City approves one per cent income tax with emergency clause
The Athens City Council unanimously passed a one per cent income tax with an emergency clause to take effect April 1 and expire December 31, 1966. A tax consultant from J Emerson Davis and Co. will begin work, with a house to house survey planned to identify wage earners and estimate revenue. Opposition led by Francis D White plans possible repeal efforts via initiative petition on the November ballot.
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Youngstown
J. Emerson Davis and Co
Francis D. White
Richard Rypma
White
Tad Grover
Council
Grover
Raymond Shepard
Davis
Karate Demonstration At Rotary Luncheon Highlights Art Of Karate
Capt. Charles Walden of the Air Force demonstrates karate with four Ohio University students at the Sportsman Club luncheon. Walden and assistants show attacks, defenses, and board breaking while noting karate’s mental emphasis and belt structure. Rotary announces April 13 talk by Rotary International president Carl Miller in Columbus.
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Ohio University Air Rotc
Athens Rotary
Messenger Newsphoto
Rotary Club
Sportsman Club
Charles Walden
Air Force
Ohio University
John Riley
Jerry Wilkins
Tom Tanner
Bill Takakawa
Walden
Burton DeVeau
Rotary
Columbus
Carl Miller
Rotary International
John Epling
Gallipolis
Bill Dean
Athens
Three New Ordinances Presented To Council
Athens city council approved three ordinances at a brief session while funding and staff items were tackled. The body raised the mayoral secretary salary to 320 dollars monthly, approved street vacations on Sunset Hill Drive and Sidney Street, and authorized an 18 000 to 20 000 dollar road grader purchase.
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Sunset Hill Dr
Sidney St
City Service Safety
William Rowland
Common Pleas Court
Charles W. Rose
Athens National Bank
Council
Claude Kantner
Peach Ridge Rd
Milton Nuzum
Ohio University
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Mary E. Johnson
W. State St
Elsworth Sammons
N. Court St
District Panel Votes Unanimously To Merge Three Ames Districts
A seven member district panel at Rome Canaan High School favorably reviewed merging Ames Bern Rome Canaan Carth age Troy districts. Rome Canaan President Orin Wright urged residents to inform neighbors. Carthage Troy leader E L Koehler argued merger saves money versus joining Athens City or Eastern in Meigs County.
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Ames- Bern
Rome-Canaan
Carthage-Troy
Orin Wright
E. L. Koehler
Carthage- Troy
Athens City
Meigs County
New Albany Shade Waterloo School District Goes Into Effect
The Albany Shade Waterloo district begins operation at midnight with a new school board to organize soon. The county superintendent reports no petitions against the district by the deadline.
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Albany - Shade
Waterloo
Beaty Joins New Hocking Valley Staff
Beaty named cashier and secretary to the board for Hocking Valley Bank by President Howard Stout. Carol L Beaty started with the bank Monday. Former vice president of Athens National Bank, a Johnston City High School graduate, she is married with children and grandchildren and active in Masons Eastern Star Shrine and related bodies.
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The
Hocking Valley Bank
Howard Stout
Carol L. Beaty
Union - Luhing
Stout
Beaty
Athens National Bank
Johnston, Ill
Masons
Eastern Star
Shrine
Masonic
Weather Notes for Athens Tuesday Cloudy Warmth Rising
Observer C L Colmer reports cloudy conditions plus warmer temperatures in Athens. At 10 a.m. the thermometer stood at 32 after an early low of 27 with Monday’s high at 48.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Albany Area Beating Cited
A wife signed papers to have her husband admitted to Athens State Hospital after a Saturday afternoon incident at the Albany Route 2 home near Woods Lake. Kenneth Delbert Thomas, 42, was jailed after she accused him of beating her. Their son, 20, was treated for cuts at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Athens State Hospital
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Albany
Firemen Tour Plant To Plan Protection
Athens fire crews regular and volunteer visited The Messenger building Monday to become familiar with a major local structure and plan protection measures for emergencies.
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Messenger
Athens
Dean Moves To Athens National Bank VP Post
Hugh W. Dean a former Columbus bank official started Monday as vice president with Athens National Bank taking on commercial loans and business development. He previously served at Hocking Valley Bank City National and Trust Co and has a law degree from Franklin University and a bachelor’s from Ohio State University. A World War II Navy veteran he is married with two sons and resides at 56 Morris Ave.
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Columbus Bank
Athens National Bank
Hugh W
Bill) Dean
Hocking Valley Bank
Athens National
Dean
City National and Trust Co
Columbus
Franklin University
Ohio State University
Morris Ave
Polls Open Till 6:30 In The Plains District
The Plains school district polls close at 6 30 p m Tuesday per the election board.
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Plains
Ohio University Named Alternate Capital for Emergency Plan
Ohio University is designated as the alternate state government capital in a contingency plan. Athens County Civil Defense directors propose a county wide unified Civil Defense system with municipal and township participation. A county executive committee would oversee civil defense and appoint a director. Former sites included Ohio University in Athens and later Ohio Wesleyan in Delaware.
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Ohio University
Rhodes
Athens County
Wilbur D. Mender
Athens
Mender
John Cline
O’neil
Michael DiSalle
Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware
Old Oil Well Found on Ohio University Dorm Site
An old oil well was found in the West Green dormitory area at Ohio University. State Division of Mines seals off the well after an emergency request from the university. Experts expect to drill a shaft if needed to properly seal the well before construction at Dorm 7 begins.
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Ohio University
West Green
State Division of Mines
J. Lester Zimmerman
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list of patients and discharge names from Shelter ing Arms Hospital includes Catherine Wibberts Heisel Hall Glouster Mrs Edward McNabb Athens Route 2 Mrs Ernest Coe Athens and others DISMISSED Mrs Gladys Ivers Glouster Mrs Emma Thompson Athens Route 3 Frank Cone Athens Route 3 Sarah Thornhill Athens Kenneth Thomas Jr Athens George Hartley Athens Route 3 James Haning Carpenter Frank Shea Athens Ova Rhoades Athens Route 3.
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Catherine Wibberts
Athens
Heisel Hall
Glouster
Edward McNabb
Ernest Coe
Gladys Ivers
Emma Thompson
Frank Cone
Sarah Thornhill
Kenneth Thomas, Jr
George Hartley
James Haning
Carpenter
Frank Shea
Ova Rhoades
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Paul Efa
Harry Crewson
Council In Legislative Action
Ohio
Crewson
J. B. Kelly
Belk-Simpson Co
Micheal Molchan
Kelly
Athens Business Association
Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
M. LP
Hayden, Stone & Co
D. H
Jonesy) Sams
Cline Bldg
O. Ph. LY
New School District
the Security Bank
Savings Institution
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
New Hocking Valley Staff
Richard M. Phillips
Lynnwood
Athens National Post
H. W. Dean
Knowlton Construction Co
Cossins and
Fearn Store
Athens, Ohio
Huntington Ey
Barre
Monuments Logan Monument Co., Inc
George C. Shaw
Barre Guild
W. Main Street
Logan, Ohio
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