Athens City Council seeks membership in conservation district
Athens Soil and Water Conservation District supervisors approved Athens City Council membership and will forward the petition to the Ohio committee with a favorable recommendation. The session also approved the 1969 annual report and 1970 employment policy, formed committees, extended seedling packet orders to Feb 27, and detailed last year's packet program including 326 tree seedling packets and 302 crown packets sold. The district aided 31 new co operators adding 3,341 acres to conservation, prepared 19 plans, assisted 208 farms, built 17 ponds, improved 1,719 pasture acres, created 44 wildlife acres, planted 177 trees, managed 650 ft diversions, and conducted a 3,764 acre soil survey. The district also supported youth at the Ohio Forestry Camp and sent two youths to the 4-H camp and awarded 4-H Junior Fair exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Soil and Water Conservation District
Athens City Council
Board of Supervisors
Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Committee
James Beam
Burton DeVeau
Don Campbell
Paul Brown
Howard Stout
Ohio Forestry Camp
OU Veterans Seek Increase In Benefits
Ohio University Veterans Club calls for higher GI Bill benefits to counter tuition and board hikes and inflation. Club officers Stan Burmish and Horst Quentius say petitions will go to President Nixon and Congress, with signups in Baker Center on Thursday and Friday.
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Nixon
Congress
Stan Burmish
Horst Quentius
Baker Center
Athens
Legion Home and Post Office Break-Ins Reported
The Athens American Legion Post on West Union Street and the office of Assistant Solicitor Paul J. Gerig were entered Wednesday night. Nothing was taken from either location. Gerig’s secretary found the break-in Thursday morning. Legion officer Nolan Mace said the whiskey cabinet was broken into but nothing appeared missing. Police continue investigating both incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens American Legion
West Union Street
Paul J. Gerig
Gerig
Nolan Mace
Legion Post
Youths Steal Police Cars In Washington Incident
In Oroville Washington two police cars with motors running and red lights on were stolen while officers assisted an ambulance crew. The cars were found damaged two hours later on a back road near town. Five youths were detained for investigation as authorities review the case.
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Oroville
Wash
Here
Hourly Garage Use Will Start Feb. 10
The city announces hourly parking in the garage will begin Feb. 10 while monthly parking starts Feb. 1. Finishing touches and an attendant booth remain to be completed in the upper floors.
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Safety Service
Dwight Robinson
Robinson
Glouster man bound over on non support charges
Ralph W. Lunsford pleaded no contest in Municipal Court to non-support charges, bound over to the grand jury with bond set at 300 dollars and continued. Martha Harry of Glouster filed the charges. Lunsford was released after court officials announced the bond continuation. Christ the King Church announces seven new parish council members James Anderson Mrs William Loftus Edward Quattrocki James Topp Mrs Steve Oeh men Siegfried Hausladen and Marcia Palshook with Thomas L. Clark as council president. The earthworm note adds a whimsical aside about nocturnal life for fishermen and birds.
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Shafer Street
Seung K. Kim
S. Shafer St
Yang Nin Park
Kurtz St
Park
Glouster Area
Grand Jury
Ralph W. Lunsford
Martha Harry
Glouster
Christ the King Church
James Anderson
William Loftus
Edward Quattrocki
James Topp
Steve Oehmen
Siegfried Hausladen
Marcia Palshook
Thomas L. Clark
Carroll R Norris Resigns From Middleport Auto Firm
Carroll R. Norris of Syracuse, general manager of R. H. Rawlings Sons Co. in Middleport, announced Thursday his resignation after 25 years with the dealership. He said he will announce future plans later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Carroll R. Norris
Syracuse
R. H. Rawlings Sons Co
Municipal Court Roundup and Notable Sports Highlight
In a municipal court roundup, defendants from several towns faced patrol and traffic charges with fines ranging from 10 to 23 dollars. A separate sports note records Wisconsin’s Roger Jaeger kicking a 48 yard field goal against UCLA for the 1969 Big Ten record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Jaeger
Wisconsin
UCLA
Car Driven By Woman Crashes Into Ditch On Route 33
A 26 year old Curtis Street woman Sharon Batdorff escaped injury when her car ran off Route 33 and stopped in a ditch after apparently dozing off. Her four month old son sustained a head bruise but was not treated. In Logan Common Pleas Court Judge Harley Meyer granted divorces for Gar net Walter from Nelson L Walter and Shirley Preisgen from Louis Preisgen both of Logan on charges of extreme cruelty and gross neglect.
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Curtis Street
Sharon K. Batdorff
LOGAN
Common Pleas Court
Harley Meyer
Garnet Walter
Nelson L. Walter
Shirley Preisgen
Louis Preisgen
Three Ohio University students aided after illness
Ohio University students Tom Dare Lynn Starkey and Beth Nolan were taken to Hudson Health Center by the fire department after falling ill at their residences. Fire alarms sounded at two locations, one Wednesday and one Thursday, with a fuel line leak causing a car fire on E State Street. A trash fire at James Hall produced no damage. Television star Jackie Gleason reportedly lost weight by a strict diet and long walks with a weighted belt.
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Ohio University
Hudson Health Center
Fire Department
Tom Dare
Hocking St
Lynn Starkey
Bromley Hall
Beth Nolan
S. College St
Richard Timm
Eden Place
E. State Street
May Avenue
James Hall
West Green
Foundation Seeks Athens Members for People-to-People Group
Stelios M. Stelson founder says the Columbus based foundation seeks Athens area members. He notes 246 members in 12 states and seven countries, with 1969 shipments of textbooks journals and medical supplies to Kenya Uganda France Japan and the Philippines. He emphasizes direct work with institutions and a volunteer staff of 21 trustees.
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Columbus
Athens Area
Stelios M. Stelson
Stetson
the Messenger
Kenya
Uganda
France
Japan
Philippines
U.S. Navy
Honduras
Ceylon
Thailand
U.S
Taiwan
India
Greece
Monbasa
Africa
Stelson
Four Jailed for Larceny By Trick
Logan police jailed four men on larceny by trick charges after they collected fees for garbage removal and failed to pick up trash. Capt. Lloyd Fraizer identified Eugene Bush 43 William E Bush 34 Clifford Bush 32 all of 285 East St and Arthur Bush 46 of the Atbell Hotel as defendants. They await arraignment before Mayor M B Haney.
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LOGAN
Logan Police
Lioyd Fraizer
Trick
Eugene Bush
William E. Bush
Clifford Bush
East St
Arthur Bush
Atbell Hotel
Fraizer
M. B. Haney
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Conservation District
Ohio University Veterans Club
Law Office
Legion Home
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Ted Buczek
Robert R. Vogel
the Plains
Lillian W. Ramos
Irene Lowry
Larry Reich
Harley Johnson
Amesville
Homer Bolin
Jacksonville
Carl Tope
Lawrence Metcalf
Guysville
Hazel Ward
Millfield
Albert Britton
Sol Rosenberg
Ann Kempton
Mark Coffey
Dale Schumacher
Orville Mark and Son
Coolville
Alvin
Chutes
Robert J. Huck
Lowell
Denver
Lightner
Eileen Louise Musgrave
Vienna
W. Va
Michael R. Stevenson
Albany
Freda M. Tabler
Raymond ¢. Wedell
Mt. Lebanon
James ©. Wormer
Stephen Yannucci
Springfield
Harry F. Smith
Stewart
Ronald E. Pitts
Lawrence Pitts, Jr
Nelsonville
Army
Ft. Dix
N. J
New Marshfield
Camp Springs
Jackie Gleason
We S. Leco
America
S. Market St. McArthur, Ohio
Court St
Circleville, Ohio
N. Broadway
Jackson, Ohio
E. Broadway
Wellston
Ohio
Columbus Rd
Athens, Ohio
Bankamericard
David Crystal
Buckeye Mart
Shop S Mart
Route 50 East
Foundation
David
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