City backs land purchase to expand E Washington lot
City council in two executive sessions approved a first reading of an ordinance to buy real estate on E Washington Street and College Street for a combined 106000 dollars. The plan would expand parking for about 50 additional cars, increasing total capacity to 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Efa
E. Washington St
Molchan
Carpenter
Norman Dean
North Hill
Richland Ave
Foster Coe
Weber
Shepard
Service-Safety
Fred and
Gladys Carpenter
Harley and
Greta Moler
College St
Stephen P. Price
Hudson Ave
Second St. Woman Dies in Stewart Family
Martha B. Davis 63 of 90 Second St died Monday after years of ill health. She worked 15 years at Athens State Hospital, retiring three years ago, and was a Stewart Pilgrim Holiness Church member. Survived by husband Benson, 10 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, three sisters, four brothers, and numerous children across Stewart, Athens, Amesville, and Springfield. Funeral services 1 p.m. Thursday at Hugh es funeral home, with burial in Stewart Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha B. Davis
Second St
Fire Department
Stewart
Athens
Athens State Hospital
Stewart Pilgrim Holiness Church
Benson
Mary McDaniel
Victoria Jarvis
Norma Boyer
John
Robert
James
Price
Thomas
Springfield
Claude
Germany
Luella Driggs
Amesville
Lenora Buck
Myrtle Pollard
Wilbur van Ness
Pennsville
Frank
Columbus
Herbert
Coolville
Paul
Hughes Funeral Home
Gene Rowe
Stewart Cemetery
Births and dismissals at Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs James Morgan Trimble Route 1 a daughter and Mr and Mrs Terry Woodyard Albany Route 3 a son. Multiple Mrs names appear with Athens and various routes. Dismissals include Katherine Ridenour and others from Athens and surrounding areas with listed routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Morgan
Trimble
Terry Woodyard
Albany
Katherine Ridenour
Athens
Della Irwin
O. L. Fulton
Ronald Weekley
New Marshfield
James Black
William Rise
Guysville
Thomas Lynch
Charles Smith
William Rowland
Disaster aid extended as five counties named disaster areas
Athens County among five designated disaster areas after recent floods enabling SBA loans at 3 percent for up to 20 years to business owners homeowners churches and charitable institutions with damaged property. Applications available at SBA offices in Columbus and Cleveland. Congressman Abele noted Army engineers monitoring the Hocking River flood stage and potential plans including relocating the river. forecast rains did not materialize much, with the Hocking at 10.45 feet and flood stage at 17 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Small Business Administration
Athens
Licking
Pike
Ross
Warren
SBA
Columbus
Cleveland
Homer Abele
Army
Hocking River Valley
L. J. Goodsell
Army Corps of Engineers
Washington D. C
Dr Sumner Price Dies In Honolulu After Heart Attack
Funeral services were held in Honolulu for Dr Sumner Price an Ohio University graduate and Athens native who died March 7 at Queens Hospital following a heart attack He was 29 when appointed chief pathologist at Polyclinic Hospital New York City He served as a WWII Air Corps pathologist and later hospital administrator in Queens Hawaii where he joined the State Health Department Survivors include his wife daughter son and three grandchildren plus a sister and a brother in Columbus Ohio
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Honolulu
Sumner Price
Ohio University
Athens
Queens Hospital
A. E. Price
Elmwood Pl
University of Louisville Medical School
New York City
Air Corps
Miami
State Health Department
Hawaii
Sible
Ysobel Tyer Price
Louise Price Wooden
Seattle
Wash
Robert
Richard
Yale University
Louise Price
New York
John H. Price
Columbus
Extension Unit Elects New Officers for County Extension Advisory Committee
In the Ath ens County Extension Advis ory Committee elections held Monday in the extension office, Harry Henry of Sharpsburg was named president, Floyd Mathews of Athens Route 3 as vice president, and Francis Conrath of Athens Route 5 as secretary treasurer. Lee Glass, outgoing president, conducted the vote. Bernadine Blazier, discussion committee chair, outlined plans to broaden the committee program next year. Henry presented the audit and budget report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Extension Advisory Committee
Harry Henry
Sharpsburg
Floyd Mathews
Athens Route 3
Francis Conrath
Athens Route 5
Lee Glass
Bernadine Blazier
Henry
School Sees NASA Show Demonstrations At Athens
NASA presented three assemblies at Athens Junior and Senior High Schools to explain current space advances. Spacemobile lecturer Jay Beck spoke to students and the public at Ewing Auditorium. The demos featured $3500 of mock-up equipment and rocket replicas from NASA's program. Beck, a Lavonia High School physics teacher, is on a three year NASA loan to lecture on space travel. Operating Engineers union will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Moose Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Aeronautics Space Administration
Jay Beck
Athens
Ewing Auditorium
Ohio University
Flying Bobcats
NASA
Beck
Lavonia High School
Detroit
Flood Damaged Roads Inspected by County Leaders
County commissioners and the county engineer surveyed flood damaged roads in the eastern part of the county on Monday. Engineer Harry Dust said southern roads remain impassable but should be repaired by week’s end. A washed out bridge on County Road 85 over Federal Creek will be replaced, with traffic rerouted over Rome Township Road 192. The board reviewed travel expenses by Treasurer T. O. Kincade for tax collection trips to Nelsonville Amesville Glouster and Coolville, totaling 17.92 dollars. They also approved purchases including a one half ton pickup from Kinneer Motors for 1694 dollars and a heavy duty dump truck from Bob Hess for 4583 dollars. Payment terms were noted for the two vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadwell
Coolville
Guysville
Frost
Harry Dust
Highway Department
Federal Creek
Rome Township
T. O. Kincade
Kincade
Nelsonville
Amesville
Glouster
Kinneer Motors
Athens
Beasley and Mathews
Watkins Equipment Co
Bob Hess
Roger Biddle Dies at 56 in Whitehall Farm
Roger Biddle 56 of 542 Richland Ave died unexpectedly Monday evening at his Whitehall farm likely a heart attack. He owned Biddle's Sohio Service Station for 18 years and was active as precinct presiding judge and a second ward city council candidate. Survived by wife Cora son John of Athens and sister Mrs Catherine Brown. Funeral service set for 3 p.m. Thursday at Jagers and Sons with Rev John Davies officiating. burial at Alexander Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Biddle
Richland Ave
Whitehall
Biddle
South Y
Mamme Biddle
Frank Biddle
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Albany
John Hancock
Board of Elections
Cora
John
Athens
Catherine Brown
St. Clairsville
Jagers and Sons’ Funeral Home
John Davies
Alexander Cemetery
New Way Found To Stop Hair Loss Grow More Hair
A Texas firm of Loesch Laboratory Consultants claims a treatment stops hair loss and grows hair. They offer a 32 day no risk trial, urging anyone with any hair on top to act now. They caution many scalp conditions cause loss and promise prompt mail responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Laboratory Consultants
Loesch Laboratory Consultants, Inc
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City Hall
Raymond Shepard
Fred Weber
Michael Molchan
Wilson Baker
Watchmaker
Es Jeweler
Berry Hall
Economy Savings & Loan Company
N. Court St
Lynwood
Pomeroy
Logan
the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
Federal Deposits Insurance Corp
R. C. Cook
Wayne L. White
Evelyn Linscott
Athens Co
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Walter Maccombs
Dorothy Dent
David McAfee
Hazel Burke
Logan Federal Savings and Loan Association
N. Market St
Ohio
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Extension Unit
Operating Engineers Union
Moose Lodge
Armstrong Linoleum
Armstrong Corson
Tel. LY
Kinneer
Beasley and
Kipling St. Houston
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Thichmold
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