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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1964

Page

2

University Proposal Prompts City Study Of Services Share

Ohio University and city administrations study a citizens committee plan to have OU pay for local services from either university funds or state aid. Mayor Shepard and Council President Crewson seek data from Kent, Bowling Green and Oxford prior to the July 6 council session as Byron White represents the group.

Citizens’ Committee Ohio University Ohio U Raymond Shepard Byron White Shepard Coun Cil Harry Crewson Kent Bowling Green Oxford White Fred Rice Senate C. Stanley Mechem Crewson

Anniversary Of Founding Is Observed In Athens

Seventy-first anniversary of Carpenter Hardware’s founding in 1893 at Glouster is observed in Athens by the local unit of the former four store family enterprise. Alfred Carpenter owner of Carpenter Hardware on S Court St notes the lineage from William A Carpenter and his brothers S S Carpenter and Loren Carpenter who expanded to Nelsonville Logan Glouster and Athens.

Athens County Athens Fourstore Alfred Carpenter Carpenter Hardware S. Court St Glouster William A. Carpenter S. S. Carpenter Loren Carpenter Nelsonville Logan

Opens Used Car Lot On Route 50 Near City Limits

Mason Naylor opens an independent used car lot on Route 50 just east of the city, plans to remodel the building and add a local service outlet, and leases the land from W W Totman. Naylor formerly managed the Athens AAA office for four years and has sold cars in Adams County. He is an Army veteran, married, and a Manchester High School graduate living at 108 Grosvenor St.

Mason Ed) Naylor Naylor W. W. Totman Athens Auto Club of Southern Ohio AAA Adams County Grosvenor St Manchester High School

Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes

Admits list includes Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas with a son Bartlett and others at Athens and surrounding routes. Discharges note Janice Grant and several residents returning home to Millfield Hemlock Albany Pataskala areas.

Andrew Nicholas Bartlett Clifford Misner Athens Lee Woodruff Ralph A. Dalton Warren Casto Stewart Josephine Cruz George Smith Bernard Cuckler Vaughn Howard the Plains Janice Grant Millfield Earl Stickhorn Hemlock Marylin Dixon Randall Langenbach Geoffrey Hall Albany Charles Zinn Baby Boy Ramsey Sherry Jenkinson Pataskala

Professor To Attend NSF Conference in July

Dr. H. B. Kendall of Ohio University chemical engineering will attend a National Science Foundation conference at Princeton University in July. The event, Electronics for Scientists, is limited to 20 participants from industry and education, with each recipient receiving a full-tuition plus expenses fellowship.

Athens Maydelle Helwig Kathleen McAfee East Elementary School Robert Darcy Ohio University Ohio Council On Economic Education OCEE H. B. Kendall Ohio University Chemical Engineering Department National Science Foundation Princeton University Electronics For Scientists

Raymond Keirns Jr Guilty Plea On Break In Charge

Raymond Keirns Jr an 18 year old of Millfield Route 1 pleaded guilty in County Court to a breaking and entering charge filed by his step grandfather Fred Keirns. He was placed under 500 dollar bond and bound over to the grand jury after arrest by sheriff deputies.

Raymond Keirns, Jr Millfield Fred Keirns Raymond Keirns

Civitan Assigns Committees in Athens Club Meeting

Civitan members in Athens met at the Sportsman Grill to assign committees with President Jack Gilbert stressing bylaws and projects. Kenneth Jones was asked to receive project suggestions as the group planned future meetings and a charter night on July 18 at Ohio University’s Baker Center.

Civitan

Injured Man Falls Near New Post Office on Stimson

Leroy Mullins, 54 S. May Ave., fell and struck his head on a curb near the new post office on Stimson Ave. He was unconscious and taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad at 4 21 p.m. Thursday.

Leroy Mullins S. May Ave New Post Office Stimson Ave Fire Department Mullins Sheltering Arms Hospital

Savings Bond Sales Rise in Athens County May Report

Athens County sales of Series E and H savings bonds totaled $64,303 in May, bringing five month total to $257,081. Luther E. Gunsett, area manager for the U S Treasury savings bonds division, said the county has reached 32.4 percent of its yearly goal.

Athens County Luther E. Gunsett U. S. Treasury Department Savings

Local Names Listed in Obscure Job Registry

David F. Carter aged 24 a salesman from Glouster and Norma Jean Roback aged 21 a secretary from Jacksonville are joined by David Cline 29 a construction laborer from Chauncey and Jessie Lovsey 21 a secretary from Athens in the announced roster.

David F. Carter Glouster Norma Jean Roback Jacksonville David Cline Chauncey Jessie Lovsey Athens

Suit Filed Over Oil and Gas Shares in Ohio Case

A Common Pleas Court action names J. Lowell and Hilda L. Rapp seeking 1960.87 dollars plus 10000 in exemplary damages from Harold T. and William A. Konkler for selling unregistered oil and gas well shares in Ohio. Also notes a separate pending suit by H O and Mildred Wagner and references an appellate case involving Delbert and Margaret Goff. Leta Gould remains in critical condition after a McArthur accident.

Court St Common Pleas Court J. Lowell Hilda L. Rapp Ohio H. O Mildred Wagner W. Union St Konklers Delbert Margaret Goff Fourth District Court of Appeals

Ideal Weather Continues in Athens with Sunny Skies

The Athens forecast shows continued ideal weather as of Friday with a 10 a.m. temperature of 75 under bright sun. An early morning low of 57 follows Thursday’s high of 82, according to U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer.

Athens U. S C. L. Colmer

Bank suit over escrow funds for unfinished Athens home

Fred B. and Mary Ellen Rowland sue Athens National Bank in Common Pleas Court seeking 3925 in recovery. They allege John E. Nunemaker failed to complete a Green Hills Subdivision house after arranging a construction loan and escrowed funds. The bank has a foreclosure petition pending, and the Rowlands request escrow release.

Fred B Mary Ellen Rowland Athens Apts Common Pleas Court Athens National Bank John E. Nunemaker Nunemaker Homes Green Hills Nunemaker Rowlands Athens National

Morris Ave To Be Closed For Resurfacing

Morris Ave from E State St to Grant St will be closed to traffic Monday and Tuesday for street resurfacing. Service Safety Director Dwight Robinson says the project will take two days and be ready for traffic by Tuesday evening. No parking starts at 6 30 a m on Monday.

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City, University Study Committee University Vernon Alden S. Court Athens, Ohio Earl F. Mathews, Inc C. M. Gill & Company Earl Mathews Earl Hooper C. M. Gill Security Bank Bldg Ph. LY Fartford State St Admiral Motorola Richard Gunter West State St. — Ph. LY ED Naylor NSF Millfield Area Donald K. Barstow Agency Don Barstow Ray Douglas Mill St Harold Starkey E. M. Conant Realty Tel Leta Gould Hocking Valley Hospital Morris Ave Paul M, Williams W. State Carl J Harold B, Swisher Ationwide Mutual Insurance Company Home Office Columbus ONO Aereoy Insure the Home Savings & Loan Association Washington St City Hall Federal Home Loan Bank
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