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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1956

Page

7

Athens votes Tuesday on $90,000 water softening referendum

Athens residents vote Tuesday on a $90,000 water softening component for the city’s treatment plant project. City Council President William H. Herbert says the overall improvement, funded without rate hikes, includes lines and dams and will lower soap costs and extend plumbing life, with 30 cents monthly added for the average family if approved.

Ray Noble Athens William H. Herbert Herbert Athens State Hospital City Water Works W. Union St General Assembly Tase White's Mill

New 1960 Type Gasoline Powers High-Compression Cars

Sinclair Refining announces a new Super-Premium Power-X Gasoline with X-Chemical additive. It eliminates deposits, boosts power, and cuts operating costs across old and new engines. After three tankfuls, performance improves. use only at Sinclair Dealer Stations.

Sinclair Refining Company Sinclair

Chet King Dies at 82 in Crooksville Funeral Arrangements

Chet King 82 a retired Crooks barber and Crooksville lodge member died Friday at home. Services set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Lubing Road Athens Route 2 with burial in Crooksville cemetery. Survived by wife Blanche son Joe of Crooksville four grandchildren two brothers Clint and Wood, another brother and sister predeceased. Friends may call Jagers and Sons funeral home with services Saturday night at eight conducted by Reverend Gilbert Courtney.

Chet King Gilbert Courtney Lubing Road Athens Crooksville King Crooks Masonic Lodge Ville Blanche Hide King Joe Crooks Cemetery Aso Clint Wood Girard Jagers and Sons Funeral Home

Police retraining mock trial questions city hall murder

The mock court at the police retraining school failed to prove John Doe killed Jane Mani kin in the city hall basement last week. Defense attorney Robert Rockwell challenged the prosecution by Gilbert Bergquist as officers studied marksmanship and sight checking techniques during the session.

Jane Manikin John Doe City Hall Robert Rockwell FBI Gilbert Bergquist

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