Messenger estimates of Athens area population available
The Messenger releases an up to date study on Athens city and surrounding market area population. It shows Corporate City 20,400 with 9,400 Ohio University students, City Zone 24,883, and Athens Retail Trading Zone 58,996. The report explains differences from the 1960 census and details student housing and marital status. Free mimeographed copies offered by mail.
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Athens
The
Messenger
Ohio University
U.S
Athens Market
Union St
Ohio
Weekend Fire Runs Involve Clothes Dryers
Fire crews responded to three runs over the weekend with two involving clothes dryers. At Violet Bay Laundry University Terrace a dryer fire damaged clothing owned by Jill Loessi and Charlotte Varady burning at 6 18 p m Saturday. Damage estimated at 200 dollars. A second dryer fire was only smoke at 2 12 p m Sunday at 31 Lorene Ave involving Robert Barney with no blaze. Firefighters also capped a curbside gasoline leak near 45 S Court St at 5 23 a m Sunday.
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Scott Quad
Jill Loessi
Charlotte Varady
Violet Bay
University Terrace
Charles Dalton
Wade Tom
Robert Barney
Lorene Ave
Child Dies In Hospital In Athens County
Thomas Jay Mason eight months old son of Mr and Mrs Richard Mason Poston died Monday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Survived by parents a brother Kenneth paternal grandmother Mrs Mary Jane Mason Pleasantville and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Kenneth McCune Mr Sterling services Tuesday 4 p.m. Jagers and Sons funeral home burial Hilltop Cemetery Athens County Young Republicans hold potluck Tuesday 6 30 p m Court Street headquarters
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Thomas Jay Mason
Richard Mason
Poston
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Kenneth
Mary Jane Mason
Pleasantville
Kenneth McCune
Sterling
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Hiram Mingus
Hilltop Cemetery
Driver Fined for Route 50 Speeding by Athens Judge
A driver clocked at 100 mph on Route 50 east of Athens was fined by Athens County Judge George Schoonover. Leonard Mayle, 30, Cutler, paid $50 plus costs after the arrest. Robert Christy, 21, Athens, was fined $15 and costs. Three others, Wilbur Young, 45, New Marshfield Route 1. Larry Wolfe, 33, Shreveport La.. and Austin McDonald, 53, Nelsonville, each paid $10 and costs for various traffic infractions.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens
George Schoonover
Leonard Mayle
Cutler
Robert Christy
Wilbur Young
New Marshfield
Larry Wolfe
Shreveport
Austin McDonald
Nelsonville
Births and notices at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Morris Athens Route 5 welcomed a son. Admissions include Lennie McKibben The Plains and several others. Dismissals list many residents and relatives across Athens and nearby towns. John Herman Hintz, 59 Vincent, fined 125 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated. six days in jail with three suspended and four months probation plus license suspension.
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John Herman Hintz
Vincent
Hintz
Professor Named To Head DiSalle Drive
E A Stowell announced the appointment of Prof Vincent Jukes of Ohio University as chairman of the Athens County Di Salle Citizens Committee He is the universitys director of radio television and audio visual services and associate professor of dramatic speech.
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E. A. Stowell
Citizens Committee
DiSalle
Vincent Jukes
Ohio University
Athens County DiSalle Citizens Committee
H. G. Kelley Dies At 82 In Athens County
Harry G. Kelley 82 of Albany Road died Sunday afternoon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a three month illness. A lifelong Athens County resident, he worked as a salesman for F. C. Stedman Co. and later Athens Ice and Storage Co. until his 1946 retirement. Survived by wife Ethel and sister Alma Hudson. services Wednesday at 1 30 p.m. at Hughes funeral home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Harry G. Kelley
Albany Rd
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens County
Levi
Mary Bobo Kelley
Athens
F. C. Stedman Co
Athens Ice and Storage Co
First Methodist Church
Ethel
Alma Hudson
Springfield
Lewis W
Hughes Funeral Home
John Wesley Seay
West Union Street Cemetery
Mayor's Council Sets Beggars' Night Date
Athens County Mayor's Council designates October 29 from 6 30 to 8 p m as Beggar's Night for trick or treat activities in the area.
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Mayor’s Council
Athens County
Athens sees mild, partly cloudy Monday morning
Athens records a mild start with 73 degrees at 10 am after a low of 63 under partial cloud cover. Sunday's high reached 86 as observers note the warm spell continuing.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Leaf Burning Rules Issued By City Fire Chief
Fire Chief Charles Dalton reminds residents that a burning permit is required unless debris is cremated in a closed container or wire trash burner. Permits at city hall are valid for two days and burning must stay 50 feet from buildings with supervision and control measures.
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Charles Dalton
City Hall
Dalton
Dairy Meeting Set Tuesday at Hartman Dairy Farm
Athens County extension service schedules a 7:30 p m meeting Tuesday at the Ronald Hartman dairy farm Beaumont. Kenneth E Ackerman says Ralph Porterfield will discuss Hartman herd records and achievements. The herd produced about 12000 pounds per cow last year with butterfat 485 pounds per cow.
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Athens County Extension Service
Ronald Hartman
Beaumont
Kenneth E. Ackerman
Ralph Porterfield
Extension Dairyman
Theft Reported At Athens Laundromat Concessions Room Forced Entry
Police were told Saturday that 10 boxes of candy a car ton of cigarets and two boxes of chewing gum were stolen from the Launderama 72 W Union St. The hasp was forced from the door to the concessions room. George Williamson Jr. reported his 1958 blue and white station wagon missing from S May Ave.
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W. Union St
George Williamson Jr
S. May Ave
County Education Board Discusses IBM Scored Testing
Athens County board of education met at the courthouse to review IBM scored testing services in use across parts of the county. Carthage-Troy led adoption in 1958 for fourth, sixth, and eighth grades and results compare countywide.
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Athens County Board of Education
Court House
Carthage-Troy
George Christman
Three hurt in Route 50 crash near Albany
State Highway Patrol reports three people injured in a Route 50 collision a mile west of Albany. Elizabeth Jordan 46 of Carpenter Route 1 sprained neck after turning into a service station was struck from behind by Robert Nichols 27 Athens. Nichols 27 and his wife Dorothy 27 suffered left arm abrasions and a twisted ankle. Two drivers were cited in separate Friday night investigations for reckless operation and driving left of center after crashes near Route 13 and Route 675.
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Albany
State Highway Patrol
Elizabeth Jordan
Carpenter
Robert Nichols
Athens
Nichols
Dorothy
Walter Savage
Jacksonville
Emergency squad transports two to area hospitals
Mrs Barbara Garey 19 of Glouster was taken by the fire department emergency squad from 16 Palmer Street to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 6 15 am Sunday after difficulty breathing and was given oxygen en route. Miss Carol Banik of Jefferson Hall was ill and fainted and taken to Hudson Health Center at 6 12 pm Saturday.
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Barbara Garey
Insurance That Protects Sportsmen From Liability
An ad-style pitch urges readers to buy a sports liability policy. It warns games and sports can injure others and emphasizes protection against all liability, noting the policy costs little and is essential for safety.
Insurance Agencies List From Nelsonville Area
A brief listing shows insurers and agents in Nelsonville Ohio and nearby towns. Names include Donald K Barstow D M Goddard Houck Reed Inc Murphey Insurance Agency Oakley Insurance Agency The Saltz Insurance Agency.
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Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins
Agency
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Cloecked
Kenneth Morris
Lennie McKibben
the Plains
Virgil Carter
Robert Jago
Amesville
George Gilkey, Jr
Frank Ayers
Leo Niggemeyer
Leonard Lucas
Charles Handa
Murray City
Deborah Strole
Myron Stevens
James Shipman
Francis Dennett
Otto Swartz
Shade
John McElfresh
Chesterhill
Robert Lawson
Lucy Albaugh
Zaleski
Columbus
James Ross
Cambridge
Oak Hill Farms
Ohio State Fairgrounds
Plains Volunteer Firemen
William Edward Brown
Ivan R. Brown
Captain Brown
SAGE
Keesler Afb
Miss
Gulfport
Betty Williams
Billy
H. G. Kelley
Min Moore
Benjamin Moore
Arthur Sapp
P. O. Box
Chauncey, Ohio
PBSSI
Ebony
Smith
N. Court St
Robert Ellis
Howard Woodyard
County Resource Development Council
Christman
Wichita, Kan
Patrol
Charles Hudwell
Stewart Route
New England Road
Andy Docie
Stewart
Rance
Court ST. Athens
Jessie W. Ley
Katherine Hartley
Murphey Insurance Agency
Dasurand
Nelsonville, Ohio
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
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Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Slim
Playtex
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