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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1971
Page
3
Albany area volunteer fire department schedules its annual meeting for August 26 at 7 30 p m at the fire house. Directors will be elected at the gathering and residents within the fire protection area are invited to attend, said president Bill Gillogly.
Walter Tevis age 43 of 12 Maplewood Drive Athens was taken by the Athens Fire Department emergency squad to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital at 12:19 a.m. Thursday after he became ill at his home.
Steven R. Barker, 19, of Nelsonville Route 1 was cited for improper backing after a two car collision on Depot Street in New Marshfield. Barker backed into a car driven by William O. Lightfritz, 35, of New Marshfield following the incident.
Martha Margaret Lehman was granted a divorce from Paul Richard Lehman on grounds of extreme cruelty. The case was heard in Hancock County Court of Common Pleas by Judge Harley Meyer.
Mr and Mrs David Cline Nelsonville Route 1 announce a son. Mrs Stella Bailey Mrs James Westfall Grace Kirk endall all of Athens plus several others from Athens Glouster Albany Nelsonville Jacksonville Nelsonville Route 1 and 4 Paul Smathers Ogdensburg and more.
Gary L. Jones of the Ohio Department of Liquor Control reminds the 23,000 plus alcohol permit holders to file annual renewal applications by Sept. 16. Permits expire at midnight Oct. 1 with a ten percent penalty for late renewal.
Parents of students new to Athens city schools are asked to register their children starting Monday. Kindergarten through fifth grade should come between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. For new kindergartners and first graders, birth certificates and immunization records are required. Middle and high school registrations run 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at each school office, with last year’s report cards needed for remaining new students.
Sister Ann Joachim a Dominican nun and law professor at Sienna Heights College in Adrian won the nomination for the Adrian City Commission. She polled 1521 votes the highest among 14 candidates and will run in the November general election. The 69 year old nun had criticized Adrian as a one party town. Adrian lies in Lenawee County which last backed a Democrat in 1932 for Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Athens County pursues a 165000 delinquent tax and penalties claim against Rumac Inc and Lake View Dormitories in a case stalled by the need to appoint a new Common Pleas Court judge after Judge Bolin's retirement. Governor Gilligan awaits selection or temporary replacement. a docket shift is expected. Sam Henderson of the Athens City Schools urges payment to fund textbooks.
District Ranger Rene Elisar will lead the Ridgeway District of the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania, with Paul Brohn moving to the Allegheny district. The changes take effect August 22, as George Semmens also shifts to timber staff duties. Supervisors praise both leaders for expanding forest land, refining boundaries, and advancing development programs.
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