Grand jury returns six indictments in Athens County
Athens County's January grand jury returned six indictments against five persons after a full day of deliberation. Edwin C Dungan of Franklin Indiana faces two counts of second degree manslaughter for the Oct 27 two student deaths near the Lake Motel Route 33. Other indictments name Robert Stalder John Barnhart Hoyt Davis for various charges. Non support and driving while intoxicated cases involve Richard D Gladden Robert Clem plus a case against James Kisor and Roy Pancake was dropped. The panel also considered a secret indictment against Robert Sylvester which was dropped.
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Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Edwin Cornelius Dungan
Franklin
Ind
Ohio
Iversity
Dungan
Lake Motel
Athens
Robert Stalder
Riverside Dr
Lar
Ceny
Trick
John Barnhart
Chauncey
Hoyt Davis
Nelsonville
Robert Clem
Coolville
Richard D. Gladden
Columbus
Grand
James Kisor
Roy Pancake
Robert Carl Sylvester
Dale Townsend
William
Missionary Rev Zech to Speak at Athens EUB Church
Rev Harry E Zech an evangelistic missionary assigned to Puerto Rico by the Division of World Mission will speak at the Athens Evangelical United Brethren Church 37 Ohio Ave Sunday Jan 6 at 10 30 AM He was commissioned in 1944 at St Pauls Hagerstown MD and is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College United Theological Seminary and Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary He serves in Puerto Rico with the United Evangelical Church of Puerto Rico and the United Church in Puerto Rico is self supervised Members and friends are invited Walter L Whitaker is the pastor
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Harry E. Zech
Division of World Mission
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Puerto Rico
Athens
Zech
St. Paul’s Church
Hagerstown
Maryland
Lebanon Valley College
United Theological Seminary
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Penna
United Evangelical Church of
Congregational Christian Church
United Church In
Athens Evangelical United Brethren Church
Walter L. Whitaker
Councilman Weisenbach Seeks Re‑Election in First City
Councilman William M. Weisenbach announced plans to seek another term on the city council. The November ballot will feature all seven council seats plus council president, solicitor, mayor, treasurer, and auditor.
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Third Ward
William M. Weisenbach
Weisenbach
Athens man guilty of driving while intoxicated
Don Paul Elliott of Ath ens Route 3 was found guilty in Municipal Court on a DUI charge. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to six days in jail with three suspended, placed on four months probation, and lost his driving rights for four months. The city planning commission meeting was postponed to Jan 11. The Order of Temple will be conferred at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic Temple by Athens Commandery 15, Knights Templar.
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Don Paul Elliott
Athens
Elliott
Order of Temple
Masonic Temple
Knights Templar
Bert Vercoe
Two Crooksville Brothers Bound To Grand Jury
Allen Jerry Thomas Spears aged 18 and Elmer Milton Spears aged 27 from Crooksville were bound to the grand jury by County Judge George Schoonover on grand larceny charges. Allen pleaded guilty while Elmer pleaded innocent. both men were held on $500 bond. Deputies arrested a Glouster Route 1 couple Leonard and Jane Kasler.
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Crooksville
George Schoonover
Allen Jerry Thomas Spears
Elmer Milton Spears
Leonard
Jane Kasler
Shade School Bus Driver Is Cited
Shade local bus driver Larry Douglas Jeffers 21 of Athens Route 5 was cited for failure to yield after a Route 33 collision with Ronald Claypool 31 of Newark. No passengers were aboard the bus. Jeffers faces arraignment after a Coun ty Court appearance. Four others linked to a theft from Eddie Swarp’s auto in Glouster were jailed.
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Larry Douglas Jeffers
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Ronald Howard Claypool
Newark
Jeffers
House Trailer Taxes Due This Month
County auditor J Whaley announces trailer tax payments are due by Jan 30 at the county treasurer. Tax is value times district rate with a minimum $18 yearly. A daily $1 penalty up to $25 applies if late, and owners must register trailers with the auditor.
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J. W. Whaley
Whaley
Traffic Fines Issued By Municipal Court
Virgil Allen 25 of Nelsonville speeds cited by State Highway Patrol with $15 and costs. Robert Burgess Chase 26 of 57 Elmwood Place lacks license cited with $10 and costs. Virginia Hahne 46 of 2 Charles Street cited for speeding with $14 and costs.
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Virgil Allen
Nelsonville
Robert Burgess Chase
Elmwood Pil
Virginia Hahne
Charles St
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the Messenger
W. R. Dixon
Foreman
Homer Byrd
Dorothy Ruscoe
James E. Huddy
A. J. Kyle
John M. Myers
George Drach
Frank B Dilley
Winnie Palmer
E. M.conant
R. D. Rowland
Florence M. White
Robert L. Hawk
the Plains
Blanche Cline
First City
Planning Commission
City Planning Commission
Eddie Swarp
Glouster
Ten Hollow Rd
Spears Brothers
Dewitt Walker
the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
R. C. Cook
Wayne L. White
Evelyn Linscott
Ass’t. Cashier
Wright’s
Vanguard Paints
Wright Paint & Hardware
Skein
Scott's
South Court Street
An Catore
Coats
Orion
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