Trial Set For Delbert Spencer On Murder Charges
Only one witness for the defense, Evelyn Stephenson records clerk at the Lima State Hospital, was subpoenaed for the Delbert Spencer trial on three year old first degree murder charges. The trial opens Wednesday with Stephenson to bring records of Spencer’s examinations since his August 1946 commitment. Sheriff Bateman said Spencer shot Mrs Pauline Bailey after a confrontation at her mother’s Glasgow home, then fled across two states before capture near Red House West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Spencer
Evelyn Stephenson
Tima State Harenial
Greece
Spencer
George Bateman
Mrs. Bailey
Lima
Gordon B. Gray
R. E. Bushong
Bushong
Mills
College Hill
Gray
Hal H. Rowland
Athens
Leslie Johnson
Nelsonville
John W. Bolin
Wilkesville
Dexter
Charleston
W. Va
Red House
Scout Troop 56 Inspected In National Roll Call
Thirteen boys averaged 92 of 100 as Boy Scout Troop 56 faced a national inspection last night. Five scouts—Thomas Schlingler Ed Brown Roderick Oadis Ronnie Wyckoff and Jerry Wyckoff—earned perfect scores under ward White and Thomas Sching ler. New tenderfoot scouts Ward White and Thomas Sching ler joined, while explorer certificates were issued to a list of 22 scouts including Lindley Jones Byron Andrews Edward Koehler Thomas Jones Russell Smith Joe Scott John Vickers Dan Whitehouse Jack Wooley Keith White Garry McCune John Mahaffy Robert Jones Ronald House Rollin Gaskill Thomas Martin John Evans Ed Brown Ed Patterson John Griffith Jack Bratton Roderick Ondis and Dave Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Schlingler
Ed Brown
Roderick Oadis
Ronnie Wyckoff
Jerry Wyckoff
Clarke Daily
Edward Cole
Ward White
Thomas Schingler
Lindley Jones
Byron Andrews
Edward Koehler
Thomas Jones
Russell Smith
Joe Scott
John Vickers
Dan Whitehouse
Jack Wooley
Keith White
Garry McCune
John Mahaffy
Robert Jones
Ronald House
Rollin Gaskill
Thomas Martin
John Evans
Ed Patterson
John Griffith
Jack Bratton
Roderick Ondis
Dave Jones
Athens Elks Plan Memorial Rites Sunday
The Athens Elks Lodge will hold an In Memoriam service Sunday at 2 30 p m in the Athens High School auditorium. The event is part of a nationwide Elks Memorial with over 1500 lodges observing the same day. The Athens Interchurch Youth Choir will perform and H V Tom of Zanesville will speak.
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Athens High School
Athens
Athens Elks
Walter Tabler Dies at Home in Rome Township
Walter Tabler, 75, died this morning at his home in Rome Township. A lifelong farmer, he was the son of Jesse and Edna Corc ey Tabler and had no immediate survivors besides nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Kilvert Church, with burial in Kilvert Cemetery. Friends may call at Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home in Chesterhill after 10 a.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Tabler
Rome Township
Jesse
Edna Corcey Tabler
Kilvert
J. W. Logan
Fawcett- Stone
Chesterhill
Mrs Ewing 43 Dies in Wellston After Albany Ties
R O Ewing 43 former Albany resident dies at her Wellston home after living in Athens Township. Survived by husband four daughters and two sisters. She taught music, was an Eastern Star member and Sigma Alpha Iota sorority administratively. Services set at family home and Hebbardsville Church with burial in Hebbardsville Cemetery.
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R. O. Ewing
Albany
Wellston
E. I
Addie Cable Stanley
Ewing
Albany High School
Ohio University
Order of Eastern Star
Sigma Alpha Iota
Athens
Betty
Barbara
Columbus
November electrical storm and rainfall record
An unusual November storm last night brought heavy rain and a warm spell. Temperatures rose to 50 degrees by midmorning as 55 inches of rainfall were reported, with 43 to 47 degrees overnight. Weather observer Mrs. C. N. France notes the day’s mild conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. France
Taft Urges fiscal restraint in crucial year
Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft addressed large Athens crowds urging deficit spending limits and prudent domestic investment while warning current Congress could push measures toward socialism. He criticized more European spending and defended keeping U S policy firm against Communism, stressing economic liberty without federal control.
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Ohio
United States
Robert A. Taft
Athens
Truman
Taft
England
Congress
Labor Party
Europe
Russia
Hotel Berry
John C. Baker
Ohio University
L. W. Roberts
Their Luck Was Too Good Deer Hunt Ends in Tragedy
Two Athens County hunters B. J. Schwarze of Athens and Harley Wallace of Chauncey planned a multiday deer hunt in West Virginia near the Maryland line. They reached the season's limit by 11 am after bagging one deer each and were transporting them when the plan abruptly ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
B. J. Schwarze
Athens
Harley Wallace
Chauncey
West Virginia
Maryland
Athens County Students Listed at Ohio State University
Athens County students enrolled at Ohio State University for the fall semester include John William Ackley Franklin Glenn Allen Robert William Chuppinger LeRoy Cunningham Mary Cecilia Daugherty John Baird Fred Foster McClain Phillip McVey John Walford Jane Ryan Robert W Trautwein Richard Dean Widdoes Norma Jean Williams William Richard Munn Herman Ellis Richard Robert Lewis Meseher Charles Lee Jones Myrtle Mae Van Dyke Richard Williams William Kleinman David F Pickard Lee E McDonald John Xavier Matyskella Rebecca Anne Brush Nancy Jane Hickman Mary Jane Krieg Nancy Ann Krieg Robert Kenneth Parks John Roger Webb Paul Eugene Williams Jeanette Parfitt.
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Columbus
Athens County
Ohio State University
Athens
John William Ackley
Franklin Glenn Allen
Robert William Chute
Richard Vance Clippinger
LeRoy Cunningham
Mary Cecilia Daugherty
John Baird
Fred Foster McClain
Phillip McVey
John Walford
Mma Jane Ryan
Robert W. Trautwein
Richard Dean Widdoes
Norma Jean Williams
Albany
William Richard Munn
Herman Ellis Richard
Amesville
Robert Lewis Meseher
Charles Lee Jones
Myrtle Mae
Judgment Foreclosure Asked by Local Loan Firm
Economy Savings and Loan Co. of Athens sues John D. and Juanita McClellan of Jacksonville in common pleas court seeking judgment on two unpaid notes totaling 696.68 and foreclosure of chattel mortgages on household goods to satisfy the debt. The plaintiff asks the court to order sale of the secured property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Economy Savings and Loan Co. of
Athens
John D
Juanita McClellan
Jacksonville
Divorce Granted on Grounds of Neglect in California Marriage
Common Pleas Judge Roy D. Williams grants divorce to Carl Wilson from Virginia Wilson on grounds of gross neglect of duty. The plaintiff was ordered to pay weekly child support and the couple married December 19, 1941, in Alameda California.
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Carl Wilson
Common Pleas
Roy D. Williams
Virginia Wilson
Alameda
Calif
Defendant Name Restored After Divorce in Common Pleas
A decree of divorce was granted to Edward Seipel from For rest Seipel. The petition cited gross neglect of duty regarding their marriage on December 27 1947 in Pomeroy. The court ordered the defendant to resume her maiden name For rest Carmine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Edward Seipel
Forrest Seipel
Pomeroy
Forrest Carmine
Auto collision leaves two drivers with minor damage
Police report two drivers sustained minor damage after a collision Monday afternoon. Albert T. Volwhler, 61, of 13 N Shannon Ave, and Herbert A. Morris, 51, of Athens Route 5, City police said Morris was pulling from a parking space on N Court St at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert T. Volwhler
N. Shannon Ave
Herbert A. Morris
Athens
Harris
N. Court St
Charleston Auto Agency Sold to Dean
Roger Dean of Athens has agreed to acquire Capital Motor Sales, a Ford dealership in Charleston, with ownership and Charleston management to remain unchanged. The Charleston firm, a top West Virginia Ford dealer, will be leased rather than sold, with a Dec. 10 transfer date and no real estate involved.
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Charleston Auto Agency
Dean
Capital Motor Sales
Ford
Charleston
Roger Dean
Athens
Milton Moorehead, Sr
Roger Dean, Inc
E. State St
Lincoln- Mercury
West Virginia
Lincoln-Mercury
Chillicothe
Midwest
New Patrolman Appointed to Athens Police Department
Joseph F. Fields a year old Navy veteran was named patrolman by Safety Service Director Daniel A. Pierce bringing the force to nine. He will serve a 90 day provisional period before final appointment. Fields a Athens High School graduate class of 1942 is married and lives at 60 Central Ave. He served 33 months in the Navy and worked for Athens Machine Co.
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Joseph FE. Fields
Athens Police Department
Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Fields
Joseph B. Grogan
Athens High School
Central Ave
Fred Fields
Richland Ave
Force
Navy
Athens Machine Co
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Richard Mallernee Athena welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Ben Blessing The Plains welcome a son. Thomas Clayton Schleicher Athens admitted for minor surgery. Mrs Ethel Colver The Plains admitted for medical. Mrs Harley Thomas Athens and son discharged. Mrs Evelyn Grubb Athena discharged.
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Richard Mallernee
Athena
Ben Blessing
the Plains
Thomas Clayton Schleicher
Athens
Ethel Colver
Harley Thomas
Evelyn Grubb
Home Can Be Altered Plan Opposes Previous County Home Move
A letter from architect Joan R. Seitz to Athens County commissioners argues the Children’s Home building is fireproof and could be altered and enlarged to meet future needs, yielding a good return on taxpayers’ initial investment. He says the Home for the Aged requires no major repair and offers no fire-safety gains.
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Chicago
Joan R. Seitz
Athens County
Athena County
Columbus
Seltz
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Mgr
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George W. Starcher
Rotary Club
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Lional Club
George L. Smith
Kiwanis Club
Messenger
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Elks Plan
Technicolor
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
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