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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1973
Page
6
Massillon Ohio saw teachers and street workers on picket lines as a six day teachers strike continued after talks failed to reach agreement. Mayor Mark Ross said teachers would return to the line and garbagemen might join the strike threatening broader disruption.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Bell and daughter Lorna hosted a shower for Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ervin. Guests included Janice Spurlock Claudia Roush Beulah Roush Mary Circle Laura Byers Betty Van Meter and others. Games were played and prizes awarded to Mrs. Roush and Mrs. Spurlock. Dorothy Chaney won the door prize.
Athens County Auditor Ruth Seaman appoints John Clouston as license agent for Nelsonville. Clouston will issue 1973 dog licenses at his business on East Columbus Street and Hocking Streets opposite the Dew Hotel.
Arnold Roy Newman of Viper Kentucky received a citation after his car, traveling at excessive speed, left Vorhis Road near Chieftain Drive in Marion Two and rolled over several times. He was treated at Hocking Valley Community Hospital for head and arm injuries.
Auditions for the stage show Oliver will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Berean Community Theater in Nelsonville Fort Street The Berean Players present the show March 1 to 4 Interested persons are invited to try out for parts
Nelsonville High School Alumni Association will gather Monday at 8 p.m. at 155 West Columbus Street. William Carter, president for the 1973 reunion, will host. all officers directors and hostess Treva Shaw are to attend.
The Nelsonville York City Board of Education will hold its regular January session Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Senior High School board room. The agenda includes the appropriation measure.
Kyger Kyger Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Cora Rupe home with 10 members and two children present. The group donated 25 to the Gallipolis emergency ambulance fund and served refreshments. Numerous relatives and neighbors visited or stayed with local families in Kyger and surrounding towns during weekends.
Nelsonville student Steve Mount son of Mr and Mrs Howard Mount achievess a 4.0 average in his first Muskingum College semester He is a freshman On interim in January he travels on a photographic trip to the Windward and Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea
Meigs County sheriff reports a car owned by Gary Bauman of Reedsville was struck on County Road 46 in Drive Two by an unidentified vehicle that fled the scene. Gene Vance of Middleport was arrested on assault and battery charges and placed in the Meigs County jail.
Nelsonville officials say W S Sanitation will restart trash pickup on Wednesday after repairs to the packet truck. The Wednesday route will be collected Friday, restoring normal service.
Racine residents Mr. and Mrs. Orland Mitchell hosted relatives from Parkersburg and other areas. Additional weekend guests included Critt Bradford Jr. of Worthington and Herman Carson of Coolville. Out-of-town mourners for Ray Byers funeral at First Baptist Church included Lena Bell and Wilmer Byers of Warren, Clifford Byers and family of Columbus, Klee Halton and family of Springboro, Dennis Mastern of Lebanon, and several others from Columbus and Shadyside.
TOPPERS PLAINS New officers for Bar 30 Horsemen include Bill Cole as president Homer A. Cole as vice president Norma Newland as secretary and J R Kennedy as treasurer Plans for the coming horse show season were discussed A square dance at Tuppers Plains Elementary School is set for Saturday featuring the Country Boys from Marietta from 9 p m to midnight with admission 3 per couple A Valentine Day dance is planned Feb 10.
Nelsonville York City schools will dismiss early next Friday due to a teachers meeting announced by Supt. Jack Hillyer. Junior and Senior High Schools end at 11 30 a.m. Elementary at noon. Poston Murray City and York Elementary at 12 30 p.m with teacher meeting in the Senior High auditorium.
Logan firemen extinguished a car fire owned by Elizabeth Ann Hamilton at Market and Second Streets. Backfire in the carburetor is blamed for the blaze. Damage described as minor.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. has closed its Shawnee freight office. Equipment moved Wednesday. Lawrence L. Bryan, longtime operator, transferred to the Somerset office which will stay open full day. He will remain based in Shawnee.
Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Clarence Spurrier Jr. of Pomeroy Route 4 received the Meritorious Service Medal at Wright Patterson AFB Ohio for his work as an aircraft maintenance supervisor with the Alaskan Air Command at Elmendorf AFB. Spurrier a 1950 Pomeroy High School graduate has served in Vietnam. His wife Doris is the daughter of Allen Dill of Pomeroy Route 3. Army Private Robert L. Martin 21 of Chesapeake Route 3 completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina with Company E 8th Battalion 2nd Brigade. Martin a 1968 Chesapeake High School graduate earned a BBA from Marshall University in 1972.
Hemlock-Miller High School Ecology Class sponsors a bottle drive on January 19 from 11 30 a m to 2 30 p m. Corning New Straitsville and Shawnee residents should place bottles at curbside. Moxahala and rural residents may call 347 4425 for pickup of glass. All glass containers accepted and sorted by color before delivery to Brockway Glass in Zanesville.
Ohio Secretary of State confirms Issue One would authorize a state lottery on the May ballot. Five constitutional amendments cleared the legislature and are likely, with possible additions like a Vietnam War bonus. Issue Two covers prepayment for land taken for water and sewer use.
Meigs County transfers include Hattie F. Smith estate parcels to Adalene Flechtner in Middleport. Consolidation Coal Co. lot in Letart Two to Clifford Hill and Pauline Hill. Various estates address parcels in Middleport Pomeroy Rutland Salisbury Scipio Olive Syracuse to named heirs and buyers.
GALLIPOLIS Ohio Highway Patrol Post reports five weekend accidents including two deer strikes. John Drummond Gallipolis cited for driving while intoxicated after a Route 588 spill into a ditch. Gary Erlewine 19 Dexter cited for speed on Route 160 after vehicle hit a tree with no injuries. Two car crash on County Road 1 Meigs County left Durst driving left of center. Willard Prevens 65 Gallipolis struck and killed a deer on Route 141. Patricia Dobbins 19 Bidwell deer collision on Route 160.
Deborah Davis Swingle formerly of Wellston was the guest of First Lady at a White House tea. She has aided Mrs. Nixon with correspondence and Christmas card lists. The event featured a Marine Orchestra, a gold pen souvenir, and a private helicopter departure for the Nixon entourage.
Wahama High School White Falcon Band heads to the President's inaugural parade on January 20. Volunteers will solicit funds door to door in the Bend area wearing uniforms and leaving a Wahama to Washington tag. Checks are payable to Wahama Band to Washington Fund and mailed to Wahama Band to Washington Fund c/o Mason County Bank New Haven WV 25265. A separate item reports a car deer collision on Route 33 at Burlingham at 8 59 p m. Rhonda Gibson of Athens drove the car that struck the deer.
Golden Rule Class at First United Methodist Church will meet Thursday night. A potluck dinner begins at 6 p.m. Members should bring a covered dish and individual table service.
Middleport residents report holiday visits with relatives in Alexandria Virginia including Mr and Mrs Charles Gaskill and their daughter and family the Rev and Mrs Russell McIntyre and daughter Lisa. Dennis Weber returns to Denver Colorado for Air Force duty after holidays with parents. Dean Weber returns to Ohio State University and Donna Weber to Ohio University classes. Judy Gregg Ohlinger recovering from major surgery at O Bleness Memorial Hospital Athens Ohio.
The Shade River Belles and Beans Square Dance Club hold sessions at the Royal Oak Park Recreation building each Thursday from 7:30 to 10:30. Interested couples must enter by Jan. 18 for this year’s class. Call 985-3308 or 882-2283 for information. Cecil Sayre of Letart W Va. provides instruction. Casual dress allowed. children may accompany parents.
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