Grand jury starts with 34 witnesses amid secrecy in Athens region
The grand jury opened at 9 am with Judge Francis D. White instructing jurors. About 34 witnesses, including sheriff George Bateman and Athens area officers, testified as lists emerged. State Senator C Stanley Mechem filed petitions for renomination in the Republican primary, a Nelsonville resident with multiple shoe stores.
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Associated Press
Nelsonville
Athens
Mechem
Ohio Senate
Fairfield
Hocking
Morgan
Washington
Noble
Monroe
Senate
Marriage Licenses Granted in Chauncy
Leo Hammond aged 21 and Lillian Grace Johnson aged 21, both of Chauncy, were issued marriage licenses.
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Leo Hammond
Lillian Grace Johnson
Chauncey
Athens YMCA Issues Yearly Bulletin To Members
A bulletin for Athens YMCA members outlines the year’s program updates announced by secretary Robert Lance. Highlights include a new Indian Guide Tribe for fathers and sons, a Junior Hi-Y club for seventh graders, and a Junior Hi-Y in the Children's Home. The Athens YMCA now has nine organizations, 13 leaders, and about 265 members enrolled.
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Athens
YMCA
Robert Lance
Athens County men begin pre induction exams at Fort Hayes
Sixty men from the Athens County selective service board left for Fort Hayes Columbus for pre induction physical examinations. The first of two January exam cohorts, 60 today and 30 on January 28, includes 52 Athens countians and eight transfers. Leader was Melvin Walraven with Robert J. Hartman as assistant. Many named locals from Athens Glouster Guysville Carbondale Nelsonville Shade Albany The Plains Jacksonville Deanville Buchtel Chauncey Millfield and others were included. several transfers came from Maryland Cleveland Wyom ing Middletown and South Bend Ind. four Athens County men faced transfer postponement or enlistment.
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Athens County Selective Service Board
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Athens Countians
Melvin ©. Walraven
Robert J. Hartman
Albany
James H. Secoy
Lewis F. Jeffers
David E Goodman
Robert I. Frost
Gerald J. Tolliver
George D. Jeffers
Jack R. Ryan
Boss E. Wheaton
Russell E. Shields
Edward F. Olds
John E. Farson
Vernon L. Ackley
James A. Brooks
Richard M. Reed
Charles H. McMullen
Bryan F. Chandler
Carl R. West
Athens
Billy F. McLaughlin
Ronald Williams
Dale A. Humphrey
Raymond O. White
Andrew H. Six
Glouster
Charles R. Bartlett
Guysville
Ralph S. Cagg
Carbondale
Donald R. Cavote
James H. Dolman
Kenneth K. Klinebriel
Orvil
Midkiff
Donald E. Johnson
Arthur R. Hanning
Max Auflick
Jack D. Hemsworth
Nelsonville
Danny M. King
Shade
Joseph W. Bowles
Bobby D. Dalton
Stewart
Roy M. Sickles
Harry L. Ross
New Marshfield
George E. Charney
the Plains
Jack L Kempton
Ira H. Kempton
Jacksonville
Harold D. Pancake
Donald J Simmons
Deanville
Jack Lee Keiffer
Buchtel
Robert D. Meyrs
Donald L. Wallace
Trimble
Otis E. Chutes
Harold L. Baker
James D. Smith
Coolville
John L. Matheny
Chauncey
Thomas E. Border
Millfield
Athens Group
Oliver A. Hess
Maryland
Robert L. Visintainer
Joseph R. Harsany
Victor G. Pikus
William J. Guide
John D. Pierson
Cleveland
William T. Clark
Wyoming
Terry D. Donaldson
Middletown
Athens County
Armond Murat
South Bend
Ind
Danny L. Milligan
Kenneth J Goodfellow
Junior Sullivan
Billy G. McLeod
Julius E Mayle
Sharpsburg
William Wicks
Don B. Novick
Cady Named Visiting Professor to Lead Asia Research at Cornell
Dr. John F. Cady of Ohio University becomes visiting professor in Cornell's Southeast Asia program. He will teach on colonial systems in southern Asia and direct Burma and Indo China studies during spring and fall 1952 terms. He previously lectured in Rangoon and served in US and State Department research roles.
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Ithaca
N. Y
John F. Cady
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio
Southeast Asia
Cornell University
Cady
Judson College
University of Rangoon
Burma
Office of Strategic Services
Rangoon
State Department
Burglary Report At Coolville Service Station
A breaking and entering at Kincade's Service Station in Coolville was reported Monday morning to Sheriff George Bateeman. Deputy Frank Joyce assisted Marshal Richard Henderson in the investigation. exact loss was not yet known.
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Kincade
Coolville
George Bateeman
Frank Joyce
Richard Henderson
Custody Sought in Divorce Case In Amesville
Audrey Virgene Hines files for divorce from George L. Hines in Common Pleas Court alleging extreme cruelty and gross neglect. She seeks custody of three minor children, child support, and both temporary and permanent alimony.
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Audrey Virgene Hines
Common Pleas
George L. Hines
Amesville
Athens man fined for intoxication plea
Virgil Evener, 35, of Athens Route 2, was fined $15 plus costs after pleading guilty to intoxication before Mayor Peter B. Lee. The charge was filed by Deputy Sheriff.
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Virgil Evener
Athens
Peter B. Lee
Sher
Athens Man at Alaskan Base Plans New Blood Bank
Charles O. Lillie reports his son Lt. Charles R. Lillie at the 5005th AF Hospital in Anchorage has helped inaugurate a Walking Blood Bank. About 500 men in the 196th Medical Service Company at Fort Richardson have been re typed with RH factors. more will be added. The system relies on volunteer donors when emergencies arise to supply whole blood quickly. Lt. Lillie, Athens High School graduate and Ohio State alumnus, previously worked for The Messenger.
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Charles O. Lillie
Maplewood Drive
Charles R. Lillie
Anchorage
Alaska
196Th Medical Service Company
Fort Richardson
Lt. Lillie
Lillie
Athens High School
Ohio University
Ohio State University
Medical Corp
the Messenger
Shafer Announces Bid for County Commissioner Nomination
Fred C. Shafer, Athens County resident and former welfare director, seeks the Democratic nomination for county commissioner in the May primary. He would begin a second term on the three man board, first to publish candidacy, with a background in mining and a long career in railroads.
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Fred C. Shafer
Shafer
Offce
Board of Commissioners
Dover Township
Athens County
Richland Ave
12 Drivers Cited After Busy Weekend Patrol
Athens State Patrol reports 12 arrests over the weekend on speeding unsafe vehicle and driving violations. Fines range from 5 to 15 dollars with costs in multiple towns including Athens Chauncey Mansfield and McArthur.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Jerry Woodrow
Peter B. Lee
Logan
Roger Friend
William Bullard
McArthur
David Holter
Minersville
William Lehman
Haydenville
Friend
Justices of the Peace
Herbert Ousley
Hayden Route 1
Berton Ousley
Mansfield
Justice of the Peace
Clarence Smith
Harry Robert Hardesty
New Plymouth
Ronald E. Wells
Ewington
Chauncey
Lee
Claude Kantner
Births and discharges at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Robert Sheridan of Athens a daughter. Mr and Mrs Thomas Evans Athens a daughter. Mr and Mrs John Easier Athens a son. Admissions include Leora King Athens Pearl Robinson Athens John Tate Athens Estella Williams Glouster Jeannine Jago Athens. Discharges announce Don Hooper The Plains and daughter Harold Glover Athens and daughter Leo Schoonover Chauncey Lillian Dye Georgesville Ethel Mathews Athens Loretta Byrd New Marshfield Mary Dew Chauncey Augustus Howell Athens Jody Blair Athens Veda Grandy Trimble Chris Hoffman Tupvers Plains.
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Leora King
Athens
Pearl Robinson
John Tate
Estella Williams
Glouster
Jeannine Jago
Don Hooper
the Plains
Harold Glover
Leo Schoonover
Chauncey
Lillian Dye
Georgesville
Ethel Mathews
Loretta Byrd
New Marshfield
Mary Dew
Augustus Howell
Jody Blair
Veda Grandy
Trimble
Chris Hoffman
Tupvers Plains
Michigan Speaker In County This Week
The Rev. Clyde V. Murphy of the American Sunday School Union will speak at missionary meetings Tuesday through Thursday at 8 p m in Poston Frost and Chase. The undenominational group works to maintain Sunday schools in overlooked areas.
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Clyde V. Murphy
Manister
Mich
American Sunday School Union
Poston, Frost and Chase
Buck Deer Suspected in Sow's Death in Lottridge Area
A Hampshire brood sow owned by farmer Russell Archer was found dead with a long side wound. Neighbors report a buck deer seen nearby recently. the wound suggests antler-caused injury, with no other animal near the sow capable of such damage.
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Lottridge
Hampshire
Russell Archer
Private Ford Rejoins Division After Korean Wounds
Pfc. Carl C. Ford son of Mr and Mrs E L Ford Coolville Route 3 has rejoined the Second Infantry Division in Korea after release from a hospital where he recovered from wounds. He earned the Korean Service Ribbon with one campaign star the Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman Badge since joining the division last September and will return to Company A of the 23rd Regiment which saw action at Heartbreak Ridge.
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Korea
Carl C. Ford
E. L. Ford
Coolville
Ford
23Rd
Heartbreak Ridge
Fined for Burning Without Permit
James Bente of 196 E State St pleaded guilty to starting a fire within 10 feet of a building without a burning permit. He was fined $5 with costs suspended and arraigned before Mayor Peter B Seel.
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James Bente
State St
Bente
Peter B. Seel
Speeding charge leads to fine for Donald Allen
Donald Allen, 23, of 57 E State St, was arraigned Saturday on a speeding charge. City police arrested him and levied a fine of $10 plus costs.
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Donald Allen
E. State St
Allen
Peter B. Seel
Weather records show cold snap with subfreezing lows
The low dipped to 30 degrees early today with 9 am reading two degrees below freezing. Sunday saw a high of 35 and a low of 29 amid a light snow that mostly melted. Frontier days reported 35 and 21 on Friday and 41 and 18 on Saturday.
Athens Police Report Shows Fewer Arrests in 1951
Athens police arrested 635 persons in 1951, down from 703 in 1950, with drunken driving arrests rising to 41 from 37. Traffic duty remained primary, speeding up 24 percent to 126 arrests, while 260 accidents were investigated, 34 with personal injuries and nine pedestrian incidents. No traffic fatalities occurred.
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Athens
Joseph B. Grogan
Grogan
Temple degree conferred by Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar
H J Ong commander announced a degree conferral for a class of candidates on Wednesday at 7 30 pm in the Masonic Temple Athens. Members should appear in full uniform and refreshments will be served after the meeting.
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Athens Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
H. J. Ong
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