No Party Contests For Central Committee Posts In County
Athens voters face a May 5 primary with no party contests for central committee posts. William H. Howe, elections director, reports 52 Republicans and 37 Democrats filed petitions, 89 total, leaving 65 vacancies to be filled by executive committee. Space for write-in candidates may let voters fill vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Board of Elections
William H. Howe
Central Committee Ee
Executive Committee
Howe
Election Board
Central Committee
Athens
Shirley Whan
Greta Moler
Ruby Darst
Harry B. Crewson
George M. Moore
Etta Foster
E. E. Rathburn
Lucile Duffee
Hazel L. Young
Hospital Returns Grant to Commission
Sheltering Arms Hospital will return a 38802 dollar grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission for a home health care service project. Executive Director Charles Sanders says the hospital cannot implement the program now due to space and nursing director shortages. The grant may be reapplied for in the future once the hospital stabilizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Appalachian Regional Commission
Commission
Sheltering Arms
Charles Sanders
Sanders
Indicted Athens Residents Face Drug Charge in Secret Grand Jury
Prosecutor Claire M. Ball Jr. said Melvin Tucker 22 and Fred Daubenspeck 24 were secretly indicted by the February grand jury for marijuana possession after a Jan 8 raid on their Athens apartment. Both waived preliminary hearings and were bound over. Ball noted a second secret indictment against Walso Misner 18 for breaking and entering into Galloway Equipment and Kittle Lumber on Jan 21. Misner is jailed without bond.
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Athens Apartments
Claire M. Ball, Jr
Melvin Tucker
Fred Daubenspeck
Ball
Athens Mental Health Center
Walso Misner
Chauncey
Galloway Equipment Co
Guysville
Kittle Lumber Co
Glouster
Chiki Ends Training In San Diego
Seaman Recruit Ronald Chiki son of Mr and Mrs Arthur L Chiki 40 Ohio Ave graduates from recruit training Friday at the San Diego Naval Training Center California A 1969 Athens High School graduate Chiki enlisted last June and began active duty Nov 19 He will spend a few days at home before ginning next weekend An older brother Tom severely wounded last June near Chu Lai Vietnam was discharged from Valley Forge Army Hospital and has returned home He plans to continue his education at Ohio University or Ohio State University.
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Ronald Chiki
Arthur L. Chiki
Ohio Ave
San Diego
Calif
Naval Training Center
Athens High School
Chiki
Navy
Tom
Chu Lai
South Vietnam
Valley Forge Army Hospital
Ohio University of Ohio State
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A list of individuals associated with Sheltering Arms Hospital includes new births and transfers. Names and locations such as Athens, Glouster, The Plains, Chauncey, and New Marshfield appear, with mentions of sons and a daughter and a transfer to St Joseph's in Parkersburg.
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James P. Cumley
Herbert McKnight
Margene Scheetz
Rowena Sprout
Jim Sweeney
Athens
Sandy Hawk
Chauncey
Charles Weiss
John E. Dearth
Durward Stotts
Florence Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Enlon A. Grubbs
Glouster
Richard Metcalf
John R. Stout
Edna Perry
Merle Kelzenberg
Mike Marshall
Terry Roberts
James Johnson
Hazel Dunfee
Clifford Parker
Chester Buck
St. Joseph's
Parkersburg
More Bonds Cashed In Than Bought
Treasury data show Americans redeemed 529 million dollars of Series E and H bonds and Freedom Shares in January, while only 407 million were sold. The deficit of 122 million marks the largest in a months long decline since December 1968, despite Congress raising interest rates to 5 percent to boost bond appeal. In Mason County, Feb 28 is the last day to pay taxes with a discount. unpaid real estate and personal property taxes become delinquent April 30.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
Department
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Sheriff's Office
Inductee Sent Back In Athens County Draft Process
Athens County Selective Service headquarters released a list of men inducted into the armed services. Herald A Grandstaff TI, transferred from the Portsmouth board, went to Columbus for induction but was sent back and his papers returned to his home board. Hocking Valley Coin Club meets Sunday at 2 p.m. in City Hall council chambers.
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Athens County
Hocking Valley Coin Club
Council
City Hall
Forgery and Absence Case Bound Over In Gallipolis Court
Friday morning in Municipal Court Roger Phillips 20 Crown City Route 2 was bound to the Grand Jury with $2,000 bond on forgery and being absent without leave from the armed services. Donald Woody of Vinton Route 1 forfeited bond on intoxication charges.
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Gallipolis
Roger Phillips
Crown City
Armed Services
Donald Woody
Vinton Route 1
Baker Center hours extended at Ohio University
Gary A. Musselman, director, announced extended hours for Baker Center with new closing times of 12 midnight on Saturday and Sunday and 1 a.m. on other weeknights. In Gallia County, two batteries were stolen from a timber jack owned by Floyd Horner on Oak Hill Route 3, with deputies investigating the late Wednesday night or Thursday morning theft.
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Ohio University
Baker Center
Gary A. Musselman
Gallipolis
Floyd Horner
Oak Hill
Gallia County
Answer To Be Filed In Long Hair Suit
Athens City school system faces a $35,000 civil suit in Southern Ohio Federal District Court at Columbus. John Snediker of Albany claims his son Tad, 13, was suspended for 10 days for wearing long hair to Middle School. Tad has been suspended again for not cutting his hair, with the latest suspension through February 16 and possible grade makeup if it continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio Federal District Court
Columbus
Gerald Mollica
John Snediker
Albany
Tad
Snediker
Sam Henderson
Henderson
Feed Grain Payments Outlined for Athens County Farmers
Notices of feed grain leases wheat allotments and payment rates have been mailed to Athens County farmers by the ASCS office. Signing to receive notices runs through March 20. The program reduces feed grain and wheat acreage with specified diversions and payments details available at 77 E State St. No advance payment. full final payment earlier than in the past.
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Athens County
The
Conservation Service Office
Irvin Wolfe
ASCS
E. State St
Citation Given to Motorist
A Nelsonville routewoman was cited by State Highway Patrol for failure to yield after her car collided with another on County Road 5 just north of Nelsonville city limits. Phyllis Lash, 22, Nelsonville, suffered a head bump. A Millfield Route 1 man, 24, was cited for a defective muffler after his car went over an embankment on Dover Township Road 209 north of Route WA following driver loss of control.
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Nelsonville
Ella Allison
Phyllis A. Lash
Lash
Millfield
Tax Deadline Near Reminded by County Treasurer
Athens County residents were reminded Friday by County Treasurer Olive Rose that the real estate tax books will close Feb. 20. There will be no extension of this deadline. Anyone who has not yet received a statement should contact the treasurer's office.
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Athens County
Olive Rose
Also Mentioned on This Page
Homer B. Gall
W. H. Wakefield
Dolores Jean Hayes
Thomas E. Rose
Harley L. Ross
Edward S. Rose
Homer W. Brown
Alexander V. Prisely
Leona Burson
Pauline Smith
Stella M. Studer
William A. Lavelle
Faye McVey
William Mechem
Dianne Hoffman
Violet W. Hollenbaugh
Ruth Ann Williams
William M. Howe
Max L. Adkins
Margaret Raine
Anita McDonald
Mary Ellen Mingus
Beulah Bumgardner
Eliza
Beth Phillips
Georgia Foughty
Hazel W. Coon
Faye Elliott
Alexander East
Juanita Hart
Alexander West
Mildred Perry
Amesville
Louise W. King
Guy Simons
Samuel M. Buffington
the Plains
George B. Mason
George Sherwood
Bern — Lowell Christman
Canaan North
Charles Cone
Dorothy M. Thompson
Canaan South
Agnes I. Terrell
Carthage
Opal Castle
DeWitt Walker
Arthur Smith, Jr
Heloise Sisson
Ralph McKibben
Dover
Circle Hill
Jerry L. Ziegler
East Millfield
Howard Hanning
Sugar Creek
Clarence E. Nichols
Raymond Augustine
Ivan M. Tribe
Lee — Albert Keirns
Lodi East
Rosemary Kayser
Lodi West
Ray Bobo
Rome, Stewart
Wilma Minear
Carroll Eddy
Frank McCreanor
Lowell E. Burnelle
Charles H. Stephenson
Trimble Richard H. Cary
Jacksonville
Sam Johnson
Coolville
Linda S. Ritenour
Troy
Hockingport
Mary V. Coen
Nina Rockhold
Torch
Fern Dye
Russell G. Daugherty
Waterloo, Carbondale
Ralph Lightfritz
Waterloo
Paul Hifford
Lenore Sickels
Eart F
Lowry
Virginia Martin
York
Buchtel
Peter James Brady
Terry K. Bunting
Deanville
Edward Conley, Jr
Virgene Thomas
Kimberly Russell K. Adams
North
Willard Wright
Bill Roscoe
West Union St
West Fairground Gate
Earl F. Mathews, Inc. Insurance
Earl F. Mathews
Earl A. Hooper
John J. Lavelle
Court St
F.S.L.I.C
Savings and Loan Association
West Columbus ST
Nelsonville, Ohio
Donald Skinner
Greg Koons
John Casselils
Davis Stroop
Coin Club
Tin Aes van Fohio
William Barnes
West Union Street
B.T.U
Allen
Stimson
Ave
Athens Ohio
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