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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1975
Page
3
Police Chief Roy Kelch warns citizens and radio operators about interference with commercial channels as the department reports delays in recent weeks. He stresses enforcement will increase and days are numbered for violators.
Police investigated two weekend accidents with moderate vehicle damage. Tomothy Berry, 893 Poplar St., rear ended a parked car on Chestnut Street at 3 28 a m, cited for unsafe operation and leaving the scene, to appear in Mayor's Court. Christina D Andrews backed from a private driveway, hitting Max R Pierce on Poplar Street at 2 28 p m, cited for failure to yield and to appear in Mayor's Court.
Blackburn's Appliance Store on Chestnut Street reported three 12 inch black and white TV sets and two 17 inch portable color sets stolen from a warehouse at the Dew Hotel. A door was pried open. police are investigating. Earlier thefts involved a storage location at the former Methodist Church building with later recoveries in Dayton. An related incident saw battery cables cut on a car at Mrs. John Campbell's home on West Franklin Street.
Logan reports reduced city meter revenues for 1974 with $15,701 collected versus $18,376.80 in 1972 and $17,413 in another year. Auditor Virginia Gano notes overtime fee receipts and 50 cent penalties fell, totaling $862 in 1974 from $1,067 in 1973, due to fewer tickets issued.
Mr and Mrs Russell Vore of Redtown celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on January 26 Their four living children are Ruth Christman Ronald Vore Betty Woods and Donna Love all listed with residences in Glouster Jacksonville and Gahanna respectively
Mount St Mary Hospital reports admissions for Stir McClelland Josephine Price Flossie Smith Ruth Paulk Georgianna Brown Brandy Saunders Liza Wicks Reid Schaller and others in Jacksonville and Nelsonville. Transfers include Thomas Buckley to Marshall Nursing Home Columbus and a broad roster of patients and guardians across Nelsonville Route 1 and Route 2.
SECEMS logs list multiple transfers and ill patients between Nelsonville area residences and Mount St. Mary Hospital, Hocking Valley Community Hospital, and Children’s Hospital Columbus. Individuals include Ruth Paulk Natalie Warling Sherman Maywood Byers Wilbert Matheny Miss Liza Wicks and Mrs Lenah Cranmer.
Hocking Valley Hospital reports several discharges including Mrs. George McDaniel Logan Mrs Carl Crabbe Rockbridge Mrs Lucille Bush Athens Frank Aurand Logan and others. Don Mohney Nelsonville Route 1 is a patient at Dodd Hall University Hospital Columbus in room 4120 admitted three weeks ago and expected to require ongoing treatment.
R V Oakley C R Hubbard Harry N Raden Mrs Ruth D Blair Jack V Oakley Phil H Ong and Richard E Yorde were reelected to The Peoples Bank board for 1975. Dr William H Hyde and Ralph W Parks named directors emeritus. Oakley named chairman Hubbard secretary. bank officers include Oakley president Kuhn cashier and vice presidents.
Fire crews attended an auto fire caused by a broken fan belt in the 500 block area, damaging nothing beyond minor car fire. Later a glue fumes ignition at a Harper Chestnut Street work site caused by a cigarette produced no damage as the space awaits occupancy by Ginos Pizza House.
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