City Income Tax Drive Outlined By Athens Committee
Citizens for a Better Athens and former mayor’s advisory group outlined steps to preserve the city income tax. Council president Harry Crewson urged a no vote on the related initiative to repeal and warned voters about impacts on a school bond plan and mill levies. The group planned brochures, campaigning, brochure distribution 30 days before the election, and coordinated support from local organizations. The next meeting is set for 7 30 p m next Wednesday in council chambers.
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Citizens For A Better
Athens
City Hall
Harry Crewson
Crewson
J. Emerson Davis
Athens Business Association
League of Women Voters
Business and Professional Women
Council Chambers
Cornerstone to Be Laid for Richland Methodist Church
The cornerstone ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Earl C. Bowser announcing the event. District Superintendent Dr. Stanley Jeffery will offer a brief address and Mayor Raymond Shepard will give welcoming remarks.
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Richland Methodist Church
Earl C. Bowser
Stanley Jeffery
Chillicothe
Raymond Shepard
Laxative Ad and Cornerstone Event for Local Church
Gentle laxative and vegetable remedy advertised at 29¢ with free sample offer. A cornerstone ceremony led by Dr. John W. Seay includes a church history brochure member list school roll and building story with relics to be placed in the box. The old 1900 Richland Ave. church site yielded space for the Ohio University Inn. The new church sits on Pomeroy Rd near the South Y Routes 50 and 33 intersection.
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Richland Ave
Ohio University Inn
Pomeroy Rd
DWI Charge Is Dismissed Against Thomas Wolford
Municipal Court dismissed a city police DWI charge against Thomas Charles Wolford of Chillicothe after the prosecution motion. Previous month a hung jury was dismissed. Costs of 129.30 taxed to the city. Wolford had pleaded guilty to unsafe operation, fined 50 and costs with a 120 day driving suspension and travel allowed to Chillicothe via Route 50.
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Municipal Court
Thomas Charles Wolford
Chillicothe
Wolford
Athens Weather and Public Works Updates
The thermometer reached 97 in Athens with a 76 at 10 am after a 56 start. Sealed bids are due 10 am Tuesday for Route 356 improvements in Waterloo Township including Hewett Fork bridge work and Grass Run reconstruction. The Athens County Masonic brothers event is postponed to Oct 8 at Chauncey Church.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Highways
Athens County
Waterloo Township
Hewett Fork
Grass Run
Mens Brotherhood of Christian Churches
Disciples of Christ
Vaughn Earich
Chauncey Church
50th Great-Grandchild John Riley Antle Holds Infant
John Riley Antle, who will be 87 in October, is pictured with his 50th great-grandchild Charles Richard Lasure Jr., three months old. Antle lives on his son Cecil’s farm near Concord Church Dover Two and enjoys hunting. He recalls Jacksonville’s growth and the first train along Sunday Creek valley. He has 23 grandchildren and several living children.
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John Riley Antle
Charles Richard Lasure, Jr
Charles
Richard Lasure
the Plains
Antle
Cecil
Concord Church
Dover
Jacksonville
Sunday Creek Valley
Hazel Stone
Murray City
Wilbur Antle
Tipp City
Betty Sayre
Millfield
Faye Wemmer
Athens man pleads guilty to DWI in Municipal Court
William Lee 39 of Athens Route 2 changed his plea to guilty on a driving while intoxicated charge filed by a sheriff deputy. He was fined 400 dollars with 100 suspended, jailed 30 days with 27 suspended, placed on one year probation and received a one year license suspension.
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Athens Route 2
William Lee
Lee
Court and police notes from an August report and local meetings
Municipal Court recorded 112 cases in August with 32 state and 80 city matters. Fines and costs totaled 2809.90, 1890.90 to city and 919 to state. Traffic Bureau collected 1673.38. Conrath Bean Chapter of Disabled American Veterans and Southern Ohio Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police announced upcoming meetings. Dwight H. Brown, his wife Jackie and daughters Connie and Marsha left Ohio University ROTC housing for Alaska after six years in the detachment. the family resides at 5 Belleana Place awaiting his return. A tractor-trailer owned by Putnam Transfer Co. of Zanesville backfired through its carburetor at Court and Union, causing a fire with no damage.
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Dwight H. Brown
Tri City Afs
Alaska
Air Force
Ohio University
Brown
Jackie
Connie
Marsha
Belleana Pl
Court
Union
Putnam Transfer Co
Zanesville
Susan Blair
Municipal Traffic Bureau
County Schools Enroll 4927 On Opening Day
County schools report 4927 students on opening day, up from 4839 last year. Attendance by district includes Albany 734 Ames Bern 359 Carthage Troy 717 Rome Canaan 406 Shade 276 Trimble 1062 Waterloo 382 York 991. Glouster joined via merger with Trimble and The Plains joined Athens city.
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Albany
Ames- Bern
Carthage
Troy
Rome-Canaan
Shade
Trimble
Waterloo
York
Glouster
the Plains
Athens City
Three Fires Break Out In Dry Forests Near Athens
Three fires sparked by drought in forests near Athens Ohio were contained on Wednesday. The largest burned 20 acres along Route 56 west of Carbondale near the Vinton County line and was extinguished by forestry crews. Chauncey-Dover firemen and forest crews battled a 10 acre fire north of Chauncey, while Rome Two fire department confined a four acre blaze near Stewart along Route 329.
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Athens
Ohio Division of Forestry
Route 56
Carbondale
Vinton County
Chauncey-Dover
Chauncey
Rome
Magician Bob Falkner to Perform at Legion Stag Picnic
Local magician Bob Falkner will perform at 8 30 p m Saturday during the American Legion annual stag picnic at the county fair grounds. Post commander D P Carmichael said Falkner will donate his fee to the local Cancer Fund drive as the event begins with serving at 6 30 p m.
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Bob Falkner
American Legion
D. P. Carmichael
K. T. Crossen Post 21
Falkner
Cancer Fund
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Lewis. Howe Co
Dept
St. Louis
R. Edsel Wilcox
John W. Seay
General Electric
Appl. & TV Co
W. Wash. St
Mercury
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Prospect
Woolworth’s
Aaasttte Riene
Emerald
Conrath Bean
Disabled American Veterans
Dale Kirkendall
Southern Ohio Lodge
Order of Police
Red Men’s Park
Hens, Ohio
PALL
Cohama
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