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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1975
Page
10
An 11 year old girl Sandra Dickerson of North Walnut Road was wounded in the back by a 12 gauge shotgun while her father Leonard Dickerson unloaded the gun at their Logan home. She was treated locally then moved to Children's Hospital in Columbus in serious condition.
The Old Settlers Senior Citizen Club will host its annual Christmas dinner at the Center in Jacksonville on December 12 at 5 p.m. Meat will be provided, attendees should bring a covered dish, and a $2 gift exchange plus two small gifts for game prizes are requested. The center’s Thanksgiving dinner had 35 attendees with prayers and poems read.
A list of patients and relatives including Earl Dill Lisa Parsons Phyllis Harris Racine Hermon Jarrell Kris teen Shane Langsville Edna Morgan Pomeroy Russell Barton Mason and others. Transfers noted to Veterans Hospital Huntington Legg's Nursing Home and discharges listed for Nelsonville and nearby towns.
In Athens County and nearby towns a slate of gatherings runs this weekend. Meetings include Order of Red Cross and Malta in Athens city with Albany Masonic Temple. VFW Post 9893 special meeting. Charles Thomas Lodge IOOF in Glouster. Vinton County Senior Citizens bake sale. Bates United Methodist pot luck. Moose Lodge dance with Dale Wallace. Pi Beta Phi Alumnae carol sing canceled. Albany CBS practice for installation. New Marshfield VFW Auxiliary Christmas dinner. Harrisonville Lodge 411 FAM installation. craft bazaar and rummage sale. Girl Scout Troop 1112 fundraiser. West Columbia United Methodist Church Christmas bazaar.
Friday weather forecast from Ohio University agencies notes showers possible in Southeastern Ohio and adjacent regions with highs in the 40s to 50s and 50 percent chances tonight and Saturday. Regional details cover Northwest Inland East Lake Shore Northeast Inland Central Southwest and Western Pennsylvania with variable cloudiness and showers.
Police blotter items list drivers from Wellston Albany Pomeroy McArthur and Plain City cited for offenses including driving under the influence open flask left of center and disruptive conduct. Minor injuries noted for Luther Caldwell in Middleport with a possible broken leg.
David Campbell of Pomeroy faced disturbing the peace with a $30 bond. George McDaniel, 48, of Middleport, charged with disturbing manner posting a $10 bond. Melanie Walters Pullins of Middleport cited for loitering with a $10 bond. Randy Neil Forrest, 19, of 428 Zanesville Ave., and Rita Michelle Casto, 18, of 482 Milton Ave., mentioned in the entries.
One man died and another was listed in critical condition after a headon collision on Route 62 north of Point Pleasant near the Pantasote Plant. Carl Gardner 48 of New Haven died on arrival at Pleasant Valley Hospital. William Sloan 35 of Gallipolis Ferry remained in critical condition at St. Marys Huntington. The Mason County Sheriff's Department investigates. Arrangements for Gardner were to be announced by Wilcoxen Funeral Home.
Ford pressed Congress for 42.5 million dollars for Asia aid while signaling eased ties with Indonesia as part of a broader Southeast Asia bloc. He met Suharto in Jakarta and discussed Timor and Fretilin amid U S and Chinese diplomacy signals.
Police ring the Indonesian consulate as six terrorists hold 30 hostages including 11 children. Beilen train siege with five terrorists and 38 captives continues. three hostages killed. Premier Den Uyl appeals for calm as mediation attempts fail. Government orders full alert of royal marine and state police units.
Richard Schrader of Lansing says weekly exchange with his sister-in-law in Cleveland led to a $1,000 a month for life Buckeye 1000 win in Ohio lottery. Marie Salzer previously won $25 in Michigan lottery. Other Buckeye 1000 winners include Charles Huxtable and Charles Mobley. First numbers drawn in Super Santa game accompanied by Buckeye 1000 weekly results.
Former U.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum warns lawmakers that utility lobbyists will push hard to block repeal of the Reconstruction Cost New formula. The bill would replace RCN with a cost-based valuation and set a nine month PUCO decision deadline to curb lag time and protect consumers.
Zaleski Volunteer Fire Department earned praise from an insurance adjustor after extinguishing a Madison Two home fire at 7 55 p m. The blaze caused 1800 damage to a January built residence on County Road 29 near a chimney with defective wiring cited as the cause. Sixteen firemen and two trucks responded. crew recently completed training from McArthur Fire Chief Loyd Gill.
Santa Claus will arrive in Glouster at about 1 p.m. Saturday. His headquarters will be in the High Street building formerly occupied by Dr. John Greenlees. Treats will be given to children courtesy of downtown merchants.
A fluorescent light ballast overheated at the Stop N Go food store on Stim son Avenue Thursday evening. Athens firefighters responded after a clerk reported a smoke odor and turned off the fixture. No damage occurred.
Emergency runs reported at 6 16 p m as Virgil Bickel 58 of Lancaster injured in an auto accident along Columbus Road near Bauer University Volkswagen and O Bleness.
Richard C Dunkel founder of the Dunkel Football and Basketball Index died after a lengthy illness at 69 in Daytona Beach Florida. John F Fritz Martin longtime Wesleyan University coach of track and other sports died at 80 in Middletown Connecticut.
Navy Hospital Corpsman Neil E. McCune returns to Alameda after seven months in the Western Pacific aboard USS Hancock. He and other service members include William E. Brown, Joseph A. Sidler, Del Sherree Moore, John W. McDaniel, Ralph Parry III, Randale Walker, Randy R. Wolfson, Glenn K. Roush, and Lawrence K. Hall, detailing recruit trainings, REFORGER exercise, and duty assignments in Germany, Florida, and Europe.
The Wellston City Council in a brief meeting Thursday night accepted a $65,608.03 check from Joseph Oths for Ralston Purina's part of water works costs serving its plant near the city. The firm owes $106,400 overall, with arrangements to pay the remaining balance. The council also noted $600 rent from Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service for August to October, with November and December still due.
The Nelsonville Tribune office at 77 W. Washington St. was entered between 7 p.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. today through a rear window boarded over. A AM FM stereo radio with a tape player and two speakers valued at 150 dollars was taken.
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