City Council Approves Pay Raise for Police and Firemen
The new council, with five new members, pass an ordinance boosting salaries of all city police and firemen by 25 dollars monthly. The measure takes effect January 16 with first payment at month end. The body also discussed executive-session restraint and future budget actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New City Council
Fred Weber
Lewis McBride
William Weisenbach
John Alden
Ellis Woodworth
Emerson S. Sherow
Earl Hooper
Norman Dean
Hooper
Weber
Dean
O. G. Houck
Houck
Florence Davis
Five Youths Held In OU Building Entry
Five teenage boys tied to a string of break ins at Ohio University construction site on Richland Ave are accused by city police. They allegedly used brass fragments to damage lights, stole rope, swung from South Bridge, and removed insulation from pipes. Police Capt. Joseph McBride says they were questioned, admitted entry, and handed to university officials for damage assessment. Names were not released. all are West Side residents.
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Ohio U. Physical Education
Richland Ave
Joseph McBride
South Bridge
Capt
McBride
West Side
Athens County Democrats Helped Shape DiSalle Delegation Choice
County Democrats backed Kennedy in three mail polls showing him as favorite for president. Lavelle, Democratic chairman, was informed DiSalle would announce his delegate plans sooner, and Kennedy aides credited local polling for influencing the governor’s decision and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Michael V. DiSalle
John F. Kennedy
William A. Lavelle
DiSalle
Kennedy
Lavelle
William Coleman
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Johson
Texas
Symington
Missouri
Humphrey
Minnesota
Athens County Democrats
Sa c
Moeller Addresses Space Age Outlook At Athens Rotary
Athens Rotarians heard Rep Walter H Moeller discuss space exploration and its impact. The freshman Democrat urged self reliance while noting NASA will revolutionize life and calling for social security education civil rights farm programs. He warned against government dependence and loss of moral fiber.
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Athens
Berry Hotel
Walter H. Moeller
House Committee On Science and Astronautics
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Lancaster
Dis
Highlights of 1959 in Athens and vicinity
A year end review of 1959 events in Athens and nearby areas lists weather notes, school enrollments, civic actions, and notable incidents. Highlights include city and county school openings, record enrollments, road and building projects, gas depot fire damages, and local political events. The compilation notes monthly weather extremes, fatalities, indictments, and public safety issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Community Workshop To Meet Wednesday
The Athens Community Workshop will meet Wednesday at 8 p m at the home of Mrs. Rodney Hood 153 Morris Ave. The group forming to study U S foreign policy will continue plans for February class sessions with Mrs. James Sheridan as general chairman. Mrs. Emma Tucker was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after fainting at the A and P. she recovered before the squad arrived. Mrs. Marjorie Bennett remained in poor condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a Route 33 embankment crash Saturday north of Athens.
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Athens
Rodney Hood
Morris Ave
U.S
James Sheridan
Emma Tucker
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Tucker
A&p
Marjorie Bennett
Entry Damaged Home and Cabin Doors Broken In
Destruction and breaking and entering investigated by the sheriff after windows at a cabin on Tulane Road were shot out between December 28 and January 3. At William Heathcoat's home on Glouster Route 1 entry occurred before January 1, a window pane removed. About 240 quarts of canned goods and clothing were reported missing.
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Sheriff's Office
Andrew Kovlan
Tulane Rd
Canaanville Reservoir
Kovlan
William Heathcoat
Glouster
Heathcoat
Insurance Agent Honors at Travelers Luncheon
C. M. Gill, longtime associate of Travelers Indemnity Co. for 45 years, was honored at a Tuesday noon luncheon at the Sportsman. Gill has served here since 1915 with an office in the Security Bank building. Attendees included O. P. Ruffing vice president H. Marshall Sickel manager R. T. Steidel assistant Columbus branch manager Earl Hooper and Earl Mathews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Gill
Travelers Indemnity Co
Sportsman
Gill
Haslways
Security Bank
O. P. Ruffing
Travelers
H. Marshall Sickel
R. T. Steidel
Columbus
Earl Hooper
Earl Mathews
Warning Issued As Dynamite Is Stolen
State Highway Patrol warns of danger after about 80 dynamite caps are stolen from an underground shack on the Athens State Hospital grounds. Caps were stored by the State Highway Department. Patrolmen urge parents to warn boys who frequent the area about the hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Athens State Hospital
State Highway Department
Kiwanis Club Honors 1959 Achievements and 1960 slate
Kiwanis International president Ken Loheed visited Athens last year, cited as the club's top event by outgoing president Harry Lackey in a Monday report on 1959 achievements. New officers will be installed next week with Earl Washburn announcing 1960 committee chairs and Lt. Col. John D. Lucas as a new member.
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Kiwanis International
Ken Loheed
Athens
Harry Lackey
Lackey
Earl Washburn
Arthur Kasler
Joe Thackery
Circle K
Key Club
Bernard Black
Verner Hondell
Max Kinneer
John Alden
Roi Eisele
Ray Lee
Kiwanis
Jack Gilbert
D. M. Downard
Roger Barron
Loren Staats
Washburn
Lee
John D. Lucas
Ohio University
Man Fined in Municipal Court for Intoxication
Albert Carpenter 78 of West Union Street was fined 25 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to intoxication. He was found lying on the sidewalk in front of Logan's Book Store by firefighters at Sheltering Arms Hospital and taken there after a curb trip injuring his left eye. A four month probation replaced a prior three month term from December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Carpenter
W. Union St
Carpenter
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Logan
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
List of patients and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital including Mrs. John Algeo and Charles Beckle in Athens and others in New Marshfield Albany and Columbus. Names repeat across routes with several patients noted as dismissed.
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John Algeo
Athens
Charles Beckle
Sharon Glass
New Marshfield
John McElroy
Hyman Gambill
Charles Burleigh
Shade
Clarence Cooper
Albany
Ceola Clark
George Jackson
Columbus
Donald Flowers
Joseph Csiby
Herbert Barnhart
Charles Ruth
Sybil Root
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Sheron
Woodworth
Wiliam C. Rowland
Weisenbach
Sherow
Alden
Police Pension Board
Fireman Pension Board
W. Lands
Lands
E. Washington Street
Charles Dalton
Mechanicsburg
Safety Service
Arthur Coon
Council
Avon Place
W. Union-Congress
Dan Klingensmith
George Richards
Wakefield Garage
Norman Hatch
Edna Kennedy
Athens County Humane Society
Lester Locke
Wood
Circle’s
Circle'’S
Gallipolis
and Barry
Struffer
E. State Street
Athens, O
Mana Barr
Culligan
Soft Water Service
W. Stimson
Vance
Leach
W. State St
Washington St
Lynwood
Pomeroy
Roy Cross
Ciy
Athens National Guard
Mercury
John Huffman
Wade Poffenbarger
American Legion
City
James Karshner
Nelsonville
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Grand Jury
Gordon Gray
Appeals Court
Baker
Commission
William Roberts
United Appeal Drive
Hocking
Charles L. Bardin
Lumber Company
Altmans Department Store
Bethany College
SOEA
Women Voters
Democratic Rally
Donna Lee Jago
Ames
Tinker Hamilton
Alan French
Elza Wyatt
Robert Horn
Don Erwin
the Plains
William Menifee
Wdireals
Cline
AAA
Call Dee Abraham
Hotel
Berry Lobby
Athens, Ohio
Nal Liability Farm and Farm Products
Cline Bldg
Miles E. Hoon
D. H
Jonesy
Sams Cline
Cho Phon LY
New York Stock Exchange
The
Home Savings & Loan Association
Association
East Washington Street
Ohio
East Washington St
Federal Home Loan Bank
Athens Pharmacy
Romie
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