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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1977

Page

7

Meigs County Home Assisted by 70 Groups

A December drive raised Christmas donations for the Meigs County Home from 70 contributing churches clubs and individuals. Read list includes Reedsville United Methodist Church Ladies Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion Auxiliary Ninth District groups Meigs High School FFA and more across Pomeroy Middleport and surrounding communities.

Pomeroy Meigs County Reedsville Missionary Circle Bradford Middleport

Wellston Names New Mayor Walburn to Complete Term

Larry Walburn sworn in as mayor of Wellston to replace Edgar Hayburn who resigned to become chief deputy for Jackson County Sheriff Charles Hunter. Walburn will finish the remainder of the term. A lifelong Wellston resident and 1951 Wellston High School graduate, Walburn has served 16 months on the city council and was elected to a two year term as councilman at large in November 1975.

Wellston Larry Walburn Edgar Butch’ Hayburn Jackson County Charles Hunter Walburn Hayburn Walburn Larry Newman Lonnie Leonard Wellston High School Otterbein College

Athletic receipts listed and village council action noted

Nelsonville York Schools report athletic receipts of 32 dollars for girls basketball and 55 dollars for Belpre for the TYC banquet. Balance stood at 315.27 on Dec 21 with 117.80 expended. Debt remained 3994.81 including large amounts to vendors. Mason Village Council discussed a 239000 dollar HUD grant for a new water tank and lines. Residents may arrange Christmas tree pickup. Frick-Gallagher worker Walburn to remain mayor with standard office hours.

Nelsonville Belpre Jack Hillyer Nelsonville-York City Neff Athletic Lettering Co Sports, Inc Allprints Photo, Inc Conner's Sporting Goods Clossman Hardware Co Mason Mason Village Council Calvin Smith Point Pleasant Housing and Urban Development

Nelsonville Fire Chief Reports 1976 Activity

Fire Chief Danny Knight lists 206 runs for 1976 with $177 685 in fire losses. One hundred six city calls and 81 to York Two 13 to Ward Two and six to Starr Two. False alarms total 15 with 118 good intention calls and 35 auto fires and 38 structure fires. The 1976 fire count exceeds 1975 by 119, with 87 runs in 1975.

Nelsonville Danny Knight York Two Ward Two Starr Two

Parked Car Vandalized in Haydenville Company Lot

Hocking County Sheriff Paul Thrush reports a parked car at NYCO Cash and Carry in Haydenville was vandalized over the weekend. Four tires were flattened, hub cabs stolen, and the antenna and windshield wipers were broken.

Logan Hocking County Paul Thrush Nyco Cash and Carry Haydenville

Logan Offers Evening Adult Education Courses

Logan City Schools announces adult education classes from January 18 to March 24 at Logan Junior-Senior High School. Evening sessions include auto maintenance, cake decorating, ceramics, welding basics, driver education, knitting, furniture repair, painting, sewing, and typing with multiple instructors. Registration is $15 for 10 weeks, driver education $45, with senior citizen discounts.

Logan Logan City Ed Killoran Julie Moore Kathy Taylor Ill Biggers Margaret Good Dwayne Hoffman Jo Ann Anys Dennis Savage Barbara Smith Ben Riggers Logan Adult Education Joe Murtha Logan High School North St Ohio Martha

Attorney Re-Locates Logan City Solicitor Lou Henniger Moves Office

Logan City solicitor Lou Henniger relocates his office from 82 East Main Street to the Logan Federal Building on North Market Street. Drew Ralston, a private practitioner formerly with Johnston Stilwell and Oberlin, is associated with Henniger. In Glouster, the volunteer fire department was called to 6 Morgan Street at 2 p.m. Tuesday for a house fire gutted a single story frame home owned by Jessie Skinner. occupants were not present for interrogation. Neighbors did not know the residents at the time.

Logan Lou Henniger E. Main St Logan Federal Building North Market Street Henniger Drew Ralston Johnston, Stilwell and Oberlin Glouster Morgan St Jessie Skinner

Glouster Kiwanis Sponsors Science Pupil to Symposium

The Glouster Kiwanis Club plans to sponsor a Trimble Local School District student to the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in Columbus February 17 to 19. The club voted to fund the traveler and discussed crime prevention material for youth and a community service drive with the Glouster Community Bank.

Glouster Glouster Kiwanis Club Columbus Gordon Robert Smith National Science Foundation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Roger Kittle Dan Teater Jerry Stott Kiwanis Glouster Community Bank Logan Club International Kiwanis Foundation

Nelsonville Officer Prepared for Ranger School and Germany

Lt Ward Stone spent the holiday at his parents home in Nelsonville. A 1976 graduate of Ofie State University he received ROTC and will attend Infantry Officers Basic Course at Fort Benning. Upon completion he will attend Ranger School and then be stationed in Germany.

Ward Stone Othmar Stone Beerman Hill Nelsonville Stone Ofie State Fort Benning Ward Wil Ranger School Germany

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