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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1957
Page
8
August auto sales in Athens County lagged behind July totals but topped August 1955 figures. The August report by Phyllis Cross shows 228 new car sales, 1173 titles issued, and fee revenue of 1719.10, with used car and truck totals 827 and trucks 25. County and state shares of fees were 1288.65 and 430.45 respectively, all below July results.
James E. Goodlin, 34, of 173 N Lancaster St, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident after a Wednesday morning hit sighting. He received 125 dollars and costs, three days in jail, a three month suspension of Ohio driving rights, and 75 dollars on the hit-skip charge. A parked car owned by William Keith Parsons was damaged.
NEW MARSHFIELD Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will confer the entered apprentice degree on one candidate Thursday at 7 30 p m Raymond H Brooks master said the lodge plans the ceremony.
Jesse Mel Silvus, 81, former Point Rock Meigs County resident, died Tuesday afternoon at his Ft. Myers home after a long illness. Survived by son O. C. Silvus of Bonita Springs. body to be returned by daughter-in-law Flora Ogdin Silvas. Graveside services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Caster Cemetery conducted by Rev. B. C. Wells. Friends may call at Bigony funeral home until services.
Athens Kiwanians and the Lions played a four inning softball game at the West Side playground. The Kiwanians won 5 to 3 to even the series after the Lions had won 12 to 4 in the previous meeting. A picnic supper preceded the game.
Service Safety Director Franz Woodworth announced a noon Thursday water outage in Mechanicsburg affecting South High West Union and Smith streets. The disruption lasting about three hours funds the installation of new valves along the city’s new waterline.
Raymond Henry Cope, 45, of Glouster Route 3, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He received a $125 fine, three days in jail, costs, and a three month license suspension.
Clear weather Wednesday followed light rain Tuesday in rural Hamley Run. At 9 a.m. the temperature stood at 64 after a low of 49, with yesterday’s extremes at 82 and 63 and a tenth of an inch of rain recorded.
Savannah area Freemasons Lodge 466 F and AM will convene at 8 p m Thursday with refreshments to follow, announced George L Smith master.
The Athens County Shrine club plans its annual corn roast Thursday at 6 p.m. at the county fairgrounds. The event was announced today by the organization.
High ranking church officials Elder D. W. Hunter and Vernon G. Anderson will attend the Athens dedication of the $75,000 Davidson Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church on Morris Ave. The two day program includes services Friday and Saturday with music, lessons, and a 2:30 p.m. program. Local figures and a 150 seat school auditorium are noted in the plans.
Athens YMCA Longhouse forms plans to acquaint fathers of first grade boys with the Indian Guide program at a pow wow Oct 24 in the Athens Armory. Chief M T Vermillion named Cecil McGlone as chairman and Merrill Ankland to explore a potential Dow Lake YMCA camp site for Indian Guides and other groups. Attending tribal chiefs included Bert Barnes Dr J K Bratton Kent Bumpass William Perry Carl Seiferth and Bob Taylor.
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