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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1968
Page
5
Three American Legion Posts in Athens County join with the Red Cross to sponsor a blood donor drive at the Athens American Legion Hall on W Union Street. The bloodmobile visits Monday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday one hour earlier. Appointments: 593 5273 or 593 6244.
Athens County Municipal Court Judge Franklin Sheeter appoints Mrs. Dale Eileen Burchfield as deputy clerk at 251 Kentner Street Nelsonville. The staff now includes Clerk Lavina Sycks Bailiff Ben Williams and Mrs. Burchfield.
The Margaret Creek Conservancy District filed an appropriation suit in Athens County Common Pleas Court to obtain 96 acres owned by Bernard L. and Loretta M. Allen of Albany for a water supply and recreation lake. The district has already acquired four parcels and expects to finalize negotiations on two more.
City planning commission to meet Friday with three items on the agenda. Marathon Oil Co seeks a zoning variance for land at E Carpenter Street and Franklin Avenue to expand its service station. Preliminary plats for Oakmont Subdivision off Carroll and Old Coach roads and Finlan Subdivision off Radford Road will be presented. Ronald Martinides of Candeub Fleissig and Associates to report on future planning progress.
Municipal Court Judge Franklin Sheeter announced a revised bond schedule tied to state statutes and Athens ordinances. Bonds for drunken driving rise to 500 if an accident occurs, hit and run 200 with injuries or major damage, speeding varies by over 10 mph, and parking violations carry listed penalties. Some offenses remain nonbailable until after arraignment, including license revocation, bad checks, petty larceny, and felonies. Local posting sites include Athens Police Department and Coolville with Marie Root. talks with Nelsonville Chauncey for additional posting.
Athens County Municipal Court will absorb all equipment and records from the old County Court. Athens County Prosecutor Homer Gall Jr. said he will notify County Commissioners that property, records, and materials belong to the new Municipal Court. Mayor Raymond Shepard said the city will keep the parking ticket operation within the court chambers if space allows.
In Portland, Ore., two members of Mom and Apple Pie, Terrence Jones and Earl Gardner, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gus Solomon to three years probation for car theft. They were teased for their long hair at Rocky Butte jail, the judge quipped about hair. In Redwood City, Denis W. Levasseur faced a traffic summons for interfering with a driver while kissing his wife Rosie during the drive.
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