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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1956

Page

7

Logan School Bond Issue OK'd, City Operating Levy Defeated

Logan voters approved a 900000 school improvement bond issue while defeating a four mill city operating levy. Eisenhower led the state ticket with Stevenson. Democrats Bright and Lappen won local legislative and prosecutorial races, while Bierly and Gabriel lost in county races. County offices remained Republican, with Armstrong and North winning the commissioner seats.

Logan Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Sen George Bender Lausche C. William O'Neill Michael DiSalle Rolland Bright Richard Gerken Hubert D. Lappen Leslie G. Johnson A. M. Bierly Walter North Harry Armstrong Thomas VanCuren Armstrong North Bierly VanCuren Hreements Blum Gabriel Proinis Bright Lappen First County Eport Starr 1-C

Education Week Proclaimed in Nelsonville by Mayor

Nelsonville Mayor Earl Hilleary designated November 11 to 17 as Education Week to align with American Education Week. He urged parents and the public to visit schools, praising children as the nation’s greatest resource and education as the foundation of tomorrow’s democracy. Ohio scenes shown to Rotary club featured Lake Hope and Hocking caves.

Nelsonvill Earl Hilleary Nelsonville Dwight D. Eisenhower Hilleary Ohio U.S.A Jerry Patton Noel Simonton Nelsonville High School

Election Sidelights From Precinct Reports

The first precinct of the Methodist Church reported early results while the second ward first precinct on Adams St finished at 2 a.m. The heaviest turnout was 304 votes in the first precinct of the second ward. Stevenson carried only two precincts in the fourth ward, the first and third, and O’Neill carried the same for governor in those precincts.

Adams St

Local town court fines issued in Nelsonville

Names including Miss Linda Sue Wolfe Mrs Beatrice Nixon Miss Josephine G penter Mrs Eugene Whitmer Charles Hogue Mrs James Dolman Mrs Arthur Philabaum Mrs Naomi Robinson Ada Wright Van B Pettit Carol Lightfoot Donald Castle and Ira Adams Gail Cunningham were fined ten dollars and costs in the Nelsonville mayor’s court for speeding and driving to the left of center in separate cases.

Beatrice Nixon Logan William Waugh Haydenvile Josephine’ G Penter Eugene Whitmer New Straitsville Charles Hogue Glouster James Dolman Nelsonville Arthur Philabaum Naomi Robinson Ada Wright van B. Petiit Buchtel Carol Lightfoot Donald Castle Columbus Ira Adams Gail H. Cunningham Earl Hilleary Adams Cunningham

Three Incumbents Lose In Vinton County Vote

In Vinton County three incumbents were defeated as heavy voting produced unofficial totals. Theodore R. Boring unseated state representative Les­ter M. Cooley. John I. Beckley defeated W H. Lohr for prosecuting attorney. Harold V. Felton lost to Woodrow W. Jeffers for county commissioner. Additional results favored Republicans in local offices and Dobservation of party preferences. The official count was scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 p.m.

Nixon C. William O'Neill Michael DiSalle George H. Bender U. S Frank J. Lausche Vinton Thomas A. Jen Oakley C. Collins J. M. Ogan Common Pleas C. W. Smith Board of Elections Office

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