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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1937
Page
5
Athens County property owners may pay overdue taxes over ten years to reduce penalties. Treasurer G D Gorham says three plans exist incl du and full payments plus a five dollar minimum at any time. Delinquency totals 273689.54 with real estate and special assessments treated differently.
Charles Farmer, intending to reach Jacksonville Jail, entered the open door and slept there. Marshal Francis Bennett avoided escort duty. Farmer was arraigned before Mayor Harold Phillips on intoxication charges. He was fined $5 and costs, total $14.60, and remanded to county jail to serve.
Rex Timms son of Mr and Mrs Frank Timms operators of Log Cabin Tourist Camp Route 50 west of McArthur died in Columbus hospital from injuries from an automobile crash last Saturday night. Mrs Timms treated for serious injuries and her two sisters plus a child were also hurt.
Automobile license tests will be given tomorrow at the Athens Sub-station of the State Highway Patrol on Richland Avenue near the Y of Routes 31 and 50. Patrolman J. B. Grogan announced in charge of the station.
Revival meeting in progress at Clarks Chapel continues until April 11. Services are held each evening at 7 30 with the public invited to attend. Rev A H Beckett is pastor.
The article notes that the 1937 automobile license plates become mandatory at midnight as March 31 ends, with no extension. Frank West warns no grace period and urges motorists to obtain tags immediately, with Marietta serving as a pickup location for truck owners.
Mrs Mary Bean age 42 widow of Branch Bean Athens restaurant operator died at 11 this morning at University Hospital Columbus after brain tumor surgery last month. Funeral plans pending. She ran the restaurant on West Union Street since her husband’s death a year ago and leaves one daughter Mrs Rosemary Holmes of Athens, her mother Mrs William Graham of Athens, five sisters and two brothers.
Leola G. Augustine seeks divorce from Clifford F. Augustine in Athens County Common Pleas Court charging cruelty and neglect. The couple, married in 1930, request custody of their two minor children.
Marlow Russell, a Jacksonville resident, jailed for failure to display 1937 dog licenses. Arrested by Porter Dicken, fined 20 dollars plus costs totaling 38.40 dollars by Mayor Harold Phillips, and jailed to serve the fine at 1.50 dollars per day. The piece notes a giraffe lacking a voice as a side remark.
A testimonial claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery improved digestion and appetite. The speaker says it acts as a tonic that builds up health and vigor and helps convalescents recover from colds and water disorders.
The Athens Chamber of Commerce requests immediate purchase of at least one new pumper truck after an emergency meeting critiqued the citys aging fleet. Officials plan to present recommendations to the council next Monday as funds remain tight until November elections.
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