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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1977
Page
3
Parents of Morrison Elementary students protested speeding on Richland Avenue. City Council's Safety Services Committee recommends installing school zone lights and expanding the zone boundaries along Richland Avenue with a painted warning.
Mary Downey of 7 Pleasantview won the outstanding student award at Athens High School’s 9th annual art show on Sunday. She led the polls among attendees while 29 category winners were named across silversmithing, ceramics, photography, drawing, painting and more. Protesters from Save Our Children urged reduced speed limits near the school, and the Safety Services Committee planned talks with bar owners on downtown disturbances and open container rules.
Second Lt. Kathryn Teresa Mardis twenty four, sister in law of Athens official Bruce Burns, was found slain Friday in her San Antonio apartment near the Air Force base where she served as a nurse. Authorities note possible link to a series of nurse murders in the area. Arrangements are handled by Egan Ryan Funeral Home in Columbus.
Nelsonville Lions Club will door to door sell tickets from 6 p.m. Wednesday for Friday’s All American Red Heads game at Ben Wagner Gym Nesonville York High School Buchtel. Prices 2.50 adults 2 students 1.50 grade school. Spaghetti dinner Sunday noon to 6 p.m. Elks dining room Hocking Street proceeds to Parade of the Hills Committee meals 2 adults 1 children 12 and under.
Albany Alexander School Board accepted superintendent Raymond Brooks resignation and renewed contracts for teachers and staff. The panel named rehired teachers by tenure length, listed non rehired workers, and set future committee involvement with board citizens and possibly teachers and students.
Four Meigs County young men are named as Young Men of America including Michael Mick Childs and Michael Mike Mullen of Middleport and William Bill Young and Robert Keith Arms of Pomeroy. An earlier article mislisted Akins as Arms. The list was issued by the sponsoring organization and not all are Jaycees members.
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