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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1968
Page
3
The Athens County Board of Elections reports 14 Democrats and 13 Republicans seeking party nominations in the May primary. Only two county races are uncontested: county prosecutor with no contestants and county sheriff with incumbent Harold E. Shields as the sole candidate.
Lt Col Cedric C Parker, son of Mrs Pearl Parker of Laurel Cliff and the late Mr Parker, has been promoted to lieutenant colonel. A 1948 Pomeroy High School graduate, he and his wife and two sons Eric and David are stationed at Fort Hood Texas. He joined the Army in October 1948.
Judge John W. Bolin of Athens County Common Pleas Court ruled that Fred R. Beasley of Athens must pay a $10,000 claim to Wilson and Co. Inc., a Chicago meat distributor. Hodges of Wilson and Co. testified Beasley guaranteed Gilberts Inc. debts for about 35 days, and Beasley’s bankruptcy filing does not cancel the guaranty.
Meigs County sheriff reports two people injured when a car overturned three times at Route 33 and Route 7 124 junction. Stanley Misner 31 of Athens Route 2 and Doris Peters 28 of South Charleston West Virginia were taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital by Pomeroy emergency squad. Misner may have a back injury. UNICEF's annual income is less than 8 percent of worldwide daily expenditures for armament.
Athens County faces an appointment dilemma as no Democrat or Republican filed by the Wednesday 4 p.m. deadline to run for county prosecutor. Incumbent Homer B. Gall Jr. will study the situation to determine who appoints a prosecutor if no candidate seeks the office. observers speculate Gov. Rhodes may appoint someone from outside the county or a write-in election could be possible.
County Common Pleas Court set five trial dates for Urban Renewal land suits tied to the South Green project. Heirs of W. H. Worthman estate, Vesta Beverage, Edna Shafer, Frederick A. Van Dyke, and Ralph and Lucille Davies face hearings from February to May as Ohio University seeks settlements for construction of a mathematics building. Ohio Univ relocation director James Cumley emphasizes progress for university site development. The International Club will host a Turkey program at Church of the Good Shepherd Friday at 7:30 p.m. with four Turkish students and visiting travelers, inviting Athens area residents.
At 11 a.m. today the temperature in Athens rose to 40 degrees after a low of 24 overnight. The high Wednesday reached 54 degrees. U.S. observer C. L. Colmer noted the Hocking River continued to drop, reading 4.85 feet this morning.
A list of marriage licenses shows Alfred Goodmen aged 22 from Plaquemine, Marine Corps, and Peggy Ann Thomas aged 25 from Athens, student. Clarence W. Martin aged 49 draftsman and Mildred A. Martin aged 54 meat handler, both of Athens. Also listed are Charlies Hysel 22 and Lindos Gould 23 of Athens, food service workers, Gary J. Lowrey 19 laborer from Nelsonville and Linda M. Wallace 19 Chauncey factory worker, Asa W. Monroe 18 timber cutter and Thelma C. Hine 17 both of Buchtel. Daniel Nogrady 2 Giouster stationary worker and Rosetta Ames 26 Millfield state hospital employee.
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