Avon youth Blakeslee jailed for shooting girlfriend
Bennett E Blakeslee 20 of Avon was sentenced to one year in Athens County jail after pleading guilty to shooting without malice at Lora Jean Smalley, his coed girlfriend, last January. The judge suspended the last four months on good conduct pending a mental health treatment plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett E. Blakeslee
Avon
Lora Jean Smalley
Athens County
Ohio University
Ohio
Herbert Whanger
Blakeslee
Common Pleas
John W. Bolin
Whanger
Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center
Direcor
Erle H. Bridgewater
Miss Smalley
Toledo
State Highway Patrol
Vinton County
Scott Quadrangle
Ohio University Study Guides Ohio Valley Development Plan
A study by Ohio University under Wood County Bank support recommends establishing labor intensive plants to boost jobs and income in 17 Ohio and 10 West Virginia counties along the Ohio River. Dean Paul L. Noble and Dr. Donald C. Darnton lead the project with cross state collaboration from Ohio and West Virginia universities. Initial steps include seminars with Parkersburg business leaders and planning for off campus university support to foster self help programs for local economic improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Wood County Bank
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio
West Virginia
Paul L. Noble
College of Commerce
Donald C. Darnton
Darnton
Parkersburg-area
Univer
Julius
Jay Stern
Vernon R. Alden
West Virginia University
Paul A. Miller
Marietta College
Marietta
Marshall University
Huntington
State University
Chauncey Area Personal Notices and Family Visits
A listing of local and visiting relatives from Chauncey and nearby towns sharing reunions and dinners. Guests include families from Athens Nelsonville Mansfield Gambier and Dayton with mentions of graduation at Kenyon College and a future Stanford enrollment for Joe Wharton. The piece also notes a economic planning meeting about value assets and job creation in the Ohio River Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Brown
Brown
Columbus Park
Dewey Hunter
Opal Hunter
Janie
Charles Sharp
Wayne Blaine
Margaret
Carol Shepherd
Debbie
Steve
Mark
Virginia
Pat Heber
Athens
Leonard McCollister
Robin
Barbara
Nelsonville
Albert Hunter
May
Gary
Donald
Sandra
Becky
Millfield
L. D. Muzio
Mary Maci
Franklin
Mass
Steve Barker
Columbus
Gabriel Guerra
Noah Monsour
W. L. Wharton
Ralph
Lake Charles
A. J. Smith
Tom
Arthur Swart
Philo
Chauncey
James Dorr
Lincoln Blasdel
Bennington
Ind
A. W. Abel
Dorr
Ray Hubble
New Lexington
William Erwin
Dorothy Hunter
Floyd M. Collister
Don Henry
Kenyon College
Gambier
Joe Wharton
Ralph E. Wharton
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
Paul Fiske
Glouster Community Meetings Highlight Officer Installations
The American Legion Auxiliary installs officers Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Legion Hall with Mrs. Jane Cottrill as installing officer and refreshments. Glouster village council meets Thursday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Past Noble Grands Club gathers 7:30 p.m. at IOOF hall with Mrs. Allison Jones hosting. July 4 Homecoming Committee meets Tuesday at 8 p.m. Youth Center to finalize plans. Jobs Daughters sponsor Friday dance at Trimble High School 8 to 11 with music by Dave Reinhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Jane Cottrill
Sth
Glouster
City Hall
Noble Grands Club
IOOF
Allison Jones
Bert Grafton Dies At 74 In Athens
Bert P. Grafton 74 of 55 Central Ave died Tuesday at Hillcrest Rest Home after a long illness. Born in England he worked for Royal McBee and retired in 1959. Survived by son Paul Athens brother William Dayton sister Agnes St John Jasonville IN five grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 pm at Jagers and Sons with Rev James Brown, burial Coalton Cemetery. Police reported a burglary at Sutton's Service Station. Marriage licenses issued to Briggs Bacon and Bolin Woodyard.
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Bert P. Grafton
Central Ave
Hillcrest
Richard and
Fannie Grafton
England
United States
Grafton
Royal McBee Corp
Machinist Union
Glenrow Methodist Church
Jackson County
Higley
Athens
Paul
William
Dayton
Agnes St. John
Jasonville
Ind
Nellie
Chauncey Dover Lions Nominate Officers for Coming Year
The Chauncey Dover Lions Club named John Law as president and Don Anderson, Russell Johnson, Virgil Baker, and Roy Pendergrass as vice presidents. Barney Linscott will be lion tamer, William A. Smith secretary, Charles Pendergrass treasurer, with William Henry and Gerald Sorrell as directors. Election is set for Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey Dover Lions Club
John Law
Don Anderson
Russell Johnson
Virgil Baker
Roy Pendergrass
Barney Linscott
William A. Smith
Charles Pendergrass
William Henry
Gerald Sorrell
Trimble Methodist Church Receives Merit Award for 1962
Rev Larry Kline presented the Award of Progress to Trimble Methodist Church as the Church on the Chillicothe District honored for improvements in building and equipment and merit certification. Signatures included Dr Stanley Jeffry and Don R Yocum. GLOUSTER honor roll correction notes Brenda Trace, seventh grade, was omitted from the final six weeks list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
Trimble Methodist Church
Larry Kline
Athens
Town and Country Commission of the
Ohio
Don R. Yocum
Aaron C. Sharp
Glouster
Brenda Trace
Ex-Trimble Residents Vacation In Bahamas
Mr and Mrs Don Burris formerly of Trimble now reside in Dresden. They are spending their vacation in the Bahamas and will return June 11. Mrs Burris is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Morris of Trimble. Mr Burris is the son of Mrs Ida Burris of Trimble. Two children stay with the Allens in New Carlisle and two with the grandparents in Trimble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble
Don Burris
Dresden
Bahamas
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Multiple birth notices list parents and newborns across Athens area. Names include Mr and Mrs Dixon in Athens a son, Mr and Mrs Tom Albany Route 3 a son, and others in The Plains Chauncey Millfield and Manlfield with daughters and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dixon
Athens
Marvin Tom
Albany
Donald Cottrell
Shade School Levy Sought Renewal and Expansion
The Shade Local Board of Education voted to seek voter renewal of a two and three tenths mill operating levy plus seven tenths of a mill for operating expenses. The five year levy would raise the total to three mills. The measure appears on the November ballot. The board accepted Jean Downey’s resignation as home economics teacher and approved Paul Hawk of Athens Typewriter Sales and Service to maintain school typewriters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Shade Local Board of Education
Jean Downey
Paul Hawk
Athens Typewriter Sales and Service
Six Men Inducted Into Athens Rotary Club
Six Athens men were inducted as new Rotary Club members by Lawrence Worstell who urged service above self and translating the Golden Rule into action. The newcomers are Dr. James Halterman, Wilbur Lewis, Robert Mathews, Hilbert C. Musser, Dr. Cleve Odom, and Rev. John W. Seay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Rotary International
Lawrence Worstell
Athens Rotary Club
Worstell
Rotary
James Halterman
Wilbur Lewis
Athens City
Robert Mathews
Beasley and Mathews
Hilbert C. Musser
Royal McBee Co
Cleve Odom
Athens State Hospital
John W. Seay
First Methodist Church
Six Forfeit Court Bonds For Traffic Violations
Six drivers forfeited bonds Monday in Municipal Court for not appearing on traffic charges from the State Highway Patrol and city police. Ted die Lee Love from Glouster and Ottie F. Sherwood of Chauncey each posted $11 bonds for stop sign violations. William H. Rapp of Athens posted $21 for speeding followed by Stephen W. Sanborn of Cleveland at $16 for parking on the Athens State Hospital grounds. John E. Jordan of Beaver forfeited $21 for speeding, and Laura Mae Hartley of Glouster Route 2 posted $14 on the same charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Teddie Lee Love
Glouster
Ottie F. Sherwood
Chauncey
William H. Rapp
Athens
Stephen W. Sanborn
Cleveland
Athens State Hospital
John E. Jordan
Beaver
Laura Mae Hartley
Glouster Route 2
Disorderly conduct charges dropped for two Ohio University students
City police charges of disorderly conduct against Carol Rieger and Carl J. Neff were dismissed in Municipal Court on a motion by Judge John Newcomb after pleas of innocent at an earlier appearance and posting a $30 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Carol Rieger
Carl J. Neff
John Newcomb
Bern Suspects Get Fine Jail Sentence
Two Stewart Route 1 residents Mer Thomas Roberts and Percella Roxenna Schumann pleaded guilty to cohabitation charges in the fatal beating of Warren Pie Tabler, 66. They were fined 200 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern Township
Warren “Pie” Tabler
Stewart
Mer! Thomas Roberts
Percella Roxenna Schumann
George Schoonover
Roberts
Schumann
Tabler
Federal Creek
Harold Shields
Students Hurt In Car Crash Near Bush Hall Ohio University
Three Ohio University students from Bush Hall were injured when their car, driven by Richard Storady, 20, of Cleveland, skidded on Route 56 near the Hocking County line in Vinton County. Storady suffered facial and leg abrasions while passengers Herbert Miller, 18, Lorain, and Joseph Scarpucci, 20, Wickliffe, sustained back, leg, and pelvic injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Bush Hall
Hocking
Vinton County
Richard Storady
Cleveland
Herbert Miller
Lorain
Joseph Scarpucci
Wickliffe
Elix-Berry Official Dies in Vienna
Ward Reed Sr. 63 of Vienna, former Berry Hotel manager 1942 to 1943, died at his daughter's home. Survived by wife Ethel Pearl Reed two daughters Mrs Tuttle and Mrs T O Maki Charleston a son Ward Jr. of Columbus eight grandchildren. Services at Vaughn funeral home Parkersburg Wednesday at 2 pm. Municipal Court in Athens dismisses unsafe operation charges against Mike Kollister 69.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ward Reed Sr
Vienna
Charles Tuttle Jr
Berry Hotel
Ethel Pearl Reed
Tuttle
T. O. Maki
Charleston
Ward Jr
Columbus
Vaughn Funeral Home
Mike Kollister
Athens
Albert Frum
Ex-Resident dies in the West
Harry H. Simmons, 65, of Lake Wales Florida and former Athens resident, died unexpectedly Sunday on a westward trip. He owned Simmons Sound Service and radio TV shop at 96 N Congress St, Athens, retired five years ago. He served in World War I and belonged to Lake Wales Methodist Church. Survived by second wife Edith, daughter Harriet Lee Pettersen and granddaughter Kristy Pettersen. Funeral arrangements in Athens handled by Hughes Funeral Home.
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Harry H. Simmons
Lake Wales
Fla
Athens
Fallon
New
Simmons
Congress St
Simmons Sound Service
Lake Wales Methodist Church
Donna
Edith
Harriet Lee Pettersen
Kristy Pettersen
Santa Monica
Calif
Hughes Funeral Home
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Bridgewater
Homer B. Gall, Jr
Dr. Whanger
Ohio Valley Development
Stern
Ohio River Valley
Glouster Meetings
Bert Grafton
Jagers and Sons
James Brown
Coalton Cemetery
Funeral
Sutton
E. State St
David M. Briggs
Wooster
Constance J. Bacon
Keith G. Bolin
Sarah B. Woodyard
F. H. Brewer Co
Athens, Ohio
Lions Club
Church
Economy Savings & Loan Company
N. Court St
Lynwood
Pomeroy
Logan
Mavine
Logan Federal
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Betty Wilkes
the Plains
Bernard L. Bennett
Jack Thompson
James Patrick
Debra Fefan
Henry Lin
James Tinkham
Joseph Ferrebee
Ella Mae Douglas
Robert Baur
Thomas McBride
Earl Goodin
John W. Jackson
Manllfield
Daniel Tolson
Ross Flickinger
Richard Bellar
Shade School Levy Sought
Brulligan
W. Stimson Ave
Ph. LY
Rotary Club
Bern
Elix-Berry
West
Wilson
Watchmaker
Berry Hall
N. Court
Dad
Mommie
the Electric Co
Columbus and Southern Omio Electric Company
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