Storm Aftermath Hits Athens Area Bridges and Paths
A Saturday night storm washed out a Morrison School bridge to an upper level playground and damaged the adjacent sidewalk on Richland Avenue near the old Richland Area Fire Department. Strouds Run State Park picnic areas below Dow Lake dam were made impassable.
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Athens
Morrison School
Richland Avenue
Richland Area Fire Department
Strouds Run State Park
Dow Lake Dam
Grant For Seven-County Microwave Approved
Congressman Clarence Miller and the Appalachian Regional Commission announce a 123,800 grant to staff and operate a seven-county medical microwave TV network linking Ohio State University Hospital Columbus O Bleness Memorial Athens Athens Medical Center and Holzer Gallipolis. About 213,000 residents in Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Jackson Vinton and Lawrence counties will gain access to remote medical and psychological care via telecom. Total project cost 135,114 with local 2,992 and state 8,322 contributions.
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Clarence Miller
Appalachian Regional Commission
ARC
Ohio State University Hospital
Columbus
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Athens
Athens Medical Center
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Jackson
Vinton
Lawrence
Logan
Eugene Hunter
Weather outlook for June 24 1974 with clearing tonight
Clear tonight with lows in the mid to upper 40s and mostly sunny conditions Tuesday. Highs in the upper 60s to low 70s with near zero to 10 percent precipitation. Extended outlook fair Wednesday through Friday with warming into the 80s by Friday and nights in the 50s. Data from Ohio University geography and U S Weather Observer.
Elkins Woman to Serve as Mountain State Festival Princess
Mary Jane Gallagher 18 of Hurricane Route 3 will be a princess in the 38th Mountain State Forest Festival queen’s court on October 26. She has won DAR Citizenship and Civitan leadership awards and was runner-up in the 1973 Junior Volunteer Service Bureau. Gallagher attends college, leads Pi Beta Phi pledge class, and works as a radio announcer at WKLC in St. Albans.
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Elkins
W. Va
West Virginia
Mary Jane Gallagher
Ralph M. Gallagher
Mountain State Forest
T. J. Spurlock
Albany
Gallagher
Daughters of the American Revolution
Kanawha County Civitan
Junior Volunteer Service Bureau
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Miss Gallagher
State Auditor Distributes Ohio School Funds in June
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson reports June disbursements totaling 42,261,525.54 to 614 districts, after adjustments to retirement systems and county boards. The State School Foundation paid 61,572,858.05 gross, with allocations across county auditors, city and local districts, and exempted villages in Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Perry and Vinton counties.
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Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio
State School Foundation
County Boards of Education
Ferguson
Boards of Education
Athens County
Athens City
Nelsonville
York
Alex
Sporn Workers Vote To Decertify Union Representation
New Haven Local 426 of the Utility Workers Union of America has been decertified after a National Labor Relations Board supervised election. The tally was 194 against and 39 for the union, ending a long strike that began July 1, 1973, under NLRB officer John Wisner. Charles Searls leads the union. Glouster club meeting canceled.
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New Haven
Utility Workers Union of America
Afl-Cio
Philip Sporn
National Labor Relations Board
Eugene Gloss
NLRB
John Wisner
Charles Searls
Middleport
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Photo
By Chuck Dailey
Ohio University Dept. of Geography
C. L. Colmer
U.S
MON Thiu Thurs
Putnam Howe Drive
Belpre, Ohio
DIAL
State Auditor’s Office
Ander
Gallia County
Hannan Trace
North Gallia
Hocking County
Logan City
Meigs County
Perry County
Vinton County
Sporn
WUA
Glouster
Jody Moore
Glenna Gamwell
Vernon Harrison
NAVY
Columbus Rd
Yas Senret
Columbus Road
Perkins Pancake House
George Arnold
Mgr
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