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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1952

Page

8

City police under equipped claim by mayor in open meeting

Mayor Canaday told council that Pomeroy police lack vital gear and uniforms. He cited the department owning no guns or handcuffs and officers paying for their own clothing, urging modernization and a funded cruiser, new patrolman, training, records, and a fingerprinting division.

Canaday Walter E. Wolfe Chief Wolfe Wolfe Pomeroy Gallipolis Mayor Harry Miller Jed Webster, Jr Ray Evans, Jr Franklin D. Hudson David Goodwin John Terrell Charles Werry

Squad Elects Officers At Wednesday Meeting

David Goodwin was re elected chief of the Pomeroy Emergency Squad at a Wednesday night meeting in City Hall. New year officers include captains Bob Hysell and Charles Logan and trustees James Hanson Charles Werry and Vernon Cady. The squad recently became a non profit corporation.

Pomeroy David Goodwin City Hall Bob Hysell Charles Logan James Hanson Charles Werry Vernon Cady

Meigs General Hospital Admissions and Births

List of admissions at Meigs General Hospital includes Bertha Alexander Letart Falls Este Collins Pomeroy George Hicks Sr Pomeroy Sam Fick Middleport Mrs Ward Smith near Pomeroy A daughter born to Herbert Laudermill Pomeroy and a daughter to Gus Stewart near Pomeroy Discharges include Ollie Stowe Don Mullen and son Robert Clench and baby Dana Cleland and baby Carolyn Manuel and James Adams.

Bertha Alexander Letart Falls Este Herbert Laudermill Pomeroy Gus Stewart Ollie Stowe Don Mullen Robert Clench Dana Cleland Carolyn Manuel James Adams

Hand Tests Show Gun Was Fired

Sheriff Charles Russel said a State Bureau test indicated Leonard Jewell 50 fired a gun before dying from head wounds at Meigs General Hospital ten days earlier. Jewell was found shot in a second story bedroom of Norma Wilson’s home as she returned from downtown. Parafin tests on Jewell’s hands were pending final results before an official death ruling.

Pomeroy Charles Russell State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation London Leonard Jewell Meigs General Hospital Jewell Norma Wilson Wilson

New Mayor Fines Two in First Hearings

In the first hearings before mayor elect Delmar A. Canaday, Donald Hudnall of Wolfpen and William Reeves of Pagetown were fined $10 and costs for disturbing the peace while intoxicated. Clarence McKee of Pomeroy was fined $5 and costs for driving on the left of the highway center line. Ferris Justice, 18, of the U.S. Army, was arrested for being absent without leave.

Pomeroy Delmar A. Canaday Donald Hudnall Wolfpen William Reeves Pagetown Sidney A. Spencer Clarence McKee

Eagles Live Beyond Century Mark in Natural History

Researchers note that some eagle species exhibit lifespans exceeding a century in rare cases. Observations emphasize longevity factors, including habitat, nutrition, and genetics, with rare individuals surviving into old age under favorable conditions.

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