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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1959
Page
6
The Athens County board of elections accepts absent voter applications at the courthouse basement. Applications may be filed by the voter or a relative, with deadlines May 2 for mailed ballots and May 1 for receipts from U S voters in the primary. Registration closes March 25. the primary is May 5.
County Treasurer T. O. Kincade reports the first half realty tax collection period ended Tuesday with a near record total and delinquent taxes to be paid before current settlements. Largest single day came from Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. with about 270000.
Dr. A. A. Baldwin chair of the Athens County Medical Advisory Committee returns from a Chicago regional meeting with about 2000 physicians. Dr. Theodore J F Boyd from the foundation’s research department spoke on clues that may illuminate arthritis and birth defects as new focus areas.
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Freder ick W. Bush 89 widow of The Messenger publisher. She died Tuesday after a week's illness at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Friends may call Thursday after 2 p.m. at her daughter Mrs. D David Reeder's Roosevelt Drive home. Services Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Roger M. Rice officiating. Burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
The snow was sticking in Athens today with temperatures near freezing. At 11 a.m. the U S observer reported 31 degrees and a low of 30 for the day, while light snow had reached about one inch depth after .14 of an inch Tuesday.
The U S Civil Service Commission announced a clerk carrier exam for the Athens post office. Salaries start at $2 per hour. No experience required but a written test is mandatory with forms due by April 2. Full details are available at the post office.
Richard W. Hughes of Wheeling pled guilty to a city police charge of driving while intoxicated. He received a $125 fine plus costs, six days in jail, and a four month suspension of driving rights in Ohio.
Albany district public speaking event set for 6 p.m. Thursday at the high school. Eight counties Athens Hocking Jackson Lawrence Meigs Morgan Vinton and Washington will send representatives in prepared and extemporaneous speech contests.
Adrian H. Jago of Trimble, 31, suffered a forehead bruise Tuesday evening after his car spun on a curve north of Chaunce and hit two trees. He was cited into Chauncey mayor's court by the State Highway Patrol for unsafe operation.
Ohio Department of Liquor Control announces a new C-1 permit for 3.2 percent beer at Ohio Wine Stores, 20 E State St Athens. Masons to meet New Marshfield Constitution Lodge 426 F amp AM will convene at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Masonic Hall led by James Gilham master.
A Tuesday report stating Irene A Lowry and Russell Lowry have two minor children was corrected. the couple actually has two adult children. The divorce action proceeds with clarified parental status.
Unofficial Probate Court tallies from Athens County report 10 marriage applications filed in February, the lowest since January 1949. Ages skew younger with men averaging 20 and women 19, and seven of the 10 women applicants unemployed while three women worked as a waitress, clerk-typist, and Royal McBee employee.
The county recorder's office reports a sharp February rise after a slow January. Chattel mortgages reached 22, deeds 94, mortgages 76, with fees totaling $727.90. other transactions included certificates 10, discharges 13, bills of sale 3, rights of way 4, cemetery deeds 3, affidavits 12, powers of attorney 2, and leases 2.
On the twelfth day of the strike, union officials denied sabotage and said rewards posted by C and SOE cover six acts, four in Athens County and two in Franklin County. Power failures and line cuts accompanied the incidents, while relief funds from the Electrical Utility Board and Utility Workers of America began to arrive for strikers.
Former Athenian John H. Preston Jr. a 1931 Ohio University alumnus and son of John H. and Mrs. Preston of 197 E State St is among 17 members in Royal McBee Corp Data Processing Division taking a computer sales training course at 59 N Court St Preston heads the district sales office in Philadelphia under company Computer Applications Director C Fred Flannell Port Chester N Y
Ohio University branches have spent over 7000 on books and magazines since last October as part of a 12000 total for branch libraries this year. Gifts from donors supplement acquisitions as the libraries expand from book collections to broader educational resources. Walter Wright says purchases are coordinated through the campus library per branch faculty requests to build a strong, service oriented collection.
Mr and Mrs Jackson Hall of Athens Route 1 reported their son Howard 15 sustained a facial contusion Friday in the Athens junior high gym. He received first aid and X rays at Sheltering Arms Hospital after examination by a physician.
The Red Cross bloodmobile at the Church of the Good Shepherd collected 66 pints of blood from 72 donors on day one of a two day visit. The day’s quota was 150 pints with six rejected for health reasons. Ohio University officials and students comprised most donors. Circle K Kiwanis sponsors noted 29 volunteers assisted along with doctors nurses aides and canteen workers. The drive continues Wednesday.
Albany High School reports honor roll for the fourth six weeks. Senior list includes Louise Bigony Ken near Crabtree Connie Elliott Melva Faye Jordan Avanel Radekin Elna Rogers Nancy Wingo Ronnie Scott Pat Rice Beulah McLaughlin Barbara Keck Dale Harvey Shelia Col vin Gloria Bolin. Junior names include Bob Ator Joyce Randolph David Wood Sue Enlow Rebecca Dye Yvonne Burritt Loretta Price LuEtta O'Brien. Sophomores Naomi Bigony Donna Castle Ronnie Stotts Murray Willock. Freshmen Karen Stanley Marjorie Byron Judith Carsey Barbara Combs Linda Doughty Janet Ingram Sharon Marvin Judith Van Dyke Sharon Carder Carol Mace Laverne Turner.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Millard Chesser of New Marshfield. Hospital notes list admissions for Mrs Albert Dixon Albany Route 2 and Mrs Palmer Taylor Stewart, with William Orr of Athens admitted. Winton Chadwell of Amesville Route 1 was discharged.
Athens High School English teacher Mrs. Mary Vickrey and mathematics instructor Harold Lee attended an instruction conference in Columbus last week. The Ohio Education Association sponsored the event held at Veterans' Memorial Hall.
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