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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1969

Page

3

Mayor's sounding board hears complaints in Athens

The new board met for the first time and heard input from Tom Cady and Guido Stempel about student views on city government and law enforcement. Observations criticized power centers and calls for more transparency while officials defended sessions as vital and open.

Raymond Shepard Tom Cady Athens Appalachia Stempel Grover Ohio University Post Mollica Franklin Sheeter Tuckerman Shepard, Crewson

Check Writing Charge To Go To Grand Jury

Parma Heights man bound over to the grand jury on charges of intent to defraud the Athens National Bank. Ohio University student Robert Weber pleaded guilty to the related misdemeanor after restitution, receiving a $200 fine and a suspended six month sentence.

Grand Parma Weber

Cub Awards Presented by Pack 55 at First Presbyterian Church

Cub Scout Pack 55 held a recent meeting at First Presbyterian Church where Bobcat badges went to Scott Reichard Doug Wells David Peterson and Terry Deeds Steve Ellis earned a bear badge and gold arrow point David Whealey earned wolfe badge gold arrow point and assistant denner bar Mack Farley and Terry Deeds earned denner bars Two Webelos scouts Dick Whealey received a citizens badge and Phil Yun earned an artist badge The group decorated a Christmas tree and donated it for use at the county jail.

First Presbyterian Church Scott Reichard Doug Wells David Peterson Terry Deeds Steve Ellis David Whealey Wolfe Denner Mack Farley Webelos Dick Whealey Phil Yun

Miss Lucretia Jo Hall Returns Home From Europe

Miss Lucretia Jo Hall daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Hall 20 East Washington Street arrived home Sunday afternoon from Germany where she has been studying and teaching for the past 15 months She traveled from Germany to New York then to Columbus by plane visiting many countries in Europe during her stay

Nelsonville Lucretia Jo Hall Bill Hall Washington St Germany New York Columbus Europe

Accidents Blamed On Slick Roads In Point Pleasant Area

State Police investigated three noninjury accidents Monday on slick secondary roads. James Sheets 66 of Buffalo collided with Herbert Hanes 53 of Greenbanks on Big 16 Mile Creek. Mary Kebler 30 of Mason and Edward Hogg 45 of Point Pleasant collided on Route 14. Ronald Martin 30 and Lloyd Thornton 30, both of Letart, collided on Broad Run Road. No arrests.

Point Pleasant James Sheets Buffalo Herbert Hanes Greenbanks Big 16 Mile Creek Mary Kebler Mason Edward Hogg Broad Run Road Ronald Martin Lloyd Thornton Letart

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes

Birth announcements from Sheltering Arms Hospital list several families in Athens and The Plains. Names include Turner, Reich, Roth, Lindberg, Fuller with newborns, plus additional parents Davenport Shultz Bail Edwards Katz Fletcher Perry Hill Edmonds Blessing Mills Ryan.

James R. Turner Athens Larry Reich Gerry Roth Stanley Lindberg Willard L. Fuller Jerry Bail Donley Edwards Barry Katz Marvin Fletcher Charles Perry Richard Hill Robert Edmonds Ben Blessing William Davidson Lula Mills Jack Ryan

Psychiatric Treatment Forum At Athens Center

Dr Charles McDonald director of Tennessee re education program will speak at a Athens Mental Health Center public forum Monday morning at 9 30. Dr Harry Chovnick will welcome and introduce guests and note the program is partly financed by a federal continuing education grant for the center staff. McDonalds lecture on adolescent psychiatric treatment will be followed by a Q A session.

Charles McDonald Tennessee Athens Harry Chovnick McDonald

City crews spread salt and cinders on major roads

Safety Director Dwight Robinson said crews were dispatched at 9 30 a m to salt and spread cinders on main highways while hills and secondary streets would be treated next. He noted city buses ran on an extra hour daily for shoppers with about 268 passengers served by local merchants.

Service Safety Dwight Robinson Robinson

City Charter Commission Sworn In and Organizes

The City Charter Commission, sworn in by new chairman Lowell Howard, elects permanent officers. William Fenzel becomes vice-chairman, Karol van der Veur secretary-treasurer, Peggy Cohn and Earl Hooper librarians. Meetings will be at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electrical Co. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays, open to the public. John F E Gotherman Jr. will speak at the Jan 12 session on charter functions and formation possibilities.

City Charter Commission Lowell Howard William Fenzel Karol van der Veur Peggy Cohn Earl Hooper Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company John FE. Gotherman Jr Ohio Municipal League

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