Voter Turnout High as Athens County Files Reports
Athens County voters turnout strong with 77 precincts tallying votes at the courthouse. Election staff work into Wednesday morning counting presidential, Supreme Court, constitutional amendment, and U.S. Senate races before reporting totals to Columbus. Senator Eugene McCarthy withdraws, eliminating write-in votes for him and Coretta King in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reavy
Athens County
William Howe
Howe
Election Board
Ohio Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
Congress
Clarence Miller
Harry Crewson
County Board of Elections
Columbus
Secretary of State
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Ohio
McCarthy
Coretta King
Missions Conference Planned By Churches
Ten speakers will participate in a World Missions Conference sponsored by area churches and the World of Life Bible Clubs Nov. 9-17 at Albany Baptist Church Alba ny. Speakers include Joseph Charles, Robert Hawkins, Jack McGuckin, Alex Dunlap, Michael Birkner, Gerald Smelser, John Fink, Kenneth Transeau, Basil Bickel, and James Duffeey. Mission boards represented are Children's Bible Mission, Conversion Center, Cleveland Hebrew Mission, World of Life Fellowship, Open Air Campaigners, World Wide European Fellowship, Unevangelized Fields Mission, West Indies Mission, Atlantic City Rescue Mission, and Baptist Mid Missions. The same speakers will also appear at Decatur Chapel Church Little Hocking Nov. 10-17 and on Sundays.
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World Missions
World of Life Bible Clubs
Albany Baptist Church
State Street
Albany
Paul Williams
Joseph Charles
World Wide European Fellowship
Robert Hawkins
Guyanna
South America
Jack McGuckin
World of Life Fellowship
Alex Dunlap
The
Conversion Center
Michael Birkner
Children’s Bible Mission
Gerald Smelser
Cleveland Hebrew Mission
Mission
John Fink
Atlantic City Rescue Mission
Kenneth Transeau
Baptist Mid-Missions
Mexico
Prairie Bible Institute
Basil Bickel
West Indies
Grenada
St. Lucia
James Duffeey
Open Air Campaigners International
Australia- New Zealand
Cleveland
Albany Water System Loan and Grant Approved
The Farmers Home Administration approved a 1,056,000 loan and 354,000 grant for LEAX Corp to develop Site 2 of Albany area water works. Site 2, to be built by Margaret Creek Conservancy District and due 1970, will supply sanitary water. William Bishop leads LEAX. J Floyd Williams notes a 372,000 loan for the watershed project to aid Site 2. Rep. Clarence Miller says new federal watershed contracts will continue. Orville Freeman warned prior funding gaps.
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Leax Corp
Albany
Farmers Home Administration
Margaret Creek Conservancy District
Le-Ax
William Bishop
J. Floyd Williams
Margaret Creek Board
FHA
Soil Conservation Service
LEAX
Athens County
Clarence E. Miller
Orville Freeman
U. S. Agriculture Dept
Margaret Creek
Variance Hearings Planned by Athens ZBA
The Athens Zoning Board of Appeals will hold variance hearings at City Hall at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and on November 14. The board will hear requests from Ohio University approved landlords to rent to more than three roomers in areas zoned for three or fewer. Thursday’s appearance includes Louise Docie of 23 Brown Ave Fred Luchs of 240 E State St Mrs Lillias Henderson of 87 N Lancaster St and Mrs Mary Jo Wolfe of 89 Grosvenor. The November 14 session features Elsworth Holden of 142 E State St Josephine Mills of 271 E State St Rainer Schulte of 20 Walker St and Allen Locke of 38 Columbia Ave.
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Ohio University
City Hall
Louise Docie
Brown Ave
Fred Luchs
E. State St
Lillias Henderson
N. Lancaster St
Mary Jo Wolfe
Grosvenor
Elsworth Holden
Josephine Mills
Rainer Schulte
Walker St
Allen Locke
Columbia Ave
Shoe Theft Charged To Youngster
A juvenile is held in Athens County jail after burglarizing a Perry County home and taking $800 in shoes. The youth and Elmer Spears of Glouster Route 1 were arrested Monday night. Deputies recovered most of the missing shoes. Spears remains in custody at Perry County sheriff's office.
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Athens County
Perry County
Elmer Spears
Glouster Route 1
Athens
Millfield Man Seeks $50,000 In 1966 Crash
Kenneth E. Russell of Millfield Route 1 seeks a Common Pleas Court judgment of $50,000 from Joe Le McClung of Sciotoville for injuries from a November 8, 1966 auto crash in Jacksonville. Russell alleges permanent back neck and head injuries caused by McClung who allegedly rear ended his car. The petition was filed in Common Pleas Court on Tuesday.
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Kenneth E. Russell
Millfield
Common Pleas Court
Sciotoville
Jacksonville
Russell
Joe le McClung
McClung
City to Meet with Firm on Parking Garage Plans
City officials will meet Trott and Bean Columbus architects next week to discuss revised garage plans. Mayor Raymond Shepard hopes the talks yield timing on advertising bids for construction.
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Trott and Bean
Municipal Court Bond Forfeitures Listing
Jonathon Craig Lynch 19 Lancaster speeding 28 dollars Charles Glenford McKnabb 47 Box 137 Chauncey speeding 28 Edith M Cole 52 Athens Route 3 failure to transfer registration 23 Dick Paul Moenter 29 Delphos high load 33 John Brozok 29 Stewart Route 1 following too closely 26 Mullins 55 Columbus speeding Adolph Campbell 37 Columbus driving without operators license 34 Vern Lyle Scott Gloucester Route 3 driving with plates issued to another vehicle 23
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Jonathon Craig Lynch
Lancaster
Charles Glenford McKnabb
Box
Chauncey
Edith M. Cole
Athens
Dick Paul Moenter
Delphos
John Brozok
Stewart
Wr Mullins
Columbus
Adolph Campbell
Vern Lyle Scott
Three Named to Mental Health Board by Athens County
Athens County commissioners selected Harold Rose judge Harry Hoskinson a Nelsonville teacher and Rev William Black to sit on the multi county Mental Health and Retardation Services Facilities Board. Four counties will appoint 10 of 15 members while the state fills the rest. The OVHS Foundation pitched the multi county plan and Athens will contribute 1420 dollars for the first six months of operation.
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Mental Health and Retardation Services Facilities Board
Harold Rose
Harry Hoskinson
Poston
Nelsonville
William Black
Church of the Good Shepherd
Alens
Vinton
Washington
Hocking County
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Services Facilities Board
J. E. Farrington
Ovhs Foundation
Kenneth Sweeney
OVHS
Lyle Lehman
Athens County
Mental Health and
Sweeney Retardation Services Facilities
Black
Election Day opens under 41 degree chill in Athens Zone 16
On Tuesday morning polls opened as 41 degree air greeted voters. By 8 45 a m the sun reached and the temperature climbed to 48. Zone 16 in Athens County is part of Gov James Rhodes Citizen's project to research Ohio mental health. Black chairs the zone. At the Church of the Good Shepherd the commissioners will review Zone 16's report to the state committee and discuss the new Mental Retardation Evaluation Unit. They will also consider state legislation federal mental health developments and the status of mental health and retardation boards for the county. Sweeney is a mental health consultant with the Mental Federation Ohio Division of the National Association for Mental Health Inc.
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C. L. Colmer
Observer
Athens County
James Rhodes
Citizens
Ohio
Black
Church of the Good Shepherd
Sweeney
Mental Federation
National Association For Mental Health, Inc
Potential of India Discussed by Athens Rotary Club
Dr. Troy Organ of Ohio University spoke at the Athens Rotary meeting about India’s postwar development. He noted a 35 percent cut in U S Education Foundation funds, India’s week to week planning, and suggested nationwide educational TV and stronger government control as possible reforms. Guests included Harold Schuyler, Thomas Wassmer, and visiting Rotarian Hillis Sams.
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India
Troy Organ
Athens Rotary Club
Ohio University Inn
Organ
Ohio University
Rotarians
U. S. Education Foundation
Harold Schuyler
Lancaster
Thomas Wassmer
Athens
Hillis Sams
Marietta
Jacksonville Youth Sent To Mansfield
A Jacksonville youth, Tom Dean Bolin, 19, was sentenced by Common Pleas Court Judge John Bolin to the Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield for probation violation. Bolin pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to assault with intent to kill after an incident at Club 33. Previously placed on probation July 30 for an attempted jail escape with three others. He was arrested February 1 for contributing to the delinquency of a minor and held in county jail until August 16.
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Jacksonville
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Common Pleas Court
John Bolin
Tom Dean Bolin
Bolin
Athens County
Patricia Jatsek
Sheriff's Deputies
Athens Man Cited For Unsafe Operation
Athens police cited Robert Day Spears for unsafe operation after his car crossed the center line on West State Street, striking a tree and a parked car. No injuries were reported. Spears, 20, of 10 W Mulberry St., said he was driving east when the collision occurred Tuesday.
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Athens
West State Street
Robert Day Spears
W. Mulberry St
West State
Traffic Fines for Bus Stop Violation in Athens
K S Setty, 34, of Wolle Street Apartments Athens fined ten dollars and costs for passing a stopped school bus. The incident occurred at Mark Pete Lot Valley Acres Trailer Court in Athens with tire squealing noted.
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K. S Setty
Wolle Street
Ments
Athens
Mark Pete
Valley Acres
Fire call to Bromley Hall for ill resident Joyce Rothstein
The emergency squad responded at 12 30 a m Tuesday to Bromley Hall where Joyce Rothstein was ill and transported her to Hudson Health Center for treatment. Separately the Institute of Life Insurance predicts nearly two million marriages this year nationwide.
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Fire Department
Bromley Hall
Joyce Rothstein
Hudson Health Center
The
Institute of Life Insurance
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Athens Zoning Board of Appeals
Tom Hendershot
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
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