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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1962

Page

2

Voting Places Listed For County Precincts In Athens County

Ray Bobo reports the Athens County election board lists polling sites for 79 precincts. Locations include Athens city halls, schools, churches, armories, and private residences across Athens and surrounding townships with specifics for each ward and precinct.

Athens County Ray Bobo County Election Board Athens City Central School Armory Central Ave N. Lancaster St Courthouse W. Union St

Repair Shop Fire Destroys Auto and Damages Hudson Ave Shop

Fire Friday morning destroyed a 1961 Austin owned by Charles Held and damaged the Hudson Ave repair shop. Wayne Williams of Rustys Body Shop was working on Helds car when gasoline leaked and ignited from a gas heater pilot light. Fire Chief Charles Dalton reported fuel leak earlier on W Washington St and two lines of hose fought the blaze.

Hudson Ave Charles Dalton Austin Charles Held Smith St Fred Slaughter Wayne Williams Rusty Dalton Williams Held W. Washington St

Hair loss ad offers free consult at Athens Hotel

An advertisement invites men with balding scalp to visit the Athens Hotel in Athens Ohio on Sunday November 4 between 1 p.m. and 8 30 p.m. to learn about the Ebb Scalp Method. The write up promises a written guarantee pro rated and private consultations with J C Kell at the desk.

Athens Ohio J. C. Kell

Knowlton Rites Set for Arch Knowlton at 70

Funeral services will be held Saturday for Arch Knowlton who died Wednesday at his home in Columbus. The 70 year old was born in Athens County and worked as a schoolteacher and an inspector for North American Aviation. He was a member of the North Broadway Methodist Church Nevacacia Lodge 595 F AM and the North American Retirees Club. Surviving are his wife Mary Belle three sons Ezra Clinton Clovis Archie and Kendall Dale and five grandchildren. Divorce petitions Larry N Llewellyn vs Judith Louise Llewellyn gross neglect.

Arch Knowlton College Ave Columbus Rutherford Funeral Home N. High St New Marshfield Knowlton Athens County North American Aviation Corp

Shermer to Deliver Faculty Lecture at Ohio University

Dr. Carl L. Shermer, civil engineering professor and department chairman at Ohio University, will open the 18th annual faculty lecture series Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Space Arts Auditorium. He will discuss engineering’s influence on the past and future culture and is a visiting lecturer at several institutions including Heidelberg College and Robert College in Istanbul.

Carl L. Shermer Ohio University Shermer Space Arts Heidelberg College Washington University Michigan State University Robert College Istanbul Turkey

Three Townships Vote on Coolville Fire Levy

A spokesman said tax levies in Carthage Troy and Orange townships will determine the future quality of service by the Coolville Volunteer Fire Department. The private nonprofit relies on protected-area income donations and special support. Voting is scheduled for Tuesday.

Coolville Carthage Troy Athens County Orange Township Meigs Spe Cial Orange Decatur Washington County Olive Township Meigs County Reedsville

Births and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital

Birth notices list Mr and Mrs Harry Ross Albany Route 1 a daughter Mr and Mrs Everett Webb Athens Route 5 a daughter and others. Dismissals include Mrs Monte Riggle Athens Jeffrey Weekley Athens Route 3 and several Athens residents. Blood used one pint. Firemen fought a manure pile fire near a horse barn at the fairgrounds with water at 10 22 p m Thursday and 7 09 a m Friday. Stephen Lewis Heid of Columbus fined 15 dollars and costs for passing without clear distance in municipal court.

Harry Ross Albany Everett Webb Athens Harold Brooks Fred Schleicher Monte Riggle Jeffrey Weekley Melvin Moore Herbert Riley William Fichtheorn Fairgrounds Stephen Lewis Heid Columbus

Absentee Voting Falls Short Ahead of 1962 Election

The county board of elections reports lighter absentee voting than usual for the 1962 election. By the Thursday deadline 369 ballots were cast, including 288 civilian votes, with 81 ballots from Armed Forces received by Friday morning. Servicemen’s voting closes Tuesday noon. In 1958 the board collected 609 absentee ballots.

County Board of Elections

Steel Court Arraignment Postponed in Noted Case

The ongoing Steel case saw a delayed arraignment after a confession given with three investigators present. Grand jury met about five and a half hours hearing 13 witnesses, with Sheriff Shields and Steve Molnar Jr. testifying later in the day.

Dow Lake Shor Harold Shields Steve Molnar, Jr Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation Orin D. Wright Margaret B. Roberts Mary Hope Mary Adams Grace Jeffers Bert Allbaugh, Jr Evelyn Rathburn Athens Ida Duskey James Cope Harry Locke Wilbur D. Mender Ruth West Nelsonville W. R. Clark Coolville Josephine White Buchtel Lee Elliott Albany

Four Baltimore youths Held Over Stolen Auto Case

Four youths aged 14 to 17 from the Baltimore area are in custody after being stopped by city police near Carpenter and East State Streets Friday. They are being held for investigation into a stolen automobile.

Baltimore, Md Carpenter and E. State St

High School Football Player Faints, Taken to Hospital

John Stanson fifteen of 14 Woodland Avenue was taken from the high school football field to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 5 58 p m Thursday after fainting during practice.

John Stanson Woodland Ave Sheltering Arms Hospital

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