Athens 1965 Progress Highlights From The Messenger
A review shows 1965 Athens growth with Bromley Hall dormitory Lakeview Recreation Center and Rumac apartments. New Buckeye Mart and Woolworth store begun plus many remodels. OU opened engineering center heating plant South Green dorms and West Green dorms. Fire station, substation site, McBee Systems plant, flood control projects and celebrity visits including Eisenhower McNamara Taft Morse.
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Athens
Messenger
Bromley Hall
Lakeview Recreation Center
Rumac
Buckeye Mart
East Athens
Woolworth
Uptown
Richland Ave
Ohio University
No Injuries Over Holiday Traffic Record
The Christmas weekend saw no serious injuries in Athens and Hocking County traffic reports from the State Highway Patrol. One minor injury occurred Friday on Route 93 in Perry County and several drivers were cited for conditional speed after weekend accidents on Route 33, Route 50, Hooper Ridge Road, and Washington Two Road 289 in Hocking County, with minor collisions noted and patrol investigations continuing.
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Athens
Hocking County
State Highway Patrol
Perry County
Kenneth Eugene Keirns
Millfield
Keirns
Lawrence Alvin Davis
Lois Ann Chalfant
Trimble
Hooper Ridge
Washington Two. Rd
Mill St. Bridge
Two Athens Youths Face Juvenile Court For Shoplifting
A 14 year old local boy posed as a solicitor for Athens High School football while selling stolen shaving lotion. He and another 14 year old from Athens will appear in Juvenile Court next month for shoplifting from eight local stores on Dec 18. Items stolen valued over 100 dollars included records cards games and 20 from a cigar box at John Marshall Record Shop Bromley Hall. Goods were taken from Swearingen Sporting Goods Revco Logans Moore's Webbs Music and Curl's Firestone on Court Street and another store on Mulberry Street.
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Athens
John Marshall Record Shop
Bromley Hall
Mercury Hits Is Monday in Ath ens Fair Cold Day
Fair and cold weather persisted Monday in Ath ens with a 9 30 a m reading of 16 degrees, up one from the morning low. Sunday’s high reached 40 degrees as reported by observer C L Colmer.
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Mercury
Planning Commission
Richland Ave
Athens
City School Board
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Dog Warden Pay Raised and Courthouse Closure Noted
The county commissioners doubled deputy dog warden Lester Locke’s salary from $50 to $100 monthly and announced courthouse closure Friday. Locke also receives $25 monthly from the humane society, which this year gets $300 from the county. He has served as acting dog warden for two weeks as Charles Warren remains ill. The item also notes the 1964 Twins tied the Indians for sixth in the American League.
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Lester Locke
County Humane Society
The
Humane Society
Locke
Charles Warren
Athens man surmised as carbon monoxide victim
A 23 year old Athens man Lynn Williams was found unconscious in his room at 221 West Washington Street with an unvented gas heater running. He was transported by the fire department emergency squad to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 8 52 a m. He began to recover on arrival.
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James A. Rhodes
Columbus
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Lynn Williams
Washington St
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes
List of names including Jeffrey Allen Brown Sally Shipman Jay Barrett Mrs John Mingus Earl Cooper Mrs Herman Durfee Mrs John Golden and others from Athens Glouster Racine Marion Stewart and Athens Route 2.
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Jeffrey Allen Brown
New Straitsville
Sally Shipman
Athens
Jay Barrett
Glouster
John Mingus
Logan
Earl Cooper
Herman Durfee
John Golden
Racine
William Hartzell
Edith Reed
Paul Robinson
Marion
Emilee Bush
Driver Fined Jailed License Suspended in 1965 Court
Gene Clair Gorrell of Columbus pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and received a 180 day license suspension. Dodgers stars Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale accounted for 64 of Los Angeles' 97 NL victories in 1965.
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Gene Clair Gorrell
Columbus
Gorrell
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Trimble Man Charged With Bad Checks
A Trimble area man, Robert Paul Drake, 24, pled no contest in Municipal Court to three counts of writing checks with insufficient funds. Drake was arrested at his home after a warrant was issued. Charges stem from checks of 60, 42, and 50 dollars written on November 25 27 and 28. He used Athens National Bank blanks and faces a total over 500 dollars in bad checks.
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Trimble Area
Robert Paul Drake
Trimble Route 3
Drake
Athens
Low Boy Oi} Co
Athens National
Ohio U Revenue Shows Growth in 1965 State Tax Report
State Treasurer John W. Herbert reports 1965 gains for Ohio University and Athens County. Ohio U total revenue reached 6.8 million, student fees rose to 3.6 million, laboratory fees to 1.6 million, health and extension revenues also up. Athens County sales and use tax surpasses 300 million, with motor vehicle collections up 128 percent to 270,186 for fiscal 1965.
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Ohio
U. Revenue
Ohio University
John W. Herbert
Ohio U
Athens State and Receiving
Athens County
Herbert
Two People Helped by City Emergency Squad
Two residents received aid from the emergency squad on Saturday. Mrs. Alice Davis, 17, of 52 Grosvenor Street fainted and was given oxygen at 7:52 p.m. en route to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Miss Katherine Lavelle, 87, of 3 Verona Place, fell and was assisted at 10:09 p.m.
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City Fire Department
Alice Davis
Grosvenor St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Katherine Lavelle
Verona Pl
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McBee Systems
Hocking River
Margaret Creek Conservancy District
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert McNamara
Robert Taft, Jr
Wayne Morse
United Nations
George Lincoln Rockwell
George Johnson
Easler Dairy
Council
Alexander School Board
Kiwanis
E. L. Koehler
Federal Hocking
McArthur Firm
Appeals
Kent State
Tad Grover
Charles Kirkwood
City Planning Commission
Martin Janis
Athens State Hospital
Memorial Auditor
Ium
Red Cross
EOA
Route 50
Davis
Swearingen Sporting Goods
Revco
Logans, Moore’s
Webb’s Music
Curl’s Firestone
Court St
Mulberry St
Mercury Hits
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Mahaffey's
Imperial
Michael Andrix
Clarence Wires
Stewart
Smurphey
N. Court ST
Athens, Ohio
Zaleski
Fars
Playtex
Girdie
M. L
Ed Trade
Nylon
Crotch
Washington Blvd
Belpre, Ohio
Soho Weather Bulletin
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