Jury Selection in Eddie Norris Murder Trial Opens
The Athens Messenger reports jurors were being selected for the first degree murder case of Willard Eddie Norris. Six jurors three men and three women were chosen after an hour of questioning amid defense objections to courtroom proximity. Norris, 20, faces the electric chair for the dawn shooting of Forrest Male on June 14.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Eddie Norris
Willard
Eddie” Norris
Gordon Gray
Finsterwald
Gray
Francis Collins
Parker
Common Pleas Court
Pike County
O. F. Rowland
Norris
Athens County
Tick Ridge
Forrest Male
C. F. Rowland
Driver Fined in Mayor Court After DUI Plea
Orval W. Webb of near Cookville pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined 100 dollars plus costs in Mayor Franz L. Woodworths court. Clarence Mansfield George Burns and Rexford L. Nichoson, all of Athens, also pled guilty to intoxication and were fined five dollars plus costs. Orville Jewell and Owen Carmichael, both of Athens, were arraigned. Jewell got five dollars plus costs and 10 days in jail for intoxication, while Carmichael was fined ten dollars plus costs for disturbing the peace.
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Orval W. Webb
Cookville
Franz L. Woodworth
Clarence Mansfield
Athens
George Burns
Albany
Rexford L. Nichoson
Woodworth
Orville Jewell
Owen Carmichael
Jewell
Carmichael
Mrs. Radford Dies Suddenly at 68 in Athens
Mrs. Elmer Radford, 68, died suddenly at home on 55 Sunnyside Drive. Born in Vinton County, she lived in Athens 40 years and was a Central Ave. Methodist Church member. Survived by husband Elmer. daughters Della Radford of Columbus and Dorothy Stockham of St Louis. son Donald Radford of The Plains. mother Mrs. Elza West. brothers Cameron and Charles Clark. sisters Nellie Wollfelt and Flossie Pickering. grandson Donald Wayne Radford. Funeral plans not announced.
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Elmer Radford
Sunnyside Drive
Vinton County
Athens
Central Ave
Taxi Driver Nabbed For Speeding On Route 33
Lester E. D. Smith, 20, was clocked at 65 mph by a State Highway Patrolman on Route 33. In Mayor Franz Woodworths court he was fined 15 dollars plus costs for speeding and charged with picking up a fare near the 33 Club.
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Lester E. D. Smith
Franz Woodworth
Smith
Five Athens County servicemen discharged announced
Five Athens County residents returned from service last week as announced by Selective Service Board No. 1. The discharged are Robert A. Sidders of Athens, Frederick D. Price of Gloucester, Elmer Gyure of Gloucester, Robert L. Smith of Millfield, and William B. Kayser of Guysville.
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Athens County
Selective Service Board No. 1
Robert A. Sidders
Athens
Frederick D. Price
Glouster
Elmer Gyure
Gloster
Robert L. Smith
Millfield
William B. Kayser
Guysville
Mother shoots fox to save daughter in Athens farm
A Sugar Creek mother fired a .22 caliber rifle to dislodge a fox biting her 14 year old daughter. The shot killed the fox but grazed Betty Cochran on the leg. Betty received care for a minor wound and a bite. Fox head sent to Columbus for rabies testing.
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Sugar Creek
Betty Cochran
Harold Cochran
Athens
Notary Help For Terminal Leave Papers In Athens County
Ernest Mc Graner Athens County veterans service officer offers free notary services for terminal leave papers and helps complete application forms. He stated he also has the necessary forms and will assist veterans in filling them out.
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Ernest McGraner
Athens County
Veterans’ Service
McGraner
Markets Mixed With Sluggish Trends In New York Stocks
Markets show limited gains as many leaders maintain indecisive moves. Livestock prices vary with hogs under 200 pounds averaging weakly. cattle and calves mostly higher, with steers, heifers, and bulls up. Local notices announce church services with Mrs. Snedden and Mr. Snedden of Bob Jones College in Union and Baker Settlement. A post poned Legion meeting and lamb market details also recorded.
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NEW York
John Snedden
Bob Jones College
Cleveland, Tenn
Union Methodist Church
Snedden
Sneddens
Union
Baker Settlement
Eloise Fields
Mature Style of Howard Fast in The American
A critic notes Howard Fast advances a lucid readable style in The American yet fails to fully harness the tale. The novel portrays John Peter Altgeld as a Chicago politician and judge while critiquing Haymarket and Pullman era injustice.
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William T. Morse
Athens
Tom Paine
Howard Fast
John Peter Altgeld
Minois
Chicago
Fast
Eugene Debs
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Mark Hanna
Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Armour
Rockefeller
Altgeld
New Low For Summer Is Registered
Temperatures dropped to a new summer low of 46 degrees last night after hovering near 47 for three nights. Highs over the weekend stayed in the mid seventies with 77 on Saturday and 73 on Sunday. Weather observer Mrs C N France reported 67 degrees at 9 20 am today.
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C. N. France
Car Damaged When Truck Is Hit at Junction
Gerald Schoon ger, 24, of Chauncey, drove a car that rear ended a heavy truck at the north junction of Routes 50 and 33 Sunday. The car was transporting a smaller truck for a Norwood transit company and turning onto Route 32 at the moment of impact. No injuries were reported but the truck carrying the smaller vehicle was damaged, Sheriff George Bateman said.
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Gerald Schoonger
Chauncey
George Bateman
Norwood
Bateman
Roy Cromwell Rites Today
Funeral services for Roy Cromwell, 65, who died Saturday morning at his Chauncey home, were held Monday at 4 p.m. at Wooley funeral home in Athens with burial in West State Street Cemetery. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Myrtle Taylor of Athens.
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Roy Cromwell
Chauncey
Wooley Funeral Home
Athens
W. State St
Myrtle Taylor
W. Washington St
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Births and Admissions
Births listed for Mr and Mrs Alfred Gabriel Athens a son and Mr and Mrs Dale Ulbrich Athens a daughter. Admissions include Miss Winifred Meek Stewart major surgery and Mrs Goldie Russell Glouster major surgery. Mrs Mary Porter Athens major surgery and Mrs Juanita Hull Athens minor surgery. Also Miss Mary Brooks Athens major surgery and Mrs Virgene McBride Athens accident. Discharges include Opal Murphy Athens Sam Laughlin Athens Earl Coen Frost Mrs Patricia Musgrave Athens Mrs Emma Davis Albany and others. Virgene McBride later breaks ankle at Eagles Hall and is reported by Sheltering Arms Hospital where she is a patient.
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Alfred Gabriel
Athens
Dale Ulbrich
Louis Ruman
Winifred Meek
Stewart
Goldie Russell
Glouster
Mary Porter
Juanita Hull
Min
Mary Brooks
Virgene McBride
Opal Murphy
Sam Laughlin
Earl Coen
Frost
Patricia Musgrave
Emma Davis
Albany
Gertrude Spencer
Marietta Spandley
Buchtel
Forest
Shafer
Four Crashes Over Weekend Are Reported
The Athens State Highway Patrol reported four accidents over Saturday and Sunday. In Hocking County a 1929 sedan carrying Charles Robie 13 and Bill Edwards 16 overturned on Route 278, with Robie minorly injured and Edwards treated and released. Ralph Robie faces a charge for permitting an unlicensed operator to drive. In Murray City William Gwilyn 22 crashed into a newly decorated home on Route 78, suffering facial lacerations. he was treated at Hocking Valley Hospital. A Saturday Route 50 collision near Athens involved Virgil Evener and John Brookheart. A Sunday's Route 50 curve west of Albany saw D B Frampton's log trailer dump onto guard rails.
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Athens State Highway Patrol
Route 278
Hocking County
Charles E. Robie
Nelsonville
Bill Edwards
Paul McLellan
Lancaster
Ralph Robie
W.D. Weltner
William J. Gwilyn
Glouster
Murray City
Lace Ayers
Gwilyn
Hocking Valley Hospital
Aver
Athens
Virgil Evener
John L. Brookheart
Evener
Albany
D. B. Frampton
Columbus
Hight Pass Instructor Flight Tests
Eight Ohio University flight students passed instructors tests announced by airport officials. Two Athens men William Rowland and Oran Higgins hold private licenses. Twelve students took the examinations with CAA inspector Henry Hamilton from Columbus administering tests.
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Ohio University
Athens
William Rowland
Oran Higgins
Henry Hamilton
CAA
Columbus
Louis Venditti
Middlebranch
Richard Kimble
Comet
Gilbert McCoy
Congo
Oscar Lee Leonard
Gallipolis
Ernest Kopecky
Cleveland
Charles Roth
Newton Falls
Mrs Hamer Dies Sunday at 68 in Athens
Mrs John T Hamer 68 died Sunday morning at 13 iS McKinley Ave after months of illness. Born in Jackson County she lived in Athens 30 years and taught in The Plains schools. Survived by husband John T Hamer and brother Evan G Brohard. four sisters preceded her. Funeral Tuesday 1 pm Rev William George officiating Dowler and Ferguson funeral home burial Ridgewood Cemetery Wellston.
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John T. Hamer
McKinley Ave
Jackson County
Athens
the Plains
Coalton Methodist Church
Two New Teachers To Join Junior High Staff
Two new teachers join Athens Junior High and High School staffs. Robert Wren and Mrs. Chariille Tane head a list of hires, with assignments in Latin Mathematics Science English and more. Superintendent Harper C. Pendry releases the complete staff roster.
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Athens
Superintendent of Schools
Robert Wren
Chariille Tane
Ties
Thorold Lee
Lucille Duffee
Earl Washburn
Edith Stecklin
Kathryn Enien
Pauline Heft
Wren
Ohio University
Toledo
Lane
Harper C. Pendry
O. L. Wood
Anne Pickering
Mary Connett
Irene Hand
Mayme Jonston
Eva Lamon
P. S. Wamsley
E. G. Clifton
Carl Roberts
Maxwell Ferguson
Charlotte Lane
Walter Porter
Ioach
Harry Lackey
Robert Essex
Robert Emmert
Gladys Moore
iGrace Tressel
W. C. Finigerhut
Jerome Fenske
Lloyd Sbjornstad
Ruth Giesen
Ethel Woolf
Sherman Gilmore
William M. Bryant
M. E. Cottley
Helen Dinstoor
Real Estate Transfers Names and parcels noted in regional deeds
Transfers include Mary A Copeland to Edward I Wyer for part along State Route 144 Ronnie Thomas Lowery to Paul Wachsensschwanz for part in Lot 496 Chauncey Hocking Corporation to Hert Lowery for Lot 23 and part Lot 22 Waterloo Walter Scott Neutzling to Alba S Kyle for 4.05 acres at Alexander E F Sells to R M Yoder in Tot 2831 Locust Heights subdivision Athens
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Mary A. Copeland
Edward i Wyer
Ronnie
Thomas Lowery
Paul Wachsenschwanz
Chauncey
Hocking Corporation
Hert Lowery
Waterloo
Walter Scott Neutzling
Alba S. Kyle
Alexander
E. F. Sells
R. M. Yoder
Locust Heights
Athens
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Second Ave
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Dayton
William F. Rotterman
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Fox
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Frank MccCann
American Legion
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Ball Lore
Ball & Ohio
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Interlake
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Pullman
Indtandard
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Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
HH. G. Householder
Sheltering Arms Hospital
St. Joseph Aspirin
Ucemantis Ounuiry
Complete Line Frozen Foods
Duality
B.E
McCammon
Berry Slotel
Used Finance Corporation
OMY Savings
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U.S. Army
Civil Service Room
P. O. Bldg
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