Council Defers Street Selling Ordinance Move
Council defers action on a proposed downtown street sales ban after McBride and Epfaw backed a revised ordinance to limit peddling. The measure, tied to Ben Williams and Richard Rypma, was tabled but not dead, with potential for reactivation. The meeting also approved four emergency ordinances including bond sales and sewer district financing.
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McBride
Ohio University
Council
Sanitary Sewer District No. 2
Mechanicsburg
Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative for the Family
Medical authorities endorse a gentle senna laxative suitable for youngsters and adults. The liquid formula offers easy dosage, a pleasant taste, and non harsh relief from temporary constipation for the whole family. Buy Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative at your dealer today.
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Dr. Caldwell
Special Sewer Rate Plan Impacts Athens Firms
About 60 Athens businesses will see higher sewer charges next month as the city ends a decade long practice of billing sewage by a flat rate while water by usage. Councilman Earl Hooper said Water Clerk Henry Fillmer will switch to billing sewer rent by the amount of water used, effective with September bills. Half the city is billed on the fifth and half on the tenth. The plan ends a special rate granted by the city administration more than 10 years ago.
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Athens
Earl Hooper
Henry Fillmer
Fillmer
Hooper
City Council Approves Uniform Billing Across All Customers
The finance committee voted to bill all city customers at the same rate. Officials estimate monthly income could rise by 200 to 9600 dollars. A Athens firm previously receiving a special concession might lose favored status as a result of the decision.
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Athens
City Council
R. E
Woman Hurt In Fall as Fire Crew Debuts New Squad
City firemen used their new emergency squad truck for the first time Monday night. Mrs Ruth Ann Sewell 27 of A1W 210 Highland Ave was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after a fall at home striking her arm on an iron yard pole. She sustained a possible fracture above the left wrist.
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Ruth Ann Sewell
Highland Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dover Road Opened After Dover Township Petition
Athens County commissioners accepted a petition from 14 Dover Township residents to open a road. Three Beaumont area residents spoke in favor at the hearing. The board approved the road, calling the private driveway Daugherty Drive near State Route 682 and assigned responsibility to the commissioners. The office phone numbers were updated to LY 31886 for day and night calls, replacing LY 31803.
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Athens County Commissioners
Dover Township
Beaumont Area
Mr. Roush Dies At 96 In Ohio Valley
Warren Roush aged 96 of 25 Ohio Ave died Tuesday morning at Hillcrest Nursing Home after a illness of several months. He lived most of his life in Athens worked as a coal miner and later trained race horses. Surviving are a daughter Mrs W B Walker Athens a son John Earl Roush Solon a brother William Roush Athens and a sister Mrs Thomas McLaughlin Plainfield I. His wife Hester Powell Roush died in 1937. Services Thursday 2 pm at Hughes funeral home with Rev George Kennedy officiating burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 3-5 pm and 7-9 pm.
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Warren Roush
Ohio Ave
Hillcrest
Canaanville
Wilson
Charlotte Warren Roush
Athens
Mr. Roush
Eagles Lodge
Cambridge
W. B. Walker
John Earl Roush
Solon
Ohio
William Roush
Thomas McLaughlin
Plainfield
Hester Powell Roush
Hughes Funeral Home
George Kennedy
West Union Street
Martindill Divorce Granted for Gross Neglect
Bessie Mae Martindill obtains a divorce from Ernest D. Martindill in Common Pleas Court. Ernest was found guilty of gross neglect. The couple married August 19, 1958.
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Bessie Mae Martindill
Ernest D. Martindill
Common Pleas Court
Annulment Petition Filed by Ethel Lorena Sickles
Ethel Lorena Sickles files an annulment petition against defendant Robert Sickles of Athens Route 2 in Common Pleas Court. The action seeks legal dissolution of the marriage with the case recorded in the local docket.
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Ethel Lorena Sickles
Robert Sickles
Athens
Common Pleas
Athens Couples Apply for Marriage Licenses
Walter Edward Lonas 20 mechanic of Athens weds Joy Ann Salyers 24 secretary of Athens. David P. Cain 2 Athens bricklayer weds Sharon L. Wallace 19 Athens phone company. Charles Larry Baker 23 Athens clerk weds Carol Ann Smith 23 Glouster beautician. Curtis Peterson 22 Racine Wisconsin teacher weds Phyllis Barber 22 Nelsonville teacher. Jerry Lee Barber 22 Springfield teacher weds Sandra Kay Antle 19 Athens secretary.
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Walter Edward Lonas
Athens
Joy Ann Salyers
David P. Cain
Sharon L. Wallace
Charles Larry Baker
Carol Ann Smith
Glouster
Beautician
Curtis Peterson
Racine
Wisc
Phyllis Barber
Nelsonville
Jerry Lee Barber
Springfield
Sandra Kay Antle
Real Estate Transfer in Trop Township
Roy Pullins of Athens transfers parcels in Trop Township to Freda English of Coolville.
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Roy Pullins
Athens
Freda English
Coolville
Trop Township
Shelterin Arms Hospital Notes Local List
A recovered fragment lists residents and relatives connected to Shelterin Arms Hospital. Names include Elbert Brewer Glouster Mrs Frank Standall Athens Miss Velma Staneart Athens and others in Athens Chauncey Guysville Albany Millfield and Millfield Route 1. The roster appears as a community register or donor/visitor record.
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Elbert Brewer
Glouster
Frank Standall
Athens
Velma Staneart
Gerald White
Gene F. Perry, Jr
Albany
Don Davis
Driver cited for speeding in Municipal Court Mor day
James E. Markwood aged 19 of Lancaster was cited by the State Highway Patrol for speeding and forfeited a $22 bond in Municipal Court Mor day.
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James E. Markwood
Lancaster
State Highway Patrol
New Meter Purchase Bill Moves Amid City Debate
Councilman Norman led renewed effort to replace 357 parking meters with a new system. The motion passed 6 to 1 with Emerson Sheron opposing. Dean proposed excluding 80 new meters, opposing the defeated ordinance that would have added them.
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Emerson Sheron
Dean
Four Drivers Forfeit Bonds For Speeding
Four motorists arrested by the State Highway Patrol for driving at excessive speeds have forfeited bonds in Athens County Court. The patrol identified the drivers and listed their bonds as follows: William Hayes New Martinsville W Va 15.70. Guy Wilbur Hartman Nelsonville 24.60. Burrell Hall North Lewisburg 14.70. Wayne Jones Pomeroy 14.70.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens
William Hayes
New Martinsville
W.va
Guy Wilbur Hartman
Nelsonville
Burrell Hall
North Lewisburg
Wayne Jones
Pomeroy
Cable Lane Water Outage and Street Closure
Water service on Cable Lane is off since 8 a.m. today per city safety director Arthur Coon. Crews will keep the supply off until Wednesday afternoon with the street closed during the outage as workers remove a street knob.
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Cable Lane
Arthur Coon
City Service
Post Office Coal Supply Bids Due in Athens
Bids for the Athens post office coal supply contract must be submitted by 2 p m August 15. Postmaster Arthur Cornwell announced that bid forms are available at the post office. The contract calls for 80 tons of coal treated, double screened, not over 1.5 inches.
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Athens
Arthur Cornwell
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