Bennett Found Guilty and Sentenced in Athens County
Bennett Perry Bennett a 29 year old Jackson resident was found guilty of grand larceny by a three judge court in Athens County Common Pleas Court Tuesday afternoon He received an indeterminate term in the Ohio Penitentiary with no solitary confinement or hard labor He asked that seven months in the county jail since arrest last December be applied to the sentence The judge noted parole board review may affect the outcome Bennett is a three time loser with prior terms in Mansfield Reformatory and Ohio Penitentiary His mother indicated a possible appeal though no decision had been made
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Perry Bennett
Jackson
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Ohio
Bennett
Francis D. White
Parole Board
Mansfield Reformatory
George Gross
Robert Dotson
Arnold McDowell
Gahanna
Guy Milholland
Buchtel
Williams Transfer and Parcel Co
Ronald Whetstone
Whetstone
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens State Hospital
New Marshfield
Common Pleas Court
White
West Virginia
Trial Friday to clear Athens County docket
Athens County Common Pleas court plans to clear its criminal docket with a Friday hearing on Ebert Thompson who faces a lewd literature charge and insanity plea. Prosecutor Vanity will call one hospital official and present Thompson’s confession while other cases are delayed or resolved.
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Athens County
Common Pleas
Ebert Thompson
Thompson
Lima State Hospital
Joseph B. Vanity Jr
Lima Hospital
Crash Driver Is Picked Up
Blaine Evener of Athens Route 3 was held by Athens police on charges of driving without a license and hit and run after a Richland Avenue collision last Saturday that injured a woman. He was identified as Paul Donaldson after fingerprinting by Chief Leroy Bartum. Middleport police had detained him Tuesday evening.
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Blaine Evener
Athens
Richland Ave
Evener
Middleport
Paul Donaldson
Leroy Bartum
Court Finds Driver Guilty In City Traffic Case
John Nestie, 26, of 14 S High St, was found guilty on a city police charge of failure to yield the right of way after a Municipal Court hearing on Wednesday. He was fined 15 dollars and costs after pleading innocent. The collision with John L. Williams, 20, of 8 Lincoln St, occurred about 6 p.m. Monday at University Terrace and Park Place. Nestie said he drove east to Park Place, stopped, then pulled into the Washeteria and did not see Williams’ northbound car.
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John Nestie
S. High St
John L. Williams
Lincoln St
University Terrace
Park Place
Nestle
Washeteria
Williams
Postmaster Retires After 44 Years in Village
CUTLER Ray R. Goddard, postmaster for 44 years since his appointment on April 28, 1914, retires from service. An open house to honor him will be held at his home on August 3 from 2 to 6 p.m.
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Cutler
Ray R. Goddard
Goddard
Shelterng Arms Hospital Notes Move Forward
Notes from Shelterng Arms Hospital report several births and admissions. New parents include Mr and Mrs Robert Smith of Athens and Mr and Mrs James Heady of Athens Route 3 with a son. Admitted patients include Marvin Snow Athens Route 4 Harry Haning Albany Route 2 Jessie Leach Glouster Harold Morse Albany Mrs Henry Williams Pomeroy Mrs Robert Bolin Athens Route 1 Nancy Stearns Chester Mrs Raiford Kirkendall Athens and son Mrs David Jones Athens Route 2 Mrs Clark Bratton New Marshfield Route 1 and Mrs Virgie Pratt Shade Route 1 and daughter.
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Robert Smith
Athens
James Heady
Marvin Snow
Harry Haning
Albany
Jessie Leach
Glouster
Harold Morse
Nancy Stearns
Chester
Raiford Kirkendall
Athens, and Son
Safety Message Left by The Fly Tour Stop at Athena Theatre
The Fly left a safety message during a brief stop at the Athena Theatre in front of a convertible tour bus. He is touring 240 Ohio cities ahead of the film opening Thursday at the Athena and says traffic here mirrors other cities with noted jaywalking and parking congestion. He traveled from Zanesville and heads to Chillicothe and Lancaster after the stop.
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Athena Theatre
Ohio
Athena
Zanesville
Chillicothe
Lancaster
Weather Notes From Hamley Run
Clear and warm conditions prevailed. At 9 a.m. the Hamley Run area recorded 75 degrees after a overnight low of 60. Tuesday’s high and low were 85 and 65.
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Hamley Run
DeMolay Chapter to Discuss Plans at Meeting
The Athens Chapter of the Order of DeMolay will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Masonic Temple to discuss activities and plans for attending the DeMolay conclave, officers said.
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Athens
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Royal Typewriter sales officials attend Athens training
Royal Typewriter Division executives are in Athens this week for a first training conference at 58 N. Court St. The one week seminar, led by sales training manager Harry Budlong, includes lecturer Dan Merrick and four other presenters from the Data Processing Division and regional supervisors.
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Royal Typewriter Division
Royal McBee
Athens
N. Court St
Harry Budlong
Port Chester
N. Y
Dan Merrick
Royal Regional
Emma Dunfee Dies at 63 in Athens Home
Emma Dunfee 63 died Tuesday night at her Pleasant Hill Road home after six months ill health. Born in Waverly West Virginia she lived much of her married life near Athens. Survived by husband Elias a daughter Mrs Mary Forbes five sons Leonard Columbus Bill Charles at home John Circleville Ralph Athens seven grandchildren and brother Andy Baker Chesterhill. Arrangements are with Jagers and Sons Funeral Home.
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Emma Dunfee
Pleasant Hill Road
Athens
Waverly
W. Va
Dunfee
Elias
Mary Forbes
Leonard
Columbus
Bill
Charles
John
Circleville
Ralph
Andy Baker
Chesterhill
The
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Key Man in Missile Program Speaks At OU
Dr. David D. Woodbridge, scientific advisor to Gen. John Medaris, discusses satellites and space at an Ohio University convocation in Memorial Auditorium Athens. Woodbridge, a Huntsville physicist on Army missile projects, will speak at 9 40 a m to students faculty and the public.
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Ohio University
Athens
David D. Woodbridge
John Medaris
Army Ordinance Missile Command
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Memorial Auditorium
Woodbridge
General Medaris
Army
Tossed Cigaret Ignites Auto Fire Near Courthouse
Firemen responded to a parked auto owned by Virginia Swain on Athens Route 3 near the courthouse about 6 30 p m Tuesday. They believe a lighted cigaret was tossed into the car, igniting the back of the front seat and causing about 50 dollars in damage before flames were extinguished after removing the seat.
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Virginia Swain
Athens
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Defense Council
Vanity
Messenger Newsphoto
Travel
Hartford
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill Company
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
Clarence Gil
Security Bank
Athens County Insurance Agents Assn
White House
Dean & Barry
East State Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Henry Williams
Pomeroy
Robert Bolin
David Jones
Marshfield
Virgie Pratt
Shade Route
the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
She Bank Is
T ‘Aining
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Colo
University of Colorado
University of Washington
Oregon State College
Geophysical Union
Association For Applied Solar Energy
Ral Elulony
OF Reyears
Athens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
General Electric
T.V. CO
W. Washington St
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