Picket Lines Spread Over Athens County Construction
Construction projects around Athens County stagnate as Bricklayers Local 52 strike halts work. The Messenger building at The Plains shows completed brickwork while the offset press remains stalled. Court Street’s Athens National Bank site and the Jones Buick project also face delays. bank completion now pushed to late fall.
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Athens County
Local 52
Messenger
the Plains
Athens National Bank
Court Street
E. State Street
Tad Grover
Work Halted Over Scheduling For Goss Press Install
Messenger publisher G. Kenner Bush said bricklayers honor picket lines as two trucks carrying about 80 000 pounds of a 120 000 pound Goss offset press arrived with installers from George R Hall Inc. The rest of the equipment was due tomorrow from Chicago. If installation stalls, the press may be stored for a later date.
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Goss
George R. Hall Inc
Cleveland
Chicago
Messenger
G. Kenner Bush
Steers Rated Grade A in Athens County Junior Fair
Grade judging of 53 4 H and FFA exhibitors at the Athens County Fair produced 25 Grade A beef steers. Judge Richard Buchy examined eight classes for nearly 90 minutes in the new sheep and swine arena with about 200 spectators.
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Farmers of America
Athens County Fair
Richard Buchy
Buchy
Evans Packing Co
Gallipolis
FFA
Carol Dailey
Alexander Ffa
Jo Ellen Williams
Fur Fitters
Daryl Ball
Ames-Bern Wonders
Lula Ford
Ames- Bern Wonders
Mary Love
Alexander
Jackie Archer
Carthage-Troy Livestock
Tony Sayers
Cathy Sayers
Pam
Athens Wins Pedestrian Safety Award From AAA
The city of Athens received the Pedestrian Safety Citation from the AAA for 1971, one of 239 awards among 2,146 U.S. cities. The honor cites Athens four years running for strong safety programs in legislation enforcement engineering and public education, with praise for the police department and local schools.
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Athens
American Automobile Association
James H. Conroy
Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
U.S
AAA
AAA Club
Jail Term For Driver Pleading Guilty In Athens County
Kermit Clark of Guysville Route 1 pleaded guilty in Athens County Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. Judge Franklin Sheeter fined $200 and costs, suspended his license 60 days, and sentenced him to seven days in city jail. Other actions: Helen A. Brown pleaded guilty to permitting an unlicensed driver, fined $25 and costs, three days jail with suspension if no further violations. Lynn Seikel pleaded guilty to failure to yield, fined $10 and costs. Bundy Perry pleaded guilty to intoxication at county fairgrounds, fined $25 and costs.
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Kermit Clark
Guysville
Athens County
Franklin Sheeter
Clark
Helen A. Brown
Albany
Highway Patrol
Lynn Seikel
Bromley Hall
Athens
Bundy Perry
County Fairgrounds
Innocent Plea Entered in Ohio University Vandalism Case
Ohio University student Steve Roosa pleaded innocent in Athens County Common Pleas Court to malicious destruction of property charges. Roosa and fellow OU student John Dawson were indicted for downtown window breakage. Roosa’s trial is set for Aug 30 with a $1,500 bond. Kenneth Smith of Nelsonville also faced breaking and entering charges and was to appear, but his attorney was unavailable.
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Steve Roosa
Ohio University
Athens County Common Pleas
Roosa
John Dawson
Lowell B. Howard
Dawson
Kenneth Smith
Nelsonville
Lawrence Grey
Dugan Post Request Gov Gilligan Probe Boy School
Glenford Dugan Post 229 asked Gov John J. Gilligan to investigate reports that the Fairfield School for Boys near Lancaster does not display the U S flag. The post planned a Parade of the Hills project with a $100 prize to be awarded the festival's final night. Post Commander Clarence Wolfe named Wilbur Mender Vernon Tell and Clyde Shingler to the Americanism Committee. Wolfe reported attending a Sunday Athens Legion Post gathering for 8th District Post Officers.
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Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan
John J. Gilligan
U.S
Fairfield School For Boys
Lancaster
Clarence Wolfe
Wilbur Mender
Vernon Tell
Clyde Shingler
Post Americanism
Wolfe
Athens Legion Post
Courthouse to Close for Fair Day in Athens County
Most offices in the Athens County Courthouse will be closed Friday for the fair. The state deputy registrar of motor vehicles office will be closed while the auditor's office remains open. Probate Juvenile Court had not decided by morning whether to stay open Friday.
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Athens County
State Deputy Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Auditor’s
Probate Juvenile Court
Woman Cited For DWI After Early Sunday Arrest
Nelsonville police arrested a Stewart Route 1 woman for driving while intoxicated. Betty Canter posted a $300 bond and is due in Nelsonville Mayor's court on August 19 at 10 a.m.
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Nelsonville
Betty Canter
Divorces Granted in Mason County Circuit Court
Four divorce decrees granted in Mason County Circuit Court. Carol L. Sanders and Leon Sanders case awarded custody of infant children to the mother. Doris Jean Dalton and Owen Dalton case custody awarded to the mother. Robert Joseph McClure and Oneita Marie McClure case details not fully clear.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Carol L. Sanders
Leon Sanders
Doris Jean Dalton
Owen Dalton
Robert Joseph McClure
Oneita Marie McClure
Athens Fire Department inducts new Seagrave pumper No 5
The Athens Fire Department activated its new Seagrave pumper, designated Pumper No 5, after delays due to plans for a third East End station and a hose bed not meeting specs. The $43,500 unit pumps 1000 GPM, carries two hose lines and nine self contained air masks, and prompted a reorganization of existing equipment including moving Pumper 3 to Station 2 and keeping Pumper 1 in reserve.
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Athens
Seagrave
Richard
Chad) Cooley
East End
Raymond Shepard
Cooley
Richland Avenue
Roy Cross
Bill van Sickle
Columbus Road
Mining Seminar Workshop Opens at Ohio University
A public seminar workshop on Conservation and Coal Mining will run August 14 to 18 at Ohio University drawing over 60 participants from 13 states and Canada. Speakers include Dr James F Boyer Jr Gordon H Wood Jr Kenith J Englund Elmore Grim Ralph Hatch Ernest Gebhart Rodney Krause Richard Smith Peter Borrelli and Dr Ahmad directs the program.
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Canada
Ohio University
James F. Boyer Jr
Bituminous Coal Research, Inc
Gordon H. Wood Jr
Kenith J. Englund
U.S. Geological Survey
Elmore Grim
Environmental Protection Agency
Ralph Hatch
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Athens Livestock Sales Yards
Junior Fair Sales Committee
Don van Nostram
Justin Sayers
Tom Stanley
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John Rose
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Jeff Gura
Fur
Jim Day
Cathy Keirns
Ames-Bern
Brian Rector
Cathy Lucas
Steve Pugh
Mark Conrad
Judy Conrad
Larry Keirns
Rhonda Keirns
City of
Meigs Meetings
Shade River Lodge
F&am
Parker
Tuppers Plains
Winding Trail Garden Club
Charles Hayes
Athens Police Dept
Conroy
Dugan
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