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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1960
Page
2
The Ohio treasurer reports southeastern counties matched the state rise in sales tax for 1960, with total collections at 262,799,242 dollars, up 28,059,154 dollars from 1959 and above the prior all time peak. Athens Hocking Gallia Meigs Vinton totals show year to year increases.
Norman Dean clarifies a city county plan for resurfacing Strouds Run Rd and Cable Lane. He says the county will provide labor and equipment at no charge if the city supplies materials, with total costs around six thousand dollars and work starting in three to five weeks.
Plans are under way for a reunion of Company K 166th Infantry Regiment 37th Division mobilized in 1940. Former members at Camp Shelby Mississippi in 1940 and 1941 along with wives or sweethearts are invited. The event at the Marting Hotel Ironton will start with a social hour from 5 30 to 7 followed by a buffet supper at 7 and dancing at 8. Registration with George E Kinney P O Box 512 Ironton.
The former Canaanville resident Mrs. Clifford F Wade Jr formerly Carroll Williams of Columbus won a one week expense paid trip by submitting a 750 word essay The Food Story in My Community She is among eight Ohio finalists who flew to Chicago for the National Youthpower Congress with 200 other representatives from 32 states
Mrs. W. C. Gibbs of Albany William Lohse of Athens Mrs. Fred H. Dengler Jr of Athens Lewis Prine of Urbana DISMISSED Mrs. Ronald Dille of Athens Route 2 and son Mrs. Victor Hudwell of Athens Route 1 and son Mrs Dow Finsterwald of Athens and son Mrs. Watt Glancy of Millfield Ruth Bernard of Coalville Route 2 John Swart of Chauncey Blood used one pint.
James Kisor of Millfield reported his gray 1948 Chevrolet coupe stolen from in front of the Athenian Grill on N Court St. He parked at 9 30 p m and found the car missing at 12 30 a m. The ignition switch was not locked. The license plate is W 549 S.
The Athens County Chapter of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association shifts its Wednesday 7 p.m. meeting to the institutional classroom in the main building from the Therapy Building location.
Two Meigs County youths aged 19, Melvin Sanders and Harold Taggart, pleaded guilty to entering property at Robert Barton’s farm with intent to steal gasoline. They were fined 50 dollars and costs each and given 10 days in jail, suspended on condition of good behavior. Barton detained them at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
A greeting card mailed from New York City to a local resident shows a caricature of John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee. The card promises Kennedy in the White House in 1961 with a line noting Nixon’s invite as a caveat.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sent $27 908.36 to the Athens County treasurer as the second half 1959 property tax payment. B and O tax in the county for 1959 exceeded $55 800, while its total 1959 system tax bill was $24 million, $9 million over net income.
Izaak Walton League will hold a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the farm cabin Don Davis Athens County 4 H agent will discuss wildlife conservation through the soil bank plan and farm pond safety He will offer hazard reduction tips and members may exchange old cabin keys for new ones. refreshments follow the meeting.
Mildred McCulloch filed in Common Pleas Court for James McCulloch Nelsonville Route 1 alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty and seeking custody of their one minor child. The marriage began August 9 1958.
About 18 members of the Athens congregation will attend an assembly in Detroit from July 28 to 31, according to Andy Benyi presiding minister. All meetings at Kingdom Hall in Athens will be canceled during that period.
Marion Keith Hanson of Athens County transfers .25 acres in Amesville to Joyce James. The transaction appears in local real estate records with parcel details and ownership change.
The Counseling and Guidance Training Institute opened on the Ohio University campus with 35 participants. Registration was Monday morning and the first general session followed in the afternoon. The five week program runs through lectures laboratories and seminars with participants housed in Perkins Hall under the National Defense Education Act of 1958. Dr George E Hill directs the program aiming to improve secondary school counselor preparation and focus on guiding able youth.
Lowell Bolin a 42 year old man was struck by a car while walking along Columbus Road in Athens on Monday night. Police Chief J B Grogan said this marked the first traffic death in the city in five years with the prior fatality recorded in 1955.
A John Doe warrant was issued for the driver of a car that struck a parked vehicle on W Union Street in front of The Messenger building Tuesday evening. James Richard Nichols 34 Amesville signed the affidavit claiming his car was hit by another vehicle that fled the scene. Nichols reported his car sustained about 200 dollars in frontal damage.
Kathryn Hickman of Nelsonville Route 2 sues Frank Hickman in Common Pleas Court seeking divorce and custody of five minor children, including three from a former marriage. The couple married June 9 1950.
Earl N. Lochary aged 53 of Amesville was fined 25 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to a city police intoxication charge Wednesday.
The Plains Troop 58 Scouts will attend a Kootaga Area Council Camporee at Cedar Lake near Ripley West Virginia. Scoutmaster James C Mullins Jr announces thirty thirteen members recently completed an annual Parkersburg campout with staff and award recognitions.
Athens Municipal Court showed a sharp drop in city cases for June with 38 cases handled, down 63 from 101 in June 1959. Fines and costs fell to 777.70 from 1310.56, while 40 state cases in June 1960 yielded 777.40 in collections.
The Southeastern Ohio Feeder Calf Committee met in Pomeroy to finalize plans for Athens and Gallipolis feeder calf sales. Athens is Oct 4 and Gallipolis Oct 11 with 614 calves consigned so far, and a 900 head capacity for Athens. Regular consignor cards go out Aug 15.
A northbound car driven by John L. Minter 61 Shepherdstown Pa collided with a truck driven by Robert Chapman 28 Stewart. Minter was charged with changing lanes without caution after attempting a left turn as the truck began to pass. He posted a $21 bond for Municipal Court appearance Wednesday.
Athens County commissioners announced the purchase of 15 new 50 star flags for use at county institutions. The flags were to be flown at the courthouse. Approval of bills constituted the only other business transacted by the board.
Walter Muir of Williams Trailer Court was fined 25 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to speeding. State Highway Patrol affidavit states he drove 75 mph on Route 33.
Mercury reached 90 degrees briefly with cooler conditions and lower humidity. U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer reports 11 a.m. temperature of 81 in Athens after an early low of 64. Tuesday's high reached 90.
Hubert Shrieves aged 31 from Athens was injured trimming a tree in Columbus last Wednesday. He was admitted to Sheltering Arms with a broken back and has been transferred to White Cross Hospital in Columbus.
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