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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1966
Page
2
Unofficial September permit checks show 19 issued for construction or remodeling with an estimated value of 86 175 down from 343 451 in August and 181 127 in September 1965. New residence permits fall to three with value 67 000 from 120 582 in August.
Beasley-Gilbert’s Inc. plans a March completion of a new 80 000 square foot wholesale grocery facility on Route 50N north of the McBee Systems plant. The 23 acre site will include offices docks and parking with Beasley hiring 50 initially and 100 to 125 later. Head buyer Wallace D. Lockett joins from Tuseco Grocers after 19 years.
Capt Charles L Orr son of Mr and Mrs R C Orr Athens attends the Air Force Air Command and General Staff College at Maxwell AFB Alabama to prepare officers for higher command roles. He is an intelligence officer formerly with Beale AFB California and a graduate of Athens High School and Ohio University. Also listed are Lance Cpl David K Baker Jr and Sgt Robert L Barnhart with notes on their postings and promotions, plus Robert FE Brooks attending steelworker school at the Naval Schools of Construction Port Hueneme California.
Four-H club members and advisors will receive awards and certificates at the annual achievement program at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Junior Fair Building. Mrs Donald Newsome leads the ceremony with county district and state level participants honored. State fair expense premiums and medals plus pins for various year milestones will be awarded. Amy M Wolfe, 17, Nelsonville, is to be cited to Juvenile Court on a State Highway Patrol charge of passing on a yellow double line after a two car crash Tuesday night on Route 682 south of The Plains.
School district officials state that a 5.1 mill levy renewal for 10 years must pass on November 8 to maintain state funds. If approved, funds keep Federal Hocking local schools operating. passage is essential to avoid loss of state aid.
List of recent admissions includes Mr and Mrs Richard Jeffers and a son in Athens Route 1 plus numerous patients and relatives from Albany Athens The Plains and surrounding areas with multiple last names and routes listed. The note records admissions and associated addresses without further medical details.
City Superintendent Fred Chase and three top administrators began small group meetings with parents from The Plains and Chauncey to discuss current school operations. Meetings proceed Oct. 27 at East Elementary, then Morrison and West Elementary Schools in November. About 15 to 25 parents attend to hear brief project overviews and ask questions, including on sensitive issues. Participants include Wilbur Lewis, Richard Stacy, and Carl Sears.
Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden will keynote St Louis University's Founders Week faculty dinner Sunday. The event closes a week honoring the 148th anniversary of the university's founding.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Pills for rapid relief of backache headache and muscular pain. It claims two actions soothing bladder irritation and mild diuretic effect through the kidneys to ease discomfort and promote sleep. The copy urges asking for the large size and using the product for over 80 years of relief.
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