Witnesses Called For Grand Jury In Ohio County Case List
Seventy six witnesses were ordered to appear before the October term of the Common Pleas Court grand jury led by Prosecutor Joseph B. Vanity Jr. The panel includes 83 individuals with J. W. McBride and Sheriff Harold Shields among those named in multiple cases. Jury sessions likely to run three to four days as they review around 70 cases and visit the county jail. The list contains numerous Athens and Albany area residents, deputies, and highway patrol officers, with additional names added Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Joseph B. Vanity Jr
Athens
Donna Thompson
Annetta Williams
Juanita Salyers
J. W. McBride
Harold Shields
William E. Knoderer
Rosser Bateman
Tom Wingett
Ruth
Nellis to Direct UA Payroll Drive
A. A. Nellis an associate professor of engineering drawing at Ohio University is named payroll deduction chairman of the Athens United Appeal drive. The board set an Oct. 6 start with an advance gifts breakfast and house to house solicitation the week of Oct. 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Nellis
Ohio University
Athens United Appeal Fund Drive
Carl Roberts
Advance Gifts
Berry Hotel
Sol Rosenberg
USO
Athens UA
Frank Nolan
United Appeal
Board of Trustees
Cate. Nellis
Athens Men Pass Ohio State Bar
Two Athens men Samuel D. Carpenter and John R. O'Brien passed the July 29 31 Ohio state bar examinations. Carpenter, of 136 N Congress St, and O'Brien, 38 Strathmore Blvd, now work with law firms in Battle Creek and Cleveland respectively. Ohio Supreme Court reported 59 failed and one result withheld. Oath administration dates in Columbus Cincinnati and Cleveland were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Associated Press
Samuel D. Carpenter
N. Congress St
John R. O’brien
Strathmore Blvd
Fred Carpenter
Paul O’brien
Athens High School
Carpenter
Ohio University
University of Michigan
O'Brien
Harvard Law School
Yale
O’brien
Cleveland
Battle Creek
Mich
Ohio Supreme Court
Carl V. Weygandt
Supreme Court
Columbus
Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Manger
New Trial Denied in Thompson Obscene Literature Case
Judge Francis D. White overruled a motion for a new trial for Ebert J. Thompson in Common Pleas Court. Thompson, already serving time at the Ohio Penitentiary, was convicted on three indictments charging distribution of obscene literature after a court directed verdict due to his claimed insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebert J. Thompson
Francis D. White
Common Pleas
Thompson
Ohio
White
Births at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A series of birth notices lists Mr and Mrs James Rogers of Athens a son. Mr and Mrs Edward Cox of Athens a son. Mr and Mrs Merrill Oxley of Williamstown West Virginia a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheltering Arms Hospital
James Rogers
Athens
Edward Cox
Merrill Oxley
Williamstown
W. Va
Edith Weatherby
Kittie Weiss
Richard Brown
Zanesville
Harry Jourden
Albany
William Morris
Gross Neglect Cited In Divorce Petition
Ethel Mullins files for divorce from William Benjamin Mullins of Athens through Ethel Perry. She cites gross neglect and extreme cruelty, notes marriage on January 19 1957 at Chauncey, and records one minor child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Mullins
Ethel Perry
William Benjamin Mullins
Athens
Chauncey
Marriage Licenses for James Potts and Reich
Two marriage licenses issued. William Aaron James 19 of Athens Route 3 grocery employee and Patricia Lou Potts 17 of Nelsonville clerk typist. James Gray Saunders 25 of Athens teacher and Harriet Louise Reich 22 of Athens cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Aaron James
Athens
Patricia Lou Potts
Nelsonville
James Gray Saunders
Harriet Louise Reich
Athens Masons Set Meeting In Masonic Temple
Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will convene at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple Albert B Vereoe serving as high priest announced the gathering remains in the local fraternal calendar with the time and venue clearly stated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Albert B. Vereoe
Graduate Club to Hear Talk by Baker
President John C. Baker of Ohio University will address the Graduate Club at 7 30 p m Thursday in the OU Center ball room. The club aims to connect Graduate School groups and stimulate cultural and intellectual activity with diverse social events led by advisor Dr D R Clippinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Baker
Ohio University
OU Center
D. R. Clippinger
Graduate College
Chubb House
OU Physicist Is Honored
Dr. Charles A. Randall chair of the Ohio University Physics Department has been named a member of the New York Academy of Science by special invitation. The academy seeks to advance research provide a forum publish and interpret results for the public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Randall
Ohio University
New York Academy of Science
Academy
United States
Missing Man Ives Located in Jacksonville Florida
David Livingston Ives 37 who had been missing from his Athens home since Monday Sept 22 was found Monday afternoon in Jacksonville Florida. His parents Rev and Mrs R Wingrove Ives 14 Brown Ave were notified by police that he was located in the Florida city where it is believed he went to visit a brother in the armed forces. How Ives reached Florida is unknown but hitchhiking is suspected. His parents planned to travel to Jacksonville to bring him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Livingston Ives
Jacksonville
Fla
R. Wingrove Ives
Brown Ave
Florida City
Ives
Florida
Athens
OU Extension Offers Two 15 Week Library Classes
Ohio University extension division schedules two three semester hour courses meeting weekly for 15 weeks. Shorthand with Macil Via in Copeland Hall 302 on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Classification and cataloging of books taught by Gertrude Linnenbruegge in Ellis Hall 102 on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Acting director Gifford Crowell notes teachers may earn credit toward degrees certificates and salary schedules while living at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Copeland Hall
Macil Via
Ellis Hall
Gertrude Linnenbruegge
Gifford Crowell
Driver Fined on Two Patrol Charges
George Searles Jr. of 26 Millfield Route 1 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to speeding 55 in a 35 zone on Route 33, fined 20 dollars plus costs. He also paid 10 dollars plus costs for failure to transfer auto registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Searles Jr
Millfield
Amesville Youth Fined for Disturbing the Peace
Austin D Walton, 20, of Amesville, was fined $10 and costs and given five days in the county jail by Mayor George D King after arrest Sunday by Village Marshal Guy Simons on a disturbing the peace charge. The affidavit was filed by his mother Mrs Merle Walton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesville
Austin D. Walton
Esville
George D. King
Walton
Guy Simons
Merle Walton
Kiwanis Club Elects Officers For Next Year
Harry Lackey principal of Athens Junior High School was elected Athens Kiwanis Club president for 1959 at a closed Berry Hotel meeting. He will take office in January succeeding John Huffman. New officers include Ira Burnfield and Max Kinneer as vice presidents and R. E. McCammon as treasurer. Seven new directors were named John Alden Mike Downard Verner Hondell Lowell Rapp Howard Stout and Gail Watkins. A state教育 conference will be held October 15 at Ohio University Center ballroom with Alden and Earl Mathews as chairman and recorder. A Kiwanis district convention is planned for October 5-8 in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lackey
Athens
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry Hotel
John Huffman
Ira Burnfield
Max Kinneer
R. E. McCammon
John Alden
Mike Downard
Verner Hondell
Lowell Rapp
Howard Stout
Gail Watkins
Lackey
State House
Ohio University Center
Kiwanis
Alden
Earl Mathews
Columbus
Huffman
OU President Urges Global Education Expansion
Ohio University President John C. Baker told a convocation that peace freedom and education are pursued worldwide, urging decentralization to educate more youth. He noted OU’s 10 percent freshman rise to 2351 and emphasized preparing more trained personnel for future growth. President Sinco of the University of the Philippines is expected to visit OU soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
John C. Baker
Baker
Cambodia
Sinco
Universty
Philippines
Athens
Memorial Auditorium
Patrick Coschignano
OU Symphony Orchestra
Karl Ahrenat
Power Plant Entered Near Nelsonville Loot Totaled $1000
James Davis reported a breaking and entering at the old Floodwood power plant to Sheriff Harold Shields. Deputies investigate after entry through a basement window Sunday night. Loot valued at $1000 included cutting torch hose gauges a 20 inch wrench and cast iron from an outdoor stock pile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Shields
James Davis
Nelsonville
Davis
Two Divorce Decrees Granted By Court In Common Pleas Court
Two divorces granted on grounds of gross neglect with custody awarded. June Jeffers receives custody of three minor children from Lewis Jeffers, married August 6 1950 at New Marshfield. Judith Gleeson granted custody of two minor children in suit against Larry Gleeson, married August 25, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
June Jeffers
Lewis Jeffers
New Marshfield
Judith Gleeson
Larry Gleeson
Legion Post 21 Meeting Set for Wednesday Evening
K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Legion home, announced commander Charles Gilkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
K. T. Crossen
Legion
Charles Gilkey
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Ard I. Mayle
Sharpsburg
Kenneth Mayle
Pearl Singer
Julia Mayle
Alva Mayle
Martha Breeze
Sandra Lee Breeze
Shirley Lynn
Breeze
Everett Hewley
John W. Reed
Lucille Perry
George ‘Burns
Gallipolis
Leon
Ard DePue
Laura C. Fink
Trimble
Faye ‘Johnson
Martin ‘Keirns
Leonard Keirns
Guysville
Marion Willison
Verta Shinn
Stewart
J. E. Miller
Laverna M. Born
Marietta
Arthur Wheaton
Coolville
Thomas Burdette
Glouster
Robert Lloyd
Donna McKnight
Catherine Duncan
Nile Sanders
John Kramer
Richard Craig
Albert Smith
Dan Adams
Fred Kirkendall
Buchtel
Maxine Dickens
Connie Lee
Marie Everett
Vivian Blair
Iva L. Martin
Charles Gabriel
Athens Messenger
Dean & Barry
S. State
Athens State Hospital
Nellis
Athens County
The
Red Cross
Davidson College
Ohio State
Painstant Folgers Coffee
AF. & Co
New York
Gilbert Shannon
Wouter
Tong Bie
Vance-Leach
W. State Street
Ohio State Bar
Barbara Reinhard
Amherst
Lee Angleman
Caleb Bratton
Ray Hart
Ames Youth
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Rem
Max Kineer
Ira W. Burnfield
Cline
Miles E. Hoon
I Rees
Cline Pharmacy Co
Quick's Drug Store
West Union Street
Marcus Cicero
B.C
Cussins & Fearn
Carpenter St
D. H
Jonesy
Sams Cline
New York Stock Exchange
Crayon
Crayola
Elberfeld
Logan
Athens Pharmacy
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