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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1966
Page
2
Sub zero temperatures and heavy snow hit Athens County as schools closed countywide while city schools stayed open. Attendance in the city was strong at 90 percent, with Chauncey District showing about 50 percent absence. Snow measured 13.5 inches, the heaviest in years, and flood risk from thaw on frozen ground was noted.
Snow and ice covered streets over the weekend causing closures and delays. Two Ohio University students were injured in sledding incidents. At the Athens bus depot all buses returned to schedule, though some ran two to three hours late on Saturday.
Fire department reports multiple sledding accidents in the E Union Street area near Ohio University. Among the injured are Marcia Nutter 18 Robert Roffey 19 Jean Marie DeSantis 18 Dan Horrigan 21 Diane Cook 20 Charles A Walukas 21 and Mrs W D Whaley 85. Victims were treated at Hudson Health Center or Sheltering Arms Hospital and on backboards as needed.
City police investigated seven snow related accidents Saturday and Sunday on city streets. Ronald L. Thompson 18 The Plains was cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance ahead after a two car crash on the South Bridge. Kenneth W. Wagner 19 of 73 Franklin Ave was cited after another two car crash at Merkle and East State Streets. One car slid into a light pole at Richland Ave and Albany Rd with no citations. Carroll Lee Russell 24 Pomeroy Route 3 was cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance ahead after a two car mishap on Richland Ave at Western and Southern Life Insurance Co entrance.
A jumble of birth announcements from Shelter Arms Hospital lists numerous families in Athens and surrounding areas, along with a custody and support case noting Sarah Johnston seeks custody of children from William Johnston who is confined in the state penitentiary.
The State Highway Patrol logged 15 accidents on snow covered roads over the weekend, mostly in Athens and Hocking Counties. Seven people were hurt in a two car crash on Route 33 near Route 595, and several others suffered injuries in linked incidents. Citations were issued to multiple drivers for speeding and other violations. Most victims were treated and released from local hospitals.
Farmers may sign for the 1966 feed grain or voluntary wheat programs from February 7 to April 1, according to Mrs. Pearl Parker, chairwoman of the Athens County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. She said the requirements and signing procedures for both programs are similar to 1965. Farmers must first complete an intention.
Ohio University purchased 53 first editions of Leigh Hunt works, highlighting rare items by the 19th century poet and critic known for social reform advocacy and associations with Byron Lamb Wordsworth and Coleridge. The collection underscores Hunt’s literary and political impact.
State Highway Director Pearl E Masheter approved a 1 4 mile Route 682 extension from Route 33 to Route 56 via Athens State Hospital grounds. The $775000 project, contract let in 1966, follows two hearings and a Jan 7 city council meeting. The preferred route moves closer to a proposed Hocking River channel.
Dr. Fred E. Luchs former pastor of First Presbyterian Athens now leads Rochester Institute of Technology Chapel in Rochester New York. He is hailed as the speaker find of the year by a major speakers agency director. He was named an American outstanding preacher in 1953 and praised as the Popular Pastor of Ohio U. He left Athens in 1951 after 14 years and his wife Evelyn became Ohio University trustee. The couple’s work included motherhood recognition in New Mexico in 1952. Luchs has spent summers for five years in Europe with Youth for Understanding exchanges.
Ohio University libraries announce closures on Sunday January 30 and limited break hours from January 27 to February 2. Open daily 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. except Saturday January 29 closing at noon. Regular hours resume February 3.
The Hi Y and Tri-Hi Y groups affiliated with the YMCA are observing YMCA Week worldwide per Carl Conant Athens High School club president. The first high school YMCA began in 1870 at Ionia Michigan, later revived in 1889 in Kansas. Joseph Stanley advises Athens High School Hi Y. Jan Barnhill heads Tri-Hi Y with Beulah Hoffee advising.
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