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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1974
Page
7
Nelsonville city council, in a special meeting, suspends rules to authorize Safety Service Director Harry West to advertise bids for Phase 1 plus sanitary sewer project. Floyd G Browne and Associates prepared plans. bids hoped by fall pending final federal funding confirmation.
Terry McKinniss received the Eagle Scout rank at Hope United Methodist Church in Wellston. Troop 57 Scoutmaster Steve West led the ceremony with John Gallaher of Logan Council giving the Eagle Charge. Escorts were Dave and Ray McKinniss. Terry belongs to Troop 57 and Post 57 and plays on Wellston High School varsity basketball and track teams.
Glouster JT Hollister Alumni Association offers dinner tickets at 3.50 and chance tickets at 2.50. Tickets available from Norm Westfall Insurance or listed alumni. Reunion plans cover 12 classes with May 25 events at Jacksonville Building and Glouster gymnasium. Howard Carter Donnie Seevers lead piano, Marshall Kimball directs school group, Doug Juniper MC and Dr. David Grubbs speaker. Reservations due May 18. Next meeting May 7:30 at Westfall Insurance.
President Carl Young notes engineers warned costs and rate rises would near the limit. Council eyed bids before acting on remodeling by Kinnison Construction. Questions arose about Williams conflict of interest as contractor while serving as councilman. Also urged action with Athens County on juvenile detention facilities amid jail adequacy concerns.
Trimble Township VFW Post 9866 meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Jacksonville Post Home for nomination and election of officers. VFW Ladies Auxiliary gathers at 7 p.m. New Thursday events include Rothwell Club at 1 30 p.m. at Hotel Gordon with Mrs Merril Ogg hosting. Athens County Retired Teachers Association holds a membership tea at Trimble School Jacksonville at 1 30 p.m. New retirees or nonmembers invited.
In Nelsonville the Emblem Club plans a Tuesday 7 p.m. practice for officers elect and outgoing officers. Glouster announces applications for two full time police officers at the police station or Mayor Paul Meade’s home at 54 Broad St. Weekend visitors to Glouster include Mr and Mrs Richard Guinther and their relatives from Akron and Jacksonville.
The Old Straitsville Water Association needs 125 paying customers before a water line can be built. Members must complete the final water users agreement form with FHA approval before signing. Trustees available for questions include Howard Vernon and John Barto. A $20,000 grant from the Farmers Home Administration may aid construction if the Hal Brown property on Route 668 is included. Tap cost ranges from 80 to 250 300, with monthly water bills about 8 to 8.50 for 2000 gallons.
Logan Metal Powder Products Corp subsidiary of Sparteck Inc wins a design excellence award at the National Powder Metallurgy Conference in Boston for ferrous parts a swash block and saddle used in an hydraulic pump for machine tools. The parts reduce part count by ten percent and yield a smaller higher horsepower pump for Hydra Division of Oilgear Co. James F. Riggs accepted the honor.
Firefighters respond to a residence at 243 W Canal St where two children aged seven and nine ignited cardboard with matches. No property damage reported. In Logan, David L Armstrong 22 was cited for reckless operation on private property at the Shake Shoppe late Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. David Grubbs with children visited Canton over the weekend. He delivered the Sunday morning sermon at Emanuel Christian Church and presented slides at the evening service. Attendees included former Glouster residents Miss Jane Murray and Miss Rachael Murray of Massillon.
Jackie Conley reported a break in at a mobile home in Nelsonville with an 18 inch television taken. The incident likely occurred between 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 a.m. Sunday.
Hocking County deputies investigated a break in at Fruitdale Hollow Restaurant where a stereo tape player and meat were taken after entry by prying the door latch. A car stolen from Wilma Hickerson’s property was recovered by Akron police. Thefts included tools from an Ohio Power Co. truck and cabin and farm break ins with about 50 dollars in food taken. Four people cited for speeding.
The Hocking Valley Community Hospital admitted William Bloser of New Straitsville and Robert Hardman of Union Furnace. Also admitted were Barbara McManus of McArthur, Mrs. George Ford of Logan, Mrs. Andrew Waldron, Mrs. Belle War, Mrs. William Grove, and Mrs. Dorothy Burgess.
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