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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1968

Page

3

Trustees Reelect Johnson Okay Branches For Senate

Ohio University trustees re-elected Fred H. Johnson of Columbus as chairman and named Joseph Hall of Cincinnati as vice chairman. The board approved Faculty Senate representation for five branch campuses Belmont County Chillicothe Lancaster Portsmouth and Zanesville and formed a committee to study the Senate constitution. Johnson has served on the board since 1947 and is president of Rankin Johnson & Co. Hall, a former longtime Federal Reserve Board member, joined the board in 1951. Governor Rhodes announced new trustees William R. Morris attended the meeting. Morris is vice president of The Buckeye Union Insurance Co. and Continental Insurance Co. of New York.

Ohio University Fred H. Johnson Columbus Insurance Columbus Joseph Hall Cincinnati The Kroger Co Belmont County Chillicothe Johnson Rankin, Johnson & Co Newark Zanesville James A. Rhodes Hall Federal Reserve Board of Cleveland William R. Morris Rhodes Morris Ohio Department of Insurance Buckeye Union Insurance Co Continental Insurance Companies of New York

First South Green Tract Sold To OU

Ohio University and city officials completed the first land conveyance in the South Green Urban Renewal area selling 1.78 acres to Ohio University for 35802 dollars. The site will host the new mathematics building with construction set to begin this summer and marks the first of nine parcels to be sold to the university.

Ohio University South Green Ohio U Vernon R. Alden Raymond Shepard Gloria Snider Gerald Mollica Ed Robe University Paul O’brien

Girl Burned Filling Mower Tank Near Lottridge

Nancy Butcher, 16, of near Lottridge, suffered burns to her left leg and ankle when gasoline ignited as she filled a power mower inside an outbuilding. Fire officials said fumes ignited from a hot water heater while she poured fuel. damage was limited to clothing and the mower.

Nancy Butcher Lottridge Coolville Troy John Coen Miss Butcher Blaine Butcher Athens

Bottling Plant Break-In Probed by Sheriff Deputies

Athens County sheriff's deputies investigate a break in at the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Plant on Route 33N. Entry found at 6 a.m. with a forced rear door hasp. burglars attempted to drill the safe but broke a drill bit. They stole a welding outfit a $149 typewriter two electric drills and cigarettes. Walls and safe were scorched and the office ransacked.

Athens County Pepsi-Cola Carl Welling Welling Srucks

Farm Bureau backs state over county income tax

Morris Allton of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation told the Bi partisan Tax Revision Committee in Columbus that a state income tax should replace county levies. He urged removal of the business personal property tax and supported H R 760. The federation urged aligning tax reform with Battelle’s study and favored centralizing the income tax at the state level.

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Ohio Columbus Select Committee Morris Allton The Farm Federation Alston Farm Bureau Tax Committee General Assembly Albert H. Sealy Battelle Memorial Institute Athens Sealy Battelle

Balance Of Payment On Judgment Sought

The Bartlett Farmers Bank petitions Common Pleas Court for $1,045 balance on a $1,987 judgment against Clyde D Brown and Pearl L Brown of Guysville. The suit seeks sale of their property and lists Security Bank of Athens and Athens County with liens on the property.

Bartlett Farmers Bank Common Pleas Court Clyde D Pearl L. Brown Guysville Security Bank of Athens Athens County

Fish Fry At Athens Moose Lodge Friday

The Athens Moose Lodge hosts a Fish Fry on Friday at 8 00 p m with members and guests welcome In the marriage licenses section Roger Dale Gibbs a 20 from Torch to Jonnie Lou Blackwell 17 of Guysville Route Jerry Lo Morrison 20 of Athens Route 1 a student to V Marie Smith 20 of Athens Route 4 a student

George Perry Athens Jim Fox Smith St Dale Winch Marietta Ave Thomas Parsons Chesterhill Sondra Schaffhausen Johnstown Raymond Finneart Donald Skinner Roger Dale Gibbs Torch Jonnie Lou Blackwell Guysville Jerry Lo Morrison V. Marie Smith

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