Urban Renewal Ordinance Passes Council Vote 4 to 3
City council approved the Urban Renewal ordinance after a 4-3 vote in a tense session. Retiring member Emerson S. Sheron and others argued it was out of order. John Alden joined Norman Dean Richard Rypma and Lewis McBride in backing the measure.
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Emerson S. Sheron
George
Ellis Woodworth
William Weisenbach
Sherow
Roberts
Fred Weber
John Alden
Norman Dean
Richard Rypma
Lewis McBride
George Sheeter
Councilman Bows Out With Income Tax Plea
Retiring councilman Emerson Sherow urged Athens to adopt a city income tax of one half of one percent on all workers, resident or not, aiming to reduce reliance on high real estate taxes. He proposed directing 30 percent to the general fund and 70 percent to police, fire, streets, and capital improvements, with a plan to drop the two mill street levy if approved.
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Sherow
Athens
Police Department
Fire Department
Probation Granted After Guilty Pleas In County Court
A Sharpsburg man Wilbur Nichols age 22 received two years probation after admitting pocket-picking a wallet containing 210 dollars from Gilbert Ramsey. Elmer White 27 of South Lebanon also got two years probation for writing a 51.45 bad check to Earl White. Restitution for the wallet funds and the check was ordered. Both men waived grand jury rights and attorney, cases handled by the sheriff's department with Homer B. Gall Jr. prosecuting.
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Pearing
John Bolin
Gilbert Ramsey
Cutler
Nichols
Elmer A. White
South
Lebanon
Earl White
New Plymouth
White
Sheriff's Department
Homer B. Gall Jr
Girl Hurt As Car Slides Into Ditch
An Athens girl, Marie Kirchner, 19, was injured when a 1960 foreign made automobile toppled into a ditch on Cable Lane at 10 15 p m Monday. She suffered a laceration to the right elbow and possible shoulder injury and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after three men righted the car. The vehicle was driven by 18 year old Myron D West of Glouster, who was backing from a driveway when it began sliding down the hill, police said.
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Sheeter
Jack Stewart
Lancaster St
First St
Council
County Fairgrounds
W. Union St
Arthur Coon
Peach Ridge Rd
Weber
Florence Davis
Kenneth Sands
Sheron and McBride
Foster Coe
Edgar Tuckerman
Athens
Marie Kirchner
Grosvenor St
Fire Department
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Kirchner
Ray Riley
Myron D. West
Glouster
Two Calls Received By City Firemen
Auto owned by Delmar Nutt of Guysville Route 1 backfired on the A P Kern Street lot at 12 56 pm Monday. Firemen arrived and the blaze was out. They then went to W Union Street in front of The Messenger at 2 40 pm Monday to flush gasoline leaked from a parked car.
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Delmar Nutt
Guysville
A&p
Kern St
Union St
Ex-Poston Worker Dies in Athens After Illness
Harry Hamilton age 58 former employe of the Poston power plant died Monday morning at his home on Athens Route 1 after a brief illness. He is survived by a son Max serving in Germany and two brothers Tom and Evan of Middletown. Friends may call after Wednesday noon at Jagers and Sons funeral home. Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. by Rev. James W. Brown with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Harry Hamilton
Poston
Athens
Max
Germany
Tom
Evan
Middletown
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
James W. Brown
West Union Street
Party Planned by Richland Fire Brigade Members
The Richland Area Fire Brigade plans a Christmas party at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the fire station with members attending and the event likely to boost community camaraderie.
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Richland Area Fire Brigade
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Claude
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Dwight Rutherford
Peter F. Good
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Rutherford
Good
Emerson Sherow
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Owens-Corning
Carpenter Hardware CO
Hines Insulation Co
Sharpsburg
Wilbur
Butch” Nichols
Pao
Carpenter's
Athens, Ohio
T.V. Specials
the Lansing
Westinghouse
Mattell Toys
Winchester
Mattel
Diag
Big 19
Buck Auto Supply
Aine
N. Market St
Logan, Ohio
SK Tsr BS
OR BS
Moo
Cma Sic ' Sani
Fanny
Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St
Mange Pays
Pongburns
Fanny Farmer
Prince Matchabella
Prince
London
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