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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1957

Page

5

Peoples wins county judge race in Meigs County election

Emmett Peoples, a Pomeroy attorney and former Meigs County Probate and Common Pleas judge, won the newly created county judge post. He led with 2,476 of 5,565 votes cast among three candidates, ahead of Delmar A. Canaday and R. E. Grindley Sr. Local races included mayoral contests in Racine and Syracuse, with multiple village council seats decided.

Pomeroy Emmett Peoples Meigs County Peoples Delmar A. Canaday R. E. Grindley Sutton Township Orange Racine Syracuse Joe Stobart Paul R. Holter Holter Roger George Theiss William S. Cross E. A. Wingett Alfred E. Crow Billy Joe Spencer Hilton Wolfe Mac Cleland Opposi

Women Win Posts in Pomeroy Local Election

In Pomeroy, two women were elected to village posts as election results show tax levies passing. Edna Schoenleb won clerK and Elma Russell became treasurer, marking the first time in over 20 years a woman holds village office. Council seats were won by Dor Schaefer Roy Betzing Don Mullen Rich Jones Leslie Fultz Franklin Rizer Max Folmer and Hobart Smith. School board seats went to William Anderson H E Boney and W A Gibbs.

Cundiff Harry Potts Larry Hubbard Robert Loucks Forest Winebrenner William Francis Herman London Howard Largent Board of Pub Lic Syracuse Donald Lisle Harold Duckworth William Thuener Rutland Floyd Dunfee George Grate Vernon Weber Harvey Erlewine Nath Ert Davis Caroll Snowden Wayne Turner Bedford George Zeigler Doyle Sargent Virgil King County Board of Education Virgil Atkins Carl Kautz George Perry Lebanon Warden Ours Frank Cornell G. A. Deem Clarence Baker Clinton E. Johnson G. G. Sheffield William Long John Lawson Dana Haning Harold Jones Albert Warner Chester Charles Bissell Arthur Orr Thomas Scott Floyd Ridenour Columbia D. W. Morris C. W. Curry Alva Rupe Pomeroy Charles W. Legar Edna Schoenleb Elma Russell Schoenleb Russell Marks Dor Schaefer Roy Betzing Don Mullen Rich Jones

Meigs County voters approve all Meigs levies

Voters in Meigs County approved every tax levy on the ballot in Tuesday’s elections. Renewals and new levies passed in Racine Rutland Northern Local Southern Local Salisbury Columbia Bedford districts with strong margins, including a 177 to 41 Racine result and a 1152 to 403 Southern Local tally.

Pomeroy Meigs County Racine Rutland Salisbury Columbia Bedford

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