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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1969

Page

16

Continen tal Homes Demonstrates Stacked Duplex Construction

Continental Homes representatives in Athens assembled a two story duplex in four sections on Tocking Street. Ground floor units were joined with upper sections lifted into place, then a porch roof connected. Each unit includes living room dining area kitchen utility room two bedrooms bath on second floor with factory installed HVAC bath units cabinets water heaters and hardwood doors. Units are leased for 48 rental units and meet building code with top hooks used for installation removed after positioning.

Continental Homes Tocking Street Athens Larry Conrsth Continental Con

Head Cut and Gas Overflows Prompt Fire Department Aid

Alarry White, 35, of Athens, suffered two cuts to the back when struck with a beer bottle at Johnson's Inn. He was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after fire department responders were alerted at 3:29 p.m. A pumper truck also responded to 42 Grosvenor St. to flush gasoline from a street after an auto tank overflowed. Additional calls Saturday morning sent equipment to John’s Marathon Service Station to address leaking gasoline onto a driveway. A squad later transported Mrs. Guy Wingett, 72, from the Athens National Bank after she slipped on the sidewalk, sustaining possible injuries to her left hip and wrist.

Alarry White Athens Robies Johnson’s Inn W. State St Marathon EastState Carpenter Court Washington Athens National Bank Guy Wingett Albany Wingett

Ammunition Sales No Longer Require Certain Records

The Internal Revenue Service states that new legislation removes recordkeeping for shotgun and rifle ammunition sales and their components. Purchases of handgun ammunition remain regulated, and sellers must verify buyer age while various groups remain prohibited from buying any ammunition. Dealers must continue to keep records on other ammunition sales and identify buyers.

Informal Revenue Service IRS Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division TRS

Firebombing Try Foiled At Armory

An apparent Molotov Cocktail attack was stopped at 1 a.m. Saturday when officers in a passing car found five burning bottles near government trucks inside the National Guard Armory during a dance. Three bottles broke. two were extinguished and sent for fingerprint tests. Authority says federal aid alerted. Albany firefighters plan meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the fire house for maintenance on trucks. Engineers group to meet Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at The Ohio University Inn.

National Guard Mel Lice London Bureau of Criminal Investigation Fred James Albany Area Hocking Valley The Ohio Society of Professional Engineers Ohio University Inn

Coolville Story Of A Winner By Georg Lovell Coolville

Coolville gains a major photo processing plant from Vienna, boosting area employment and taxes. The Best Photo facility, housing a large workforce, supports the school district, fire department, and hospital stadium fund while expanding the local post office and real estate activity. Water and sewer systems strain under higher demand, prompting upgrades and new wells, storage tanks, and public works finance debates. Local officials fear debt service may press income but pursue improvements for reliability.

Georg Lovell Coolville Industriwers Hocking River Premier’ Photo Co Best Vienna W.va Coalville Hocking High School Ilso del Marice Gilige Ectale Colville Tri-County Bank of Pon Reed Fuenver Uus Coolville Board of Public Affairs Department

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