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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1966

Page

2

Ohio U seeks land trade for airport expansion

County commissioners met with Paul O'Brien to discuss OU acquiring 255 by 502 foot tract behind the county garage on State Street for use as a flight pattern area. OU plans to extend the airport runway 800 feet east to 4000 feet, enabling use by executive jets. No decisions were made. The day also included a 1967 general fund budget hearing with tentative expenditures of 638,650 and a preliminary discussion to vacate County Road 6 as State Route 682 expands through Athens State Hospital grounds.

Paul O’brien OU Board of Trustees University F. State St Commission James Edwards University Barracks O’brien John Cline County Rd White’s Mill Rd Athens State Hospital State Highway Department Columbus East Millfield Dover

Automatic Elevator Installation Completed at Security Building

The Security Building on N Court Street now has a fully automatic electric elevator after August downtime for automation by Otis Elevator Co. Owners William A. Lavelle and J. B. Vanity Jr. announced the completion. The 52-room building houses Secure Bank Preps and Trims and Earl F Matthews agency with Bell and Lomax barber shop in the basement. Clifford sold his interest to the current owners in August 1964. they have run it as a partnership since June 1963.

N. Court St William A. Lavelle J. B. Vanity, Jr Otis Elevator Co Security Bank Preps and Trims Earl F. Mathews Insurance Agency Lavelle and Vanity Carl Clifford Clifford

New Wheat Program Set for Athens County Farmers

Athens County farmers seeking details on the 1967 wheat program should contact the ASC office at 77 E State St. Pearl Parker, county committee chairman, says the program ends diversion features and requires growers to raise part of their allotment. Farmers sign up during feed grain sign up time, plant 35 percent to their allotment, and maintain the farm's conserving base.

Athens County ASC E. State St Pearl Parker

Production Totals for Five Oil Wells in Athens County

Ohio Oil and Gas Association scout report lists production for five wells. Four wells for Midwest Oil Corp on Bern Two leases yield varying outputs from 1.5 to 25 barrels of oil and 50,000 to 200,000 cubic feet of gas across wells of Lewis Ferrell Otto Hines Fred W. Vernon and a third lease. One well for C E Beardmore on Rome Two land produced 15 barrels and 20,000 cubic feet after nitroglycerin fracturing.

Athens County Ohio Oil and Gas Association Midwest Oil Corp Bern Lewis Ferrell Otto Hines Fred W. Vernon C. E. Beardmore Mary P Walter Burson Rome

Ohio University lists new faculty across colleges

Ohio University publishes a comprehensive roster of new faculty across the Colleges of Business Administration Fine Arts Engineering and Technology. The announcements include appointments from professors and associate professors to instructors and visiting directors with many hold degrees from Ohio State Columbia and other institutions. Several ROTC aerospace studies and medical faculty additions are noted along with new library staff and campus maintenance hires.

Ohio University Today Business Administration Fine Arts Engineering Meno Lowenstein Ohio State University Charles G. O’bleness University of Richmond Columbia John Hopkins Roman F. Warmke Ohio Council On Economic Education Ellsworth J. Holden, Jr Scott D. Walton Lucian Spataro University of Maryland Bluffton College Ohio State John O'Shaughnessy Cornish School of Theater and Art Seattle Wash Jack F. Schoof Jacques Blumer Robert N. Bostrom Jon T. Powell Richard Syracuse Thomas W. Schumunk Richard D. Rivers Clyde W. Brockett, Jr Marcia Ruth Herman Roger I. DesRosiers, Jr David S. Lewis Floyd Gaffney Charles V. Carlson William B. Birner Janet E. Skinner Margene Scheetz Siyvia K. Hanna Martha A. Kolota Robert L. Coon, Jr John M. Bartholomy Mary Morris Engineering and Technology Harold F. Klock Leonard Huffman Victor Eugene R. Jordan Ray H. Wood Gordon L. Whybrew Thomas E. Wheeler Ralph T. Elliott Elizabeth C. Hoover University Roland F. Scott Karen Beam Tracy Scott Amny Eva West L. Allen Smith Gloria J. Brewer Anne S. Goss David B. Bodiak Doreen Hilda Pallini

Area Traffic Court Docket Includes Speeding and Licenses

A string of traffic cases from Area Traffic Courts and County Court list fines for speeding unlicensed operation failure to yield stop signs and school bus passing. Notable entries include Charles Weaver guilty with costs suspended and John Finnegan guilty on stop sign charges. Also noted are new births and dismissed intoxication charges with varying penalties.

Larry Lee Doudner Lancaster Donald Arthur Vorwerk Cleveland Cecil Wayne Frazier Logan Earl Harvey Seel Albany Charles C. Haynes Nelsonville William J. Laziman Ladd Rd Phyllis B. Brooks Marietta Ave Charles R. Weaver Frost John Donnely Finnegan Glouster Henry Hixson Brown Avon PL

Federal-Hocking School Faces Water Supply Challenge

The Federal-Hocking school district struggles to find a sufficient water source for a new high school. At the Saturday meeting, officials directed the contractor to dig on lower ground near Route 144 east of Stewart, near the Hocking River, in search of sand and gravel water pockets. Water found so far is inadequate for school use.

Route 144 Stewart Hocking River E. L. Koehler

Concealment Of Child Is Court Charge

Mrs. Alma Jean Vincent 31 Kimberly charged with concealing a three year old child from a guardian. Arraigned in County Court bonds set at 10000 by Judge George Schoonover. Case continued with no plea entered. Writ of habeas corpus by Franklin County Probate Court cites wrongfully detaining the child and mother Beverly Parsons.

Paul Alma Jean) Vincent Kimberly Isabell Marie Durbin Worthington Sir Marie Durbin Franklin County

Sheriff Seeks Help Over Indecent Exposure Incident

Sheriff Harold Shields requests residents near State Routes 691 and 56 to aid in identifying a man committing indecent exposure in the area.

Harold Shields

Appointment of Executrix for Ida Cooper Estate at Tuppers Plains

Notice that Georg Barnett of Tuppers Plains is appointed Executrix of Ida Alice Cooper deceased of Meigs County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months dated August 26 with Probate Judge F O'Brien.

Georg Barnett Tuppers Plains Haseen Ida Alice Cooper Meigs County Ohio

Administratrix Named for Estate of Frank H. Cross

Helen Roberts of 39 Grosvenor Street Athens Ohio is appointed Administratrix of the Estate of Frank H Cross deceased in Athens County Ohio. Four months. This notice is dated September 2 19XX by Harold Rose otw otw.

Helen Roberts Grosvenor Street Athens Ohio Frank H. Cross Tate City of Athens Athens County

Alexander Board Hires Eight Employees and Four Teachers

The Alexander Local School board, in a Monday meeting, hired four teachers Connie Stepsis Mildred Spurlock Josephine Brown Carl Gatano and eight other employees including Harold McKibben as janitor and bus driver Bascomb Rife Albany elementary Alfred Cornell Shade Alfred Carter Waterloo substitute janitor. Parents from Shade raised concerns about the long dual routing bus schedule, with students picked up at 7 am and home by 5 pm, and officials plan a schedule revamp. Mrs. Jean Perry resigned as Shade secretary to become secretary to the county superintendent. one job application was received but no action taken pending more. The board also awarded coal contracts for Shade and Columbia schools and bought a Shade cafeteria freezer.

Connie Stepsis Mildred Spurlock Josephine Brown Carl Gatano Harold McKibben Bascomb Rife Albany Alfred Cornell Shade Alfred Carter Waterloo Jean Perry Columbia

Food Stamp Program Backed for Athens County

U S Representative Moeller announced Athens County is among four in the 10th District approved for the food stamp program. The plan lets low income families in Athens Morgan Lawrence and Washington Counties increase purchasing power by using coupons purchased with their own money at authorized outlets.

Athens County 10Th Congressional District U.S Walter H. Moeller Athens Morgan Lawrence Washington

Two Injured In Route 13 Accidents

Two people were injured in separate Route 13 crashes reported by the State Highway Patrol. Freda P Exenkamper, 61, of Jacksonville, had back pains after a two car crash north of Route 685. Kenneth J Chapman, 30, of Jacksonville, was cited for following too closely. Mary Ann Chandler of Lakeview Apartments was injured in an auto truck collision south of Millfield and treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital. full details were not available at presstime.

State Highway Patrol Freda P. Exenkamper Jacksonville Kenneth Jay Chapman Mary Ann Chandler Lakeview Apts Millfield Sheltering Arms Hospital

Weather update from Athens reports mild morning

Cloudy conditions marked Tuesday morning in Athens as U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer recorded 66 degrees at 1 a.m. with a trace of rain. Monday's high reached 79 and the overnight low dropped to 61.

Athens U.S C. L. Colmer

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Ohio University General Fund Bell and Lomax THE Athens National Bank Certificate OF Deposit Federal Deposit Insurance Corp the ‘Athens National Bank Agapos Ra Kaminow Myron J. Frankman Gerald W. Scully Harlan R. Patterson Kenneth H. Blanchard Daniel Pearl Hugh M. Culbertson Ralph S. Izard David Lauer Robert M. Lynn Edward B. Doherty Robert N. Watts, Jr Fine Robert S. Goyer Center For Communication Studies Communication Research Center Purdue University DePauw Miami University Carl H. Weaver Garrett Warren Deanville Emma Redd William Junior King Harrisonville Cledith Jane Marks Lee Roy Fryar Stone Mason Mary Rankin Coolville Melvin Lee Wood Alice Dye Lawrence Dennis Carolyn A. Hill James Foster Steele Janice Lynn Reeves Bessie M. Hunter Paul L. Dowell Vernon Ind Bernice Virginia Smith Mary Oda Engle Goodeils Mich Janis E. Zvargulis St. Albans W. Va Shirley Ann McDonald Charles Clay Rawlins Orient Paul David Gilkey Robert Wilcoxen van Bureau Harold J. Lees Bromley Hall Robert Lilley Merlin Swart New Marshfield Lawrence Malone Kathleen Campbell Edward Studer Elmer Elliott Flora Sams Idrus Dale Lowry State St Tommy E. Kerwood Commodities Hayden, Stone Cline Bidg Athens, Ohio NEW York Stock Exchange D. H Jonesy) Sams Ing Rome-Canaan Robert Laughlin Amesville June Vernon Lawrence Skinner Ames-Bern Walter Powell Sheriff's Department Said County Harold J. Rose Economy Savings and Loan Company Pomeroy Alexander Local School Board Route 13 Culligarwater Conditioning, Inc Stimson Ave Mathews Agency Earl F. Mathews, Inc Insuran Earl F. Mathews C. M. Gill Security Bank Earl A. Hooper D. M. Goddard
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