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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1968

Page

2

Tire slashing mars Waterloo district school board meeting

Deputies reported several tires on board member Harrison Lovsey’s car were slashed during a meeting about proposed high school transportation cuts and district finances in the Waterloo elementary area. A cross was burned nearby. citizen James Gaston organized donations to replace the tires at the following meeting.

Waterloo Alexander Harrison Lovsey Sheriff's Lovsey

New England Presbyterian Church Celebrates Centenary

The New England Presbyterian Church in Rome and Canaan Townships marks 100 years with a homecoming. Rev. Thomas Niccolls to speak at 1:30 pm after morning services, with a history of settlement, prior use of nearby buildings for worship, and notes on the village’s rise and decline linked to local railroad changes and the coal mine era.

Roy Cross The New England Presbyterian Church Wildwood New England Presbyterian Rome Canaan Frank FE. Hare Thomas Niccolls Stewart Bethel Presbyterian Church of Methodist Church Clark Dodds Tom Vore Ezra Green Harvey Wright John Copeland William Addy C. C. Hart L. N. Woodruff New England Ohio A. J. Gould Bartlett C. C. Gould Amesville Broadwell Utley Gould Athens C. B. Taylor Guysville Carthage Tuppers Plains Marietta and Cincinnati Baltimore and Ohio Canaanville

Council Renews Water Note and Raises Bud Lowry

City council approved a 400000 renewal for water system expansion and improved storage financing at 3.5 percent with Ohio National Bank. Bud Lowry was named city service manager with a 600 yearly raise, boosting his pay from 475 to 525 monthly. The panel also discussed road assessments on Bryan Road and Briarwood Drive and approved widening the East sidewalk bridge over Richland Avenue with state and local funding. A commemorative resolution for former Athens Mayor Franz L. Woodworth was approved and other items postponed.

Bud Lowry Raymond Shepard City Planning Commission Zoning Appeals Board Robert J. L. Lee Ohio National Bank Lee Lowry Safety Service Dwight Robinson Robinson Bryan Road Briarwood Drive Richland Avenue Bridge State Highway Department Ohio University Council Capital Improvement Fund Athens Franz L. Woodworth

Former Athens Mayor Praised In Council Resolution

A special council resolution honors the late Franz L. Woodworth for six decades of public service in Athens. The former mayor, safety director and health official died Aug 9, with notes praising his terms as mayor in the 1940s and service on the city council and other posts. The measure was signed by all council members and Mayor Raymond Shepard.

Athens Franz L. Woodworth Woodworth Republican Central

No Reduction On Licenses For Over 65s

At the Athens County Courthouse Marjorie Mitchell clerk of courts says that residents under 65 will not get reduced hunting or fishing licenses. The only reductions apply to fishing licenses for those aged 65 to 70 at 2.35 per year and those 70 and over at 1.35 for a permanent license. Regular licenses remain yearly.

Athens County Marjorie Mitchell Mitchell Miles

Local 1699 AFL-CIO to Meet At Space Arts Hall

A September meeting of Local 1699 of the AFL-CIO is set for 8 p.m. Saturday in Siegfried Hall at Space Arts. The day brought a high of 83 degrees with a light breeze and a low near 64. Morning rainfall reached .24 inches and the Hocking River stood at 2.41 feet and was falling.

Hocking The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employee Union Afl-Cio Space Arts Seigfred Hall

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