Athens Voters Elect New Councilman and Approve Street Levy
Athens voters elected Foster Coe over incumbent Lewis McBride 297 to 174 for a two year council seat. The two mill street levy passed by a wide margin 1482 to 885 while a local option to allow alcohol sales failed 121 to 116. Turnout was light with under half of 5057 registered voters casting ballots.
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Athens
Foster Coe
Athens Barber
Lewis McBride
Coe
Ward 1
McBride
Ray Shepard
Sion
Sammy's Steak House
Ellsworth Sammons
Early Reports Indicate Levies Passing On Election Night
Athens County officials tally unofficial results from Tuesday's voting with final counts due later this week. Indications show all levies passing while some results in school board contests remain incomplete. Top finishers include Carthage Troy Gerald Guthrie 416, Victor R Russell 376, Gerald Stephenson 291.
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Athens County Board of Election
Carthage
Troy
Gerald Guthrie
Victor R. Russell
Gerald Stephenson
A. M. Washburn
the Plains
Elmo Scott
William H. Wilson
Donald Turrill
Marlon McWilliams
Walter Ervin
Emma Cade
George E. Sherwood
Waterloo
Kenneth Elliott
Harrison Lowsey
Charles D. Llewellyn
Norman L. Saylor
Ames- Bern
Albany
Carthage-Troy
Athens Township
Caanan Township
Two Ohio University Students Face Multiple Charges
The prosecuting attorney reports ten affidavits against Terry Donaldson and John T. White for breaking and entering, theft, and related counts. Accusations include theft from a parked car during Homecoming, stealing camera equipment, and burglaries at several local businesses. Proceedings may move to Common Pleas Court after possible waivers. a missing safe from the Athens Building Material site was searched without success.
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Ohio University
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Terry Donaldson
S. Congress Sr
John T. White
Joseph McBride
Donaldson
Bob Klabik
McKinley Ave
McBride
Electric Company Breaking and Entering
Athens Building Material Co
Ohio Mining Co
Joseph Daily
N. Congress St
White
Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Athens
Hocking
South Bridge
Robert Moses Lecture Open at Ohio University
Public invited to hear Robert Moses speak at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Ewing Auditorium. Moses, president of the New York 1964-65 World's Fair Corporation, director of Lincoln Center, and chairman of the New York State Power Authority, delivers the second Herman G. James Lecture on Municipal Government.
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Robert Moses
Ohio University
Ewing Auditorium
Moses
New York
Roundtable Conducted for Cub Scouts in December Theme
Roundtable discussed December activities led by Robert Byers assistant district commissioner at Chauncey s Church of Christ parish house. Pack 56 Athens outlined gifts and decorations for the holidays while Pack 58 The Plains described the bobcat badge and parent support. William Teders Athens field scout executive proposed den mothers training and noted the next meeting will be at The Plains.
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Robert Byers
Chauncey’s
Church of Christ
Pack 56
Athens
the Plains
William Teders
Bound To Jury On Non-Support Charge
Donald F. Robson of Murray City was bound over to the grand jury on a non support charge. Filed by Phryne Robson the charge claims Robson failed to provide support for two minor children. Robson pleaded innocent and a $500 bond was set. Deputies from the sheriff's office handled the case.
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Donald F. Robson
Murray City
Phryne Robson
Robson
Sheriff's Deputies
District Commissioner Attends Scout Meeting in Parkersburg
Walter Ervin district commissioner from Athens attended a commissioners' meeting Monday evening in Parkersburg to discuss next year's scout program and the possibility of another Scout-O-Rama next spring.
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Walter Ervin
Athens
Parkersburg
Ervin
Woman Pleads Guilty For Passing Stopped School Bus
Anna Vercoe, 62, Athens route 4, pleaded guilty in municipal court to passing a stopped bus loading passengers. Roy Saylor, Shade School bus driver, filed the case. State Highway Patrol reported. She was fined 15 dollars with 5 suspended plus costs.
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Athens
Anna Vercoe
Roy Saylor
State Highway Patrol
Area mayors break even in county election
Athens County incumbents split results with two defeated and two reelected. Glouster Mayor Thomas Williams Jr and Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley won two year terms while Nelsonville Mayor Earl Hilleary and Albany Mayor Earl Baughman lost to William Hoffman and Ivan Tribe respectively.
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Athens County
Glouster
Thomas Williams, Jr
Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Nelsonville
Earl Hilleary
Albany
Earl Baughman
William Hoffman
Ivan Tribe
Four Contestants Chosen for Athens County Prince of Peace
Patricia Thompson Rexford Storer Lyle Skinner and Greg ory Wright were named winners among 15 entrants at New England Presbyterian Canaanville Methodist Guysville Methodist and Stewart Methodist. Alternates are Sue Stobart Linda Dorr Martha Elliott and Bernadine Whan.
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Patricia Thompson
Rexford Storer
Lyle Skinner
Gregory Wright
Athens County
New England Presbyterian
Canaanville Methodist
Guysville Methodist
Stewart Methodist
Sue Stobart
Linda Dorr
Martha Elliott
Bernadine Whan
Garry Scheele
Jan Bowman
Sally Miller
John Holden
Jack Dickey
Larry Barker
Wesley Foundation
Athens
Kathrynne Hess
Nellie Bean
Four Motorists Forfeit Bonds In Municipal Court
Bonds were forfeited Tuesday in Municipal Court by four drivers who failed to appear on State Highway Patrol and city police citations. John D. Streza of Canton sped, Joseph C. Gloeckner of Pomeroy sped, Esta Laverne Keirns of Millfield Route 1 ran a stop sign, and Martin T. Tyler of Tiffin Hall ran a stop sign. bond amounts ranged from 11 to 21 dollars.
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John D. Streza
Canton
Joseph C. Gloeckner
Pomeroy
Esta Laverne Keirns
Millfield
Martin T. Tyler
Tiffin Hall
Leaf Burning Charged Without City Permit
Peter Goldstein president of Phi Epsilon Pi at 60 Morris Ave failed to appear in Municipal Court. He was cited by Fire Chief Charles Dalton for allegedly kindling an open fire on Wallace Dr without a burning permit as leaves burned. A $26 bond was forfeited.
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Peter Goldstein
Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity
Morris Ave
Charles Dalton
Wallace Dr
Board To Meet and Office Closure Notice
The Athens City County Health Department schedules its monthly meeting for Wednesday at 8 p.m. The department will close Saturday morning in observance of Veterans Day on November 11.
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Athens City
Athens City-County
Majority Of Township Trustees Win New Terms In Voters Show
In Athens County, incumbent trustees across 14 townships kept their seats for four more years. Unofficial tallies show top two vote-getters in each township, with several unopposed runs and multiple incumbents re-elected to new four year terms in a broad local election.
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Noland
Athens Township
C. L. Colmer
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
Athens
M. K. Fugate
Homer B. Gall
Robert Baur
Athens County
Alexander—Richard E. French
Carlos W. Lynch
Robert L. Grinstead
Jack Stanley
Worley D. Perry
Ames
Leonard Linscott
Wilbur Everett
Richard Easler
Mercury Again Hits 26 Mark In Athens Cold Spell
The mercury plunged six degrees below freezing early Wednesday in Athens and at 10 a.m. stood at 36 under partly cloudy skies after a Tuesday high of 55. A Richland Ave man mowed frost covered grass with a power mower near Wakefield's Garage Wednesday morning.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Richland Ave
Wakefield
Traffic Fine Levied On Lakewood Teen
Jim Lang, 18, of Lakewood, was fined $20 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a State Highway Patrol charge of driving an auto across the dividing line on a four lane highway.
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Jim Lang
Lakewood
Forfeit Bonds In Municipal Court Riddled With Speeding Stops
State Police cited drivers Gary Jay Miller 21 Grosse Ile Michigan Dorr E Hale 39 Parkersburg West Virginia and Charles O Koon 21 Louisville Kentucky. Miller and Hale forfeited bonds of 36 and 21 dollars respectively while O Koon paid 16 dollars for a stop sign violation.
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State Highway Patrol
Gary Jay Miller
Grosse Ile
Mich
Dorr E. Hale
Parkersburg
W. Va
Charles O’koon
Louisville
Bonds Forfeited In Municipal Court Sessions
Patrol and forfeiting $26 bonds in Municipal Court Monday were William W. Cline 49 Columbus for speeding and Raymond Edward Carrender 26 Charleston for unsafe operation.
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William W. Cline
Columbus
Raymond Edward Carrender
Charleston
Honor roll omission at Athens Junior High
Martha Mahaffey, ninth grade student, made all A's in the six weeks grading period but was omitted from the school's recently published honor roll.
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Martha Mahaffey
Athens
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Shepard
E. D. Shrout
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Tuckerman
Richard Rypma
William Weisenbach
Norman Dean
Ernie Lambert
Nu-Way
W. Union St
Herman G. James
George E. Frazer
Pol. Adv
Erle Bridgewater
the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
Scout
J. Gordon Sullivan
Norma Jones
Louise J. Dryer
Clayton L. Stein
Rome-Canaan
Dwight D. Robinson
Roy Noland
Clair Ball
Carl Michael
Kenneth R. Harvey
Glenn E. Cline
Don Jenkinson
Bern—Edward D. Harris
Paul F. Lotts
Roy E. Pierce
Guy Hill
Jess Fisher
Canaan
Charles Cone
Richard R. Dailey
Mitchell Barn
Lodi
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Mark Bobo
Rome
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Gaylord E. Storer
Homer E
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Lewis L. Moore
Trimble
Virgil Strohmeyer
Floyd Triplett
William Irwin
Hoyt S. Williams
M. E. Christman
Joe Nedermeyer
Charles McLaughlin
Donald E. Cook
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W. R. Clark
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Harley Sidwell
Darrell Figtins
William Wolfe
Charles E. Dorst
George E. Blimes
Andy Kavlish
Mercury
Canada
Firestone
America
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Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
West Union Street
John R. Watson
Sarahsville
Ohio
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Buckeye Polled Hereford Assn
Caldwell, Ohio
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