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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1973

Page

10

Wellston Sees Federal Aid For Sewage Plant

Wellston officials learned the city may receive 75 percent federal funding for a new sewage treatment facility. The council, solicitor, and engineers will pursue grants and lift the sewage tap ban to spur growth while evaluating a uniform electric rate plan.

Wellston Edgar Hayburn Henry Willard Burgess and Naple Engineering Firm Columbus Willard Council Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Circleville Athens Logan Chillicoth Electric Company Milton Washington Twps

Area Death Notices Pack Athens County Natives

Unexpected deaths of two Athens County physicians are reported from Altus Oklahoma and Mesquite Texas. Dr Robert Sprague Srigley 58 and Dr John W Stack 48 are the deceased with detailed biographical data and survivors. Memorial scholarships and varied service affiliations noted.

Athens Athens County Altus Oklah Mesquite Tex Robert Sprague Srigley John W Stack Athens High School Ohio University Phi Beta Kappa Siigley Lakeside Dr Oklahoma Hollis Ardmore Harvard Medical School American Board of Abdominal Surgery American Board of Family Practice National Board of Medical Examiners American College of Surgeons Oklahoma Clinical Society Oklahoma State Board of Medical Examiners State Medical Society American Medical Association Red Cross Board of Directors Jackson County Memorial Hospital The Elks First United Methodist Church Herbert Srigley Jenny John R. Sprague Gretchen Robert Sprague Srigley Jr Missoula Mont Robert Pam) Bazewicz Norman Ola Gary Penny) Ledbetter John Siigley Stack Stack Medical Clinic University of Cincinnati Paris France Zurich Switzerland American Texas Dallas County TMA

James Brown 92 Dies in Nelsonville Hospital

James Brown 92 of Nelsonville Route 1 Coal Hollow died Thursday night at Mount St. Mary Hospital after five weeks as a patient. Arrangements are being completed by Warren Funeral Home.

Roger Doris) Chute James Margie) Moore Logan Betty) Thomas Brookville Richard Patricia) Burdette Glouster Mason Lucille) Campbell Harold Claris) Vollmer Hildra Wallace Orient Fanchion Hemsworth Dandridge Tenn Leonard Luke Robert L. Ramsey St. John’s Cemetery Pleasant Valley Road Hocking County Nelsonville James Brown Coal Hollow Mount St. Mary Hospital Warren Funeral Home

Students Selecting Courses at Athens High School

Athens High School counselors guide eighth graders through transition to high school with meetings for students and parents. Parents tour the building Monday evening 7 30 to 9 and conferences with counselors Wednesday. Final registration at the middle school is Tuesday February 27 with high school registration Thursday March 1.

Athens High School Clayton Smith Smith

Southern Board OKs 2 Teachers

The Southern Local Board of Education approved student teacher placements for Donna Cross at Racine Elementary and Debbie Roush at Letart Falls, plus Larry Smith as substitute bus driver and Flossie Allensworth as substitute teacher. The meeting covered ACE program reports, facility use, and upcoming events.

Racine Southern Local Board of Education Ralph Sayre Sayre Donna Cross Robert Beegle Debbie Roush Letart Falls James Wickline Larry Smith Flossie Allensworth Middleport Blendena Hudson Racine Alumni Association C. E. Blakeslee Meigs County Portland Syracuse

Three Students Charged In Athens Pizza Robbery

Three Ohio University students are jailed in Athens on $5,000 bond each for allegedly robbing a Domino's Pizza delivery man Friday morning. Charles Davis pleads not guilty to robbery. Loren Black and Jeffrey Revere face charges of aiding in the robbery. Davis has a March 1 preliminary hearing. Black and Revere are to be arraigned February 28. Police say $10 in pizzas was taken from Robert Weinfurther. third in a week, officials declined to link them to other robberies.

Ohio University Athens City Charles Davis Washington Hall Athens County Loren Black Jeffrey Revere Davis Black Revere Robert Weinfurther Dominos Pizza Athens

Meigs Red Cross Seeks March Fund Drive Support

POMEROY Meigs County Chapter of the American Red Cross plans its annual fund drive in March. Without more county support the Bloodmobile First Aid Water Safety and Service to Military Families programs may face drastic reductions. Donations may be sent to 127 N 2nd Ave Middleport. For volunteers contact Cindy Coffman 304 Sycamore St Middleport 992 5468.

Pomeroy — Meigs County American Red Cross Red Cross N. 2Nd Ave Middleport Cindy Coffman Sycamore St

Six Men Sentenced In Mason County Drug Case

Six Mason County men Carl Utley Blaine Michael B Carlisle John Paul Halstead William Henry Nicholas King and Eddie Pearl McDermitt pled guilty to drug possession and possession for sale. They received six months in the Mason County jail on misdemeanor charges and 60 days of examinations at Huttonsville with time applying to the jail term.

Point Plheaasa Ani Mason County James Lee Thompson Carl Utley Blaine Michael B. Carlisle John Paul Halstead William Bill) Henry Nicholas King Eddie Pearl McDermitt West Virginia Thompson Huttonsville Correctional Center Huttonsville

Schedule of immunization clinics announced in Athens

Athens County Health Commissioner Phillip D. Kinnard released the immunization schedule for February through May. The program offers DTP for ages two months to six years, a DTaP for over six, oral polio vaccine, and measles vaccine for ages 1–10, with tuberculin skin tests available. Clinics run February 27, March 6, 20, April 3, 17, May 1, 15, 29 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 2 p.m. at the health department, 9 N College St.

Athens County Phillip D. Kinnard Health Department N. College St

Taylor named training coordinator for SEOEMS

Daniel J. Lloyd announces William Taylor McArthur as training coordinator for SEOEMS covering seven counties. Taylor, former Vinton County deputy and Lake Hope Park ranger, is a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant awarded the Legion of Merit. He will oversee EMT training with 14 instructors and local coordinators, linking 60 hour Ohio program graduates to SECEMS positions as staff or volunteers in a national regional demo project expanding starfing and ER training with a 20 ambulance fleet.

William Taylor McArthur Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service Seoems Dan J. Lloyd Taylor Vinton County Lake Hope Park Air Force Secems Ohio Department of Vocational Education

Petition Ruled Invalid for Glouster Council Candidacy

Charles Beshara of Glouster cannot appear on the November ballot for village council after the Athens County elections board found 24 valid signatures on his declaration of candidacy petition. A single signature was invalid because the signer was not a registered voter. Write-in possibility exists if he files intent at least 20 days before Election Day.

Charles Beshara Glouster Republican Village Council Beshara Athens County Board of Elections Election Board Board Mildred Perry Local Elections Board

Athens Driver Cited For Speeding After Wreck On Route 50

State Highway Patrol cited William Fahler aged 22 of 71 Morris Ave after a noninjury crash on U S Route 50 three miles west of Albany. Fahler was charged with speeding as his car clipped the side of a westbound vehicle driven by 44 year old Norman Bartlett of Albany Route 1 while attempting to pass.

Athens State Highway Patrol Albany William Fahler Morris Ave Norman Bartlett

Allocation Lifted By Columbia Gas Of Ohio

Columbia Gas of Ohio announced the 10 percent allocation reduction for 538 large volume industrial customers is lifted effective Thursday. Unseasonably warm weather and customer conservation allowed end of the curtailment, which had run through March. Large volume users, about 40 percent of Ohio delivery, agreed to cuts to ensure residential gas for home heating.

Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc Ohio Marvin E. White Columbus White Columbia Gas

Marietta Man Faces Charge In Marijuana Case

A Marietta man Bernard Knotts, 20, is indicted by the Athens County grand jury on selling marijuana. He is due to arraign Tuesday after being granted time to confer with counsel. Bond is set at $15,000.

Athens County Grand Jury Bernard Knotts Marietta Michael Nolan

Also Mentioned on This Page

City of Wellston Fire Department John Dupre Milton Two Washington Two Wellston Fire Department Hamden and Coalton Fire Departments Clarence Gray 10Th Street New Jersey Avenue Gray Larry Newman Recreation Department Ridgewood Cemetery Hayburn Drs. Srigley Sunnyvale Kiwanis Club Chauncey Charles E. Stack Lenore S. Stack Werren Sprague Virginia Dallas Nancy Lewis Silver Springs Peggy Austin Bonnie Charles New Berlin Wise First United Methodist Church of Heart Association Or Cancer Society Lena KE Huddy Lena E. Huddy Poplar St Robert Butts William and Emma Wolfe Deanville East Clayton Kimberly Poston Harry Wolfe Katherine Wolfe Johnson Funeral Home John Anderson Greenlawn Cemetery Bessie Kline Joseph V. Duffy Wilkesville Holzer Medical Center Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Duffy Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church Kathryn Duffy Storer Tennessee Sts. Peter and Paul Church Robert Lemmon Sts. Peter and Paul Strong and Son Funeral Benson Munyan Wisconsin Ave Jenkins Robert Davis Munyan Veterans Administration Hospital Huntington Jackson County Zachary Eliza Quickel Munyan Cleveland Electric [Luminating Co Centerville Amy Kean V.D. Edwards Porneroy Orris Hillcrest Graywood Redman Keith Goble Locust ST Middleport, Ohio Roger Boyce Jane Boyce Michael Winebrenner Leota Hysell Carol Hall William Lake David Moorhead Brenda Trotter Charles Baer Center For Science and Industry John Steele Anna Nease Beverly Price Oakley Collins State House Meigs Red Cross Patrol STIHL Allen Hardware and Farm Supply Stimson Ave A&p Athens, Ohio Columbia RCA AccuColor RCA W. State St Oou Mortgage Loan Department
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