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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1969
Page
5
Rev. William G. Black says printed copies of Athens anti discrimination ordinance with council amendments are available at the mayor's office. Stickers reading Equal Opportunity Here are also available for homes or car windows. The commission plans to handle housing complaint investigations and offers to meet with local groups to explain the law.
Overnight fog in the Athens area dropped temperatures to 69 C. Colmer, U S. observer, recorded 70 at 8 30 a.m. Officials noted a high of 88 with the Hocking River at 3.04 feet and falling.
Mary and Kermit Hanning transfer 10.5 acres in Alexander Two to Dorothy Allen. City of Athens transfers 2.3 acres of University Terrace land to Ohio University. Judy McClain of Nelsonville transfers a fet in Harper's Addition to Michael McClair. George and Bernice Lemon of Athens transfer real estate to Alex and Margaret Topping. Edna Golf of Athens transfers two Waterloo lots to Joan Allbaugh of New Marshfield. Larry and Marjorie Bishop transfer 0.7 acres in Athens to Joseph and Hazel Turner. Barry and Mary Weinhold transfer property in Athens to Gerald and Patricia Killeen.
In heavy fog east of McArthur two horses owned by J William Crow and Charles Karnes were struck and killed when they crossed Route 50. Kenneth D. Wims, 28, of Wellston, driving west, reported his car sustained moderate damage and no injuries were noted.
Kenneth Handa of Nelsonville had a non support charge dismissed in a Municipal Court hearing on a motion by the prosecution. Costs were assessed to the complainant Kathy Handa and she was forbidden from filing similar charges in Athens Municipal Court for one year. The alleged omission involved a seven month old son with accusations dated July 7 and filed a week after.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robinson announce a son in Chauncey. Admissions include Mrs. Marie Sigman and Diana Guess in Athens, Mrs. Roland Llewellyn and others in Athens and The Plains, with multiple named patients and guardians listed.
Health department corrects TB skin test hours for food service workers. The tests at the city county health department will be on July 29 from 7 to 8 30 p.m. not 6 to 9 p.m. as previously announced.
A municipal court listing covers multiple defendants with charges including speeding, unsafe vehicle operation, failure to yield, improper passing, and stopping on the roadway. Penalties include fines ranging from 13 to 73 dollars and patrol enforcement for most cases. Notable names include Elda Calaway, Sheila Bridgewater, Roy Sayre, Milo Sparling, John Reeves, Leonard Reed, Johnny Depory Jr., Thomas Antal Jr., Frank James, Joyce Nelson, and Margarette Dodds, among others.
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