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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1963

Page

2

November Election Cost Across County Totaled 10016 Dollars

Election board clerk Ray Bobo reported the November 5 vote cost 10016.16 dollars for about 12102 voters. The expense was allocated pro rata across 300 precincts due to overlapping boundaries, with major costs including ballots, supplies, salaries, and mileage for disabled voters.

Election Board Ray Bobo Bobo Athens Glouster Athens City Nelsonville City Villages Chauncey Alexander Ames Dover Ath

City School Board to Hold Reorganization Meeting

The city school board will meet at 7 30 p m on Monday Jan 6 for a reorganization. Incumbents Sol Rosenberg and James Householder, reelected to four year terms, are expected to take oaths that night with Rosenberg president and Homer B Gall Sr president. A vacancy remains after Robert Baur resigned. the board will discuss 1964 appropriation legislation and finish 1963 items including approving bills.

Sol Rosenberg James Householder Rosenberg Homer B. Gall Sr Robert Baur

Festival of Nations Planned Daily at Memorial Auditorium

Daily presentations on church affairs across nations continue with a Festival of Nations each afternoon from 2 30 to 3 in Memorial Auditorium. Conference delegates will present dance programs during the sessions.

Ohio University Baker Center George Klare George Kennedy Messenger Newsphoto Czechoslovakia Brazil Indonesia Angola Memorial Auditorium Athens E. Union St East Green Scott Mead West Green C. Alton Robertson National Student Christian Federation Commission On World Mission

Area Traffic Courts and Conference Notes Highlight City Actions

The report lists speeding and traffic violations in AREA and MUNICIPAL COURTS with names ages and fines. It also covers Athens conference logistics with busses info housing and volunteer roles at Memorial Auditorium and local dorms. David Robinson reports a stolen spare tire from a small foreign car on College Street.

David Robinson Howard Hall College St

Two residents aided after daytime slip and illness incident

Miss Tessie Frum, 22, of 13414 N Lancaster St, slipped on a walk at 8 13 am Friday and suffered a possible fractured right hip and knee abrasions. Fire department emergency squad gave first aid and took her to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment and release. George O'Brien, 80, of 221 W Washington St, was ill at 11 44 am Thursday and was transported to the hospital by the emergency squad.

Tessie Frum N. Lancaster St Fire Department Sheltering Arms Hospital George O'Brien W. Washington St

Mercury Hints at Cold, Clouds Over Athens

Colder and cloudy weather spread over Athens Friday morning after bright sunshine the previous day with a high of 56. Temperatures were about 20 degrees above Christmas Day's high of 36. At 9 am, U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer reported 35, unchanged from early morning low.

Athens U. S C. L. Colmer

Area Home Damaged by Fire on Lower Plains Night

The Charles Gilkey family residence on the Lower Plains was damaged Thursday night in a fire reported at 9 50 pm. Plains volunteer firefighters battled the flames and saved the home, which suffered about 1000 dollars in damage. Assistant Chief Dick Bean said the blaze started in a faulty chimney and spread through a kitchen dining area and stairway. Two trucks and around 20 volunteers responded, with neighbors helping move furniture.

Charles Gilkey Lower Plains The Plains Volunteer Fire Department Dick Bean

Two Youths and a Deer Injured in Separate Crashes

State Highway Patrol reports two separate Thursday crashes. Ernest Ellis, 16, and Roger Mollohan, 15, were injured when Ellis’s car hit a truck on Rock Run Road near Route 124. both received minor wounds and were released from Camden-Clark Hospital. In a second incident on Route 50 west of Athens, two deer collided with Luther Ratliff’s car, one deer was destroyed. Ratliff was cited for reckless operation following a two-truck crash on Route 50 east of Route 144. Franklin Cowger, 24, Pittsburgh, was cited for reckless operation in the Route 50, Route 144 crash.

State Highway Patrol Ernest Ellis Torch Roger Mollohan Coolville Ellis Camden-Clark Hospital Parkersburg W.va Rock Run Rd Route 124 Luther Ratliff Albany Athens Franklin Cowger Pittsburgh

List of hospital admissions and dismissals

Admission notes show Mrs. William Simons Amesville Emma Martin Athens George O'Brien Athens Homer Sayers Millfield Route 1 George Misner Athens Route 4 Tom Davis Athens Route 4 Cathy Gage Athens Harry Wright Athens Route 4 Thomas Phillips Athens Route 2 Dale Uldrich Athens Mrs Sam Stalder Athens Wayne Well Pomeroy Route 3 Dismissal notes list Brenda Grim Stewart Route 1 Ellen Thomas Athens.

William Simons Amesville Emma_ Martin Athens George O'Brien Homer Sayers Millfield George Misner Tom Davis Cathy Gage Harry Wright Thomas Phillips Dale Uldrich Sam Stalder Wayne Well Pomeroy

Review Of 1863 News Highlights For Athens Area Continues

A continued review of 1865 Athens area news highlights covers July through September events. It lists council actions on Richland Ave zoning and tax explanations, heat records, planning decisions, fires, court rulings, school budgets, post office zoning, by pass proposals, accidents, and deaths with names and locations noted.

Athens Area Athens Richland Ave Mercury West Green Ohio Municipal League Planning Commission Hastings Addition Raymond Albert McColley Amesville H. C Jack) Bobo C&soe Vinton County Ohio Natural Resources Supreme Court Bethany College T. O. Kincade Ronald H. Wooley Millfield Vaughn Earich GOP Central Committee Kincade

Margaret Creek Unit Incorporation Filed in Ohio

Articles of incorporation filed for the Margaret Creek Conservancy District with Albany as its address. The Athens County common pleas court created the district after a hearing last month. Directors named are Ed Wagoner Boyd Wallace and Don Haning. The filing advances flood control and recreation plans for the Margaret Creek watershed. The Hocking Conservancy District may merge later with Rush Creek and Hunter's Run districts.

Ted W. Brown Margaret Creek Hocking River Albany Hocking Conservancy District Fred C. Moor Rush Creek District Hunter’s Run

Woman Pleads Guilty To Bad Check Charge

Betty Helm 42 of 9 Fort Street pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to writing a $15 check to Athens Pharmacy in August with insufficient funds. She was fined $5 and costs.

Betty Helm Fort St Athens

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