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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1969
Page
8
Point Pleasant firemen were called to Route 2 last night to a chicken coop fire with no occupants found. A separate 9:50 a.m. call reported a one story wood house owned by Sadie Barnett and occupied by Gary Neal suffering about $25 in damage from a faulty flue, with property valued at $1000.
A red glow over the Portland area Sunday evening prompted several calls to the Meigs County Sheriff. The light stemmed from a fire at a large gas well on the McKelvey property near Portland. The well was to be capped today and no fire departments were summoned.
POINT PLEASANT Mason County sheriff reports four arrests made Saturday. Robert E Burris 21 Mason and Larry Grimm 19 Mason were arrested on assault and battery charges by the Mason City chief of police. Donald Ray Stanely 19 Mason was arrested on bad check charges by the state police. Walter Smith 54 salesman was arrested by city police on intoxication charges.
Ohio State Patrol reports a one car crash on Route 9 west of Route 7 at 1 30 a m Sunday. Charles Waugh 16 Crown City drove off the highway and rolled over on its top after saying he dropped a cigarette and searched for it. No injuries or citations.
Notice states the annual stockholders meeting will be held at 12 Mill Street Athens Ohio on January 15 1969 at 1 30 P M to elect directors for the ensuing year and address any other business.
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Lester Markel retires from The New York Times and as moderator of NET’s News in Perspective effective January 1. Clifton Daniel succeeds him as program moderator and Daniel will lead the Times world news operations after a 1944 start and wartime service. Tom Wicker and Max Frankel join Daniel for discussion on Nixon’s future domestic and foreign policies.
Mrs O P Klein is a patient at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy. Miss Marjorie Harris returns home in Alexandria Virginia after a holiday visit with her father Robert Harris and relatives. Mrs C M Hennesy returns from Columbus where she stayed with daughter and family Gordon Harris. Mrs Roger Kittle Sybil McCoy of Glouster visits her aunt Miss Vesta McCoy. Sandra and Debra Turner return to North Robinson after vacation with grandparents Joe Turner.
Gallia driver James Northup, 19, Gallipolis, was cited for speeding and reckless driving after his car skidded on Route 7 in loose gravel and struck a grocery store block wall, breaking a plate glass window and causing moderate damage. The 3 p.m. Friday crash near Gallipolis was reported by the State Highway Patrol.
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