May Term Grand Jury Indicts 27 in Two Day Session
The May term grand jury returned 27 indictments against 18 people after a two day session ending with jail inspections. Charges include issuing checks without credit breaking and entering and publishing obscene writings. Several individuals face multiple counts while others were not indicted.
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Athens
Francis D. White
Common Pleas
White
Charles W. Will
Ronald Allen Dotson
Ebert J. Thompson
Howard Miller
Glouster
Frank Six
Columbus
Earnest Sabo
James Lewis Snyder
Torch
Troy
George Crockett Bentley
Editor of OU Alumnus Urges College Entrance
David N. Keller editor of the Ohio University Alumnus authors a two part piece in Success Unlimited urging high schoolers to pursue college entrance. He cites scholarships as underutilized with about 20000 grants going unclaimed yearly due to lack of information and encourages students to seek guidance and contact admissions directors and counselors.
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David N. Keller
Ohio University
Success, Unlimited
Keller
Missions
Worth Waiting For They Say of Weather
Athens residents enjoyed ideal spring weather after a long winter. Rural Hamley Run registered 63 at 9 a.m. with a morning low of 37. Monday and Tuesday highs reached 76 and 73 with lows of 50 and 36.
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Athens
Hamley Run
Mercury
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list from Shelterin g Arms Hospital records several births and discharges. New mothers include Mr and Mrs Phillip Kramer of Athens with a daughter, Mr and Mrs Clarence Leedy of Millfield with a daughter, and Mr and Mrs Sven Eric Molin of Athens with a son. Discharges include Clinton Samis and Paul Graham, both of Athens, and others with guardians and infants noted.
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Phillip Kramer
Athens
Clarence Leedy
Millfield
Sven Eric Molin
William Reid
Francis Keck
Albany
John Sweeney
Clinton Samis
Paul Graham
Harry Pettit
Carpenter
Charles Goldsberry
Shade
Richard Gail
Glouster
Gabriel Desantis
Walter Doch
Car Overturns After Embankment Plunge on Route 124
State Highway Patrol reported a car driven by Ronald Vogel, 19, of Coolville Route 3, went out of control on a wet Tuesday and overturned after plunging over an embankment near the Washington County line. The driver was not hurt.
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Ronald Vogelsong
Coolville
Washington County
State Highway Patrol
County Plans Sheep Dipping Next Month
Kenneth E. Ackerman says sheep dipping will occur in the first week of June to control ticks flies and lice. State and county experts note Scab threats with 41 counties reporting outbreaks. Athens Vinton and Meigs unaffected. The dip uses 0.35 percent Toxaphane. farmers urged to participate or dip with their own vats.
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Kenneth E. Ackerman
Ralph Grimshaw
Harry G. Geyer
Ohio
Athens
Vinton
Meigs
Athens County Extension Sheep Committee
CAP Unit Members Join Standby Search for Missing T 33 Jet
Air Force placed search on standby for a missing T 33 jet en route from Langley Field Virginia to Chicago. Athens Squadron members Sgt A F Lindsay Lt John Alden Lt Homer Byrd Lt Harold Rutter Lt Cecil Barnes Lt Dewey Laughlin and WO Clarence Markins actively participated in the effort.
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Air Force
Langley Field
Chicago
Athens
A. F. Lindsay
U. S. Air Force
John Alden
Homer Byrd
Harold Rutter
Cecil Barnes
Dewey Laughlin
Clarence Markins
Minor Collision Near Route 682 Leads to Citation
A sideswipe on Route 682 near a curve north of Route 56 left Ashland Kentucky resident Wilma Sammons 48 with knee abrasions and Gracie Noland 53 of The Plains unhurt. Sammons was charged with driving left of center, paid a $15 fine plus court costs after waiving appearance in municipal court.
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State Highway Patrol
Ashland
Wilma Sammons
Gracie Noland
the Plains
Sammons
Japanese U S Ties Examined By OU Forum Speaker
Dr. Kazu o Kawai associate professor at Ohio State outlined Japan United States ties at the OU Forum. He noted postwar occupation ended yet Japan remains dependent on the U S while balancing trade and disarmament issues. A panel led discussion with Drs Humphreys Collins Cady Prisley and Mrs Hickinbotham.
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Japan
United States
Kazuo Kawai
Ohio State
Kawai
U. S
U.S
China
Free World
The
Nippon Times
Tokyo
Sexon E. Humphreys
Ernest Collins
John Cady
Alex Prisley
Mary M. Hickinbotham
Three Cases Dismissed After Court Hearings
Judge John F. Newcomb dismissed three cases from Municipal Court hearings. Charles Smith of Jacksonville faced petit larceny charges from Wilbert A. Smith, Gladys R. Pickett faced disturbing the peace and trespassing charges from Owen Brooks, and Emmett Pickett faced a disturbing the peace count from Owen Brooks.
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John F. Newcomb
Charles Smith
Jacksonville
Wilbert A. Smith
Gladys R. Pickett
Owen Brooks
Emmett Pickett
Two Men Fined in Municipal Court Plea
Dewey C. Pickett of Carbondale and Harvey W. Minerd of Guysville each paid 25 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court. Minerd was arrested Tuesday night after fire department responders found him asleep in a car at Carpenter and Mount streets.
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Dewey C. Pickett
Carbondale
Harvey W. Minerd
Guysville
Minerd
Fire Department
Carpenter and Mount Streets
Wade Parks Named Special Deputy Sheriff by local court
Sheriff Harold Shields approves Dean Wade Parks as special deputy sheriff with the consent of Judge Francis D. White of Common Pleas Court. No county pay accompanies the appointment.
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Dean Wade Parks
Harold Shields
Francis D. White
Common Pleas Court
Degree conferred by Savannah Lodge 466 in Guysville
The Master Mason degree will be conferred at 7 30 p m Wednesday by Savannah Lodge 466 F and AM. Refreshments will be served, said William Rose worshipful master.
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Guysville
Savannah Lodge
F&am
William Rose
Traffic Fine Levied For Stop Sign Violation
Lamar S. Brooks of Salem Indiana was fined ten dollars and costs in Municipal Court after a State Highway Patrol arrest for running a stop sign.
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Lamar S. Brooks
Salem
Ind
Jury Is Called in Common Pleas Court Trial
Thirty persons are summoned to appear at 10 a m Thursday for jury duty in the Common Pleas Court trial of Grover Smith of Athens Route 4 charged with non support.
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Common Pleas
Grover Smith
Athens
Jet Fly By Planned Over Ohio University Drill Field
A low level fly by is planned over the Ohio University ROTC drill field Saturday as part of Armed Forces Day. Two four element formations of F 84 and F 86 jets from the 166th and 87th Fighter Interceptor Squadrons will pass low over the east side of the OU football stadium during the ROTC review open to the public.
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Ohio University Rotc
Caleb P. Moberly
Air Science
Armed Forces
Maj
J. P. Hurst
Lockbourne Afg
Armed Forces Day
Primary Vote Official Count Is Completed
Athens County board of elections released the official primary count last Tuesday with minor changes from the unofficial totals. John W. Bricker led the Republican ticket for U S Senate with 4084 votes, Ted W. Brown was second for secretary of state with 3983, George Banks headed the Democratic assembly race with 1711, and Joseph B. Vanity led write-ins for prosecuting attorney with 1519 while Harold Rose had 1482 for probate judge, narrowing the gap by 35 ballots in the unofficial tally.
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Athens
George Banks
Joseph B. Vanity
Harold Rose
Vanity
Reorganization Set by Parties in Athens County
Athens County parties set reorganizations with Democrats meeting Wednesday night at 8 30 in the courthouse to elect central officers and possibly fill 27 vacancies. Republicans meet Friday at 7 30 in the courthouse basement to elect officers and appoint an executive committee. 11 GOP vacancies may be filled. J Louis Winner chairs Democrats. Harry Richards leads Republicans. both parties plan to add executive committee members.
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Athens County
Democrat Central Committee
Republican Central Committee
Central Committee
GOP
J. Louis Winner
Stewart
Alonzo Figgins
Nelsonville
C .E. Handley
Glouster
John Call
Hazel Coon
Harry Richards
Athens Man Elected To State Office
John Good of Lawhead Press Inc was elected vice president of Printing Industries of Ohio at a Dayton convention. His father P F Good was president of the organization in 1940.
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John Good
Lawhead Press, Inc
Printing Industries of
Ohio
Good
P. F. Good
Dayton
Knights to Meet Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar
Knights to meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple commanders Willard L Simonton says the Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will conduct a meeting.
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Athens
Knights .Templar
Masonic Temple
Willard L. Simonton
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Donna E. Hutchinson
Robert Larry Cline
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Ter Griffis
Parkersburg
Edward Samuel Maffin
Lester Bobo
John Harris Porter
John Nelson Barrett
Charles E. Erwin
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William E. Phelps
New Marshfield
Herbert Sanger
Foreman
Lelia Brandeberry
Forest Pancake
Deanville
Eileen Bridgewater
Homer Shields
Janice Hawk
Adelbert Patton
James Criss
Hazel Finsterwald
Cassie Sidders
William Russell
Evelyn Rathburn
C. J. Ailstock
William Martin
L.R. Shaffer
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Patrol
the Plains High School
Raymond O. Finnearty
S. William Charney
VU. S
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Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
King's Men
Asbury Seminary
Wilmore
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