Athens Killer May Receive Parole
Grover E. Rawlins once sentenced to life for the 1949 Route 56 house murder of Eleanor Gifford may be eligible for parole after 20 years. Gov Rhodes reduced Rawlins sentence from first to second degree murder, leaving release timing unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover E. Rawlins
Athens County
Ohio State Penitentiary
Rawlins
Roy D. Williams
Common Pleas Court
Straitsville
Armstrong
Columbus
Jacksonville
Mercy
Athens County Common Pleas Court
James A. Rhodes
Ohio Parole Board
Driver Cited After Mishap Near Route 50
Larry Burchfield, 16, Athens Route 5, was charged with conditional speeding after his car overturned on County Road 17 south of Route 50. He said he was driving 35 mph when the vehicle left the road, struck a telephone pole, and overturned into a barbed wire fence. he was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Burchfield
Athens
Sheriff's Department
Burchfield
Robert Allen
Narcotics Hearing Set for Breslau and Sapede
Awaiting March 5 Municipal Court hearing, Jill Breslau 18 of Lindley Hall is free on 6000 bond from county jail after being held on possession of drugs and attempting to convey drugs. John Sapede 19 of Gamerts felder Hall was jailed for probation violation. Breslau allegedly tried to smuggle marijuana baked into brownies to Sapede. Sapede completed a 10 day sentence for stealing a book and was released. Breslau pleaded innocent in Municipal Court after arrest Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill Breslau
Miss Breslau
Lindley Hall
John Sapede
Gamertsfelder Hall
Sapede
Logan’s
Two-Car Crash On Route 50 Injures Man Walter Crippen
Walter Crippen, 60, of Guysville, was treated and released from Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two car crash on Route 50 near Route 329. Crippen was cited for failure to yield at an intersection. James Mulligan, 53, Elyria, was not hurt. Salvation Army clothing distribution set for Tuesday 1 to 3 p.m. at 92 West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Crippen
Guysville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Crippen
James Mulligan
Elyria
Athens Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Mulligan
Reverend Glenn Accepts New Pastorate in Waterloo Iowa
The Rev Don A Glenn resigns as pastor of Kenney Memorial Wesleyan Church to lead First Wesleyan Church in Waterloo Iowa effective March 1 He came to Athens in 1966 from Columbus where he led New Rome Wesleyan Church He served as secretary treasurer of the Athens County Ministerial Association His farewell fellowship was held in Columbia Gas Co meeting room and his last sermons were delivered Sunday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don A. Glenn
Kenney Memorial
Glenn
Athens
Columbus
New Rome
Farwell
Columbia Gas Co
Ohio University non academic employees hear nominations
The Ohio University non academic employees union will nominate new officers at its regular meeting at 8 p.m. Saturday. Copies of the union contract with the university will be available to members. Local President Oscar McGee said officer elections will occur at a later meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Oscar McGee
Man Jailed On Concealed Pistol Count
Michael J. Thomas of Charles ton Ky pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to carrying a concealed weapon. He was fined 200 dollars and costs and received 30 days in jail after fleeing Sheltering Arms Hospital following a Richland avenue crash. Police say he drove a 1969 Mustang and may be wanted in Kettering for auto larceny. he had a .22 caliber Derringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Thomas
Charleston
Athens
Thomas
Richland Avenue
Sheltering Arms Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Kettering
Two Admit Hitting Cars Plea in Municipal Court
Two Ohio University students pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after deputies said they jumped on passing cars and beat them with sticks. John Burke of Chicago and Gail Bower, 19, of Willowick, were fined 15 dollars plus costs for arrests about 11 45 p m Friday while dressed in sheets on Court Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
John Burke
Chicago
Gail Bower
Willowick
Court Street
Art Exhibit Opens at McCracken Hall
An art exhibit by Putnam Laboratory School students opens at McCracken Hall. The show features a wide range of projects creatively designed from various materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCracken Hall
Putnam Laboratory School
Blacks Seen As Leaders At Muskingum College Address
Vernon Alden of Ohio University urged that real leadership rise from the student body especially black students. He described campuses evolving from rote teaching to active engagement and said blacks and whites can shape curricula without violence while universities solve problems with internal reform. He noted AFL CIO targeted Ohio University in 1967 and urged more social experience among presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Alden
Muskingum College
America
Ohio University
Alden
New Concord
Colege
Ohio
Aflcio
Break-Ins Reported By Athens Police
Athens police investigated at least three break ins from Sunday night into Monday. Easter Dairy on E State Street lost at least 250 dollars from a punched open safe. Roller Bowl on Palmer Street reported cash missing and damaged machines. Tiki Club on East State Street also broken into as detectives from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
E. State Street
Fred James
Palmer Street
James
Driver Denies Police Charge In Fiery One Car Crash
Arthur F. Clark, 23, of Athens Apartments, pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to charges from a Friday crash. He faced unsafe operation and fictitious registration after a car overturned, skidded 270 feet, and burned. Bond set at 58 and 33 dollars with a March 11 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Clark
Athens
Clark
South Y
Misner Bolin Simons Families Noted In Athens Area
A list of admitted individuals and spouses appears, naming Mr and Mrs Charles Misner in Athens with a daughter, Mr and Mrs Bary Bolin in Athens with a son, and others including Margaret Keirns and Cynthia Payne among residents and relatives from Athens Glouster Stewart The Plains Albany Radcliff and nearby locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Misner
Athens
Bary Bolin
Gregory Simons
Margaret Keirns
Eernest Wyckoff
Cynthia Payne
Robert Baur
Pauline Wogan
Hazel Ward
Penny Evener
Lena Blackford
Glouster
Roger Welch
Stewart
William Theisen
Effie Sharpe
Charles
Bill’ Sanders
Millfield
Charles Rowan
the Plains
Maggie Chaney
Joe Lindsay
Albany
Sharon Huston
Radcliff
Sales Tax Returns Rise Across Athens County
Sales tax collections in Athens County rose 32 percent for the period July 1, 1968 to February 15, 1969, totaling 834,700 versus 632,946 a year earlier. Statewide gains reached 29 percent for 30 weeks of fiscal 1967-68, with Gallia Meigs Hocking Perry Morgan and Vinton counties posting increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
John D. Herbert
Herbert
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Perry
Jeff Heckman Heads Ohio U Student Body
Jeff Heckman a Painesville senior was elected head of Ohio University's student body. He won a majority vote of Student Congress to replace David Stimson who resigned. Heckman defeated Alicia Woodson a Nelsonville junior who had been acting student body president since Stimson resigned. His term ends with the start of the spring quarter next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Heckman
Painesville
Ohio University
Student Congress
David Stimson
Union Furnace
Heckman
Alicia Woodson
Nelsonville
Stimson
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William K. Shearer
San Diego
American Independent Party
Louisville
Shearer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Eleanor Gifford
Route 56
Harry Z. Dodds, Jr
New Straitsville
James Armstrong
Hammer
Dodds
Mer
Miss Gifford
Ft. Knox
New
Robert V. Johansson
United Methodist
Chile
Torch United Methodist Church
New York
New York University
New York Seminary
Drew Theological Seminary
Madison
N. J
Roy W. Rose
Association For Retarded Children and Adults
Westminster Foundation
College St
John Schmittauer
Charles Sloane
Beacon School
Salvation Army
W. Union
Kenney
Rev
Pizza Hut
Orville Stover
Charles McGill
Willard Holt
Norman Knapp
Fred Wilson
Joe Dean
Janice Carsey
Randy Sabo
Rhonda Kay Brooks
John Nogrady
James Sweeney
Paul Stewart
Danny McCoy
Clarence Leedy
Betty Leedy
Ted Winner
Jack King
Clair Glass
Tom Stevers
Brown
Paul W. Brown
Ohio University Inn
Marshall
William R. Morris
University Board of Trustees
William Saxbe
U.S. Senate
Ohio Supreme Court
Youngstown University
Vinton
Ohio U
Motorists Mutual Insurance
Harold W. Snow
Beechwood Estates
Athens, Ohio
United States
FHA & WA
Cincinnati
William C. Safford
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