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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1965
Page
5
City recreation swimming instruction drew 602 participants in two sessions, up from 524 the previous year. The 1965 total included 360 beginners and 48 adults, with patches donated by the Athens Kiwanis Club and 21 people passing life saving courses. Revenue from students reached 2109.50 dollars.
The county election board on Tuesday approved 188 petitions for village township and school board positions. Incumbent municipal judge John Newcomb was approved as a non partisan candidate and is unopposed. Three Ohio University students were denied voting in Athens and must vote in their home communities.
Jack H. Matthews, an English lecturer at Ohio University, will present two papers at the International Conference of General Semantics in San Francisco this week. Attendees from around the world are expected, including Marxist language philosophers from the USSR, Poland, Hungary and the German Democratic Republic.
Municipal Court handled 138 cases in July with fines and costs totaling 2937.69. City cases 101 and state cases 37. traffic fines 2205.54 split between general parking 2130.51 and College St. lot 75.03. 1965 versus 1964 comparisons cited for city and ticket collections.
The Federal-Hocking school board hired three new teachers led by E. L. Koehler executive head and reports five vacancies. H. William Cassill joins Ames-Bern High School in industrial arts. Janice Marie Christie takes English and public speaking at Rome-Canaan High. Victoria Ann Frankenhoff will teach Carthage-Troy seventh grade. The district still seeks two special education and history government teachers for Carthage-Troy and an history-English teacher for Ames-Bern.
Robert Parson Alden son of Dr and Mrs Vernon R Alden of 29 Park Pl earned the best campers award at Lost Trail Camps in Sula Montana presented by Richard Mattox Artz director of the 80 boy camp.
Athens County Farm Bureau approves electronic data processing bookkeeping under Buckeye Farm Records name. Ohio Farm Bureau piloted the service in several counties and will now offer it statewide. Plans set for Oct 8 annual meeting with a roast beef dinner. one free meal per member. Nine officials attend including Gaylord Cook president Delbert Kasler Landmark manager and Golden Canaday Ohio Farm Bureau Trustee.
A monthly report shows Common Pleas Court opened June with 186 pending cases and ended with 179. During the month 27 new cases were filed and 34 concluded including seven civil nine criminal and eleven domestic relations. Terminations totaled 13 civil eight criminal and 13 domestic relations.
Crystal Pool will be closed Thursday due to the county fair, per the city recreation director.
The Urban Renewal Administration asks the city planning commission to approve the Ohio University comprehensive campus plan to aid the first loan and grant application for the South Green Urban Renewal project. The commission will meet 1:30 p.m. Aug. 18 with State Dept official Charles Brinkman to discuss the project completion report.
Roy L. AshLitton president announces formation of Litton Industries Credit Corp a new division of Littons business equipment group in Beverly Hills Calif The firm will provide lease financing and time payments mainly for Litton products and related customer needs and will include McBee Systems in its scope.
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