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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1969
Page
19
A shopper calls from out of town asking police to force entry if needed to check on a sick mother who answered the phone but spoke no words. Officers arrive to find no immediate answer at the apartment door as the caller awaits arrival.
An anecdotal diary entry describes a noisy disturbance prompting police to search a living room while a house cat, frightened by the commotion, escapes. The phone receiver is knocked off the table by the cat, which then appears to “talk” to a friend. Mother arrives later, repairs are mentioned, and the narrator laughs at the mystery.
In Southeastern Ohio ridge soil is highly acidic with pH readings near 4.0 to 4.5 and thin topsoil. Vegetation studies note bamboo grasslike broom-sedge and poverty-grass dominate poor sites while fertility work shows limited crop potential. Chick Collins quips that the only things raised here are hell and broom sedge.
Logan City School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 7.45 p.m. in the Mecca Room of Brandts Restaurant. Preceding the meeting, board members and their wives will share a dinner. Incoming and outgoing members will take oaths of office, including Don G. Russell Dan Long and Donald Young, to be administered by George Sarbalas. Election of officers will be held.
Assignments announced for Hocking County Common Pleas Court before Judge Harley Meyer. Docket includes Mason vs Nihiser on Jan 2, Donahey vs Nutter on Jan 5, McVey vs Holzapfel on Jan 6, Buckeye Union Casualty vs Wagner on Jan 7, and many others through Feb 18 with several motions noted. Police cited Gary Lee Glass of Albany for reckless operation. he paid a $25 fine in Nelsonville Mayor's Court. Officials in Louisville report jail escape issues blamed on Liberty Street location.
Logan reports two Monday meetings linked to plans for a long term care unit and a public health center to be built on Hodang Valley Community Hospital site. at 10 a.m. a Peck Williams and Schaffer bond firm rep will discuss finances with the county commissioners and at 1 p.m. the building committee and architect Dan Carmichael will review construction plans. attendees include Ed Lange Bon King M B Haney Gerald Sinnott Max Davidson and Rev Leonard Ferguson organizer of the fund drive.
County Deputy Sheriff Robert Beegle picked up Leo Farrell who was wanted on a charge of non-support from Mount Morris in March. The arrest underscores ongoing efforts to locate and detain individuals facing child support obligations.
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