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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1967

Page

5

Nelsonville Considers One Percent Income Tax

Nelsonville council members weighed an income tax to fund city needs including water and sewer for the Tri County District Joint Vocational School site at Kimberly. A proposed one percent tax could yield about $50,000 annually, with officials favoring a council action followed by a public vote.

Nelsonville Tri-County District Joint Vocational School Kimberly Glenn Tharp Finance Committee Judiciary Committee Tharp Shafer Carl Young Utilities Committee Tri-County Board James Shumaker City Utilities Young Earl Hilleary District Court of Appeals Council Charles Shafer Walter Tigner Tri-County Don Kern Matt Adkins Logan

Nelsonville Jet Pilot Base SCOOTh Grad Receives 1000th Graduation Plaque

Second Lt. Ted L. Voigt II of the United States Air Force was surprised with a plaque and certificate recognizing him as the 1,000th pilot to graduate from pilot school at Laughlin AFB Texas. He is on a ten day leave visiting his parents before reporting to Davis Monthan AFB Tucson for F 4C training and later to George AFB California for assignment with the 479th Tactical Fighter Wing.

Nelsonville Ted L. Voigt II United States Air Force Laughlin Afb Texas Lt. Voigt Mrs Ted Voigt Sr W. Washington Street Voigt Davis- Monthan Afb Tucson Ariz George Afb Calif 479Th Tactical

Meaning Of Lent Is OWr Topic At Local Church Group

Nelsonville Mrs Homer Carter Haydenville presented the program and devotions when Group One First Christian Church CWF met recently What Lent Should Mean To Us was the program topic Mrs Etta Bateman opened the meeting with prayer Contest winners were Miss Jennie Sanders Mrs Bateman and Mrs Esther Powell A dessert course was served by Mrs Phillips and her sister Mrs Joe Neal to members and guests Mrs Carter and Mrs Powell

Nelsonville Homer Carter Haydenville First Christian Church CWF Etta Bateman Jennie Sanders Bateman Esther Powell Phillips Joe Neal Carter Powell

Fire Department Calls Out Fire at Mason City Home

At 6 17 a m Monday the fire department answered an alarm to the Bessie Woodrum residence Mason City Hill. Upon arrival firemen found there was no fire though a neighbor saw paper blazing and called the department. Township pumper and tank trucks were sent to the scene.

Nelsonville Bessie Woodrum Mason City Hill Fire Department

Nelsonville VMan's Address Changed

Nelsonville report notes Spec 4 Everett Warix, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Warix, now at APO San Francisco 96345. Also in Chauncey Wayne Pendleton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Pendleton, promoted to Lance Corporal at Camp Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. George Jonas with children visited Mrs. Alta Jonas on E Main Street in Dayton.

Nelsonville Hubert Warix Mound St Everett Warix Vietnam Chauncey —Wayne Pendleton Jess Pendleton Plum St Marine Corps Camp Pendleton Calif George Jonas Linda Debbie Dennis Dayton Alta Jonas E. Main Street Chauncey Peronals Cleo Pierce Robert Pierce Patti Tommy Portsmouth

Band Booster Group Starts Uniform Drive

The Vinton County band booster club and development association plan to raise funds for 106 uniforms plus one drum major, costing over $6,000, to be delivered in three months and displayed at Vinton County National Bank. Members will sponsor bake sales and an Alumni Banquet on May 27 while starting a drive for 1000 $1 membership cards.

McArthur Vinton County Consolidated High School Band Booster Club Vinton Development Association Vinton County National Bank Vinton Development Associ Ation Eugene Engle John Palmer Glenn Peters

Nelsonville Board of Trade luncheon and York Grange meeting

Nelsonville Directors of the Board of Trade will hold the February luncheon at Ethel's Tea Room per secretary Mrs Betty Butts. York Grange 2436 meets Thursday at 6 30 p m for a potluck supper at the grange hall in Oak Grove. Meeting follows at 8 p.m.

Nelsonville Board of Trade Ethel’s Betty Butts York Grange Grange Hall Oak Grove

Chauncey Church Meetings Scheduled This Week

The official Chauncey Church of Christ board sets 7 30 p m today. Chauncey CWF meets at 7 p m Wednesday followed by CYF Millfield at 7 30 p m Wednesday.

Chauncey Church of Christ CWF CYF Millfield

Double Header Set Wednesday At Gym

GLOUSTER A double header basketball game will be played Wednesday in the Glouster gym for Little League and Pony League Baseball funds. Amesville Junior High meets Trimble Junior High at 6 p.m. Nelsonville Jaycees face the local Jaycees at 7:30. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students.

Glouster Trimble Amesville Nelsonville Jaycees Jaycees

Glouster Club and Civic Meetings Schedule

Glouster CES will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple with valentines sought from Trimble Two members. Jaycees meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the club room. Hollister J T alumni gather Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Glouster Civic Center. American Legion Auxiliary meets Thursday at 7 30 p m with a Civil Defense and Americanism program and refreshments. Loyal Women’s Class of the Church of Christ meets Friday at 7 30 p m at Mae Hyde’s Broad Street home. bring readings.

CES Masonic Temple Valentines Trimble Jaycees Glouster ~ Hollister - J T Glouster Civic Center American Legion Auxiliary Loyal Womens Church of Christ Mae Hyde Broad Street

Nelsonville and York Band Boosters May Merge

Nelsonville Band Boosters and York Band Boosters may merge. Nelsonville meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the high school will discuss joining and a new project to buy band uniforms for Nelsonville York City High School. Students voted blue and gray as school colors.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Band Boosters York Band Boosters Nelsonville Boosters York City

Haydenville Youth Attend Conference

Haydenville youth from the Methodist Youth Fellowship attended the Chillicothe District mid winter Institute at Chillicothe and Walnut Street churches. Senior group participants included Rhea Vollmer Cathy Glenn and April Harrison with multiple counselors listed.

Haydenville Methodist Chillicothe Retha Moore Christy Vollmer Janice Hayden Jenny Moore Sharon Woods Mike Letenstrom Marque Letenstrom Boyd Stover Walnut St. Methodist Church Trinity Methodist Church Rhea Vollmer Cathy Glenn April Harrison J. P. Letenstrom Don Vollmer Letenstrom James J. Moore Charles Vollmer

Corporal Larry D. Accord Promoted in Vietnam

Promoted to Army Corporal in Dau Tieng Vietnam is Larry D. Accord 20 son of Mrs Ann A Ross Route 2 He belongs to the 4th Infantry Division Accord entered service December 1964 and is a 1964 graduate of McArthur High School.

McArthur Larry D. Accord Ann A. Ross Dau Tieng Vietnam 4Th Cpl Accord McArthur High School

Chauncey Plans First Minimum Sewer Bills

Chauncey residents will soon receive the first minimum sewer bills with 2.95 dollars per month per water user and 3.10 dollars for the existing water charge. Each housing unit or trailer is billed the minimum sewer rate, with trailers getting separate charges. Funds will support Chauncey’s share of a proposed sewer treatment plant, with 40 percent village and 60 percent federal aid via the Ohio Office of Appalachia.

Chauncey Ohio Office of Appalachia

Guest Speaker Honors Detroit Church 30th Anniversary

The Rev. Paul A. Johnson pastor of the Hocking Valley parish served as guest speaker at United Christian Church in Detroit as the church marks its 30th anniversary and 30 years of his ministry.

A. Johnson Hocking Valley United Christian Church Detroit

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