Bill to create Athens Municipal Court awaits governor signature
An omnibus bill passed both chambers to establish municipal courts in multiple Ohio cities including Athens. The proposed Athens court will serve Athens city and Athens Township with a lawyer judge, a clerk, and possibly a bailiff. The judge must be a lawyer with five years practice and will handle state misdemeanors, civil cases up to 2000 dollars, and replace former justice of the peace duties. The winner takes office January 1, 1954, while Mayors may lose costs in state cases and city salaries may be adjusted for the added duties.
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Frank J. Lausche
Athens
Ohio Senate
House
Circleville
Cuyahoga Falls
Delaware
Kenton
Port Clinton
Ravenna
Sidney
Tiffin
Ineal
Athens Township
Athens County Bar Association
Uniform Municipal Court
Justice of the Peace
Common Pleas Court
Don Campbell
Athens County
House of Representatives
Campbell
Athens City
Jobs Open On County School Staffs
Vacancies exist in five of Athens County's ten districts, with 10 total openings. Carthage-Troy leads with posts for vocational agriculture, music, coach, and several elementary teachers. Applications are accepted at the county courthouse office.
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Athens County
George Christman
Carthage-Troy
Lottridge
Hockingport
Albany
the Plains
Athens
Shade
Christman
Farm Gate Becomes Pile of Kindling
Mineral resident Albert B. Covert is bound to the grand jury on a charge of malicious destruction of property. He was arraigned before Justice D F E Jones on an affidavit by Orville Shingler alleging Covert used an axe to chop a farm gate, which remained as a pile at the field entrance.
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Albert B. Covert
Covert
Justice of the Peace
Shaw seeks divorce custody and support in Common Pleas
Laura Mae Shaw petitions for divorce from Allyn Roscoe Shaw in Common Pleas Court. The couple married June 23 1948 in Washington Court House. The petition cites gross neglect and wilful absence and seeks custody and support for their two children.
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Laura Mae Shaw
Common Pleas
Allyn Roscoe Shaw
Shaws
Washington Court House
Cars Collide on E Union Street In Backing Incident
City police reported Thursday that vehicles driven by Kurl T. Randall, 26, of 10 A. E. State St., and Mary E. Jenkins, 43, of 98 Morris Ave., collided on E Union St as the Jenkins car backed from a parking space.
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Kurl T
Union Street Brings Athens West End Into Modern Traffic
The city funds 24000 dollars for resurfacing and a new bridge over the Hocking River on West Union Street. The long era of brick paving from 1892 and earlier canal connections trace Athens’ growth from a canal and coal locale to a modern throughway.
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Union St
Hocking River
Athens
Isaac Jackson
Silas Bingham
Herrold Place
Herrolds
University
Messenger
W. Union St
S. Court St
Canal Basin
Herrold
the State
Athens Lumber Co
Crippen
Beasley
FE. H. Moore
Moores
John Campbell
Fairgrounds
City
West Union Street
S. Court
High
Measenger Newsphoto
Real Estate Transfers Across Athens Area Townships
A series of property transfers are recorded across Athens County townships. Transfers include Grover to Heft in Lodi, Runion to Parrish in Carthage, and Goldsberry to the State in V. S. Roach additions. Other deeds cover parcels in Trimble, Nelsonville, Troy, Athens, and Emma Townships with various buyers and fractional interests.
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Brandon T. Grover
Athens
C. E. Heft
Lodi
Myrtle M. Runion
Athens County
Howard H. Parrish
Carthage
Drennan H. Goldsberry
State of Ohio
F. S. Roach
Frank White
Charles White
Athens Township
Orville Harkins
Joseph F. Goodwin
Trimble Township
Harry Gibson
Nelsonville
Raymond Juniper
Nelsonvile
Lancaster
Grand View
Nora Wise
Coolville
Edith A. Gillilan
Hazel M. Gillilan
Troy Township
Sadie McDaniel
Howard McClain
Wolf St
Frank M. Henthorn
Georgia
A. Holliday
Parkersburg
W. Va
Mary E. Jackson
Fairmont Foods Co
Delaware
Omaha
Nebraska
Guarantee Mutual Life Company
Kennedy
Co. L. Meek
Elmer Wayne Syx
Ver Township
Emma FP. Walker
James V. Mayles
George T. Gould
Vinton Tabler
Stewart
Jessie Tabler
Rome Township
Alva Platt
William V. Finney
C. L. Meek
Edward McKnabb
Ohio Company
Waterloo Township
Henry S. Dennis
Neil Wyatt
Glouster
Trimble
Ernie Caudill
C. L. Stevens
Ohio University
Alexander Township
Five Day Forecast for Ohio: Warm Temperatures Ahead
Temperatures in Ohio are expected to run about 3 to 4 degrees above normal from Saturday through Tuesday with little daily change and a cooler set for Wednesday. Normal lows are 64 and highs 85 to 88. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Saturday Tuesday and Wednesday, totaling around half an inch of rain.
Drowning of Leroy Wilson at Epworth Lake Bethesda
In St. Clairsville Ohio Leroy Wilson about 14 drowned Thursday while swimming at Epworth Lake Bethesda. The incident occurred during a recreational swim and authorities began search and recovery efforts.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
Leroy Wilson
Epworth Lake
Bethesda
Athens Fire Department Consolidates Fleet at City Hall
The Athens Fire Department moved all motor equipment into a new garage at the south west corner of city hall, matching the main station in the southeast corner. A pumper and ladder truck join a rebuilt, centrally located fleet with upgraded facilities including an automatic door and battery charger. The annex remains for dormitory space and storage, while hose racks and the rescue boat are relocated.
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Athens
City Hall
Two Cars Sideswipe Near Elliottsville
Two cars were damaged on Thursday when they sideswiped on a township road near Elliottsville. Carey F. Gilbert 30 Athens and Ralph Pinkerton 60 Athens Route 4 drove. both left front sections were damaged. Robert Gilbert 10 suffered a forehead bump.
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Elliottsville
State Highway Patrol
Carey F. Gilbert
Athens
Ralph Pinkerton
Robert Gilbert
Doanville Man Fined for Firecracker Incident
William Paulk aged 22 pleaded guilty to igniting a firecracker at a York Township nightclub. Mayor Peter B. Lee fined him $25 plus costs after charges by Fred Pritz.
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Doanville
York Township
Peter B. Lee
William Paulk
Fred Pritz
Temperature rise and dip mark unsettled week
The mercury rose to 90 on Thursday then cooled to 67 at night with a low of 61. Friday morning 9 30 a.m. readings showed 81 as another warm day loomed.
Hospital Admission and Discharges List
Admitted Ray Calvert from Athens Mrs Vera Gale Slater of The Plains Mrs Flora McDaniel of Athens Olivier Roush from Letart West Virginia. Dismissed Joseph Abraham of Athens James Cartwright of Glouster.
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Ray Calvert
Athens
Vera Gale Slater
the Plains
Flora McDaniel
Olivier Roush
Letart
W. Va
Joseph Abraham
James Cartwright
Glouster
Athens County Ranks 43rd in State Prepaid Sales Tax
Athens County ranked 43 among Ohio’s 88 counties in prepaid sales tax receipts for the year ending June 30, per a survey by the Athens Board of Trade. The county’s receipts rose to $520,823 from $474,304, a 9.7 percent gain, while population ranks around 44th. The report notes Athens as a relatively high type retail county with no enormous industrial development. Statewide, auto sales lead general fund receipts at $50,406,000, followed by chain stores, building, dry goods and general stores, furniture, food, and apparel.
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Athens County
Ohio
Athens Board of Trade
Ed Lasch
Harper C. Pendry
Athens
Nelsonville
Board of Trade
Pike County
Jackson
Ross
Scioto
Adams
Fish Growth Outlined For Waltonians By League
Clarence Kelch and Lee Marsh of the fish and game committee reported releasing 800 fingerling bass in the lake this week. Harold Burch noted that April bass growth has been remarkable and a policy to require removing all caught fish was proposed to protect the stock. Marsh urged adopting the Sloan slogan Give Wildlife A Brake to curb highway mortality. The group plans to buy a revised The Complete Angler for Athens County high school libraries.
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Clarence Kelch
Lee Marsh
Fish and Game Committee
Harold Burch
Izaak Walton
Athens County
Fire Destroys Car and Garage on Hastings Addition
A morning fire caused by faulty wiring in a car owned by Webster DePew badly damaged a garage on Hastings Addition and destroyed the automobile. Neighbors found the blaze around 5 am and put it out. The fire damaged the ceiling and a vacant apartment above the garage. the property is owned by Ray Chapman of Michigan and rented to Webster DePew of Athens Route 4.
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Webster DePew
Hastings Addition
Ray Chapmen
Michigan
Athens Route 4
State Patrol Reports Two Drivers Arrested
The State Highway Patrol reported two drivers arrested in area courts Thursday. Richard C. Ohlinger, 27, Middleport, fined $5 and costs by Mayor Peter B. Seel for crossing a freshly painted centerline. Donald L. Souders, 20, Wellston, fined $20 and costs by Acting Mayor James Rupert for unsafe operation.
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State Highway Patrol
Richard C. Ohlinger
Middleport
Peter B. Seel
Wellston
Donald L. Souders
James Rupert
Marriage License for Eugene De Vore and Pauline Reid
Eugene De Vore, 25, of Canaanville, wed Pauline Reid, 18, of Guysville, per marriage license record.
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Eugene de Vore
Canaanville
Pauline Reid
Guysville
Driver Fined for Speeding in East State Street
Paul Ferry age 40 of 71 Stewart Street was fined 20 dollars plus costs by Mayor Peter B. Lee for traveling 50 mph in a 30 mph zone on East State Street. The mayor suspended 10 dollars of the fine. Police report Ferry was speeding when arrested.
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Paul Ferry
Stewart St
Peter B. Lee
Ferry
E. State St
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