Contested County Commissioner Race Decided Late in Athens
In a wild county commissioner contest for Athens, Cline and Wakefield won in a late-count surge after Athens Ward 4 precincts reported. Cline led with 794 votes, Wakefield 677, Harris 643, Edwards 153, Cross reelected to a third term, and Kincade secured the treasurer seat. Unopposed Republicans swept key offices. Eisenhower carried the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Phyllis LaVelle Cross
T. C. Kincade
W. H. Wakefield
Ware
Harold E. Shiels
Sheril
John G. Cline
Cline
Wakefield
W. Harris
Edwards
Nelsonville
Ture
Harris
Board of Commissioners
Cross
George A. Banks
Ward
Board of County Commissioners
Kincade
Wayne Wingett
Harold E. Shields
Robert H. Auflick
Claudis Chappel
John Dowler
Harold J. Rose
John H. Elias
Oldest Voter Casts Ballot as Usual in Athens Election
B Wheeler near 96 voted as usual while keeping his ballot private from family. The 74 year voting veteran from Chillicothe has rarely missed an election and walks daily in east Athens. Election results show Saxbe won attorney general 8770 to 5964 and Herbert lieutenant governor 9313 to 5793, with total turnout 17018, about 1200 below forecasts and lighter than expected after dawn polling. Early returns favored Democrats but later precincts shifted, including 34 votes from East Clayton and 858 in Ward 4, Precinct 7 at the county garage. Some precincts reported last after others, with a late Carthage tally easing the overall suspense.
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B. Wheeler
R. M. Lantz
Elmwood Place
Chillicothe
Wheeler
East Athens
Roger W. Tracy
John W. Donahey
William Saxbe
Attorney General
Stephen M. Young
Paul M. Herbert
John Taylor
East
Clayton
York Township
Athens
Hollister
Carthage
Election Board
Uninvited Poll Worker Delivers Authority at Ohio Precinct
In Athens County a northern precinct reported an extra poll worker arriving at 6:30 a.m. claiming authority with a single card reading the honor of your presence. The woman, armed with a chicken basket and a day’s menu, brought a vote-etter mailed countywide by a candidate for office.
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Board of Elections
Athens County
Ible
Nelsonville Man Charged With Theft
Nelsonville resident Robert Coakley, 25, faces probation revocation as deputies charge him with breaking and entering. He was found at the Ben Kirkendall Buechtel Mine with a car trunk full of scrap metal, while attempting to dismount a mine hoist. Sheriff Bateman seeks revocation after Coakley pled guilty to two counts last summer in Floodwood.
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Robert Coakley
Nelsonville
Commot
Harold Shields
Shields
Coakley
Ben Kirkendall Buechtel
George Bateman
C. E. Berry
Francis D. White
Floodwood
Lions Honor Berry Hotel Little Leaguers Night
Lions Club hosted a dinner for Athens High School baseball prospects at the Berry Hotel. Ed Raanow introduced the players and their fathers while each boy received a regulation baseball and watched a film including Lets Train with the Cardinals. Attendees named Gibby Bergquist Bill Bigas Joe Meche Dox John Batdorff Ben Roberson Wayne Pendleton Joe Coury Jim Childress Ted Stiff Rex Nickoson Dave Kantner Murphy Chambers.
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Lions Club
Berry Hotel
Cardinals
Ed Raanow
Athens
Lions
Gibby Bergquist
Bill Bigas
Joe Meche
Dox
John Batdorff
Ben Roberson
Wayne Pendleton
Joe Coury
Jim Childress
Ted’ Stiff
Rex Nickoson
Dave Kantner
Murphy Chambers
Students stage protest rally in Athens over voting rights
A rally formed on College Street in front of the Vets Administration office Tuesday at 4 pm by mostly Ohio University student veterans. They protested pollworkers denying ballots in the general election, arguing state law allows voting in the county of origin. Richard L. Young, president of the campus veterans organization, spoke to the group before it did not proceed to the courthouse.
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Thomas Jenkins
Ironton
C. Starsley Mechem
Nelsonville
Jenkins
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
George H. Bender
Frank J. Lausche
C. William O'Neill
GOP
Mariettan
Michael V. DiSaile
Ohio
Athens County
Ted W. Brown
Hubert
James A. Rhodes
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio University
College St
Veterans Administration
Board of Election
Athens
J. B. Barker
Court House
Campus Veterans Organization
Richard L. Young
Births at Shelterings Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Gene Gabriel of The Plains welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Orland Mansfield of Athens announce a daughter. Mr and Mrs Cecil Smith of Athens announce a daughter.
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Gene Gabriel
the Plains
Orland Mansfield
Athens
Cecil Smith
Firemen Douse Small Blazes Near Athens Railroad Yards
In Athens several minor fires were reported near the Plains railroad yards along Shafer Street and Route 4. Firemen used a pumper truck to extinguish a flaming bumper block and assisted Mrs. Howard Brookins after an asthma attack. Weather later cleared with a warm day and temperature range 72 to 34.
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John Duncan
Athens
Mark Rachel
Earl Ervin
Kelly Sams
Miles Hoon
New Marshfield
Don Hooper
Plains
S. Shafer St
Virgil Gilkey
Charles W
Dalton
Kenneth Patrick
Richard Cook
Howard Brookins
Lancaster St
Charles Dalton
Brookins
Hamley Run
See Viamine Band Orta Dy Ma ItE Foren Trerehere
Fragmentary OCR yields a brief item mentioning a band and a name in unclear context. The readable parts suggest a local performance or event involving a band and an individual but key details such as date place or outcome are missing. The piece lacks sufficient clarity to provide a precise summary.
Athens voters approve softener referendum and levies
Athens County voters backed the water softening referendum by wide margins across 16 of 18 precincts and approved major city levies including a two mill street levy and a school renewal levy. Unofficial totals show broad support for the Korean bonus measure and a four year senate term amendment. Separate notices report Mrs. F F Schramm of Marietta died after illness, funeral planned in Marietta.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Trimble
York Township
Board of Elections
Athens County
Athens Area
F. F. Schramm
Marietta
John V Webb
New Marshfield
Marietta Memorial Hospital
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Howe
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Grandpa
Security Bank
Times
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
the Security Bank
Court Street
Lions Fete
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens Wine & Beer
West Union
Mr. Powell
Plains Phone
Conrae Cleaners
L. C. and
H. C. Say
East State Street
Studebaker
America
Studebaker- Packard Corporation
Ny Long
Wakefield Motors
Richland Avenue
State Hospital
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