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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1963
Page
2
The Athens County treasurer vacancy after T. O. Kincade’s Sept. 1 resignation prompts crowded courthouse talk. The Republican Central Committee will choose the interim and later the permanent appointee under new law, with Vaughn Earich among seekers and Milton Nuzum coordinating committee actions.
Athens police report another public phone booth coin box hit on W Union St in front of the Sportsman Grill after dark with the interior light bulb broken. Earlier theft at Econ-O-Wash on E K State St at Hudson. total losses estimated at 195 dollars and 175 dollars respectively. Police note similar tampering in Nelsonville and Logan.
The Athens Business Association announced the appointment of three new directors Martin L. Hecht G Kenner Bush Jr and C William Rose to replace resigning members Frank Batdorff David Hughes and David Young. The ABA office has moved to Room 2045 in the Security Bank Building.
A compiled list notes residents and staff connected to Sheltering Arms Hospital and area names. Entries include multiple Athens residents and family members with ages and occupations such as laborer engineer stenography air force and army service. The record lists individuals paired with spouses or relations and varying local routes and towns.
Two Athens Route 3 residents Edith Coe and Donald Nicholson were injured when their car collided with Len Reeder on Township Road 213 four miles east of Athens. Eads cited for driving left of center after the hillcrest crash. Civil service exam for firemen set for Sept 9 at city hall to establish eligibility and fill a vacancy. County Court James Kelley, 21, speeding cited by State Patrol.
Water mains will be flushed this week with east and west Athens hydrants set for Thursday and Richland Ave area on Friday. Residents should expect dirty water and avoid laundry during the period.
Postmaster Arthur E. Cornwell announced plans to shift mail handling if a railroad strike occurs. Planes trucks and buses will move first class air mail and parcel post while other classes face limits beyond a 150 mile second zone from Athens. Some distant mailings may be halted unless postage is paid.
A group from Athens headed by Rev. Llewellyn Kemmerle travels to Washington to join the civil rights march. The delegation includes Edgar Whan and Ralph Gray of Ohio University, their wives, and plans to board the Freedom Train from Cincinnati via South Portsmouth. They hope to meet Eugene Carson Blake, a United Presbyterian leader and march organizer.
Advertisement touts Doan's Pills as a triple action remedy for bladder discomfort and associated backache headaches and muscle pains. It highlights soothing bladder irritation relief diuretic kidney action and urges readers to buy the large size claiming decades of popular use.
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