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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1977

Page

7

Young Trial Is Continued In Mason County Case

John Lewis Young, 32, of Mason, indicted in the December murder of Mary Berry, has a trial delay to February 15 as attorneys file motions for a bill of particulars and production of statements. Terry Brainard, 16, also involved, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and will be tested in Huttonsville for up to 60 days before Mason County sentencing.

Point Pleasant John Lewis Young Mason Mary Berry James Holliday Young Berry Casto John Anderson Holliday Terry Lee Brainard Huttonsville Young Brainard West Virginia Berry Mason County

Pilot Speaks To Glouster Kiwanis Club

Larry Grubbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grubbs, spoke at the Glouster Kiwanis Club meeting at Hotel Gordon. A Glouster High School graduate and licensed pilot, he described two years as an aviation mechanic on Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands and his work inspecting and repairing planes. He shared wartime history, flight training, and the UN Trust Territory status, with slides on aircraft and island transport.

Glouster Larry Grubbs Glouster Kiwanis Club Hotel Gordon Enlon Grubbs Frank Grubbs Glouster High School Grubbs Marshall Islands Pacific Ocean Kwajalein Missile Range Global Associates Oakland Calif Kwajalein United Nations Trust

Middleport Declares Gas Emergency To Save Winter Supplies

In response to Gov. James Rhodes guidance Mayor Fred Hoffman declares a natural gas emergency in Middleport. Residents should set home thermostats to 65 degrees by day and 55 at night while businesses keep 60 degrees by day and 55 at night. Call 992-3145 for emergency help.

Middleport James Rhodes Fred Hoffman Hoffman Rhodes Police Department

Family Leader Named at Miller High in 1976-77

Hemlock Lea L Ferguson named Miller High's 1976 1977 General Mills Family Leader of Tomorrow after a written exam. State winner to receive 1500 college scholarship. second place 500. All American tour and larger scholarships follow. Gallia Jackson Meigs clinic to close at 3 pm this week due to gas and electricity restrictions. to resume Jan 31.

Hemlock Lea L. Ferguson Miller High General Mills Annals of America Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corp District of Columbia Colonial Williamsburg Washington, D.C Pomeroy Gallia- Jackson-Meigs

Architect To Speak In Wilmington Conference On Energy Tech

Ohio University architect and visiting faculty member David Panich will keynote a two day energy appropriate technology conference at Wilmington College next month. He will show solar projects not converting to electricity or using mechanical energy and share a view on low cost self sufficient dwelling design. The event runs February 11 and 12.

David Panich Ohio University Wilmington College Panich

Water Office Hours Changed in Leading Creek District

The Leading Creek Conservancy District and Leading Creek Watershed Association Inc. announce new office hours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. effective today until the end of February due to an energy shortage. The measure aims to conserve energy and protect energy sources to heat homes hospitals and schools and to preserve jobs.

Rutland Leading Creek Conservancy District Leading Creek Watershed Association Inc

Meigs County adopts 1977 general fund budget total 814389.99

Meigs County Commissioners meet and approve the 1977 general fund budget totaling 814,389.99. Highway funds are separate and will be set after a highway project plan with the county engineer Wesley Buehl. The total county budget rises from last year as across the board raises are included.

Beulah Jones Meigs Pomeroy Meigs County Wesley Buehl Tuberculosis Health Department County Board of Mental Retardation Levies

Officer Installation Sunday at Wellston church

Newly elected elders trustees and deacons of First Presbyterian Church of Wellston will be ordained and installed Sunday at 10 15 a m. Elected elders are David A Massie Ansel T Traphagen for three years and Arnold R Marsh for one year. Deacons are Mrs Jane C Essman Mrs Regine Ghearing Mrs Juanita Lockhart and Mrs Diane Richards. New trustees include Larry Potter Gary DePue with Lloyd P Evans renomination. The nominating committee includes Chester Harless Sam Jenkins Mildred Steel and Selah Barnhill.

Wellston First Presbyterian Church of David A. Massie Ansel T. Traphagen Arnold R. Marsh Jane C. Essman Regine Ghearing Juanita Lockhart Diane

Salt Shortage Hits Wellston Streets Amid Frozen River

Wellston Service Director Joe Kisor said obtaining salt or melting material for city streets is nearly impossible due to barges stalled on the frozen Ohio River. He has contacted every area supplier with no success and asks residents to cooperate while a thaw is awaited.

Wellston Joe Kisor Kisor Ohio River

Notable Inquiries and Questions from January 30

A collage of questions covers topics from a 72-year-old widow mining prospectors to consumer shopping, class of 1977 job prospects, dental myths about kissing, barefoot babies, Henry Ford II on electric cars, a TV actress linked to the Gabor sisters, Isaac Hayes on education, a public figure with 16 world tours sans passport, retirement benefits for housewives, and why Queen Elizabeth wears gloves.

California Tel Whnien Allege Henry Ford II Isaac Hayes Queen Elizabeth Fa Ty

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