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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1973

Page

2

Three Seek Democratic Nomination In Athens Fourth Ward

Three Democrats Michael Duffy Greg Hill and Nolan Mace seek the Athens City Council Fourth Ward nomination to face unopposed Republican Charlie Ben Laughlin in the November election. They cite issues from traffic to mass transit and discuss widening Richland Avenue and plans for a Berry Hall parking lot as they campaign.

Fourth Ward Athens City Michael Duffy Greg Hill Nolan Mace Charlie Ben Laughlin Duffy Athens Democrat Party Ohio University Richland Avenue Hill Mace Berry Hall Council

Seven Injured In Four Weekend Traffic Crashes

State Highway Patrol investigated four weekend wrecks injuring seven people. A female passenger on a motorcycle was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital after a 12 15 p m crash at Route 50 and County Road 17. Janelle Mullins 23 suffered a broken leg and cuts while Gary Mosier 25 driving the bike was cited for following too closely. A second motorcycle collision at 3 45 p m Saturday sent two people to Hudson Health Center for minor injuries when Frank Mignone 28 failed to stop at a stop sign on County Road 10. Linda Gust received leg bruises. Three youths were treated after a car rolled over on Vore Ridge Road. No injuries were reported in a rear end collision on Route 33 near Route 691.

O’bleness Memorial Hospital Janelle Mullins Hanlin Ave Route 50 County Road Fisher Rd Gary D. Mosier David Chikner Gamnertsfleder Hall Mosier Hudson Health Center Frank Mignone Brown Hall Wingett Chapel-Baker Rd Radford-Hebardville Rd John D. Herrold Albany Mignone Linda Gust Athens Vore Ridge Rd Luhrig-Salem Rd Robert

Weather Summary for Ohio University Area

Yesterday's high reached 70 with a 46 degree low today. At 9 am the humidity stood at 83 percent and barometric pressure was 29.66 inches. Rain added 0.07 inches yesterday, totaling 7.63 inches this year with a deficit of 2.31 inches. month total is 18 inches versus 3.51 inches normal. Data provided by C. L. Colmer, U.S. Weather Observer, Ohio University Geography.

C. L. Colmer U.S Weather Observer Ohio University Dept. of Geography Albany of Little Rock Albuque Los Angeles Amarillo Lousville Anchorage Asheville Miami Memphis Atlanta Milwaukee Bismarck Birmingham Mpls-St. P Boise New Orleans New York Boston Okla City Brownsville Omaha Buffalo Orlando Charleston Hs Philadphia Charlotte Phoenix Chicago Cincinnati Pt Land Ore Pittsburgh Cleveland Denver Detroit Rapid City Richmond Duluth St. Louis Fort Worth Salt Lake Green Bay San Diego Helena San Fran Houston Indapolis Spokane Jacksville Kansas City Washington

Columbia Operations VP Elected

David E. Young is elected vice president in charge of operations for five Columbia System distribution companies. He will direct operations in Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania New York and Virginia while remaining in Columbus, Ohio, headquarters for the system serving over 1.8 million customers.

David E. Young Columbus Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc Ohio Valley Gas Co Athens Columbia System Young Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky New York Maryland Virginia Toledo Springfield Southeastern Eastern Cambridge Robinson Ill Kansas City University of Kansas Helen Cherry Bottom Rd

Squad Answers Two Calls Within Hour

Fire department emergency squadmen answered two calls within 48 minutes on Monday. At 8:09 a.m. they went to Leach's Trailer Court on W Union Street for Lester Kershaw aged 28 who was ill and taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital. At 8:57 a.m. Larry Goodman aged 19 of 1 S Congress St was brought from Municipal Court to the Hudson Health Center with possible drug illness.

Fire Department Leach Union Street Lester Kershaw O’bleness Larry Goodman S. Congress St City Hall Hudson Health Center

Miller High presents A Ready Made Family Friday

Miller High School Senior Class stages the comedy A Ready Made Family in three acts this Friday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. The cast features Christ Chappelear Steve Severance Wilma Kincaid Tina Jones Jeannie Lanning Rodger Halasz Rita Fisher Lynn Keller Bonnie Crane and Ric Tivner.

Death at an Early Age author to speak at Ohio University

Jonathan Kozol, author of Death at an Early Age and advocate for Free Schools, will lecture at Memorial Auditorium this Wednesday at 8 p.m. The talk titled Political Indoc trination in Public Schools is sponsored by the Student Lecture Series. Kozol’s work linked civil rights battles in Boston schools to the Free School movement and he later wrote Free Schools.

Jonathan Kozol Free School Movement Ohio Memorial Auditorium Kozol Boston Langston Hughes

Firemen Put Out Trash Fire Behind Mar ting's Store

Athens firefighters doused a trash barrel blaze behind Marting's Department Store at 5 North Court Street, extinguishing the fire at 2:45 a.m. with no damage reported. A faulty nozzle at Pitstop Mobile caused gasoline to spill at 46 North Lancaster Street at 12:32 p.m., flushed with 50 gallons from a booster hose.

Athens Marting’s N. Court St Pitstop Mobile N. Lancaster St

Thieves Hit Shade School in Sunday Night Theft

Cash totaling over $200 was stolen from Shade School after an apparent forced entry Sunday night. Deputies say a door was pried open and money taken from the cafeteria and secretary’s office.

Shade Athens County Sheriffs

Make Mine Sausage And Mushrooms Incident

Athens sheriff deputies checked their office sign on a Friday night when a young man entered and headed to the kitchen saying he was there for pizza. He claimed the kitchen was Angelo's, and was held for Athens police on intoxication charges.

Athens

O Bleness Memorial Hospital Visiting Hours and Admits

O Bleness Memorial Hospital lists visiting hours from 11 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. with restrictions in maternity and pediatrics. Admissions include several Athens residents such as Mr and Mrs Steven Hamill a daughter and others from Glouster Guysville Nelsonville Westerville and more. Dismissals include James Cornes and daughter Stella Dailey James Hilke Debra Stotts Laura Neiser and several others.

Steven Hamill Athens Jerome Dixon Janelle Mullins Charles Miller Carl Fouts II Melvena Holcomb Glouster Donald Lawson Guysville Roy Bond Nelsonville Harold Jeffries Westerville Herman Lanning Buchtel Ralph Burley Zaleski Madeline Porter Chauncey Grover C. Davis New Marshfield Homer Hicks Middletown N. J James Cornes Stella Dailey James Hilke Debra Stotts Laura Jane Neiser James Westfall Tarry Arbaugh Hazel Burke Price Davis Calvin Hill Sandra Hill John Smith Sharon Latz Kermit Elkins

Beverage Management Reorganizes to Centralize Operations

Beverage Management Inc BMI reorganizes as an operating company dissolving Seven-Ups bottling operations in Ohio Southern Michigan and Western Pennsylvania into divisions under BMI The Jackson Bottling Co based in Athens remains a separate corporation BMI will run divisions under BMI in existing franchise areas Gemini products list Seven Up Orange Strawberry Grape Crush Frostie Root Beer Dixie Cola Lipton Iced Tea Amesville Grange meeting Tuesday at 8 p.m members to submit articles for State contest Scheduled Grange session includes judging entries

Henry M. O'Neill, Jr Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania BMI Jackson Bottling Co Athens O'Neill Jackson Beverage Management Grange Amesville Grange

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