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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1964
Page
2
County Engineer Harry Dust outlined a snow priority plan dividing the county into 11 districts with school bus and mail routes cleared first. The system uses five graders and six snow plows with added units over four years, plus 40 tons salt 15 tons calcium chloride and 700 to 800 tons abrasive for ice and snow control.
County commissioners voted to transfer about 13000 from the county general fund and to hire C B Cash to brace a kitchen wall at the county home. The wall requires major repairs but is not yet deemed dangerous and a full project may be scheduled next summer. Commissioner-elect John Law attended.
Mrs. Worley Perry of Route 50W was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Athens County Farm Bureau board of trustees. At the Monday night meeting Gaylord Cook president and Paul Bower organization director reported. Cook attended the Ohio Farm Bureau convention in Columbus as a voting delegate and Bower attended the American Farm Bureau convention in Philadelphia. Wayne Wingett and Ronnie Scott, legislative committee members, met after the session to plan upcoming legislative action.
Charles Minelli director of bands at Ohio University will participate in the 13th national conference of the College Band Directors Association in Tempe Arizona December 17 to 19 He also serves as national secretary treasurer of the association. City firemen at 2 02 p m Monday flushed gasoline leaking from a 1957 auto owned by Kenneth Hartley Athens Route 2 at the front of 6 West State Street.
A birth is reported for Mr and Mrs Roger Tom a daughter born in Athens. Admissions include Mrs Addie Shumway Albany Mrs Blanche Morlan Athens Robert Mahaffey Anita Rice Albany Route 1 Mrs Charles Smith Nelsonville Mrs Katie Horn Athens Route 2 Mrs Constantine Thanopoulos Athens Mrs Royce Newell and daughter Coolville Route 3 Mrs Nannie Harkins Carpenter Route 1 Daniel Schoonover Millfield Route 1 John W Smith Albany Route 3 Mrs Howard Eschenbacher Athens Route 1 Mrs Estella Hoffman Athens Mrs Milford Wyant and daughter Albany Route 3 Mrs Ronald Flanders and son Guysville Route 1.
Louis Albert Guy 18 of Millfield Route 1 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to breaking and entering the Wagoner Service Station on Columbus Road in November. He was placed under $600 bond and bound to the grand jury. The charge was filed by city police. Officers of the Izaak Walton League will be elected at the league's monthly meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m in the DAY building on State Street. A movie Holiday in Hawaii will be shown with refreshments.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals heard arguments on an appeal of a Common Pleas Court injunction blocking $60,556 payment to the Ohio Bridge Co for two 1963 projects. Five county officials and Ohio Bridge filed notices of appeal. Judge Bolin found no justification for force account use in the projects.
James Royal Flair of Athens pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated after his car hit a parked vehicle on E State Street and continued into a private drive. He was held on a $300 bond as the case was continued. a passenger sustained a head bump.
The temperature dipped to 18 in Athens Tuesday morning with a rise to only 20 by 9:30 a.m. after a sunny start. The day's high was forecast near 48 degrees.
James Frederick Hanna, 23, Athens Route 1, pleaded guilty Monday in Municipal Court to assault and battery filed by Ohio University senior Sandra Ehrlich. He was fined $50 and costs for the incident Friday night on the Space Arts Ridge parking lot. Clarence Edward Humphrey Jr., 49, Coolville, cited for following too closely after a three car accident Monday on Route 50 at County Rd 42. The Select Master degree will be conferred at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic Temple by Athens Councilor R&SM. Walter Suchanek, instrumental music director at Athens High School, will attend the 18th annual Mid-West National Band Clinic in Chicago Dec 15-19. Richland Area Fire Department will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the station.
James E. Widman announced the appointment of Robert T. Morgan to lead the Ogden Utah plant effective January 15 1965 and Otis Simpson to Athens to run the Royal McBee operations here starting April 15 1965. H C Musser will shift to special assistant to the VP for production while remaining based in Athens.
Municipal Court handled 235 cases in November 1963, including 56 state and 179 city cases. Total fines and costs were 4502 dollars with 1337.46 from state and 3164.60 from city. Traffic Bureau collected 2617.85, and November traffic ticket receipts were 1932.61 with 117 city cases paying 2177.30 in fines and costs.
A concrete laden truck crossed a pre cast bridge over Coates Run when the structure gave way about 2 p m Monday. Driver Guy Dehman escaped injury and the fire department stopped gasoline leaks as a crane began removing the truck. The truck was hauling concrete for Slater Concrete and Conrath Electric. Later, Amesville F and AM lodge officials plan installation with cake and sausage at 8 p m Thursday.
Athens Kiwanis Club outlined 1964 achievements and prepares for the 1965 Golden Anniversary. Guest speaker Carl Frey, former Ohio district governor, praised Kiwanis and Athens as a better community. President Earl Hooper listed past year projects and Bernard Black announced committees for 1965.
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