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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
5
Twelve jurors awarded 40000 to Kenneth Warthman and heirs of the W H Warthman estate in Athens County Common Pleas Court over property slated for Urban Renewal South Green project. Officials had offered 15500 then 18000. other nearby property owners also involved.
A break-in at the Eagles Hall on N Court Street was reported to Athens police shortly after noon Wednesday. Police said a front door was forced open to enter the building. Thieves forced open a bar door and stole 185 dollars in coins and bills. A bowling machine and a juke box were also forced open and coins taken.
Robert L. Weinfurther plans to ask the Athens County school board to appropriate 6245.16 in unexpended funds at a regular Saturday session. The total covers 2817.72 for retirement, 1350 for clerical help, 577.44 for office expenses, and 1500 for miscellaneous needs. Edwin Leatherwood will report on Career Day and Weinfurther will address the Hocking Athens Perry Supplemental Education Center, a task force meeting, and the Southeastern Ohio Educational Research Council.
Two men, Athens County sheriff's deputy Carl Welling and county janitor Richard Perry, rescued a small black and white mongrel trapped about 30 feet above Route 56 near the state highway garage. The dog, trapped since early Wednesday, wagged its tail and walked away after being freed.
Athens officials on Wednesday received the second portion of a federal grant to expand the water system. Mayor Raymond Shepard said Phillip Lavelle of the Economic Development Administration presented a check for $169,100. Earlier officials had received $659,000 and Dwight Robinson, safety service director, stated the total EDA grant amounts to $1,030,000.
A chain of transfers shows many Athens area parcels changing hands to buyers including Alfred and Esther G. Cline of Albany and Mable Gabriel of Athens. Additional transfers list the Weekleys and Frezees among numerous Athens and Chauncey residents. The record also notes road and utility project updates and local traffic citations and fines.
In Dallas Oregon the Dallas Chapter of the Future Farmers of America tucks a wild critter plan into a field trial. A water filled coffee can with a slit plastic lid and peanut butter on the lid traps mice when they step on the weakened surface and drown in the can.
Bond forfeitures are published with speeds and fines for numerous offenders across Athens and surrounding areas. Violations include speeding from $18 to $58, stop sign and no license offenses, improper passing, illegal parking, unsafe vehicle, and public intoxication with fines ranging from $8 to $44. Temperature readings note a Thursday low of 24 and 11:30 am reading of 30, with a half inch of snowfall melting to .02 inch.
Kenneth W Cone and Betty Jou Cone divorce granted on gross neglect of duty. Pamela Sue Cooper and Williary M Cooper divorce granted for gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Esther Green versus Melvin Green involves custody of minor children. Luther Yaho versus Dorothy Yaho shows custody and support. Anita Walraven versus Wilford Walraven lists Guysville Route 2 and 56 Central Ave with custody and child support awarded.
Athens County taxpayers paid 2,093,448 in taxes for the first six months of 1967 with 115,345 in delinquent accounts. February settlement totalled 1,804,795. Utilities and McBee Division of Litton Industries listed include Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric, Texas Eastern, Tennessee Gas, General Telephone, Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Ohio Fuel Gas, Columbia Gas of Ohio, New York Central Railroad, and McBee. Taxes due by Feb 20 avoided penalties. delinquent taxes incur base tax plus 10 percent penalty. Second six months taxes begin June 1.
James Morton, operator of a Bucyrus bus company, will visit Athens on Friday to present a formal plan for a city bus service. He and city council members will review a proposal for four buses to operate three routes, with operation hoped within a few weeks. Morton’s firm already runs bus lines in other Ohio cities.
Athens firemen responded to a blaze at F. W. Woolworth Co. 31 Court St. at 8 18 a m Thursday. Firemen found a loose belt on a furnace motor causing smoke but no fire and no damage. Fire Chief Charles Dalton.
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