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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1969
Page
3
The World Almanac notes the sun’s lowest point at 7 44 p m Sunday marking winter’s start in Athens. Temperatures hovered near freezing and snow blankets the ground with depths ranging from almost an inch to just over. The northern hemisphere shifts into the season while the southern hemisphere enters summer.
Stanton of Bristolville fined $10 for improper parking. John A. Martinkosky of Lansing fined $12 for improper parking. Richard J. Festa of Shaker Heights fined $23 for speeding and potroe filing.
An 18-year-old Guysville youth was taken to University Hospital with head injuries and a broken jaw and finger after a one car crash on Township Road 129. Edward Bowers, a passenger in a car driven by Terry Brady, 17, of 361 W State St, was admitted with head lacerations. Brady was in fair condition with head injuries as well. A third passenger, Scott Ashcraft, 16, Athens Route 4, was treated for head injuries then released. The crash occurred when Brady lost control, hit mailboxes, then struck a tree. Investigations cover two additional Sunday accidents in Vinton and Hocking Counties.
McArthur firm suffered a burglary at the C and O Railway and High Streets location. Co-owner Evan Bobo says about 60 tools were stolen with an estimated value around 1300 dollars. Entry was gained by forcing doors. previous break-in occurred six weeks earlier with no theft.
Hamden village officials will proceed with laying a new water line funded by 70 000 dollars in bonds approved December 9. A recounted south precinct vote held Friday unchanged with 218 yes 172 no while the north was 117 114 in favor. The line from Wellston along Route 93 aims to ease a long standing water shortage, replacing the 30 plus year old Wellston Lake Alma Park supply.
Four automobiles were damaged in a chain collision on Route 33 at Maysville Road Sunday at 4 40 p m. Thelma Rhorer 53 of Columbus was injured and hospitalized with ankle and knee injuries. She was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance. Linda Butler maybe rem drive left of center and was cited accordingly.
Thomas Gould, 26, arraigned in Municipal Court on a bad check charge filed by John Hartley in Nelsonville. Hartley’s Feb 12, 1968 complaint alleged Gould wrote a $15 check on a bank with no account. Gould pleaded guilty and was bound over to the grand jury on $1,000 bond.
The SEC plans to halt trading in seven firms and seek court injunctions against five companies and 13 individuals involved in a group selling inflated or worthless stock via refurbished corporate shells. California action expected. The crackdown notes over-the-counter brokers aiding the scheme and cites possible organized crime ties.
David Marlin Heaton of 38 S. Shannon Ave Athens received a doctor of philosophy degree in comparative literature during the University of Michigan winter commencement exercises in Ann Arbor Michigan.
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