Ath ens County grand jury returns majority guilty pleas
Fourteen of 29 indicted individuals pleaded guilty at arraignment before Judge Francis D White. Others entered innocent pleas or were continued on bond. several cases were postponed or granted time for counsel. Defendants included residents of Nelsonville Athens and Chauncey with charges ranging from breaking and entering to auto larceny and shooting with intent.
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Athens County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
White
Harold M. Rose
Charles Burleigh
Guysville
Clyde Oliver West
Nelsonville
Sherman Cunningham
Athens
James Gilbert Robinson
Glouster
Jerry Taylor
Chauncey
Wayne Hamilton
Donald L. Williams
Bobby
Joe Williams
Leonard H. Ball
Akron
Ernest Williams
Raymond Little
Cheshire
Jack Evener
James M. Collins
Franklin D. Kennison
Murray City
Lester Wicks
Raymond Russell Ours
Long Bottom
James R. Channell
Harley Johnson
Sharpsburg
Delbert Leon Stack
Elba
Washington County
Auto Larceny
Raymond Moody
Millfield
James Rutter
Jacksonville
William
Arizona
Salvation Army Stresses Youth Program Growth and Outreach
Captain Betty Jacobs of the Athens County Salvation Army reports a rapidly expanding teenage program with workshops social activities and yearly trips to camp Swoneky in Glen Dale. Attendance for youth activities rose 1200 over last year with 5619 present at 449 events. The group emphasizes both welfare and spiritual work including food baskets meals and aid for needy families. A program on Salvation Army United Appeals will air Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. on Ohio University Station WOUB.
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Ray Wiener
Salvation Army
Betty Jacobs
Athens County
Athens
Christian Church
Jacobs
Cincinnati
United Appeals
Jean Carroll
Ohio University
Postmaster Appointed At The Plains
Vera Gail Slater is named permanent postmaster in The Plains after acting in the role since Oct. 31, 1956. Formerly secretary to W. H. Herbert at Ohio University and a clerk in the registrar's office, she has worked as stenographer in University College and in Pittsburgh Coal Co traffic. A native of The Plains, she attends The Plains Methodist Church and serves as Sunday school superintendent.
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the Plains
Vera Gail Slater
Miss Slater
W. H. Herbert
Ohio University
University College At
Business Training College
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Forcible Entry Filed in Athens Court
Herbert H. Harris sues Mary Leach in Municipal Court for forcible detainer at 23 First St. after a lease expired on Aug 25 and notice to quit was given Sept 7. The action seeks possession of the premises.
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Herbert H. Harris
Mary Leach
First St
Trick or Treat for UNICEF Day in Athens Schools
Athens students will collect for UNICEF on Wednesday night with contributions sent to New York the next day for United Nations Day. Last year Athens raised over 400 dollars with campaigns led by East Side and West Side groups and local women. UNICEF aids millions in 100+ countries, funding vaccines milk antibiotics and midwife kits with a 2 to 1 match by recipient nations.
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Unicef
Athens
United Nations Children’s Fund
New York
East Side
Hubert Roberson
Dayton Kern
West Side
John
Patchen
Scott Wilson
Rufus Putnam
Thomas Curry
Robert Worthman
St. Paul’s
William Huntsman
Mechanicsburg
Edgar Tuckerman
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Barber
Bobby Joe
Williams
Marvel
Plains
Slater
The
Plains Methodist Church
Buckeye Cafeteria
N. Court St
Classified Advertising Dept
Williamson Furnace
G. H. Martin & Son
Richland Ave
Athens, Ohio
New
Albany
Logan
Humphrey
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