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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1967

Page

2

Bills Park Report Set For Athens Council

Athens City Council plans a busy meeting with three new ordinances on the agenda. One authorizes bids to demolish a house on Richland Ave tied to a future fire substation site. Another bill approves engineering work for demolitions in the South Green Urban Renewal area. A third allows the fire department to leave the city for emergencies with insurance coverage. Jaycees will present a park and recreation improvements report.

Athens South Green Athens State Hospital The Athens Jaycees

Birth Announcement for Athens Couple's Daughter

Mr and Mrs James Prewitt of Athens welcome a daughter. Listed names include Davis Burchfield Ronald Mihalick Robert Burchfield Dana Wibberts Charles Hawk Mrs Glen Foster Mrs Hazel Burke Albany Mrs Barney Shanks New Marshfield and dismissed entry John DPD Yarington Mrs Hugh Dalton Mrs Clyde Willard Rodney Gould Leona Glass Mrs Hattie Sammons Mrs Presley Holmes and son.

Davis Burchfield Ronald Mihalick Robert Burchfield Daniel Marion Dana Wibberts Charles Hawk Glen Foster Athens Hazel Burke Albany Barney Shanks New Marshfield John Dpd Yarington Hugh Dalton Clyde Willard Rodney Gould Leona Glass Hattie Sammons Presley Holmes

Space Age Grant To OU Portsmouth For Community Growth

Ohio University Portsmouth campus receives a 3571 federal grant under Title I to fund seven weekly one hour television seminars on space age decision making for community development. Seminars use WOUB TV to seven regional growth centers including Athens Belmont Chilliothe Ironton Lancaster Portsmouth and Zanesville with local leaders in government industry labor media education and senior citizens. Franklin T. Gerlach directs the program with faculty from OU’s Institute for Regional Development assisting.

Ohio University - Portsmouth Ohio Board of Regents Ohio University Woub-Tv Athens Belmont County Chillicothe Ironton Lancaster Portsmouth Zanesville Franklin T. Gerlach Institute For Regional Development

Deputies Probe Break-In At Stewart Home

Athens County sheriff’s deputies investigate a break in at Pat Dailey’s Stewart residence. The entry occurred early last week but was not found until the owner returned from a trip. A .22 caliber pistol taken during the break-in has been recovered.

Athens County Pat Dailey Stewart

Trio To Give OU Concert At Memorial Auditorium

The Marlboro Trio Michael Tree violin David Soyer cello and Mitchell Andrews piano will perform Haydn Kirchner and Schubert at 8 p m Sunday in Memorial Auditorium as part of the Ohio University Chamber Music Series. The ensemble has drawn praise from United Press International and has played at the Library of Congress Rockefeller Institute and New York University.

Marlboro Trio Michael Tree David Soyer Mitchell Andrews Ohio University Memorial Auditorium Haydn Kirchner Schubert U. S United Press International Library of Congress Washington, D. C Rockefeller Institute New York New York University

Insurance suit seeks $1935 for auto damage in 1965 collision

American Security Insurance Co of Atlanta and Joseph G. Detmer of Cincinnati file in Common Pleas Court for $1,935 against Joe Mathew Brown of Logan Route 4. They say Brown caused a two vehicle wreck March 1965 on Route 33 north of Athens damaging Detmer's car.

American Security Insurance Co Atlanta Ga Joseph G. Detmer Cincinnati Common Pleas Court Joe Mathew Brown Logan Route 4 Detmer Athens Brown

Three Injury Crashes Probed By Athens Police

Athens police investigated three injury crashes over the weekend. Kenneth R. Griffith 22 and Barbara Watchers 19 were injured when his eastbound car hit a pole at the Route 50 Y. Griffith was charged with unsafe operation. Dana Vibberts 35 suffered a back injury in a Stimson Avenue motorcycle collision with Roy D. Gold 70. Vibberts was taken to Shelter Arms Hospital. Authorities noted another crash on Rock Riffle Road left David R. Wright lip and knee injuries after his car hit a bridge abutment. Wright was treated and charged for driving left of center.

Kenneth R. Griffith Scott Quad Barbara Watchers Wilson Hall Hudson Health Center Athens Griffith Route 50 the Y Dana Vibberts Hudson St Sheltering Arms Hospital Stimson Avenue Vibberts Folk Trails Roy D. Gold Gold David R. Wright Albany Wright Highway Patrolment Investi Route 33 Logan David D. Spillman

Beach Construction Planned at Dow Lake North Beach

Dow Lake will begin a 340 foot swimming beach at the north end with a concession stand planned. The lake level was lowered 10 feet for construction and work is expected to take about a month. Boat owners must move craft by Monday or contact park manager Paul Kennard for assistance.

Dow Lake Paul Kennard Strouds Run Brewer and Brewer Athens Kennard

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