Trial of Harold Pierce Delayed By Prosecutor Illness
The Harold A. Pierce vote fraud trial in Athens was postponed to Monday as County Prosecutor Harold Rose suffers a flu like cold. Judge Francis White overruled the defense motion for dismissal and noted the jury will be recalled after opening statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Sherow
Harold A. Pierce
Morris Ave
Harold Rose
Francis D. White
William C. Rowland
Rose
Charles D. Fogle
White
Pierce
Fogle
R. S. Henderson
Coolville
Athens County School Board Election Results Announced
The county board of elections released final counts for Athens County school board races. In Athens City three seats were filled with John Bolin 1883 votes, D R Clippinger 1870, Homer Baird 1783. Marjorie Sheron 1405. Nelsonville City had three seats with McDonald 768 and write ins Irvin Badger 522, William Fried rich 422, Charles Pancake 228, among others. Other districts listed voters and tallies for multiple local boards including Glouster, Chauncey Dover, Albany Local, Ames Bern, Athens Local, Carthage Troy, Rome-Canaan, Shade Local, The Plains, Trimble Local, Waterloo Local, and York Local. Glen Ey Downy elected as new member with 2194 votes, replacing Dallas Christman. Lewis Moore 1858 and Claire Ball 1794 also returned. Samuel Buffington 1771 was the fourth man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
County Board of Elections
Athens City
John Bolin
D. R. Clippinger
Homer Baird
Marjorie Sheron
Nelsonville City
Emmett L. McDonald
Athens County School Board
Glen E. Downey
Dallas Christman
Lewis L. Moore
Claire M. Ball
Samuel Buffington
Buffington
Ball
Charles H. Stephenson
Robert W. Byers
Joe Williams
Clifford Collins
Ellis Dew
Chauncey Dover
Ralph Brown
Ralph L. Coe
J. E. McCafferty
Albany
David S.greene
Merrill Chase
Howard Woodyard
Donald Pratt
Wilbert McKnight
Ames Bern
William C. Hanson
Alyce Sayer
Richard Smith
Athens
Shade Local
Floyd Williams
Victor Stover
Sam Jeffers
Denny Walters
Charles H. Evans
the Plains
Emma Cade
Elmo Scott
Ralph Calendine
Trimble Local
Dwight Karnes
Rodney E. Linscott
Shade School Audit Report Released
The Shade Local School District audit finds finances generally in order over the past three years. Miscellaneous receipts total 7445.14 with bus payments from the state and small sales such as old forge 5 and used stove 10. Total receipts 222059.82. expenditures 225791.57. Rehabilitation projects 9268 with state share 6902 and district share 2366.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes’ Office
Deanville Driver Injured In Two Route Crashes
Andrew Laudner 39 was treated at Mount St Mary Hospital for head laceration and chest injuries after his car left of center on Route 33 near Route 691 and rolled over. He was cited by Mayor Earl Hilleary. In a separate crash on Route 50 near Route 7, Linder Randolph 44 rear ended a semi driven by Lloyd Pannell 29, with no injuries.
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Deanville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Andrew Laudner
Laudner
Earl Hilleary
Route 7
Linder Randolph
Guysville
Lloyd Pannell
Charleston
Shelter Notes From Shelter Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs James McLean The Plains announce a daughter in the hospital notes. Admitted Vada Caldwell Athens Paul Barnhart Stewart. Dismissed Vicki Rosser Athens Mrs Blake Weaver Frost Route 1 and daughter Robert Williamson Zareski. Robert Barnes Parkersburg W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McLean
the Plains
Vada Caldwell
Athens
Paul Barnhart
Stewart
Vicki Rosser
Blake Weaver
Frost
Robert Williamson
Zareski
Robert Barnes
Parkersburg
W. Va
Stolen Car Recovered By State Patrolman
A car reported stolen about 4 p.m. Thursday was recovered three hours later as it was driven on Richland Ave by Rudolph Theodore Shannon 16 of Athens. The auto owned by Herman Dunfee Athens Route 2 had traveled to Middleton and back with the driver allegedly avoiding gasoline payment. Shannon was turned over to Juvenile Officer Ted Frey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Richland Ave
Herman Dunfee
Athens
Middleport
Rudolph Theodore Shannon
Ted Frey
Safety Record Cited in National Fleet Safety Contest
The Ohio Fuel Gas Company won a National Safety Council award for outstanding driver safety in the very large gas utility division. Ohio Fuel's fleet of 1456 vehicles and 1500 drivers achieved 83 accidents per 100 000 miles with 16.5 million miles driven from July 1956 to June 1957. George Claar received the award in Chicago at a council banquet. More than 2000 companies entered the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
National Safety Council
F. W. Phillips
Ohio Fuel
Athens
Ohio
Phillips
George Claar
Columbus
Chicago
East and West Growing Closer Say Ohio University Lecturer
Dr. Troy Organ told the Ohio University faculty that East and West are rapidly converging as technology and world issues shrink distances. He urged deeper study of Indian philosophy as a practical, life oriented tradition shaping Western thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Organ
Ohio University
Organ
India
West
Rudyard Kipling
Dr. Organ
Woman Injured After Kicking Window at Riverside Drive
Mrs Betty Stage 28 kicked a window at 5 Riverside Drive in the early hours of Friday. She suffered a left ankle laceration and was treated by the fire department squad before being taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 1 40 a.m. Fire Chief Charles Dalton reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Drive
Betty Stage
Fire Department
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles Dalton
Higley Class Hosts Sunday Bible Study at Local Church
Higley Class of the First Christian Church will host a Sunday morning study at 9 15 a m at the First Methodist Church Copeland Class. E A Hansen will teach the class according to church officers.
Group Meets Sunday Unitarian Fellowship in Athens
A new Unitarian Fellowship group in Athens will meet Sunday at 10 30 a m in the Hillel Foundation located at 97 University Terrace The gathering marks the formation of the local group and invites community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian
Athens
Hillel Foundation
University Terrace
Trucks Form 17 Percent Of U.S. Motor Vehicles
A report shows trucks account for 17 percent of all motor vehicles in the United States, outlining shifts in vehicle composition and implications for transport and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Floyd Bolin Post VFW to Meet Friday Evening
James Bridgewater commander says Floyd Bolin Post Veterans of Foreign Wars will convene at 8 p.m. Friday for a planned meeting and organizational updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Bolin Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James Bridgewater
District Scouts Meet At First Presbyterian Church
District Scout plans covered by 21 units in the Hocking district with aim to 23 by year end. Training courses set for December 8 and January 12 at the First Presbyterian Church. Scout week dinner planned February 7 13 and Silver Award court of honor in Nelsonville First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
E. P. Lynn
Advancement Committee
Nelsonville
Nelsonville First Methodist
United Fund Appeal
Finance Committee
Clarke Daily
Health and Safety Committee
Fred Gaskins
Ohio Department of Mines
Lynn
E. J. Taylor
Scout Roundtable
Don Niesse
Leland Hawkins
Marietta
Wally Cameron
Ralph Scott
Cub Scouts
U S May Be Going Soft Says AMA Leader
Dr W W Bauer of the American Medical Association warned the audience at Ohio University that the United States risks becoming soft intellectually morally and spiritually. He told 60 delegates from 22 Ohio colleges that Americans are overprivileged and burden themselves with problems by taking rather than giving. He urged inner integrity stricter adherence to professed ideals and stronger religious conviction citing Alcoholics Anonymous as a model for resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
W. W. Bauer
American Medical Association
Ohio College Association
Ohio University
Bureau of Health Education
The
AMA
Bauer
Ohio
Alcoholics Anonymous
Retired Coal Miner Dies at 65 in Athens County
James Bones Blackford 65 died Thursday night at his daughter Norval Souths home on Athens Route 3 after several weeks of ill health. He was a lifelong Athens County resident and a retired coal miner. Survived by daughter, sister Lydia Robinson of Athens, brother Marcus of Dayton, two grandchildren Norvela and Shirley South, and preceded by wife Anna and other siblings. Funeral 1 p.m. Sunday at Poston Methodist Church with Rev. Herbert Harris officiating. burial Green Lawn Cemetery. Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home listed for calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Bones) Blackford
Norval South
Athens
Athens County
George and
Belle Blackford
Lydia Robinson
Marcus
Dayton
Norvella
Shirley South
Waltonians Schedule Sunday Work Party and Meeting
Athens Izaak Walton chapter members plan a Sunday work party at the skeet range followed by a 2 p.m. monthly meeting. Ralph Kyle, president, announced progress on the new project and Gerald Glover, shoot program chair, notes satisfactory work. Lunch will be served and a special program follows the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Izaak Walton
Ralph Kyle
Gerald Glover
Kyle
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Myrle Knowlton
Edward Watts
Helen M. Stright
New Marshfield
E. E. Zimmerman
Flora Lechleidner
Elizabeth Boling
Chauncey
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Golda Koker
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Elizabeth Matheny
Matheny
Henderson
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Voie
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Stright
Watts
Buckeye Cafeteria
N. Court St
Irvin Badger
William Friedrich
Charles Pancake
Eillene Ward
Clyde Shingler
Bernie Shanklin
Wilbur Mender
Austin Kantner
Harold Foust
John Hartford Dunnette
Waterloo
Charles G. Llewellyn
Sol W. Goff
Norman L. Saylor
York
Fred Loudner
Spencer Adams
Edward N. Cagg
Elza Cullison
Willard Wright
Samuel E., Levering
Ben H. Wagner
Russell Stoner
EDSEL
Dick Blosser Edsel
Dick Blosser
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Joseph B. Hall
Kroger Co
Paul A Warner
Oberlin Savings Bank Co
Ohio School of Banking
Hall
Cincinnati
Warner
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
GASCO
VFW
U.S
Speaker
Waltonians
the Mutual Home &6 Savings Association
East Washington St
Athens, Ohio
Federal Home Loan Bank
Moderna Williamson
G. H. Martin & Son
Orla Bradford
Sacred Pictures
Bradford
Rev
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Ohio Ave
Harold Sturm
Commonwealth
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