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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1966
Page
3
The Athens County Fair started with a normal early turnout and expected heavier crowd later. Highlights include day show judging, beef cattle judging, a Wednesday auto thrill show, and a full Thursday program with dairy and 4-H judging, horticulture, harness racing, and a fireworks finale.
Charles A. Hanning sues the Athens Board of Zoning Appeals claiming unlawful grant of a zoning certificate to Athens Building Materials Co for a trailer court on W. Union St. Also named are Service Safety Director Dwight Robinson the city and the building company. Hanning argues the city council only can authorize such construction as the area is not classified suitable for trailer courts.
Douglas Allen Graham a Medina youth was convicted of larceny in Common Pleas Court and sentenced to the Ohio State Reformatory. He pleaded guilty to stealing an auto from James Feardlay of Athens and golf clubs and a textbook from Richard Blosser of Athens. Accomplice Charles Edwin Gross of Akron a Ohio University student was placed on probation earlier. Graham waived counsel and trial by jury rights.
Admissions include Edna Wadsworth Mitchell Barnheart Bruce Richmond Winifred Calvin Robert Brooks Bertha Hanson Mrs Maxwell Ferguson Joe Martin Harry Link and newborn son of Mr and Mrs James Sweeny in Athens and nearby routes. Discharges include Mrs Lake Simpson Gertrude Graham Mrs Kenneth McClain and Mrs David Bennett and daughter from Chauncey.
A motorist was injured early Wednesday on Route 50 in Albany's east end. Larry Dale Pruett, 23, Jeffersonville Indiana, suffered lacerations and head injuries after his car veered off the road, struck a telephone pole and rolled 267 feet before stopping. He was cited for conditional speeding.
U S Weather Observer C L Colmer reported a 92 degree high for Athens on Tuesday with a 62 degree overnight low and 11 am temperature at 85. Heavy thundershowers were forecast for the Athens vicinity tonight.
Eighteen firms expected to attend the final site showing for the Wagoner Lake project at 10 a.m. Thursday, with contractors and suppliers present. Bids open at 2 p.m. August 18 at the conservancy district office in Albany. Appraisers review flood plain properties for value estimates. no report yet.
William Henry Phelps 41 of Albany Route 1 is jailed on an attempted rape charge after allegedly entering an Athens Route 1 home early Tuesday morning. His hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday. DWI case results include James E. Hatnit 44 of Buchtel fined 175 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated and without a valid license.
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