City Prepares for Annual Winter Snow Battle
Athens officials outline plans for ongoing snow removal costs with a $10 000 annual set aside for snow and tree work a shift of funds from surplus into the snow fund and immediate measures including cinders salt and equipment readiness. Maynard Coates may be called for heavy equipment as needed. An injury report notes 18 year old Paul Arrington injured at Grover Center playing basketball.
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Raymond Shepard
Milton Nuzum
Nuzum
South Bridge
Athens
County
State
Maynard Coates
Athens County Chest X-Rays Survey Totals 9751
The Athens City County Health Department reported 9751 persons examined in a recent chest x ray survey in Athens County. Those scanned will be notified of findings in six to eight weeks. If x rays show suspicions, results go to the family doctor and patients are advised to see their physician. Last year’s clinic lasted 22 days with 7173 x rays, 102 of which were read as suspected tuberculosis.
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Athens County
Athens City
Health Department
1 H Council Picks Officers
Mrs. Francis Conrath of Athens was elected president of the Athens County 4 H Council at a meeting in the county extension office. Russell Archer of Coolville was chosen vice president and Nanette Davies of Athens was named secretary. New representatives include Ralph McKinley Amesville Lawrence Cain Bill Letty Albany and several Athens residents.
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Francis Conrath
Athens
Athens County
4-H Council
Bernadine Blazier
Harmony Rd
County Extension Office
Russell Archer
Coolville
Nanette Davies
Ralph McKinley
Amesville
Lawrence Cain
Bill Letty
Albany
Dale Potts
Helen House
Marge McIinturf
Julia Tippey
Nanette Davis
Traffic Fines From Municipal and County Courts
Jack Anthony Connell 20 of Athens fined $20 and costs for speeding by State Highway Patrol. Ralpho Oliver Langel 39 of Athens Route 2 fined $10 and costs for speeding by State Highway Patrol.
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Jack Anthony Connell
Athens
Ralpho Oliver Langel
Wednesday Cold With Partial Clearing In Athens
Weather report from Athens notes partial clearing and continuing cold conditions mid morning on Wednesday. Subfreezing temp reached 30 F at 9 30 am, up two degrees from the morning low, following two cloudy days with snow flurries. Tuesday's high was 39 F.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Proprietor Pulls Youth From Dryer at Laundromat
Mitchell G. Abraham of ABCO Laundromat reported the rescue early Wednesday after stopping a running dryer to pull a youth out. He saw four youths enter the shop around 1:45 a.m. with no laundry. He followed them and did not identify the occupant.
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Mitchell G. Abraham
Abco Launderama
W. Union St
Abraham
Birth, admissions and a custody dispute noted at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth recorded for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Law a son in Athens. Admissions include Darrell Gatchel Gary Gabriel Marcella Walraven Ernest Hayes and John Dixon all in Athens areas. Dismissed case for Mrs Richard Downing Nelsonville and son James Davis. William L Black vs Florence Marie Black alleges gross neglect and extreme cruelty with custody sought of two children.
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Robert Lawson
Athens
Darrell Gatchel
Gary Gabriel
Marcella Walraven
Ernest Hayes
John Dixon
Richard Downing
Nelsonville
James Davis
William L. Black
Florence Marie Black
Engineering Visitors Hear NCEE Director on Curricula
Four members of Ohio University’s Engineering Board of Visitors met on campus Tuesday to hear Dr. Newman Hall, executive director of the National Commission of Engineering Education. Hall discussed future curriculum trends and changes to prepare engineers for developments 25 years ahead. He previously taught at Yale and chaired its mechanical engineering department. Board members present were John D. Coleman, Frank C. Croxton, Barton A. Hall, and John L. Young.
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Ohio University
Engineering Board of Visitors
Newman Hall
National Commission of Engineering Education
Hall
Dr. Hall
Yale
Yale Department of Mechanical Engineering
John D. Coleman
Frigidaire
Generals Motors Corp
Frank C. Croxton
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
Barton A. Hall
Logan Clay Products Co
John L. Young
U. S. Steel Corp
Jury Unable To Reach BWC Verdict
A Common Pleas Court jury in a Bureau of Workmen's Compensation case was discharged after over six hours of deliberation with no verdict. Plaintiff Katherine Crawford sought participation in the BWC fund against Drydock Coal Co Nelsonville and the Industrial Commission of Ohio. Jurors from Nelsonville Trimble Athens Amesville and Jacksonville reported a deadlock at 9 15 p.m. The Plains emergency squad assisted John Dixon 75 of Lower Plains who had trouble breathing and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Common Pleas Court
Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation
Katherine Crawford
BWC Fund
Drydock Coal Co
Nelsonville
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Dale McNamee
Richard Duffy
Jesse R. White
John Taylor
Bob Beliford
Mary W. Steenrod
Lewis Antle
Maynard Sayre
Trimble
Healey Richardson
Helen Six
Athens
Glenn Linscott
Amesville
Frances Sayre
Jacksonville
the Plains
Bill Perry
Lower Plains
John Dixon
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gift subscriptions for The Messenger by phone or mail
Order gift subscriptions by phone or mail for The Messenger. The gift arrives before Christmas with a smart gift card and your name on it. Editorial page lists prices. Circulation Dept. handles all details.
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Messenger
the Messenger
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