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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1967
Page
5
The November 7 election saw Claire M. Ball seek a recount of votes in all 27 Athens Township precincts. Ball lost to incumbent Harold R. Brown 1308 to 1267, with John H. Romine at 994. a $270 fee was posted for precinct recounts.
James W. Burke aged 23 of Albany Route 4 was released from Sheltering Arms Hospital Wednesday after a November 13 collision near Guysville. He drove a truck that struck a car driven by Byron Bartlett 63 of South Canaan Road. Bartlett was killed when his car moved onto Route 60 into the truck’s path, according to the State Highway Patrol.
Richard A. Perkins, 47 Charles Street, named branch manager of the McBee Systems sales office in Athens. He will operate from the training center at 58 North Court Street. Perkins joined the Athens staff last year on a special assignment after five years with the company and prior sales experience at headquarters and Lynchburg Virginia.
A trial in the case of the Ohio University Fund against Mr and Mrs Albert Hess Route 50 was postponed in Athens County Common Pleas Court. The fund seeks a deed for land for the proposed Ohio U airport near Albany. The postponement follows Judge John W Bolin’s illness and recovery at home after hospital treatment.
Harrison Butterworth the 48 year old pacifist aboard the Phoenix in Vietnam is part of a long line of Quaker activists. He swam ashore to block a towing attempt near Da Nang bay and was captured by U S Marines. His family ties to Hartford Quakers and Underground Railroad history are noted.
A forestry and wood utilization seminar for timberland owners and wood-mill operators in Jackson and Vinton Counties is scheduled Tuesday at McArthur Elementary School. Led by Ohio University forester Emmett Conway, the event is sponsored by the U S Forest Service and the Development Planning Institute at Ohio. Topics include timber harvest, forest marketing research, local resources, financial guidance, marketing, and group discussions. Designed to promote timber growing and forest utilization in Southeastern Ohio with profits as a main goal.
Frank L. Liskey 25 of Glouster and Kathryn Sue Wilson 21 of Glouster both work in construction and as a secretary. Cheries T. Mitchell 22 of Nelsonville and Janet Anders 21 of Nelsonville both laborer and supervisor. Larry G. French 24 of Athens iron worker. Dolly E. Smith 21 of The Plains clerk typist.
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