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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1975

Page

2

Athens County 169 Board Adjusts year end budget and plans

The Athens County 169 Board of Mental Retardation approved end of year budget adjustments and set plans to seek liability insurance estimates for members and staff. They also will review a state instructional systems grant and consider delegating it to the building committee.

Athens County 169 Board of Mental Retardation AtCo Sheltered Workshop Virginia Phillips Ed Kliner North Central College Hocking Technical College Tri-County Vocational School Phillips Debbie Davidson Philadelphia Harry Sans Beacon Education Association Athens County Association Athens Junior Women’s Club Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center

ARC Extension May Be Vetoed

Washington AP report on conferees agreeing to extend the Appalachian Regional Commission for four years while opponents fear a presidential veto. Senate House compromise would also create four new regional commissions and place seven smaller bodies on similar footing amid ant poverty program concerns.

Washington House Senate Appalachian Regional Commission Commission Ford Appalachian Commission Lyndon Johnson

Messiah To Be Sung In Wellston

Messiah section performance at Wellston High School auditorium on December 14 at 2 p.m. sponsored by Wellston High School and the Wellston Ministerial Association. High school chorus plus community members perform. Sandra Nodruff directs the chorus. Soloists Teresa Gettles Louis Johnson Dave Spencer and Mike McKinniss are all Ohio University sophomores.

Wellston Wellston High School Wellston Ministerial Association Sandra Nodruff Teresa Gettles Louis Johnson Dave Spencer Mike McKinniss Ohio University

Fire Hits Twice Home Leveled in Pleasant Hill Road Fire

A Pleasant Hill Road couple lost their home after two fires. Fire Chief Tommy Adkins said the first blaze started in the fireplace around noon Tuesday and a second fire engulfed the house by 8:30 p.m. Damages totaled about $20,000 to the structure and $10,000 to contents.

Pleasant Hill Road Richland Area Tommy Adkins James M. Dailey Athens Adkins Dailey

Starr United Methodist Women Elect New Officers

Logan Starr United Methodist Women met in church social rooms with Mrs. Ralph Farrar leading singing and Mrs. George McAfee giving the prayer. Twenty three visits to the sick and forty cheer cards were reported. New officers named: Mrs. Ralph Farrar Sr president, Mrs. Hilas McAfee vice president, Mrs. George R. Carter secretary, Mrs. Lafe Eggleston treasurer. Mrs. Willard Thomas and Mrs. Everitt Thomas on nominating committee. Prose and poetry read. refreshments served by Mrs. Eggleston and Mrs. Carter. Guest Mrs. Charles Stevens of Middlesex England.

Hearing Set for 3 Attendants in Abuse Case

Dr John Delaney superintendent of Apple Creek State Institute says a Thursday hearing will address three attendants accused of neglect in the case of Lottie Ann Leonhart 26 whose fingernails and nails on both feet were ripped out. The committee on resident abuse reached a unanimous decision after questioning eight employees and seven hours of deliberation. The patient is now in a Youngstown hospital.

Lottie Ann Leonhart Youngstown

Santa to Visit Nelsonville for Christmas Parade

Santa Claus arrives Saturday on a fire truck atop the Public Square ride led by the Nelsonville York marching band. He will hand out treats funded by local merchants and listen to children's present requests as the Christmas shopping season opens.

Nelsonville Santa Claus Santa Nelsonville- York

Skating Party Rescheduled by GLOUSTER Cadette Troop 1082

Cadette Troop 1082 at Holy Cross Church held a meeting with a flag ceremony led by Robin Jones. They rescheduled a skating party for Monday and discussed bleacher painting at the stadium. They plan a Christmas food basket for a needy family and will conduct a flag ceremony next meeting. The court of honor asks each girl to submit an essay on improving the troop.

Glouster — Cadette Holy Cross Church Robin Jones Court of Honor

Bargaining Pact OKd FOP City Will Renew Talks

The Fraternal Order of Police and the city will resume bargaining next week after agreeing that the Southern Ohio Lodge 55 will represent all department members in talks. They will bargain by ordinance rather than contract. Police discuss salaries and fringe benefits. talks begin early next week. A separate report notes a stolen pickup was recovered after a rollover on Wilkesville Road 5.

Robert Ekey Fraternal Order of Police FOP Southern Ohio Lodge 55 James Deardorff Deardorff McArthur Clifton Cardwell Jr Ewington Winton County Charles Harper Wilkesville

Steer Weigh In At Athens County Junior Fair

All 4 H and FFA steer project members must weigh in Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Athens Livestock Sales Inc. barn on Route 50W between Athens and Albany. This is the only identification time. Call Don Van Nostran at 593 8555 with questions.

FFA Athens County Athens Livestock Sales Inc Athens Albany Don van Nostran

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