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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1968

Page

3

Volunteer Workers Sought in Athens Center Appeals

Athens Volunteer Center seeks help in three areas Beacon School summer sessions art music program director needed starting Monday art equipment provided and transportation needed Athens County dental program needs temporary clerical help typing and records Hours flexible at Kimes Convalescent Center escort patients assist therapist contact details provided court notes list guilty verdicts and dismissals filed by local residents

Athens’ Volunteer Center Beacon School Athens County Dental Program Kimes Convalescent Center Volunter Center Sheriff's Department

Wallace Makes Ohio Campaign Swing for Ballot Access

George C. Wallace will appear at Findlay, Lancaster, and Columbus rallies on Saturday as part of a push to qualify as a third party on Ohio’s ballot. Aides say volunteers will collect signatures statewide. Wallace needs about 433,700 valid signatures, with 100,000 already signed.

Columbus Ohio George C. Wallace Alabama Findlay Lancaster Jet Stadium Whit Wallace Aubrey D.green Green Ted W.brown Brown

Two Musical Attractions At Ames-Bern Amesville Firemen Fest

Two musical attractions join the Ames Bern Amesville firemen festival with Friday acts by the Winslow Brothers of Marietta and Saturday by the Vederal Hocking Lancer band. The two night event features rides, meals by the Grange, booths and games. Proceeds fund a new tanker and extra equipment for the fire department.

Ames-Bern- Amesville Winslow Brothers of Marietta Vederal Hocking Lancer Band The Grange

Bond Forfeitures and Divorces Noted in Local Briefs

Bond forfeitures include Waldan 75 and Basler with details unclear. A 27 year old from Athens Route 2 faces an overloaded truck charge totaling $186.59. Separately, divorces dismissed include Gerald Verrilion and Vermillien, with scattered local names and road references.

Iita Waldan Geee Carrie Basler Feubeg Terry Magies Athens Derey Breghe The Plains Opeeniers Leenge

Athens County to appoint election workers for 77 precincts

Athens County Elections Director Winnie Howe announced notices go to 154 precinct committeemen to appoint six workers per precinct for next year. Each committeeman will select three workers, ensuring four polling workers and two judges per precinct. Fourteen open slots will be reviewed at the August 7 board of elections meeting.

Athens County Elections Winnie Howe Athens County Howe Board of Elections

FHA Credit Opens Emergency Loans for Area Farmers

The Farmers Home Administration announces emergency credit for farmers in Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Vinton and Washington Counties to cover operating expenses and essentials after spring floods. Loans require eligibility proof and are overseen by a three-farmer board with guarantees to lenders. Also, Joseph Staley, 36, was cut above the eye by a baseball at the fairgrounds and treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital.

Farmers Home Administration FHA Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Vinton Washington Milton E. Roush Roush State St Hocking — Scs N. Market St Vinton — County Meigs — Ascs Masonic Temple Joseph Staley Converse St Chauncey Fairgrounds Field Fire Department Staley Sheltering Arms Hospital Fairgrounds

Balloon Lands In Scioto River Bottom Near Portsmouth

A large hydrogen filled plastic balloon, about 100 feet, landed in a cornfield three miles north of Portsmouth in the Scioto River bottomlands. It bore markings from the National Center of Space Studies Lac France Balloon Launching Center dated May 7 1968. Local officials report UFO repair rumors, high altitude recording theory, and possible French involvement, with no instruments found. A deputy noted the object resembled a weather balloon and warned of danger from hydrogen.

Portsmouth Okay National Center of France Suiote Here George L. Davis National Center of Space Studies Lac Ohio Hocking County Davis Pausiman

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