City Pay Raise Approved by Meeting and Appeals Rejected
City employees won an across the board raise of about five percent effective November 1, boosting the police chief from 375 to 385 dollars monthly and raising the maintenance foreman's pay to 350. The Storm Sewer District 4 board upheld all construction assess ments despite 26 residents’ objections. The street name change ordinance was tabled for revisions, and annexation talks for Harmony Road moved forward with residents preparing papers for county review. An ordinance to trade police motorcycles for a three wheeler was introduced, and a internal fund transfer was approved before adjournment.
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Storm Sewer District 4 Equalizing Board
Storm
East End
Equalizing Board
Toto
Charles
Grand Park
Euclid Dr
Council
W. H. Herbert
A. L. Adams
Adams
Franz Woodworth
Service Safety
Peter B. Seel
Raymond Shepard
William Harmon
Harmony Rd
Herbert
Nelsonville civil defense post funding approved
County commissioners voted to allocate 250 to Wilbur Mender to help build a Nelsonville civil defense post, a key 24 hour site. Ben K. Bare of Burgess and Niple Engineering presented a Mechanicsburg sewer plan with a main trunk line and future housing tap opportunities.
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Wilbur Mender
Nelsonville
Ben K. Bare
Burgess and Niple Engineering Co
Mechanicsburg
Two Taken to Hospital By Emergency Squad
An Athens woman and an Ohio University student were transported to Sheltering Arms Hospital after emergency squad calls on Tuesday. Ruth Sanderson, 42, of 16 Campbell Street, was moved from 23 Elliott Street at 6:55 a.m., with first aid given en route. Reza Naimi, 21, Albany, a student from laf, was taken from College Street at 9:30 a.m. after illness.
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Athens
Ohio University
College St
Liquor Permit Issued To Athens Restaurant
The Silver Star Lunch at 120 W. Union St. in Athens, owned by Joseph Abraham, was granted a D-5 liquor permit after a state court decision invalidated the liquor board freeze. The permit allows liquor by the glass until 2 30 a m and follows Abraham’s application filed January 1 1955.
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Athens
Liquor Board
Department of Liquor Control
W. Union St
Joseph Abraham
Abraham
Man Found Guilty Of Drunken Driving
A Columbus man, Charles J. Oder, 55, was found guilty of drunken driving in Municipal Court. He received three days in jail, a three month driving ban, and a $125 fine plus costs after denying the charge. Police said he had no valid license at arrest.
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Columbus
Charles J. Oder
Oder
Hartman and Riley Named in Nel County Notice
Bruce Gene Hartman aged 18 and Carol Sue Riley aged 17, both residents of Nel, are identified in the community notice. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
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Bruce Gene Hartman
Carol Sue Riley
Nelsonville
Rut-But Good Weather Ledger After Mon High 84 Low 38
The Rut-But Good column notes steady weather with Monday highs reaching 84 and morning lows of 38, mirroring the previous day. The weatherman appears in a rut yet the conditions are pleasant, maintaining a consistent temperature pattern.
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Hamley Run
Forest Fire Hazard Cited By Wardens
Ohio Division of Forestry District 4 fights two fires totaling 23 acres. Starr Township in Hocking County burned over six acres with Zaleski Forest Park staff and wardens extinguishing it. Southwest of Wilkesville a second fire scorched 17 acres in an open field. Warden Ed Chesser warns drought conditions grow more hazardous and urge precautions in burning.
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Ohio Division of Forestry District 4
Starr Township
Hocking County
Zaleski Forest Park
J. Reichly
Milford Bolton
Wilkesville
Ed Chesser
Brochures Hit In Industrial Plant Search
W D Mason of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway spoke to the Athens County Industrial Development Association at The Plains. He urged sending mimeographed site attractions to industry and emphasized personal follow ups over letters noting that the first plant is the hardest to attract and highlighting fire protection utilities and transit routes as key needs. An aerial map showing plant sites railways and highways was shown to illustrate advantages beyond printed brochures.
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Athens County Industrial Development Association
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
W. D. Mason
C&o
Plains
Mason
Bill of Particulars Asked on Indictment
Oba Douglas Sr., 48, of Athens Route 5, filed a motion for a bill of particulars on an indictment for criminal assault. His trial is set for November 26. He is accused of assaulting a 13 year old girl. The motion seeks clearer details of the charge including the time and place of the alleged crime.
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Oba Douglas, Sr
Athens
Douglas
Athens Man Fined In Municipal Court
Roy T. Francis, 54, of 221 W. Washington St., was fined $15 and costs in Municipal Court Tuesday for failing to yield the right of way. Both the fine and costs were suspended after Francis was found guilty in a collision with Grover Armbuster, 68, as he emerged from an alley onto Riverside Dr. Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. Francis had earlier pleaded innocent.
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Roy T. Francis
Washington St
Francis
Grover Armbuster
Riverside Dr
Probation Granted On Non-Support Count
Webster Keirns of Columbus changed his plea to guilty on a non- support indictment from the October term grand jury. Common Pleas Judge Francis D. White imposed five years probation and ordered Keirns to support the children. His former wife Alice Keirns of Millfield Route 1 filed the charges.
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Webster Keirns
Columbus
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Keirns
Alice
Millfield
Elks Lodge to Initiate at Tuesday Meeting
Athens Elks Lodge will conduct initiation at 7 30 p m during a Tuesday meeting Exalted Ruler William Gould said.
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ELKS
Athens
Elks Lodge
William Gould
Street Levy Earns City Council Backing for Roads
City council urged voters to approve the two mill levy at the November 6 election. Mayor Seel called it vitally needed to maintain streets. officials stressed it is a renewal, not a tax hike, with funds earmarked for street improvements and maintenance. Councilman Rutkoski volunteered to speak to East Side PTA in support.
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Peter B. Seel
H. G. Householder
Frank Cross
Raymond Shepard
George Rutkoski
East Side
PTA
George Munn Dies at 76 in Hebardville
George W. Munn aged 76 retired grocer died Monday at his home 488 Richland Ave six months after the death of his wife Mercia Survivors include daughter Mrs Sarah Deardorff Athens two sons Lyle Athens Perry Albany and stepson Wayne F Welch Albany Also two brothers Sam Athens and Willie Columbus and three sisters Leta Gruey McConnelsville Almeda Welch Belpre and Augusta Norris Belpre Friends may call Jagers and Sons funeral home with services Wednesday 2 pm conducted by Rev H L McDaniel Burial in Alexander Cemetery Hebardville
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George W. Munn
Richland Ave
Mercia
Munn
Poston
Sarah Deardorff
Athens
Lyle
Perry
Albany
Wayne F. Welch
Sam
Willie
Columbus
Leta Gruey
McConnelsville
Almeda Welch
Augusta Norris
Belpre
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
H. L. McDaniel
Alexander Cemetery
Hebardville
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list of residents and associated addresses at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Named individuals include Mrs John Ellenwood and Helen Stobart of Athens, Norman Saylor of New Marshfield, Vicki Wheeler of Albany, and others from Athens, Albany, The Plains, and surrounding areas. The notes mention multiple entries with routes and towns.
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John Ellenwood
Athens
Helen Stobart
Norman Saylor
New Marshfield
Vicki Wheeler
Albany
Charles Hamm
Russell van Dyke
Rotary hears Ohio education dean on teaching work
Dean Francis N. Hamblin of Ohio University College of Education spoke to Rotarians about his work in education. This was his second vocational talk in two weeks following Paul V. Smeal, chief of the Federal Reserve unit in Athens.
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Francis N. Hamblin
Ohio University College of Education
Paul V. Smeal
Federal Reserve
Athens
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