Ex-Resident Guthrie Loses Illinois Race Plans 1968 Campaign
Republican John S. Guthrie a former Athens resident and candidate for Illinois 24th District lost to Democrat Mel Price on November 8. The 32 year old Air Force veteran and contractor based in O Fallon will pursue future political runs while aiding Charles Percy in the Senate race. Guthrie carries his township vote 234 to 227 and total county votes show Price ahead 48,095 to 23,311 in St. Clair County. He remains active in Shiloh community groups and local boards.
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John S. Guthrie
Athens
Illinois
Guthrie
Forest Guthrie
Townsend Place
Lucia Lane
O’fallon
Athens High School
Ohio University
O'Fallon
Geneva West
Cathy
John
Air Force
Price
St. Clair County
Charles
Bidding Dates Planned For Two City Projects
City officials announce bid openings for two new fire department trucks and an independent sewage plant serving the McBee Systems plant east of Athens. Sewage plant bids open noon Wednesday. pumper and aerial ladder bids open Friday noon. Estimated costs: about 30000 for the pumper and 55000 for the aerial ladder. The ladder truck may serve buildings up to six stories and delivery is expected in 1968 after custom construction. Police report 10 motorcycles stolen since mid October, latest from Peter A Dewitt at 70 Hudson Ave, marking a fourth theft in four days. Hock Hocking district Boy Scout Camporee films to be shown at 6 15 p.m. Thursday on WOUB TV.
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Fire Department
McBee Systems
Athens
McBee
Athens Busi
Peter A. Dewitt
Hudson Ave
Woub-Tv
Births at Shelterings Arms Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Peterson welcome a son in Athens. Several other area mothers from Athens and surrounding towns such as Cyril Yates, Fannie Pickett, Josephine Seel, Rebecca Buckley, Erma Staneart, Lee Owens, Mary Connell, and Carl White are listed among new births. The report notes births at Shelterings Arms Hospital and nearby communities including The Plains, New Marshfield, Millfield, and Shade Route.
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Josephine Seel
Athens
Cyril Yates
Fannie Pickett
Roger Combs
Golda Clark
Michael Rothbard
Mary Connett
Fred South
Peter Pringle
Rebecca Buckley
New Marshfield
Erma Staneart
Albany
Lee Owens
Millfield
Carl White
Charles Ramseth
Walter Braley
the Plains
Ray Johnson
Lester Duff
Shade
Sanity hearing set in Fore murder case
Frank Denver Fore, 50, of Guysville, indicted for first degree murder, has a sanity hearing scheduled for 9:30 a.m. November 28 before Common Pleas Judge John Bolin. Fore has been under observation at Lima State Hospital and doctors say he is sane. his attorney argues mental illness and requests full exams. The case concerns the July killing of his estranged wife Isabel in the parking lot of Spanish Maine Route 50K.
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Frank Denver Fore
Guysville
Common Pleas
John Bolin
Fore
Lima State Hospital
Bolin
Isabel
Joseph B. Vanity, Jr
Lima Hospital
Woman Sought by Bedford Resident in Six-Year Search
Ruby K. McDonald Nelson of Bedford Indiana conducts a search for an Athens woman whose name is unknown. The inquirer notes the woman has a nephew James William Lee who served in the Marine Corps in San Juan Puerto Rico.
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Athens
Ruby K. McDonald Nelson
S. St
Bedford
Ind
James William Lee
Marine Corps
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Freeway Driving Film Highlighted In Athens Seminar
A Traffic Safety Seminar in Athens features a talk by Robert R. Hyatt of the State Automobile Association on uniform signs and signals. Ralph Ryerson joins Hyatt as a speaker for city and county officials and law enforcement. The Automobile Club of Southern Ohio sponsors the 9 a.m. event at The Ohio University Inn and screens the Walt Disney film Freeway phobia at 1 15 p.m. in the ballroom to instruct safe high speed driving.
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Athens
Robert R. Hyatt
State Automobile Association
Columbus
Hyatt
Ralph Ryerson
Bureau of Traffic
Automobile Club of Southern
The
Automobile Club
Court Docket Shows Rise in October Municipal Docket
October docket lists 430 total cases as clerk Miss Lavina Sycks notes. The 315 city cases exceed October 1965’s 257, with 115 state cases. State fines and costs total 2730.50 and city fines and costs 4958.25. City traffic bureau receipts reach 3533.76, up from 2392.32 in October 1965. City fines and costs for the month total 4285.50.
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Lavina Sycks
Warming Trend Noted By Local Observer
Continued fair weather with a warming trend was reported by U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer. At 10 a.m. the temperature reached 40 after an overnight low of 26, with Tuesday's high at 53.
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U.S
C. L. Colmer
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Athens Lions Club
Tim Thomas
General Telephone Co
John P. Irwin
Auto Club
Vann
Peoples Life
City & State
Tap TS Steen Company
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