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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
7
New postal rules take effect July 1 under the Postal Rate Act. Postcards and private mailing cards regain a 1 cent rate, while other advertised mail at 1 cent per ounce becomes payable only with destination postage due. Merchants may gain from lower second and fourth class rates and C O D postage options, but short paid mail faces penalties.
The county auditor reports settlement figures with state receipts of 16,058.31 and district allocations totaling 592,620.58 of 1 24,657.17. The deputy notes the task is complicated by statutes covering two townships as the 1927 tax duplicate totals 49,875,360.
County auditor's February settlement shows state receipts of 16 058 31 and county receipts of 592 620 68. It details taxes to Ohio University from Alexander and Athens townships, distributions for World War sinking fund and general state expenses, and delinquent tax figures. Delinquent personal taxes and auditor treasurer fees are noted with final disbursements to state and county accounts.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh accepted a post as consulting aeronautical engineer to the Pennsylvania Railroad. General W. W. Atterbury, railroad president, announced he will begin July 1 and advise on the coast to coast air rail service to be run by Transcontinental Air Transport. Lindbergh chairs TAT's technical committee.
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