Leadership Need Emphasized At Nelsonville Lincoln Day Dinner
Nelsonville gathering of 250 Republicans presses for decisive leadership in 1968. Miller cites rising crime and national debt, praises swift action on the Pueblo affair, urges fiscal restraint while stressing strong Washington leadership. Local officials and candidates from multiple counties announced for county, district, state and national posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Nelsonville
Nelsonville First Christian Church
Clarence E. Miller
United States
Driver Critical After Auto Dragging Incident
Nelsonville route 1 man Richard E. Maffin, 21, is in critical condition at University Hospital Columbus after his car went out of control on Old Floodwood Road. The vehicle spun, tossed him, then ran over and dragged him beneath it for an hour. six passengers uninjured as bystanders helped lift the car.
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Nelsonville
Maffin
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Columbus
Cpl
D. R. Medart
Youth Cut At Station In Athens Disturbance
Athens police and emergency squad called to a Phillips 66 station at the South Y late Saturday after a window was smashed. Gregory Pratt, 19, of Athens Route 5, was arrested on disorderly conduct and intoxication charges and to appear in Municipal Court. He was treated at Hudson Health Center for arm cuts from the altercation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Phillips 66
South Y
Gregory Pratt
Athens Route 5
Hudson Health Center
Non-Support Guilty Plea Recorded in Athens Court
William R. Litteral Sr. of Athens Route 3 appeared in Athens County Municipal Court on non-support charges. He pled guilty and was bound to the Athens County grand jury under a $500 bond. The filing by Juanita Litteral states he has not provided support for their two minor children.
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William R. Litteral Sr
Athens Route 3
Athens County
Athens County Grand Jury
Juanita Litteral
Littoral
List of drivers cited for overloads, speeding and other offenses
A compiled list shows numerous individuals with ages and addresses cited for offenses including overloads, unsafe operation, reckless ration, expired licenses, speeding, and related penalties. Names include George Shorb, Leonard Kibowski, Donald Keirns, Walter Bussel, James Holden, Francis Thompson, Clarence Taylor, Williams Sams, Robert Alexander, Phyllis Moore, John Rogers, David Linton, Lawrence Hentley, Francis Arnold, Harrison myer, Ai Julian, Michael Garner, Peter siete, Perrysburg, and others with locations across Ohio and New York, with fines ranging from 18 to 56 dollars.
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George Shorb
Haydenville
Leonard Kibowski
Bay Village
Donald Keirns
Millfield
Walter Bussel
Cincinnati
James Holden
Spreading Oak Trailer Court
Bend
Francis Thompson
Canton
Clarence Taylor
Athens
Williams Sams
Parkersburg
Robert Alexander
Leon
W. Va
Phyllis Moore
Clark St
Kennet
Patfroth
East Northport
N. Y
John Rogers
Milford
David Linton
Peer
Lawrence Hentley
Corben Hill
Francis Arnold
Harrison Myer
Nelsonville
Ai Julian
Neki
Lancaster
Michael Garner
Reeny
Freddie Smith
Peter Siete
Perrysburg
Barberton
Sore
Scott Quad
Judge Rules for $426,976 Against Storers in Bank Loss
Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge John W. Bolin awarded Ohio Farmers Insurance a judgment of 426 976 against Gaylord E Stor er and Betty Lou Stor er of Guysville over a 426 000 Belpre branch bank loss. The Storers were sentenced to federal reformatories for the bank shortage. The insurer seeks recovery of any Storers property. A receivership was ordered to manage Storers assets and a hearing was held with another slated to locate property.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
John W. Bolin
Gaylord E
Betty Lou Storer
Guysville
Ohio Farmers Insurance, Co
Belpre
Marietta
Insurance Company
Common Pleas Court
Hospital Holstein Cow Breaks Production Averages
Athens State Hospital reports its five year old Holstein cow Athens Change G Burke produced 18 580 pounds of milk and 635 pounds of butterfat in 311 days. The Holstein Freisian Association of America notes this far exceeds the U S dairy cow average of 8 513 pounds of milk and 315 pounds of butterfat. Ohio State University specialists supervised the tests and weighing.
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Athens State Hospital
Athens Change G
Court Cases Report From Municipal Court
Multiple defendants from Athens Glouster Buchtel and Chauncey faced traffic and related offenses guilty pleas resulted in fines and costs. Assignments include no operator license unsafe vehicle speeding stop sign yield of right of way open container and failed to register a vehicle with various jail terms suspended or fines imposed.
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Rator
Ralph Rotter
Buchel
Roy Lewis
Athens
Ronald Frost
Chauncey
Dean Witmer
Robert Lilley
Robert Conley
William Scheer
Granville
Obert Miller
Columbus Road
John Sebring
Chesterhill
Connie Sware
Glouster
Wiley King
Quilty
Parking Meetings Scheduled in Athens This Week
Mayor Raymond Shepard will host two meetings on parking and transit in Athens. Trott and Bean of Columbus will discuss preliminary plans for a downtown parking garage at 2 p.m. Tuesday. James Morton of a Bucyrus bus company will propose a potential Athens bus service, with possible service within weeks if accepted.
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Athens
Raymond Shepard
Shepard
Trott and Bean
Columbus
James Morton
Bucyrus
Morton
Speeding Driver Caught After Reaching 100 MPH On Route 33
State Patrolman Robert Speedy chased Ralph Eugene Sutton, 20, of Junction City along Route 33 near Logan as Sutton hit 100 mph. Sutton was captured at the Carborundum plant entrance on the Logan outskirts and ordered to appear March 2 in Hocking County court on a reckless operation charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Speedy
Logan
Ralph Eugene Sutton
Junction City
Sutton
Hocking
Driver Hurt In Athens Crash Prompted By Rear Collision
An Athens man sustained minor injuries after a 1:50 p.m. Sunday crash at E State and Carpenter Streets. Reid Krantz, 23, of 40 Briarwood Dr., struck the rear of Andrew Palio’s 41 Hooper St. auto. Krantz was charged with failing to stop within an assured clear distance ahead. A grass fire near Argonage prompted a Plains Volunteer Fire Dept. response. it burned about three quarters of an acre with undetermined cause. Fire readings noted a cold start to Monday and a Sunday high of 34. Singapore port traffic for 1967 totaled over 27,000 ships weighing 115 million tons.
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Athens
E. State
Carpenter
Reid Krantz
Briarwood Dr
Andrew Palio
Hooper St. Pallo
Krantz
Gene Willoughby
Armatage
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
County Officials Refuse Cutbacks In Salaries For Workers
Athens County commissioners took no official action on reports that some county officeholders intend to refuse salary cuts for employees. They had ordered a December 1967 level reduction, rescinding increases in the unrevised 1968 budget, as a fund shortage loomed due to unforeseen state auditor appropriations. Bid results followed, with Diamond Stone Co. of near Albany the sole bidder for 2,500 tons of limestone at 5500, and Southern Calvert Co. of Charleston the apparent low bid for extensive corrugated pipe.
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Athens County
John Laflin
Ohio Department of Highways
Peach Ridge
Strouds Run
Laflin
Diamond Stone Co
Albany
Southern Calvert Co
Charleston
Beverly Man Receives 75-Year Masonic Pin
Roger Van Dyke reports in Beverly that Dr. R. G. Armstrong 98 a Mt Moriah Lodge 37 F and AM member was awarded a 75 year pin. The presentation at Beverly featured Robert Hinshaw of New Concord as giver. Armstrong became a Mason on February 25 1893 and is one of four 75 year members in Ohio.
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Southeastern Ohio
Roger van Dyke
Albany
van Dyke
Beverly
R. G. Armstrong
Mt. Moriah
Heat Lamp Causes Animal Shelter Blaze
A fire at the Donald McClain residence on Fisher Road destroyed an animal shelter early Sunday. Firefighters arrived at 2:20 a.m. the blaze was beyond control, but no dogs were injured and the fire did not spread to the home.
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Donald McClain
Fisher Road
Richland Area
Gray Dissents in Fourth District School Consolidation Case
Judge Gordon Gray of the Athens County Fourth District dissented on a school consolidation ruling involving Bloomfield Local School District and Jackson City School system. The majority, including Judges Carlisle and Abele, favored a vote to join, with petitions seeking consolidation across Oak Hill Union locals. Gray urged the case belong in Jackson County Common Pleas Court first. county officials may appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Athens
Hocking
Perry
Vinton
Meigs
Washington
Fairfield
Oakley Collins
Ralph Welker
Collins
Court House
Welker
Ohio
Gordon Gray
Athens County
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Jackson County
Marshall Carlisle
Homer Abele
Bloomfield
Jackson City
Fourth District Court
Bloomfield Board of Education
Board of Education
Gray
Jackson County Common Pleas Court
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Mr and Mrs Larry Cooper of The Plains welcomed a son while Mr and Mrs Carl Barone of Athens announced a daughter. Other Athens residents listed include Louise Goodwin Deborah Asher Ira Gilkey and Charles Rife of Dexter. Several names are noted as dismissed including Mrs James Owens and daughter Mrs Sammy Hook and daughter Armenia Withers Mrs James Durst Dale Perry Heather Brient Clyde Rutter Clyde Singer Mrs James Smith Mrs Vaughn Howard and Mrs Harold Rose.
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Larry Cooper
the Plains
Carl Barone
Athens
Louise Goodwin
Deborah Asher
Ira Gilkey
Robert Saunders
Thomas Matheny
Richard Gaston
Charles Rife
Dexter
James Owens
Sammy Hook
Armenia Withers
James Durst
Dale Perry
Heather Brient
Clyde Rutter
Clyde Singer
James Smith
Vaughn Howard
Harold Rose
Student couples and staff listed in local directory
Kenneth Gerstenmaier 22 of Parma and Sharon Carter 21 of Athens are students. Kenneth Sutherland 24 of Athens and Betsy Goldthwait 22 of Athens are a clerk-typist and student. John Cline 31 of Chauncey works at the state hospital and Betty Watkins 23 of Chauncey is a bookkeeper. Ronald Zeigler 24 of Athens is a flight instructor and Linda Pratt 21 of Albany is a nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Gerstenmaier
Parma
Sharon OD. Carter
Athens
Kenneth R. Sutherland
Betsy Goldthwait
John L. Cline
Chauncey
State Hospital
Betty Watkins
Ronald €. Zeigler
Linda Jean Pratt
Albany
Logan Marine forfeits bond after DWI crash
A 20 year old Logan Marine on pass forfeited a 250 dollar bond after a DWI citation related to an accident on E Front Street Saturday evening. Robert A Bunthoff and passenger Michael Guisinger were treated for injuries. Bunthoff’s car was a total loss after a high speed crash that damaged an electric pole and a speed limit sign.
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LOGAN
Logan Marine
E. Front Street
Robert A. Bunthoff
E. Second St
Michael Guisinger
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Bunthoff
Guisinger
Berm
Coffman Auto
Agencies Combine In Roundup Of Juveniles
Meigs County Sheriff deputies stopped two cars while Athens County deputies and REACT members aided in trailing and locating a third. Police traced the three cars from Buckeye Mart thefts on E State Street to Richland Avenue. Seven REACT volunteers aided by radio contact and coordination with city police helped lead to the arrests of the juvenile suspects from West Virginia.
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REACT
West Virginia
Meigs County Sheriff's Deputies
Richland Avenue
Athens County Sheriff's Deputies
Broad
React Organization
Policeman and Fireman Examinations Set
A civil service examination is scheduled for 7 30 p m on March 25 for policeman and fireman positions. Applications for the police test are available at the mayor or police chief office. Fireman applications can be obtained at the fire chief's Columbus Road office. The fire department needs one man and the police department two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Road
the Fire Department
Police Department
Five Men To Face Court On Break In Entries
Five men are slated to appear in court Tuesday on grand jury information. Dennis Gross Victor Wetzel Richard Kasler Ralph Walker and William Wolf face charges including breaking and entering. Wetzel allegedly entered a garage owned by Ed Naylor at Nelsonville. Gross is linked to an Ohio University building entry. Kasler stands accused of entering a Grouster carry-out. Walker allegedly took mortgaged property out of the state. Wolf faces adultery charges. Fire squad aided Mrs. Ethel Howard after she became ill at her 124 North Lancaster Street home.
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Athens County
African Students Protest at Ohio University Speaker
Three African doctoral students at Ohio Universitywill speak Monday afternoon during a protest by the African Student Association against Michael J. Green, editor of a South African nationalist party. The rally starts at 4 p.m. at the campus monument with the ASA backed by Student Congress.
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Ohio University
Michael J. Green
Nationalist
South Africa
Ewing Auditorium
African Student Association
Fred Oddo
Oddo
ASA
Rhodesia
United States
Student Congress
Green
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L. B. Johnson
William Mechem
Wayne Ward
Richard Gail
T& Welcome
Earl Hilleary
Violet Hollenbaugh
Elmer Jones
Dorothy Kramer
Dean Collison
Hocking County
John Dowler
Appeals
Ed Robe
John Cline
Olive Rose
Miss Rose
Kathryn Walburn
Ann Gibbs
Vianna
Ann) Algeo
Gerald E. Hann
C. L. Colmer
Charles Jaynes
Earl F. Lowry
Chris Wolfe
Stiper
Lester Rutter Jr
Buchtel, No
Speedy
Mercury
U. S
Singapore
Hong Kong
Austin Tailors
Ricky Chugani
Chugani
Home Office
Austin OF
Hong Kong, Inc. P
Levieville
Kentucky
Austin Custom Tailors
P.O
Kowloon
Dow Lake
American Culvert and Fabricating Co
Cambridge
Republic Steel Corp
Wheeling Corrugated Co
Wheeling
Athens Building Materials
Edwards Seet Metal Works
Fredericktown
Gallia County
Gallia
Beverly Man
Jackson County Board
Ohio Supreme Court
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Marine
E. Front
Norwood
James E. Lord
Market Street
Arthur M. Gasser
Warner Ave
Gasser
Lord
Frank W. Coffman Jr
Dennis Eugene Joy
Coffman
Joy
Buckeye Mart
E. State Street
Food Giant
Campbell
del Monte
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