Not Guilty Verdict in Valentine Day Manslaughter Trial
George Gross 42 of Albany Route 2 walked from the Athens County Common Pleas court a free man after a three day trial. The three judge panel found him not guilty of first degree manslaughter in the Valentine’s Day slaying of Eugene Hayes 32 of Columbus.
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George Gross
Albany
Athens County Common Pleas
Phyllis Cross
Eugene Hayes
Columbus
Francis D. White
Harold Shields
Joseph Vanity Jr
Gross
A. S. McGonagle
Perry County
Carlos M. Reicher
Morgan County
Joseph B. Vanity Jr
Stanley
Vanity
Hayes
Shields
Mar
July 4 Closings In City Planned
Banks stores and public buildings will be closed Friday for the July 4 holiday and some closings extend through the weekend. Selective Service headquarters open noon Monday. the courthouse closes Friday and Saturday. City hall and Municipal Court close tomorrow but reopen Saturday. Post office no window service Friday.
Junod Rites Set Saturday
Funeral services are planned Saturday afternoon for Edith Junod 64 of 38 Mound Street who died Wednesday in Berea Community Hospital. Services at 1 30 p m in Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with visitation 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m Friday or until services. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Edith Junod
Mound St
Berea Community Hospital
John G. Koontz
Dowler - Ferguson - Hughes
West Union St. Cemetery
Two Trimble youths admit hardware store burglary
Two youths from Trimble confessed to a Tuesday night entry at Trimble Hardware. They admitted stealing items valued at 41.60, including 18 rifle shell boxes, flashlights, batteries, knives, light bulbs, and about 12 in cash. most items were recovered. Deputies and police detained them Wednesday.
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Trimble
Trimble Hardware Store
Sheriff's Deputies
Trimble Police
Spultering Arms Hospital Births and Admits
Births: Mr and Mrs Shirley Woodrow McArthur welcome a son. Admitted: Mrs Clarence Uldrich Athens Route 4. Dismissed: Clinton Poston Chardon. Also: Mrs Wilbur Everett Athens Route 3. Mrs Ernest Burchfield Athens. Thomas Murphy Athens. Gregory Rhine Athens. Mrs Richard Kehl Albany.
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Shirley Woodrow
McArthur
Clarence Uldrich
Athens
Clinton Poston
Chardon
Wilbur Everett
Ernest Burchfield
Thomas Murphy
Gregory Rhine
Richard Kehl
Albany
Mayors End Conference with Move to Annual Event
Ohio University hosted a two day conference for mayors and city managers where delegates voted to make the program an annual affair. Mayor Kenneth W. Sands of Athens praised the sessions and thanked Dr. Ernest M. Collins the director. Mayor M. E. Sensenbrenner of Columbus urged transparent communication through press and radio. Delegates from the area included Mayors Lands James Rupert of Wellston and Wayne B. Hargarger of Jackson.
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Ohio University
Kenneth W. Sands
Athens
Ernest M. Collins
M. E. Sensenbrenner
Columbus
Sensenbrenner
Lands
James Rupert
Wellston
Wayne B. Hargarger
Jackson
Warm spell persists as July 4 prep continues
Hot July preview in Hamley Run with 9 a.m. reading at 75 degrees and overnight low of 57. Previous day highs reached 89 and lows 56 as heat lingered before Independence Day celebrations.
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Hamley Run
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