Central Committee Post Contests Kept In Athens County Race
Petitions of candidacy for central committee posts in Athens County parties show 67 Republicans and 53 Democrats filed for the May primary. Eight contests are listed, five Democrat and three Republican, across 73 precincts with details by ward and township names, including Millfield East where both parties contest.
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Athens County
Board of Elections
Central Committee
Millfield East
Repubiicans
Orris Boudinot
Lester Bobo
John F. Theisen
Frank B. Weimer
Glouster
Harry Richards
Charles Patton
Hollister
Reese Thompson
Paul McClelland
Marie Dodson
Harry Vaughn
Vina Ruston
H. H. Henry
Theresa Hines
Claude Westfall
E. F. Sells
T. R. Bennett
Franz Woodworth
Ethel Shannon
Nelsonville
Mayme Fisk
Alonzo Figgins
James Patton
Grover Lewis
Ed Evans
Emma Kelley
Bertha Poston
Margaret Barber
Frank Anderson
Wesley Hawk
John Call
Arthur Kennedy
Delmar Buffington
Carrie Nida
Bern
Lee Glass
Albert Ogg
Lowell Christman
Canaan
Charles Cone
C. Gee
Merwin Mansfield
Junior High Assembly Set With Orchestra
The Athens Junior High School orchestra directed by Harold Kessler will perform Friday afternoon in the senior high auditorium. A 1 pm demonstration will show how orchestra sounds, with instrumental sections playing solo and together. The program includes duets by Helen Lehman with Ella Baker and Charles Atkinson with Jane Barker plus Nancy Martin on piano, plus Bach and Romberg pieces and Leroy Anderson’s Syncopated Clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Kessler
Athens
Helen Lehman
Ella Baker
Charles Atkinson
Jane Barker
Nancy Martin
Robert Hails Dies at 68 in Mount St. Mary Hospital
Robert Hails aged 68 of Athens Route 5 died Wednesday at 1 30 a m in Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville. Survived by his wife Ora a son Walter of Athens two daughters Mrs Mary Seiler Columbus and Mrs Gladys Schroeder Akron. Services Friday 1 p m at Walburn funeral home burial in West Union Street Cemetery friends may call after Thursday noon
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Robert Hails
Athens
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Ora
Walter
Mary Seiler
Columbus
Gladys Schroeder
Akron
Walburn Funeral Home
Weat Union Street
Scall
Justice Fined for Unsafe Operation of Vehicle
Howard Justice aged 27 of 360 Richland Ave was fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to unsafe operation. He was arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Seel on the city police filed charge Tuesday.
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Howard Justice
Richland Ave
Justice
Peter B. Seel
Cub Scouts Orientation Meeting Set
D. D. Montoya, scout executive for the Kootaga Area Council, will visit Athens to hold an orientation for parents of prospective cub scouts. The session at First Presbyterian Church at 7 30 p m targets boys eight to ten and urges parents of eight year olds to attend. Den chiefs will be present to guide prospective cubs who must accompany their parents.
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D. D. Montoya
Kootaga
Parkersburg
Athens
First Presbyterian Church
Montoya
Scout Movement
Former Plains resident Olson dies at 84
August M. Olson, 84, dies Tuesday at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs Ernest Whitlatch in Mansfield. Born in Sweden, he lived most of his life in The Plains where he ran a grocery. Survived by Rosa E Snyder Olson his wife, a son Lawrence of Mansfield, nine grandchildren including Herbert Olson and Eva Liggett of Athens. Funeral and burial Friday in Mansfield.
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August M. Olson
Ernest Whitlatch
Mansfield
Mr. Olson
Sweden
Plains
Identity unclear in two defendants charged with disturbing the peace
The Messenger reports charges against Charles Marcinko and Tom Marcinko of Long Bottom Meigs County for disturbing the peace. A typographical error earlier misidentified one defendant as an Athens County resident with the same name. Carlton Parker, Athens, filed the affidavits. FAILS TO GIVE SIGNAL John Hendrix, 36, of 63 Stimson Ave., fined $5 and costs for failing to signal before turning. Mayor Peter B. Seel suspended $4 of the costs after Hendrix pleaded guilty. The temperature at 9 a.m. Wednesday was 32, up eight degrees from last night’s low of 24. Extremes Tuesday were 48 and 15.
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the Messenger
Charles Marcinko
Tom Marcinko
Long Bottom
Meigs County
Athens County
Carlton Parker
Athens
John Hendrix
Stimson Ave
Peter B. Seel
Hendrix
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births announced for Mr and Mrs Gene Roush Athens a son and Mr and Mrs Russell Needham Athens a son. Admitted include James Horner Jr New Marshfield Winifred Harper Coalville Elizabeth Hooper Shade. Discharged K Clark Bratton New Marsh Dorothy Wade Athens Kenneth Steward Athens Pat Faires Gloucester Lena Barnhart State Soldiers Home.
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Gene Roush
Athens
Russell Needham
James Horner, Jr
New Marshfield
Winifred Harper
Coalville
Elizabeth Hooper
Shade
K. Clark Bratton
Dorothy Wade
Kenneth Steward
Pat Faires
Glouster
Lena Barnhart
State Soldiers Home
Dimes March Total Tops Last Year by Nearly $1000
County drive receipts show March of Dimes totaling 5608.27 with director L C Staats predicting about 1500 more to come. Last year the polio fund campaign collected 4687.86.
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L. C Staats
Hocking County Crash Reported By Patrol
The State Highway Patrol said a truck driven by George Shark of Haydenville crashed into a guard rail on Route 53 five miles south of Logan after a tire blew out. Shark, 30, was not injured. In McArthur, Mayor Ziegler fined Marjorie Mattson for no muffler and Vernon Simms for driving an unsafe vehicle.
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State Highway Patrol
Hocking County
Logan
George Shark
Haydenville
Shark
McArthur
Ziegler
Marjorie Mattson
Hamden
Fire Damages Residence on Hooper Ridge
An overheated furnace caused a blaze at the Calentine home on Hooper Ridge four miles west of Amesville. Firefighters saved the two story frame house but interior damage was heavy. The fire began about 12 30 a m when Mrs Betty Calentine woke to smoke. Water from a cistern helped extinguish the fire at 1 45 a m. This followed a grass fire at Broadwell earlier in the week.
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Amesville
Robert Calentine
Hooper Ridge
Here
Ames-Bern
Roy Zeigler
Betty Calen Une
Zeigler
Broadwell
East Side First Graders Open The Jolly 5 and 10 Cent Store
East Side School first graders with teacher Mrs Larry Helwig start The Jolly 5 and 10 Cent Store. Students sell valentines candy and toys, using parents’ discarded hats and wallets to act as customers.
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East Side School
Larry Helwig
Elaine Arment
Eddie Bickel
Jimmy Burns
Richard Chambers
Jarvie Clore
Dick Cone
Janie Dean
Jerry Evener
Jacqueline Fenstermaker
Jimmy Ferguson
Carolyn Frost
Charles Fulks
Joe Gaston
Bobby Greer
John Grogan
Joe Holloway
Tom Kempton
Candy Mathews
Lanny Moore
Billy Mulford
Dave Parsons
Gary Poling
Ben Roberson
Ann Rowland
Bill
Three Athens County Children Reported Missing
Three children from Athens County are overdue after a walk Sunday afternoon along Route 50A. Corrina Johnson 16 and Rodney Wayne 3 from Chauncey, and Virginia Wilson 15 of Athens Route 3 were last seen at the Wilson home. Sheriff Bateman described Corrina and her brother’s outfits and noted no sightings or whereabouts.
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Athens County
Sheriff's Department
Sisendd
Corrina Johnson
Rodney Wayne
Virginia Wilson
George Bateman
Sugar Creek
Johnson
Chauncey
Gertrude Johnson
Wilson
Athens
Audrey Wilson
Corrina
Butch
OU Dean To Participate In TV Panel Sunday
Dr. George J. Kabat dean of the Ohio University College of Education will join The Town Meeting of the Air Sunday on WBNS TV Columbus. He will discuss Who Is to Blame for the Teacher Shortage.
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George J. Kabat
Ohio University College of Education
Wbns-Tv
Columbus
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Otto Russell
Circle Hill
Dorothy Daugherty
Luella Preston
Laster Bobo
John Theisen
Millfield West
L. W. Sanders
James Wallace
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Ray Bobo
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Fleet Lease
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Beckley Building
Ohio
Wisconsin
W. Union St
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Athens Home ‘Telephone CO
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Fire Department
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Scott
S. Court St
Messenger Newsphoto
Cub Scouts
South Court Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Eli Gallaher
Keystone
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Athens, Ohio
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Obie
Is Ten
Nam
Addroe
Thurs. A. M
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OU Dean
Gallaher
Dru Truggiat
K. T. Crossen Post NO. 21
American Legion, Inc
Legion Home
K. T. Crossen Post No. 2
F. A. Lavelle
Sec’y
Athens Wine & Beer Store
Jeffrey
Onilemee
Marcon
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