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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1957
Page
7
School districts issue report cards Thursday at 10 30 am to close the 1956 57 year for all students except seniors. Seniors hold Lake Hope picnic and will graduate 8 pm Thursday in the high school auditorium with Ohio University President John C Baker as speaker.
Formal opening of the House Wares Center at 30 S Court St in Athens will occur Friday and Saturday. Owners Jack Toomey and William Wolfe say it is the first home and kitchen goods store in the area. Edna Moore will manage with Julia Michael as assistant.
Mr and Mrs Monte Davis owners announce expansion plans for the Sunset Motel on Route 33 and 50A with new south wing units to be built by Athens contractor C B Cash and Sons. The exact unit count remains undecided as plans are not finished.
Jan Taylor 22 of Chauncey faces three misdemeanor charges resisting a special deputy arrest trespass and disorderly conduct. A continuance until June 17 was granted on motion of the prosecution for good cause shown after a brief hearing. Bond totaling 105 dollars was continued.
Officers of K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion will be elected at 8 8 p m in the post home on W Union St Commander Don Strawn announced The election will be the only business as the post meets followed by a stockholders meeting to discuss air conditioning of the home A fish fry will be served at the conclusion of the later session
Ohio University has bought 10 acres east of the current Athens airport to support a final push for a suitable air transportation depot for the university and area. The 4000 foot runway needs hard surfacing at an estimated 200000 dollars, with federal and state support sought to develop year round flights and ROTC intro flights.
Police report an early Wednesday burglary at the Dotson Inn near Shafer and W Washington. Entry gained via a side window. two youths seen near the tavern earlier. no items confirmed stolen as inventory is checked.
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