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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1966
Page
3
Nelsonville's 1965 police report shows 629 arrests up from 614 in 1964 and 142 traffic accidents with $29,101 property damage. Police Chief Max Valkinburg notes 8871.80 in parking meter receipts and 6340 tickets issued, 1378 unpaid and 620 voided through conversion and curfew violations.
Mayor Earl Hilleary began minor street repairs on the first working day of his administration in Nelsonville. He also eyed converting part of the former city light plant into a water meter repair shop with a prep room being cleaned. Clarence Kelley surveys storage at the plant and water treatment building as junk is slated for removal and an inventory system for supplies is planned. A Thursday meeting reviewed police department needs and improvements.
Nelsonville notice states the January meeting of Circle Five at First Methodist Church is canceled. An announcement will later provide the date and place for the February meeting.
First Christian Church in Fort St will host the World Fellowship Youth meeting bringing together 60 youths from Christian Churches of Dis- connected to the regional gathering.
Local residents hosted numerous relatives and friends from Gallipolis Piketon Crown City Addison Belpre Marietta Whitesville Charleston and Gallia County. Social visits included Stop by from Persinger Ross Hall Graham and others. Also announced is a Christian Churches Ohio Society event with Rev Nathan Smith as guest speaker and meals provided.
At Ethel's Tea Room the Nelsonville Lions Club named Edward Birtcher as its January shut-in. Birtcher recently returned home from Mount St. Mary Hospital. The club sends a potted plant and asks friends to mail cards. Next meeting is February 2.
University of Illinois engineers plan experiments with a built in aerobic aeration system in a hog house. The experimental unit uses slotted floors as an oxidation ditch and a paddle wheel to circulate oxygen, enabling bacteria to convert organic matter into carbon dioxide water and stabilized sludge.
Richard Matheny aged 21 of Millfield Route 1 was arrested by police at 1 a.m. Friday on DWI charges and was scheduled for a hearing later Friday in Nelsonville Mayor's Court.
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Paul A Hansen Athens Route 5 a son and Mr and Mrs Michael Johnson Athens a son. Admitted names include Nirene McClain Logan Mina Withem New Straitsville Lavona Guess Logan Route 3 and others. Nelsonville personals note visitors for Mrs Irene Cable and relatives. House purchased Ottie and Edna Sherwood formerly of Chauncey buy 751 Walnut Street and rent rear house on Walnut Street.
The federal government operates 88 fish hatcheries and 35 wildlife refuges to aid more than 30 million fishers and hunters.
Buchtel village marshal John Sullivan reported Wednesday that children are dragging materials from the dump and littering the area. Parents would be held responsible for any damage, and they should warn their children. The dump opens Tuesdays and Saturdays with a caretaker on hand.
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