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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1974

Page

2

Plains water sewers project approved to take private land

Athens County commissioners win court permission to take possession of Burns and Connant property in The Plains to finish the water and sewer line project after depositing damages with the Common Pleas Court. Judge Lowell B. Howard rules the action is as a public agency. The Burns and Connant own The Plains property. A film on the Hocking Honor Camp and Ohio prisons shows at Seigfred Hall.

Athens County Plains Water and Sewer Common Pleas Court Lowell B. Howard Carl Ruth Burns E. M. Conant The Plains Hocking Ohio Seigfred Hall Brian Patrick Athens Ohio University

Trustee Stocker Gifts OU A Near $100000 In Unrestricted Funds

Ohio University receives an unrestricted gift of nearly 100000 from C Paul Stocker a trustee since 1958 and former chair 1964 65 and his wife a OU graduate. Stocker co founded Lorain Products Corp created Sub Cycle a static frequency converter and holds about 50 foreign patents. The firm grew to six plants in the US and Canada producing 300 plus items with extensive research facilities. He retired after Lorain Products merged with Reliance Electric.

Ohio University C. Paul Stocker Lorain Stocker University Bell Telephone Lorain Products Corp Lorain Products U. S Canada

Floods keep Southeastern Ohio in constant rain and road closures

Heavy rains flood rivers and roads across Athens Logan Meigs Gallia and Mason counties. Schools close for days while isolated cattle and stranded travelers prompt rescue efforts as roads such as Route 93 349 278 and 356 remain submerged and officials monitor flood levels and forecasts.

Ohio Athens U.S C. L. Colmer Hocking Colmer U.S. Weather Bureau Huntington W. Va Logan City St. John’s Catholic Logan New Lexington City St. Rose Catholic New Lexington Treams Flood Area McArthur Gallia County Meigs and Gallia Ohio River Mason County

Repairs Doubtful Hastings Road Cracks Grow

A Hastings Road slip area near Rock Riffle Road threatens yards and houses in Hastings and prompts doubt about repairs. The site, already linked to prior land slippage near Monticello Village, may influence state plans for Athens area road construction while rainfall totals rise in January and through Thursday.

Messenger Herb Amey Hastings Road Stimson Avenue Gerald Hann Hann Highway Division Richland Avenue Rock Riffle Hastings Monticello Monticello Village Hooper Street James Edwards

Bank Dividend Increases for Fourth Straight Year

COOLVILLE Tri County Bank raises its dividend for the fourth consecutive year as president J Sterling Lamp reports at the annual stockholders meeting held Wednesday. Directors re elected include Lamp Stealey Holdren Graham Smith and White with Stealey named secretary. Lamp chosen president and chairman. Stealey as executive VP and cashier with Hanneman Smith Rader Westfall as assistants, Cody as bookkeeper, and Sevel as comptroller.

Coolville Tri-County Bank J. Sterling Lamp Lamp Kenneth W. Stealey Robert E. Holdren Daniel K. Graham Carl E. Smith Jack E. White Stealey William F. Hanneman Smith Maxine Rader Hazel Westfall Mary Belle Cody Dixie Sevel

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