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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1956
Page
4
C T Williams announces a mobile home park on Athens Route 4 north of the Sebring Lumber Co between Riverside Service Station. The four acre site will host 30 units with room for 30 more, plus sewer water roads and an office with deli, toilet and laundry facilities. Completion expected in about two weeks.
April construction activity in Athens shows a modest increase with one more building permit than March though total spending dips due to smaller projects. Reads list of 14 permits including Elmer Jones Realty two residences at 9 Fort St. and 48 Avon Pl totaling 37 000, Kate Jones residence at 95 Second St, plus remodels and small projects across Columbus Rd. Depot St. and other streets. Dr. Donald R. Clippinger named to Ohio School Boards Association resolutions committee for the Nov. 12 14 Columbus convention.
The Home Builders Association of Athens County will meet May 10 at Radio Station WATH to elect permanent officers and accept its charter. Applications from three more builders bring total to 16, about 50 percent of county builders. Raymond Bardin will head a committee to prepare a constitution, joined by E. A. Cottingham, Roger Kittle, E. L. Nye and Maynard Coates. Meetings are set for the second Thursday each month.
Harvey, of 40 Stimson Ave., was fishing at the Athens Building Material Co. gravel pit near McKinley Ave. when he became ill Saturday at 2 p.m. The emergency squad was summoned, but he had recovered upon its arrival.
Athens County car sales followed national trends as production and sales dipped from March and the prior April. April titles fell 25 new autos from April 1955 and 61 from March, totaling 194 new autos and 1088 titles issued with fees of 1582.20. Vehicle types include 194 news cars 39 new trucks 702 used cars 85 used trucks 23 station wagons 8 house trailers 3 jeeps 12 motorcycles 3 motor scooters and 2 noseload er trailers.
Three land appropriation suits filed in Common Pleas Court were scheduled for May 11 at 10 a.m. by Judge Francis D. White. The Tennessee Gas Transmission Co seeks easement over Ames and Dover Township land to construct a natural gas pipeline.
A parent orientation for prospective Cub Scouts will be held on May 7 at 7 30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church. All parents are required to attend to learn about joining for boys eight to ten and how scouting fits family life.
Frank W. Nicholas grand master of the Ohio Grand Lodge F and A M will address Master Masons in the Seventeenth District Monday. A 6 30 p m dinner precedes the address at Paramuthias Lodge 25 F and AM plus presentation of six year medals and pins to three members W Leo Williams Cassius C Kerr and James Vercor. The other living 50 year members listed include George C Besser Charles A Cornwell George A Coe Elza W Grah William C Hoodlett Charles C Millikan Charles G O Bleness John E Snow Hiram Roy Wilson and Franz J Woodworth.
Howard Cly, Athens County native who retired after 45 years with the Columbus and Southern Electric Co., died Saturday in University Hospital Columbus. Graveside services are set Tuesday at 2 p.m. in New Marshfield Cemetery. Survived by wife Minnie Cox Cly and several siblings, he was active in Masonic bodies. Separate note: Lucene Prybil of Cleveland was fined $10 and costs in Chauncey for crossing the yellow line.
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