Judge Seeks Salary Ruling in Athens County Case
Athens County Common Pleas Court will hear a temporary injunction request by Municipal Court Judge Franklin J. Sheeter on January 18. The suit, filed with City of Athens, County officials, and auditors, challenges a Supreme Court ruling limiting municipal judge salaries during their term and asserts salary overpayments since January 1968. Five entities are named in the original complaint, including City Auditor Ralph Nuzum and County Auditor Ruth Seaman. Judge Sheeter argues he is exempt from the ruling and should not repay past overpayments, while state law caps fulltime municipal judge pay at seven thousand five hundred dollars plus per capita increments.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Franklin J. Sheeter
Athens County Clerk of Courts
Joseph T. Ferguson
Suspect In Theft Is Being Sought
Athens police seek a Caucasian suspect in a 4 p.m. Thursday theft at the Fall Walgreens ice cream parlor and Western Union Telegraph station on Court Street. Mrs. Donna Gilkey reported cash and stamps missing from the shared safe. The chief noted multiple descriptions but said only one suspect is being pursued.
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Fall
Walgreen
Western Union
Court St
Charles Cochran
Donna Gilkey
Cochran
Ptl
Jim Deardorf
West Union St
Robert Webb
Guysville
Wilbur E. Mulford
Athens Route 3
Bond Forfeited In Athens Animal Torture Case
Karen Howard forfeited a $100 bond after missing Municipal Court, charged with animal torture for allegedly starving a pony on her property. Wyatt McDaniel, humane officer, filed the charge.
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Karen Howard
Wyatt McDaniel
Joseph F. Newcome
Larry G. Lisi
S. High St
Weather Forecast For The Local Area
Clear and not so cold tonight with lows in the upper teens to low 20s. Saturday will be fair and warmer with highs in the upper 30s. The extended outlook shows a chance of rain or snow Sunday with mid to upper 20s lows and mid 30s to low 40s highs. Fair Monday and Tuesday with highs in the 35 to 40 range then mid 40s Tuesday.
Athens Fire Department Adopts New Alarm Number
The Athens Fire Department will switch to a rotation alarm number 592 6624 effective January 19 to handle multiple simultaneous calls. Chief Harland Harris said the change aims to improve dispatch capacity and will be publicized in the city telephone book emergency section. The number is for Athens residents to report fires or summon the emergency squad and not for business or out of town calls.
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Athens
Harland Harris
Harris
Wellston School Head Fined After Board Meeting Clash
Wellston School Superintendent Ralph McCormick pleaded no contest to assault and battery before Mayor Edgar Hayburn and was fined 50 dollars plus costs. The incident followed a heated school board meeting where board member Ralph Crabtree accused him of seeking another job.
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Ralph McCormick
Edgar Hayburn
McCormick
Joseph Oths
Ralph Crabtree
Crabtree
Ford Sales Set Record For Month In Cincinnati
Ford in Cincinnati reports December sales climbed to 4 444 cars and trucks, a 52.1 percent rise from last year and topping the prior December high of 3 758. Truck deliveries reached 1 627, up 19.6 percent from the 1 360 peak in 1971, with expectations for continued gains.
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Cincinnati
Ford
John C. O'Donnell
Weather Delays Bridge Opening On Stimson Avenue
Athens officials delay Stimson Avenue bridge opening as Eagle Construction Co. faces cold weather setbacks. A night crew keeps concrete warm while delays halt progress and completion date remains unknown.
Records of Annex Sought in Athens Land Transfer
Engineering technician Bill Olinger aims to pinpoint when land on East State Street was annexed from Athens Two. He searched county files with no luck and will continue today before checking city records, as a 3.5 million contract between Ohio University Kroger and Skilken Properties hinges on the annexation date amid Athens Two's 1938 dry vote.
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Bill Olinger
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Olinger
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Cincinnati
Skilken Properties
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Wellston area fair board names new secretary
Jackson County Fair Board elects Johnnie Wolfe as secretary to replace resigning Carl Dahlberg Wolfe serves as assistant principal at Wellston High School Dahlberg remains on the board Stewart succeeds Bob Willis as secretary while Frazee is chosen president Bierly named vice president
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Jackson County Fair Board
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Carl Dahlberg
Wolfe
Wellston High School
Dahlberg
Bob Frazee
Duke Bierly
Jackson
Dan Stewart
Jackson Route 4
Stewart
Bob Willis
Mount St. Mary Hospital Admits list of patients
The Mount St. Mary Hospital records show admissions including Roy Bookman from Buchtel Mrs. Mary H Larson Donald Shepard both from Glouster Mrs. Peggy Ann Ritz Ralph Arnold Mrs. Anna Hoce Mrs. Forrest Lent all from Nelsonville Master Edward Steiner Athens Mrs Lorena Hemsley Logan Route 3 Sam Hartman New Straitsville Sherman M Byers Nelsonville Route 1. Discharges include Flossie Smith Joyce Smart Chery Johnson Carl Williams.
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Buchtel
Mary H. Larson
Donald Shepard
Glouster
Peggy Ann Ritz
Ralph Arnold
Anna Hoce
Forrest Lent
Nelsonville
Edward Steiner
Athens
Lorena Hemsley
Logan
Sam Hartman
New Straitsville
Sherman M. Byers
Flossie Smith
Joyce Smart
Chery Johnson
Carl Williams
Fish Fry at Elks Lodge in Nelsonville This Saturday
Elks Lodge No 543 hosts a fish fry with haddock filets served from 6 to 9 p.m. Open to Elks and invited guests. Cost is $1 per serving. In Murray City the American Legion holds a euchre party for members and guests Friday at 8 p.m.
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Elks Lodge
Elks
Murray City
Murray City American Legion
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