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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1972
Page
8
Logan Christmas Pageant presented Sunday at the Logan High School auditorium featured three groups sharing the stage to emphasize the meaning of Christmas. The Community Band, directed by Kent Bishop, performed Handel's Messiah selections and carols for the first time in years.
Chauncey and Nelsonville activities list meetings for Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Brownies Girl Scouts and church choirs across Chauncey and Nelsonville with multiple times. The Nelsonville York City Board of Education December session is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Senior High School board room.
An 18 year old Worthington youth, Robert D. Morrison, was struck while crossing the Route 328 exit ramp of Route 33 Sunday at 5 45 p m. He and two companions had been hitchhiking after their southbound car broke down. Morrison was hit by John Green 25 Union Furnace. Morrison was taken to University Hospital Columbus for a fractured femur possible broken right hip and facial and head cuts.
Nelsonville Eastrn Star chapter 72 to install officers Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple. Santa was portrayed by Harold Smith. Christmas program featured children, a concert with soloists, and a Logan Civic Celebration Committee sponsored production directed by Pat Shannon.
In Nelsonville a two car crash near Town and Country Drive-Thru Carryout led to the citation of Hubert E. Dalton age 16 of 735 Jackson Street to Athens County Juvenile Court. Dalton failed to yield while turning from Town and Country onto Chestnut Street and struck Scott Michael Hawthorne’s eastbound sedan on Chestnut Street.
Five cases were heard Saturday with two hearings waived and one bond forfeiture. John Matheny pleaded guilty to menacing threats and assault and battery, receiving fines of 10 and 15 dollars plus costs. Dee Ann Finlay and Paul J. Stump faced speeding charges with fines of 12 and 11 dollars plus costs respectively. Other actions included a dropped assault charge, a public intoxication guilty plea with a 10 dollar fine, and bond forfeiture for Eldon Stufflebeam.
Mills must stand trial on charges of shooting Deputy Sheriff David Wilbur. Judge Meyer rejected a pretrial delay claim. Mills is in Chillicothe Correctional after a manslaughter conviction for killing Sheriff Harold Steele the same day. Wilbur and the deputy were wounded during a warrant service at Mills home near Creola.
Cold conditions and rainfall cessation eased flood danger as the Hocking River fell. The water receded from the high school football field city park and Crabtree Memorial Field with damage assessments to follow in coming days.
Judge James Stilwell sentenced Roland H. Frazier for DUI to three days in jail and $150 fine. Others were fined for speeding, fictitious registration, and related offenses. 21 bonds were forfeited and several defendants faced license issues. This report lists defendants by name, residence, and charge with monetary penalties.
Mrs. Essie Lash of McArthur joined nearly 400 community leaders at Ohio State University for the 23rd annual State Extension Advisory Committee meeting. The gathering featured reports from Extension Service faculty on current and future adult and youth education programs. Additional guests included Ohio congressmen.
Nelsonville city leaders plan a regular Monday 7 p.m. meeting to discuss the sanitary sewer program after Mayor Bumgardner vetoed a rate hike for Phase I. Extension details include broadened 4-H and nutrition education programs across Ohio. The Lash family, a McArthur graduate, is involved in local civic groups and farming work in Vinton County.
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