Gas Rate Increase Ordinance Hit First Reading by Council
City Council held a long session and gave first reading to a gas rate ordinance with a proposed minimum of 2.75 for 1000 cubic feet and stepped charges that could raise bills about 20 percent. A 50 percent water-rate increase letter was planned, and street lights on Richland Avenue were debated with 34 lights proposed at 6800 lumens each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Avenue
Kenneth W. Sands
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Fahey, Clark and Co
Cleveland
Squirt, Sanders and Dempsey
Burgess and Niple
Columbus
William O. Rowland
Ernest E. Ray
Ray Chadwell
Harry Henry
Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation
R. A. Smith
George Rutkoskie
Fred Weber
Richland Ave
Frank Cross
Cross
Norman Hatch
Ohio
Council
William H. Herbert
Ostrex Tonic Tablets Promises New Vitality
An advertisement touts Ostrex Tonic Tablets as a iron and Vitamin B supplement for weakness and fatigue. It claims a daily dose supplies iron comparable to 16 dozen oysters or 4 pounds of liver, with a high potency Vitamin B boost for energy and steadier nerves. A 3doz sample is 69 cents, larger sizes save money, available at all druggists.
Lancaster Street Woman Dies at 75
Mrs. Hannah Brookins, 75, of 168 Lancaster St., died Tuesday morning at Mount St. Mary Hospital after an extended illness. Arrangements are being completed by Jagers and Sons funeral home.
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Hannah Brookins
Lancaster St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Births and admissions at local hospital notes
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bean of Athens Route 1 welcome a son. Admitted: Cathy Lou Bingham Athens. Bobbie Sanger Stewart. Mrs. John Hall Nelsonville Route 1. Mrs. Fred Swearingen Athens. Dismissed: Mrs. Millard Chesser Athens and son. Veryl Whetstone The Plains.
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Lawrence Bean
Athens
Cathy Lou Bingham
Bobbie Sanger
Stewart
John Hall
Nelsonville
Fred Swearingen
Probation Given After Father's Death Sends Munici Court Ruling
Justice Mayle of Guysville Route 3 was released from county jail Monday due to his father's death. He had been sentenced to pay $50 and costs about 10 days earlier and is now placed on three months probation to his sister, with the remainder of the fine cancelled by Judge John Newcomb.
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Justice Mayle
Guysville
Mayle
John Newcomb
Shade PTO Meeting Set for Thursday at 7 30 PM
Shade PTO will meet Thursday at 7 30 in the high school building with parents in charge of the program. Refreshments will be served by the sophomore class.
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Shade Pto
Ex Presidents Outline History of Kiwanis in Athens
Four past Kiwanis presidents spoke to the Athens club on Kiwanis origins and reach. Joss Wright traced Kiwanis from Detroit in 1915 to Canada and Hawaii with the meaning we build. E. Paul Cotton reviewed Athens Kiwanis since 1921 and listed key projects and events. William Rowland was inducted as a new member at the Berry Hotel meeting.
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Kiwanis
Athens Club
Joss Wright
Detroit
Canada
Hawaii
al Bechtel
Kiwanis International
Athens
Ohio
Earl Washburn
E. Paul Cotton
Athens Kiwanis
Merchants’ Exposition
William Rowland
Berry Hotel
Circleville Leads Fail to Crack Hold-Up Case
Sheriff says two men questioned in Circleville on January 11 prove their innocence of the hold-up involving Grover Young. With no new leads, deputies continue to work the case as investigations proceed.
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Circleville
Grover Young
Harold Shields
Parsonage Burglary Solved at St. Patrick's Church
Sheriff Harold Shields reports the St. Patrick's Catholic church parsonage at Buchtel was solved after a juvenile confessed the entry. Father Cletus refused to prosecute, and the youth received a severe reprimand for breaking in and taking $10 to $15 from a piggy bank.
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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Buchtel
Harold Shields
Cletus
Ath ens Rotary Honors Police and Fire Winners
Merit wrist watches were awarded to Patrolman Ray Riley and Fireman Earl Goodin for 1957 improvements. The seven member committee of city officials and leaders chose the two honorees for the Athens Police and Fire Departments at the noon Rotary Club meeting.
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Athens
Dale
Rex
Goodin
Fire Department
Albany
Albany High School
William
Steve
Richard
Harry M. Begg
Royal McBee
VFA Group Organizes and Chooses Officers
Roy Cross was named chair man of the Athens fire department Volunteer Firemen's Association during an evening meeting at the fire headquarters. Paul Farley was named secretary Hal Osborne Mound Sr was elected a citizen member. Norman Dean and Harvey G Householder are council representatives. The board will represent volunteers in state fund payments for death or injury on duty. The council approved $400 annual contribution to the dependency fund per state law.
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Roy Cross
Athens Fire Department Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Paul Farley
Hal Osborne
Mound Sr
Norman Dean
Harvey G. Householder
Driver Cited After Intersection Crash
Robert Dean Smith 27 of Athens Route 5 was cited in Municipal Court for failure to yield after an early Monday afternoon collision at the Court Washington Street intersection. Sheriff Harold Shields investigated the crash that damaged two vehicles when Smith allegedly turned left into the path of George William Stout 24 of The Plains.
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Robert Dean Smith
Athens
Harold Shields
Court-Washington Sts
Smith
Court St
George William Stout
the Plains
Stout
Cold Rain and Temperature Rise Reported in Athens
A cold rain fell in Athens Tuesday totaling .34 inch by 11 a.m. as observers noted a 39 degree temperature, up four degrees from the morning low. Rural Hamley Run reported a 9 a.m. reading of 36 with a low of 30 and yesterday's extremes at 41 and 9.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Annual inspection at Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM
Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will conduct its annual inspection at 9:30 a.m. on January 23 here. The Fellow Craft degree will be conferred, said Carl Fultz, master.
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New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge
F&am
Carl Fultz
Saylor Fined For Speeding On Route 50 In Canaan
Norman L. Saylor age 33 of New Marshfield paid a fine of 15 dollars and costs after pleading guilty Tuesday in Municipal Court to a State Highway Patrol speeding charge on Route 50 in Canaan township.
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Norman L. Saylor
New Marshfield
Canaan Township
Jail Sentence Is Suspended for Bruce Smith
Bruce Ervin Smith, 18, of Columbus, had his fine and jail term suspended and was placed in the custody of his parents by Judge John Newcomb in Municipal Court after being found guilty of carrying concealed weapons. The case followed patrols discovery of a police mace and a hidden knife in the car. The juvenile co-defendant was sent back to Columbus to face charges there.
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Bruce Ervin Smith
Columbus
John Newcomb
Two Ames Bern graduates promoted to cadet corporal at Ohio University
Paul E. Kasler and Charles R. Dean, both Ames Bern High School graduates now at Ohio University, are promoted to cadet corporal in the ROTC. The announcement comes from Maj. Virgil Catlin as Lt. Col. Burton S. Andrews is hospitalized at Lockbourne AFB Hospital for two weeks or more.
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Ames-Bern High School
Ohio University
Paul E. Kasler
Dean O. Kasler
Charles R. Dean
Raymond Dean
Virgil Catlin
Burton S. Andrews
Lockbourne Afb Hospital
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Frank Phillips
Ohio Public Utilities
Rutkoskie
Hocking River Basin
Water and Sewer Committee
Harvey Householder
Ady
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Quick's
Royal McBee Corp
Begg
William A. Harmon
Rotary Club
Rotary
Burton DeVeau
Rotary Program
Joseph B. Grogan
Charles W. Dalton
Grogan
W. Dalton
Franz Woodworth
Lands
Margaret Flesinger
Business and Professional Women’s’ Club
Austin Shell
Athens Ministerial Association
Sam Altman
Athens Board of Trade
Harry Begg
Earl Goodin
Ray Riley
Messenger Newsphoto
VFA Group
Speeder
Mabel
Black Label
Carling
Rus Prem Re Popu
van & FP
Cussins & Fearn
E. Carpenter
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Texas Eastern
Mexico
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la Gloria
Tyler, Texas
Falfurrias
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company
New England
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Shrevepo
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