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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1970
Page
2
Sherry Avila 26 of Chicago went into labor aboard a Peoria bound train. A Rock Island Lines conductor advised stopping at La Salle Peru and Joliet but Avila chose to ride to Joliet with husband Frank 31. In front of Wesley Memorial Hospital the cab delivered a healthy 4 pound 14 ounce boy as three passengers alighted.
William James Owen 68, Labour MP, was again refused bail at Bow Street Court and remanded for Jan 27. Chief Magistrate Sir Frank Milton denied the request after a 14 minute hearing. Cmdr. John Wilson of Scotland Yard opposed bail. Owen, arrested Thursday, faces Official Secrets Act charges for relaying information to to an enemy. He runs a travel agency specializing in East Germany tours.
Peking reports Mao Tse tung thought gaining readers in Canada. New China News Agency accuses the United States of exploiting Canada for economic gain as Canadian revolutionaries study Maoist theory on imperialism, revisionism, and the cultural revolution.
Weather notes from L. Colmer Ohio University forecast rain in the North west and Southeast on Monday. Snow in the Northwest and flurries in the Midwest. Cold in the Midwest and East with highs near 20s. temperatures will be 7 to 10 degrees below normal Tuesday to Saturday and gradually moderate toward week end.
Wilbur Wonder notes two short haired dogs froze to death during extreme cold after being tied outdoors with no shelter. The piece urges careful reporting of animal neglect, cites humane officers and Humane Society, and stresses providing shelter and water for outdoors pets in severe weather.
Logan scene reports two car crashes into utility poles amid icy roads as deputies investigate two illegal entries. David A. White 21 of Nelsonville Route 1 lost control on Route 59 and struck a pole, then left the road and broke a fence. cited for excessive speed. Frank D. Tolliver 23 of Logan Route 4 slid on Homer Avenue and struck a pole with no citation. Roy Smitt Gore Route 1 reported two homes entered with a diamond ring stolen and cash missing. Pansy Mohler home pried front door with little damage noted.
A birth is recorded for Mr and Mrs John Goss Logan a son. Several admissions listed include Wilbert W Warren Nelsonville Mrs Flossie Brooks Carbon Hill Roby Scholl New Straitsville Route 1 and others. The note also lists multiple patients and accompanying family members across local towns.
Logan report by Hocking County Sheriff Paul Hartman tallies three road fatalities and 104 injuries in 1969. Two drivers and one passenger died. 60 drivers and 41 passengers were injured. one pedestrian and one bicyclist also sustained injuries.
Logan City firemen answered two minor auto fire calls on Saturday. At 2 34 p m an Elmer Diamond car at 255 Riff Street caught fire from a carburetor backfire. On a later incident at 9 41 p m a station wagon at 527 North Spring Street owned by Robert Schmitter Jr ignited by a carburetor backfire damaging wiring hose and air filter. firefighters extinguished both blazes.
The notice lists births at Hocking Valley Community Hospital including a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nungester of Laurelville and mentions several residents by name. It also notes patients transferred to Hocking Valley Nursing Home and names staff or relatives such as Mrs. Earl Grove and Rev. Hugh Robinson among others.
Vinton County Vocational Agriculture department offers adult classes in farm business records and analysis taught by Wolfe and Lough. Ed Voliborn leads a third subject for feeders calves and feeder pigs covering selection crossbreeding economics wintering disease nutrition and related topics. Meetings are 7 30 p m on Tuesdays at the Dundas School through January and February inviting farmers FFA members parents and agriculture business people.
Hocking County Court Saturday sought six defendants who failed to appear to answer traffic violations. Nine bonds were forfeited and several individuals were fined by Acting Judge Christopher Veidt. Names include Elmer Elliott and Denise Riviere with $23.50 bonds, and others from Ohio locales facing speeding or stop sign violations.
The York Township Democrat Club will elect officers for the 1970 term at a Wednesday meeting at Elks Hall Hocking Street starting 7 30 p.m. Secretary Don Kern invites Nelsonville York Township central committee members to attend. The public is welcome.
Logan Mayor M B Haney fined five persons and forfeited six bonds in Mayor s Court Saturday. Blair and Presigen were fined 25 plus costs with 15 suspended for disturbing the peace at Wooden Shoe Bar. Poling fined 25 plus costs with 15 suspended on two counts for assault. Rauch 50 with 25 suspended for excessive speed. Johnston 10 with 5 suspended for driving left of center. Bonds forfeited include Minton 250 for intoxication and Harden Moore Stropoli Mau ler and Alford for various traffic offenses.
A New York report states a special formula, Preparation H, can shrink hemorrhoids and relieve itching and pain in most cases. Doctors note actual shrinkage occurs after treatment, with soothing of irritated tissue and infection prevention, in ointment or suppository forms.
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