City Council Adopts Record Budget for 1957 Operations
The City Council approved a 1957 budget totaling 704,830.50 dollars, a new high. They discussed requesting PUCO review of Ohio Fuel Gas Co rates and potential gas rate increases. An annexation proposal for the Lawhead Press site on E State St was tabled pending solicitor review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
W. H. Herbert
Florence Davis
Herbert
Lawhead Press
E. State St
Squire, Sanders and Demsey
Cleveland
Navy Reserve
Council
Roger Jones
Police
Frank Phillips
Gasco
Phillips
PUCO
Peter B. Seel
State Highway Department
Athens
the Messenger
Magazine Editor to Speak at Ohio University
David M. Souder editor of Signs of The Times will address journalism classes at Ohio University Thursday. A 1933 Indiana University graduate he has taught outdoor advertising at Notre Dame and Cincinnati and has edited since 1949. The appearance is arranged by Associated Business Publications speakers bureau.
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David M. Souder
Signs of the Times
Ohio University
Souder
Indiana University
Notre Dame University
University of Cincinnati
Associated Business Publications
Frey Reappointed to County Health Board for Five Years
Dr. Carl A. Frey a 54 Shannon Ave professor of bacteriology at Ohio University has been re appointed to a five year term on the city county health board effective January 1 Mayor Peter B Seel announced Monday afternoon.
Entered Apprentice Degree to Be Conferred by Albany Lodge
Albany Lodge 723 F and AM will confer the Entered Apprentice degree Thursday at 8 p m. Master John P Hamill announces the ceremony details.
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Albany Lodge
F&am
John P. Hamill
City budget funds fire house and raises in 1957 plan
City council adopted a record 704,830.50 budget with 4,000 set aside to buy the Richland Ave fire brigade building or build a new Fire House. Salary hikes of about five percent raise most funds, including the general fund up 15,000 and waterworks up 21,000, with 30,000 for new sewer lines and 10,000 for new garbage equipment.
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Richland Ave
Peter S. Seel
General Fund
Civil Service
Safety Department
Surance
Kiwanis elects Hellebrandt as Athens club president
New Kiwanis officers are installed with Hellebrandt as president and Downard Huffman McCammon and Mathews in key posts. The 36th year call emphasizes working together and Kiwanis International aims. Public finances show funding for baths beaches recreation veterans housing waterworks sewer and street services with detailed allocations.
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Kiwanian
E. T. Hellebrandt
Earl Washburn
Kiwanis
A. L. Bechtel
Hellebrandt
D. M. Downard
John Huffman
Russ McCammon
Earl Mathews
Bernard Black
Ira Burnfield
Don Thomann
Jack Gilbert
Arthur Kasler
Harry Lackey
Otis Simpson
Athens Club
Kiwanians
Kiwanis International
Elderly driver pleads guilty after four-car crash
Clark B. Hunter, 75, changed his plea to guilty in Municipal Court after police said his car hit two hedge fences and four parked autos on W. Union Street near Depot Street. He was fined 125 dollars, jailed three days, and banned from driving for three months.
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Hunter
W. Union
Dennis Bielak
Ohio U
Reed Hall
W. Union St
B&o
James W. Hunter
Athens
James Hunter
Gilbert Harbaugh
Lancaster St
Council Chief Names New Committees
W H Herbert announces 1957 city council committee memberships. Finance includes Wilson Smith H G Householder and George Rutkoskie. Other panels list members for traffic sidewalks streets water and sewers health parking lighting plus police and fire pension boards with named members.
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W. H. Herbert
Wilson Smith
H. G. Householder
George Rutkoskie
Fred Weber
Raymond Shepard
R. H. White
William Weisenbach
White
Householder
Shepard
Weisenbach
Rutkoskie
Smith
Weber
Police Pension Board
Shepard and
Fire Pension Board
AHS Testing Scheduled for Sophomores at Athens High
Athens High School sophomores will take the California Mental Maturity Test and the Kuder Vocational Interest Test on Wednesday and Thursday as part of the annual guidance testing program. Final tests for seniors occur Friday January 18 during the county wide scholarship testing at Athens High School. Juniors took a vocational aptitude test in early October.
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Athens High School
California
Shelter and Discharges at Shelter House Note Newborn
The list records a birth to Mr and Mrs Robert Mayer of Athens a daughter. It also lists admissions at Shelter Arms Hospital including Burkley Myers Scottown and several Athens area residents and routes. Discharges include Mrs Marcus Powell Athens Route 3 and daughter and others such as Mrs Jimmy Spears Millfield Route 1 and son and Mrs George Lash Athens Route 2 and daughter. Roger Hamer Chauncey and Elmo Coen Albany also noted.
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Burkley Myers
Scottown
Robert Locke
Athens
Frank Miller
George Ford
Paul Williams
William Beveridge
Mary Davis
Chris Handley
Marcus Powell
Jimmy Spears
Millfield
George Lash
Roger Hamer
Chauncey
Elmo Coen
Albany
Frost teen fined for passing stopped school bus
Herbert Tucker of Frost Route 1 was fined $15 and costs for failing to stop for a discharging school bus on Deep Hollow Road on December 19. He admitted the charge. The complaint was filed by Carthage-Troy bus driver Orval Gainer who stated Tucker recklessly passed the stopped bus as pupils exited.
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Frost
Herbert Tucker
Frost Route 1
Carthage-Troy
Orval Gainer
Tucker
Gainer
Deep Hollow Rd
Two Cars Damaged in Shade County Collision
Prentice B. Hess 23 of Sugar Grove and Ralph E. Wigal 21 of Coolville Route 1 drove into each other on a county road near Shade Monday afternoon. No injuries were reported by the State Highway Patrol.
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Prentice B. Hess
Sugar Grove
Ralph E. Wigal
Coolville
Shade
State Highway Patrol
Bond Forfeiture Filed In City Court
Norman W. Holt of Martins Ferry forfeited a $20 appearance bond posted in Municipal Court on a charge of improper passing City police said.
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Norman W. Holt
Martins Ferry
Athens Knights Templar to Meet at 7 30 P M
Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will assemble at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple, announced Commander Clarence Allen.
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Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Clarence Allen
Masons to Meet at Savannah Lodge Thursday Evening
Savannah Lodge 466 F and AM will gather at the hall here on Thursday at 7 30 p m according to George L Smith master.
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Guysville
Savannah
F&am
George L. Smith
Mrs Sweeney Dies at 78 in Nelsonville
Mrs. Frank E. Sweeney aged 78 died at her sister’s home on Lancaster Street after a long illness. Survived by son Willet R. Sweeney of Burbank California and siblings O M Russell of Catlettsburg Kentucky Marie Lewis and F C Shafer of Athens. Husband and Weber died earlier. Visitation after 3 p m Wednesday at home. Private funeral Thursday at 1 p m conducted by Rev Donald Miller. Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville.
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Donald Miller
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Basketball Movies Shown for Rotarians
Pro and collegiate basketball highlights from 1955 56 were shown to Athens Rotarians at the Berry Hotel noon meeting. The program was arranged by Ohio University Coach James E Snyder and Fred Swearingen.
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Athens
Ohio University
James E. Snyder
Fred Swearingen
Berry Hotel
Wakefield Reappointed Athens County Board Chairman
The Athens County board of commissioners reorganized with W H Wakefield reappointed to a fourth term as chairman. John G Cline and Foster Bean joined, replacing Wayne Ward who resigned to become county representative.
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W. H. Wakefield
Athens County Board of Commissioners
John G. Cline
Athens
Foster Bean
Guysville
Wayne Ward
Ward
Wakefield
Sam Buffington
Carl Graham
Clarence Carsey
Sol Rosenberg
Child Welfare Board
Mercury Dips to 12 Above Evening Snow Hamley Run
Monday's snow left temperatures plummeting to 12 degrees above zero in rural Hamley Run with 9 am readings at only two degrees. Yesterday's high and low were 37 and 25.
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Mercury
Hamley Run
Ballots Back Fraud Probe Continues in Athens
Athens officials maintain silence as 40 ballots from Ward 4 Precinct 3 are ruled fraudulent after the November count. The state Bureau of Criminal Investigation returned the ballots and a lab report to Police Chief J B Grogan, who says the report shows progress is satisfactory.
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Athens
J. B. Grogan
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Grogan
Harold Rose
Ward 4
Board of Elections
London
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Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Richland Fire
Kiwanis Club
Clark Hunter
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Robert Mayer
Frigidaire Appliances
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Jones
Mr. Brown
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Frank E. Sweeney
W. H. Woolley
Canaan
Keping
D. H
Jonesy
Sams Cline Bldg
New York Stock Exchange
Hamilton
Dayton
Cincinnati
Charleston
Wheeling
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