Mayoral Candidates Clash Over Wasteful Spending
The candidates Barrett and Shepard debated spending on shelved projects and engineering fees at a Meet the Candidates night in Athens. Shepard cited $51 000 in Richland Avenue widening and $5 600 for a new service building, while Barrett cited $15 000 for Mulligan Road engineering that never yielded a project. They clashed over council cooperation, veto power, and the city’s bonded debt, broadcast on WOUB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens League of Women Voters
Donald Barrett
Raymond Shepard
Shepard
Barrett
Richland Avenue
Council
Mulligan
WOUB
Sheriff plans custody seizure over unregistered school-absent children
In Grannis Polk County Sheriff A L Hadaway says he will proceed to remove six children under 16 from a house near the Oklahoma border where 40 residents await the end of the world vigil. Judge Stevenson ordered removal by force if needed and the children will be enrolled in school in Mena with a court-appointed foster couple. The parents reportedly hope to capitulate when the sheriff arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grannis
Ark
Polk County
Jesus
A.L. Hadaway
J.B. Stevenson
Hadaway
Oklahoma
Mena, Ark
Sheriff to Take Custody of Six Children in Grannis Case
Arkansas court orders Hadaway to seize six children after a judge found them kept from school under a vigil. Parents named as Gene and other Nances and Fenwick from Grannis failed to attend hearings. vigil members reportedly quit jobs and wore white robes amid fasting and prayer. Evidence cites compulsory school act violations and community confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Stevenson
Hadaway
Gene Nance
David Nance
John Nance
J.B. Fenwick
Grannis
Jesus
God
Also Mentioned on This Page
Left
The
Messenger
Herb Amey
Athens
Council On Projects
the Athens Messenger
Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
Chestnut
Nelsonville
Scratchmen
Aurora
Superx Drugs
Speciale
Curcier Club
Nestle's
Wrach
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Reg
Gibson
Gibson Refrigerator
Blackburn
Parker
Handiwrap 100 Sa. Ft
Leda
Hanna-Barbara
Weare
Mometer
Westinghouse
Glade
Rollers
Aki
Monthru
KODA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!