Ballots Impounded in Athens Vote Fraud Probe
Police probe into Athens Ward 3 precinct reveals obvious fraud with 30 ballots marked fraudulently. FBI observers present as investigators study handwriting and ballot tampering after two poll books showed discrepancies. County prosecutor to decide on possible prosecutions as recount proceeds and officials consider polygraph testing.
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Athens
Athens Ward
Board of Elections
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
4. B. Grogan
Grogan
B. Berry
W. H. Wakefield
James F. Edwards
Floodwood
Edwards
London
Berry
Athens County Election Board certifies final general tally
The Athens County Board of Elections certified the complete final general election vote tally late Thursday, noting no changes from the unofficial count. Delays occurred due to fraud evidence in one precinct, with hearings held. 13 levies across the county mostly passed, including school and township taxes, while the Glouster 2-mill street levy failed. Final counts show tight races for commissioner and various county offices, and candidates must file expense statements within 30 days.
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Athens County Board of Elections
Athens
J. Barker
Ames
Bern
Ames-Bern
Dover
Wayne Harris
Athens County
General Assembly
Wayne Ward
George A. Banks
Harold J. Rose
Kincade
Wayne Wingett
John W. Dowler
John H. Elias
Barker
Candi
Board of Elections
Copper Wire Theft Reported at West Side School Site
Police report theft of 750 feet of insulated copper wire from a spool on the West Side school grounds between Friday evening and Wednesday noon. Con Rath Electric Co. valued the loss at $494.62 and noted the theft went unnoticed until Wednesday. the wire measured three pounds per foot.
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West Side
J. W. McBride
Conrath Electric Co
McBride
Man Bound Over After Knife Threats in Athens
Jos W State St. bound over to the jury from Municipal Court after denying concealed weapon possession and making menacing threats to Blaine Evener of Athens Route 2. Police say a butcher knife was pulled from the waistband during the incident on Wednesday near Court and State. Evener fled as officers were dispatched.
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Caarence Mamnmy
Jos
State St
Blaine Evener
Athens
Haning
Evener
District 4 wildlife personnel inspect new facilities
John C. Pelton and A. W. Short spoke at the monthly District 4 wildlife meeting held Monday in the new Natural Resources building. They discussed small game regulations and inspected the new facilities used by 18 counties.
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Zyuune
Nen
Yessonnel
Natural Resources
John C. Pelton
A.W. Short
James W Faulkner Memorial Fund Establishes Journalism Scholarship
The Ohio University School of Journalism gains a $250 annual Faulkner Memorial Scholarship, reestablished by fund trustees led by G. A. Smallsteed Sr. It honors James W. Faulkner, a longtime Cincinnati Enquirer figure, and supports an Ohio resident with a 25 average who shows need.
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Ohio Universit School of Journalism
James W. Faulkner
Ohio
Columbus
Faulkner
Cincinnati Enquirer
Enquirer
The
Mr. Faulkner
Cincinnati
St. Xavier College
L. J. Hartin
Ohio University School of Journalism
Ray F. Barnes
Elwood
Ind
Barnes
Kenton
Times
Call Leader
Pratt
Kans
Triune
Alamosa
Golo
Ay Courier
Tavern Operator Cleared Of Minor Beer Charge
Ynene Fritts, tavern operator south of Nelsonville on Route 35, was exonerated Friday after both sides moved to dismiss in Municipal Court over alleged beer sales to a minor. A prior denial by Mrs. Pritts and a Friday hearing showed the prosecution lacked a case. The Plains residents Samuel E. Skinne and Floyd Bequgher, with Patricia and a daughter, were noted in connection to local affairs.
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Ynene Fritts
Nelsonville
W. C. Kail
Supervisor Ends Visit In Athens County Schools
Amy Alten supervisor of special education from the state department of education completed a two day visit in Athens County schools. During her visit she answered questions and gifts to county supervisors and to several special education teachers in three county schools. She also spoke to staffs at the Rome Canaan and Waterloo schools about effectively instructing the slow learner.
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Amy Alten
Athens County
Miss Alten
Juanita Clyse
Herbert Sanger
Edna Black
Gladyce Aike Mildred Howard
Peggy Talor
Miss Allen
Rome-Canaan
Waterloo
Cold Front Brings Rain After Mild Indian Summer
U S observer C L Colmer reports a light rain event starting after midnight, a 15 of an inch total, and a daytime high of 76 while a 40 degree rise by 11 a m accompanied the front. The rain ends a spell of dry weather following an ideal Indian Summer day.
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C. L. Colmer
U.S
Hamley Run
St Pauls School Honors Pupils List
St Pauls School officials announced honor pupils across grades with a long list of names from eighth through second and third years. Separately Conrad L Collins, 39, of Athens Route 2 forfeited a $30 appearance bond in Municipal Court for failing to stop within the assured rear distance after an accident investigation at Court and Union Saturday evening.
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St. Paul's School
Teresa Coury
Ray Finn
Patty Legg
Nancy Nixon
Sharon Schloss
Peter Seibert
Cecelia Sheridan
Danny
Rose Tennehill
Vicki Watkins
Mark Abel
Becky Biggs
Robert Eschenbacher
Rosemary Kottyan
Angela Sayre
John Grogan
Cecelia Miller
Mary Ann McConnell
Michael Seibert
Anne Tanguy
Richard Walker
James Berger
Kathy Manda
Delbert Tucker
Bernadette Antoinette
Connie Midkiff
Kathleen Miller
Linda Main
Patricia Byrd
Mary Ellen Baird
Bill Eschenbacher
Philip Meyers
Patricia Roman
Cheryl Kostival
Michael Shamel
Myriam Antoi Letto
Helen Eschenbacher
Margaret Eschenbacher
Michael Ley
Dorothy Mansfield
Mary ‘ Lou’ Malm
William Shamet
Conrad L. Collins
Athens
Union
Lima Inmate To Return To Athens In 1954 Case
An Athens man indicted in 1954 for assault with intent to kill a University of Ohio student, Ahmed Essa, has been found sane at Lima State Hospital and ordered remanded for further action. He spent nearly three years in the hospital, with officials labeling him irresponsible due to mental deficiency. The case, lacking a prosecuting witness, may be dropped.
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Athens
Ohio University
Lima State Hospital
Common Pleas Court
C. E. Berry
Charles Cary
State Hospital
Ahmed Essa
Union of South Africa
Mayor's Court
Carr
Berry
South Africa
Bennetts Safe Robbery Trial Postponed in Athens County
The upcoming safe robbery trial of Perry Bennett, 27, of Athens, in Jackson County Common Pleas Court was postponed until Monday. Police relayed no reason for the delay from Wellston authorities in a radio message to Athens. Bennett had been cleared of breaking and entering charges last month after a directed verdict due to insufficient evidence.
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Ronce
Perry Bennett
Athens
Jackson County
Bulk Milk Tanks Inspected On Athens County Dairy Tour
A four farm tour in Athens County showcased bulk milk tank and pipeline milking systems. At Bertie L. Brookover’s Stewart farm 35 cattle are milked in an overhead piped system cooling milk to 26 degrees. The method cuts labor and cleanup while enabling bulk transfer to the milk room. Other farms visited were Doyt Gallaway and D. W. Sams in Stewart and Cecil Richardson in Frost, followed by a discussion on economics of bulk tank systems at Coalville School led by Ohio State University personnel.
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Athens County
Extension Service
Bertie L. Brookover
Stewart
Brookover
Ross Wright
Wright
Doyt Gallaway
D. W. Sams
Cecil Richardson
Frost
Coalville School
Frank Koval
Delbert Byg
Dale Carley
Ohio State City
Jury Seated For Trial In Oba Douglas Assault Case
Four men and eight women were selected as jurors for the criminal assault trial of Oba Douglas of Athens Route 5. The state’s case began, with 13 year old witness called among eight to testify. The defense argued Douglas did not commit the alleged crime on June 5, 1956.
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Oba Douglas
Athens
Common Pleas Court
Douglas
Clerk of Courts
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