County collects record first half real estate taxes
County treasurer Vaughn Earich reports 1.66 million in real estate taxes for the first half, a new record and about 140 thousand above 1964. Rates rose in most districts due to school consolidation bonds conservancy levies and new levies with distributions to subdivisions likely starting in May. Top taxpayers include Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co and Texas Eastern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Earich
Rcord
Earich
Barich
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Texas Eastern
Tennessee Gas
Columbia Gas
Chesapeake and Ohio Reail- Ohio Railroad
General Telephone
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
State to explain industrial financing amendment at regional meeting
The Southeastern Ohio Regional Council held an area meeting at Baker Center to present the states proposal for the industrial financing amendment on the May primary ballot. Patterson Pepple was to speak as the main speaker with representation from the state development department and local economic groups from 15 area counties including Perry, Morgan, Athens, Hocking, Vinton, Meigs, Jackson and Gallia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio
Baker Center
State Development Department
Patterson Pepple
DOD
Chambers of Commerce
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Perry
Morgan
Athens
Hocking
Vinton
Meigs
Jackson
Gallia
Police Cite Drivers In Weekend Accidents
Two motorists were cited by city police for weekend crashes. Catherine A. Langel, 17, The Plains, failed to stop within assured clear distance after a two car crash Sunday near 33 N. Court St. Larry Lee Nablitt, 21, 284% S. Court St., charged with improper backing after an accident Saturday near 68 Stewart St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine A. Langel
the Plains
N. Court St
Larry Lee Nablitt
S. Court St
Stewart St
March Opens Like Lamb In Mild Morning
U S Observer C L Colmer reported a 9 30 a m temperature of 50 under fair skies Monday with a low of 31 and a high of 68 Convertible tops down as auto owners cleaned winter grime from their cars Colmer noted February precipitation totaled 2 88 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Mercury
Colmer
Three Persons Aided By City Squad
Jerry Erwin age 23 at Luhrig Road was doused by acid after a flashlight battery exploded. Fire station squad flushed his eyes and advised medical follow up. Anita Bell age 24 of Columbus Road received oxygen en route to Sheltering Arms Hospital after nerve pills. Frank Miller age 86 of Race Street unconscious and given oxygen on the way to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Erwin
Luhrig Rd
Anita Bell
Columbus Rd
Sheltering Arms Hospital
S. Court St
Frank Miller
Race St
Hospital Foundation Annual Meeting Set
Shelter ing Arms Hospital Foundation Inc. will hold its annual meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday March 11 at the First Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital Foundation
Sheltering Arms Hospital Foundation, Inc
First Methodist Church
Woman Injured in Route 56 Two Car Crash
Ida Elizabeth Rice 25 of 225 W Washington St suffered a possible fractured left arm after a Sunday afternoon collision at Route 56 and 682. She was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital and cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance. Ohio University Local 37 AFSCME will meet 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Athens Grange Hall to elect council delegates. District Director Barry Conners of Columbus will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Highway Patrol
Ida Elizabeth Rice
Washington St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ohio University
American Federation of State
Athens Grange Hall
Council
Columbus
Barry Conners
Honored At Retirement Four Royal McBee Employees
Four Royal McBee employees were honored as they retire after a combined 125 years of service. The ceremony recognized long tenures and dedication to the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal McBee
Forest Station Aide Appointed at Athens District
Lawrence Battey is named assistant ranger at U S Forest Service Station in Athens replacing Emerson Bruett. Bruett takes a special Southeast Ohio forest products assignment for the regional forester in Milwaukee. Battey, a 1961 Michigan Technological University forestry graduate, was previously stationed at Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Battey
Emerson Bruett
U. S. Forestry Service Station
Athens
Ray Knudson
Bruett
Ohio
Milwaukee
Midwest
Battey
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Mich
Knudson
Missouri
Mark Twain National Forest
Winona
Man Denies Check Writing Count in Court Appearance
Chauncey Robert Lehoe of Chauncey pleaded innocent in district court to a charge of writing a $70 check with insufficient funds. The indictment was filed by James Wakefield. Lehoe was held on a $200 bond and bound over to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Robert Lehoe
James Wakefield
Grand Jury
Bern Area Drilling Location Established
Midwest Oil Corp has established a second location on lands of R B Henry in Bern Township the scout report of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association notes drilling to the Berea land planned Also in court news Thomas Bearint seeks custody from Betty Lou Bearint Madge Holbert seeks custody and support from Richard L Holbert Jamie Sutton seeks custody and support from Rollie Sutton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest Oil Corp
R. B. Henry
Bern Township
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Berea
Thomas Bearint
Betty Lou Bearint
Madge Holbert
Richard L. Holbert
Jamie Sutton
Rollie Sutton
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes And Local Notices
In Athens and surrounding areas the column lists admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital including Wilbur Balderson Glouster Frank Miller Athens Everett E Lewis Athens Mrs Elza Osborne Athens Eugene Martin Millfield and dismissals such as Loretta Farley Chauncey Rosalie Konanz Columbus and others. Marriage licenses issued Lowell Dean Janet Sue James Kenneth Braskett Sharon Lee Robinson. Municipal Court notes Ruth A Richmond and Lowell T Mackenzie with traffic related fines and costs. County Court entries include Norma E McClure Phyllis M Cremeans and others with penalties and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McClanaham
Athens
Thomas Hecker
Nick Parkis
Frost
Gene McDonald
Estella Hoffman
Howard Pond
Lowell Dean
Navy
G Rt
Janet Sue James
Kenneth R. Braskett
Pateskala
Army
Sharon Lee Robinson
Glouster
Commissioners Endorse State Vote Fee Measure Plan
The Ohio County Commissioners endorsed a state bill requiring the state to pay counties one dollar per vote in elections for state offices and issues. The move, approved May 19 in Ath ens, aims to offset election costs with a plan supported by the County Commissioners Association of Ohio which includes 28 regional counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Al- 80
Ohio House of Representatives
James Edwards
Zanesville
County Commissioners Association of
Ohio
State Commissioners Association
Charles Pancake
George Banks
Kenneth Ackerman
Ralph Moore
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
Scout Development Fund Drive Tops Camp Goal
The Kootaga Area Council's Boy Scout Development Fund drive exceeded its $275 000 target, raising $308 234 as of Sunday at the National Guard Armory in Parkersburg West Virginia. The funds will develop Camp Kootaga into a top year round facility serving nine West Virginia and Ohio counties including Athens. Congressman Ken Hechler recognized 128 campaigners and awarded 50 top fund raisers with miniature scout statuettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kootaga
Ken Hechler
West Virginia
Stevenson
Chicago Man Gives Next Kennedy Talk
Dr. Charles Houston Long of the University of Chicago Divinity School will speak at Ohio University as a Kennedy Lecturer in Memorial Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. He will join a student dialogue on Religion Theology and Secularism. Long, native of Little Rock Arkansas, educated at Dunbar College and the University of Chicago, is editor of History of Religions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Houston Long
University of Chicago Divinity School
Ohio University
Kennedy
Memorial Auditorium
Long
Federated Theological Faculty
Chicago
The
Divinity School
Princeton Universty
Little Rock
Ark
Dunbar Junior College
University of Chicago
History of Religions
Court Fines Two Drivers
James Blackburn Kuhl, 33, Cleveland, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and intoxication with fines of 75 dollars and 25 dollars plus costs. His companion John Underwood, 61, Cleveland, was fined 25 dollars and costs for intoxication. Fred Webster Dolles, 45, of 94144 W State St., pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated. bond set at 300 dollars and case continued to March 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Blackburn Kuhl
Cleveland
Union St
John Underwood
Fred Webster Dolles
State St
March Ad Blasts Weather Warnings at Athens Drugstore
Advertisement notes March as turbulent month with lion and lamb proverbs. It urges families to seek recovery aids at Walgreen Drugs formerly Cline Pharmacy on 15 South Court Street in Athens and provides contact number 593 1721.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walgreen Drugs
Cline Pharmacy
South Court Street
Athens
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Chew Bellans
Sunday’s Messenger
University Cleaners
Sleeth Lumber Co
Columbus Road
Athensee
Bruce-Terminix LY
Everett Lewis
Elmer Gabriel
Sue Donaldson
Wilma Kranyik
U. S. Forest
Salvation Army
Chloe
Arden Place
David
California
Miss Donaldson
Elizabeth Dr
Avon Place
Gabriel
Wilma
Paul D. Reynolds
Shade
Paul Wayne Clary
Londonderry
Harry Webster Davis
Dale Wesley Tschudy
Lakewood
John Robert Thomas
Clarence E. Staats
Parkersburg
W. Va
Richard Albert Colgan
Atlins
Gregory Nelson Ward
Clifford James Wilson
Clarence James Robson
Murray City
David Harold Braun
Coldwater
James Keith Wilson
Manchester
William Newman Bullock
McArthur
Wendell Merild George
Clifton Lillie
Joseph A. Parsica
Marietta
Bern
Iris Salyers
Johnny Salyers
Plaintiff
Rilda Turrill
Dale
John S. Neal
Bush Hall
Ruth A. Richmond
Lowell T . Mackenzie
Alice Pennell
Norma E. McClure
Alhee
Phyllis M. Cremeans
Cencae
R. Williams
Scout Development Fund
Vision
Thomas Cassell
Frank Shay
Hock- Hocking
Fred Beasley
Advance Gifts
Thomas W. Miller
Harrisburg
Mahaffey’s
Mahaffey Maytag
Amadaire
W. Stele $T
Athens, Tel
Sil
Patnacter
Nelsonveille
N. Court
Bernard R. Black
University College
American College Personnel Association
Association
Ana
David E
Mars
Complete Insurance Service
G. Houck
Don Reed
Bob Baur
Houck & Reed, Inc
Pronely
E. State St
Athens, Ohio
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