Three Primary Contests in Athens County May Primary
In Athens County the May primary will decide three top contests including GOP and Democratic bids for county commissioner and the Republican nomination for the 27th house district. Thirteen petitions for major offices were filed by the deadline. Gaylord Storer, who runs a truck sales and service business on Route 50E, filed a petition for the Republican commissioner nomination late Wednesday afternoon to oppose incumbent John.
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Athens County
County Election Board
Gaylord Storer
John
Races Loom With Multiple Nominations In Ohio District
Four Democrats seek the party nomination in a reapportioned Athens Meigs and Gallia district as incumbents file for re election. Meigs and Gallia reps Ralph Welker Dan O Taber and Athens GOP treasurer James B Kimball enter the Republican race. Incumbent Athens Democrat George Banks runs unopposed and three Athens officials J W Whaley J S Bolin and H Rose face no opposition.
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Cline
Athens
Wayne Harris
Shade Area
Gerald McKee
Chauncey
Delbert Trout
Albany
Donald Poston
New England
House of Representatives
Meigs
Gallia
County Election Board
Meigs County
Ralph Welker
Dan
O. Taber
Athens County
GOP
James B. Kimball
George Banks
J. W. Whaley
Common Pleas
John Bolin
Harold Rose
Ondis Enters District 10 GOP Contest for Congress
Athens resident and former Ohio University professor Lewis A. Ondis announces a four way GOP run for the 10th district U S House seat joining Fred Beman Clarence Miller and Garrett Brown. Ondis a Providence R I native with degrees from Boston University Columbia University and law study at Northeastern also practiced law in Indiana and served in World War II. He taught Romance languages at OU before leaving in 1962 and has five grandchildren.
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Athens
Ohio University
Lewis A. Ondis
Ondis Ave
Fred Beman
Gallia County
GOP
Clarence Miller
Lancaster
Garrett Brown
Belpre
Ondis
Providence
R. I
Boston University
Columbia University
Northeastern University
Boston
Indiana
U. S. Supreme Court
Central committees filled with no contests in Athens County
Both parties in Athens County report no primary contests for central committee seats as 35 Democrats and 56 Republicans filed petitions. Each party may name one central committeeman per 77 precincts, with several named officers including William Lavelle and Ruth Stratton among Democrats and Franz Woodworth and Michael Molchan among Republicans.
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Central Committee
County Election Board
Athens County
GOP
William Rowland
Franklin Sheeter
Athens
Franz Woodworth
Michael Molchan
Homer B. Gall
W. H. Wakefield
Dolores Hayes
Dwight Robinson
James B. Kimball
William Lavelle
Ruth B. Stratton
C. E. Handley
Glouster
Lenore Sickles Mineral
Planes Used To Recruit OU Engineers
Ohio University engineers use plane hops to recruit electrical engineering graduate students visiting four campuses in one day. Each professor stays at a campus then boards the next flight en route to the final stop. The new PhD program will share a $5.5 million graduate research building with physics and chemistry, expanding capacity to about 75 graduate students overall.
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Electrical Engineering
GOP Contest Assured For Commission Nomination
Gaylord Storer filed for the county GOP commissioner nomination on Route 50E where he has run a truck sales and service since 1959. John Cline had filed earlier. Storer is a four year Rome Two trustee and Marine Corps veteran. He attended Rome Canaan schools and belongs to the Athens Sertoma Club. He is married with one daughter.
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Gaylord Storer
GOP
John Cline
Storer
Rome
Marine Corps
Rome-Canaan
Athens Sertoma Club
Servicemen News from Athens Families
Pvt. Richard E. Tucker, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Tucker, completed a 10 week power generator course at the Army Engineer School, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. A 1963 graduate of Athens High School, he worked at C&E Market before enlisting last September and finishing basic training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Pfc. Roy H. Welch, 21, son of Mrs. Margaret J. Welch, is in a 3rd Infantry Division field exercise in Germany. Welch, a Carthage-Troy High School graduate, joined the Army in 1962 and serves as a cook with an artillery battalion.
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Richard E. Tucker
George R. Tucker
Kurtz Ave
Athens
Army Engineer School
Ft. Belvoir
Athens High School
C&e Market
Army
Ft. Knox
Roy H. Welch
Margaret J. Welch
3Rd Infantry Division
Germany
Welch
Carthage-Troy
Traffic Fines in Municipal Court
Joseph S. Smith, 24, of 40 Central Ave., found guilty after leaving center. Fine set at $8 with costs. fine suspended pending police. John Mason Marfit, 25, of Ath ens Route 3, cited for stop sign violation. assessed $5 with costs.
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Joseph S. Smith
Central Ave
John Mason Marfit
Athens
Notice of Filing Authenticated Copy of Executor Letters
Clyde Lawrence as Executor of Juanita Lawrence late of Parkersburg West Virginia filed January 24 1966 in Meigs County Probate Court Ohio an authenticated copy of Letters Testamentary granted by Wood County Court Parkersburg WV Creditors must present claims within six months or be barred as lien on real estate Dated January 24 1966 Judge H OBrien Meigs County Probate Court
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Clyde &—. Lawrence
Juanita Lawrence
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Meigs County
Ohio
Wood County Court
H. O'Bien
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