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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1971
Page
3
Athens County deputy Lt. Bob Allen and Athens police officer Les Ohlandt were trapped in a City Hall elevator for about five minutes. The door jammed and no one could find the key until the door finally opened and they walked the rest of the way.
Will Rogers of Coolville pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a charge that he maliciously shot his neighbor Arnold Smith’s cow in the neck and leg with intent to wound. He was released on his own recognizance pending a July 6 hearing.
An Ohio University student accidentally shot himself in the left thigh while hunting near Strouds Run. Joe Er litz dropped a loaded pistol with safety off and was helped to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital by a friend.
Second Lt. Robert Mulligan completes officer basic course at Fort Knox after earning a BS in 1969 and a master’s in 1970 from Ohio University. He is stationed in Germany with wife Ann. Others listed include Army personnel at Ft. Meade, Vietnam assignments near Chu Lai and Duc Pho, and Navy Airman Emmanuel Malamatinis reporting to Haha, Okinawa.
Deliberations continued in Athens County Common Pleas Court over Don ald Hall a Marietta car dealer charged with misusing a BancAm ericard to buy merchandise at Marting s Department Store totaling 90 on Dec 23. Witnesses testified Hall used the card and was seen in Athens the same day.
A Bromley Hall resident reported thieves stole a typewriter and makeup mirror from a storage area between June 10 and 21. In a separate incident a Lakeview Manor resident said a roommate saw a thief trying to steal motorcycle parts. the thief fled without taking anything. An Albany couple sued the city of Athens, Columbus Southern Ohio Electric Co., Raybuck Motors and Alice Hively for 35000 dollars over injuries from a June 23 1969 fall on a defective sidewalk near 85 North Court Street.
An 82 year old Walter Hubenthal fell from a five foot wall at his Bryan Drive home and suffered back injuries and a head cut. Fire squadmed rushed first aid and transported him to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital after a 11 44 a m call. Another call at 9 23 p m for Lloyd Halford 34 Columbus had him taken to the same hospital.
A fishing shack near Route 278 by the Hocking River was broken into Monday night. Harold Dupler reported the incident to the Athens County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday evening. Tools a battery and gas were taken from a nearby tractor owned by John McClain.
Moths navigate at night by using the moon as a beacon, keeping a fixed angle of the lunar image on the retina to maintain a straight course, National Geographic reports.
The French Market in New Orleans began as an Indigenous barter site. Early traders and settlers shaped the market's long history as a hub for commerce and exchange.
Mr and Mrs Donald Hawk of Athens welcome a daughter. Admitted list includes John Willison John Almashy Carol Savage Natalie Hopkins Walter Hiebenthel Mrs Wilford Tippie Joel Erlitz all of Athens Shirley Bowles Nelsonville Lloyd Halford Columbus Mrs Nona Craft Glouster James DeWeese The Plains Mrs Roy Walsh Albany Discharged Mrs Roger Willison and son Mrs Jack Cline and son Charles Stack Mrs Beatrice Reinhart Michael Kovlan Ruth Rosler Kevin Bennett Susan Dickerson Brian Gates
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