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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1972
Page
5
The Vinton County Board of Education re elected Tom West as president and Max Barber as vice president at a recent meeting. Lawrence Calvin and Patty Napier were installed as new members. Regular meetings will occur the second Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the county education office.
Nelsonville trustees approved a revised 1972 73 74 budget totaling 1 266 770 and hired two secretaries Jane A Hamrick Logan and Mary Lou Ragan Guysville effective Feb 1. The board also approved school calendars and discussed long range plans and financing with the Ohio Board of Regents.
Twelve members attended the January session of the Deborth Circle at First Presbyterian Church Nelsonville. Mrs. Corrigan introduced the six forthcoming lessons on Women’s Liberation In A Biblical Perspective. New officers were named: Haffner secretary Burgess treasurer Lowry sunshine chair Corrigan program chair.
In December the food stamp program brought fourteen thousand seven hundred sixty five dollars into Vinton County. A total of 24385.00 stamps were sold with consumer payment of 9616.15. The program fed 1033 persons in 294 households, run by the Ohio Department of Public Welfare in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Nelsonville police cite 82 year old Dudley Swindell for failure to yield after his eastbound Franklin Street car collided with Dana Gibson’s 1969 sedan at Madison Street. Dana Gibson and Harry Gibson were injured minorly. Swindell to appear in Mayor’s Court Saturday at 10 a.m.
McARTHUR Robert Will, president of the Vinton County National Bank, is nominated for election to the Ohio Forestry Association board of trustees. Of 16 nominees, 12 will win two year terms. Balloting by mail ends Feb 1. The 69th annual meeting in Columbus on Feb 18 features a noon luncheon and speech on A Quarter Century of Ohio Tree Farming, with discussion of Madison Wisconsin Forest Products Laboratory research.
Nelsonville police report early Tuesday morning breakage at Keyes Market and Tar Tan. A six by eight foot plate glass window at Keyes Market and a front window at Tar Tan were shattered by beer bottles believed thrown from cars.
Nelsonville The annual meeting of the Nelsonville Board of Trade will be held Feb 2 at 7 p.m. at the Nelsonville Elks Hall announced by secretary Mrs Betty Butts. Reports of past year activities will be given and officers and directors will be elected. Refreshments will be served.
Logan Hocking County Health Department announces a meeting Friday at 9 a.m. to discuss subdivision regulations and central sewage systems. The Green Landfill on Route 93 north of Logan will close from Thursday 2:30 p.m. for repairs to a county bridge and reopen Sunday 8 a.m., with regular schedule resuming Monday.
Nelsonville adds Richard L. Morgan of New Plymouth to the police department as patrolman for a one year training term funded by federal ECA money totaling 4400 dollars. The appointment was approved by the city council at its January 10 session after Morgan passed civil service tests and completed military service.
Mrs. Paul Geiger of 221 Florence Avenue completed a training course in Athens for the Logan Welcome Wagon hostess position. She joins 6,000 hostesses who make over a million calls yearly in more than 4,000 cities across the United States Canada the United Kingdom Australia and Puerto Rico. Geiger visits families on moves new babies and engagements and helps invite newcomers to join the Newcomers' Club.
A trailer home on Happy Hollow Road belonging to the Carl Pancake family was damaged by fire and smoke Monday afternoon. Firemen arrived at 5:25 p.m. The blaze began from a cooking stove while the family were visiting neighbors.
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