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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
3
The Athens City-County Health Department urges food service operators to obtain 1969 licenses, with enforcement for noncompliance after January 1. The office will operate December 23 26 27 30 31 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., and December 24 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Weekend brings a brief rise in temperatures before a cooler spell from Monday to mid next week. Saturday to Wednesday should stay 30s highs with nights around 20s, with rain Sunday and snow flurries northeast Monday through Wednesday. Precipitation totals near or above half an inch.
Athens man Glenn Iddings forfeited a $35 bond in Athens County Municipal Court on a disturbing the peace charge. He pleaded innocent and posted the bond December 16 after being accused by Velma Clark of The Plains on December 9 for disturbing the peace on December 8. He failed to appear for today's hearing.
A Common Pleas jury awarded Theodore and Myrta Boring 37500 for land at 77 East Mulberry Street, part of a city project on Mulberry Street. The Borings sought 42000. city offered 22000. Jurors met after a trial that began at 9 am with representation by William Lavelle and James Shumaker.
The Ohio University Alumni Association offers a four day air and land tour to the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando to see the Bobcats face University of Richmond on December 27. Priced at 179 dollars, the package includes chartered jet transport from Port Columbus, three nights at Statler Hilton, game ticket, Kennedy Space Center tour, and a post game banquet. Departure is December 26 with return December 29 guided by director Jack G. Ellis.
Cynthia A Coles 20 Pickering Hall fined ten dollars and costs for yielding right of way. FE Conner 32 Millfield Route 1 fined ten dollars and costs for no windshield wipers. cis 23 West Street Wellston fined thirty dollars and costs for speeding. Robert W Crow 21 Syracuse fined twenty dollars and costs for speeding.
Athens Route 4 resident Jerry Blevins faced a second menacing assault charge in Athens County Municipal Court. Acting Judge Roger Jones found him guilty and fined 500 dollars plus costs, with all but 10 dollars suspended. Blevins had pleaded innocent on Dec 13, and the prior dismissal on Dec 10 followed the complainant Richard Bradley missing a hearing due to alleged lack of notice. Bradley refiled the charge on Dec 11.
Mrs. Anita R. Rutter of Athens Route 2 received two posthumous medals for her son, Spec. 4 Ronald L. Calentine, killed in Vietnam on August 23. The Bronze Star for meritorious service and the Purple Heart were presented by Maj. Stephen C. Kovacs of Ohio University's Army ROTC instructor group.
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