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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
2
In a special session the council approved a 500 dollar share of a 10 000 dollar E State Street passing lane project fronting the Kroger Shopping Center. A separate resolution guarantees no discrimination in housing relocation under Urban Renewal.
Mark Douglas a 21 year old resident of 441 Richland Ave received a one year probationary appointment to the city fire department effective October 1 replacing John Jackson who resigns. Charles Linton also starts October 1. Douglas passed the civil service exam and works at Bridgwater Machine. He is married with one child and a Shade High School graduate.
Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Richard Morris of Athens Route 5. Admissions list include Mrs Everett Starling Sharpsburg John Yelt Chauncey David Manning Wellston Mrs Jessie Tewks bury Albany Mrs Florence Henry Chauncey Ernest Baughman Athens James Gilham Athens Route 1. Discharges note Mrs Charles Perry Athens Route 3 Mrs George Troy Athens Mrs Lloyd Chesser and son New Marshfield Mrs Wendell Seel Stewart Route 1 Wilbur Young New Marshfield Route 1.
Fair and slightly warmer weather prevailed in Athens. Early morning low 37 compared with yesterday’s 33. By 9:30 a.m. the temperature rose to 56 as sunshine continued. The previous day’s high reached 78.
Thirteen officers of Hocking District Boy Scouts met with District Chairman John W Dowler at his Strathmore Avenue home to review full program plans. A district finance campaign is set to start October 19 and a district camporee will be held October 25 to 27 at Camp Lowman. Wessels outlined camporee plans and invited Ath en s County units to participate. Camp Lowman has new facilities and is available for overnight and weekend camping by all Hocking district units. Attending included Dowler Field Executive Roger Harris Commissioner Walter Ervin Wessels Frank Batdorff Clarke Daily James Hollenbaugh Pack 70 Clay Todd John Coker and others.
The county election board reports 4638 unofficial eligible voters for the Nov 5 city election, down from 5057 in 1961. 211 registered since May, about 100 last week. Many OHIO University faculty registered to vote on a $250 million bond issue. Unofficial precinct totals listed by ward and precinct.
General Telephone Company of Ohio urges changes to the 1963-64 Athens directory by October 2. James Kimball, commercial manager, asks customers to report address changes or corrections to the Athens business office. The new directory will be delivered in December. Malcolm Collins of Columbus was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for a right thumb laceration from a mechanical saw while working on the Lakeview Manor Apartments project.
The fire department emergency squad responded at 8 34 p m on Wednesday to 20 Marietta Ave where Russell Lowery aged 46 was ill He was advised to seek medical evaluation from a physician
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