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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1956
Page
6
The county auditor's office begins collection of the trailer tax with a deadline of April 1. Ohio residents using trailers as homes must pay unless the trailer is state licensed elsewhere and no resident works in Ohio. Those employed in the state living in a trailer with another license have 30 days to pay. Trailer title certificates are transferable.
Mr. O'Brien argues state acquisition of university land erases tax revenue but yields broader gains for Athens. He cites low-value local properties sold to the state, increased home construction, a million dollar campus building, more students, and a payroll surge from 2.18 million to 5.35 million dollars, totaling an $80,000 net city tax increase amid wider economic benefits.
Patrol reports a minor two car collision on Vore Ridge Road near Athens Tuesday about 9 50 am. Goldie Monroe traveling east attempted a left turn as Leslie Buck 35 Athens drove east to pass. Monroe is tied to Municipal Court March 27 for failing to signal a turn and driving without a license.
Ralph Grimshaw, a sheep extension specialist from Ohio State University, will address a general meeting of the Athens Grange Wall Thursday at 8.2 pm. He will discuss market conditions, wool and lamb prices, and the broader sheep industry with Ross Wright, county extension agent, in attendance.
Five Athens County 4H leaders will be recognized at the State Advisors Recognition Luncheon in the Ohio Union ballroom at Ohio State University on March 23. Recipients for ten years of service are Alton Janning of the Bates Boosters and Ardath Llewellyn of the Marshfield Handy Annies. Five years of leadership will be honored for John C Hanning of the Vleastanton Farmerettes, Harry Crippen of the Albany Clever Clippers, and Claire Ball of the Whitehall Livestock Club.
A fragmentary notice lists multiple local names tied to events in Athens and nearby communities including Mr and Mrs Jac Athens and a daughter, Mrs Clyde Price, Mrs Edna Vian, Kenneth Smith, Mrs John Almashy, Route 3 Carl Legg, Mrs G Bryan, Paul Thomas, Mrs Orville Bratton, Jack Weatherby, Lod Barnhart, Mrs Evelyn Boggs, and Mrs Albert Bolin among others. It appears to be a community docket of births or dismissals with mixed place names such as Athens Glouster Dexter Guysville Jacksonville.
Two women involved in nearby highway accidents were fined by Logan's Mayor Francis Myers on State Highway Patrol charges. William Buzzard, 18, of Law-reer, 5, was fined $10 and costs for left of center, and John Danville, 20, was fined the same amount for unsafe operation.
Three drivers faced fines for traffic violations in a rural State Highway Patrol court. On Wednesday Carl Caveney 29 of Co fined ten dollars and costs for speeding. An additional offender Schoonover of The Plains and Baumgartel of Albany were fined fifteen dollars and costs after pleading guilty to speeding.
A five room log cabin on Pleasant Hill Road northeast of Richland was heavily damaged in a Tuesday afternoon blaze. About 12 volunteers with Area Fire Brigade used 1200 gallons of water to control the fire, with Ralph Perry noting the unoccupied cabin will need rebuilding. The fire, started by a coal stove used to heat the dwelling, began around 12:30 p.m. No injuries reported. insurance coverage listed at about 500 dollars.
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