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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1963
Page
3
Weekend weather in Athens Ohio delivered record cold with 17 below zero on Sunday. Snow and sub zero readings forced school closures and radiator problems at stations, as temperatures recovered slightly by Monday morning.
A snowy afternoon produced three injuries and two on scene crashes. Dorothy Coen and two passengers in a Route 50 crash near Guysville were treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Early River left of center and struck the Coen auto.
Applicants with prior service in any branch may be restored to ranks up to master sergeant by joining the Air Force Reserve. Central Ohio recruiter T Sgt Richard L Powell says details and AFR needed skills lists are available by writing him at 125 N Columbus St Lancaster.
Arthur Deeter 70 of Stewart died Saturday after a heart attack. He was a retired Baltimore and Ohio Railroad maintenance foreman and WWI veteran. He is survived by a wife, four daughters, four brothers, two sisters, and 15 grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday at Stewart Methodist Church.
Two motorists faced city charges before Municipal Judge John Newcomb and were placed on six months probation. Fred I. Sapp 64 Morris Ave pled guilty to driving while intoxicated received a six day jail term three suspended fined 125 dollars and costs and lost driving rights for four months. David Carsey 21 Athens Route 2 admitted he was driving a car that hit a parked vehicle near 120 West Union Street and for leaving the scene was fined 75 dollars costs given a suspended two day jail sentence placed on probation and had driving rights suspended for one month.
John N. Stauffer, dean of Wittenberg University, will deliver the main address at Ohio University’s 200th graduation. About 300 degrees are to be conferred at Memorial Auditorium. Stauffer becomes Wittenberg president on June 4 after earning a 1956 Penn State PhD and studying at Harvard and Ohio State.
Mr and Mrs Jack Daft Athens Route 1 welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Wilbert Jenkins Stewart Route 1 greet a son. Admitted list includes Mrs Harry McMullen Athens Route 4 Terry Dicken New Marshfield Mrs Bill Schoonover Chauncey Carolyn Remleigh Athens and others.
A two inch water main froze and broke early Monday near Hickory Street in West Gate Addition. About eight homes lost water during part of the morning. The city expected repairs to be completed by late Monday morning.
The Athens annual auditor’s report shows expenditures of 1,089,414.28 for 1962 with receipts of 1,089,900.81, yielding a shortfall of 4,323.47. Operating funds show notable costs in general, water works, sewer and street work while cash balance declined from 174,842.13 at end-1961 to 144,361.09 at end-1962, and overall city cash fell to 217,679.97 with 45,000 invested in bonds.
Everett Sexton aged 79 died unexpectedly at his home on Route 690 early Monday. Jagers and Sons funeral home handling arrangements. Clair Eugene Birch 25 of Athens Route 4 with Royal McBee and Sally Jo Fulton 21 of 48 N Shafer St Royal McBee granted marriage license.
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Houck and Reed Inc an insurance service listing at 5 West Union Street Athens Ohio announces contact dial LY 3 4646 and references G Houck Don Reed as representatives for the agency.
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