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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1960

Page

6

Bolin Legislature Nominee Dominates GOP Races Across County

Incumbents held most GOP offices with only one upset in coroner race Dr J H Elias losing to Dr Charles Patton 2510 2291. Sheriff Harold Shields posted the largest margin 3613 1891 while Patton benefited from late precinct gains. County results show Abele narrowly carried U S House district and Bolin led in state races with Gray Jones Mechem O Neill Nixon Bender.

J. H. Elias Charles Patton Court of Appeals 4Th Elmer F. Jones State Central Lewis B. Jones C. Stanley Mechem Charles J. H. McDonald C. William O’neill Supreme Court O’neill Paul W. Brown Richard M. Nixon George Bender Nixon Bender William Abraham Charles Bolin Richard Cary Ee Warren Dotson Emerson Sherow Weet John Cline Tree Ernest Conant Nee Eee Carl Graham Eugene Jacoby Albert Ogg Nenee G. F. Pincelli W. H. Wakefield Chriss Wolfe Evreee Keith Mort McClelland Vaughn Earich T. O. Kincade John H. Elias

GOP Central Incumbents Defeated In Athens County Primary

About 8000 voters turnout in a largely uneventful primary with three Republican central committee incumbents unseated and two retained. Vina Ruston lost Ward 4 Athens to Sam Buffington Jr. 33 17, Dwight Robinson defeated Anna Evans 84 49, Claude Westfall led Henry Filmer 96 59, Evelyn Dunfee beat Besse Jones 50 41 Ward 1 Precinct 2, Sam Buffington Sr. edged Claire Ball 36 34 in Athens Township South, and Hazel Coon overwhelmed Charles Pancake 60 5 in Nelsonville Ward 4 Precinct 2. No results from Sugar Creek GOP race. Democratic contest saw Hazel Coon win easily. Results tallied late by local election officials led by William Pierre with assistance from staff. all precincts except two were reported by 2 a.m.

Republican Central Committee Athens City GOP Central Committee Vina Ruston Sam M. Buffington, Jr Dwight Robinson Anna A. Evans Claude Westfall Henry Z. Fillmer Evelyn Dunfee Besse E. Jones Athens Township Sam Buffington Claire Ball Sugar Creek Mike Kollister Paul E. Brown Democrat Central Committee Nelsonville Hazel W. Coon Charles L. Pancake Charles Robb Athens County Michael V. DiSalle Albert S. Porter Cleveland Board of Elections Office Quinn Hollow Canaan South Canaan Buffington Halbirt William Pierre Pierre Warren Morrison Allen Brokaw C. E. Handley Handley

Democrats Nominate Edwards Sheridan McClelland Wingett

Democrats nominated Edwards Sheridan and McClelland for county positions with Wingett as a write-in, while Harry Dust gained the county engineer slot with 1744 votes, about 80 percent of the Democratic total. A three candidate county commissioner race left Alton Hanning out of the nomination.

Harry Dust Dust Alton Hanning J. F. Edwards L. A. Sheridan

County Races Show Strong Local Support Across Towns

Edwards led in Nelsonville Glouster Chauncey and Deanville while Sheridan won The Plains and cut into Edwards in Jacksonsville and Trimble. McClelland nominated for sheriff and Wingett for recorder as county voters backed DiSalle delegates with Lavelle leading presidential delegate tallies.

Edwards Nelsonville Glouster Chauncey Deanville Sheridan Plains Jacksonville Trimbe Village Mort McClelland Thomas S. Wingett

Coolville Approves 40000 School Bond Issue in Primary

Coolville voters backed a $40,000 school bond 327 to 185 to fund three temporary classrooms to ease crowding. Results from The Plains and Athens Township precincts, Chauncey, Circle Hill, will determine the Plains bond outcome as returns continue.

Coolville Plains Athens Township Chauncey Circle Hill

Birth at The Plains and local hospital admissions

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Buck of The Plains welcome a daughter. Admissions include Mrs. Herald Ator Albany Route 3 Jay Stiles Albany Richard Hudnall Athens Route 1 Patrick White Athens Arthur Chiki Athens. Discharges include Mrs. Lillie Powell Athens Cynthia Fenneken Corning Mrs. Albert Depoy Guysville Route 1 and son Scott Poston Logan Gilbert Hooper Athens and Mrs. H H Carbaugh Athens Route 5.

Orville Buck the Plains Herald Ator Albany Jay Stiles Richard Hudnall Athens Patrick White Arthur Chiki Lillie Powell Cynthia Fenneken Corning Albert Depoy Guysville Scott Poston Logan Gilbert Hooper H. H. Carbaugh

Pleasant Weather Across Athens and Rural Hamley Run

U S Observer C L Colmer notes clear skies and highs around 77 to 78 degrees. Morning temperatures range from 42 to 35, with 74 at 11 a m in Athens and 77 at Rural Hamley Run yesterday.

Prospect U. S C. L. Colmer Athens Hamley Run

Father and Son Banquet Set By New Marshfield Lodge

NEW MARSHFIELD Constitution Lodge 426 F AM plans its annual father and son banquet for Saturday at 7 p m Tickets available from lodge officers or committee members per Dale Hawk master.

New Marshfield Constitution Lodge F&am Dale Hawk

Four Fire Calls Kept Squad Busy Over Two Days

Fire department emergency squad responded to three calls Tuesday evening and one on Wednesday morning. OU students Nan cy A. Stearns and Lloyd H. Wallace were treated at the University Health Center after illnesses and injuries. Mrs. J O Gunn received first aid for a finger cut at Begorra Restaurant. Rickey Rosser, six, was taken to a physician after a fall on West Union Street.

Ohio U University Health Center Nancy A. Stearns Cleveland Lindley Hall Lioyd H. Wallace Stockport Gamertsfelder Hall J. O. Gunn Carpenter Begorra Congress St W. Union St Rickey Rosser Richard D. Rosser Athens Rickey

Driver Fined Jailed and License Suspended for DWI

Donald W. Bolen aged 37 of Albany Route 1 faced Municipal Court Tuesday on a driving while intoxicated charge. He pled guilty and received six days in city jail a $125 fine and a four month license suspension after a Monday Mulligan Road arrest by city police.

Donald W. Bolen Albany Bolen Mulligan Road

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Elias Bolin Legislature Handy John G. Cline Harold Shields Claudis Chappel T. C. Kincade Sheriff Shields Patton Homer E. Abele Abele Collins William J. Abraham Charles E. Bolin Gordon B. Gray Congress H. E. Abele Oakley Collins Oreevee Ohio Senate Stanley Mechem C. J. H. McDonald B. Lewis Jones Wee Marshal Carlisle Cer Eed Wenscuns Gordon Gray Harley Meyer GOP Central Eugene Elliott Marietta Ave Order of DeMolay Roger Ramseth Gregor Sherow Masonic Temple Dary Sudduth Dems Sheridan, McClelland, Wingett Dusz W. B. Brown C. B. Rais Chillicothe James D. Ferguson Tan W. T. Me William A. Lavelle Enoch S. Allen DiSalle E. Barrett Young James Rupert China General Electric Mother Adt Messenger Athens Appliance & TV Co W. Washington Ph. LY Athens, O Coolville OK Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens, Ohio F.D.I.C Fire Squad Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Lady Begonias Chrysanthemums Sunnybank Greenhouses Alice and S. J. Parkis East State Street
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