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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1975
Page
3
Walter Ervin was elected president of the Athens Lions Club at a Tuesday meeting at The Ohio University Inn. He has been a member since 1948 and led the club in 1958, with plans discussed for a Dec 16 ladies night buffet.
Mena Lovenstein of Athens has released against a garden wall, an 80 page poetry volume from Simmons College Press Boston in hardback and paperback. He is the Charles G. O Bleness Professor of Economics at Ohio University and previously published these works.
Joseph Dan Berry, 27, of Middleport, was transported to the Chillicothe Correctional Center to begin a sentence of six months to five years for jail escape. He used a spoon to pick a lock on the emergency door at the Middleport jail on November 17 and was later apprehended in Wilkesville.
A quirky device converts car radios into multiuse appliances for the Christmas party, turning a radio into a yogurt maker and vegetable steamer.
Readable ad copy markets a new four piece set priced at 29 95. Mentions Vere ndio and a Union street address 16 W Union. Promotes kitchen utensils and stocking stuffers for kids. Farmacy ad lists 13 W State and phone 593-7007.
A three vehicle crash at the Route 550 and Route 13 junction north of Athens left two people injured. John C. Baughman, 48, of Chauncey, was treated for lacerations and possible concussion, while Douglas Riley, 18, of Amesville, suffered head lacerations but declined further care.
OU Security Police report a single vehicle crash on New South Green Drive injuring four Ohio University students. Driver James W. McClurkin age 20 and passengers Kenneth Carpenter Thomas Walters and Peter Giauque all 19 were taken to a local facility by private car. The car hit a tree after losing control and the incident is under investigation. Albany Veterans of Foreign Wars calls a special meeting for 7 p.m. Friday.
A workshop for regular classroom teachers to aid hearing impaired students is set for Friday at the Hocking Valley Motor Lodge near Nelsonville. It runs 1 to 3 30 p m and is open to teachers administrators support staff and parents across 10 counties including Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Meigs Monroe Morgan Perry Vinton and Washington. Phyllis Ashbolt will be guest consultant and cover classroom problems academic provisions resources and suggested materials. The SEO SEARC project coord Bill Elmore notes collaboration with Sherry Allison the Low Incidence Coordinator.
Fire Chief Richard Cooley announced a revised loss total from the Thanksgiving Day blaze on Dairy Lane. The Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center barn is now valued at 78,840 for the barn itself plus 4,000 for hay and 1,500 for hand tools, up from 46,500 originally.
Secretary bookkeeper position at Tri- County Community Action Agency on Route 550 involves record keeping and fiscal management. Part time 20 hours weekly with monthly pay of 250 to 275 dollars. Apply by Friday to CAA office or state employment offices. contact 592-6601 for details.
A public paperback book fair will be Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the West Elementary School cafeteria. The event, sponsored by the school PTA, offers books priced 85 cents to 1.95. Ohio University elementary education majors will decorate displays and assist in selections. A filmstrip presentation will be shown throughout the fair.
Auditor Ralph Nuzum warned the sewer department faces a payless Friday unless the City Council funds a supplemental appropriation. The fund started with 398000 and now has 3300, despite a proposed 44000 addition to cover through year end. A special meeting was set to act on the measure.
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