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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1967
Page
3
Athens firemen were called at 1 02 p m Tuesday to the RE Washington St parking lot to flush gasoline from the lot. Fire men said the gasoline tank of an auto owned by Helen Flood 30 Woodyard Ave had a leak.
Advertisement touts a fast cooling astringent for itching and smarting of piles. It claims millions have found relief in forty years and features a testimonial praising relief and overnight sleep. Priced 85 cents, available at all druggists with a money back guarantee.
NEW YORK AP The General Telephone and Electronics Corp announced that under a merger Northern Ohio Telephone Co based in Bellevue Ohio becomes a wholly owned GT&E subsidiary. The deal adds 161000 phones in 68 communities and 24 counties, valued stock at about 137 million dollars and 7.7 million in preferred stock. Northern Ohio revenues in 1966 surpassed 18 million dollars. Ben Williams resigned as Municipal Court bailiff of unspecified jurisdiction. Judge John Newcomb has not appointed a successor.
Athens Court Notes lists numerous defendants from Athens and nearby towns cited for speeding, stop signs, and related offenses with fines from 5 to 50 dollars plus costs. Municipal Court items include drivers and guardians listed with ages and addresses, plus a note on a backfire-caused car fire and a common pleas ruling enabling collection of a promissory note. The Meigs County reunion notice concludes the item.
The Senate Highways Committee unanimously approved the House Omnibus Safety Bill after removing a provision for unmarked patrol cars. The measure adds driver education in public or contracted facilities for all high school pupils, sets per pupil costs up to 30 dollars annually, and requires licenses for under 18. It also tightens penalties for drunk driving, raises motorcycle licensing, imposes random vehicle inspections, and enacts stricter penalties for reckless operation and evading police, plus helmet and muffler mandates for motorcyclists.
A sequence of property transfers is listed with buyers in Athens, Nelsonville, Coolville, and Buchtel, noting lots and tracts in Athens Two and Troy Two, Sections 21 33 34 and other divisions. Temperatures in the Athens area were seasonably warm with a high of 87 and a low around 54, no precipitation reported by U.S. observer C. L. Colmer.
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