Alexander Clerk Resigns Over Board Trust and Policy Disputes
Kenneth Elliott resigns as clerk of the Alexander Local School District board after six years citing loss of trust and policy disagreements. He warns of financial peril without adoption of a May tax resolution to certify funds for payroll, and offers to serve through month end. New board members Stedman Hutchinson and Ivan Tribe take office January 1 alongside existing members.
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Alexander Local
Board of Education
Kenneth Elliott
Marc Lohr
Lohr
Elliott
Crepa
Melvin Stedman
Thomas Hutchinson
Ivan Tribe
Davis Greene
Dan Stright
1970 Athens High Yearbook to Be Biggest and Best
Athens High sponsor Charles McVey announced Arena will be the biggest and hopefully the best annual. Staff are submitting material for the first deadline shipment and the publisher has a drawn subscription list. Ordering ends in two weeks with orders sent to McVey at 62 Franklin Avenue. The yearbook covers 1969-70 events from September to June, including sports and social highlights.
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Athens High
Athens High School
Arena
Charles McVey
McVey
Lodge Inspection Set Thursday at Constitution Lodge 428
NEW MARSHFIELD Annual inspection of Constitution Lodge 428 F and AM will be conducted in the Fellow Craft degree Thursday. Refreshments will be served after the degree work, said Larry Jeffers master.
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New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge 428
F&am
Larry Jeffers
Ohio University President Gives No Comments On Post Criticism
Claude R Sowle faced questions about criticism of The Post at a Wednesday press conference. He confirmed a letter from Charles Kurfess requesting university procedures on The Post and said officials have no specific suggestions from Columbus. He declined further comment, noting no purpose in offering opinions on the dispute.
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Sowle
Ohio University
Claude R. Sowle
Post
Ohio House
Charles Kurfess
Columbus
Robert J. Corts
Corts
Will Open School Bids For Trimble District
Bids to be opened at noon Thursday at Glouster High School for construction of the new elementary school south of Jacksonville. A special board meeting will be held Tuesday to award contracts after bids are reviewed.
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Glouster
Glouster High School
Trimble
Jacksonville
Board of Education
Daughters and Families Noted at Holzer Medical Center
A list of newborns and accompanying parents announced at Holzer Medical Center includes a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Sickles of Jackson, a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wolf of Mason, and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houda. Other names include Mrs. Gary R. Acree and son, and numerous listed mothers and spouses with various first and last names.
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Joseph E. Sickles
Jackson
Arthur ©. Wolf
Mason
Charles Houda
Gary R. Acree
Patricia M. Bower
Larry W. Brisker
Thomas E. Cremeens
David Ervin
Marion E. Ferguson
Richard Dale Gilkey
Donald G. McDaniels
Dewey J. Ross
Arthur W. Smith
Richard Steinback
Gail Henry
Leonard Calvin
Ardath Brinker
Verne E. Brown
Patricia J. Camden
Clara V. Carson
David B. Cole
George G. Cremeans
Michael W. Crothers
Jane Davis
Bailey Joe Dugan
Henry A. Dye
Russell E. Ellenberg
Wilmer E. Halfhill
Homer Hawkins
Cecil G. Holley
Gladys Howells
John Lewis Hassell
Brice S. Jarvis
Darla J. Johnson
Franklin L
Driver Cited After Route 33 Collision
A 20 year old youth was cited by State Highway Patrolmen for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead after his auto collided on Route 33 north of Route 50A Tuesday afternoon. Gary F. Vanmeter The Plains was cited after his auto struck the rear of a car driven by Argyle E. Chadwick 63 Nelsonville who had stopped for a left turning car.
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Gary F. Vanmeter
the Plains
Argyle E. Chadwick
Nelsonvile
Youth Hurt In Mishap On Columbus Road
John Holt 18 of The Plains suffered multiple contusions after being thrown over handlebars of a motorcycle into the rear of Marilyn Bednar 26, Ohio 38 N McKinley driven car on Columbus Road. Holt was treated at Hudson Health Center after EMS arrived at 3 42 p.m.
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John Holt
the Plains
Marilyn S. Bednar
N. McKinley
Miss Bednar
Holt
Logan Optometrist Reports Cash Theft From Office
Dr. Frederick Blume of 111 E Second St reported to Logan Police that while he was at lunch someone pried his office door with a screwdriver and stole $30 in bills from the cash drawer. Change was spilled on the floor but not collected.
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Logan
Frederick Blume
E. Second St
Two arrests Reported by Mason County Sheriff’s Department
Two arrests were made Tuesday per the Mason County Sheriff's Department. Jesse Jones, 25, Point Pleasant, was arrested by Constable William Myers for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Carson Gillenwater, 25, Crown City, was arrested by city police for defective equipment.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Sounding Board Won’t Be Police Review Board Says Mayor
Mayor Raymond Shepard assured Athens residents that police will have city backing and that future complaints will go to proper channels. At a conference with Sgt. Robert Windle, Sgt. Ted Jones, and attorney William Rowland, he said the Sounding Board will not serve as a police review body and 46 arrests in the Jan 30 disturbance mostly involved campus or state authorities.
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Raymond Shepard
Athens
Robert Windle
Ted Jones
William C. Rowland
Sounding Board
Ohio University
Shepard
Beasley and Mathews Quoted In District Bus Bid Row
The Messenger misattributed a Beasley and Mathews spokesman after an Alexander Local School District bus bid. Charles Moore said B M did submit a sealed bid and had no representative at the opening. John Gibson claimed he spoke earlier offering a conditional $50 cut if his bid was lowest.
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Beasley and Mathews
Alexander
Messenger
Beasley
Charles Moore
B&m
John Gibson
Gibson Motor City
Gibson
Stolen Watch Recovered In City Dormitory Room
A $65 watch allegedly stolen from Cornwell and Sons Jewelers was recovered Tuesday night after city and university police searched a dorm room in Sargent Hall. Capt. Charles Cochran said no charges were filed yet as investigators continue.
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Cornwell and Sons Jewelers
City and University
Sargent Hall
Charles Cochran
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