County commissioners seek funds for cruiser and board changes
Athens County commissioners approve Washington County withdrawal from the 648 Board and plan to seek funds for a sheriff cruiser. They also call for bids on drapes and carpeting for the children’s home unit project and authorize a $500000 deposit at Athens National Bank. Nearby, about $3900 in unemployment funds will fund a Nelsonville police position at $4400 yearly.
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George Lovell Messenger
Athens County
Washington County
648
Sheriff's Department
Helen Daily
Daily
Harold Shields
Strang
Athens National Bank
Nelsonville
Athens Expands Federal Employment With Four New Jobs
Athens city administration adds four positions funded by the Emergency Employment Act. New roles include an engineering technician, a clerk bookkeeper, an assistant recreation director, and a code enforcement officer with 10 month terms. Salaries total funded by federal money and matching in kind support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Phillip Goldsberry
Ralph Nuzum
Ronald Bretz
Goldsberry
Jack Coon
Mary White
Nuzum
Rita McDermitt
Grove City
Robert Burson
David Thompson
Ernest Antle
Man Pleads Guilty in Leaving Scene Case
Larry Boymer 20 of West Lake pleaded guilty in Athens County Municipal Court to leaving the scene of an accident on Mulligan Road. He was fined 50 dollars and costs and received a 30 day driver’s license suspension after his car slid 365 feet, hitting three mail boxes and a phone pole. Police noted a separate report of a man exposing himself to a 12 year old girl on a gravel road near Shaffer and West State Streets.
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Larry Boymer
West Lake
Athens County
Athens
Mulligan Road
Boymer
Shaffer and
West State Streets
December Title Report From Athens County Vehicle Office
The Athens County Vehicle Title Office released its December report showing 1 181 titles issued with 2 035 50 in county fees and 681 in state fees. The breakdown includes cars trucks and station wagons among other categories and 67 inspections. Police reports note a coat theft and an auto crash with a failed to stop charge.
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Athens County
Gasoline theft reported in Athens County area
Athens County Sheriff's Deputy Robert Daugherty investigates a theft of 180 gallons of gasoline from the F. H. Brewer Co on State Route 44 four miles south of Stewart. A crank handle was broken and a protective chain dropped to access the fuel. Deputies report a separate burglary at Harry C. Stewart's Route 33 N weekend home in Columbus with 1251 dollars in items taken. Deputy Boyd Williams then probes a break in at B and D Equipment Co in Albany.
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Athens County
Robert Daugherty
F. H. Brewer Co
Stewart
Daugherty
Harry C. Stewart
Columbus
Boyd Williams
B and D Equipment Co
Albany
Youth Sent To Prison In Athens County Drug Case
Michael Katz, 22, of Millfield, was sentenced by Athens County Common Pleas Judge Lowell Howard to the Ohio Reformatory in Mansfield for cultivating marijuana after pleading guilty. Katz faced earlier charges dropped. Joyce Franzen also involved and on probation. Helen Watson, 18, Columbus, pled guilty to possessing a hallucinogen, fined $200 and 90 days in jail with 75 suspended.
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Athens County Common Pleas
Lowell Howard
Michael Katz
Millfield
Ohio Reformatory
Mansfield
Katz
Ronald DeVeau
Athens Mental Health Center
Monica Nicoles
Claire Ball Jr
Joyce Franzen
Miss Franzen
Helen Watson
Columbus
Athens Man Enters Between-Semester Program At Cornell College
David Kreider of 34 Elmwood Place Athens joins Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa for the between semesters program. About 688 students or 70 percent of Cornell’s enrollment take part in campus, state, district and international projects. Kreider joins the Outward Bound Minnesota project spending 27 days in the Quetico Superior Wilderness Area Minnesota with cross country skiing camping and expeditions.
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David Kreider
Lorrin Kreider
Elmwood Pit
Athens
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Cornell
District of Columbia
North
South America
Europe
Asia
Kreider
Outward Bound
Minnesota
Quetico- Superior
Suit challenges Elks tax exemption over membership
Portland teacher Clifford V. McGlotten filed a federal suit against the Internal Revenue Service after being denied Elks membership. He argues tax exempt status favors segregated social organizations and misuses public benefits.
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Portland
Ore
Internal Revenue Service
Clifford V. McGlotten
U.S. District Court
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
The
United
Athens Man Graduates With Business Admin Degree
Jack Alan Bortle of Monticello Village Athens earned a bachelor of business administration at Western Michigan University. He was among 1,500 diplomas awarded at December commencement in Kalamazoo. The suit by McGlotten challenges tax exemptions for segregated fraternal groups, arguing such status stigmatizes non whites and is unconstitutional. The case, assigned to Judge Barrington D. Parker, is supported by the ACLU.
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Jack Alan Bortle
Monticello Village
Athens
Western Michigan University
Bortle
Kalamazoo
San Francisco
Improved
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World
Washington
McGlatten
The
Elks
New York
McGlotten
Portland Lodge No 142
BPOE
United States of America
American Civil Liberties Union
Barrington D. Parker
Former Athens Resident Enrolls at Akron University
Charles Gilkey, former Athens resident, has enrolled at Akron University to pursue a master of business administration. He works as an assistant manager at Woolworth's in Chapel Hill Mall Akron. Gilkey is the grandson of Mr and Mrs. Guy Gilkey of Athens and of Mrs. Thelma Coon and the late Edward Coon.
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Charles Gilkey
Athens
Akron University
Chapel Hill
Woolworth’s
Akron
Gilkey
Guy Gilkey
First St
Thelma Coon
Edward Coon
Preparation H Offers Quick Relief For Hemorrhoidal Symptoms
An advertisement touts Preparation H as a prompt relief for rectal itch and hemorrhoidal inflammation. Doctor tested on hundreds of patients with many physicians reportedly using or recommending it for families.
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Hocking
Vinton
Doug Strang
Child Services Board
New Straitsville
Charles Evans
Robert Fitzgerald
Logan
William Wolboldt
Lancaster St
Grover Center
Wolboldt
Teresa Snedecor
Portsmouth
John Lyon
College Street
Eeth
S Ome
A Rama
Columbus Rd
W. Stimson Ave
Thermos
Lee
Ontario
Wolverine
Racine
Gretta Simpson
Bruce Simpson
Shane
Dayton
Bud Simpson
Pomeroy
Todd
Gallipolis
AAA
Junior
Marting
Bryson Manor
N. Court Street
Akron U
Watchmaker Jeweler
Wilson Baker
Berry Hall
N. Court
Complete Insurance Service
Don Reed
Bob Baur
Ufe
Reed & Baur, Inc
Ohio
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