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icy were circulating peti*)emocratic official com-1 Tuesday that two partyIs were still planning to ‘itions for the commission-mrunation.nbent Alton Hanning, who jpolnted to the position in ring of 1961, plans to file tition this week. Another ted party member is Leo m, a candidate in 1960,Law, Dover Township , had filed earlier this for the Democratic com* ier‘s nomination.gh several names havelentioned for the Republi-'presentative nomination,Officesonly two have formally declaredtheir intentions, Richard Rypma,who is starting his first electedterm as a member of Athens city council, and Earl Hilleary, defeated in the November balloting for re-election as Nelsonvillemayor.George Banks, the incumbent Democratic representative, isseeking his third consecutive term as a member of the house. He was also a member of thelegislature in 1937 38.Party officials have said other names have been mentioned aspassible contenders for the Mayprimary.Hie deadline for filing in th«May primary is Feb. 7,DAILY MESSENGERWED.t JAN. 31, 1962Davton Man ExoneratedmIn Jail Break AttemptA Dayton man believed to have been implicated in an attempted county jail break Sunday was exonerated today by Sheriff Harold Shields.Sheriff Shields said Investigation of the unsuccessful escape attempt has convinced him that Robert Mattingly, 22, was not involved with the five others presently being held.Mattingly, turned loose by the county, was taken to Municipal Court today for arraignment on a State Highway Patrol charge filed after he had been picked up at the Athens State Hospital last week.The Dayton man, taken in cus tody by the patrol after comtTheft SllSIMTtsIdentifiedBy EmployeJ JL JCity police today reported that a likely suspect in the armed robbery of the Western Union officehere this month has been identified and is being investigated.They said Miss Geneva Lou Steele, clerk from whom $60 was taken Jan. 15 at gunpoint, was shown a photograph of a suspectplaints of hospital attaches, was charged with disorderly conduct.Pleading guilty this morning, he was fined $25 and costs, with both the fine and costs suspended as he was placed on six months’ probation. Terms are that he leave town and stay away, meanwhile consulting a psychiatrist.Two sailors charged in the jailbreak attempt will be arraigned in Municipal Court Thursday, Sheriff Shields said.He said the parents of BillyClaude Miller, 19, came herefrom Hapsville, Ga., yesterday, retaining the services of Francis D. White, as counsel for their son. There were indications that the attorney may also be representing the other sailor, Theodore Wayne Montgomery, 21, Millfleld Route 1.Three other defendant* were arraigned yesterday on the charges, Joseph Clark Christy, , Coolville, pleading guilty and being bound over to the grand jury under $1000 bond.Pleading Innocent was Donald Kern. 21, Washington C H., alsobound to the jury under $1000bond. The third. Harold V. Harrison, 36, Columbus, is to enter a plea Feb. 5.ifHaveRecord• •.NotRecollectionftPAYBY CHECK!When you pay bills by check you don'thave to trust your memory. Your check stubsand cancelled checks give you a financialdiary, a 'Record -—-not just a Recollection.HMay we open a time-saving, convenientchecking account for you?The Athens National BankDeposits Insured Up To $10,000MemberFederal Reserve SystemFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationV-■Xw^v awWi vwTOXv. vvCvWw.ILlJlt;l -I-—— ■ — » — *M*
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Athens Daily Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Wed, Jan 31, 1962
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