Mayor Mickle Vetoes Two City Pay Increase Ordinances
Athens Mayor W P Mickle vetoed two ordinances granting pay raises to city employees and council, calling the measure unbalanced and not equitably applied. He cited lack of council notification and missing figures, and warned the veto must be overridden to take effect.
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Mickle
W. P. Mickle
W. Parker Walker
Samuel B. Erskine
B. F. Cutler
Mickile
Wage Stabilization Board
Lower Plains Resident Dies At Age 44
Charles J. Benedum, 44, WWII veteran, was found dead at his Lower Plains home from coronary thrombosis. A Jackson County native, he lived 36 years there and served with combat engineers of the 99th Division in the Battle of the Bulge and Rhine crossing. Survived by three brothers. services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Dowler- Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home. Burial in West Union Cemetery.
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Charles J. Benedum
Lower Plains
John H.elias
Jackson County
W. Va
Benedum
the Plains
99Th
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three men were fined following weekend arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Arthur Dalton, 74, Stewart, was assessed 15 dollars and costs by Mayor W. P. Mickle for insufficient brakes. James W. Rush, 28, Nelsonville Route 2, was fined five dollars and costs for driving an unsafe vehicle by Mayor Roger Friend. Charles Smith, 34, New Plymouth Route 1, was fined ten dollars and costs for parking on the pavement.
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State Highway Patrol
W. P. Mickle
Arthur Dalton
Stewart
Logan
Roger Friend
James W. Rush
Nelsonville
Charles Smith
New Plymouth
Speeding fined for 45 in 25 zone
John W. Ashton aged 23 of 380 Richland Ave was fined five dollars plus costs by Mayor W P Mickle after police charged him with traveling 45 mph in a 25 mph zone.
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John W. Ashton
Richland Ave
W. P. Mickle
Ashton
Bateman Again Announces Sheriff Candidacy for 1952
Sheriff George Bateman declares re election bid for 1952 seeking the Republican nomination in the May primary. He was elected sheriff in 1944 after serving as appointee since 1942 and was re elected in 1948. He previously served as Nelsonville mayor and police chief.
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George Bateman
Bateman
Charles W. Bayless
Nelsonville
Buckeye Sheriff's Association
Sheriff Bateman
Year in Review 1951 Athens Area Highlights
A retrospective list in The Messenger recaps key events in 1951 for Athens and surrounding areas. Notable items include floods and river levels on the Hocking, ice storms and property damage, legal cases involving Zane Grey Harris, municipal budget actions, and community developments such as sewage plans and the reactivation of the Junior Chamber. The update traces civic, social, and wartime events from January through March.
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Athens
Vicinity
the Messenger
Ervin Mosier
Amesville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mercury
O. K. Parrett
Athens County Board of Elections
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Zane Grey Harris
Sharps
Burg
W. Washington St
Walker St
Plains
Sol Rosenberg
Child Welfare Board
New Athens City
Hocking River
Hocking
Nelsonville
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens County
Zane Greg Harris
Francis D. White
Ruth Morrison
Steppe
Beauticians
SOF Co
State Highway Patrol
Mechanicsburg
Athens City
Athens Ice and Storage Co
Walter Ervin
Harland Harris
Zane Grey
Ex-Resident Dies in West
Funeral services are set in Athens for Glenn Stephenson 59, former Athens resident who died Thursday in Los Angeles after 30 years there. Survived by wife Dena Bolin Stephenson. brothers Gilbert and Levi. sisters Mrs. Lester Faires and Mrs. Winifred Seiple. Everett Stephenson preceded in death. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Glenn Stephenson
Athens
Los Angeles
Elmer
Mollie Stephenson
Dena Bolin Stephenson
Gilbert Stephenson
Lester Faires
Glouster
Levi Stephenson
Winifred Seiple
Dayton
Everett
Births and Admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
This record lists new birth for Mr and Mrs John Lynch Ath ens a son. Admissions include Bill Hoffee Dayton Mary Snyder Athens Henrietta Bently Athens John Washel Athens Maria Robinson Athens and others. Dismissals note multiple Athens area patients including Mrs Phillip Boyer and daughter and others from Amesville Albany Chauncey Wellston and Jacksonville.
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John Lynch
Athens
Bill Hoffee
Dayton
Mary Snyder
Henrietta Bently
John Washel
Maria Robinson
Robert Bartlett
Phillip Boyer
Weldon Koker
Lawrence Brooks
Paul Schmidt
Robert Calentine
Amesville
Jefferson Tewksbury
Albany
DeWayne Carder
Raymond Barnhart
Jeannine Abdella
Chauncey
Sharon Ann May
Wellston
Jimmy Dailey
Katherine Bowles
Edwin Skinner
Jacksonville
Lucy Gillette
John D. Davis
Glouster
New Year's Eve Weather Delights Balmy Conditions
New Year's Eve brought almost balmy weather with a 9 am reading of 44 degrees, three degrees above last night’s high. Through Sunday the temperatures ranged from 38 to 54 with a rainy day, while Friday and Saturday saw 6 to 36 and 28 to 48 respectively.
Athens County Land Transfers Detail Deeds Recorded
Leroy F. Shamel and wife transfer Inlet 534 in D. H. Moore's Addition to Athens to Francis A. Lavelle of Athens. Atwood H. Grim of Shade sells real estate in Lodi to Lester Duff of Charleston West Virginia and his wife.
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Leroy F. Shamel
Athens County
Francis A. Lavelle
Athens
Inlet
D. H. Moore
Atwood H. Grim
Shade
Lester Duff
Charleston
W. Va
Lodi
Democrats Stage District Meet in Athens Sunday
Democratic executive committee members from the 10th Congressional District endorsed Gov. Frank Lausche for a fourth term and Lt. Gov. George Nye for reelection at a Berry Hotel luncheon. The session marked the first open district endorsement in Ohio and included endorsements for other state and local party positions with attendees from Athens, Gallia, Meigs, Vinton, Jackson, Lawrence, Fairfield, and Hocking counties.
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Democratic Executive Committee
10Th Congressional District
Berry Hotel
Frank J. Lausche
George Nye
Joe Ferguson
aAocking
Fairfield
Athens
Gallia
Meigs
Vinton
Jackson
Lawrence
Harold Rowe
Jackson County
Oral Daugherty
Nelsonville
Ted Sayers
Vinton County
John Ayres
Hocking County
C. Es Handrey
Athens County
Mary C. Gallagher
Del
Rowe
Mary Gallagher
Handley
Sayers
Lulu Wright
Barrett Young
Tom Hewettson
Fairfield County
Ed Barker
Walter Gordon
Old Lith
Frank Ruff
Gallia County
Cecil Notten
Lennert Morris
Dorothy Corwin
Joseph Stewart
Hubert Lapen
Logan
Joseph McNernan
E. S. Allen
Lawrence County
Rita Kurtz
Lawrence County Group
Otto Holtzapfel
H. M. Morrison
Robert Gloeckner
Meigs County
Kirkpatrick Insane Claim Near Lima Officials Decide
The Lima examination found Kirkpatrick capable of answering simple questions but with limited knowledge overall. An October 1946 auto wreck left neurological effects. He was arrested Oct 14 after allegedly confessing to wife’s murder at Guysville camp site. He faced pleas of guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. A trial was postponed pending mental evaluation and commitment proceedings.
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Lima
Kirkpatrick
Johns Hopkins
George Bateman
Guysville
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
O. F. Rowland
Gordon Gray
William O. Rowland
Husband of Former Athens Woman Dies
Raymond O. King 66 died Saturday at his Columbus home 1165 E Rich St relatives here have been informed He is survived by his wife Carrie Mae Walburn Athens two daughters three sons three brothers 18 grandchildren and a great grandchild Funeral services will be held Wednesday 10 30 a m at Joseph L Cross funeral home Columbus Burial will be in Eastlawn Cemetery.
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Raymond O
Charlie) King
Columbus
E. Rich St
Carrie Mae Walburn
Athens
Joseph L. Cross
Eastlawn
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