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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1958

Page

5

Five County Search for Escapee Freeman Near Sugar Grove

Law officers from five counties joined in a daylong hunt for Eugene Freeman 19 who fled custody near the Sugar Grove fire tower on the Hocking Fairfield line. The Lancaster larceny suspect hid guns and loot, then fled through rugged woods while deputies set roadblocks, planes scanned the area, and volunteers aided into night.

LOGAN Fairfield County Sheriff's Department Sugar Grove Hock Ing County Hocking County Freeman Hocking Pickaway Ross Franklin Licking Franklin County Licking County Aamanda Sheriff's Department A. J. Waldron Don Farrow Robert Blankenship Civil Defense Police

Seven Charged By City Police Over Weekend

Logan police cited seven people on a weekend list for reckless operation and related offenses. Richard E. Waxler 48 of Marietta Darius A. Shaw 43 of Logan Charles F. Smith 35 of Circleville and Dorothy C. Vince 50 of Logan faced charges on Sunday on East Front Street and West Hunter Street. Shaw had prior fine for driving left of center on West Front Street. Others cited include Mrs Oliver Hopkins 19 for improper plates Ralph N. Guess 24 for running a red light and Walter Angle 62 for intoxication and disorderly conduct with a $15 fine.

Richard E. Waxler Marietta E. Front St Darius A. Shaw Logan Charles F. Smith Circleville W. Hunter St Dorothy C. Vince E. Front Shaw Francis Myers W. Front St Oliver Hopkins Ralph N. Guess Main Hunter Walter Angle Wooden Shoe Grill W. Main St Myers

Birthday horoscope outlines risks and opportunities this year

The text warns hard work and restraint now lead to gains. It notes financial caution through the coming year, with December and January good for friendships and social ties, mid December for recognition, early 1959 for business expansion, and romance and travel favored May to August. A birthday child will be amiable yet dislike drudgery.

Youth Fellowship Attends County Rally and Local Visits

Forty members of the Methodist Youth Fellowship from Vinton and Wilkesville attend the County Youth Rally at Ohio Chapel Church with Rev. John D. Davis and Mrs. Eleanor White also in attendance. Dinner guests at the Russell home include Mrs. D Hollis Woodt and Russell of Gallipolis. Others listed visitations and family gatherings involve Evans, Elliott, Gooch, Whitely, An gles, and Reynolds families across Gallipolis Huntington and Colorado with furloughs and birthdays noted.

Vinton Methodist Youth Fellowship Wilkesville Ohio Chapel John D. Davis Eleanor White E. 0 Russell D. Hollis Woodt Gallipolis Robert Evans Mary Elien Elizabeth Ann Huntington Rose Mills Point Pleasant G. E. Elliott

Error in Murray City burglary listing corrected

An OCR slip misnamed James Dodds as Donald R. Smith in a report on a Murray City burglary case. The mayor Donald R. Smith was listed instead of Dodds as an accomplice to Jerry Sorrells in the Donald Cook filling station burglary last May 19.

American Legion Benjamin F. Bush Gore Clifford Bush Greenup Eugene Bush John F. Bush Logan Route 4 Clyde Smith

Births and Dismissals at Hocking Valley Hospital

Mr and Mrs Tom Lehman Logan Route 3 welcome a son and Mr and Mrs Joseph Kornmiller Logan welcome a daughter. Mrs James Strawn Logan Route 4 and her son are discharged.

Tom Lehman Logan Joseph Kornmiller James Strawn Logan Route 4

Vandalism at Ohio cabin leaves $500 to $1000 in damages

A Logan area vandalism report details a break in at Carl R. Turner's cabin on Possum Hollow Road near Buena Vista Road Good Hope Two. Intruders damaged windows screens porch davenport kitchen items and more between Sept 24 and last Saturday. Deputy Wells investigated.

Bricker To Visit Logan With State GOP Trio

Sen. John W. Bricker heads a Logan visit by a state Republican delegation including Ted Brown Ohio secretary of state Roger Tracy state treasurer and possibly William Saxbe attorney general. Bricker will speak from the courthouse steps between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday to Hocking County voters.

Logan John W. Bricker Sen Bricker U.S. Senate Ted Brown Ohio Roger Tracy William Saxbe Hocking County Sen. Bricker

Community News Briefs From Local Residents

Mr and Mrs Robert Rupe of Columbus visited with Mr and Mrs William Frazier for a few days. Eddie Caruthers and sons Eddie and Bernie spent a day with Mr and Mrs Lewis Taylor near Rutland. Clara Jean Taylor works at a Murphy Store in Gallipolis. Patrick Lynch of Toledo vacationing here and in Middleport with relatives. Eva Mae Cook of Racine recently stayed with her sister Mrs Clarence Searls.

Robert Rupe Columbus William Frazier Eddie Caruthers Eddie Bernie Lewis Taylor Rutland Clara Jean Taylor Murphy Gallipolis Patrick Lynch Toledo Middleport Eva Mae Cook Racine Clarence Searls

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