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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1960

Page

7

Last Hurdle Cleared For Athens Zoning Vote

Athens zoning ordinance clears final hurdle as W G Roeseler outlines key provisions to five new council members. The plan now awaits a motion to pass with questions limited to minor points while public hearing requirements are deemed satisfied.

Athens Charles Robb W. G. Roeseler Ladislas Segoe and Associates Cincinnati Roeseler Fred W. Weber Weber Dean H. C. Dorman City Planning Commission Dorman

Police Probe Store Entry At Landmark Store

Pomeroy police inspect intruder clues at the Landmark Store on E Main St after a break in last night. Chief Jed Webster says suspects opened a rear window and pried a desk. $20 to $25 worth of merchandise missing. thiefs left a screwdriver and claw hammer for fingerprint dusting.

Pomeroy E. Main St Jed Webster Jack Carsey Webster

Five Drivers Forfeit Bonds In Municipal Court

Bonds forfeited Monday in Municipal Court by five individuals charged with traffic violations. William H. Hoppes Judith D. Turner and Donald F. Lewis each faced speeding charges with $21 bonds forfeited. Orville H. Seiser had a $26 bond forfeited for changing course and direction after a minor collision with Carl L. Brookhart. John C. Rumbarger forfeited a $35 bond for unsafe operation.

William H. Hoppes Columbus Judith D. Turner Parkersburg Donald F. Lewis New Straitsville State Highway Patrol Orville H. Seiser Milwaukee Seiser Carl L. Brookhart Athens John C. Rumbarger Franklin Ave

Athens Masons Schedule Wednesday Meeting

Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will gather at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple. Wayne F Welch, the high priest, announced the session and urged members to attend.

Athens Royal Arch Masons Masonic Temple Wayne F. Welch

Legion meeting set for Wednesday at 8 p.m.

K. T. Crossen Post 21 of the American Legion will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Legion home, announced commander Wilson Carr.

K. T. Crossen American Legion Legion Wilson Carr

Ordinances Approved For Strouds Run Road Re paving Project

City council unanimously passed two ordinances authorizing purchase of 4500 tons of crushed limestone and 20000 gallons of asphalt to join with the county in repaving Strouds Run Road. An additional 15000 for the garbage fund was approved, with 9000 for new equipment. A street light was ordered for Moore Ave and Albany Road, and parking on the west side of E State St from Carpenter to Morris Ave was banned. Residents of Eden Place may seek street surfacing funding. A wage inequity at the water treatment plant prompted a proposal to redraw the wage ordinance to include the missing employee.

Planning Commission Planning Board Lowman Addition Richland Ave Pinewood Drive Norman Dean Charles W. Dalton Pine Place Strouds Run Road William Weisenbach Moore Ave Albany Road E. State St Carpenter St Morris Ave Dean Ellis Woodworth

Air Force Testing Slated for Athens Recruitment

An Air Force test administrator will visit Athens Thursday to test young men for the Aviation Cadet Navigator Program. T.Sgt. James R. King, recruiter, also will interview applicants for regular enlistments. Interested youths should contact him at the post office, aiming for August or September enlistments.

Tor Athens James R. King King

Servicemen News Highlights Local Recruits in 32nd Armor and Other Units

Pvt Ralph P Bernard 23 son of Arnold and Lucille Bernard Coalville Route 3 has joined the 32nd Armors Company D at St Stewart Ga. Bernard a tank crewman entered the Army last January and trained at Ft Knox Ky. Pfe Floyd C Martin 23 son of Orville and Mrs Martin 138 Mill St arrived in Korea and serves with the 4th Army Missile Command at Camp Page. He is a teletype operator in the 226th Signal Company and is a 1955 Athens High School graduate who attended Ohio University. Spr Jack L Beverage 20 son of Jack and Mrs Beverage 11 Van Vorhes St qualified as an expert with the carbine in the 4th Armored Division in Germany. A 1957 graduate he attended Ohio University before enlisting in September 1958. Pvt Charles N Gilkey 19 son of Charles R Gilkey Athens Route 4 is in eight weeks of advanced artillery and missile training at Ft Sill Okla. Gilkey attended Athens High School and entered the Army last March.

Ralph P. Bernard Arnold W. Bernard Coalville 32Nd Armor St. Stewart, Ga Bernard Army Ft. Knox Carthage-Troy High School Pfe Floyd C. Martin Orville Martin Mill St Korea 4Th Army Missile Command Martin 226Th Signal Company Camp Page Athens High School Ohio University Spr Jack L. Beverage Jack Beverage van Vorhes St 4Th Armored Division Germany Ft. Hood Tex Charles N. Gilkey Charles R. Gilkey Athens Ft. Sill Okla Artillery and Missile Center Gilkey

Kasler Divorce Petition Cites Gross Neglect

Louise Kasler files for divorce from Marion L. Kasler of Nelsonville Route 1 in Common Pleas Court citing gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Plaintiff seeks custody of four minor children. couple married September 20, 1943.

Common Pleas Court Louise Kasler Marion L. Kasler Nelsonville

Rogaski Fined for Speeding in Municipal Court

Paul M. Rogaski, 32, of Athens Route 3, was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to a speeding charge in Municipal Court, a State Highway Patrol case.

Paul M. Rogaski Athens

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes

Mr and Mrs Calvin Colson Athens welcome a son. Admitted George Everett Glouster Mrs John Bridgewater Athens Mrs Flora Williams Athens Shane Burchfield Albany Mrs Robert Brookins Athens Mrs Marion Boggs Athens Lewis Wigal New Marshfield. Dismissed Mrs Paul Elswick Shade Route 1 and daughter Earl Mace The Plains E E Maple Athens Blood used one pint.

Ens Flora Williams Athens Shane Burchfield Albany Robert Brookins Marion Boggs Lewis Wigal New Marshfield Paul Elswick Earl Mace the Plains E. E. Maple

Steel Official, Former OU Trustee Retires

Harvey B. Jordan, a renowned steel executive and production specialist, retired from U S Steel Corp after 46 years. Since 1959 he served as executive vice president and chairman of the general administration committee. He previously sat on Ohio University's board of trustees.

Pittsburgh Harvey B. Jordan U.S. Steel Corp Ohio University

Divorce action filed between Gladys Russell and Alfred E Russell

Gladys Russell sues Alfred E Russell in Coolville court charging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. They were married June 15 1929 and have four children all over 21.

Common Pleas Court Gladys Russell Alfred E. Russell Coolville

Harvey Deem Faces Municipal Court Bond Forfeit

Harvey Deem age 50 of Hotel Berry Claxton was charged by city police with intoxication and forfeited a $31 bond in Municipal Court on Monday.

Harvey Deem Berry- Claxton

Lamb Sale Set Wednesday in Athens at Live Stock Yards

The August Graded Lamb Sale will be held at the Athens Live stock Yards Wednesday. Kenneth E. Ackerman, county extension agent, outlines grading requirements and Herman Cordray, vice chairman of the Athens Area Improvement Committee, will oversee the sale. Lambs must arrive by 10 30 a.m. on sale day.

Athens Kenneth E. Ackerman Agriculture Herman Cordray Athens Area Improvement Committee Cordray

Named To UC Faculty

Avie L. Haste, a mathematics lecturer at the University of Cincinnati evening college, is named instructor in mathematics in the UC College of Business Administration. He expects to earn his master's this August and is married to Elea nor Wickline. they live with their three children at 4032 Delaney Street in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati Avie L. Haste University of Cincinnati Evening College UC College of Business Administration Haste Eleanor Wickline Ralph Wickline Athens Delaney St

Parking Fine for Juvenile Driver Plea Guilty

John P. Ross aged 16 of 15 Franklin Ave pleaded guilty in Juvenile Court to a traffic charge filed by the State Highway Patrol. Judge Harold Rose fined Ross $5 plus costs for parking on the traveled portion of a township road and suspended his driving rights until August 20, with the fine payable from his earnings by that date.

John P. Ross Franklin Ave State Highway Patrol Harold Rose Rose Ross

Local couple identified in state records

David Allan Moleski 21 of Glouster Route 3 and Pauline Sue Roback 18 of Jacksonville are listed with occupations as contractor and clerk stenographer respectively in state records.

David Allan Moleski Glouster Route 3 Pauline Sue Roback Jacksoville

Warm weather returns to Athens with high near 84

Observer C. L. Colmer reports a 10 am reading of 84 in Athens, close to Monday's high. Early morning low reached 62. Rural Hamley Run logged a 57 degree low after a 85 degree high yesterday.

Athens U.S C. L. Colmer Hamley Run

Court Fines Five Drivers in Hocking County

Five drivers were fined in Hocking County Court by Judge Vaughn Collins after State Highway Patrol arrests. Robert L. Warren faced two reckless operation charges with $25 and $50 fines plus costs and a five day suspended jail term. Kenneth England paid $50, Roger Montgomery $10, John Coakley $25, and Donald Richards $5 plus costs for offenses including speeding and failure to yield.

Hocking Vaughn Collins Robert L. Warren Haydenville Kenneth England Lancaster Roger Montgomery Logan John Coakley Donald Richards Chillicothe

Common Pleas Suit Seeks Quiet Title for 255 Acres

Ray W. Poppleton files a quiet title suit in Common Pleas Court to establish ownership of 255 acres in Lee Township. Defendants include Angie Holmes Childs Angie G Murphey formerly Angie G McDowell Alice M Stiverson Earl Holmes John Dewing Holmes Jr Carl McCauley Holmes Everett P. Holmes Mildred Doss and unknown heirs etc of Harry Wilson and Fairy Thomas deceased formerly Fairy Dirby.

Lee Township Common Pleas Court Ray W. Poppleton Angie Holmes Childs Angie G. Murphey Angie G. McDowell Alice M. Stiverson Earl Holmes John Dewing Holmes Carl McCauley Holmes Everett P. Holmes Mildred Doss Harry Wilson Fairy Thomas Fairy Dirby

Suit Filed for Collection of Note

First Investment Co of Columbus sues Lahoma Dean of the Colonial Restaurant Nelsonville and the Yum e Treat Corp Columbus in Common Pleas Court to recover 1542.28 on a promissory note issued in July 1958 and later assigned to the plaintiff.

First Investment Co. of Columbus Common Pleas Court Lahoma Dean Colonial Nelsonville Yum-e-Treat Corp

Rites Set For Victim Of Beating

Mr. Bratton is survived by two daughters Mollie McGrath Shade and Minnie McGrath at home five grandchildren two sisters Angie Clark Harrisonville and an unnamed sister and a brother Clark of Mineral Burial will be in the School Lot Cemetery Friends may call at the family residence after 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Bratton Mollie McGrath Shade Minnie McGrath Angie Clark Harrisonville Clark Mineral School Lot

David Myers 85 Dies in Harrisonville

David Myers aged 85 died Monday evening at his residence in Harrisonville. Survived by niece Abbie Freeman of Owsasso Michigan cousin Ray Wilson of Harrisonville and aunt Ida French of South Salem. Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at Ewing Funeral Home with viewing beforehand. Burial in Carleton Cemetery.

Harrisonville David Myers Abbie Freeman Owsasso Mich Ray Wilson Ida French South Salem Ewing Funeral Home Carleton Cemetery

Also Mentioned on This Page

Council John Alden Lewis McBride E. S. Sherow Earl Hooper Norman Harry Begg Begg Foster Cornwell East State St Weisenbach Private Re Woodworth Charles E. Miller Court House Paul R. O’brien Charles Jaynes Robert T. Roe The League of Dean E. J. Taylor, Jr Erle Bridgewater, Jr National Guard Athens Messenger AAA Club AAA Berry Strouds Run Rdt Eden Place Air Force Sandran Stardust W. State Street Athens, Ohio Speeder Sheltering Arms Hospital Calvin Colson George Everett Glouster John Bridgewater Steel D. H Jonesy) Sams Athens County William L. Coleman Ohio Democratic Ohio Wayne Wiley Hazel Coon Chestnut St William A. Lavelle S. Court St Democratic Armstrong E. State Street Ph. LY Athens, O Miles E. Hoon Cline A & W Root Beer W. Union Doctor of Motors Your N.A.P.A. Jobber
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