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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1972

Page

3

Two Fire Runs Made In Athens

Athens Fire Department answered two fire calls and the emergency squad transported three persons to hospitals over the weekend. Firemen visited the trailer home of Tom Magristo on Blick Avenue at 1 15 a m where a fumigation candle was used for extermination. no fire reported. A car owned by Lesser Stewart of Athens Apartments was slightly damaged when it backfired through the carburetor. Firemen responded to the Route 50 West apartment building at 10 20 a m Saturday. Bruce Skillings 26 of Urbana was taken to O Bleness Memorial Hospital Sunday at 12 40 a m by the emergency squad after illness. Mrs Erma Kerkendall 61 of 80 Gallagher Street Logan was taken to O Bleness Hospital Friday at 12 11 p m. The squad went to Shively Hall East Green where Mrs Kerkendall was ill. Wayne Staley 21 of 8 Church Street was taken to Hudson Health Center after being ill Friday at 4 08 p m.

Athens Fire Department Tom Magristo Blick Avenue Lesser Stewart Athens Apartments Bruce Skillings Urbana O’bleness Memorial Hospital O’bleness Hospital Erma Kerkendall Gallagher St Logan Shively Hall East Green Kerkendall Wayne Staley Church St Hudson Health Center

Car Stolen From Lot In Athens Shopping Center

A 1972 bronze Ford with a brown vinyl top was stolen from the Super-X Drug Store parking lot in the Plaza Shopping Center Sunday afternoon. Marguerite Berdette reported parking the car at 1 p.m. and finding it missing on return. The vehicle had license X898T, keys inside, full gas, and three spare tires in the trunk.

Super-X Plaza Shopping Center Athens Marguerite Berdette Coolville Kroger’s

TB Funds Lag Behind Last Year

The Athens County Tuberculosis Association reports 1972 fundraising at $9,145 toward a $10,500 goal, with $9,934 raised by this time last year. Relying on Christmas Seals, the group expects remaining pledges before the new breathing clinic opens in February, offering free services to those with respiratory issues.

Athens County Tuberculosis Association TB Association Cline Athens Iris Fierce Association

Miller To Seek Fourth Term In Lancaster Mayoral Race

Lawrence County voters will see incumbent mayor Miller running for a fourth term against Republican challenger Brown. Miller, a former congressman first elected in 1966, has long served on local boards and civic groups. Brown, a 1945 South Point High School graduate, is an industrial and commercial real estate consultant with a wide resume in education and community service. He plans a person-to-person campaign using a motor home as headquarters.

Ohio Municipal League National League of Cities Mayor's Association of Ohio Miller Fairfield County Red Cross YMCA First Methodist Church of Lancaster Fraternal Order of Elks United Commercial Travelers Junior Chamber of Commerce Fairfield County International Ranton Ohio Fuel Gas Co Helen Brown Millers South Point Brown Ohio U.S. Naval Academy Marshall University Allied Chemical Corp Lawrence County United Methodist Church of Chesapeake Masonic Lodge 497 Chesapeake Lions Club

Margaret Creek Project Nears Completion After 13 Years

Four of six dam sites are finished in the Margaret Creek Conservancy District. The LEAX water distribution project aims to serve 6 000 people and is nearing a $2.4 million completion. Recreation facilities are planned at Site Two Snowden Lake by May 1 with 75 camp sites and beach area. Funds come from the Farmers' Home Administration.

Greg Black Margaret Creek Albany Athens Snowden Lake Fox Lake New Marshfield Farmers’ Home Administration Palachian Regional Commission Snowden U.S. Soil Conservation Service Williams Ohio Department of Natural Resources Conservancy District Lake Snowden Five LEAX Meigs Canaan Lodi Margaret Creek Conservancy District Perry Munn William Bishop Don Skinner Both J. W. Rickard Alton Hope

Attorneys Bar From Lab Case in Athens County Court

Judge Lowell Howard sustained a motion to bar Lavelle and Vanity law firm members from the Richard Lab case. Lab, a Lebanon Correctional Institute prisoner, challenges his 1970 LSD possession for sale sentence and seeks new counsel or court appointed representation if his request fails.

Lowell Howard Athens County Common Pleas Court Claire M. Ball Jr Lavelle and Vanity Law Firm Richard Lab Lab Lebanon Correctional Institute Alliance

Democrats to Convene Special Meeting in Athens

Don Moyer, president of the Tenth District Democratic Action Club, calls a special meeting for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Athens City Council chambers City Hall. Members will meet prospective candidates and discuss the spring primary campaign. Open to all Tenth District Democrats.

Don Moyer Tenth District Democratic Action Club Athens City Hall

Mrs. Jacobson Listed as OU Instructor and Editor

Carolyn Jacobson, secretary of Dr. Gil Schneider, is an instructor at Ohio University Athens and Lancaster branch campus. She worked with Dr. Schneider and six students on a Linguistics Department textbook and served as assistant editor.

Carolyn Jacobson Sunday’s Messenger Gil Schneider Ohio University Athens Lancaster

Beltone offers free tiny hearing aid model in Chicago

Beltone announces a free miniature hearing aid offer for those who struggle to understand words. The smallest Beltone aid, weighing under one third of an ounce, is worn at the ear with no wires and no obligation. Send for Dept. 2872 at Beltone Electronics Corp. in Chicago.

Chicago Ill Beltone Beltone Electronics Corp W. Victoria

Doctors Prefer Preparation H for Hemorrhoidal Pain Relief

In a survey, doctors report using Preparation H to relieve hemorrhoidal pain. It provides prompt temporary relief from pain and itching for hours and can shrink swollen tissues when inflamed or infected. Ointment or suppositories.

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