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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1967
Page
3
Athens Postmaster Arthur E. Cornwell warned that a late December rush could stress holiday delivery as only two mail weekends remain before Christmas. Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien urged heavy mailings this coming weekend to avoid system overload and possible delays.
The State Highway Patrol cited Sandra Lee Bowling 28 The Plains after a two car collision at Route 56 and 682 just west of Athens. Bowling failed to yield the right of way and reported bruised shoulder and head pains but did not seek treatment. The accident occurred about 7 20 p m. Separately Charles Lahnam 52 Pomeroy Rt 3 struck a deer on Route 7 two miles north of the Athens Meigs line, killing the animal.
Albany officials approve a five year water supply contract with the Margaret Creek Conservancy District. The district will build a lake and system east of Albany to serve the village, with no rate increase and a top fee of 5000 dollars for about 350 current customers. Quicksand near the well casings has constrained supply though drilling has increased to five active wells.
Mayor Raymond Shepard and Councilman Tad Grover travel to Portsmouth for a Friday meeting to urge early completion of Ohio s Appalachian Highway. About 75 leaders from 16 southern counties are invited to hear about the highway s economic potential and planned multi state efforts to push construction toward the nation s capital.
Athens County topped 18 county district deer kills in the five day season with 80 bucks, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports, compared to 64 last year. Nearby counties show Gallia 38 Hocking 47 Meigs 31 Morgan 32 Vinton 43 and Muskingum 58, while northeast counties like Trumbull 139 Ashtabula 136 also reported strong openings.
Richland Area Fire Brigade volunteers were called at 3 50 p m Wednesday to extinguish a grass fire near the Belford Bobo residence on Route 33 south of Athens. The blaze started from a burning trash pile and burned about a half acre before firefighters extinguished it.
Birth announcements from Sheltering Arms Hospital include Ronald Hacker and spouse of Albany Route 1 a son. Richard Sharp of Millfield Route 1 a daughter. Avil Harvey Dexter Route 1 a son. Eva Driggs Francis Frye and Raymond Wineland all of Athens a child. William Shepard New Marshfield Route 1. Roy Hoisington Athens Route 2. Fred Cooper and John Law both of Millfield Route 1. Dismissals list William Snodgrass Abner Browning Nellie Noble Mrs. Conrad Foss Mrs. Wilford Russell and sons and Mrs. Clarence McKnight.
The January term juries for Athens County Common Pleas Court were drawn. Eighty citizens named for the petit jury venire and 35 for possible grand jury duty. Names were drawn by Edward Brooks Alonzo Figgins with Judge John W. Bolin and court staff present.
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