City Income Tax Goes Into Effect Wednesday
The city income tax to fund streets in 1964 begins for salaried workers this Wednesday and later for hourly and weekly paid staff. Mayor Raymond Shepard says funds will repair streets and equip the income tax department. A citizens meeting opposes the tax at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the American Legion on W Union St. Non resident county workers may pay based on time spent in Athens.
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City Income Tax Department
Council Street
American Legion
W. Union St
Athens
Campbell Named New State Hospital Administrator
Campbell of Guysville is named administrator of Athens State Hospital in a $10,000 yearly post. The former three term Republican state representative succeeds David Wilson who resigned to head a Kentucky mental retardation hospital. Campbell, with nine years at the state auditor's office and OU ties, was chosen by Martin Janis. He is a WWI veteran, farmer and businessman, married with one son.
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Athens State Hospital
Don Campbell
Guysville
State Hospital
David Wilson
Frankfort
Campbell
Martin Janis
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
State Auditor’s
Ohio University
General Assembly
Jacksonville High School
Richard
Cleveland Press
Area Man Fined On Petty Larceny Count
Theodore Alvin Sharp nineteen of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to petty larceny. He was fined fifty dollars and costs for stealing part of a 1955 auto valued at fifty dollars from Bernard L. Triplet, Athens Route 3, in a sheriff's deputy handled case.
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Theodore Alvin Sharp
Athens
Sharp
Sheriff’s
Bernard L
Highway Spraying Bids Opened in Ohio Counties
Chemi-Trol Chemical Co of Gibsonburg submitted the apparent low bid of 11814 for herbicidal spraying of 654 miles of highways in Athens Hocking Meigs Morgan Noble Vinton and Washington Counties. Official estimate for the job was 12450 by the Ohio Department of Highways.
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Chemi-Trol Chemical Co
Gibsonburg
Athens
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan, Noble, Vinton
Washington Counties
Ohio Department of Highways
Patrol Adds Backup Phone Line and Rotary System
The State Highway Patrol announces LY 31641 as a backup contact when LY 31657 is busy. A rotary phone system will be installed at the patrol post on Columbus Road in the fall, per an officer.
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State Highway Patrol
Columbus Rd
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Admission list includes Quentin Stover Athens Mrs Everett McNally Pennsville Route 1 and multiple others. Discharges include Donald Nichols Jr Athens Route 5 George Cain Athens Route 3 and several residents from Athens areas.
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Quentin Stover
Athens
Everett McNally
Pennsville
Carl Hanson
Roy Hoisington
Amanda Conley
Guysville
Connie Perry
Chauncey
Jeffrey Freeman
J. B. Vanity
Pat Romine
Donald Nichols, Jr
George Cain
Thomas Susko
Thomas Hanson
Mary Smith
Charles Milligan
New Liquor Permits Announced By State
Columbus reports new permits from the Ohio Department of Liquor Control. Els worth F Sammons Sammy's Steak House at 66 N Court St receives a D-5 night club permit. Lafayette Hotel Inc at 300 Second Ave Gallipolis gets a D-1 permit for beer on and off premises.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Elsworth F. Sammons
Sammy’s
N. Court St
Lafayette Hotel
Second Ave
Gallipolis
Vanadium Tool Nears 20th Year Operation
The Vanadium Tool Company founded by William Harmon near Athens marks nearly two decades in business. It manufactures cold chisels, wrenches, screwdrivers and plumbers and masons tools sold nationwide from its Mill Street plant near the B&O railroad.
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William E. Borden
Vanadium Tool Company
William Harmon
Mill St
B&o
Mercury Dips to 17 Degrees Then Rises to 35
The day opened with a frigid 17 degree low in Athens before sun brought a rise to 35 by 9 30 a m. Tuesday reached 44 as U S Observer C L Colmer noted. Snow flurries appeared off and on and March precipitation totaled 9 37 inches, down from 10 59 inches a year ago.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Special Ed Teachers Hold Athens Meeting April 8
Amy Allen from the Ohio Division of Special Education will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the county superintendent's office in Athens. The session invites special education teachers from surrounding counties and others interested in the field to attend.
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Amy Allen
Ohio Division of Special Education
Athens
Athens County
Miss Allen
Hocking Conservancy District Payment Set
Athens and Hocking counties common pleas judges signed orders on paying bills for the Hocking Conservancy District. A $1500 fee will go to Francis D. White for acting as attorney for the petitioners during formation. Preliminary expenses to be split three-fourths Athens, one-fourth Hocking. Residents of Rush Creek District in Hocking to be removed from the tax duplicate. IRS asks taxpayers mailing returns to use Athens ZIP 45701.
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Athens
Hocking County
Athens County
Rush Creek Conservancy District
Hocking
Internal Revenue Service
Arthur Cornwell
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Raymond Shepard
New State Hospital
Dean & Barry
Ouse
East State Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles Chase
Albany
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
H. C. Parris
C. J. Barnhill
Citizens Telephone Co
Coolville
Emolay
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Tom Tuckerman
Leonard Zimmerman
The
Vanadium Tool Co
Bean Hollow
Messenger Newsphoto
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Athens, Ohio
Dale E. Shultz
Selece
Mercury
Hocking Conservancy District
Animal Hospital
James
Veter
T. Rosshirt
Inarian
MNO
Adon
Savangi
Fai
Casey Jones
Dacron
Bermuda
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