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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1958
Page
14
Mrs. George Hudson and daughter Kathryn returned to Hamilton after visiting sister Mrs. Frances Hawkins and her son Eugene. Mrs. W. T. Grueser has been discharged from White Cross Hospital on Grant Street and is convalescing satisfactorily.
Athens Ohio City Council approves Ordinance 1482 to issue bonds totaling 102950 dollars in anticipation of special assessments for Grand Park Boulevard and related streets. Bonds at 3 percent mature 1959 to 1968, with interest and principal paid from a dedicated tax and assessments. Emergency measure to retire notes and fund improvements.
Local social notes list visitors from Columbus Zanesville and The Plains including Clyde Sedwich family guests and William Jackson Archie Sedwich and others. Several groups traveled to Camp Katooga near Ripley West Virginia and to a zoo visit while Scout Troop 77 camped nearby. Weekend gatherings feature wiener roasts at multiple homes with extended family and friends from Nelsonville Chauncey and The Plains.
The city council approves and accepts the Eden Place Second Addition plat creating lots 3375 to 3379 in Athens Ohio effective as allowed by law. Mayor Kenneth M. Lands and Clerk G. Houck certify the ordinance passage dated June 2 1958 with June 13 20th notice.
Ordinance 1428 determines to proceed with a water line extension starting at a valve on Route 33 North in Athens Ohio and extending 1800 feet northward. The Director of Public Service is authorized to contract with the lowest bidder after lawful advertising. All inconsistent ordinances are repealed. Passed June 2.
Ordinance 1429 orders sanitary sewer work from manhole 100A, extending 2000 feet north along Route 33 within Athens city limits, to follow existing plans on file with the Director of Public Service. Section II repeals conflicting ordinances and resolutions. Approved June 13, 1920.
In Reedsville Riverview School auditorium, fourteen girls became Intermediate Scouts and nineteen became Brownies at investiture ceremonies. Leaders and troop committee members were recognized, with Brownies named and many parents in attendance.
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