Former Chauncey Man Faces Murder Sentence Decision
A former Chauncey resident and an accomplice pleaded guilty to the Jan. 22 slaying of taxi driver Elmer Walker near Fostoria. A three judge panel will decide whether McDonald or Taylor faces death or life in prison after the guilty plea and a request for extra judges to determine sentence.
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Athens County
Ohio
Raymond P. McDonald
Chauncey
Wood County
Jerry Taylor
Tennessee
Elmer Walker
Two Suspects Admit Killing Walker in Ohio Taxicab Case
Authorities say Taylor admitted stabbing Walker again and that the body was dragged to the road where McDonald ran the taxi over the victim twice. The Wood County coroner cites a severed jugular as the cause of death. McDonald suffered broken ribs and internal injuries. Both men abandoned the taxi near a restaurant outside Fostoria, were arrested on the highway, arraigned on first degree murder charges, and had pleaded innocent as the trial began. Taylor later requested execution.
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Detroit
Mich
Fostoria
Wood County Common Pleas Court
Floyd A. Coller
Ohio Supreme Court
McDonald
Taylor
Toledo
Walker
Wood County
Field
State Highway Patrol
Itchy Skin Remedy Ad Promises Fast Relief
An old ad touts ITCH-ME-NOT for itching from eczema insect bites ringworm and other surface rashes. It claims relief within 15 minutes and a money back offer of 46c at Gallaher Drug Company with instant drying action day or night.
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Gallaher Drug Company
Chauncey Personal Notices Bring Many Guests and Visits
Westerville visitors Mr and Mrs Paul Vercoe and son Jeff stayed with Ruth Leiber in Chauncey and with Mary Vercoe in Athens over the weekend. Richard Johnson and family from South Whitney Ind visited Ruth Seiber and the Seiber family. Billie Yarger of Hemlock spent Sunday with cousin Elizabeth Birchfield and her twin sister Ethel Smith. Mary Dew of Lancaster stayed a week with Lizzie Moody. Floyd Heightland hosted Dave Sherlock, Don Sherlock, Bud Chesser, Lola Chesser, Harold McKibben, Don Frazee and Letha Frazee. Cynthia Hammond hosted the Lanning group and others from Nelsonville, Garden Grove Calif, Rushville, and Miami Fla visited. Willard Lanning and family arrived home in California after a two week visit. Howard Eschenbacher and family vacationing in St Paul Minn. John Civil and John Jr of Dayton visited Frances Howard and James Hanson and friends. The Civil family are former Chauncey residents.
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Paul Vercoe
Jeff
Westerville
Ruth Leiber
Chauncey
Mary Vercoe
Athens
Richard Johnson
Terry
Cindy
South Whitney
Ind
Johnson
Ruth Seiber
James Seiber
Billie Yarger
Hemlock
Elizabeth Birchfield
Birchfield
Ethel Smith
Mary Dew
Jacobs Avenue
Lizzie Moody
Lancaster
Floyd W. Heightland
Dave Sherlock
Toledo
Don Sherlock
Brooksville
Bud Chesser
Cleveland
Lola Chesser
Glouster
Harold McKibben
Long Run
Don Frazee
Letha Frazee
Cynthia Hammond
Joe Lanning
Charles Hook
Silas Lanning
Nelsonville
den Hill
Rushville
Willard Lanning
Garden Grove
Calif
Richard Baird
Miami
Fla
Don Bowersock
Logan
Johnny Johnson
California
Howard Eschenbacher
St. Paul
Minn
Jobh Civil
John Jr
Dayton
Frances Howard
James Hanson
Civil
Stolen car parts from 1956 model at University Terrace
Beloit man Pete Jeradi reported four hubcaps and two fender skirts stolen from his 1956 model car parked on the University Terrace lot. The theft occurred Wednesday afternoon. loss valued at $75. Jeradi resides in Beloit Wisconsin.
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Pete Jeradi
Lincoln Hall
University Terrace
Jeradi
Beloit
Wisc
Lightning sparks two alarms in Chauncey area
Chauncey Dover Volunteer Fire Department responded to Geary Johnson home on Hocking Road after a lightning strike at 5:15 p.m. caused minor fuse box damage. About 50 minutes later, a backfiring motor scooter at Thomas Burdette’s Greens Run home ignited shingles on the porch, injuring Burdette slightly. Plains and Jacksonville departments assisted.
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Chauncey
Chauncey-Dover Volunteer Fire Department
Geary Johnson
Hocking Rd
Jack Hamer
Plains Department
Thomas Burdette
Greens Run
Dover Two
Hamer
Burdette
Ex-Resident Atkins Dies in California Veterans Hospital
Funeral services were held in California for Ed gar Albert Atkins 70 former Athens resident who died last Saturday at Los Angeles Veterans Hospital He was the son of the late Edgar and Alma Atkins of Athens Survived by his wife a son Warren and a granddaughter all of San Bruno Calif four brothers Harry Winter haven Fla William Pomeroy Raymond Dayton Clifton Vandalia and a sister Mrs OC Gertrude Leighty Van dalsia William and his daughter Connie of Pomeroy attended services Atkins was a World War I veteran serving in both the Army and the Navy.
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California
Edgar Albert Atkins
Athens
Los Angeles Veterans Hospital
Atkins
Edgar
Alma Atkins
Warren
San Bruno
Calif
Harry
Winterhaven
Fla
William
Pomeroy
Raymond
Dayton
Clifton
Vandalia
O. C
Gertrude) Leighty
Connie
Army
Navy
Legg and Davis Sued Over Sewer Project Debts
Legg and Davis Inc of Columbus faces its third lawsuit over the Richland Avenue sewer line work from 1960. Slater Brothers claim 202.34 for labor tools and equipment and seek a lien on city payments to Legg and Davis. A separate Common Pleas suit seeks 23000 from Legg and Davis for materials. Buckeye Union Casualty Co is named as a defendant. previous case by Rympa Greenhouses was settled out of court.
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Legg and Davis Inc
Columbus
Richland Ave
C. A
Jack B. Slater
Slater Brothers
Legg and Davis
Slaters
Common Pleas
James Reed
Crooksville
Legg and
Davis
Reed
Athens
Legg
The
Buckeye Union Casualty Co
Columbus Bending Firm
Richard Rympa
Rympa
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Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Masonic Temple
Bidgge & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Elberfeld
Logan, Ohio
Thomas
Sustoouit
Hassocks
Scooter
Jacksonville
West
Carpenter
Athens, Ohio
Tommy E. Stowers
Earl Stowers
Albany
Bailey Technical Schools
St. Louis
Ares
Bowman’ Storsen
Dweller
Winey
Women's & Girls
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