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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1963
Page
2
Snow blanketed southern Ohio as a White Christmas threatened with five inches by 11 30 a m and a daytime high near 30. State and county crews guided 20 workers with 12 cinder trucks and plows to clear highways despite rapid snow buildup. City crews added four cinder trucks a snow plow and a grader as morning shifts continued.
License plates for the current year will be reduced to one fourth of the original price starting January 1. 1963 plates set at $2.50 plus 35 cent deputy registrar fee. Truck and trailer tags drop to 25 percent. 1963 plates valid until March 31, 1963. Deputy registrar's office in the courthouse closes Tuesday noon to 8 am Friday.
David Eugene Dunham age 22 of East State Street trailer court was cited by city police Saturday after a three car crash at East State Street. He faced a charge of failure to stop within the assured clear distance. Police also investigated a two car collision in the Carpenter Street lot near Cusin and Fearn Co.
A 17 year old, identified as Mike Garner from Albany Route 3, fled deputies outside the sheriff’s office and ran into traffic at College and Washington Streets, colliding with a car driven by Rallia Chakiris. He suffered abrasions and stomach pains, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital, and may be sent to Athens State Hospital. The youth had given a false name and was on juvenile probation.
State Highway Patrol cited Robert Jago 35 Amesville for improper passing after his car side swiped a northbound vehicle on Route 33 a mile north of Athens. James Collins 17 Athens was charged with conditional speed when his car lost control while passing on Route 13 a mile north of Route 692, Collins’s car damaged a guardrail.
More than 600 Athens Countians received Social Security disability checks this month per William P. Barker district manager of the Marietta SSA office. Barker noted at least 10 families lost payments this year for missing claim filings and urged claims as soon as work becomes impossible.
Common Pleas Court ruled Prudential Insurance Co of America may foreclose its mortgage on a Glouster lot held by Clifford E Decker and Verna Lena Decker. The couple owes $227,232 on a promissory note.
Deputies say diapers were taken from a Stewart area home on Sunday night while residents attended church. Mrs. Emma White reported the break in and named an infant daughter and her mother as present. The record also lists Letty Sue Read and Stanley Eugene Rood, plus Susan M. Flammia and John H. Flammia in related proceedings.
Ground breaking for a nearly 200 000 structure to house Richland Methodist Church was held Sunday. The first unit with sanctuary seating 300 should be finished by August, with later phases adding classrooms a 200 seat auditorium and youth center. The project costs about 179 500 with four acres and 200 car parking on site.
Birth notices list numerous families from Athens and surrounding towns including Barnhart Athens Route 3 Huguenin Amesville McCall Far r Athens Misner Athens Cox Athns Route 5 Woodruff Athens Route 1 Gabriel New Marshfield Allen Athens Oxley Athens Thomas Athens Eck Smith Athens Newell Coolville Chauncey Blackmore Athens Moore Guysville Route 1 Lemans Athens Route 4 Whitlatch Athens Route 1 Ryan Athens Route 2 Howard Guysville Route 1 Quick McArthur Route 2 Hall Athens and son.
Robert Lee Nickell 20 Mc Arthur speeding fined $15 and costs. Wiley Maxwell Ryan 57 Athens Route 2 fined $10 and costs with fine suspended. Leroy Eugene O Nall Chauncey stop sign fined $10 and costs. William Hester Clark 52 Millfield changing lanes without caution fined $10 and costs.
A roundup lists servicemen including Richard Martin of Athens receiving a second Good Conduct Award at Chase Field Beeville Texas and William Ogg completing basic training at Great Lakes. It also notes Ellison LeMaster reassigned to Sunnyvale California after Air Force data processing course, Arthur Janchius completing Army postal ops training, David Hudwell promoted at Keesler AFB, and several traffic citations issued locally with fines.
O G Houck and Don Reed are listed as contacts for an insurance service at 54 4646 dial LY on W Union Street in Albany Ohio.
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