wolfe
Gelnhausen
Germany
Wolfe
33Rd Armored Division
Mingus
Francis’ Erwin
Norman Ross
Linda
John Kenny
Leslie
Ralph Phillips
Parma
Earl F. Mathews
AND
C. M. Gill & Company
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
C. M. Gill
Security Bank Bldg
Athens County
Harold Starkey
E. M. Conant Realty
Tel
C. L. Colmer
U.S
CHAUNCEY — _ Cottage
Morristown
Holiness Church
George Searles
Glouster, Ohio
Tradgeland
Picknickers Welcome
Luckoffe
Por
E. Washington St
City Hall
Federal Home Loan Bank
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