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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1973

Page

6

Logan High junior wins poster contest for rural bus line

Eleven grade student Marla Bowers, 17, was named winner of a poster contest for the Hocking County Rural Bus Line at Logan High School, receiving 75 dollars. Second and third place went to Jackie Duffy and Gary Fussner with 50 and 25 dollars respectively.

Hocking County Logan High School Marilyn Harris Marla Bowers Madge Wrights Jackie Duffy Mike Dunn David Vaughan Tri- County Community Action Agency Rebecca Carr Carol Wilkinson Gary Fussner Fussner Duffy Nelsonville-York Logan Schools Logan Ohio University Art Nelsonville-York High School Tri-County Community Action Agency Nelsonville Buchtel New Straitsville Shawnee Athens Perry Miller Perry County Athens County Richard Ohman Cynthia Tait Ohio University Art Department CAA

Ferry Hearing Planned to Restore Ohio River Crossing

The Public Service Commission will hold a hearing in Charleston on Ralph Brewer of Jackson Ohio seeking to operate ferry service across the Ohio River between Ravenswood West Virginia and Meigs County Ohio. If approved, service could begin by February 12 with daily hours 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and fares 75 cents per vehicle and 25 cents per person.

Charleston W. Va Public Service Commission Ralph Brewer Jackson Ohio Ohio River Ravenswood Meigs County Ohio River Ferry Co St. Marys PSC Brewer

Librarians Attend Workshop on Library Administration

Librarians gathered in Logan for a workshop on contemporary library management covering human resource management communication job descriptions and staff training. Ardath Danford spoke on duties of a library administrator and case studies for discussion hosted by Logan Hocking County District Library with guest Dorothy Strauss. The session was part of a Library Services and Construction Act funded series for OVAL member libraries.

Logan Ardath Danford Toledo-Lucas County Lucas County Library Services and Construction Act

Athens County Land Transfers Catalog Jan 1920s

A sequence of property transfers in Athens County listing grantors and grantees. Included are multiple parcels in Stewart Lee Ames Waterborne Carthage Loch Anne Mill Street Athens and other townships with parcels described as tracts lots and additions. Names include Kinney Howell Wooten Jackson Bishop Lorenz Brown Frank Hanning Lovsey McKinley Norris Boyd Kempton Swindell and others.

Malinda J. Kinney James A. Howell Stewart J. Carroll Elizabeth Elliott Adam Martha Wooten Lee Nellie B. Wooley Bessie Wooley Strous Robert A. Jackson Ames William C Addie J. Bishop Peter W Joan Heidtman Waterborne Neil Mary Niggemeyer Marvin D Wilma Kay Buckley Carthage John S Ellen V. Blazier Boyd E Sondra K. Sinclair Lochanez Bailey Ralph E Sue Ann Bolin Outlet 40 Jacksonville E. M Elizabeth S. Conant Charles W Betty A. Buckley Mill St Addition Athens Donald C Diane Lorenz Paul E Patricia L. Brown Larry E Karen L. Dean Thomas M. Frank Marjorie Frank Walsall Fire Clay Addition Glouster Alfred Margaret Hanning Irene Lovsey York the Messenger Publishing Co Ohio University W. Union St Elizabeth C Chester S. Dennis Mary Jane Dennis Glouster Jeck K. Stanley Clifford T Arline B. McCarthy Alexander Ohio Trimble Thomas’ D. Johnson Mary Kathryn Johnson Inlet Nelsonville William E., Jr Jean P. McKinley William G. Vaughn H. Dean Vaughn The Ohio Mining Co Nancy C Johnson George H

Texas Eastern reports 1972 earnings hit record high

Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. posted preliminary 1972 earnings of 3.20 dollars per common share, a 10 percent rise from 1971, with revenues of 785.335 million. The board authorized public offerings of 1.5 million shares and 60 million dollars in bonds, while a rate increase on the Eastern gas system aids profits amid ongoing settlement with the Federal Power Commission.

Houston Tex Texas Eastern Transmission Corp Texas Eastern B. D. Goodrich Goodrich Petroleum Group England North Sea Federal Power Commission

Area Death Notices from Wellston and Surrounding Towns

Obituaries report Frank Beckley 82 of Hamden Wellston nursing home Maggie Lambert 78 of Gallia Rutland and Archer Colley 74 of Wellston Laurence Williams 76 of Phoenix Robert Staats 62 of New Haven Frank Ury 66 of Meadowbrook Drive Goldie Brown 51 of McArthur Elmer Bush 73 of Pomeroy Grace Binderbasin 89 of Glouster Jesse Sheets 82 of Gallipolis Elbert Holbert 68 of Londonderry Luther Bridgeman 76 of Nelsonville cutoff and burial details listed across multiple local communities.

Gallipolis Jesse M. Sheets Garfield Ave Morris Memorial Milton Ohio Chapel Dale McClurg Mound Hill Gallia County Frank Eliza Saunders Sheets Nelson Clara Mae) Rucker Paul Sheets St. Albans W. Va Minnie Lear Circleville Myrtie Neal Bertha Harbour Sheets Waugh-Halley-Wood Londonderry Elbert Holbert Chillicothe Hospital Greenup County Walter Mary Alice Wolford Holbert Teressa Kenneth Jeffersonville Ohio Bill Galveston Texas Harry Erma) Junk Frakfort Herman Jean) Davis Mayville N. Y Mount Sterling Ray Harrison Plainfield

Labor unions press for higher wage deals in face of Phase 3 caps

Major contracts covering nearly five million workers move toward wage talks this year as unions push beyond Nixon’s 5.5 percent Phase 3 guideline. Leaders from the Communications Workers and AFL-CIO unions vow hard bargaining, seek to block standby wage-price authority, and press for broader gains amid corporate profits. UAW plans new talks for 775,000 workers, focusing on overtime and early retirement benefits.

Washington Nixon Communications Workers Joseph A. Beirne Congress AFL-CIO _ International Ladies Garment Workers Garment Peter Bommarito Afl-Cio United Rubber Work Woodcock U.S. News & World Report UAW

Two Wells Completed in Athens County Oil Production Notes

Ohio Oil and Gas Association reports two producing wells completed and one abandoned in Athens County. Reliance Oil Corp shows initial gas production of 206000 cubic feet from its Charles Klingenberg lease in Canaan Two. Midland Oil Co yields 20 barrels of oil and 75000 cubic feet of gas from its Michael F Canter lease in Rome Two. Casa De Cascade Inc abandons its well on the Charles B Ackley farm in Carthage Two after drilling to 5217 feet.

Athens County Ohio Oil and Gas Association Reliance Oil Corp Charles Klingenberg Canaan Midland Oil Co Michael F. Canter Rome Casa de Cascade Inc Charles B. Ackley Carthage

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Pera Watchmaker Jeweler Wilson Baker Berry Hall N. Court Transmission Corporation Masons Masonic Temple Albany Athens Chapter Royal Arch Masons Athens Council R&sm Frank Beckley Wellston Frank Wallace Beckley Hamden Wellston Nursing Home Alfred Melaina Webb Beckley Methodist Church Ethel Alice Broadstone Dayton Earl of Logan Edith Midkiss Point Rock Rogers-Gaskill First Street Paul Sellers Hamden Cemetery Maggie F. Lambert Rutland Holzer Medical Center Kentucky Joseph and Doxie Kitchen Virginia Colitte Detroit Mich Marie Frye Monaville Drexal Raymond Ernest Etta Blevins Archer R. Colley S. High St Oak Hill Hospital Jackson County William and Isobel Houghay Colley Colley E “D” Street Citizen's Radio Club, Inc REACT Chesterhill Laurence E. Williams Phoenix Ariz Fawcett-Stone James Corbett Bartlett Cemetery Williams Bartlett Baptist Hospital Robert L. Staats New Haven Ripley James Luther Margaret Jane Balser Staats Funeral Frank W. Ury Point Pleasant Meadowbrook Drive Babcock Construction Co Ury Boilermakers Union Chillicothe Presbyterian Church Cincinnati Portsmouth Alva Minnie Witte Ury Mabel Milan Ury Thomas Ury Clarkesburg Harold Musgrave Chicago Gary Musgrave Alice Ury Akron Crow-Hassell Funeral William Bud) Hatfield Kirkland Memorial Gardens Goldie B. Brown McArthur Goldie Blanche Brown James N. Blower Alfred Tripp Mount Zion Brown Richland Twp Vinton County James Sarah Castle McKee Harvey M Margaret Martindale Elmer H. Bush Pomeroy Cave St Ewing Funeral Home Jacob Lehman Meigs Memory Gardens Bush Veterans Memorial Hospital Ethel of Jeanette Barrows Minnie McGlothlin Martins Ferry Grace Binderbasin Mount St. Mary Hospital Springfield Joe Minnie McDermitt Oskey Emma Love Hollister Minnie Milhoun Malta Richard Joseph Ed Oskey VanFossen Don Seevers Maplewood Cemetery Luther Bridgeman E. High Street Benjamin Bridgeman Maggie Blake Jacob Ferguson N. C Charles Harmon Jeaney Cora Ward Indiana Mary Johnson Funeral Home Ivan Pullin Greenlawn Cemetery Middleport Ers United Auto Workers Leonard Woodcock General Motors Ford Chrysler Credi OF America RIEL Perkins Pancake House Columbus Road Sandy Adams
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