Athens County election candidate visits commission meeting
Mrs. Helen Baker announces she will run for the Jan. 2 commission seat and files nominating petitions by May 2 primary. Commissioner White and President Law award a $6,353 carpeting bid for the Athens County Children's Home.
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Greg Black
Athens County
Jack White
Commission
Helen Baker
Baker
White
Com
Mission
John Law
Vance Leach
Law
James Edwards
Plains
Thieves Enter Baker Building Offices In Athens
Police investigated break in at Baker Building offices on W Washington and S Congress in Athens Saturday night or Sunday. A teenage girl found an open door and ransacked desk at Vogue Beauty Shop. notices show locks forced with a screwdriver. a soft drink machine was torn open with 40 cents left. Small change taken from beauty shop. other offices possibly impacted but theft details unavailable.
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Baker Building
W. Washington
S. Congress
Athens
Vogue
Athens National Bank
Steak House Burglary Leaves About 550 Stolen
A breaking and entering at Best Steak House on W Union St. netted about 550 from the cash register. Owner John Dakousses reported the battered register and rear entry through a restroom stairs door. Police also investigated thefts from Sam Foulk at 813 Carriage Hill and from the Athens Wine Store on N Court after window smashings. A suspect is in custody and charges are expected.
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John Dakousses
W. Union St
Athens
Sam Foulk
Carriage Hill
Foulk
N. Court
Two Calls Answered By Firemen At Mental Health Center
A clothes basket fire at Building 10 of the Athens Mental Health Center prompted two fire alarms Sunday night. Acting Fire Chief Harland Harris said the blaze was doused before arrival and caused damage to the clothes and building. smoke from the first fire prompted a second call. The center’s Fire Department aided city crews.
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Athens Mental Health Center
Athens
Harland Harris
Harris
Mental Health Center Fire Department
Driver Cited After Mishap on State Route 56
Highway patrol cited Basil Carsey 30 of New Marshfield for failure to stop within an assured clear distance after he rear ended Phyllis Carder 28 of Athens Route 2 on State Route 56 two miles west of Athens as Carder turned right onto County Road 56.
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The
Highway Patrol
Basil Carsey
New Marshfield
Phyllis Carder
Athens
Carder
Parson-Dorsey and Lewis Guests Visit Clifton
Mr and Mrs Dorsey Parsons spent a day with Mr and Mrs Dana Lewis at Clifton W Va Mr and Mrs Ernest Grimm Mrs George McClintock and Mrs Lewis Roush attended funeral services for Bobby Lutz held at Akron.
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Dorsey Parsons
Dana Lewis
Clifton
W. Va
Ernest Grimm
George McClintock
Lewis Roush
Bobby Lutz
Akron
Bank Cuts Its Rate On Loans In Four States
The Louisville Bank for Cooperatives will cut seasonal loan rates from 542 percent to 5 percent and term loan rates from 6 percent to 6 percent starting Tuesday. President Thomas N. Farr attributed the cuts to lower blended money costs from a strong debenture market. The bank serves 322 former cooperatives across Indiana Kentucky Ohio and Tennessee with 185 million dollars in loans outstanding.
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Louisville
Louisville Bank For Cooperatives
Thomas N. Farr
Farr
Bank For Cooperatives
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Capt Howard Named Commander of Athens Salvation Army Post
Capt Howard of Middletown is named commander of the Athens Salvation Army Post on W State Street replacing Capt Janet Kersetter who left for Sayre Pa Capt Howard previously served as Kersetter’s assistant and is joined by Lt Lucie Crouse formerly in Philadelphia as her aide.
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Josephine Howard
Middletown
Athens
Salvation Army
W. State Street
Janet Kersetter
Sayre
Howard
Kersetter
Lucie Crouse
Philadelphia
Sheriff's Deputies Probing Break-In in Glouster Residence
Athens County sheriff investigates a break-in at the Charles Boring residence on Route 3 Glouster. A window was broken on the south side between noon and 9 30 p m Sunday after an attempted screen cut on the back porch. nothing appeared missing.
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Athens County Sheriff's Department
Charles Boring
Glouster
Lanning Named Districts Outstanding Patrolman
Pdl. William E. Lanning of the Athens Highway Patrol Post was named Outstanding Patrolman for District 9 covering ten southeastern Ohio counties. Col. Robert M. Chiaramonte presented an engraved plaque at a Patrol Academy luncheon recognizing Lanning’s 1971 service. Lanning, 26, a native of The Plains, joined the patrol in 1966 and is married to Carolyn Lee Atkinson with two sons.
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Pdl
William E. Lanning
Athens Highway Patrol Post
Ohio
Lanning
Robert M. Chiaramonte
Patrol Academy
Athens Post
Carolyn Lee Atkinson
Athens
Goldsberry Explains Policy Change on Out-of-Town Trash
Athens Safety Director Phil Goldsberry says the city will stop accepting trash from outside Athens to boost business at the Nelsonville county landfill. He notes space limits at Athens landfill and expects the change Tuesday to extend fill life while acknowledging unknown impact on local waste producers. He warns that without countywide collection, the city risks a return to indiscriminate dumping.
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City of
Athens
Nelsonville
Phil Goldsberry
Goldsberry
Youngest Candidate Ever In Athens County Seeks Clerk Office
Nelsonville area youth Richard L. Gail 20 years old announces Republican bid for Athens County clerk of courts. He is the first Republican candidate for the post, with incumbent Marjorie Mitchell seeking Democratic nomination. Gail lists extensive local GOP leadership and community service, two years of Ohio University study, and plans to marry February 12.
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Nelsonville Area
Athens County
Richard L. Gail
Nelsonville-York High School
Marjorie Mitchell
Mitchell
Gail
Nelsonville
GOP
Ohio
Nelsonville Knights of Pythias
Columbus Bahoo Temple 28
DOKK
Nelsonville Jaycees
Nelsonville United Methodist Church
United Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wharton Supply Co
Ohio University
Marty Howe
William Howe
OU Tax Payment Presented As City Income Tax Withholding
Ohio University President Claude R. Sowle presented Athens Mayor Donald Barrett with a 66,710.35 check for the fourth quarter 1971 city income tax withholdings. The year’s university payroll contributed 246,328 in city tax, about 36 percent of 676,694 collected. The mayor lauded the university’s contribution but noted city services to the campus may exceed 36 percent, and faculty with private enterprises also pay city taxes beyond university salaries. Bowling boss John Mugford of Mansfield, Mass., captains the Fordham bowling team.
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Ohio University
Claude R. Sowle
Athens
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Exterior plywood indoors no problem for basement use
A reader asks about using exterior plywood in a basement. The answer: exterior plywood is fine indoors because its adhesive bonds in all weather. expect higher cost and unnecessary use if not damp, but basement use is acceptable. Other local items note Mrs. Leonard Calvin staying with son Richard Nisley at Athens and hospital stay. Anna Ogdin hosting the Past Chiefs Club. Earl Babington visiting Hillsboro. an Adult Education class with Jane Bowles. Mrs. Earl Spires visiting Hamden. Amos Otis of the Kansas City Royals stealing 85 bases over two AL seasons.
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Leonard Calvin
Richard Nisley
Lorna Calvin
Athens
Nisley
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Anna Ogdin
Chiefs Club
Earl Babington
Hillsboro
Ogdin
Jane Bowles
Earl Spires
Howard Weyand
Hamden
Amos Otis
Kansas City Royals
O Bleness Memorial Hospital Updates
O Bleness Memorial Hospital reports births for Blackford Buck OConnor Riley Chase in Athens. Admitted include Grafton Gilham Nye Mingus Bailey Hoppstetter Vaughn Hanning Walsh Bicken Struckman Keating Pedigo. Dismissals list Elswick Coffman Bean Keirns Lowry Hartley Dodd Gallagher Becker Bobo Shafer Baker Tinkham Blackford Bailey Jackson Wade Wilkes Christman Secoy Young.
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Paul Grafton
Helen Gilham
Douglas Nye
Athens
Viola Mingus
Charles Bailey
Mildred Smith
Edith Tedrow
Francis Coen
Stewart
Donna Hoppstetter
Beatrice Vaughn
Glouster
James Hanning
Mark Walsh
Albany
Clyde Bicken
New Marshfield
James Struckman
Logan
James Keating
Nelsonville
Phillip Pedigo
Jacksonville
Trina Elswick
Thomas Coffman
Robert Bean
Gilbert Keirns
David Lowry
Nick Hartley
Harold Dodd
John Gallagher
Alan Becker
William Bobo
Bessie Shafer
Lycurgus Baker
Clarence Tinkham
William Blackford
Steven Bailey
John Jackson
Inez Wade
Craig Wilkes
Bryan Christman
Orin Secoy
Charles Young
Kilvert Center To Name Officers In 1972 Election Night
Kilvert Community Center to elect officers at a Tuesday meeting starting 7 30 p m with guests David Stimson housing and employment specialist from Tri County CAO and Ohio University architecture professor Michael Barber and several students. Four advisory board members to be elected at a Feb 8 meeting at Glouster Community Center. Both meetings are open to the public.
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Kilvert
Tri-County Community Action Agency
David Stimson
Ohio University
Michael Barber
Barber
Glouster
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