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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1966
Page
2
Federal acceptance of Gov. James A. Rhodes plan could speed the Appalachian Highway project with a $133 million loan to the federal government, enabling construction next spring. John W. Dower, Division 10 engineer, said approval would accelerate the program by about three years.
A boy named Al Penson delivered Sheltering Arms Hospital building fund brochures and contributed 25 cents. Campaign officials said volunteers have been active since spring, with the office closed at Court Street waiting rooms. The article also details highway planning from Albany to Parkersburg, with a four lane proposal and projected completion by 1971, while Rhodes argues for a 1969 opening.
Ath ens Eagles and auxiliary sponsor a family picnic Sunday at Rainbow Lake Pleasant Hill Rd. at 1 p.m. The lodge will close for the event. Families bring a covered dish and tableware for a potluck dinner. Games and contests with prizes are planned.
Milton E. Roush announces expanded loan authorizations for rural families. Eligible villages under 5500 population may receive housing or economic opportunity loans. The Athens office serves Meigs, Vinton, Hocking, and Athens Counties and offers three percent federal loans through a local board.
U S Rep Walter H Moeller announces Ohio University received a 66 400 grant from the Department of Health Education and Welfare to strengthen graduate teacher preparation programs in primary and secondary education.
The city reports partial completion of a street patching program and the Columbia Avenue repair project led by Service Director Dwight Robinson. Slippage on Columbia near Roosevelt Drive is fixed with drainage installed. seal coat to follow and a future concrete surface possible on segments from Highland to Madison.
The State Highway Patrol retrieved a teenage boy from Albany who had escaped from Athene State Hospital. Two other boys who left the facility earlier Tuesday returned on their own later that day, rejoining the institution.
Three civil suits were dismissed in Common Pleas Court, including two involving the state as plaintiff. The state action against Joe Roman was dropped, the suit against Mohawk Tribe 174 Improved Order of Red Men ended by agreement, and H and R Firestone of Middleport Partnership dropped its suit against Kenneth and Virginia West of 33 Curran Drive on motion of the plaintiff.
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