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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 13, 1973

Page

8

Nelsonville approves sewer rate hike and city actions

Nelsonville City Council adopted a new sanitary sewer rate schedule effective April 25 increasing charges by 250 percent. The council also raised prisoner feeding allowances and discussed trash haulage bids, land sale at Crabtree Memorial Field, water mains to Mason City Hill, and federal revenue sharing funds.

Wilbur Mender Nelsonville City Water and Sewer Council Pat DeLong W. Franklin Street Floyd G. Browne Logan

Logan Junior High solo and ensemble results at Westerville

About 40 Logan Junior High School students competed in District XIII Solo and Ensemble Competition. Soloists earning Superior ratings were Linda Johnson on trombone Debbie Masure on clarinet Cathy Parry on clarinet and Mary Jo Turner on oboe.

Logan Ohio Music Education Association Westerville Linda Johnson Debbie Masure Cathy Parry Mary Jo Turner Kristi Jarvis Christy Blair Christy Bowlby Cathy Walter Amy Davis Wanda Whitcraft Brenda Rempel Linda Kuhn Peggy Jamison Susie Dupler Dani Irvine Lee Ann Leadbetter Cindy Montgomery Elizabeth Miller Brian Drummond Carmen Glenn Randy Wittekind Mike Erb Robbie Laving Thea May Amy Maniskas Carol McFadden Melissa Spencer Melody Miller Susan Ruggles Wanda Matthews Debbie Horsky Anne Stockham Cheryl Dickerson Cathy Walker al Horsky Dave Sellers Kent Bishop Ray Holcomb

Hospital May Aid Children in Southeast Ohio

State Rep. Claire Ball says the Division of Mental Health is studying converting Nelsonville Tuberculosis Hospital into a regional residential facility for emotionally disturbed children ages 6 to 18. Plan includes reducing beds from 100 to about 50 and using space for classrooms and activities with regional community based education programs being considered in seven cities. Ball invites public opinions and lists contact names and addresses for input.

Claire “Buzz Ball Athens Division of Ball Kenneth Gaver Marietta Portsmouth Zanesville Ironton Dover Steubenville

Accidents Reported In Wellston Over Weekend

Police investigated three crashes in Wellston over the weekend. Douglas W. Wright backed from a parking space on W Second Street and hit a parked car owned by Mary Lou Smothers. An unidentified vehicle damaged a Norris vehicle. A four car collision on Pennsylvania Avenue involved Joe Mallick who was cited for driving under the influence.

Wellston Douglas W. Wright W. Second Street Mary Lou Smothers Columbus John E. Norris Pennsylvania Avenue Second Street Joe Mallick Bertha Jayne Beaver Lawrence E. McCarty Jackson James E. Reed Ray Mallick

Jacksonville Mothers Club to Visit Tri-County School

The Jacksonville Mothers Club will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the platform in Jacksonville and proceed to the Tri-County School for their activity.

Glouster Jacksonville Mothers Club Jacksonville

Hocking Valley Hospital Welcomes A New Trustee

LOGAN The Hocking Valley Community Hospital board welcomed Grant Smith as a new trustee replacing Rev. Leonard Ferguson who declined reappointment due to illness. The hospital reported 81 patients Monday night of 92 capacity with January census and 1972 financials showing a loss before depreciation but a net operating gain after contributions.

Messenger Norma Gable Hocking Valley Community Hospital Grant Smith Art Gasser Max Davidson Smith Fred Walter Barton Holl Kachelmacher Clinic Arledge Barton A. Hall Hocking County Hall Leonard Ferguson Fev Ferguson

Five cases heard in Hocking County Court

In Hocking County Court five cases were heard and eight bonds forfeited Monday. Guilty pleas included Earl M. Saunders and Robert L. Camper Jr. for speeding with fines ten dollars plus costs. Others paid fines or forfeited bonds for license, heatgear, or accident-related offenses.

Ohio Rodney L. Canter Rockbridge Terry L. Thompson Laurelville Ray McKenzie Lancaster Phyllis L. Dye Columbus Denver R. Pickett Nelsonville Jeffrey L. Kaufman Toledo Sherry E. Anton Pepper Pike Robert J. Weaver Chillicothe Arthur R. Kalklosch Logan

Glouster Circle 1 Plans Meeting at Stephenson Home

Glouster Circle 1 of the Glouster Methodist Church will gather Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs William Stephenson for its next meeting.

Glouster The Methodist Church William Stephenson

Convicted Killer Recruiter Meets With Prosecutors

Paul E. Gilly, jailed for recruiting men who killed UMW insurgent Joseph Yablonski and his family, met for hours with state prosecutors in Erie Pennsylvania who are handling the case of another defendant in the Yablonski murders. The nature of the conference was not disclosed.

Associated Press Erie, Pa Paul E. Gilly United Mine Workers Joseph A Jock’ Yablonski Gilly Praters Annette Paul Silous Huddleston Yablonski Yablonskis

CAA Seeks County Help to Salvage Two Programs

Jackson and Vinton County commissioners are asked to join forces to save Head Start and Neighborhood Youth Corps programs from termination by July 1 under a presidential edict. Huston defends admin costs and urges cooperation to keep programs that bring regional funding and community services to low income residents.

Wellston Jackson County Vinton County Jackson Huston CAA Glenn L. Peters Board of County Commissioners Nyc

Books Available at Logan Library Merit List Titles

Logan Hocking County District Library announces 43 Notable Books from the past year are in stock including August 1914 by Solzhenitsyn Bare Ruined Choirs by Wills The Best and the Brightest by Halberstam The Children of Pride by Myers Eleanor The Years Alone by Lash Fire in the Lake by Fitzgerald The German Lesson by Lenz The Mountain People by Turnbull My Land Is Dying by Caudill The Optimists Daughter by Welty Queen Victoria by Woodham Smith Seven Arrows by Storm Virginie Wolfe by Bell In a separate group 31 Young Adult titles for 1972 include The Terminal Man by Crichton The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing by Durham The Hessian by East Dove by Graham Vida His Own Story by Blue Libby Teacup Full of Roses by Mathis My Name is Asher Lev by Potok MagnifiCat by Sheehan Report from Engine Co 82 by Smith Deathwatch by White Woodstock Craftsman s Manual by Young.

Logan Logan- Hocking County American Library Association Solzhenitsyn Wills Halberstam Myers Eleanor Lash Fitzgerald Lenz Turnbull Caudill Optimists Welty Woodham-Smith Storm Virginia Wolfe Bell Young Adult Services Division ALA Chrichton Durham East Graham Vida Blue and Libby Mathis Asher Lev Potok MagnifiCat Sheehan Engine Co Smith Deathwatch White Woodstock Young

Hocking Valley Hospital Admits Local Residents

Admitted patients at Hocking Valley Community Hospital include Alton Frasure and several Logan residents along with McArthur natives Clyde Crewey Ralph Irelan and John Hawk. Haydenville and additional names appear among admitted persons.

Alton Frasure Belford Harbarger Logan John Hawk Clyde Crewey Ralph Irelan McArthur David R. Marlowe Haydenville

Deputies Probe Wrecks and Thefts in County

A flurry of incidents kept Hocking County deputies busy from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. A rash of break ins at Armco Steel on Motherwell Avenue netted $25 in cash and stamps, while a trailer at Summit Two was found twice with its door open. An attempted theft and vandalism occurred on Route 328. A Deer caused damage to John Bush's car on Route 328 north of Green Two. A hit and run at Skyline Trailer Court caused minor damage to Glenn Faught's car. Route 328 saw crashes and damage as well as a battery theft from a tractor near Long Run.

Logan Hocking County Paul Dutcher Summit Start Two Bank Green Two William Clements Hopewell W. Hunter Mary K. Bailey Nelsonville Bailey Clyde Deffenbaugh Laurelville Long Run

Angles Trial Starts In Hocking County Court

Logan jury seated Monday in Bobby Joe Angles armed robbery case at Certified Gas Station on W Hunter Street December 2 1972. Prosecutor Chris Veidt leads State case. Angles is defended by Mark Folley. Merrit Rheinscheid Jack Thompson Marcia Phares Thomas West Bruce Adcock Stephanie Sette Willis Johnston Agnes Leasure Dorothy Dalton Andrew F Verba Robert Harper Chester Lemon serve as jurors with John A Podoske as alternate. Murray City CAA to elect four members to Center Advisory Board at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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Murray City Hill Water Athens County Donald Kern Mount Utility Carl Young Judiciary Bruce Rogers Tom McCollum Lake Hope Drive Crabtree Memorial Field West End McCollum Harry Matheny Canal Street Ball Park Rogers James Shumaker Shumaker Brooks Coal Right of Way Paul Altier Mason City Hill Altier Donald W. Bumgardner Levering Bentley Mabel Tigner Virginia R. Alvis E. Franklin Street Alvis Bumgardner Traf Fic Robert Hollenbaugh Athens County Road No. 5 Pleasantview Avenue Police Department Warren Church Street Mount St. Mary Hospital Kathy Ann Kasler Lorna E. Barber Kenneth Mitchell Laura Mae Steele Patricia Sullivan Buchtel George C. Bryan Harry Hawk New Marshfield Clayton Kuhn Mable Lines Wanda Pierce Hamden Elmer Moore Huston Nursing Home Elmer Beitelscheis Ryan Waldron Rodney Waldron Tommy Dicken Mercy LaFollette Dave Horsky Jerry Bowlby Tom Johnston Mothers Clubh Hocking Valley Hospital Hocking Carpenters S. Court William J. Prater Lafollette Tenn Prater Albert E. Pass Middlesboro UMW Kentucky Tennessee Harry Wortman Glenn Wollett and Son Murray City Tri- County Community Action Murray City Center Nationwide Insurance Nationwide Roger W. Wolf Fort St Paul Williams West State C. J. Tippett West State St Harold B. Swisher Nationwide Nationwide Insurance Nationwide Life Insurance Company Columbus, Ohio
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