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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1969
Page
36
A ridge resident recounts dog Howler's wandering years and eventual good home with the Cullisons, then describes adopting a second dog Fluger. Fluger's antics, clashes with the house, and eventual sleepovers contrast with Howler's earlier misadventures. The piece ends with hopes for a busy wild spring on the ridge.
The Convoys will provide music for a semi formal holiday ball at Miller High School Saturday from 8 to 1. Girls should wear dresses, not slacks, per Junior Class sponsors. Jerry Pasor of Channel 4 Dance Party is set to appear during the evening.
Nelsonville residents praise the Public Square with its fountain as a unique city park yet officials warn it creates traffic and maintenance costs. Police logged one vehicle accident and one pedestrian mishap on the square last year, totaling about 9000 in damages. Mayor Hart Hilleary criticizes back up parking into paths of moving traffic while Chief Max Valkinburg seeks expert traffic guidance before changes. Officials consider periodic traffic expert input, but have not acted. The square remains, costly to maintain, and officers seek balance between charm and safety without removing the fountain.
Nelsonville report lists 54 Tri County Technical Institute students named to the dean's list for fall quarter. 18 earned perfect 4.0 averages while 36 achieved 3.5 or higher. Names include Carel Masood Bryan Shaner Thomas Suhm Linda Tohrson and more across Athens Cleveland Pomeroy and other towns.
A would be robber hid in a Raleigh bank restroom as staff closed. He threatened manager Forrest Eley with a gun after 6 p.m. but the vault time lock prevented entry. The thief seized Eley’s wallet and fled.
Santa Claus will visit Chauncey today at 4 PM for children under eight, giving treats. He will appear on local Channel 5, with televised programs from noon featuring church choirs and ministers. Gene Edwards, manager of Nelsonville TV Cable Co., will assist customers at the fire station to tune Channel 5.
A Christmas decorating event is set for 5 p m today at St Jude Catholic Church. Rev Frank Patala announces all families should participate as the church marks its first Christmas in the new building. Midnight Mass and Christmas services are invited for the community.
Nelsonville resident Pic James R. Tigner, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Tigner, was injured in a bunk fall at Camp Lejeune. He underwent surgery December 19 for a fractured jaw after striking a footlocker. Tigner, enlisting June 16, trained at San Diego and Camp Pendleton, faced a January 27 leave date and February report to Norfolk for nuclear school.
Nelsonville reports an agri culture class trip to Landmark facilities in Washington C H and South Charleston. Students viewed the modern feed plant with a 12M automatic panel board, belts and a 40 foot extendable conveyor, and toured the seed corn processing plant learning about inbred hybrids and high yields.
Conservationists and hunters discuss Ohio deer hunting with reports of wounded deer suffering from infections and long slugs in jaws. A buck ran into a car and died. others bear buckshot, prompting calls for precise sighting, practice, and humane recovery of wounded game. Safety rules emphasize targeting only visible game and avoiding brush noise.
Tri County Technical Institute students join Christmas aid drive to help area families. Deca Club collects canned foods for Nelsonville city hall Christmas basket distribution. A nursery party with Santa (Tom McMannis) entertained children in the institute’s child care unit with families present.
Botswana announces updated spellings for dozens of locations including Gaborone Lobatse Lake Nau Selibe Phikwe and Ootse The changes follow a government commission report and affect capitals towns and districts These reforms reflect a shift from colonial era spellings to local pronunciations with a meeting set for January 20 to discuss further updates
Nelsonville notes that the Tri-County Rangers elected new officers at a recent meeting. The report lists the group’s leadership selections and logistical details of the session.
The treasurer of Maigt County announces the 1969 tax mills across property categories per the General Duplicate. The notice outlines the mill rates for real and personal property, including public utility valuations, for the year 1969.
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