County Awaits Budget Talks for Next Year
County commissioners prepare the annual appropriation resolution reducing department requests. Auditor J W Whaley projects about 15000 more in the general fund for 1966. Pay increases were approved for court house staff dog warden and county home officials. A 1966 two door sedan was approved for highway use. The gas chamber will relocate to the county dog pound on Route 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
James Edwards
J. W. Whaley
Whaley
Richard Perry
Court House
Charles Warren
Charles McDonald
Route 13
Mine 25
Tuesday Fair and Cold in Athens Weather
U S observer C L Colmer reports Tuesday in Athens remains fair and cold with a 9 30 a m temperature of 25 degrees a rise of three degrees from the early low. Monday's high reached 44 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Incumbents Begin Election Petitions Across County
All county office holders facing ballots have filed petitions. Notables include J. W. Whaley county auditor and George Schoonover who must file by August if needed. Filing deadline for most offices is February 2. Banks will run in a three county district. Wayne Harris seeks Democratic commissioner and Lewis Oadis Republican for Congress. State Senator Charles Pancake, Nelsonville, seeks the new southern district extending to Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Election Board
J. W. Whaley
George Schoonover
John Cline
Common Pleas
John Bolin
Harold Rose
George Banks
Election Board
Banks
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Wayne Harris
Lewis Oadis
Charles Pancake
Nelsonville
Senate
Portsmouth
Parking Lot Suit Against Contractor Dismissed
The Common Pleas Court dismissed the case brought by John F. and Mary Louise Hartnell Newcomb against Knowlton Construction Co. The Newcombs owned a parking lot between Court and Congress Streets and argued the underground wall removal risked the lot slipping. Court costs taxed to the Newcombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
John F
Mary Louise Hartnell Newcomb
Court
Congress Sts
Knowlton Construction Co
W. Union St
Newcombs
Suit Filed After Crash In Madison County
Deloris Carsey of Millfield Route 1 filed a Common Pleas Court suit seeking 15366 70 in damages from Thomas M Robison. She alleged she rode in a truck driven by her husband in February 1964 at W Union and Smith Streets when Robison made a U turn and struck the truck. She seeks medical and hospital expenses. Cannon Township trustees will meet at 9 a m Friday at the town house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deloris Carsey
Millfield
Common Pleas Court
Madison County
Trailer Tax Payment Due In County
Trailer owners must register at the county auditor’s office to pay trailer tax to the county treasurer. Tax equals the depreciated trailer value times the district tax rate, applies to all trailers in the county except travel trailers under 35 feet used for vacation purposes. Last year’s taxpayers are being notified.
Army officers complete winter orientation at Ft Greely Alaska
1st Lt James R Wolfe son of Donald and Mrs Wolfe of 42 Second St took part with 100 Army officers in a winter orientation course at Ft Greely Alaska. A graduate of Athens High School and Ohio University, he joined the Army in 1964 and serves with a missile battalion at Ft Richardson. Pvt Robert P Kempton 19 son of Mrs Treva Kempton Millfield and George Kempton Jacksonville completed a clerk typist course at Ft Knox Kentucky and received basic training after working at Frischs Restaurant before enlisting last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Wolfe
Donald J. Wolfe
Second St
Army
Ft. Greely
Alaska
Athens High School
Ohio University
Ft. Richardson
Robert P. Kempton
Treva Kempton
Millfield
George Kempton
Jacksonville
Army Armor Center
Ft. Knox
Frisch’s
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admission and Discharges
A list from Sheltering Arms Hospital shows admitted patients including Charles Matheny Athens Route 2 Leslie Allbaugh Mineral Mrs Donald Cunningham Athens Route 2 Joel Maye Albany Route 2 Charles Gilkey Athens Route 4 James Randolph Athens Route 5 Howard M Guess Athens Mrs Thomas Hood New Marshfield Carol Strausbaugh Millfield Route 1 Mrs Eldon Kramer Athens Route 1 Mrs Joseph Kelly Athens Basil Minerd Glouster Route 3 Mrs Charles Gill Athens. Discharged include Chris Handley Athens Route 3 James Summers Athens Route 5 Jeffrey Brown New Straitsville Mrs Joe Triipp and daughter The Plains Sally Shipman Athens Lynn Williams Athens Leslie Hudson Jr 29 New Holland overload patrol $76 Wayne Carsey The Plains intoxication sheriff $15 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Matheny
Athens
Leslie Allbaugh
Mineral
Donald Cunningham
Joel Maye
Albany
Charles Gilkey
James Randolph
Howard M. Guess
Thomas Hood
New Marshfield
Carol Strausbaugh
Millfield
Eldon Kramer
Joseph Kelly
Basil Minerd
Glouster
Charles Gill
Chris Handley
James Summers
Jeffrey Brown
New Straitsville
Joe Triipp
the Plains
Sally Shipman
Lynn Williams
Leslie Hudson, Jr
New Holland
Wayne Carsey
1965 Athens area news highlights continued
Review of 1965 Athens area events continues with items from April and May. Notable: planning commission bias charge, Ells home youth center opening, Richland Ave rezoning readings, OU events including Mock UN and Rockwell talk, fire at Dean Produce Market, river crest, government week activities, and several school board and city council actions. A funeral, speeches, and a lodge Masonry meeting are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission
Area Youth Center
Ells
Richland Ave
OEA
Robert Taft
Wayne Morse
City — School Board
Council
County School Board
Athens High
Robbery charge against Gardner dismissed for lack of evidence
William Richard Gardner, 24, of Glouster Route 3, had a theft count dismissed by County Judge George Schoonover due to insufficient evidence. He was accused of taking 72 dollars on November 20 from Fred Thompson on the Scenic Inn parking lot near Nelsonville Route 33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Richard Gardner
Glouster Route
George Schoonover
Gardner
Fred Thompson
Nelsonville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Columbus
Logan
America
Cannon Township
Athens Area
Dean Produce
Hocking River
George Lincoln Rockwell
Frank B. Gullum
Gov. Rhodes
Aba
Appalachia
Ellis
Ing. Grand Jury
Rhodes
DCMA
Coe
GOP
Mercury
Chicago
John H. Preston
Merchant County
Coolville Lodge F&am
Jack Dawson
Standard Oil of Ohio
Department of Extra-Terrestrial Communications
Hayden, Stone
NEW York Stock Exchange
D. H
Jonesy) Sams
Cline Bldg
Athens, Ohio
THE
Ohio
Midwest Stock Exchange
Richard M. Phillips
Culligare
Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc
W. Stimson Ave
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