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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
2
Athens residents were urged to cut water use amid a rising shortage as Mayor Raymond Shepard cites a six foot drop in the Highland Avenue reservoir from normal 15 feet. Pumps run about 50 gallons per minute below usual, with heavy demand from students and delegates at Ohio University.
Tom James a 16 year old from Niles attending Buckeye Boys State sustained knee lacerations after a stationary training bicycle accident at Grover Center. He was transported by the fire department emergency squad to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 4 20 p m Tuesday.
Edward Roberts, 35, of 34 Grosvenor Ave., forfeited an $11 bond in Municipal Court for failing to observe a red light. James E. Wilson, 22, Mc Connelsville, forfeited a $21 bond on a State Highway Patrol speeding citation.
Ken Shemenski, defeated candidate for Cole County engineer, requested a recount after losing 100 to 98 to Lee Kirkpatrick. The recount, observed by Elections Counsel Dave Laster, gave Shemenski the victory 101 to 97. Real estate transfer listed: Dorothy Allen of Nelsonville to Hazel Lahugh, two tracts in Dover Township.
Four Tuesday patrol incidents report injuries in Athens County. A California woman and two Indianapolis residents, all in the same car, were bruised after a truck driven by Edward Nuhfer forced the vehicle off Route 56 into a pole. Nuhfer cited for left of center.
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