Tax Assistance Now Available On Friday
Tax assistance during the 1970 tax filing period will be offered at the Athens Internal Revenue Service Office each Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Call 592-1188 with questions. The office is in the Matters Building, 24 East State Street. Taxpayers should prepare as much of their return as possible before seeking help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Internal Revenue Service
John Abel
Athens
Matters
East State Street
Abel
Social Security Boost Applies Automatically to Beneficiaries
President Nixon signed a 15 percent increase for 25 million Social Security recipients. Ball, commissioner, said all beneficiaries will get the raise automatically with April checks. January and February increases arrive in April. Total monthly payments rise from $2.2 billion to over $2.5 billion. Average benefits increase: retirement from $100 to $116, couple 65 plus from $170 to $196, disabled with family from $237 to $273, widow with children from $254 to $292.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Nixon
Robert M. Ball
Social Security
Ball
Gibsons Welcome First 1970 Baby at Sheltering Arms
Mr and Mrs Gordon Gibson of Athens are proud parents of the decade’s first child born at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The girl arrived at 3 58 am on the first day of 1970, sibling to the Gibsons who reside at the Plaza Apartments. Father works at John Gibson Motor City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Gibson
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gibsons
Plaza Apartments
John Gibson Motor City
Registration Slated for Skating Classes at Bird Arena
Omo University announces skating classes for children aged six to fourteen at Bird Arena. Registration is Tuesday and Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. with no phone signups. Six one hour lessons will be held Saturdays at 8, 9, and 10 a.m. for $5 per child who must bring their own equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omo University
Bird Arena
Old Discs Presented To Library
A collection of 9 000 operatic and concert recordings has been presented to the Research Library of the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Notable items include three 1902 Pathe discs by Enrico Caruso, a 1962 Chaliapin recording of the Call of Gold aria, and a 1903 G T disk of Felia Litviane as Brünnhilde with Alfred Cortot. The gift comes from Lauder Greenay, chairman of the Met Opera Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Research Library of the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center
Pathe
Enrico Caruso
Milan
Chaliapin
Faust
St. Petersburg
Gramophone & Typewriter Co
Felia Litviane
Brunnhilde
Die Walkure
Alfred Cortot
Lauder Greenay
The
Metropolitan Opera Assn
Miller Plans Athens Trip On Monday
Congressman Clarence E. Miller will visit Athens on Monday to inspect the Athens flood protection progress and meet Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation representatives. He will tour 13 counties during the New Year recess, with stops in Logan, Monday, McArthur, and Pomeroy. Miller has cast 655 consecutive roll calls since January 1967 as the 9th Congress adjourns after 334 days and plans to reconvene January 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Miller
Athens
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Logan
McArthur
Pomeroy
Miller
U.S
House of Representatives
Congress
Home Burns In Lodh Two Area Fire Destroys House
Firemen learned of a house fire near the Athens Meigs County line in Lodh Two around 7:30 p.m. after neighbors failed to reach them for a 3:30 a.m. blaze. The residence of Mrs. Mary Stocky on Gilkey Ridge was destroyed while she was away.
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Richland Area
Lodh
Mary Stocky
Gilkey Ridge
Athens-Meigs County
Two Calls Answered in 1970 Early Fire Department Run
The fire squad first responded at 4 46 a m Thursday to the Sportsman Grill 510 W Union St where Thomas Oldfield 43 of 122 Maplewood J was having difficulty breathing Oxygen was given.Friday at 12 12 am the squad was summoned to 136 Second St where Mrs Glen Harris 19 had a possible overdose of medication She was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Fire Department
Sportsman Grill
W. Union St
Thomas Oldfield
Maplewood J
Second St
Glen Harris
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Traffic Fines From Municipal Court Imply Broad Violations
The report lists numerous individuals from various locales facing fines for traffic violations in a municipal court. Amounts range from 1 to 25 dollars plus costs, with offenses including speeding and patrol violations. A concluding note mentions ancient manhole covers bearing SPQR, linking Rome’s history to Constantinople’s founding.
Two Cars Collide On Township Road Near Athens
On New Year’s Day a New Year accident on a township road east of Athens injured two drivers. Kathryn Britton, 55, and Sondra Brozak, 29, reported minor injuries but were not treated. Britton’s car spun on ice and halted in the opposite lane, then was struck head on by Brozak’s car which was left of center. Neither driver was cited.
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Stewart Route 1
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Kathryn Britton
Sondra L. Brozak
Britton
Brozak
Highlights of 1969 December in Southeastern Ohio
A roundup of notable events from December 1969 in the Athens area and Southeastern Ohio. Honors for eleven area men, a planned Plains sewer project, a fatal hayloft fall, school levies defeated, electricity bills paid by a nine year old, Child Services Board aid organized, Silver Memorial Bridge dedication, Meigs County crash fatalities, Athens charter efforts, a White Christmas, and a mother reportedly abandoning two children. births and adoptions listed for local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Plains
Pt. Pleasant
Point Pleasant
Alexander
Vinton
Nelsonville-York
Child Services Board
Meigs County
Racine
Athens City Charter Commission
Salvation Army Clothing Drive Monday at Union Street HQ
The Salvation Army will distribute clothing from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Monday at 92 West Union Street headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
W. Union St
Ohio Educator Attends Phi Delta Kappa Council
Dr. Robert M. Boyd of Ohio University joined 510 officers and delegates at the 32nd biennial Phi Delta Kappa council in San Diego California. The event ran December 27 amid professional education discussions by members from international chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Robert M. Boyd
Ohio University
Phi Delta Kappa
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PIC
PAC
Adadil
Eer
Bob and
Andy
Richland Ave
Allen Howe
Chain Saw Headquarters
McCulloch
Stihl Chain Saws
Oregon Chain Accessories
Oregon
Bar & Chain Oil
Stimson Ave
Ohio
A&p
French McCormick
West Union Street
Pers McCormick
Huntington
W. Vel
Gian Leroy Hoshman
K. Lax
Denald J. Lax
Nebsonville
Inex Sanborn Jr
Milfield
Failure & Tein
Patrol
Holmes
Charleston
Sone
Denny Alignoe
Mennera
Speed
Clinton
Harold
Lottimer
Richland Avene
Patral
SIS
Mare Fore
Albany
James
Waverly
W. Jeery
Wien
Poe
Lee
Iaine
Thompson
Columbus
Sony
Bridger
James Lee Wills
Istanbul
Constantinople
S.P.Q.R
Rome
Constantine
Lettershop
Leonard Arthur Smith Jr
Amesville
Air Force Reserve
343 Combat Support Squadron
Duluth International Airport
Duluth
Minn
Smith
Arthur Smith
Athens, Ohio
Coats
Bankamericard
Oy Jantzen
Revere, Brian McNeil
the Messenger
Southeastern
Marietta
Albert Matters III
Pamela Milhoan
Roy Radford
John A. Goodin
Lois Stage
Edna Rose
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
William Hutchison
Anthony Meek
Orland Mansfield
the First National Bank
Nelsonville
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