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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1973

Page

2

Schedules Set For City Bus Service In Athens

Athens Transit starts six days a week with two routes from the county courthouse, 15 cent fares for city riders and 10 cents for seniors. Service funded by a 2500 appropriation from the City Council, with drivers Vaughan and Gardner, linking rural points to Logan five days weekly.

Athens Transit City Council David F. Vaughan Tri- County Community Action Agency Richland Avenue Athens Hecks Court and Carpenter Morris Avenue Madison Avenue May Avenue Harris Drive Charles Street Grand Park Blvd Vaughan George Cady Ralph Gardner Glouster Tri-County Hocking County Logan Athens Apts Apts CAA

Jaycees To Hold Member Night At Ohio University Inn

Jaycee Membership Night features Gene W. Childress 44th president of the Ohio Jaycees at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Ohio University Inn Oak Room with talks by Childress and City Council president Harry Crewson. Athens Jaycees report 65 members. Ohio Jaycees 15,000 and National Jaycees 300,000.

Gene W. Childress The Ohio Jaycees Ohio University Inn Childress Sharonville Jaycees Future Directions Committee Ohio Proctor and Gamble Company Harry Crewson Athens Jaycees Jaycees Athens East State Street Oak Room Tom Antoinette Jim Kensinger

Athens Mental Hospital Progressive Lions Told

Richard Passoth of Athens Mental Health Center spoke at a Lions Club meeting about treatment reforms for the mentally ill. He announced a May 16 mental health workshop in Baker Center and urged updates to commitment and discharge laws. He criticized dumping patients into prisons and urged more community based and out patient care and proposed selling surrounding land.

Passoth

Accidents and Lions news from Athens area

The Athens post of the State Highway Patrol reports 130 accidents in March with improper speed and failure to yield the right of way as top causes. Fifty one injured and one death occurred. Drinking drivers accounted for 11 percent. The Athens Lions say over a million dollars has been raised for the Ohio Lions Eye Foundation since 1955, with Athens the first donor. Lion Gerald Mayer is seriously ill at University Hospital Columbus. Steve Henry of Continental Cablevision was inducted March 20.

Athens Post State Highway Patrol Post Lions Ohio Lions Eye Foundation Athens Lion Gerald Mayer West Union University Hospital Columbus Mayer Steve Henry Continental Cablevision

Weather and Water Project Update Headline

National forecast calls for sun nationwide while the Northeast and northern Rockies see mixed precipitation. Local outlook predicts clouds and cool conditions with rain or thundershowers tonight and possible snow flurries Thursday. A Nelsonville water project gains go ahead on easements after county and township approvals. The Ohio Oil and Gas Association reports completion of a dry well on the Leonard L. Lucas lease in Rome Two.

Rockies Nelsonville James Shumaker Leonard L. Lucas Rome Ohio Oil and Gas Association Cow Run Lucas

Oscar McGee Again Heads Local 1699

Officers of Ohio University Local Union 1699 to be installed at 8 p.m. Saturday in Seigfred Auditorium. The roster lists Oscar McGee as president, David Lyons as vice president, Beulah Carpenter secretary, Floyd Ritz treasurer, with Norma Shields Donna Knox and Grace Glab as executive board members. Bernard David, Robert Mingus and Gyneth Thompson serve as trustees, Kenneth Davis as staff representative of Council 21 will administer the oath.

Ohio University Local Union 1699 Seigfred Oscar McGee David Lyons Beulah Carpenter Floyd Ritz Norma Shields Donna Knox Grace Glab Bernard David Robert Mingus Gyneth Thompson Kenneth Davis Council 21

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