Split council votes to study city income tax proposal
Four of seven council members backed hiring Solicitor William Rowland to draft an income tax ordinance as part of a broader meeting. The move aims for a one per cent levy, projected to raise about $300,000 annually, while other measures including water line extensions and garbage rate hikes advanced or were read for second time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Efa
Leta Leachman
Athens
Norman Dean
William Rowland
Dean
Michael Molchan
Edgar Tuckerman
Foster Coe
John Alden
Richard Rypma
William Weisenbach
Alden
Rypma
Ohio Municipal League
Raymond Shepard
Ohio
Lee Roach
Armstrong Rd
Fred Hammer
Lee van Nest
Blackburn Hill
Ryoma
Morrison Brown Hill
Warren Rd
Far Hills
Service Safety
Leo F
Marellah Engleman
Longview Heights
Richland Ave
George Kennedy
Idus Murphree
League of Women Voters
Council
Howard Romine
Kennedy
Harry Crewson
Robert Sutton
Courthouse Saturday Hours Reopened by County Commission
County commissioners voted to restore regular courthouse hours on Friday closing at 4 p.m. and Saturday hours from 8 a.m. to noon. Commissioner Edwards cited complaints and urged reopening, while Cline advocated office-holder discretion. The decision follows a July 15 motion and previous Saturday closures that angered Athens merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Edwards
Court House
John Cline
W. H. Wakefield
Cline
Edwards
Athens
Dover Township
Plains
Police Plan Target Practice Session
The Athens auxiliary police will hold target practice at 6 p.m. Friday in preparation for the match Sunday with the Nelsonville auxiliary police unit in Nelsonville.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Mercury Peaks at 93 Before Rain in Athens
Partly cloudy and cooler weather followed a high of 93 in Athens. U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer logged 72 at 10 a.m. after an early low of 65, with rainfall totaling .45 inches.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Five Fined In Municipal Court For Intoxication Pleas
Five of six men who appeared in Municipal Court pled guilty to intoxication charges. Virgil Gilkey 47 Donald Laughlin 49 and Floyd Bennett 48 were fined 25 dollars plus costs. Oba E. Douglas Jr 30 and Homer Evener 58 were fined 50 dollars plus costs. Charles A. Graham about 70 pleaded innocent and was held on 31 dollar bond. Police said arrests took place Tuesday in several town areas including near a church and in the west end weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Gilkey
Athens
Donald Laughlin
E. State St
Floyd Bennett
Central Ave
Oba E. Douglas Jr
Homer Evener
Lancaster
Charles A. Graham
Cadiz
County School Totals Near 5000 On First Day
Nearly 5000 pupils attend the opening day of classes for Athens County nine schools. Enrollment reached 4839 excluding The Plains and Trimble kindergartens, up from 4801 in 1962. Albany and York show gains while Trimble and Waterloo hold steady. listed openings compare Albany 717, Ames Bern 353, Carth age Troy 693, Rome Canaan 405, Shade 268, The Plains 494, Trimble 511, Waterloo 378, York 1020 with prior year figures in parentheses.
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Athens County
Plains and
Trimble
York and Albany
Waterloo
Albany
Ames-Bern
Carthage
Troy
Rome- Canaan
Shade
the Plains
York
Ohio Bar District 17 Meet Set in Athens at Sportsman Grill
Attorneys from six southeastern Ohio counties including Athens Hocking Meigs Morgan Noble and Washington gather for the OSBA District 17 annual meeting at the Sportsman Grill Host Athens County bar presides with Rich ard C. Gerken and Erle Bridgewater Jr addressing sessions A 6 p m dinner features a talk by Bridgewater while William D. Radcliff speaks on attorney general staff duties A 3 p m program includes a business meeting and trial practice panel with R Rush Warren and William T. Gillie Reservations are handled by William Rowland of Athens
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Ohio
Ohio State Bar Association District 17
Sportsman Grill
Athens County
Richard C. Gerken
Logan
State Bar Association
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
Athens
William D. Radcliff
Circleville
State Attorney General
R. Rush Warren
Columbus
William T. Gillie
OSBA
William Rowland
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Noble
Washington
Member Introduced At Kiwanis Meeting
Due to Labor Day the Kiwanis weekly meeting was held Tuesday at the Sportsman Grill. T. C. Porter, a Kiwanis member from Glouster and a new member of the Athens club, was introduced.
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Kiwanis Meeting
Kiwanis
Sportsman Grill
T. C. Porter
Kiwanis Club
Glouster
Athens Club
Innkeeper Charges Dismissed By Court
County Judge George Schoonover dismissed defrauding an innkeeper charges against Madison residents Sarah Elizabeth Johnson and Paul Walter Becker for lack of evidence. Dan J. Humphrey, operator of the Pilgrim Motel on Route 50W, filed the affidavit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schoonover
Madison, Wis
Dan J. Humphrey
Pilgrim
Route 50W
Sarah Elizabeth Johnson
Paul Walter Becker
Court Cases Municipal Court Toxication Plea
Rexford Nickoson Sr. cited for intoxication by city police with $31 fine. William Dale Chambers, 21, Columbus, cited for intoxication by city police with $31 fine.
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Rexford Nickoson Sr
William Dale Chambers
Columbus
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