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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1965
Page
3
County Auditor J W Whaley says the first step of the Athens County re appraisal will finish in about three weeks with final results by fall 1966. Cole Layer-Trumble of Dayton handles the project at 107000 dollars. The phase lists houses and inspects structure, but does not set values yet.
Ad extols Doan's Pills for nagging backache headache and muscular pains with rapid action. It claims easing bladder irritation and mild diuretic kidney effects to improve sleep and comfort after over exertion or stress and urges asking for the large size.
A Nelsonville woman, Eva Bush, 61, was injured in a three vehicle crash near the Route 33 construction area north of Athens. Her northbound car was rear-ended by a beer truck driven by Randall E. Cox, 24, Amesville Route 1, after brakes failed, sending the truck into a southbound car driven by William A. Seals, 46, Nelsonville Route 1. Bush was treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital for bruises and minor cuts. Cox was cited for the incident is under investigation. A separate crash on Route 13 near Chauncey involved Francis Doyle, 30, charged with failure to stop in the assured clear distance after his car hit James W. Martin, 57, Glouster Route 3, who had slowed for a left-turning vehicle. Additionally, the Ohio Department of Liquor Control listed a permit application for Gateway Lounge Route 50W Athens D-2.
A civil service examination for city firemen is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday September 23 at city hall. Applications are available from Fire Chief Charles Dalton and must be returned by noon Tuesday September 21. A $1 fee applies. Jamie Sutton Rollie Sutton Lucille Hogue Dalton Hogue reconciliation noted.
About 3000 retired workers in Athens County will receive Medicare information kits by mail this week. Robert G. Lorenz of the Marietta district Social Security office explains the kits describe basic hospital insurance and voluntary medical insurance options. Those on social security and railroad retirement rolls incur no action for basic coverage but must decide on enrolling in the voluntary plan using the provided enrollment card.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals will hear one local case in Athens on Wednesday. The dispute is Charles Kittle versus the Bureau of Workers Compensation and others. Judge Gordon Gray, a former local attorney, serves on the bench in his six-year term that began last February.
City firefighters were called at 7 19 p m Tuesday to a fire in the back seat of an auto owned by Jerry Evener of Millfield. They cooled the seat with water from a booster tank after removing it and cited a lighted cigarette as the probable cause.
Three fall feeder calf sales were set by the Southeastern Ohio Beef Improvement Association after a Tuesday meeting at the Athens Livestock Sales barn. The sales will be in Athens on Sept 28, Gallipolis on Oct 5, and Athens again on Nov 16.
Rainfall in Athens topped three inches for the week with an additional .34 inch recorded last night by U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer. The Hocking River fell to 4.5 feet while temperatures rose from morning lows to 72 at 9 am and 84 on Tuesday as skies briefly cleared.
Emergency squad is called to 351 Richland Ave at 9 32 a m when Donna Sandberg 21 of 838 Central Ave fainted. She is transported to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment.
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