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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1962

Page

2

Ordinance Amended To Aid Student Sandwich Business

City council moved to delete a 1950 peddling limit that barred sales after 7 p.m. The change aims to help a student run sandwich operation near Ohio University, amid friction with Angelo’s and Campus pizza shops. Four councilors approved, with Acting Solicitor Roger Jones Jr. to draft a new ordinance for Friday’s meeting.

Roger Jones Jr Joseph Grogan Angelo’s Grogan Ohio University Cornwell St East Green Michael Molchan Foster Coe Norman Dean Edgar Tuckerman Coe Dean Molchan

Bond Forfeited In Municipal Court

William Don Battrell of Albany forfeited a 26 bond after an unsafe operation citation issued by the State Highway Patrol. Floyd Bolin Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at 8 p.m. Friday, per Commander Charles Evans.

William Don Battrell Albany State Highway Patrol Floyd Bolin Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Charles Evans

Dairy Herd Results Listed for March 22

Dairy Herd Improvement tests covered 521 cows by Russel Bashore of the Athens-Hocking County service unit. The average output was 857 pounds of milk and 36 pounds of butterfat per cow. The Jewett Parameter herd Amesville with 10 cows led the group at 1527 pounds of milk and 49 butterfat, while Worley Perry on Athens Route 1 produced 2170 pounds of milk and 91 butterfat.

Russel Bashore Athens-Hocking County Dairy Service Bashore Jewett Amesville Worley Perry Athens Route 1

Hotel Berry sign removed from front of Berry Hotel

A Logan sign company removed the large electric sign in front of the Hotel Berry on a Wednesday afternoon. The marquee remains, and the neon letters reading Hotel Berry were taken down. A university official suggested a plaque may be added to Berry Hall, the Ohio University dormitory.

Berry Hotel Logan Sign Company Hotel Berry Berry Hall Ohio University

Leon Area Woman Dies at 88 in Mason County

Funeral services for Mrs. O Meda Dewees 88 long time Mason County resident will be Saturday at 2 p m at Wolf Valley Church with Rev. Donald Pringle. She died Wednesday at her daughter’s home Point Pleasant Route 2 after 20 years there. Surviving include two daughters three sons and many grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Burial in Wolf Cemetery follows calling at the Austin home.

O'Meda Dewees Leon Wolf Valley Donald Pringle Dewees Mason County Marvin Austin Point Pleasant Marida Violetta Stewart Buck EUB Austin Lou Bowser McArthur Ohio Albert Elmwood James Lorain Ray Gallipolis Ferry Floyd Buck Buffalo W. Va Oscar Grimms Landing

Red Cross Seeks Support for Hinochabile Visit

Athens County Red Cross urges community help for a two day blood drive at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Blood mobile hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday. Appointments via LY-31651 or LY-31183. Sponsored by Ohio University RJTC departments. Largest two day collection was 329 pints.

Athens County Red Cross Church of the Good Shepherd Ohio University Army and Air Force RJTC Columbus

Street Plans Changed As Unit Breaks

City street cleaning will shift a day or two after a street sweeper broke down on Wednesday. Milton Nuzum says bids are being received for a new unit while a city crew hoses down uptown streets. Water on Court Street filled gaps dug by Ohio Fuel Gas Co. contractors. gas workers resumed work after the brief delay.

Milton Nuzum City Service Nuzum Court St W. Union St Ohio Fuel Gas Co

City Hall Finds Stored Shoes After Store Clampdown

A metal shoe rack about six feet high with 13 shoes was found in the hallway at city hall Thursday morning. Police indicated a N. Court St. merchant left the rack outside his store after closing hours Wednesday. The rack bore the sign Prices as Marked.

City Hall N. Court St

AIA Talk Scheduled by Ohio University Student Chapter

James M. Lister will speak at an open lecture of the Ohio University student AIA chapter on April 11. The Cleveland planner holds Harvard and Cornell degrees, is a Rome fellow, and helped staff the 1939 New York World's Fair design board. The talk targets geography government sociology and architecture audiences.

James M. Lister Cleveland Department of Urban Renewal and Housing American Institute of Architects Ohio University Lister Harvard Cornell American Academy In Rome New York Walter A. Taylor School of Architecture

Four Injured in Route 33 Crash Near Athens

Four persons were injured when an auto driven by Frank William Keplar overturned on Route 33 north of Athens. Passengers Hazel Keplar James Keplar Edgar Keplar and Lena Eakle were treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Keplar was cited for reckless operation.

State Highway Patrol Frank William Keplar Columbus Sheltering Arms Hospital Hazel Keplar James Edgar Keplar Lena Eakle Keplar

New Music Store Opens in Athens by Summers & Son

Summers & Son announces a new Athens store at 12 W. State St to sell pianos and organs. The facility will be co managed by Thomas Kyer and Robert Thorson, continuing the Ohio firm’s expansion from its Jackson base established in 1870.

Athens Howard A. McHenry Summers & Son State St Thomas Kyer Robert Thorson Ohio H. C. Summers Jackson Carl E. Summers

Marriage Licenses Granted in Local Counties

Gwinn Paul Perry 26 of Columbus Westinghouse and Christine Kay Guthrie 19 of Coolville beautician. David L. Spencer 24 of Athens Royal McBee and Sue Ann Hunter 22 of Athens Royal McBee. Monte Ray Riggle 25 of New Marshfield blader and Florence Marlene Warner 20 of Coolville bookkeeper. Allen Dale Lowery 20 of Glouster and Barbara Lou Showborn 18 of Glouster. Jerry Wayne Frum 23 city worker and Nancy Eileen Gabriel 18 city student.

Gwinn Paul Perry Columbus Westinghouse Christine Kay Guthrie Coolville Beautician David L. Spencer Athens Royal McBee Sue Ann Hunter Monte Ray Riggle New Marshfield Blader Florence Marlene Warner Allen Dale Lowery Glouster Barbara Lou Showborn Jerry Wayne Frum Nancy Eileen Gabriel

March License Plate Sales At Court House Office

About 10 000 license plates were sold in March by the court house office. E B Young deputy registrar notes 1962 sales were slightly higher than 1961. Tags remain available for the regular fee but motorists cannot drive with 1961 plates.

Court House E. B. Young Bureau of Motor Vehicles

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By Paul Efaw Richard Rypma William Weisenbach John Alden X-Ray Books Douglas Rambler Union Ph. LY Vanguard Wright the Plains, Ohio Carpenter's Athens, Ohio VFW William R. Keck Carl J. Keck Lackland Air Force Base Tex Greenville Afb Miss Cialist Albany High School Leon Area Wolf Cemetery Common Pleas Court Mary G. Miller Robert Miller Hinochabile Campus Nelsonville AIA Cambridge Chillicothe Lancaster Newark Portsmouth Washington D. H Zanesville S. Court St B. H. Phaup Corner State & Carpenter Sts Walter W. Jeffries Scotts South Court St Koons Music Store South Court Street
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