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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1967
Page
4
City council street committee plans to hire a ground expert to assess two major slips on Columbia Avenue near Northwood Drive and Roosevelt Drive. Mayor Raymond Shepard says tests will identify soil and rock type, guiding repair methods. The study may cost several hundred dollars, but officials say work should wait until the cause is known.
The Athens County Shrine Club will host its annual spring Ladies Night at the Burr Oak Lodge on Saturday. Shrine Club president Ross Davis said more than 200 guests are to attend the 7:30 p.m. dinner, with entertainment planned and guests from the Aladdin Temple of Columbus expected to attend.
Multiple local items report promotions and legal actions. Charles E Whyte of Nelsonville, named officer in charge at Georgetown post after long Ohio Patrol service with postings in Cambridge Jackson Athens and Springfield. Also, Thomas Eugene Lovsey Chauncey aged 22 appeared in Municipal Court for possessing a .32 pistol while AWOL from a Virginia station. Four Ohio University students fined for trespassing after bringing a ladder to a restaurant. fines suspended. Memorial Day services set by Frost Auxiliary. Rome Canaan High School scholars misidentified in Kiwanis list.
Southeastern Ohio chapter of the Ohio Village Mayors Association will meet Sunday at 1 30 p m at the Amesville village hall Mayor George King says State Rep Ralph Welker will discuss pending legislation affecting villages Mayors from all Southeastern Ohio villages have been urged to attend
Balanchine's three act ballet The Jewels premiered April 13 in New York with strong praise. Demand for tickets led to two extra performances on April 19 and 22 at the New York State Theater. The work features Emeralds Rubies and Diamonds set to Faure Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky.
Albany The Albany Community Fair Board met in the Albany Grange Hall to outline fair plans. The ways and means committee noted unaddressed Ohio Fair Fund questions from State Auditor Roger Cloud. The poster and emblem group said posters will be ready for distribution.
Cleveland public schools will run a federally financed six week training program this summer to prepare 75 college graduates for elementary and junior high teaching. Enrollees did not participate in prior teacher training programs. The photo by George Lovell shows the front of the new Athens fire station on Columbus Road.
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