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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1968

Page

13

Nelsonville York board approves three principals

Nelsonville-York City School Board approved three principal assignments at the senior high and junior elementary levels. Athletic director Robert Sheskey will serve as Acting Principal at the Senior High and remains the varsity basketball coach. New teachers include Richard Curry Kenneth Jackson and Richard Rogers. Five resignations were accepted including Ruth Johnston Evelyn Ch and Elizabeth Wilson.

Wilbur Mender Nelsonville Nelsonville-York City Robert Sheskey Sheskey Jack Iillyer Rubert Penrod Nelsonvile J. K. Kinneer Richard Curry Kenneth Jackson Athens Richard Rogers Hillyer Ruth Johnston Ann Mueller Evelyn Ch . Elizabeth Wilson Roger W. Wolf Richard Hubbard Roger Wolf Poston York Murray City Tritounty Vocational High School Pound

Unemployment claims rise amid vacation period in Logan

Logan reports 98 initial and 98 continued claims while Athens shows 19 initial and 123 continued for a total of 344, up five from last year. Job openings listed include five auto mechanics and other positions. Nelsonville hosts a women’s softball meeting, and local school board discusses transportation, budgets, and impending hearings.

LOGAN Athens Bureau of Employment Services Nelsonville Hillyer Hubbard Fliliver Athens County

Junior Leaders Name Two Queen Candidates

At the 4H Junior Leaders meeting two Queen candidates were chosen Charlotte Crawford and Lynn Bryan. Charlotte is assistant advisor and GE secretary. Lynn is a Logan High sophomore and former 4-H club president. Funds of about 230 dollars were raised for the Junior Fair Building Fund. A July 22 work session is set for painting and cleaning the fairgrounds and local groups are urged to help via the county extension office.

Logan Charlotte Crawford Lynn Bryan Charlotte General Electric Lynn Logan High School County Extension Office Shelley Robinette

Parking Lot Built For City Vehicles In Logan

In Logan a new off street parking lot near the city building was completed to relieve congestion. It sits on the former Koppe property and provides space for about 10 to 12 cars after removing trees shrubs and topsoil and adding bank gravel and limestone.

LOGAN Koppe

Twig TL Auxiliary to Host Dinner at Burr Oak Lodge

The Hocking Valley Community Hospital Auxiliary met at Mrs. Ned Cochran’s home to plan its quarterly dinner. The July 17 event at Burr Oak Lodge invites members to bring guests and reserve by July 14, with dinner served at 6 30 p.m. An arrangement of white daisies, white tapers and English ivy adorned the refreshment table and petit fours with punch were served to 17 members.

John Hildabolt Louis Jewell Bonita Heft

Kiesinger testifies on Nazi crimes at war crimes trial

West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger says he sensed something wrong about Jews in Nazi Germany near the war’s end and only learned the full scale after. He testified for the trial of Adolf Beckerle and Fritz Gebhard von Hahn, charged with deportation and murder of 11,243 Jews.

Bonn Germany Kurt George Kiesinger Nazi Germany Radio Third Reich Foreign Ministry Kresinger Kiesinger Third Reich Adolf Beckerle Fritz Gebhard von Hahn West Germany Frankfurt Beckerle Hitler Bulgaria

Gunman Holds Out In Sydney Siege

Sydney AP report says gunman Wally Mellish held out for three days during a police siege and forced authorities to aid his wedding to his 23 year old bride Beryl Muddle. He gained a high powered rifle from Commissioner Norman To Ak man as he held the woman and infant hostage. Allan Mellish described choosing to comply to save his wife and child.

Sydney Australia Norman To Akman Wally Mellish Allan Mellish Beryl Muddle Aghasinzes

Monkey Bite Victim In Good Condition At Hospital

Nelsonville report states Mrs. Walter Clara Shafer remains in good condition at Mount St. Mary Hospital after bites from a pet monkey last week. The small animal is involved in the incident and under examination.

Nelsonville Walter Clara) Shafer Mount St. Mary Hospital

Kennels owner bitten by dogs. divorce granted in Stacking County

Shafer who runs Shafer's Kennels in Logan was bitten on the foot by a dog and then by a monkey while examining the wound. She required emergency care and was hospitalized for infection treatment. The report notes her 15 years of ownership and specialty breeds. In a separate case Stroder Moore was granted a divorce from Jeans Elizabeth Moore on grounds of gross neglect of duty in Stacking County Common Pleas Court.

Logan Stroder Moore Jeans Elizabeth Moore Stacking County Common Pleas

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