Boxcar full of misrouted parcel post found after two years
A Philadelphia to Birmingham bound boxcar filled with parcel post for Alabama Louisiana and Mississippi lay on a Perryville Maryland siding for two years. USPS and Penn Central blame each other as inspectors sort the fate of 319 sacks, many from Philadelphia mail order houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Maryland
U.S. Postal Service
Penn Central Railroad
Philadelphia
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Perryville
Penn Central
Postal Service
LeRoy Greene
Washington
Tom Hoppin
New Castle
Del
Hoppin
Washington Terminal Co
Southern Railway
Greene
Baltimore
Shawnee Lake Shore Cleared
Shawnee lake shore cleared for summer use as Operation Main Stream crews remove brush around Tecumseh Lake. Village officials praise workers and supervisor Charles Campbell of the Tri County Community Action Program overseeing Perry County efforts.
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Tecumseh Lake
Charles Campbell
Tri-County Community Action Program
Perry County
New Books On Shelves At Herbert Wescoat Library
McARTHUR Staff join a staff development workshop at the Wellston OVAL Director office as the library receives a cash gift for a memorial volume for John Gill. New titles added include Born to Raise Hell Weedkiller's Daughter The League of Grey Eyed Women The Crusader Pedlock Saint Pedlock Sinner A Mafia Kiss Mia The Seven Minutes All the Best People November The Reporter. Israel announced 1971 outputs of 10 400 tons carp and 2 600 tons gray mullet.
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The
Crusader
Gerson
Longstreet
Loraine
Mia
Nathan
Seven Minutes
Wallace
Wilson
Simenon
Reporter
Jess Stearn
Brush Fire Reports Across Logan Area
Logan firemen were called out three times on Sunday. At 11 24 a.m. Mrs Lyle Wickham reported a brush fire near her home on Maysville Road two miles north of U S 33. Two acres owned by George Donahue burned. At 9 38 p.m. East School roof fire suspected but steam from vent. Oil storage tank fire at Reliance Oil Co Green Two Road 353 reported. alarm by Donald Wright Gore.
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Logan — Logan
Lyle Wickham
Maysville Road
U.S.33
George Donahue
East School
Reliance Oil Co
Green Two
Donald Wright
Gore
Chauncey Personal News Roundup
Mrs. Jack Earich and her son Paul returned home after a week visiting Mrs Earich's parents Mr and Mrs Paul Gould of Coshocton. Mr and Mrs W C Caldwell and Mr and Mrs Stewart Kendle of Marietta were Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs William Abdella in Converse Street and visited Mrs Hazel Earich of Millfield.
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Chauncey
Jack Earich
Paul
Registrars Appointed for Ohio Plate Distribution
Some 814 deputy registrars across Ohio's 88 counties have been named to handle license plate issuance for 1972. Temporary registrars total 308 to assist with distribution and processing of new plates, which go on sale Thursday. Deadline to install is midnight April 15. Local addresses include Athens and Gallia counties with named registrars and locations.
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Ohio
C. Donald Curry
Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Curry
Athens County
Bessie Goodwin
State St
Albany
Lurene A. Mescher
Amesville
Nancy V. Kern
Court House
Athens
Ann Frazee
May Ave
Chauncey
Ward Bailey
High St
Glouster
Robert Auflick
Poplar St
Nelsonville
Gallia County
Vaught Smith
Eastern Ave
Gallipolis
Mary Childers
Flood award for auto injuries in Athens County case
Lorain Flood a minor represented by Helen J Flood was awarded 3750 by an Athens County Common Pleas jury for injuries from a two car crash on November 7 1967 at Carpenter Street and Congress Street in Athens. plaintiffs sought 50000 from Gary Lee Pratt for negligence including failure to yield.
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Lorain
Theodore Flood
Miss Flood
Employment Survey Set in Southeast Ohio
Mrs. Patricia Hinkle of Crooksville will conduct a March 20 survey for the Bureau of Census to collect data on employment and unemployment in Southeast Ohio. Questions cover work last year moves since 1970 and ethnic origin. Data are confidential by law and used for statistical totals.
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Patricia Hinkle
Crooksville
Bureau of Census
Ohio
U.S. Department of Labor
Chauncey Man Held For Armed Robbery
Chauncey resident Fred Willison, 22, jailed after failing to post 5000 bond on an armed robbery charge filed Tuesday night by Athens police. He allegedly robbed two Ohio University students near the Athens County courthouse using a small pistol, getting three dollars a watch and small change. The goods were recovered. arraignment was continued pending counsel. Other cases include Edward Neely pleading guilty to marijuana possession and William Campbell forfeiting bond for intoxication.
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Fred Willison
Chauncey
Athens
Willison
Ohio University
Athens County
Omega
Mike Murphy
Brown Hall
Gary Johnson
Reed Hall
Court Street
W. Union Street
Murphy
Franklin Sheeter
Chauncey Man
Edward C. Neely
Coraopolis
Neely
Ptl
Les Ohlandt
West Union
South High Streets
William Campbell
Washington
Pollution Board Adopts Statewide Aquatic Life Standard
The Ohio Water Pollution Control Board decided all waters must support aquatic life, replacing Aquatic Life B with Aquatic Life A as an interim rule. Engineers will base future standards on effluent discharges rather than stream conditions, while a new plan to delegate permit reviews aims to reduce a backlog of about 1,800 applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Ohio Department of Health
Driver Cited After Wreck In Logan
John A. Krannitz 27 of 441 E Front St Logan was cited for failing to maintain and assured clear distance after rear ending Robert A Kennedy 433 N Orchard St No injuries were reported by police on Saturday
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Logan
John A. Krannitz
Front St
Krannitz
Robert A. Kennedy
Orchard St
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Clarence Watson Jr
Elizabeth Danner
Edward R. Laughlin
Helen Cary
Howard Peoples
Hamden
Gregory Boswell
Gene Peters
Lewis Gatchel
Cheryl McGrath
John O. Altman
Douglas Mosier
James Parsons
Candy Kyle
Raymond Devenport
Millfield
James Bean
Stewart
Victor Hudwell
William Richards
James Wright
Fred Anderson
Herbert Nixon
Robert Burchfield
Raymond Nelson
Andrew Hardy
Shawnee Lake
Michael Turrill
David Turrill
Carp
Israel
First Presbyterian Church
K Masonry
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Vinton
Hocking County
Clara McNichols
Maple
Laurel
Laurelville
Dora T. Ayer
E. Main St
Jackson County
Gloria Speakman
Portsmouth St
Pontiac
Jackson
Peggy Ann Burton
Main St
Oak Hill
Max Norris
S. Ohio Ave
Wellston
Meigs County
Sue Imboden
Palmer St
Middleport
Paul Simon
W. Main St
Snack
Public Square
Somerset
James J. Callahan
Bargain Barn
Thornville
Vinton County
Judith Kirkendall
Main & Railroad
Crystal L. Jeffers
S. Market St
Radcliff
Sheeter
Pollution Board
Ira Whitman
Health Department For Environmental Problems
Maytag
Cz&e
UH E
Richland Avenue
Farberware
Iran
Stainless
Quatum & OW
Peg
Marting
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