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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1966
Page
20
State officials plan next week to announce a penitentiary site in Southeastern Ohio with three counties Jackson Scioto and Meigs under review. A citizen fact finding committee will study costs and police pay in similar cities. findings not binding.
Nineteen members of Massillon's police force agreed to postpone their resignations for 30 days while a citizens committee reviews the pay rate dispute. The officers, part of the city’s 32-man force, met with Mayor William J. Keen.
In Ohio a joint state project with Mental Health Rehabilitation and Research Inc introduces expanded treatment programs to help patients transition from institutional care to community and family settings. The effort, centered at Hill House in Cleveland, seeks to broaden services beyond hospital walls.
A 22 year old man, Arthur Huff, was fatally shot in the chest during a struggle with patrolman David Bole after fleeing from police officers serving a warrant at his apartment rear. Police Chief John Terlesky confirmed the incident occurred Wednesday night.
In Lorain the FBI said the Wednesday robbery suspect may be the same man who hit a Mansfield bank last month, suggesting a possible connection between the two incidents.
More than 50 travelers including 83 year old Mrs. Bessie Cleveland Sweeney depart to join scientists in Buenos Aires for a voyage to Antarctica aboard Argentina’s MS Lapatia. The party, largely women, follows a historic route as they reach the icy wastes.
Oberlin College allows on campus beer through a $1 membership and a $2.50 commodity card at the rathskeller in Wilder Hall. Cards enable up to 10 mugs or pitchers of 3.2 percent beer. sales fund staff and cleanup. Membership open to faculty and staff. no drunkenness noted. Births exceed deaths in population stats.
Athens Delbert Goff 73 died unexpectedly at home. Hughes Funeral Home handling arrangements. SALLIPOLIS Francis Earl Mink 60 died at Gallipolis Medical Center after weeks with heart condition. He was a Rio Grande College graduate, longtime educator, and businessman. Masonic service and funeral set. burial Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire. McArthur Chloe Sinnott 66 died at sister’s home in Vinton County. survived by sister and two nephews. Funeral arrangements by Wrightsel Funeral Home McArthur.
Logan Martins Sharrett reports final approval of a 25529 grant for antipoverty work as Gov Rhodes signs federal papers. Funds will enable hiring Sharrett and an assistant for Tri County Community Action Program. local residents and officials are noted in obituary and notice items following.
POINT PLEASANT The Point Pleasant Chapter of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association will host a state convention at Pleasant Point Resort on January 30. Barbara Shell and Doddee Foran were elected delegates. The convention includes meetings and a dance in the Summit Room. The nation’s mail volume has risen over 30 percent in the past decade.
A four inch water main on Dorr Run Road ruptured Wednesday afternoon about 500 feet north of U S Route 33, cutting off area water supply. City crews under Assistant Line Superintendent Harold Conrad worked to repair the break Wednesday night.
Rio Grande College will be visited Thursday and Friday by a three member examination team from the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The visit is the penultimate step before a March association vote on accreditation. The association is a voluntary body of 19 states formed to improve education.
The West Virginia Mental Health Association backs hiring a deputy director of business administration for the State Mental Health Department. The post would oversee maintenance personnel capital improvement and other business operations while a qualified psychiatrist remains top authority. The statement appears to endorse Dr Mildred Bateman amid publicity from a grand jury report on Lakin State Hospital.
The City of Nelsonville Ohio directs bids by noon January 22 1966 for a two tone heavy duty dump truck with a long list of specifications including yellow paint hazard lights air heater 70 amp hour battery heavy springs and a 170 hp 15 000 lb rear axle and four 8 25 x 20 tires. Bids must include full names of bidders and a $500 bond or certified check. Trade in value for a 1955 dump truck must be shown. The City may reject any or all bids.
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