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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1973
Page
9
Dr. Kenneth Gaver, head of the Mental Health and Retardation Center, aims to shut 21 state farms by March 1 after new information contradicts earlier plans. The administration drives the move, seeking legislative blanket authority to sell farmland as operations wind down.
Middleport Amateur Gardener's Club met at Mrs Selwyn Smith's home to demonstrate cornhusk rose making led by Mrs Janet Bolin Region 11 director of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs. The group discussed holiday arrangements for the Athens Mental Health Center and Mrs Erroll Conroy won the door prize.
Middleport Fire Department ran two fires on Saturday and one on Sunday. An outbuilding at Maurice Durst’s Bradbury home burned at 3 25 p.m. A field ignited at Everett Plant residence on Story's Run at 5 14 p.m. A car fire on S Third Avenue Sunday at 6 49 p.m. was cancelled before arrival. Storm windows save heating costs, repaying in seven to ten years depending on climate.
Ohio Democrats eye the 1974 U S Senate nomination as John Glenn Howard Metzenbaum and Steven Young consider runs. Incumbent Republican William Saxbe remains coy with GOP officials predicting a strong challenge. Governor Gilligan withholds endorsement while Muskie past support weighs in the party’s early jockeying.
In Nelsonville Troop No. 69 at First Presbyterian Church a film The Animals Are Crying from the Athens County Humane Society was shown. Wilbur Mender urged Scouts with dogs to confine pets to their property or leash them when off it and to check collars for license numbers to help return lost animals.
The Pomeroy Emergency Squads made two calls Thursday. At 12 23 p m the squad responded to Chester at Riggs Used Car Lot to take Ben Kesterson of Minersville to Veterans Memorial Hospital. The second call came at 2 15 p m with Racine Emergency Rescue Unit to search the Ohio River for a missing woman.
Two orders filed in the Mason County Circuit Clerks office assign payment to Point Pleasant Medical Center and Mason County Hospital Inc. Pleasant Valley Hospital from defendants Conrad Berkley Mary Berkley and Conrad D Berkley. Amounts due include 1177.18 with interest and costs and 987.46 with interest and costs.
The U S Atomic Energy Commission will reopen hearings on the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant near Port Clinton to assess environmental effects. A preliminary report had found no serious environmental problems, but environmentalists expect a tougher fight. The plant is 40 percent complete and financed by Toledo Edison Co. and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. Construction permit was issued in March 1971.
Reedsville Riverview Girl Scout Troop 67 hosted a party and ceremony with a flag ceremony led by Susan Hannum. Pins and badges were awarded by leaders Ruth Anne Balderson Marilyn Hannum and Orva Jean Holter to Teresa Hannum Brenda Rucker Kelly Powell Carla Cowdery Lori Masters Teresa Dailey Denise Parsons Denise Hauber Kim Reed Susan Hannum Kay Balderson Judy Holter Sheila Buchanan Debra Lewis Patricia Boston. Games and prizes followed with Carla Cowdery Denise Persons Gay Lewis Nina Boston Sandra Cowdery Carole Dailey among recipients. Refreshments served near end with many guests attending including Betty Buchanan Gay Lewis Nina Boston Barbara Hannum Carole Dailey Rena Fitch Dee Dee Dailey Sandra Cowdery Virginia Walton and others.
The Loyal Pals Class of the Middleport Church of Christ marked its 43rd anniversary at the Meigs Inn. Charter members Miss Mabel Hysell Miss Nina Russell and Miss Frances Roush were recognized. A memorial service honored deceased members and social time followed at Mrs Edgar Reynolds home.
During Sunday School at Heath United Methodist Church pins were awarded for various service lengths. Mrs. Roscoe Wise presented two year pins to Danny Davis Charles Davis Judy Fraser Alice Euler and Mr and Mrs C kx Young. Nine month pins went to Glenn Lambert and Mrs James Euler with six month pins to Laura Hoover Mr and Mrs Wendell Hoover Joe McKinney Lee McComas and Mrs Glenn Lambert. Three month pins were given to Suzan nah Wise Peggy McKinney Jennifer Wise Joanie Murray Steve Walburn Andrew Hoover Beth Fultz Barbara Custer Barbara Fultz Mrs L W McComas and John Byer.
The Middleport Emergency Squad answered two runs Sunday. At 5:38 a.m. at Donald Geary’s Page Street home Mrs. Geary had fallen and was taken to hospital in Pomeroy. At 11:38 a.m. at Edith Spencer’s Main Street home Mrs. Spencer fainted and a physician was called.
Southeastern Ohio studies by Case Western Reserve University associate professor Dr. Ovadiah Elsam show test plots on Hanna Coal Co. land rapidly support new vegetation and water quality improves from acidic to near neutral. He warns urgent reclamation is needed to curb rising pollution as mining expands into sandstone areas.
Researchers at the Cleveland Hearing and Speech Center report a rechargeable nerve-stimulation device may aid about five million Americans with nerve deafness. The unit delivers a low-frequency signal to hearing nerves, offering temporary improvement over three to four months but not helping deafness from bone damage. The treatment runs an hour daily five days a week for a month, with further studies planned to determine its physiological basis.
Tri County Community Action Agency Membership Committee will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the New Straitsville Civic Center to certify the Jan 13 election results of nine low income representatives on the CAA Board of Trustees.
Riverview Garden Club met at Mrs. Ernest Whitehead's home with Mrs. Denver Weber as co host. A short business session included reading a thank you note from Elmwood Nursing Home. New member Mrs Roy Hannum Sr was welcomed and devotions were given by Mrs Donald Myers. A gift was sent to Mrs Shellie Petty at Christian Anchorage Nursing Home Marietta. Games by Mrs Herman Grossnickle with door prize to Mrs Ronald Osborne. Refreshments were served.
Unofficial reports say Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. will move its Middleport headquarters to Gallipolis. John Welsh, the general manager, is reportedly reassigned to the Columbus office. Middleport’s line crew will continue to operate locally with a separate village area crew. A storage room and building on Gravel Hill Faucet Drips noted for water waste.
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