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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1956
Page
7
March real estate activity at Athens County court house rose with 169 deeds filed and total mortgage fees at 1088.35. Deeds outpaced last year’s March figure, while mortgages fell by about half from February totals.
Two youths John Leonard Hill of Laurelville and Tobias May of Kelso Va enlisted for three-year Marine Corps hitches. Hill’s mother is Mrs. Aaron Hill. May is son of Mr. and Mrs. Paris May with relatives in Pomeroy. Recruits with no prior service may join at the Athens Post Office on second door for immediate active duty, with training in San Diego.
Twenty eight Athens Soil Conservation District cooperators will have their SCS designed farm ponds stocked with fish this summer for participating in the federal soil and water conservation program. The fish furnished free by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service will be for private use of the farmers and are not for stocking public ponds, the SCS office said.
The court awards Family Finance Inc of Indiana $261.91 as the balance of a $500 loan. Carpenter and Municipal J F Newcomb are ordered to revest to the plaintiff.
The Curr ent Population Survey will collect employment data from Athens County families during the week of April 16. Cecil B. Mathews of the Census Bureau in Cincinnati says local information gathered by Mrs. Theresa B. Hines will be combined with national data to estimate employment trends and population characteristics such as students, retirees, and those unable to work. The survey, long run for over a decade, aids in assessing manpower for defense and civilian production.
Police Chief J B Grogan warns motorists and pedestrians about jay walking amid Athens traffic. He notes high car volume and crosswalk confusion as most pedestrian injuries occur to children under ten. He urges drivers to stop for pedestrians and parents to teach road safety.
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