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Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

04 Jan 1953

Page 9

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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1953

Page

9

Forty one grand jury cases slated for Athens County session

The January term opens Monday with 41 cases against 32 persons on the docket. Prosecuting Attorney Joe Draper leads the first grand jury since November. About 50 witnesses are expected as cases range from breaking and entering to non support. Audit of Vehicle Title Office books underway. clerk Phyllis LaVelle Cross notes progress. Non support, assault and battery, and larceny cases are among items to be studied along with several auto larceny and forgery counts.

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Athens County Grand Jury Joe Draper Phyllis LaVelle Cross the Sunday Messenger Melvin McCombs Columbus James Marion Ind Deanville O'Rourke Lancaster Homer L.herrold Sedrihane Joseph Fs Blocke the Plains Billie M Wesley Donald Stopps State St Beckley Albany Thomas Richland Ave Russell Cunningham Nelson Islands Ville Leonard HK. Gilkey Ernest L. Mullins Athens Perry Lucas Ath.St Ray Poston Ath Emmett Williams Hichard Duncan Theodore R. Horne Sen Mandy Jones William Griffis Bart Caldwell Henry Calentine Nelsonville Phillp J. Leehnex Union St Smith Guysville Charlie Donald McCray Glouster Les W. Dixon Harriet Jane Ralph Stover Stewart Hugo Thei|Dixon Cleevland Walter M. Humphrey Coolville Louis Ronald Masten Athens Reuter Masten Reuben Young Sharpsburg Raymond Taylor Broadwell Taylor Lillian Dempsey
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Rain Turns to Snow As Mercury Drops

The weather turned cold with snow threatening to stick as the thermometer dipped to near freezing. U.S. observer Cc. L. Colmer reported 34.5 degrees at 2 p.m. Saturday, 6 degrees below the 7 a.m. reading of 40. A cold gray haze lingered after a rain Friday night, with .17 inch of rainfall by Saturday afternoon.

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Cc. L. Colmer U. S Colmer
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Edward Cole Honored in Retirement Testimonial Dinner

About 70 friends and fellow employees gathered at the Berry Hotel to honor Edward Cole on his retirement after 51 years with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Ohio railroad officials from Cincinnati presented Cole and his wife with luggage, and flowers for Mrs. Cole.

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Berry Hotel Edward Cole E. State St Bolimery& Ohio Railroad Ohio Cole Baltimore & Ohio Athens Masonic Lodge City Service Cont Peter B. Seel Edward Jr U. S. Engineers Pittsburgh Gene Air Force Detroit Baltimore and Ohio John Potter Chillicothe T. C. Smith J. W. Purdy J. F. Roberts C. E. Jacman J. W. Kunker Cincinnati Kunker Mrs. Cole The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
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Two Drivers Hurt in Night Crash at City Intersection

Police reported two vehicles collided near the intersection of W Union and S Shafer Streets. Robert H Burson 19 driving a southbound auto on Shafer sustained head and hip injuries while Thomas Talbert 20 of The Plains suffered a head and facial injury. A separate hit and run occurred when Carl White Jr 25 had a parked auto struck on N Court Street by an unidentified truck that fled the scene.

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W.1 Union S. Shafer Auro Robert H. Burson Shade Shafer St Thomas Talbert the Plains W. Union Burson Talbert Lehin Carl White, Jr W. Union St N. Court St
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Athens County Officials Take Oaths of Office

Athens County officials were sworn in Saturday in the courthouse by Judge Francis D. White. Newly serving four years are commissioners Charles Balin and W. H. Wakefield, treasurer Ed Lasch, engineer Joann Dowl ver, clerk of courts Phyllis LaVelle Cross, sheriff George Bateman, prosecuting attorney Joel Draper, with Claudis Chappel and Dr. John H. Elias absent. Serene Lodge IOOF will meet Monday to install officers, announced K. Lands.

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Athens County Francis D. White Charles Balin W. H. Wakefield Ed Lasch Joann Dowlver Phyllis LaVelle Cross Ller’ Ik George Bateman Joel Draper Claudis Chappel Relcorcher John H. Elias Coroiner
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