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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1970

Page

5

Water Line Contract To Be Let In Hamden

Hamden village officials plan to let a new water supply line contract around April 1. The project aims to solve years of water shortages by extending from the Wellston line along Route 93 to Elm Street and tying into the village reservoir. Construction, funded by a $70,000 bond approved last November, is expected to take three to four weeks after bids are awarded.

Hamden Peggy Beckner Wellston Corporation Elm Street Wellston Lake Alma State Park

Logan Firefighters Respond to Nine Grass and Other Fires

Logan firefighters answered nine calls Saturday and Sunday. Most were grass fires on properties along Old MacArthur Road Bear Run Road and Geiger Road. A trash incinerator fire at 748 N Woo Street caused moderate damage and a car hood insulation was damaged when a carburetor backfired at Keairns Laundromat.

Logan J. B. Wagoner John Yates Old MacArthur Road C and D E. Front Street Aival Keota Road Forrest Angle Geiger Road George Lohr Bear Run Road Woo St Nancy Hopkins Freisner Ave Keairns Laundromat S. Market St

Republicans Dinner will feature Athens auditor candidate

The York Nelsonville Republican Club meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Knights of Pythias dining room Washington Street Ruth Seaman Republican candidate for Athens County auditor will attend Young Republican Club members will also join The 10th District Ohio League of Young Republican Cubs plans the quarterly session in March 2021 at Burr Oak Lodge with Athens County Young Republicans hosting A countywide Republican banquet is planned for early April at the Tri County District Vocational High School cafeteria

Nelsonville York- Nelsonville Republican Club Knights of Pythias Washington Street Ruth Seaman Athens County Young Republican Club Ohio League of Young Republican Cubs Burr Oak Lodge

Historical Car Club To Dine In Chillicothe

The Hocking Valley Historical Vehicles Club, meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Richard McDonald Pleasantview Ave, accepted an invitation to a dinner at the Chillicothe YMCA Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Reservations were made for members attending the Apple Blossom Festival on May 14 at Winchester Virginia. The next meeting is announced for Mar 13 at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Moran Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Hocking Valley Winchester Wilbur Morman

Nelsonville Community Meetings and Post Activities

Nelsonville notices list March birthday observances by VFW Post 3467 auxiliary at 8 p.m. and refreshments after. Class of 1935 Nelsonville High School postpones its meeting to March 10 due to illness. Circle Four at First United Methodist Church meets March 11 at 7 30 p.m. with devotions by Bessie Ball. York Grange No 2436 meets at the Grange Hall Oak Grove. Hock Hocking Lodge 339 IOOF meets Thursday at the Odd Fellows Temple Jackson Street with Friday night games events planned by the Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge.

Nelsonville High School DeMarius Decker Pleasantview Ave Decker First United Methodist Church Joanna Evans Lulu Courtney Cora Hopstetter Bessie Ball York Grange Grange Hall Oak Grove Hock-Hocking Lodge Order of Odd Fellows Odd Fellows Temple Jackson Street Odd Fellows Rebekah Lodge Temple

Birth Announcements Include Multiple Families in Ohio Towns

The list records several birth announcements and family entries across Athens, Carbon Hill, Buchtel, Glouster, Logan, New Marsfield, New Straitsville, The Plains and surrounding areas. Names include Perry, Yoder, Addis, Herbert, Loper, Smart, Graham, Speer, Heston, Shifflet, Burchfield, Mitchell, and Matheny with marks for sons and a daughter.

Texas Perry Athens Yoder Carbon Hill Georg Addis Buchtel David Herbert Glouster Ronald Loper Logan Sharon Smart Dorothy Graham New Marsfield Gladys Specer New Straitsville Jioy Heston the Plains

Birth Announcement for Price Family Daughter

Mr and Mrs Calvin Price of Logan welcome a daughter. Arthur Powell of Nelsonville, Mrs Harold Daubenmire of Sugar Grove, Mrs William Boals of Michae Blair, Mrs Jessie Pickens and Mrs John Allen are listed with transfers to Mount Carmel Columbus.

Calvin Price Logan Arthur Powell Nelsonville Harold Daubenmire Sugar Grove William Boals Michae Blair Jessie Pickens Mount Carmel Columbus John Allen

Carbon Hill Receives 220000 Water System Loan

Residents of Carbon Hill win a 220000 loan at five percent to build a public water system serving 156 families one school and two businesses. The project includes 13.4 miles of pipe and a 50000 gallon storage tank funded by the Farmers Home Administration with repayment over 40 years. Construction follows a March 11 pre construction conference at the Carbon Hill gym with state and local officials and an engineer.

Logan Carbon Hill Commissioners Office Hocking County Farmers Home Administration Department of Agriculture Peoples Bank Nelsonville Farmers Home Administration Finance Office Burr Oak Lake

Sewing Class Scheduled By County Office

Hocking County Extension Office offers clothing construction classes for beginners on March 16 with sessions 1 3 p.m. and 8 10 p.m. Enrollment is first come first served at 144 E Main St or by calling 385 3222. The cost covers fabric and supplies. classes are mostly demonstration with home practice.

Logan Hocking County County Extension Office E. Main St

Two Nelsonville Men Fined for Public Intoxication

Daniel Paul Haley of Union Route 1 pleaded guilty to carrying an open flask on Washington Street. Mayor Earl Hilleary fined him $25 and costs. Oba Douglas of Nelsonville, charged by Denney Legg with disturbing the peace by intoxication on February 22, also pleaded guilty and was fined $10 plus costs.

Nelsonville Daniel Paul Haley Union Route 1 Washington Street Earl Hilleary Oba Douglas Denney Legg

Lodge on Centers Degrees Confer Knight Ranks in Nelsonville

In Nelsonville Valley Lodge No. 169 Knights of Pythias conferred the rank of Knight on two candidates Saturday night. A special degree team from Bakoo Temple No. 28 and a Pythian delegation led by Frank Hudson and Frank Burgess exemplified the degree. Richard Gail and Don Riley received welcome at luncheon. Logan reports deer collision after a 1:50 a.m. crash on Maysville Road involving Robert D. Anderson, 19, of Logan Route 2.

Nelsonville Valley Lodge No Knights of Pythos Bakoo Temple Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khorasan Pythian Frank Hudson Ashville Frank Burgess Pataskala Frank Wardlow Bob Denman Circleville Raymond Patton John Bownes Logan Robert D. Anderson Hocking County Sheriff's Department Maysville Road

Pritchard Elevated to Vice President at Pomeroy National Bank

Nelsonville native T Pritchard has been named vice president of Pomeroy National Bank, starting Monday. He brings seven years at People’s Bank of Nelsonville and previously served as assistant VP. a Marine Corps veteran and local sports enthusiast. The appointment was announced by President Edison Hobstetter. The family plans to move to Pomeroy in the spring.

Vietnam U.S. Air Force William R. Christian Evelyn Christian Jackson St Nelsonville Christian Seventh Air Force 31St Tactical Fighter Wing Tuy Hoa AB Southeast Asia Pacific Air Forces Far East Pacific Area T. P. Pritchard Pomeroy National Bank Pritchard Edison Hobstetter Pomeroy Bank People’s Bank of Ohio University Ohio School of Installment Credit Kent State University National School of Installment Credit University of Chicago Marine Corps Zaleski Janet Keplar Colleen Tommy First Presbyterian Church Pomeroy

Logan Court Draws Names for Jury Duty

Judge Harley Meyer of Common Pleas Court orders grand and petit jury selection for the April 1970 term. Drawings occur March 20, selecting ninety eligible Hocking County voters. First 30 serve on the grand jury, remaining 60 on petit jury duty.

Logan Harley Meyer Common Pleas Court Hocking County

Also Mentioned on This Page

Chillicothe Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No Mount St. Mary Hospital James Shifflet Harry Burchfield Dorothy Mitchell Christopher Matheny Hocking Valley Community Hospital State of Ohio Department of Natural Resources Ramona Shivers Charlene Milhoan Barbara Oblinger Gerald Duvall Don Brady Ira Wilkenson William Forbes George Mara William Lavelle FHA Lester M. Stone Ralph Voorhis Milton Roush Russell England Richard Gail Don Riley Logan Court D.W.1 Concerned Citizens c/o Ohio Insurance Institute East Broad Street
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