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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1967
Page
14
Logan area Red Cross officials announce a 150 pint target for the September 22 bloodmobile at Logan Presbyterian Church from 10 am to 4 pm. The 1947 quota stands at 625 pints, with 25 dollars short of full funding and appointments encouraged to ease crowding.
The 39th Beveridge and al Wied reunion took place at Ash Cave in Logan. Roger Barron presided over the business session. Fred Beveridge of New Marshfield was the eldest attendee. Sherry Green of Columbus was the youngest. Numerous Beveridge relatives from Ohio communities attended.
Hubert Call a former Nelsonville High School athlete was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in Vietnam. He served there from May 1966 to January 1967, was wounded on a night patrol in the Mekong area, and later worked at Fort Ord and Liggett Hunter Military Reservation before discharge and plans to enter Ohio University. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W H Call. Rutland chicken barbecue proceeds fund flood control. skating event scheduled at Dow Arena.
The McArthur Republican Tribune secured the ballot printing contract for the upcoming November election by the Board of Elections with a bid of 25.55 dollars per thousand. The Democratic Enquirer bid 26.40 dollars per thousand. Also noted: estate of Clarence W Keyser filed an authenticated copy of the will and a divorce case Darrell Corbin versus Cheryl Corbin granted by Judge C W Smith.
Logan will hold a September Town Meeting focusing on recreation needs. A Community Relations steering committee selected recreation as the subject, with a panel to address city wide needs for all ages from children to seniors.
Sheriff Harold Steele reports burglars robbed the Al lensville school vending machines taking 10 to 12 dollars from several machines including milk and candy. The burglars also broke into Cashel Caudill of Dundas log hauling truck, stealing tools a thermos bottle a license and about forty gallons of gasoline.
In Vinton County the 1967 reappraisal by Allied Appraisal Co. boosts true real estate value to 24.41 million dollars with 40 percent assessment at 9.76 million. The Board of Tax Appeals approved the value excluding minerals, as auditor Glenn L. Peters notes a county high aggregate valuation and potential tax-rate cuts in mid November.
A clipping lists admissions and births from Mount St Mary Hospital and Community Hospital. Names include Master Robert Spencer and Miss Carol Campbell among admissions. several patients and families in Nelsonville Athens and Chillicothe areas are noted. A birth is recorded for Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Cloust on Haydenville.
Preliminary enrollment figures for Vinton county schools total 2915 with Wilson 281 Zaleski 183 Vinton County High School 760 Allensville 739 McArthur elementary 31 Hamden 137 Swan Central 101. Supt Palmer notes four or five vacancies, including special education at Zaleski and Allensville and a first and fourth grade teacher at McArthur, filled by substitutes.
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