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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1969
Page
2
About 80 residents attended the first reading in Council chambers as Athens weighs creating a Human Relations Commission to outlaw housing, employment, and public accommodations discrimination. A public hearing is set for 7:30 p.m. next Monday in City Hall.
Glenn A. Scott 66 of New Marshfield Route 1 dies from injuries in an automobile accident a week earlier. Survived by Mildred, Gordon, Blanche, Sam. service Thursday at New Marshfield Christian Church with Masonic involvement. Also noted are obituaries for Kathryn Maxwell Glouster Lenore Williams Belpre Grove City Warren Pike The Plains Herman G Howard with services and survivor details.
Glouster coroner ruled Yvonne Muncy’s death accidental after she reportedly took Darren pain killer pills last Friday. Ann Gatchel also used the pills, another Glouster girl was treated after vomiting and stomach pumping at Mount St Mary Hospital. Autopsy performed at Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus.
Athens police arrested Lt. Larry Leffler and Harry Lee Rhodes, both 21 and 30, on charges of breaking and entering an inhabited dwelling after a January 13 robbery at 12814 N. Congress. They allegedly held Gordon Johnson at gunpoint and stole a $2,600 coin collection, tying him briefly before fleeing. A third suspect may be detained.
Multiple death notices from Belpre Gallipolis and Logan detail Birdie Mae Grogg Ruby Provens and Mary L Bowen deaths. Services set for Thursday at Spencer Funeral Home with burial in Rockland Cemetery. Provens leaves husband and three children with several siblings. Bowen formerly a nurse with church affiliation in Columbus.
Mason County schools ran without bus service as drivers refused to report after the board failed to meet a Jan 9 deadline to open wage and working condition talks with ATU Division 1539. Officials noted all schools remained open with high attendance despite the transportation gap.
City Solicitor Gerald Mollica recommended to the Athens council that the city study adopting a charter form of government to tailor procedures to local needs and expedite taxation debt limits and municipal legislation. He noted charter benefits while detailing county court operations and the need for an assistant in his office.
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