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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1971

Page

10

OU Students See Athens From Policemen's View

Ohio University students tour Athens through police cruiser assignments as part of a campus Cop-in to foster understanding. Police from multiple cities join two days of talks, films, live radio Q and A, and a basketball game against student volunteers.

Athens Ohio University Adam Walinsky Robert F. Kennedy Ford Foundation Donald Riddle John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York David Durk Woub Radio Fred Wiseman Law and Order CBS Boston Chicago Bruce Tabashneck Larry Lyons Rebecca Worthman Chris Stewart Tabashneck James Kimbler

Glouster Garden Club Hosts Plant Program

Mrs Edith Vaughn led a house plants program at a Glouster Garden Club meeting held at Mrs Beatrice Vaughn home. Mrs Esta Haskins conducted a business session planning a silent auction for the next gathering. Cards were sent to shut ins. The next meeting will be at Mrs Arthur Cherrington home in Bishopville with Mrs Syble Kurtzman as co host.

Glouster Edith Vaughn Glouster Garden Club Beatrice Vaughn Esta Haskins Bishopville Arthur Cherrington Syble Kurtzman

Brammers Burr Salt Grocery seeks new liquor permits

John E. Brammer and Edward H. Brammer doing business as Brammers Burr Salt Grocery Trimble Two apply to the Ohio Department of Liquor Control for permits to sell 3.2 beer high powered beer and wine for on premises and carry out. The village council meets Monday at 7 p.m. and the Dover Elementary PTA gathers Monday at 7 30 p.m.

Glouster John E Edward H. Brammer Brammers Burr Salt Grocery Trimble Two Ohio Department of Liquor Control

Auto Strikes Warehouse in Hocking County

A minor accident occurred on Route 644 N at 10:35 p.m. in Hocking County. Walter R. Price, 65, of Logan Route 2, drove north on Route 664 left of center, struck a bank and hit the 7-Up warehouse causing about $200 damage. he was cited for driving left of center.

Logan Hocking County Sheriff's Department Walter R. Price Price

Night break‑ins strike Nelsonville school and lumber office

Nelsonville police report two offices hit in a night break in. Missed targets were the junior high school office on Fayette Street and the Nelsonville Lumber Co office on Watkins Street. Both offices were ransacked but nothing was stolen.

Nelsonville Fayette Street Nelsonville Lumber Co Watkins Street

Area Death Notices from Athens and Surrounding Towns

A string of obituaries and death notices from Athens County and nearby areas. Clifford Gabriel of Athens Route 2 is survived by a large family. Luta Marshall Caldwell of Warren died with relatives in the South Canaan community. Adalai S. Lieving of Mason and William H. Johnson of Nelsonville are also noted along with Ora Parsons Thornton in Point Pleasant and Dora Stout Yeager of Albany. Funeral services are listed with locations and kin.

Athens Clifford Gabriel O’bleness Athens County George and Frances Gabriel Eagles, Redmen and Moose Grace Walter Gabriel Millersport Paul Hamilton the Plains Robert Williams Jacksonville Richard Coffman Richard Thomas Donald Moore Lancaster Gabriel John Gabriel Columbus Denzil Gabriel Fred Gabriel James Gabriel Irene DeWeese Harry Roy George Hughes Funeral Home Herbert Harris Hocking Canaanville Luta Marshall Caldwell Warren South Canaan Rufus Dora Starkey Marshall John Steal Marshall Charlotte Williams Warren Williams Henry Caldwell Cartadge Twp Oakwood Cemetery Mason Adilai S. Lieving Holzer Medical Center Lieving Marietta Manufacturing Co Point Pleasant Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Lieving Mason County Alfred Sarah Nease Lieving Callie Gilliland Louise Roof Manhattan Kan Robert Lieving Huntington Eva Lieving Fogles G Funeral Parker Hinzman Kirkland Memorial Gardens Nelsonville William H. Johnson Jackson St Mount St. Mary Hospital Jackson County Lewis Arella Johnson Clara William Baltimore Paul Sacramento Calif Robert Seattle Wash Madeline Corwin Ontario Helen Smart Buchtel Lucille Johnson Chauncey Mary Jenkins Lillian Kleinman Buffalo N.Y Gail Yates Johnson John Minsker Green Lawn Cemetery Ora Parsons Thornton Norman T. Thornton Carl E Faye) Barnett Claude Buss Leon Route 1 Bert Parsons Letart Mohr- Stevens Wilbur Baxter Wilbur Sayre Lone Oak Cemetery Albany C. E. Stout Dora Stout Yeager Tacoma Dorothea Yeager

Auto backs into auto in minor parking lot collision

City police report two vehicles collided in a Johnston Supermarket parking lot on Thursday at 9 10 p m. David M Atkinson 20 of 2714 Lincoln Ave waited for a passenger when Robert S Sutton 44 of 2507 Mt Vernon Ave backed into his car. No citations issued. Damage estimated at 90 dollars.

Point Pleasant Johnson’s David M. Atkinson Lincoln Ave Robert S. Sutton Mt. Vernon Ave

Tape Player Stolen From Parked Auto in Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant police are investigating the theft of a tape player from a car owned by Richard Allen Fielder. The device, valued at 40 dollars, was taken between 3 30 and 5 30 p m Thursday while the car was parked behind the floodwall on Route 1.

Point Pleasant Richard Allen Fielder

Local People and Visitors Reach Family and Military News

Albany items list service members on leave or reporting for duty in the Philippines and personnel stationed at Fort Knox and Fort Riley. Visits from relatives fill afternoons around nursing home care and hospital stays while others travel to Florida and Columbus. A recipe for a cream cheese orange spread ends the notes.

Melva Radcliffe Albany Greg Rowell Wichita Falls Tex Ralph Rowell Factory Road Phillippines Robert Kirkman Kim Cambridge Selby Road Columbus Jesse Wooten Pearl Bolin Vern Kelly Fort Myers, Fla Edith Bobo Russell Nursing Home S. Washington Street O’bleness Paul Cotterill Bess Musser Catherine Rickey Wade Edward Jeffers London

Athens approves legal fees in General Telephone rate case

Record of ordinances shows a resolution authorizing expenditure of 750 dollars for legal fees in General Telephone Company of Ohio rate case before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The measure declares an emergency to protect public peace and safety of Athens residents.

General Telephone Company OF Ohio Public Utilities Commission OF Ohio Athens Ohio Harry B. Crewson Catherine Phillips Raymond Shepard

Ordinance dedicates municipal property as city street in Athens Ohio

Ordinance 09-71 dedicates a parcel in Outlet 6 Athens County to public street use. The description covers Lot 648 J C Campbells Addition and adjacent Standard Oil property boundaries, with a 3,293 square foot area and a survey by Harold E Miles. The measure is enacted by Mayor CreerT and Clerk Raymond Shepard.

Athens Ohio Athens County Outlet Ohio Company Purchase J.C. Campbell Standard Oil Company of Ohio Harold E. Miles Harry B. Crewson Council Creert

Train Derailment Damages 16 Cars Near Point Pleasant

A Baltimore and Ohio train derailed 16 of 59 cars near Point Pleasant at 3 am while travel from Parkersburg to Huntington. Damage estimated near a quarter of a million dollars. No injuries reported. Engineer W. R. Akers and conductor G. D. Harper named. Six cars were loaded with chemicals and plywood. remaining cars included canned milk. Track cleared by Friday morning after Huntington and Parkersburg crews worked full time.

Point Pleasant Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Parkersburg Huntington W. R. Akers G. D. Harper

Library Receives 28 Books in Nelsonville Collection

Nelsonville Public Library adds 28 titles across fiction mysteries non fiction and biographies. Notable works include God Is An Englishman by Deld erfield The Americans by Frost and Katia Wife Before God by Tarsaidze. Biographies include Dorothy Parker You Might As Well Live and Tom Jones.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Public Library Delderfield Gavin Gerson Gross Highsmith Frost Dorothy Parker Keats Tom Jones Jones Boone

Ice Causes Pomeroy Road Crash In Athens Police Report

Athens officers report two cars slipped on ice on Pomeroy Road Thursday morning. Brenda Patterson, 28, Chauncey, hit a bank after spinning on ice and getting a flat tire. Janice Williams Zednik, 22, Maplewood, slid across the centerline and was struck by Roger Stobart, 23, Racine. No citations issued.

Pomeroy Athens Brenda Patterson Chauncey Miss Patterson Janice Williams Zednik Maplewood Roger Stobart Racine

Logan High School Aerials yearbooks for sale

Logan High School announces surplus Aerials yearbooks from 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1965 1966 1967 and 1968. Copies limited and priced at 2.00 each at the school office 8 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. weekdays to support current publication. Also Nelsonville police cite Robert Huck 19 for unsafe operation of a motor vehicle with a court appearance set Friday night.

LOGAN Logan High School Charles Moore Nelsonville Robert J. Huck Lowell

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