City Council Approves Sewer Bonds and Part Time Engineer
City council approved three ordinances enabling sanitary sewer bonds and notes for Sewer District No. 1 and other sewer projects. A separate assessment note for Storm Sewer District 4 was approved amid resident opposition. Mayor Herbert urged hiring a part time city engineer to oversee surveys and plans, and discussed related building and traffic initiatives as well as a state tax hearing tease.
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Reading
Tulane Road
State St
Clare St
Spring St
Madison Ave
E. State
Squires, Dempsey and Sanders
Cleveland
Edward F. Sells
William Rowland
W. H. Herbert
Norman Hatch
Burgess and Niple
Herbert
Highland Ave
H. M. Bright
County Recreation Field Board Appointed For Athens Area
Athens County Commissioners appointed an operating board for the all county recreation field at the fair grounds. They plan seeding and lighting for night games but doubt sod timing will allow use this summer. The board includes the commissioners and local officials with Wakefield as chair.
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Athens County Board of Commissioners
Fair Grounds
Foster Bean
John Cline
W. H. Wakefield
George Christman
John Dowler
J. W. Whaley
Carl Nessley
Ohio University Physical Education Department
Ralph Hines
Glouster
Estel Crabtree
Nelsonville
Charles McAfee
Athens
Athens County Athletic Committee
Albert Gardner
Herman Humphrey
Raymond Ogg
Gerald Bibbee
Robert Talbert
Seven Inducted Into Army From Athens County
The Athens County May draft quota dropped to seven men for induction at Ft. Hayes Columbus, down from ten or eleven in prior months. Led by Charles G. Wingett of Albany, the group includes Michael F. Kittle and Joseph J. Erdy Jr of Glouster, Marion E Kim of Guysville, Lloyd E Dugan and Leonard L Johnson of Glouster, and John L Mecum of Jacksonville, all volunteers.
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Athens County
Athens
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Charles G. Wingett
Albany
Michael F. Kittle
Joseph J. Erdy, Jr
Glouster
Marion E Kim
Guysville
Lloyd E. Dugan
Leonard L. Johnson
John L. Mecum
Jacksonville
Driver Fined and Jailed for DUI in Municipal Court
David William Taylor, 36, of Athens Route 3, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court Tuesday to driving While intoxicated. He was fined $125 and costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and his license suspended for three months. The sheriff's department filed the charge.
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David William Taylor
Athens
Sheriff's Department
Two Men Fined In Municipal Court On Highway Charges
Patrol cites two men fined in Municipal Court on State Highway Patrol traffic charges. Conrad L. Collins 39 Athens Route 2 pled guilty to reckless operation and paid 30 dollars plus costs. Richard E. Radcliff 27 32% Second St admitted speeding and paid 20 dollars plus costs.
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Conrad L. Collins
Athens
Richard E. Radcliff
Second St
Top Scholars Honored by Athens Kiwanis Dinner
About 150 honor students from ten Athens County schools were recognized at a Berry Hotel dinner hosted by the Athens Kiwanis Club. Ohio University educator Dr. John J. Evans urged students to pick a major and pursue college, noting only half of high school grads go to college and half finish. Superintendent George E. Christman introduced schools and awarded pins to top seniors, with Kiwanis members receiving perfect attendance pins.
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Athens County
Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry Hotel
John J. Evans
Ohio University
Albany
Ames-Bern
Athens Local
Carthage - Troy
Rome - Canaan
Shade
the Plains
Trimble
Waterloo
Buchtel-York
George E. Christman
Athens County Schools
al Bechtel
Ray Lee
Gail Watkins
E. T. Hellebrandt
Tom Cady
John F. Cady
Maplewood Dr
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
DePauw
Rector Scholarship Foundation
Cady
Athens High School
Burma
Department of History
U. S
National Merit Scholar Ship Corp
Ohio
AHS
The
Thespians
Megaphone
Student Cars Are Looted On Mill Street Lot
Ohio University police investigate 17 break ins of student autos last Saturday in Mill Street parking lot. Capt. J W McBride says break ins were malicious with excessive window smashing. Thefts include binoculars cameras tool boxes fishing gear and a .22 caliber revolver.
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City and
Ohio University
University’s Mill St
J. W. McBride
Warming Trend In Athens Reported In Local Weather
Iucal weather prevailed in Athens as a warming trend brought 71 degrees at 11 am under a bright sun. The low earlier was 37, nine degrees warmer than yesterday, with rural Hamley Run reporting 31 and a high of 71 yesterday.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Fire Alarm Follows Drill At Athens Bus Station
City firemen and volunteers had just finished a drill when an alarm at the Athens bus station on E State St rang at 10:25 p.m. An electric motor stuck, filling a storage room with smoke. Estimated loss to the motor is 25 dollars. Firefighters used a chemical extinguisher.
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Athens
E. State St
Charles W. Dalton
Albany Man Jailed Again Over Back Child Support
Donald Riffle, 34, of Albany Route 1, returned to county jail on a non support charge after failing to remit payments to his wife. Sheriff Harold Shields said he was rearrested after a Common Pleas Court order when payments were not made. he had been released awaiting grand jury action after being bound over from Municipal Court earlier this year.
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Donald Riffle
Albany
Harold Shields
Riffle
Common Pleas Court
Gilkey Placed on Probation After Pleading Guilty
Paul W. Gilkey aged 30 of Athens Route 2 pleaded guilty to intoxication in Municipal Court Monday. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs and given six months probation after a suspended 30 day jail sentence.
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Paul W. Gilkey
Athens
Gilkey
Glass Blowing Demonstrated at Athens and The Plains High Schools
Students at Athens and The Plains High Schools saw Ralph Melville a University of Iowa chemistry professor demonstrate glass blowing in assemblies Monday. He showed the science art and skill in glass making and discussed history and uses of glass with Athens council members as guests at The Plains.
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Athens
the Plains
Ralph Melville
University of Iowa
Melville
Found Guilty in Red Light Violation Case
Mary Louise Butler 19 of 29 First St was found guilty in Municipal Court for failing to stop at a red light at W State and Shafter after denying the police charge from a traffic accident last Wednesday. She was fined 10 dollars plus costs.
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Mary Louise Butler
First St
W. State and
Shafer
Miss Butler
Pleasanton Oak Fell Amid Historic Church Memories
Pleasanton Methodist Church grounds near Athens saw the century old oak cut down after a history tied to Civil War muster rolls and homecomings. Locals recall the oak where families donated goods, the song The Red White and Blue was sung, and reunion picnics were held before 1943 lightning fire toppled the old church. The stump is burned, logs hauled away, but memories of Uncle Dee, Aunt Ad, and theBoy s in Blue endure.
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Melliers
Hortin
Pleasanton Methodist Church
Athens
Athens County
Frank McVay
New Marshfield
Akron Broadcasting Band
Georgia
George Martin
Henry Dixon
Marshall Dixon
J. D. Brown
Pleasanton
Jesse Pierce
N. Shannon Ave
Ross Baker
James Ball
William Parker
A. H. Dixon
Ohio University
Baker
John Ball
Ross’ Baker
Holliday
Thomas, George
E. M. Bean
Stanleys
Culvers
Condees
McKendree
Uncle Dee
Messenger counts primary votes by messenger tonight
Unofficial returns from the city primary election will be assembled by Messenger staff. Returns likely begin after polls close at 6 30 p m and finish around 10 p m with a light early vote. Telephone numbers are available for results.
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the Messenger
Board of Elections
Three Cited After Crashes In Municipal Court
Three traffic cases were heard in Municipal Court Monday. Thomas Hatheway 22 of 93 N Congress St pleaded guilty to unsafe operation and had his license suspended for three months after a collision on Congress and President that injured eight people. Charles Glover 19 of 17 Walker St was fined for improper backing after backing into a car on Union St near College St. Helen P Kayser 32 of Guysville forfeited a 17 bond for improper parking after her vehicle at a yellow curb on College St was struck while parked.
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Thomas Hatheway
N. Congress St
Hatheway
Congress
Charles Glover
Walker St
Union St
College St
Helen P. Kayser
Guysville
Theft Counts Are Dismissed in Municipal Court
Joseph H. Darnell 42 of Marion had two theft charges dropped in Municipal Court. He faced accusations from Homer Gall Jr. as executor of the Frank Joyce estate, alleging theft of a revolver and a diamond ring. A warrant was served in Marion, and Darnell appeared in Athens for a lie detector test before the prosecution moved to dismiss both counts.
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Joseph H. Darnell
Marion
Darnell
Homer Gall, Jr
Frank Joyce
Athens
Belpre Driver Changes Plea in city DUI case
Belpre resident Martin Moore aged 41 changed his plea to guilty on a driving while intoxicated charge and received a three month sentence. He had previously denied one city police count after pleading guilty to two other charges, all stemming from a city accident last week.
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Martin Moore
Belpre
Moore
National Officials Visit Athens Credit Bureau
Two representatives of the Associated Credit Bureau of America visited the Athens bureau as part of a nationwide visitation survey of the association's 3100 member offices. D. BF Jones, manager, said the Athens bureau helps local families enjoy the convenience of purchasing and is used by credit grantors to extend consumer credit on a sound basis. Data from the national survey will emphasize quality over quantity of outstanding consumer credit.
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Associated Credit Bureau of America
Athens Credit Bureau
Association
D. Bf, Jones
Athens Bureau
Local Marriage Licenses Listed in Murray City Millfield and Albany
Donald B. Mohler 19 and Patricia F. Haylin 17 of Murray City. Robert J. Shields 33 and Maxine Blackford ???. James Rickard 36 of Albany and Florence Rupe 24 of Athens.
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Donald B. Mohler
Patricia F. Haylin
Murray City
Robert J. Shields
Maxine Blackford
Millfield
James Rickard
Albany
Florence Rupe
Athens
Driver is Fined for Driving Left of Center
John L. Simmonds Jr aged 27 of 27 Curran Drive was fined 15 dollars and costs in Municipal Court Tuesday on a State Highway Patrol charge of driving left of center.
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John L. Simmonds, Jr
Curran Dr
Rheumatic Fever Prevention Program Announced in Ohio District
The Athens City County Health Department joins a state program to prevent rheumatic fever recurrence and heart damage. The Ohio Department of Health will supply benzathine penicillin G, Penicillin G, and Penicillin V to physicians on request for patients with prior rheumatic fever. The program also funds drugs to prevent subacute endocarditis and aids dentists and doctors during dental procedures for affected patients.
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Athens City-County
H. M. Boocks
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio
Boocks
Film shown to Athens Rotarians at luncheon
A moving picture Ohio's Golden Harvest was shown to Athens Rotarians at a Monday luncheon in the Berry hotel.
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Ohio
Athens
Berry Hotel
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Read in Athens Area
Mrs Herbert Burke and others listed at Sheltering Arms Hospital noting residents in Athens area. Names include Charlotte Crawford Sandra Whaley and families in Chauncey Shade New Marshfield Route and dismissed Lorenzo Hooper and Baby Harkins.
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Herbert Burke
Athens
Charlotte Crawford
Byron Stevens
Clifford Fink
Chauncey
Roscoe Locke
Parrow Jones
Shade
Sandra Whaley
Charles Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Lorenzo Hooper
Glouster
Baby Harkins
Carpenter
Fine Suspended For AA Meet Attendance
A New Marshfield man, Kendall Llewellyn, received a $100 fine and costs for intoxication after pleading guilty in Municipal Court. The fine was suspended on the condition he attends Alcoholic Anonymous meetings for six months, a tougher sentence as a repeater.
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Alcoholic Anonymous
Kendall Llewellyn
Junior Sanitarian Resigns From County Post
Sam Jenkins resigns as junior sanitarian with the Athens City County Health Office to enter funeral directing in Wellston. The office says two applications have been received for the vacancy and the position should be filled soon.
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Sam Jenkins
Athens City
Jenkins
Wellston
Bound to Jury in Non Support Case for Blackford
Edward Blackford Chauncey denied a non support charge by Maxine Blackford Millfield Route 1 in Municipal Court Monday. He was bound over to the grand jury under a $400 bond.
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Edward Blackford
Chauncey
Maxine Blackford
Millfield
Area Builder Moves Into New Motel
The Rev. N. L. Russell, 50, begins residence in a motel he is building in Whitehall. The Pilgrim Motel on one acre off Route 50 between Athens and Albany will have twelve units, electrical heating and air conditioning, with completion targeted for June. Russell, ordained in 1937, has pastored in Danville Meigs County Portsmouth and Athens. He and wife Alice have five children.
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N. L. Russell
Whitehall
Pilgrim
Russell
Route 50
Athens
Albany
Mr. Russell
Vinton High School
Danville
Meigs County
Portsmouth
New Marshfield
Athens Pilgrim
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County Recreation Field Board
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C. E. Sheridan
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Athens County Ministerial Association
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Athens High School Student Council
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