May Primary Boosts Active Athens Nelsonville Glouster Slates
Petitions filed at the board of elections show Athens with six city contests including a four way Ward 4 race. Mayors Seel Hilleary Williams not seeking reelection. Nelsonville and Glouster also fielding multiple candidates with several open seats and party slates in a broad May primary.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Glouster
Board of Elections Office
Tion
Peter B. Seel
Earl Hilleary
Thomas Williams
Seel
Raymond Shepard
Kenneth W. Sands
Emerson S. Sherow
Wilson Smith
Carl L. Weber
Charles Ley
Herman S. Dunfee
Norman Dean
Lewis D. McBride
Harvey G. Householder
O. T. Williams
GOP
Ralph H. White
George F. Rutkoskie
Guy Morrison
Ward 2
Fred W. Weber
Cloyce G. Martin
Kathleen Shamel
H. Kent Bumpass
Board of Public Affairs
Four AHS Graduates End Training Together
Four Athens High School graduates who enlisted in October completed advanced individual training with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg North Carolina. The privates are George P. Hamilton 20 Robert Main 19 Richard C Oberholzer 20 and William K Ogle 19. Their parents reside at 47 Maplewood Drive 173 East State Street 60 Mill Street and 61 Morris Avenue respectively.
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Athens High School
82Nd
Erholzer
R. R. Oberholzer
Mill St
William K. Ogle
C. H. Ogle
Morris Ave
Piketon Man Sentenced To Pen With Four on Probation
Albert Snyder of Piketon received one to 20 years for writing a bad check for 30.64 at Woodrum Grocery near Albany. Four Nelsonville men pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and were placed on five years probation. two have additional indictments, and Fisk faces arraignment for possessing burglar tools.
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Piketon
Ohio
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Nelsonville
Woodrum
Albany
Albert Snyder
Piketon Area
Clarence Sykes
Circle Hill
Robert A. Williams
Junior A. Fisk
Charles Andrews
Dew Hotel
Mine Tavern
Fisk
Conversion Near Finish in Amesville Dial Conversion
About 80 percent of Amesville telephones have been converted to dial service. Howard C. Slusher of Commonwealth Telephone Co. said Miss Kittie Porter will run the manual switchboard until completion and then remain at the same location as collection agent. February statements were mailed. converts before Feb 1 use new monthly rental with March 1 revisions. Questions on bills or service can be directed to the Athens office.
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Amesville
Howard C. Slusher
Commonwealth Telephone Co
Kittie Porter
Slusher
Athens
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A birth to Dr. and Mrs. Marion Fugate of Athens is noted. Admissions include Randy Chadwell of Athens. Discharges list Mrs. Albert Jennice of Glouster and several Athens residents such as Mrs. Ida Mason Mrs. Georgia H Bush and Mrs. Geneva Wildman along with others from Athens Route 1 4 and Chauncey.
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Marion Fugate
Athens
Albert Jennice
Glouster
Ida Mason
Georgia H. Bush
Geneva Wildman
John Murphy
Ivan Martin
Athens Attorney Appointed to Special Board of Disciplinary Commission
Ohio Supreme Court named Samuel B. Erskine of Athens and 16 others to a 17 member board to review disciplinary matters in the legal profession. The court recently assumed jurisdiction over such matters under a rule change, with terms ending December 1959.
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Samuel B. Erskine
Athens
Ohio Supreme Court
Associated Press
Erskine
Manforfeits bond after trespass charge at private lot
Kenneth W. Baker of 43 N. Congress Street forfeits a $20 appearance bond posted in Municipal Court on a trespass charge. He is said to have parked his auto on a private lot owned by Ford Hack.
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Kenneth W. Baker
Congress St
Ford Hack
Marshfield Resident Lula Steed Dies at 87
Lula Steed 87 of New Marshfield died Wednesday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a brief illness. She lived with daughter Mrs. Herbert Hartley. survived by son James G. Steed of Dayton, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Husband John died in 1914. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Marshfield Christian Church, burial Hebardville. Friends may call Hoodlet Funeral Home after 6 p.m. today.
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Lula Steed
New Marshfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Herbert Hartley
James G. Steed
Dayton
John
New Marshfield Christian Church
Reece McGouldrick
William Brown
Hebardville
Hoodlet Funeral
Athens Student Elected To OU Board Office
James L. Dow, son of the late Dr. C. L. Dow, elected vice president of Ohio University's Men's Union Governing Board. James Hartmann of Cincinnati named board president. Dow, a junior, belongs to Delta Tau Delta and the varsity basketball squad. his father taught geology and geography at Ohio U. before his death.
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James L. Dow
C. L. Dow
Dow
Ohio University
Men’s Union
James Hartmann
Cincinnati
Delta Tau Delta
Ohio U
Cars Damaged In Route 50 Collision
Athens man Gordon L. Liggett pled guilty to failing to yield at Route 50 crash injuring two cars. Elmer Cole of Frost was the other driver. State Highway Patrol reported the 1:55 p m incident and Municipal Court fined Liggett $20 plus costs.
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Gordon L. Liggett
Athens
Elmer Cole
Frost
State Highway Patrol
Liggett
Glouster Man Guilty in Municipal Court
Mahlon Spears and Herbert Freeman testified in Glouster Municipal Court where a Glouster man was found guilty of assault and battery. Freeman was fined 25 dollars plus costs though the fine was suspended and Freeman placed on 30 days probation after pleading not guilty.
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Glouster
Mahlon Spears
Herbert Freeman
Freeman
Zanesville Teens Nabbed After Stolen Car Chase
Two Zanesville youths aged 15 and 16 were hunted by Athens post patrolmen and county deputies after abandoning a stolen car on Route 144 near Coolville. The 15 year old faces parole violations and will be sent to Boys Industrial School in Lancaster. the other was turned over to his parents after payment for gas and towing.
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Zanesville
Coolville
Route 144
Athens Post
Gallipolis
Athens
Meigs
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
W. O. Kail
Kail
Two Ohio University Students Plead Guilty To Jay Walking
Two OU students pleaded guilty to jaywalking in Municipal Court on Thursday. Jerry Argebrite and Sandra Grossfield were fined 5 dollars plus costs. Grossfield had changed her plea from innocent to guilty. Paul Littlefield posted a 10 dollar bond for a similar charge. his hearing is set for Friday. All three were charged by a traffic officer for disobeying Signals at Court and Union.
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Ohio University
Jerry Argebrite
Race St
Sandra Grossfield
Biddle Hall
Miss Grossfield
Paul Littlefield
Washington Hall
West fined for driving left of center in Logan
Jack E. West age 22 of Logan was fined $10 and costs for driving left of center in a State Highway Patrol case heard before Logan Mayor Francis Myers.
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Jack E. West
Logan
Francis Myers
Fog Clings to Athens Area as Cold Temperatures Persist
A persistent fog blankets the Athens area with a cold mist all week. Rural Hamley Run records a 9 am temperature of five degrees above freezing after a low of 33. Wednesday’s extremes hover between 34 and 37 degrees.
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Athens
Hamley Run
Auto License Reservations Next Week in Athens County
Athens residents may reserve their 1957 auto license plates at the registrar's office starting Feb. 14. Maroon and white plates go on sale March 1, with same-number plates available Feb. 14 to Feb. 25. Bring vehicle title, registration, and $10.25. About 500 locals reserve plates annually. Office closes Feb. 22 for Washington's Birthday and hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays.
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Athens
Thelma Risley
Court House
Washington
Acquisitions Announced For Museum at Ohio University
Dr. Arthur H. Blckle, curator, announces two new museum acquisitions funded by Dr. Marvin Phillips. A Brown Swiss cyclops twin with four eyes from Reed Jeffers farm and a Guernsey calf with recessed lower jaw from Henderson Brothers farm join the Ohio University Museum collection in Memorial Auditorium basement.
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Ohio University Museum
Arthur H. Blckle
Marvin Phillips
Athens
Phillips
Reed Jeffers
Carpenter
Henderson Brothers
Alfred
Blckle
Memorial Auditorium
Annual Scout Dinner Draws Nearly 300 in Athens
Nearly 300 Athens Countians attended the Hock Hocking District annual Scout Week dinner at Athens High School old gym. Charles A. Randall presided as D B Montoya, scout executive from the Kootaga Area, spoke and a film Once A Scout was shown.
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Athens
Athens High School
Charles A. Randall
D. D. Montoya
Kootaga
Randall
Montoya
Joe C. Hawkins
Philmont Ranch
Cimarron
New Mexico
Clarksburg
W. Va
De Molay Chapter to Meet at Masonic Temple
Athens Chapter Order of De Molay will hold a 7 p.m. meeting Thursday in the Masonic Temple to discuss activities and plans.
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Athens
Order of de Molay
Masonic Temple
Youll Always Buy Right At Wrights Paint and Howe
Local hardware and supply store advertises plumbing electrical tools hardware heating stoves sporting goods and van guard paints for inside and outside needs. Shoppers are urged to see the store before buying with the promise that prices are right.
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Vanguard
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Orlando C. Howson
Robert H. Auflick
Everett E. Carroll
Lewis Gatchel
Ernest Byers
Glenn McDonald
Leo Dennison
George F. McClelland
Wilber R. Balderson
William H. Herbert
William C. Rowland
Ward 3
William Weisenbach
Frank Cross
Kenneth Sands
E. D. Shrout
William O. Rowland
Frank H. Cross
H. G. Householder
Charles L. Pancake
Ward Phillips
Hubert Mender
Alonzo Figgins
James F. Shumaker
Matt Adkins
J. R. Matheny
James H. Patton
William Smith
Harold Forst
Dale Wharton
Violet Hollenbaugh
C. W. Monks
Joseph L. Barrows
A. B. Ailes
Frank Anderson
John W. Brooks
Pearl Glenn
Shelby Barber
Robert J. Messbarger
Ernest W. Parker
Dan Kamento
Gilbert D. Bingman
Robert L. Morrison
Thomas Vaughn
William J. Golding
B. W. Conway
Frank L. Grubbs
AHS
Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg, N.C
Ft. Chaffee, Ark
George P
Hamilton
Ogle
Thompson-Scott Combo
Abdella’s Bar
Chauncey, Ohio
Randy Chadwell
Orland McMullen
Alfred Feagin
Athens, and Son
Sylvia McBride
Millie Osborne
Chauncey
Hotel Berry Bldg
Mfr’s. and
Jobber's
Marshfield
Shell Station
Belford Davis
Alue
Hydepohl Beer
E. State St
Ralph Haley
Fairmont
Boy Scouts Troop 58
the Plains
Darrell Andrews
Don Parsons
Wrights
Wright
Paint and
Howe
On the Plains
Clyse
Super Value
Clarion Brand
Tee Fe
Clyse’'S Market
TEL
Wn Vanning
Consumer Service
Ic& Cream
Fez
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