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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1971

Page

7

Oldtimers Day Program Honors Ex Baseball Players

Nelsonville Oldtimers Day launches at 1 30 p m Sunday with flag raising at Crabtree Memorial Field West End. Nelsonville York High School Senior Band and Boy Scouts participate. Two former players will be honored with plaques. A 2 30 p m game Nelsonville Merchants versus Zanesville follows, and a 5 30 p m banquet at the Nelsonville Eagles Hall.

Nelsonville Gilbert Smith Oldtimers Organization Nelsonville Eagles Washington Street Mechem Smith

Little Miss Judging Parade Set Tuesday

Nelsonville 1971 Little Miss Parade of the Hills contest organizers finalize judging details. Tuesday noon to 3 pm judging occurs at Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital auditorium followed by auxiliary sponsored party. Parade forms at 6 pm at Backus Lumber Co with Jax Distributing Co sponsoring the float.

Little Miss Little Queens Committee Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Sandy Irwin Lucille Conner Mount St. Mary Hospital John Hemmer Perry County Press Backus Lumber Co Poplar Street Little Queens Jax Distributing Co

Two Men Cited In Barroom Fight

Logan police cited two men after a barroom fight at the Wooden Shoe Bar on West Main Street at 11 30 p m Charles C Davis 28 Logan Route 1 and Charles M James 34 53 East Second Street were cited into Mayor s Court for the incident

Logan W. Main Street Charles C. Davis Charles M. James E. Second St

Parade of the Hills Festival Nears Official Start

The 22nd Annual Parade of the Hills Festival approaches with a platform set at the Kroger lot south end and Nelsonville TV Cable installing gear by a maple tree. Bob Wilson displays historic Parade photos as decorators add red, white and blue bunting to storefronts ahead of Church Day events starting Sunday.

Nelsonville Kroger Nelsonville TV Cable Bob Wilson

Hocking Valley Community Hospital Admissions List

Admissions include Mrs Edna Sharp Nelsonville and several Logan residents Miss Christine Miller and Mrs Mildred Hardman among others. Transfers list Master Ray Spencer and Samuel Christian sent to University Hospital Columbus as part of the Hocking Valley Community Hospital intake.

Edna Sharp Nelsonville Greg Daubenmire Christine Miller Mildred Hardman Stella Bauer Logan Ray Spencer Clara Phillips Steven Paisley Sharon Bush Francis Duffey Robert Nihiser University Hospital Columbus Samuel Christian

Young Adults Named In New Ohio Rail Strike Block

Lawrence Tolbert 19 of Hamden and Chevyl Wright 18 of McArthur are railroader and waitress. Dale Graves 18 of Ray Ohio Meade Corp and Carol Remy 18 of McArthur Route 1 work nearby. Kenneth Barnes 18 Kingston Route 2 and Susan Ratcliff 17 Londonderry Route 1 listed as laborer. Richard Calvin 21 McArthur student and Christine Will 19 McArthur bank employee are also named.

Lawrence Stephen Tolbert Hamden Chevyl Jane Wright McArthur Dale DeWayne Graves Ray Ohio Meade Corp Carol Sue Remy Kenneth Allan Barnes Kingston Susan Elaine Ratcliff Londoderry Richard Lawrence Calvin Christine Will

Vinton County Board Adopts Dress Code and Hires Staff

The Vinton County Board of Education adopted a grades seven through twelve dress code and announced the hiring of 12 teachers and substitute teachers for the 1971-72 year. It outlined prohibited attire for girls and boys, plus grooming rules and annual review plans. The board approved bus driver physicals reimbursement, a new lunch policy, and appointed staff including Marian Koenecke as secretary and Abdul Wahid Saleemi in business education.

Board of Education Department of Agriculture Michael Binion Imogene Brown Norman Crider Lloyd Hartwell Martha Hulbert Jean Cline Shirley Graham Loretta Saylor Michael Simmons Judy Sowers Carol Gauer Abdul Wahid Saleemi Marian Koenecke Amanda Barker Frances Cecil Phoebee Frazee Margaret Ta Born Shirley Ward Darrell Waldron Paul Wood State Department of Education Vinton County

Tri-County Board Adopts Lunch Price Policy

Nelsonville Ohio Tri County Joint Vocational School Board adopts a free and reduced price lunch policy for students unable to pay full meals. Families may apply with forms sent home, available at principals offices, and hearings are overseen by Supt. T C Porter. Policy ensures confidentiality and no student identification.

Nelsonville Tri- County Joint Vocational School Board of Education JVS Earl Parkins Porter Tri-County Joint Vocational School Parkins

Kindergarten Pupils' Registration Planned

Supt. Randall Talbott announced starting dates for Hemlock Southern Local kindergarten classes. New Straitville will host New Straitville and Shawnee pupils, Corning hosts Corning and Moxahala pupils. Registration dates: New Straitsville Aug 31 at 9 15 a.m. and Corning Sept 2 at 9 15 a.m. Class starts: New Straitsville Sept 7 and Corning Sept 9.

Hemlock Supt Randall Talbott Straitsville Shawnee

Patrolman Exam Set For Monday

Logan C. E. Krumlauf of the Civil Service Board says a patrolman examination is set for Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Ohio residents aged 21 to 30 who are high school graduates in good health may apply. New patrolmen must move into the city within 90 days. A physical exam follows a successful written test. Pay starts at 504.32 monthly for 90 days, then 533.84 monthly.

Logan C. E. Krumlauf The Civil Service Board State of Ohio

Mount St. Mary Hospital Discharges and Transfers

Hospital notes show Robert Bartley from Logan and Ronald Andrews among discharged patients. Eleanor Swart Lena Wolfe Letha Hey Beverly Auflick Martha Brown Norman Bickley Lena McDaniel Geraldine Barber moved to Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.

Eleanor Swart Lena Wolfe Letha Hey Beverly Auflick Martha Brown Norman Bickley Lena McDaniel Geraldine Barber Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus

Jobless claims show weekly fluctuation in Logan area

Unemployment claims for the week ending Aug 14 rise by seven from the prior week but stay 86 below the year-ago level. Logan reports 19 initial and 157 continued claims, Athens 26 initial and 141 continued, totaling 343 for the week. Openings listed by Harold Zimmerman include one groundskeeper, two carpenters, vinyl and aluminum siding installers, one part time tire changer, and one carpet salesman.

Logan Athens Harold Zimmerman The Employment Service Bureau

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