Chauncey Cruiser Thief Evades Nationwide Search
Franklin Oiler, 32, of Radcliff Route 1, eluded a large pursuit after taking Chauncey marshal Dewitt Walker's cruiser at gunpoint Tuesday night. Police widened the hunt across Trimble Township and into Perry County with sightings reported, while no other cars were reported stolen and authorities pressed the manhunt.
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Franklin Oiler
Radcliff
Chauncey
Trimble Township
Oiler
Osler
Jacksonville
Chauncey Marshall Dewitt Walker
Walker
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Trimble
Cub Pack 55 Holds Blue and Gold Dinner
Cub Scout Pack 55 held its Blue and Gold potluck at the First Presbyterian Church with 100 attendees. Guest speaker was 12-year-old William Sycks of Athens Route 3, honored for heroism in September 1953 after saving a girl from the Muskingum River.
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First Presbyterian Church
William Sycks
Athens
Sycks
Muskingum River
Robert Wyckoff
Raymond Hodgdon
Germany
Helen Simmons
Richard Cone
Richard E. Cone
Sherwood E. Hall
D. C Booth
Idea
H.T. Olson
Quincy Robe
Boy Scout den
Campbell To Explain New State Bills
A public affairs meeting at 8 p.m. Friday at the Athens Grange Hall will feature Rep. Don Campbell explaining bills before the current legislative session. Rural Southeastern Ohio residents are invited to attend and discuss the legislation with Dale Scott of Albany serving as chairman.
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Athens Grange Hall
Don Campbell
Ohio
Farm Bureau, Grange, Extension Service
Home Demonstration Council
Dale Scott
Albany
W B Jacoby Dies at 76 After Illness
Walter B. Jacoby 76 of Athens Route 3 near Canaanville died Wednesday evening after a four month illness. A coal miner turned highway worker and university custodian, he retired six years ago. He was a 50 year Masonic member and an Eastern Star member with deep local ties. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Walter B. Jacoby
Athens
Canaanville
Miles A
Katherine Powell Jacoby
Hocking Valley
State Highway Department
Ohio University
Jacoby
Constitution Lodge 426
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes Funeral Home
H. L. McDaniel
West Union St
Pair Found Guilty Of Assault Battery In Athens Court
Thomas E. Rouse and Paul R. Johnston were found guilty of assault and battery on Charles Tucker of Athens after testimony in Municipal Court. Each was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Ohio University
John Newcomb
Thomas E. Rouse
S.shafer St
Paul R. Johnston
Pearl St
Charles Tucker
Athens
AHS Seniors to Attend World Affairs Institute
Two Athens High School seniors Mae Morrison and Cynthia Wallace will travel to Cincinnati for the Ninth Annual World Affairs Institute sponsored by the Athens Rotary Club. They were chosen from a student body test and will stay with Rotary hosts during the sessions at the Sheraton Gibson Hotel with tours, banquet, and weekend commitments.
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AHS
World Affairs Institute
Athens High School
Cincinnati
Athens Rotary Club
Mae Morrison
C. R. Morrison
Riverside Drive
Cynthia Wallace
Lawrence Wallace
Mill St
Morrison
Wallace
Arena
Megaphone
Debate
GAA
FTA
Yteens
Girl Scouts
Cincinnati Council of World Affairs
Cincinnati Rotary Club
Crosley Broadcasting Corp
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Nurse Training Plan Discussed by Board
A plan to send nurses to Akron for a two week training program was discussed at a City County Board of Health meeting. The State Health Department proposed one nurse from each county hospital and one from the county health department for the training. Dr H M Boocks announced the Athens County Advisory Council annual meeting Monday at 1 pm in the Athens City County Health Department offices.
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Akron
City County Board of Health
State Health Department
H. M. Boocks
Athens County Advisory Council
Athens City County Health Department
Car overturns injures none on Route 664 near Logan
State Highway Patrol reports Harold Lm ith, 39, of Logan Route 4 escaped injury when his car left Route 664 a mile north of Logan, struck a ditch and overturned.
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State Highway Patrol
Harold Lmith
Logan
Panel Endorses Compensation Bill Amid Housing Talks
Athens Board of Trade panel endorsed House Bill 70 ending the state workers compensation monopoly and allowing private insurers. A housing committee was appointed to study subdivision regulations to aid Ohio University faculty, McBee employees, and incoming industry, with notices to Sen Mechem and Rep Campbell.
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Athens Board of Trade
E. A. Cottingham
Ohio
Dwight H. Rutherford
C. Stanley Mechem
Rep
Don Campbell
L. F. Lausche
Ohio University
Thomas. Evans, Jr
the McBee Co
George Rutkoskie
Ambassador Laundries
McBee
Heart Drive to Close in Athens Saturday
Children in Athens will finish the Heart Fund drive by turning in their donations at a special 10 a.m. movie event at the Varsity Theater. The effort is organized by the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce with Tony Agnone as chair, and funds go to the County Heart Fund. Cardboard containers were distributed to students for their contributions.
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Athens
Heart Fund
Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Drive
Varsity Theater
Tony Agnone
County Heart Fund
Hospital's Safety Record Maintained by Sheltering Arms
Sheltering Arms Hospital records its second straight year without an employee accident and will present an award to Betty Morgan as manager after a letter of congratulations from the Industrial Commission of Ohio.
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Industrial Commission of Ohio
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Betty Morgan
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