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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1967

Page

3

Survey Shows State Legislatures Staying Away From Tax Increases

An Associated Press survey finds governors and many legislators resisting tax hikes as state budgets face higher service demands. Surpluses appear in several states, while others eye increased revenue through existing taxes or bonds. Some governors vow vetoes on tax measures, and politics shifted with new Republican majorities.

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Set Welcome Meeting

A meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 is at 7 30 p m Wednesday at the Post Home with a homemade valentine contest and prize for originality. Mary Guess and Lois Gibbons supervise entertainment after a dinner. The Elementary School PTO meets at 7 30 p m today in the school multi purpose room with Dr. Jay Land Ohio University as guest speaker on child psychology and PTO funding discussions. John Joseph Sanford 20 of 89 S May Ave pled guilty to driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court receiving 125 fine plus costs three days in jail and a 180 day license suspension.

Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 Mary Guess Lois Gibbons PTO Jay Land Ohio University John Joseph Sanford S. May Ave

Fire Behind Nelsonville Tribune Investigated by Firemen

The Nelsonville Fire Department responded to a blaze behind The Nelsonville Tribune at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Heat from a space heater vent ignited an outside stairway to second floor apartments, with extinguishing by booster hose. no injuries reported.

Nelsonville Tribune John Cullison West Washington Street John Seals Nelsonville

Arrested Mansfield man ordered to appear in Nelsonville court

Jefferson W. Wright, 33, of Mansfield, was arrested Sunday on unsafe operation charges and ordered to appear in Nelsonville Mayor court Friday at 8:30 p.m.

Nelsonville Jefferson W. Wright Wawnee Ave Mansfield

Area Death Notices from Several Ohio Towns

Obituaries report Edna Mae Harmon of Gallipolis Route 1 died at 51 after a line of survivors including two daughters and a son in the Navy. Multiple notices list Orland Sams, Lula Street, Charles Morgan Henry, and Charles Bowley Carter among others, with service details and burial plans.

Vinton Edna Mae Harmon Shady Grove Road Gallipolis Holzer Hospital West Virginia Thomas Effie Scott Godfrey Betty Rutherford Corpus Christi Tex Billie Carman Navy Norfolk James Harry Godfrey Delroy McCoy Funeral Home Alfred Holley Gravel Hill Cemetery Newark Orland R. Sams Athens Henderson Funeral Home Wilson Cemetery Sams Licking Memorial Hospital Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Ina Radekin Sams Gary Canton William Marshall Columbus Clarence C. Sams Martin Finta Robert Griser Pete Wilkins Flo Paso Crooksville Lula A. Street Sayre William Sarah King Jadwin George Zion Christian Union Church Portersville Thelma Nelson Earl Nelsonville Warren Frank Dunn Zion Cemetery Fred L. Cannon and Sons

Vinton Man Wounded in Vietnam

McARTHUR Vinton County relatives learn Pfc. Evan M. Davis of Creole was wounded by metal fragment in Vietnam while in action. The 19-year-old husband of Anita Davis is not seriously hurt and is being treated at the 85th Evacuation Hospital. He is the grandson of Glenn Rosser of Creole and was inducted June 6 after graduating from McArthur High School. He previously worked as a construction employee in Athens.

Department of Defense Anita Albany Davis Vietnam Glenn Rosser Creole McArthur High School Athens

Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes

Mount St Mary Hospital lists births and admissions including Connie Starr and Gale Watkins families with newborns and sons in Athens Nelsonville The Plains New Lexington and other Ohio towns. It also records dismissals and transfers to other hospitals and lists patients by surname and residence.

Edward Connie) Starr Rockbridge Charles Shumaker New Lexington Gale Watkins Nelsonville

Anniversary Observed By Knights of Pythias in Nelsonville

Valley Lodge 169 and affiliated groups mark the 102nd anniversary of the Pythian Order with an open program at Pythian Hall Wednesday night at 7 30. The event features the Pythian Sisters and Junior Order Pi Delta Pi with Rev. Thomas Stockdale as guest speaker and refreshments after.

Nelsonville Valley Lodge 169 Knights of Pythias Pythian Order Pythian Hall Pythian Sisters Pi Delta Pi Thomas Stockdale

Logan Gilkey Fined and Jailed in Revocation Case

Paul Gilkey 40 of 846 Church Street Logan arrested Friday night on driving with revoked license and open liquor. Found guilty on both counts after no contest plea. Fined 50 dollars and costs on each charge and two days in city jail as mandatory penalty.

Nelsonville Paul Gilkey Church St Logan Earl Hilleary Gilkey

Hocking Valley Community Hospital Admissions and Dismissals

Hocking Valley Community Hospital lists admissions Mrs Barbara Leak Logan Route 1 Miss Charlotte D Bell and Bernard Bell both of Logan and dismissals Mrs Richard Cellino and son Mrs Ben H Cook and daughter Mrs Kenneth Wright and son Harold Heinlein and Mrs Myrtle Howdyshell. Nelsonville city council to meet at 7 p m at city hall to discuss water treatment plant rehabilitation and expansion of water and sewer services to Tri County District Joint Vocational School site.

Barbara Leak Logan Charlotte D. Bell Bernard Bell Richard Cellino Ben H. Cook Kenneth Wright Harold Heinlein Myrtle Howdyshell Nelsonville Tri-County District Joint Vocational School

Flood pump delivered for Fulton Street lift station

Nelsonville officials announced on Saturday that a flood pump ordered for the Fulton Street lift station has arrived. Service Safety Director Clarence Kelley confirmed the delivery to the city.

Nelsonville Fulton Street Clarence Kelley

Point Pleasant Senior Wins AEP Educational Award

Geraldine Keefer a Point Pleasant High School senior wins a $1000 Appalachian Power Company Educational Award as part of the 12th annual AEP system program. She plans to study psychology aiming to be a guidance counselor or clinical psychologist and has roles in Thespians Library Service Club and the National Honor Society.

Point Pleasant Virginia Geraldine Keefer Point Pleasant High School Appalachian Power Company American Electric Power System Keefer The Thespians Library Service Club National Honor Society Washington, D. C

Onsen and San Francisco Clash in Oakland Saturday Night

NBA results show varied scores across cities with Baltimore edging Philadelphia in a high scoring 139 133 OT thriller while New York trailed San Francisco 12 25 percent. St Louis defeated Chicago 104 98 and Cincinnati posted 192 Detroit tallied 7 points.

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False Teeth That Stay Put With New PASTERTH Powder

Denture wearers fear wobbling plates and embarrassing slips. The ad promotes PASTERTH powder to secure dentures and reduce odor while advising regular dentist visits and availability at drug counters.

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