Board Named To Hear Protests Over Storm Sewer Assessments
City council approves a three man equalizing board to hear storm sewer protests for Storm Sewer District 1. It also authorizes sanitary sewer district plans to the Ohio Department of Health and considers a wait and see stance on tapping the water supply. Second reading approved for funding Peach Ridge water tank roadway. Parking lot profit reported at 272.55 for August. George W. Clark Floyd Wolfe and William Harmon named to the board for Sept 12 at city hall.
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Peach Ridge
Equalizing Board
City Hall
George W. Clark
Floyd Wolfe
William Harmon
Grandview Heights
Council
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Nipie
Strathmore
Sells Addition
William Rowland
Rowland
August Car Sales in Athens County Rise Slightly
Athens County new car sales rose in August with 222 titles issued, up from 219 in July and 23 more than August 1955. Used car sales totaled 731 in August, 35 more than July, while August 1956 trailed August 1955 by 68. New truck titles dropped to 19 from 25 in July. Total August fees reached 1691.50, with county share 1272.10. Remaining title counts covered used trucks 84 and other vehicle types.
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Athens County
Ex-Official C. E. Gilkey Dies at 90 in Gallipolis
Charles E. Gilkey 90 a longtime Meigs County resident and former county commissioner died Wednesday morning at his son Dale’s home in Gallipolis where he lived the last eight years. He died on his 62nd wedding anniversary. Surviving are his son Dale a daughter Ruth Thornton of Pomeroy two brothers two sisters seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services are Saturday at 2 p.m. at Ewing funeral home with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery.
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Meigs County
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Gallipolis
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Salisbury Township
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David
Cullen
Shade
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Columbus
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Christian Wilson
Athens
Maurice Thornton
Ewing Funeral Home
Beech Grove Cemetery
Knights of Columbus Study Trip To Steubenville Youth Camp
The Athens council of Knights of Columbus will travel by chartered bus to the Steubenville Diocese Youth Camp Sunday to study the camp operation and its value as a council project. Grand Knight Pat Collins says all members are invited for an all day outing and possible council support. Bus departs Athens Catholic church at 8:30 a.m.
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Athens
Youth Driver Not Injured In Collision With Mail Truck
A car driven by 16 year old William Eugene Adams collided with the rear of a mail truck on E State Street Tuesday afternoon. Adams faced no injuries and the vehicle, owned by William Hughes, was heavily damaged. Police said Adams watched a turning truck and failed to spot the curbside mail truck in time. Driver of the mail truck was David E West, 39, of 12 N McKinley Ave.
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Central Ave
E. State St
David E. West
N. McKinley Ave
Adams
William R. Hughes
Clark St
Euclid Drive
Pomeroy Man Dies at 70
Arthur Delbert Eiselstein 70 of Pomeroy died Wednesday at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis after a long illness He was a retired railroad carman and a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen of America He belonged to the United Methodist Church in Pomeroy for 43 years He was born December 4 1885 and survived by his wife two sons three brothers two sisters and three grandchildren Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 pm in the United Methodist Church with burial at Beech Grove Cemetery in Middleport He may be reached at Rawlings Coats funeral home for viewing until 1 pm Saturday prior to church services.
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Brotherhood of Railroad Carmen of America
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Pomeroy
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Cecil
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Sandusky
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Walace
Idaho
Roy
Man
W. Va
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Narrows
Mabel Shank
Columbus
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Sumner
Rawlings-Coats
Middleport
Beech Grove Cemetery
Athens man’s assault case dismissed in city court
The assault and battery case against Edward Thomas of Athens was dismissed from Municipal Court Friday. Costs were taxed to the complainant, Bette Thomas, his wife, of 19 Woodland Ave.
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Edward Thomas
Athens
Bette Thomas
Woodland Ave
County Treasurer Urges Tax Payment Before Sept Fifteenth
Athens County property owners were urged to pay real estate taxes at the county treasurer T. O. Kincade’s office. The treasurer said all out-of-town collections are complete and he hopes to close the books by Sept. 15.
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T. O. Kincade
Highway Group Seeks Reinstate Route 131 Authority
Directors of the George Washington Highway Association met the Ohio State Highway Construction Council in Columbus to push reinstatement of state Route 131 between Vera Cruz and Milford on the Major Thoroughfare System. Robert A. McGee will stress SR 131 as more feasible due to terrain and cost and its shorter direct route.
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Columbus
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Milford
Ohio
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George Washington Highway
U. S. 50
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Hillsboro
McGee
Richard IIIs New Look in Kendall Book Praised
The New Yorker approves Paul Murray Kendall's Richard III as revising the Tudor myth. It argues Richard III inherited the throne rather than seized it and that the Tower was a residence, not a prison. The book blends contemporary portraits and drawings to challenge Shakespearean framing.
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Safety Plea by State Patrol Drives Slow for Children
State Highway Patrol Corporal R E Henderson at Athens urges drivers to slow down and be constantly alert to children. He cites high child pedestrian fatalities and urges caution in school zones and near playgrounds, stressing drivers must expect the unexpected and follow signs and patrols.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens
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SS Office Closes For Two Weeks Vacation
The Athens Selective Service offices on E State St will close Sept 10 to Sept 24. Clerk Ruth McBee announced that young men turning 18 within those dates may register at the veterans' service office in the basement of the courthouse. Federal law requires registration within five days after the 18th birthday.
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Athens
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Patient movements at Shelterings Arms Hospital show admissions and discharges. Admitted individuals include Albert Hutchens Guysville and several residents from Athens areas. Discharged: Nicholas Bodnar Athens and Mrs Skinner plus daughter The Plains.
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Guysville
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Athens
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Albany
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Radcliff
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Mattie Dugan
Glouster
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Charles Rise
Dexter
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Samuel Skinner
the Plains
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Della West
Elsie Marks
Anna Perry
Ruth Schoonover
Sullivan Maxwell
Fred Shafer
Television's Girl Friday: The unsung asset in TV offices
A TV industry profile notes secretaries as vital loyal workers with keen insight. It describes a secretary who coordinates calls, shields the boss, and even manages interactions with the boss's wife, highlighting the central yet overlooked role of secretaries in television offices.
Condition Improves for Dr. T. H. Morgan at Johns Hopkins
Dr. T. H. Morgan, the Athens physician, shows improved condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after surgery Sunday. Associates report he is resting more comfortably following yesterday's critical status.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Athens
Athens Man Receives Aid After Sidewalk Fall
A 79 year old man, C. N. Darst, was given first aid by the city emergency squad and transported to Sheltering Arms Hospital after falling on the sidewalk near his home at 52 Second St. He sustained a forehead laceration.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Second St
C. N. Darst
Two Drivers Fined in Area Courts
State Highway Patrol arrests led to fines for unsafe operation with Chauncey mayor Charles Wadhey fining William Newsad 22 Gloucester Route 3. Logan mayor Francis Myers fined James Carpenter 18 Rockbridge $20 and costs. City police arrests for intoxication resulted in John Murphy 56 Lawrence Massachusetts fined $25 and costs while Floyd Bennett 119 North Congress Street and Charley Bell Lancaster Street forfeited bonds of $55 and $30 respectively.
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William Newsad
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Rockbridge
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Lancaster St
Warm September Day Forecast Shines Over Rural Hamley Run
A warm day was forecast with a morning low of 61 at Rural Hamley Run. Tuesday saw highs of 86 and a low of 53 as temperatures rise.
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The
Mercury
Hamley Run
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