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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1954
Page
7
In Athens County a property tax levy to fund tuberculosis treatment for more than 12 active cases was corrected to exclude research and X-ray use. Dr H M Boocks urged that funds target treatment, noting ongoing cases and the health threat to families as authorities warn against complacency. Marriage licenses and related local notices are also reported.
Three teenage youths were fined and placed on probation after pleading guilty to burning property at Pleasant Lane farms owned by Glenn Downey and Pearl Douglas in Athens. Damages were estimated at 100 dollars. Juvenile Court suspended sentences to the Boys Industrial School, ordered payment for damages, and released them to parental custody with an 8:30 pm curfew for two years. One offender had his driving license revoked for six months.
City police reported a minor accident Friday at the intersection of Union Street and Herrolde Avenue. Vehicles driven by Thomas Lewellyn, 41, New Marshfield, and Robert Riley, 33, Athens Route 2, collided.
A May report notes 43 lobotomies conducted on patients at the state hospital. Dr Freeman oversaw procedures in Los Altos, with six patients initially treated at the facility and later moved to other wards as operations progressed.
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