ONeill Host Draws 9000 At Governor Day Fairgrounds
Gov William ONeill hosted Ohio's fifth Governor's Day event at Athens County fairgrounds drawing about 9000 in favorable weather. About 8000 tickets were distributed across nine counties. 3500 stood in line for meet and greet as the governor greeted attendees. Speakers included Homer Abele John McElroy Ted Brown James Stewart Willard Campbell James Rhodes Oakley Collins and local officials. The crowd also enjoyed pony rides, a merry go round, a band from Caldwell High School and the new recreation field lights.
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Charles W. Reamer
Ohio
Athens County Fairgrounds
Gov. C. William O'Neill
Republican Party
Ohio Department of Highways’ Division 10
Brown Re
O'Neill
John McElroy
U. S
Bricker
Senate
Ted W. Brown
Ohio Supreme Court
James Garfield Stewart
Willard Campbell
Myers
James H. Rhodes
Attor
Charles M. Noble
Messenger Newsphoto
Athens man injured in Route 2 crash near Lower Plains Rd
Herbert Thompson, 65, of Athens Route 2, was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two car collision on Lower Plains Road at about 8:05 am. Jean Wallace, 37, also of Athens Route 2, lost control sneezing and hit Thompson head on. Thompson suffered possible rib fractures or kidney injury.
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Herbert Thompson
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lower Plains
State— Highway Patrol
Thompson
Jean Wallace
Blood Donor Appeals From Athens Area Families
Mrs. Charles Silverman Ath ens, Mrs. James Gilham Athens, Mrs. Clarence Cunningham Guysville Route 1, and Mrs. John Stewart Athens and son donate blood. Four pints used.
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Charles Silverman
Athens
James Gilham
Clarence Cunningham
Guysville
John Stewart
Three Coolville youths injured in county road crash
Three Coolville residents suffered minor injuries Thursday evening after a two car collision on County Road 59 between Ireland and Reidsville. David Lockhart 16 and Jack Dodd 15 were treated for bruised foreheads while Clara Baker 21 had a spun neck. George Baker 24 drove the other car. Patrolmen cited Lockhart into Juvenile Court after his northbound car drifted onto the wrong side on a left curve, causing a head on crash at 6 15 p.m.
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Coolville
Ireland
Reedsville
David Lockhart
Jack Dodd
Clara Baker
George Baker
Lockhart
Mrs. Chloe Harris Bennett Rites Set For Sunday
Funeral services are planned Sunday afternoon for Mrs Chloe Harris Bennett 56 who died Thursday morning at her home 85 Dering Ave Columbus after a long illness She was a Bartlett High School graduate with degrees in education from Ohio University and taught 22 years in Athens and Washington counties Survivors include husband Ira E Bennett two brothers Gail and Vern Harris two stepsons William D Bennett and Ralph C Bennett five grandchildren The Bartlett Methodist Church will host services at 1 p.m burial in Bartlett Cemetery Friends may call after Saturday noon at Vern Harris’s Sharpsburg home
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Chloe Harris Bennett
Dering Ave
Columbus
Morgan County
George A
Hattie Wood Harris
Bartlett High School
Ohio University
Athens
Washington Counties
First Methodist Church
Bartlett Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Ladies Auxiliary
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Ira E. Bennett
Gail
Vern Harris
Sharpsburg
William D. Bennett
Ralph C. Bennett
Amesville
Bartlett Methodist Church
Harley Bennett
Springfield
Bartlett Cemetery
Court awards divorce for gross neglect
Ruth Eileen Thomas is granted a divorce from Gerald Thom as in Common Pleas Court. They were married June 22 1947 at Nelsonville Route 1. The court found gross neglect and ordered the division of household goods and child support for three minor children.
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Ruth Eileen Thomas
Common Pleas
Gerald Thomas
Nelsonville
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