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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1969
Page
4
The Athens County board of elections receives the first set of wet dry petitions for Waterloo and nearby areas. Local residents and groups aim to qualify issues by meeting state signature rules, with bets on a proposed Teation complex and related ventures.
Firemen battled a lawn mower blaze at Mount Calvary Cemetery on Columbia Avenue and a filter house fire at a pool at the Kenneth Jones residence in Longview Heights. Losses were estimated at 1300 and 300 dollars respectively with contents including heating equipment damaged. Fire Chief Charles Dalton noted the cause was undetermined. Also, a Lucas County boy fell at Kyger Creek High School pool and was taken to Halzer Medical Center.
Four Coolville girls riding in a small foreign make car were hurt Friday when it struck a quarter horse on Route 50 four miles west of Route 7. The driver Linda Mollhan, 21, and passengers Theresa Randolph, 20, Linda Richardson, 19, and Jane Cody were taken to St Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg. The horse, owned by Robert McCoy Sr of Coolville, was shot and killed by a deputy at the owner’s request.
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