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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1962
Page
2
City council calls another special session for Friday to push through a water rate ordinance amid late week deadlines. Four of five members approved a 15 to 60 percent raise for smaller users after earlier opposition, with larger users facing steeper increases.
Athens County agricultural agent Kenneth Ackerman announced a meeting for area farmers interested in the feeder pig program. Extension marketing specialist C C Bowen will discuss price quality weight at market time markets health vaccinations farm systems and breed of feeder pigs. The meeting is set for 8 p m March 28 in the county extension office. Two drivers were fined 10 and costs in Athens County Court after arrests by the State Highway Patrol Jack Harper 47 Albany with no headlights and John Coker 51 Nelsonville failing to stop at a rail crossing with a flashing light. Police reported two fire extinguishers were stolen from the Lake Motel on Columbus Rd sometime after Monday.
Billie Conley of Nelsonville Route 1 petitions for divorce from Earl Conley of Carbon Hill. Custody of four children and alimony are requested. The couple married March 25, 1950, in Carbon Hill. The defendant reportedly faces gross neglect in the filing. Hayden S. Miller of Chagrin Falls was fined $11 in Municipal Court for a stop sign violation. Also named are Fred H. Phillips and Orpha O. Bickley.
Municipal Judge John Newcomb says the state is the next target in a drive against unpaid parking meter tickets. A state driver’s name is sought with help from the clerk and police, but the Bureau of Motor Vehicles has been uncooperative. Three federal employees are already cited to appear in Municipal Court on March 29 with an assistant district attorney.
Mayor Ray mond Shepard urged citizens to mail written opinions on the Commonwealth Telephone Co rate hike. Council opposed the increase as inadequate for current costs and service needs ahead of an Ohio Public Utilities Commission hearing. Signed statements are required for consideration.
A wooden overpass on County Road 85 near the Washington County line collapsed and will be closed for two weeks for repairs by the Athens engineer's department. The bridge spans Big Run feeding into Federal Creek, with the road connecting Route 329 and Cutler.
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