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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1964
Page
2
The city expects the first income tax funds by July with 25 percent allocated to the tax consultant J Emerson Davis and Co. of Youngstown as work begins on a house to house employment survey and city hall records be updated. The consultant will operate for a year or until the tax ordinance is voted out.
The Junior Division of the Ohio Academy of Science will sponsor the Southeast district Science Day at Ohio University on March 21. More than 800 students from 50 schools across 13 counties will display experiments models surveys and collections judged by teachers. Superior projects advance to the state Science Day April 17 18 at the Columbus Exposition Center. Dr Henry H Vallowe chairs the event with John Cole as district representative from Jackson High School.
The Athens area saw snow totals exceed three inches as cold conditions persisted. At 9 a.m. the temperature stood at 26 degrees, two degrees above the overnight low, with Wednesday bringing another inch of snowfall and a high of 36.
Dr Allan A Baldwin was re elected chairman of the Athens County child welfare board with Howard Stout as vice chairman and Mrs Helen Worstell continuing as secretary. Mrs Alice Kelso joined the board as the fifth member, and Sol Rosenberg serves on the administrative board. Rowene Sprout is executive secretary. The board oversees the Children’s Home foster homes adoptions casework services for unwed mothers social services linked to crippled children's programs Beacon School classes and Ohio University student training.
Two Ames Bern High School students Donna Weaver and Barbara Wallbrown will be honored at a Youth Center recognition dinner in Columbus, part of an Ohio Science Education Association program. Dr William Shockley will speak. Also notes include two local injuries and a union meeting at Ohio University.
G S Scotty Roberts manager of the City Loan Co Athens office has been elected treasurer and assistant secretary for Ironton Federal Savings and Loan Roberts elected Friday but will not assume duties until March 2 resigning from City Loan Roberts has been Athens manager since January 1955 and came here after service in New Lexington Logan and Chillicothe He and his wife will return to their hometown reside at 40 Sunnyside Dr with their three children and move to Ironton as arrangements are completed Roberts been active in civic affairs
Fire destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Cullison on Salem Road while the family was away. Neighbors reported flames and The Plains fire department battled the blaze with aid from Richland Area volunteers. Cause and loss estimate were not available per Basil Cullison The Plains chief.
The courthouse city hall banks and many offices will close Saturday for Washingtons Birthday. Post office windows will be closed with no delivery. Selective Service headquarters will also close Friday for the holiday. Firemen to train a meeting will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m at The Plains fire department Chief Basil Cullison announced.
Vera Micheles Dean, Edwin and Ruth Kennedy Lecturer, told Ohio University during Founders Week that the United States faces basic changes in its world position and a likely painful transition. She urged a thoughtful, crisis aware approach as new trends include a nuclear test ban treaty and Western Europe recovery.
Mr and Mrs Robert Harrison son daughter McArthur noted with hospital entries. Letha Riley admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens. Dismissals include Mrs Edward McNabb Athens Route 2 Mrs Oma Carsey Athens Route 4 Heisel Hall Glouster and Mrs Jessie Armour Athens.
State Highway Patrol reports Howard McKee, 27, of New Marshfield, escaped injury when his truck rolled over after brakes failed on a hill on Route 691. The incident occurred after the vehicle stalled during descent. A separate call at 1:27 p.m. Wednesday found Everett Lewis, 64, of 22 Avon Place at Roy al McBee Plant No. 1 ill. no aid was given.
Two buses from Beacon School and Athens Route 5 collided on Bolen Road north of Route 33 at 8 40 a m. No injuries reported. Driver Charlie Sigman 53 and Elson Bowies 59 were aboard with passengers. Patrol cited Barry Bolin 18 for following too closely and Lana Shumway 23 for conditional speed after separate crashes on Route 50 and Route 13.
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