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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1968

Page

3

Putney Accepts Post on Wyoming Campus

Richard Putney 43 Morris Ave Westminister Foundation campus minister for five years has accepted a similar post at the University of Wyoming Laramie. He will assume duties March 20 moving with wife and two sons. In Athens he organized encounter groups and supervised activities at Cellar Door tutoring in Athens County and led discussions on ethics the draft and Vietnam.

Richard Putney Morris Ave Westminister Foundation University of Wyoming Laramie Wyo Presbyterian Church United Church of Christ Putney Athens Disciples Ohio University Athens County Southeastern Ohio Ohio Program of Vietnam

Fat Overweight Ad Promises Quick Loss With Galaxen

An advertisement touts Galaxen as a weight loss tablet with a money back guarantee. It claims appetite suppression and reduced food desire, urging purchases via Walgreens Drugs at 21 Court Street and mail orders.

Golexen Court St

Nola Hemley Earns Danforth Fellowship Honorable Mention

Ohio University senior Miss Nola E. Hemley receives honorable mention in the 1968 Danforth Graduate Fellowship program. She is daughter of Mrs. Elaine Hemley of Andover Road Athens and a member of Eta Sigma Phi and Hillel Foundation. She pursues a bachelor of arts in Arts and Sciences.

Nola E. Hemley Ohio University Elaine Hemley Andover Road Athens Danforth Hemley Eta Sigma Phi Honorary Hillel Foundation College of Arts and Sciences

Ten Suits Filed For Judgments

Ten suits filed in Athens County Municipal Court small claims division seek debt payments. Four business owners filed most suits. Electric Motor Service filed three suits against Donald Yoho for 22 dollars, and Shafer Lumber Co filed against Herman Brown 99 dollars, William Johnson 58 dollars, and Bao Collins 31 dollars. Other suits target Glenn Murphy 65 dollars, ng Runyon 15.50 dollars, Frank Williams 32 dollars, and Robert Woodford 137 dollars.

Athens County Municipal Court Electric Motor Service W. Union St Donald Yoho Athens Robert Jenkins Stewart Elden Rowland Albany the Shafer Lumber Co the Plains Herman Brown Mill Little Hocking Coolville Robert Woodford

Two Persons Taken To Hospital After Illnesses

Fire department emergency squad transported two people on Wednesday afternoon. Betty Cavanaugh, 62, collapsed at The Messenger workplace and was rushed with oxygen to the hospital, later listed in critical condition at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. At 4:26 p.m. Leslie Comedy, 60, was reported ill with a possible stroke at 65 North Shafer Street.

Sheltering Arms Hospital Fire Department Betty Cavanaugh S. High St the Messenger W. Union St Miss Cavanaugh Riverside Hospital Columbus N. Shafer St Leslie Comedy

Car Fire Damages Auto At Beasley Mathews Ford Lot

A backfire through the car carburetor started a fire in an auto owned by Beasley Mathews Ford Co. in front of 10 West Mulberry Street Wednesday evening. City firefighters answered at 7 53 p m. Damage described as slight by firemen.

Beasley-Mathews Ford Co W. Mulberry St

Three Kroger Employees Seek Overtime Pay Suit

A $16,418.90 claim, plus interest and costs, was filed in the U.S. District Court in Columbus against Kroger Co. for its E State Street Athens store. The suit, under the Fair Labor Standards Act, covers Sept. 18, 1965 to Apr. 30, 1967, on behalf of three employees alleging time and one half overtime. Action follows a Labor Department investigation led by Karl A. Jemi.

U.S. District Court Columbus Kroger Co E. State Street Athens Willard Wirtz Charles Donahue Labor

Governor Rhodes to visit Best Photo Service open house

Governor James Rhodes will attend a public open house at the Best Photo Service plant in Coolville Friday afternoon. The event runs 1 to 8 pm with Rhodes arriving around 2 pm after a scheduling change. Best Photo Service recently moved to a new Coolville plant and serves customers nationwide with 210 employees.

James Rhodes Best Photo Service Coolville Rhodes Parkersburg

Findlay Drummer Earns Superior Rating at State Finals

Joe Walburn of Findlay won a superior rating as drum soloist at the state final auditions held at Lima Senior High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walburn III and grandson of Mrs. Kathryn Walburn. Findlay High School musicians earned a total of 105 medals, with the percussion ensemble also taking a superior award in Class A.

Joe Walburn Findlay Kathryn Walburn Luhrig Rd Lima Senior High School Joe Walburn III Findlay High School

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