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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1976

Page

11

Randy Hooper Locates Birthday City Catfish Catch

Randy Hooper of Trimble caught a 28 inch blue catfish on his 12th birthday during a fishing trip with father and brother Bryan. The catch occurred at 10 15 p m Monday night at Dock 1 Burr Oak Lake using chicken liver bait. Neighbors gathered to see the big fish that didn t get away and Randy plans to fish again.

Trimble Randy Hooper Mr.i Dow Hooper Jr Bryan Randy Dock 1 Burr Oak Lake

Wellston Board Awards 21 Supplemental Contracts

The Wellston City School Board awarded 21 additional supplemental contracts and approved reemployment of several teachers whose contracts expired after the 1975 76 year. Recipients include Newman Coalton adviser $175 and others for student affairs, language, social studies, math, science, and council advisership on three year terms.

Wellston Wellston City Newman Coalton Dorothy Riepenhoff Larry Newman Doris Smith Jim Sheets Jeanne Lewis Brian Lintala Ed Ruth Conrad Fulton Peggy Greathouse Patricia Kuntz Cynthia Lee Beverly McGee Linda Murphy Rick Perdue Carol Essman Jacqueline Fain Nancy Kibler Mark Mullen Sandy Nodruff Marjore Wortman

Bicentennial Days Planned in Bremen

Bremen to celebrate Oct 1 to 3 with fiddler contest dancing glass blowing Civil War demonstration parade rides and fireworks. Activities include apple butter soup beans saw mill muz zle loading rifles crafts flea markets and more. Contact Jim Hively 43107 for booths and Robert Dowling 569-4293 to enter the fiddler contest with prizes of 150 75 and 50 and trophies.

Bremen Jim Hively Strayer Avenue Lancaster Robert W. Dowling Waren Fee

Wrecks Reported By Patrol In Gallipolis Area

Gallia County patrol reported two traffic accidents Tuesday. Virgie Hamrick 33 of Toledo lost control on Route 7 hitting a guardrail and posts with minor injury. no citation. Edna Workman 62 of Gallipolis left of center on Frank Shafer Road, struck Don Price 37 of Rio Grande. Workman cited for failure to yield. Sunday picnic at Glouster mentioned in text.

Gallipolis State Highway Patrol Virgie L. Hamrick Toledo Frank Shafer Gallia Edna

McARTHUR Basket Hangers Made for Ohio State Fair

Vinton County seniors will craft hhangers at the Community Building for the Ohio State Fair. Volunteers should bring rug yarn and arrive around 10 a.m. Bernadean Eberts and Grace Nannemaker will demonstrate the craft. Meanwhile in Logan South Bloomingville Route 1, a pickup damaged two corn rows worth 25 dollars between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.

McArthur Vinton County Bernadean Eberts Grace Nannemaker Logan Bloomingville Hocking County

Nation Salute Tonight at Jackson County Fair

The Jackson County Fair hosts a Bicentennial salute at 7 30 p.m featuring humorist William P Headley and Opus V of Wellston High School directed by Sandy Nodruff. A Wild West Rodeo by Flying W Kingston and a fireworks display cap the evening. Junior Fair events run Friday morning and afternoon including Dairy Shows Horse Show Decorama and a Tractor Rodeo.

Wellston Jackson County Opus V of Wellston High School Sandy Nodruff Kingston

Nelsonville Street and Sewer Problems At Clinton Street

Nelsonville officials discussed Clinton Street street erosion and sewer trouble tied to the Phase I sanitary project. The city plans to withhold funds, consult the auditor, and request EPA engineers to inspect the site amid concerns of storm water intrusion and potential undermining.

Nelsonville Clinton Street Williams Excavating Co Violet Hollenbaugh Tom Wilkinson Hollenbaugh James Shumaker Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Nicki Blackburn Williams Co

Funds Weigh Financing Street Repairs In Pomeroy

Pomeroy Village council reviews total active funds for July 19 1976 across departments led by General 1136 23 Water Well Improvement 2112 76 Revenue Sharing 12729 54 Sewer Revenue 23060 46 Fire Department 4257 41 Cemetery Fund 130 30 Street Department 5249 30 Utility 10414 71 Fire House 1602 24 Total funds 168612 03 with inactive 73129 86 and a plan to borrow from banks. Federal revenue sharing funds 67388 41 may be used to fund repairs. legal checks and sewer project approvals are discussed as cave-in repairs on Harper Street are noted. A new street sweeper purchase is proposed with bid advertising and funding source yet to be determined.

Pomeroy Pomeroy Village David Friedrich Nancy Kern Council Friedrich Wilkinson Young Floyd G. Browne and Associates, Limited Harper Street Columbus Fulton Streets Service-Safety Hollenbaugh Kern

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