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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1973

Page

3

Athens County Court Packed With Defendants and Forfeitures

In a crowded Athens County Municipal Court, Judge Franklin J. Sheeter processed over three dozen defendants with two dozen absent due to forfeitures. The docket included intoxication cases, open container charges, theft, malicious destruction, and driving offenses with varied bonds and April arraignments or hearings.

Athens County Franklin J. Sheeter Leslie W. Davis Bay Views William K. Sheehan Scott Quad Dallas R. Bennett Sandusky Greg T. Colicchio Wickliffe Gary Lee Shafer Ohio University Security Keith H. Sieber Washington Jeffrey C. Yohner Springfield Vincent Albertico Lyndhurst Bruce A. Bailey Lockbourne Afb Mark D. Bailey Scott A. Bowser David W. Briggs Columbia Station Robert S.rown Tucson Ariz Herbert L. Buck Guysville William L. Clary Nelsonville Thomas N. Cooke Middleport John E. Davis Columbus Stephen J. Horvath Sargent Hall Craig S. Hrubey Maple Heights Kenny Kerr Jr Sunset Drive Gerald A. Mollica Patrick A Rooney Findlay Jeffrey M. Seedhouse Middleburg Heights

Three Calls Answered by The Plains Volunteer Fire Dept

Three calls were answered over the weekend by The Plains Volunteer Fire Department. One response occurred to a traffic accident near the Poston power plant on Saturday night with a reported car fire that did not materialize and no injuries. Another call at 7 30 a m Sunday involved Mary Gilkey who was ill and taken to O Benness Hospital.

The Plains Volunteer Fire Department Poston Plains Squad Mary Gilkey Lower Plains O’bleness Hospital

11 404 Voters In Athens

County Elections Director William Howe notes 11 404 registered voters in Athens. May 8 city primary registration closed last week, while county residents voting only on seven state constitutional amendments in a May 8 special election have until 4 p.m. April 27 to sign onto lists. Overall, county eligibility drops to 25 407 as of April 10 from 26 107 last year due to 1 200 voters removed for not voting the past two years.

Athens William Howe Howe

Junk Car Removal Proposed in Ohio House

State Rep. Claire Buzz Ball co sponsors a bill to declare abandoned junk motor vehicles a public nuisance and empower law enforcement to remove them. The measure targets vehicles three years old or older, extensively damaged, operable or not, with a fair market value of 100 dollars or less, excluding commercial junkyards.

Claire Buzz’’ Ball Ohio House Ball

University professor tests strip mining impact in Congress

Ohio University sociology professor Dr. Richard Krebs told the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee that about 90 percent of stripped land remains unreclaimed and questioned the farming potential of mined land. He urged listening to residents who have lived with mining and cited a December 1971 People's Hearing describing negative effects across Ohio and neighboring states.

Ohio University House Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs Richard Krebs University Moid A. Ahmad Krebs Ohio Coal Company Gem of Egypt West Virginia Kentucky Virginia Tennessee

Five Ordinances On Agenda For Athens City Council

The Athens City Council agendas five first reading ordinances including spending federal revenue sharing funds for W State Street cemetery fencing and buying a tractor and mower for recreation ground maintenance. A grounds keeper position would be added to the recreation department payroll, with legal services and code revisions planned and a Richland Avenue widening study funded. Third readings include garbage rate amendments and a $2500 outfitting of the new city small animal warden.

Athens Leo Marellah Engleman E. State Street Ransom and Harris Roads W. State Street Richland Avenue

Ohio University internship program seeks women and minority candidates

Applications for Ohio University administrative internship program are due May 1 for five half time posts in 1973 74. Interns will work with senior administrators from July 1 1973 to June 30 1974. Each position offers a 6000 annual stipend plus a tuition scholarship for part time study. Details from Gwen Coleman Center for Afro American Studies 413 Lindley Hall.

Ohio University Gwen Coleman Center For Afro-American Studies Lindley Hall

Children Christened On Sunday At First Presbyterian

Three grandchildren of retired Commander and Mrs George Van Rogers were christened Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church by Rev J Lloyd Evans. Elizabeth Ann Rogers William Bruce Wickham and Beatrice Ruth Wheeler Rogers were named for Bruce Rogers and his wife Beatrice Ruth Wheeler Rogers. Family members including Mrs Christopher Mark Peterson and David Bruce Rogers attended a party at the Rogers home after the service.

Nelsonville Comander George van Rogers J. Lloyd Evans First Presbyterian Church Christopher Mark Peterson David Bruce Rogers Jeffrey Miller Columbus Marcos de la Higura Indianapolis Ind Peterson Beatrice Ruth Rogers Bruce Rogers

What Do Many Doctors Use For Hemorrhoidal Pain Relief

Doctors report they neither use Preparation H themselves nor in practice for hemorrhoidal pain. Preparation H provides prompt temporary relief from pain and itching for hours and may reduce swelling when tissues are inflamed. Options include ointment or suppositories.

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