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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1966

Page

3

Mechem Endorsed For New Elections Term

William Mechem of Nelsonville won endorsement from the Athens County Republican executive committee for another four-year term on the county board of elections. He defeated Dorothy Kramer by 25 to 16 votes. Ray Bobo won a two year term as election board director. The Democratic committee meets January 26 to nominate a board member. Recommendations go to Secretary of State Ted Brown for 176 appointments before March 1.

William Mechem Nelsonville Athens County Republican Executive Committee County Board of Elections Dorothy Kramer Athens GOP Mechem Ray Bobo Shade Area Democratic Executive Committee C. E. Handley Glouster Ted B. Brown

City Schools Budget on Boca Agenda

The Boca city school board will discuss a 1966 operating budget totaling 1.576 million dollars. Estimated general fund receipts reach 1.586 million, with an unencumbered 1965 bank balance of 35,444 dollars.

City School Board Fred Chase Chase

Frigid Friday Weather Report From Athens

Athens observers report cloudy and cold conditions on Friday with a 9 30 a m temperature of 31 degrees, rising slightly from Thursday's low. Thursday's high reached 41 degrees as a chilly trend continued.

Athens U.S C. L. Colmer

City Street Program Mapped For 1966

The city plans two major street projects in 1966 with Wooster Engineering Associates preparing plans for sections of Stimson and Madison avenues. The five year program covers 29 streets at over 2 million dollars with city backing around 384 thousand dollars and owner costs about 1.95 million.

Wooster Stimson Madison Avenues Raymond Shepard Briarwood Bryan Joneswood Columbia Canberbury LaMar Madison Terrace Highland Woodside McGuffey Tulane Ransom Harris Dalton Jacobs Townsend Mulligan Longview Armstrong, Carroll, Frum Hooper

Associate Priesthood Service Planned for Rev Dougherty

The ordination service for Rev. Edward A. Dougherty Jr. as associate minister of the Church of the Good Shepherd is set for 5 p.m. Sunday at the Episcopal church on University Terrace. Bishop Roger W. Blanchard will preside, with Rev. F. Murray Hastings and Rev. John Morrison assisting. Rev. Dougherty has served in Athens since last July and holds degrees from Harvard Divinity School and Williams College.

Edward A. Dougherty Jr Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church University Terrace Roger W. Blanchard Southern Ohio F. Murray Hastings Church of the Advent Cincinnati Dougherty

Local traffic fines and injuries reported in city dispatches

Shirley Northcott, 19, of 33 W State St, treated for a rib injury at Hudson Health Center after an early Friday incident. Patrol reports list speeding, no license and improper passing fixes for multiple residents, with fines ranging from 10 to 25 dollars and suspended amounts. The suit by Home Savings and Loan Association against Odessa Howe was dismissed by the plaintiff in Common Pleas Court.

Shirley Northcott W. State St Hudson Health Center Bird Arena Sara Hughes Byers Hall Charles Steven Levitt Springfield N.J Norman Lee Newland Coolville Claude H. Burton Pauline Burton Coalville Andy Kosma Oak Hill Kenneth Eugene Keirns Millfield Robert K. Havatter Masontown W. Va Home Savings and Loan Association Odessa Howe Common Pleas Court

Bank Officers Re-Elected at Hocking Valley Bank

Stockholders report a $2.5 million growth year over year and re-elect directors and officers at the annual meeting attended by about 50 people. Howard Stout remains president with John Patterson as vice president. other directors include S. Glenn Foster C. G. Houck Arthur Kasler and Dwight H. Rutherford. The bank now classed in the $8 million range opened August 1963 and adds a new drive in window at its Saimson Ave. location. Series E and H Savings Bonds in Athens County totaled $69,917 in November toward the county’s $599,159 quota.

Hocking Valley Bank Howard Stout John Patterson Stout Patterson S. Glenn Foster C. G. Houck Arthur Kasler Dwight H. Rutherford Saimson Ave Athens County U.S. Treasury Department

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