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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1964

Page

2

Six Hurt In Route 33 Two Car Crash

Six persons injured in a two car crash on Route 33 south of Route 691 near Myers Crossing. Kris Gabriel 16 Logan driver and Robert Gabriel 20 Logan passenger sustained head lacerations. Others include Wanda Lasure 30 The Plains driver. Joseph Freeman 15 Logan passenger with eye laceration. Everett Lasure 4 The Plains contusions. Clelia Frazier 60 The Plains possible broken arm. Gabriel cited for conditional speed. Victims taken to Mount St Mary Hospital for treatment. Ada Strausbaugh 38 Wilkesville cited for failure to yield after a Route 50 crash near Albany.

Myers Crossing State Highway Patrol Kris Gabriel Logan Robert Gabriel Wanda Lasure the Plains Joseph Freeman Gabriel Auto Lasure Everett Lasure Clelia Frazier Gabriel Ada Strausbaugh Wilkesville Tueser Albany

Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes

Hospital notes list residents and dismissals including Mrs Earl Stickhorn Hem lock Athens Route 5 Vern Scott Athens David Shaver Millfield Route 1 Marylin Dixon Athens Route 1 Randall Langen bach Athens Janice Grant Millfield Route 1 Geoffrey Hall Albany Route 2 and dismissals of Mrs Jim Glass and son Sharpsburg Twila Rowland Albany Route 2 Mrs Lawrence Dupler Athens Sharon Jeffers Stewart Mrs Charles Carsey Athens Route 1.

Earl Stickhorn Hemlock Clarence Cash Athens Vern Scott David Shaver Millfield Marylin Dixon Randall Langenbach Janice Grant Geoffrey Hall Albany Jim Glass

Pile Torture Soothed in Few Minutes

Advertises Peterson's Ointment as fast relief for piles with a cooling astringent formula. Claims quick itching relief and 40 years of use. States price 60c for box and 85c for applicator tube with money back guarantee.

Peterson

Grass Fire Extinguished at Greenwood Home

A neighbor of Mr and Mrs William Greenwood stopped a grass fire at their Euclid Jacobs address at 4 50 p m Tuesday. Mrs Greenwood used gasoline to start a charcoal burner and the gasoline ignited. She tossed the can into the grass and it caught fire. The fire department dispatched a pumper truck but was told to return to the station en route.

William Greenwood Euclid and Jacobs Greenwood

City May Seek Aid In Plant Project

Mayor Raymond Shepard calls a special city council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to consider applying for federal aid for the sewage treatment plant. The deadline for federal assistance is July 1, with the project cost about 560000 and potential federal coverage up to 50 percent.

Raymond Shepard Service Safety

Paroled in 1938 Athens murder case

Gilbert Helwig 53 from Perry County was paroled by the Pardon and Parole Commission after a life sentence for first degree murder in July 1938. The case involved John O'Brien, operator of Sunrise Filling Station, at Morrison Brown Hill. Carl Helwig remains in prison for the shooting.

Perry County Athens County Pardon and Parole Commission Gilbert Helwig John O’brien James A. Rhodes Helwig Carl Lexington John Faught O’brien Sunrise Morrison- Brown Hill Ohio Gilbert

Two Offices Are Moved

The state examiner office moves to the fifth floor of Security Bank Building. Harry Kessel, state examiner for county offices, and Irene Devlin, examiner for schools and libraries, relocate from ground floor of the court house under the state auditor. Office is Room 509. Phone LY 3-4510. Willard Gail Giffin from Marjorie Alberta Giffin, willful absence.

Security Bank Harry Kessel Irene Devlin Court House State Auditor

Wells near OU property could be moved for flood control dikes

A new productive city well on Ohio University property near Athens may need relocation if the U S Army Corps of Engineers places dikes along the Hocking River. The 1500 foot pipeline connects the well to the treatment plant, boosting output by about 400 gallons per minute.

Athens Amanda Nect Ohio University Raymond Shepard Athens State Hospital Shepard U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hocking Hocking Conservancy

City Income Tax Topic of ABA Board Members

Athens Business Association board discussed the city income tax at a luncheon in Ohio University Baker Center. Charles Ramseth and others spoke in favor. The board adopted a motion to refer policy to Ramseth's committee and report back before action. A opponent spokesman will be invited to the next meeting. Frank Batdorff invited members to a Wednesday meeting on the struck thre mold plant future.

Athens Business Association Board of Directors Ohio University Baker Center Raymond Shepard Charles Ramseth ABA Ramseth Charles Kirkwood Frank Batdorff Bridgwater Machine

Five Area Men Enlist In Navy

Two Athens County men and three from Meigs County enlist in the Navy as June inductees. Harry Vare of Sharpsburg and Richard Pendergast of Athens Route 2 join, with Pendergast in nuclear training. Meigs County sailors Melvin Swisher, David Wellman, and Frederick Wolfe enlist under the buddy plan, all recent graduates from local high schools. After basic training at Great Lakes, they receive 14 days leave before further assignments.

Athens County Meigs County Navy William P. Bressler CSI Harry Vare Arthur Hill Sharpsburg Richard Pendergast William Pendergast Athens Vore Ames-Bern Pendergast the Plains High School Melvin Swisher Harley Swisher Swisher Wellman Middleport High School Wolfe Pomeroy High School Great Lakes Ill

Variance Granted For Garage Conversion To State Street

The city zoning board of appeals granted William and Mary Diles a variance to convert a garage at 237 E State St into an efficiency apartment with the condition of at least three off street parking spaces. No opposition was voiced. The fire department later transported Mrs Jean Morrison to Sheltering Arms Hospital after a medical scare. Athens National Bank can recover 661.34 from John Nunnemaker dba Nunnemaker Homes per Common Pleas Court decision.

City Zoning Board of Appeals William and Mary Diles E. State St Common Pleas Court Athens National Bank John Nunnemaker Nunnemaker

Traffic Fines From Municipal Court Report

Erma Estella Roberts 64 Chauncey fined 10 dollars and costs for stop sign violation. Brook A Russell 69 Albany fined 10 dollars and costs for unsafe operation. Thomas Barstow 105 Franklin Ave fined 10 dollars and costs for unsafe operation. John Paul Donovan 42 S Court St intoxication fined 56 dollar bond. Suit dismissed Mildred and Walie F Starcher vs David R McDonald dismissed after agreement.

Erma Estella Roberts Chauncey Brook A. Russell Albany Thomas Barstow Franklin Ave John Paul Donovan S. Court St Mildred Walie F. Starcher David R. McDonald Common Pleas Court

Clear Cool Welcome After Rain in Athens

Athens woke to cooler air after a heavy storm. U S Observer C L Colmer reported 72 degrees at 9 a m and noted a brief violent thunderstorm Tuesday with .53 inch rain and a high of 96 degrees. He also reported picking the first sweet corn from his Pratt Street yard garden, a first for July maturity.

Athens U.S C. L. Colmer Colmer Pratt St. Yard

Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Net Earnings Rise

Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. reports common share earnings of 10,677,000 for the 12 months ended May 31, up from 10,534,000 a year earlier, or 1.91 dollars per share based on 5.6 million shares after a May 1 split. Operating revenues rose to 68,242,000 from 66,246,000, while operating expenses increased to 52,535,000 from 50,817,000.

Columbus Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co N. Front St Harry M. Miller

Treatment Plant Supervisor Training at OSU

Drennan H. Goldsberry, superintendent of the city water treatment plant, is attending a one week course on water treatment plant operation at Ohio State University in Columbus. The course is sponsored by the Ohio Department of Health, American Water Works Association, the Water Pollution Control Federation and OSU.

Drennan H. Goldsberry Ohio State University Columbus Ohio Department of Health American Water Works Association The Water Pollution Control Federation OSU

Two People Aided By Emergency Squad

The fire department emergency squad transported Marjorie Brunswick, 16, of Maria Stein Ohio, to Hudson Health Center at 9:58 p.m. Tuesday after she fainted. C. S. Cash, 45, Albany, with severe chest pains, received oxygen on the way to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 3:03 a.m. Wednesday.

Fire Department Marjorie Brunswick Maria Stein Ohio Hudson Health Center West Green No. 5 C. S. Cash Albany Sheltering Arms Hospital

Benefits Top Four Million In County Funds

Athens County will distribute over 4.1 million dollars in Social Security benefits this fiscal year to more than 6,100 residents. The 1964 trustees' report notes record tax collections and benefits paid, with rising projections for the next five years and broad national coverage for retirement death and disability benefits.

Athens County Trustees Ourgo

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