Pierce Vote Fraud Trial Opens with First Witness
Ath ens County elections clerk J. E. Barker testified as the Harold A. Pierce vote fraud trial began in Common Pleas Court before Judge Francis D. White. Prosecutor Harold Rose was ill. jurors toured locations linked to the case including the Evangelical United Brethren Church polling place and Pierce’s Morris Avenue home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Barker
Athens County Board of Elections
Harold A. Pierce
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Harold Rose
Rose
Harold Shields
Decense
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Ohio Avenue
Sheriff Shields
Pierce
Morris Ave
John Dowler
Board of Elections Office
Building Activity Dips to New Low in Athens October
Athens permit activity slumped to a six month low in October with 19 permits totaling 31 325. The month started with a new residence permit for Guy Wingerton Bryant Road but was followed mainly by remodeling and repair projects led by 4 500 for W H Kirchner and various smaller jobs. Total 1957 ten month valuation reached 824 525 keeping doubt about reaching a million dollar year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Service Safety Director
Guy Wingett
Bryant Road
W. H. Kirchner
Grosvenor St
Henry Everett
Sunnyside Dr
W. S. Neutzling
Pearly Clark
Brown Ave
Lelia van Dyke
W. State St
St. Paul’s
N. College St
Police remind drivers of school bus stop law in Athens
City police reaffirm state and municipal rules requiring autos to stop for loading and unloading school buses. Officers note drivers may ignore blinking red lights at intersections and warn that bus crews will report violators by license number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Three Accidents Investigated By Patrolmen
State Highway patrolmen reported three weekend traffic accidents with no injuries. One driver was arrested after an improper turn at Route 56 682 Saturday evening, hitting Donald Adams 16 The Plains. Fern J. Bay 52 Columbus was cited for changing lanes without caution after side swiping Charles Mills 50 Logan on Route 33 north of the Athens County line. Georgia Dean 23 Huntington W Va escaped injury when her car overturned on Route 50 A near the Washington County line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Adams
the Plains
Fern J. Bay
Columbus
Logan
Francis Myers
Charles Mills
Athens County
Georgia Dean
Huntington
W. Va
Washington County
Pyle Sues For Divorce And Custody In Common Pleas
Clinton F. Pyle of Coolville Route 2 files for divorce from Gladys Pyle of Columbus. He cites remarriage on March 26 1957 and ten minor children. He seeks custody and a restraining order amid charges of gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Clinton F. Pyle
Coolville
Gladys Pyle
Columbus
Rainy Start Delays Set in for Athens Weather
A steady rain began Monday in Athens with overcast skies and moderate temperatures. Rural Hamley Run measured 48 at 9 a.m., three degrees above the early low, as weekend highs reached 63 to 70 and lows from 30 to 38.
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Athens
Hamley Run
ADY Club Plans Meeting at The Plains
The Athens-Dover-York Republican Club has called a meeting for 8 p.m. Wednesday in the community room at The Plains. Clare Ball, the president, announced the gathering.
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ADY Club
the Plains
Athens-Dover- York
Republican Club
Clare Ball
Walton Unit Ranks High In Members
Athens chapter of the Izaak Walton League has 223 members and is third in Ohio among 42 chapters. A Sunday meeting added new member P. G. Chapman of Guysville. The group voted to buy material to fix a leak at Izaak Walton Lake and formed a nominating committee led by C. S. Kelch. Charles Wolfe spoke on explorer scouting and showed a film.
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Athens
Izaak Walton League
Ohio
P. G. Chapman
Guysville
Izaak
Earl McConkey
Wilson Smith
Andrew Kovlan
Ralph Straw
Izaak Walton League of America
Charles Wolfe
Wolfe
Shelter News Births and Dismissals at Area Hospitals
A list from Shelterings Arms Hospital notes multiple births in Athens and surrounding towns including Elmo and Mrs Coen in Albany a son James Stack in Athens a son James Burchfield in Nelsonville and a daughter for Orville Crabtree Athens. Dismissals include Helen Collins and Albert Ballinger along with several residents from Athens Stewart McArthur and Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Coen
Albany
James Stack
Athens
James Burchfield
Nelsonville
Dean Platt
Orville Crabtree
Joseph Chiky
Athens Man Receives Harvard Law Scholarship
Richard Lee Slater of Athens Ohio is among 70 first year students at Harvard Law School awarded scholarships for the current academic year. He earned an AB magna cum laude from Harvard in 1956 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He studied at the University of Paris in 1956 57 under the Sweet Briar Plan.
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Cambridge
Mass
Richard Lee Slater
E. State St
Athens
Ohio
Harvard Law School
Phi Beta Kappa
Harvard
University of Paris
Car Stolen From Court Street Vehicle
William Beveridge of 21 Central Ave reports his 1949 black Ford with license X-265-L was stolen from Court Street Saturday between 5 and 6 30 p m. Police said it had not been recovered by Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Beveridge
Central Ave
S. Court St
Bus Driver Fined After Columbus Road Collision
Columbus bus driver Joe L. Clark was arrested Saturday by city police after a collision on Columbus Road. He pleaded guilty in Municipal Court Monday to changing lanes and was fined $10 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe L. Clark
Columbus
Columbus Road
Pastor John Meiser Noted for Innovative Town Church Work
The Rev. John Meiser, a graduate of Athens High School and Ohio University, is nationally praised for leading the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne Indiana. Presbyterian Life highlights an advertising note for the November 23 Saturday Evening Post, crediting him with reviving a city church once run like a rural parish in a piece titled The Church That Wouldn't Leave Town.
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John Meiser
Athens High School
Ohio University
First Presbyterian Church
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Presbyterian Life
Saturday Evening Post
John Meister
Rabies Clinic Aims to Cut Disease in Ohio Areas
Public health officials stress vaccination to curb rabies after rising cases in Ohio. Clinics run in five local towns by Dr. J K Bratton and H R Van Dyke cost two dollars, cover three year protection, and invite community cooperation to protect children and adults.
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J. K. Bratton
Athens Veterinary Hospital
H. R. van Dyke
Athens County
Athens County Commissioners
Athens County Veterinary Association
Athens County Humane Society
Athens City - County
H. M. Boocks
Real Estate Transfers In Athens and Nearby Towns
A compilation of property transfers listing buyers and sellers across Athens County and surrounding areas. Transactions include lots and tracts in Athens, Nelsonville, Glouster, Chauncey, and Waterloo with names such as Richard Phillips, Alice Phillips, Fred Taylor, Virgil Linn, Frank Strickland, Sunday Creek Coal Company, Holly Hudwell, Clark Collins, Ira Wolfe, Wendel Brooks, Ada Joy Bobo, John Sams, Torch area, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Phillips
Athens County
Alice R. Phillips
Athens
Grace Pritts
Logan
Fred S. Taylor
Deanville
Nelsonville
Harry Simmons Sr
Max E. Malone
Virgil L. Linn
Frank A. Strickland
Glouster
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Columbus
Charles LeRoy Newman
Chauncey
Hollie Milton Hudnall
Holly E. Hudwell
Karl H. Kasten
Harpswell Maine
Clark W. Collins
Leonard Wolfe
Ira Wolfe
Eunice B. Hughes
Robert A. Sebring
Wendel V. F. Brooks
Sunday Creek Coal Co
Samuel Johnston Jr
Jacksonville
Trimble Township
M. G. Woods
Waterloo Township
Ada Joy Bobo
Maywood J. Smith
Blaine Newell
Okie Ferguson
Lee Township
Howard W. Wilson
George A. Swift
John J. Evans
Fred Bishop
Florence R. Woods
New Marshfield
Waterloo
Bonds Forfeited In Municipal Court
Linder H. Randolph of Guysville Route 1 forfeited two bonds after charges by the State Highway Patrol. He paid 30 dollars for unsafe operation and 25 dollars for driving without a valid license in Municipal Court on Monday.
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Linder H. Randolph
Guysville
State Highway Patrol
Red Cross report details Athens chapter activity
Four month period July to November shows 419 pints collected for blood banks with 246 pints used at Mount St. Mary and Sheltering Arms hospitals. Athens patients used 28 pints elsewhere. 56 service members and families, 15 veterans and 22 civilians assisted. Gray Ladies logged 12972 hours. Albany Entertainment and Instruction Service 168 hours at VA. Canteen workers 1050 hours by 35 staff. 25 nurses 750 hours. 20 doctors 250 hours. Total 422 volunteers and 5413% hours. Budget lists multiple program costs. chapter balance $1152.58 as of Nov 1. New appointments and future classes noted. 40 years of service marked with bars for many members.
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Red Cross
Clark Dailey
Athens
Mount St. Mary
Sheltering Arms
Columbus
Veterans Administration
Athens State
Albany Entertainment and Instruction Service
Boyd Potter Dies at 50 in Athens Home
Boyd E. Potter 50 died suddenly Monday morning at his home 97 Hooper Street from an apparent heart attack. He was an attendant at Athens State Hospital. Survived by wife Evelyn, son William of Columbus, daughter Martha Stevers, three grandchildren, and three sisters Pauline Bolin Emma Jo McCormick Madeline Baudnot. Funeral arrangements by Jagers and Sons.
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Boyd E. Potter
Hooper St
Potter
Athens State Hospital
Fire Department
Charles Dalton
A. G
Grace Angell Potter
Evelyn Rorick Potter
William
Columbus
Martha Stevers
Potters
Thomas
Navy
Albany
Mediterranean Sea
Pauline Bolin
Emma Jo McCormick
Madeline Boudinot
Millfield
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Service News: McCallister Welds In Germany. Meek Serves in Korea
Pfc Mines F. McCallister, son of Mrs Flossie McCallister of Albany Route 2, has graduated from a welder course at the Army's European Engineer School in Murnau Germany. He entered the Army in 1952 and serves as a mechanic in the 2nd Armored Division's 51st Infantry. Sp Don H Meek, son of Mrs Millie P Thomas of Columbus and formerly from Athens, is in the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea. He enlisted in September 1955 and trained at Ft Ord California after previously being with the 24th Infantry Division which was absorbed by the First Cavalry.
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Pfc
Mines F. McCallister
Flossie McCallister
Albany
Army
European Engineer School
Murnau
Germany
McCallister
2Nd Armored Division
51St Infantry
Don H. Meek
Millie P. Thomas
Donaldson St
Columbus
Athens
1St Cavalry Division
Korea
Meek
Ft. Ord
Calif
24Th Infantry Division
First Cavalry
Stolen Car Burns After Crash Near Athens West Virginia
A 1954 Oldsmobile reported stolen from Frazer Motor Co. in Parkersburg was found burned after a crash off Route 56 west of Athens. State patrolmen said the driver was not at the scene when the car was discovered about 4 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazer Motor Co
Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens
Dorothea Littoral Fined for Intoxication and Assault
Dorothea Littoral of Sugar Creek was fined $25 on each of two charges in Municipal Court heard Monday by Judge James Buck. She pleaded guilty to intoxication and to assault and battery with costs suspended on both counts.
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Dorothea Littoral
Sugar Creek
James Buck
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