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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1977

Page

7

Bundy Meeting Draws Interest in Wellston Schools

The Wellston Board of Education held a Bundy Elementary meeting with about 45 attendees to discuss operations and parent participation. The board heard an apology from Kevin Ross for a bomb threat. Judge George Scurlock ordered the apology.

Wellston Wellston Board of Education Bundy Board of Education Trace Jimmy Wood PTO Kevin Ross Ross George Scurlock

Hospital notes list numerous births and dismissals in Athens area

The record cites many entries of births and dismissals across Athens Nelsonville McArthur The Plains Glouster Glouster New Straitsville New Haven Racine in unclear order. Names include Mr and Mrs Roger Williams Mrs Awad Brass Mrs Davy Michael Roger Imboden Karen Riley Kathryn McDaniel and Sandra Lewis among others.

Roger Williams Athens Awad Brass Davy Michael the Plains Sandra Lewis William Gross Sandy Roof Harry Faulkner Shawna Richards Karen Riley Kathryn McDaniel Jean Grose Nelsonville Mary Mansfield Richard Robinson Guysville Paul Peck Albany Orion Colmer Pomeroy Dorothy Hayhurst Wilbur Powell Winnie Dearth

Emergency medical runs linked to Athens New Haven and Pomeroy squads

Emergency runs reported for Athens fire squad at 5 28 am with Laurae Owens 21 of 24 percent W Union St to O Bleness with possible eye injury. New Haven squad on Sunday at 9 pm carrying Eula Grimm 73 from Letart to Pleasant Valley Hospital. Sunday also runs for Pomeroy squad with Katie Walburn from Pomeroy to Holzer for medical care.

Laurae Owens W. Union St O'Bleness Eula Grimm Letart Pleasant Valley Hospital Wilda Brinker New Haven Pleasant Valley Katie Walburn Pomeroy Holzer Medical

Debris Fire Flareups During Demolition Near Richland Avenue

Sparks from a cutting torch ignited debris at a demolished shopping center on Richland Avenue near Mulligan Road. Athens fire crews found smoldering hay and insulation and extinguished it. Earlier, fuel spills from a Beverly England car prompted a South Court Street washdown.

Richland Avenue Athens Mulligan Road South Court Street Beverly England Lancaster

Southeast Ohio Weather Outlook With Showers And Cold Nights

Partly cloudy and colder tonight with upper 20s lows. Wednesday brings variable cloudiness and highs in the mid 40s with a 20 percent precip chance. Extended outlook shows fair conditions Thursday and Saturday with showers possible Friday and highs in the 40s to 60s across Ohio and nearby regions. Winds on Lake Erie will diminish tonight with snow and 4 to 8 foot waves.

Ohio Lake Shore East Lake Shore West Central Central East Central Lake Erie

Nelsonville Water Plant Pauses for Sludge Cleaning

Pumping halted at the Nelsonville water treatment plant for sludge bed cleaning with no new outage expected. Safety Director Tom Wilkinson says the reservoir sits at about 15.5 feet, around 775 000 gallons, and residents may use water until pumping resumes after sludge work.

Nelsonville Service Safety Tom Wilkinson

Tractor Battery and Coil Stolen in Hocking County

The Hocking County Sheriff's Department investigates the theft of a tractor battery and coil from Robert E. Jessberger of Columbus. The tractor was parked in a field off Stump Run. Fuel from the tractor was also taken last week, totaling an estimated loss of $40.

Logan Hocking County

Emblem Club No 97 Meets at Elks Lodge in Nelsonville

Emblem Club No 97 will convene at 8 p m tonight at the Elks Lodge on Hocking Street. Initiation of new members occurs during Supreme Officers and Past Presidents night, with officers required to wear formals and white gloves. A potluck will follow the meeting.

Nelsonville — Emblem Club No Elks Lodge Hocking Street

Armed Man May Be Jail Escapee in Parkersburg

Police suspect an armed man who forced a Marietta, Ohio man to drive to Guyandotte near Huntington may be one of two Wood County Correctional Center escapees. James Greathouse reported the incident after being forced to drive the suspect. The possible escapees include Frank Sheppard, held on auto theft charges, and John Calvin Bayles, a convicted slayer of Jima Ann Dotson whose body was found near Waverly.

Parkersburg W.va Marietta Ohio Huntington Wood County James Greathouse Guyandotte Greathouse Wood County Sheriff's Office Frank Sheppard John Calvin Bayles Sheppard Tennessee Bayles Jima Ann Dotson Parkersburg Community College Waverly

Community club and group meeting notices in Athens area

Multiple groups host evening gatherings across Athens including the Athens Junior Women's Club at 8 p.m. with Laura Harbert on Verity Road Albany Route 1, Al-Anon and The Church of the Good Shepherd lounge, Athens Emblem Club 165 at Ellis Lodge, North American Benefit Association with Mrs. Edward Mizicko, Glouster Boy Scouts, CES Chapter 192 at Glouster Masonic Temple, Homemakers Club with Eileen Bush, Athens Senior Citizens Easter program at City Hall, Arthritis Foundation at 100 S May Ave, Presbyterian Women’s Wednesday Evening Circle, and Athens County Eagles Auxiliary of Jacksonville.

Athens Laura Harbert Verity Road Albany Al-Anon Church of the Good Shepherd University Terrace Athens Emblem Club Ellis Lodge Jan McConnell North American Benefit Association Edward Mizicko Mulligan Road Arthritis Foundation Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co May Ave Presbyterian Women’s Association Raymond Strickmaker Ransom Road

NASD Interdealer Prices Reported Around 3 P.M.

Quotations from the NASD show representative interdealer prices as of about 3 p.m. The figures reflect market activity across the day and do not imply markups or markdowns.

Meigs County approves OCSEA highway contract

Meigs County Highway Department and the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association reached a contract signed Monday evening. It provides 30 cent per hour across the board raises plus 15 cents for five years’ service, mediation panel, time and a half overtime, and a safety committee. Negotiations spanned over a year with March 1978 set for renegotiations.

Wesley Buehl Lewis Harper Association Mike Clifford OCSEA Ted Warner Highway Department Spencer Rick Crow Ohio Civil Service

Hamden area death notices list Salyer and many others

Hamden Frank Salyer 88 of Payne Street died this morning at 4 in Holzer Medical Center after a six year illness. Survived by wife Mary E Ward Salyer two sons Homer Hamden Harold Coalton three daughters Wilma Chandler Piketon Alberta Depue Hamden Virna Gearing Londonerry 16 grandchildren 22 great grandchildren. Services Thursday 2 p.m. Jenkins Funeral Home burial Hamden Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Hamden Frank Salyer Payne Street Holzer Medical Center Johnson County Thomas Martha James Salyer Vinton County Piketon Alberta Depue Virna Gearing Londonderry Jenkins Funeral Home John Harra Chesterhill Addis J. Gould Bartlett Braxton County W. Va Calvin C Lydia Taylor Gould Marietta Glenford Thornville Amesville Freda I. Davis Norma M. Walraven Stewart Route 1 Lena M. Law Cutler Beatrice Bennett Melba Mercer Zanesville Stone-Matheney Funeral Home Caroline Hoskinson Pomeroy Ewing Funeral Home Everett Delaney Letart Falls Cemetery McArthur Elsworth Clyde Peters Oak Hill Hospital Finley Aliie Daft Peters Prattsville Goldie Reeves Peters Lucille Rider Kathleen Florime Metzler Oak Hill Maxine Erickson Radcliff Emerson Charles Robert Chillicothe Orville Oak Park Ill Ernest Blanche Potter Zaleski James N. Blower Robert L. Anderson Gallipolis Stanley Waugh Winton Court Waugh-Halley- Wood Richard Graham Ohio Valley Memory Gardens Waugh Gallia County Charles FE Polly Gardner Waugh Anna Lewis Waugh Ronald Violet Halley Bidwell Ian Mildred) Arundel Los Angeles Calif Akron Dorothy Waugh Columbus Denver Crown City Ruth Ross

Beacon Work Is Presented at Athens County ARC meeting

The Athens County Association for Retarded Citizens showcased student demonstrations at Beacon School last week. Teachers Catherine Hare Pat Ercolino Carol Hare Jean Burhman and Carol Weiner led activities in woodworking prevocational pen assembly sewing and sign language. Student helpers included Tim Crabtree Wade Bullock Shirley Murphy Debbie Hudwell Rex Arbaugh and Fred Creameans. The next meeting is April 18 at the AtCo Sheltered Workshop Shafer Street with new members welcomed and Cindy Kratz outlining Ohio ARC involvement.

Athens County Association For Retarded Citizens Beacon School Catherine Hare Pat Ercolino Carol Hare Jean Burhman Carol Weiner Tim Crabtree Wade Bullock Shirley Murphy Debbie Hudwell Rex Arbaugh Fred Creameans AtCo Shafer Street Athens County Ohio Arc Cindy Kratz State Group Columbus

Black Lung Topic of Meeting

Chauncey Friendly Circle Senior Citizens Club met with 60 members and guests. James Kidd spoke on black lung disease and related legislation and trips to Washington to advocate for it. Marcia Early of O'Bleness Memorial Hospital presented a lung disease film and stressed quitting smoking for breathing problems.

Chauncey Senior Citizens Club John Law James Kidd Washington D. C Marcia Early O'Bleness Memorial Hospital O'Bleness

County Road 5 Railroad Crossing Closure Planned

Nelsonville reports work to begin Monday on the County Road 5 railroad crossing. Engineer Rex E Maiden told Mayor Violet Hollenbaugh that the F H Brewer Co will close the road about a week.

Nelsonville Rex E. Maiden Violet Hollenbaugh Maiden F. H. Brewer Co

Trade Board Will Elect at Nelsonville Meeting

A reorganizational session of the Board of Trade in Nelsonville will occur Wednesday at noon at Ethel's Tea Room Fayette Street. A governor and vice governor for the coming year will be chosen, per retiring Governor Michael Robinson. Chauncey Dover class plans reunion for June 4 with alumni banquet and contact Diane Thomas at 7972658 for details.

Nelsonville Board of Trade Ethel’s Fayette St Michael Robinson Chauncey Chauncey- Dover High School Diane Thomas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bundy Meeting Erangeeles Sex i Ralph McCormick Harry David Brown David Meridith Cecilia Maerker Washington, D. C McCormick O’bleness Herbert Douglas Shirley Leedy Wanda Barnes James Pancake Ethel Minerd Helen Maynard Howard Cason Raymond Humphrey David Dunkle Helen Frost Martha Collins James Pope Mount St. Mary Clara Shafer Editha Both Debra Nye New Straitsville Don Johnson Trimble Opal Kennard Glouster Robert McDonald Stella Hoggsett Maggie Hogue Floyd Stump Charles Hubbard Gary Goodnite Clifford Hall Racine Shawn Gilmore Hughie Ogden, Gerald Reuter Robert Manley Rebecca Thomas Jane Snouffer Lenna Brinker Margaret Spencer David Lambert Sherry Snyder Orpha Waddell Mary Becker Terry Swartz Ralph Parcell Ela Payne Roger Imboden Mistee Grueser Karen Cremeans Ruth Sellers John Gilland John Drenner Gary Scholderer Steven Patterson Rebecca Bauer Tony Gilkey Nena Grimm Vernon Bing Marvin Wickline Joseph Oldaker Gilman Grimm John Moore Julie Johnson Kimberly Anderson Carl Bing Oscar Fry Henry Stamper Allen Cox Emile Hart Clifford Lear Goldie Pratt Louise Heckman Archie Newell Donald Cheesebrew Erin Riley William Fielder Thomas Parsons David Duncan Oscar Pack James Upton John Cook Todd Cox Natalie Bruestle Kenneth Williamson Tamara Woodall Sheryl Hupp Estella Baker Clara Robinson Daniel Warner Dillie McCormick Lewis Durst William Shaver Arnold Blankenship Park Lee Everett Biffle Worthy Daylong Russell Slayton Virginia Jones Edith Simpkins Raymond Moss Sandra Oliver Terry Adkins Douglas Bugg Douglas Preston Gene Moore Pamela Powell Terry Hudnall Wallace Burns Orville Williamson Athens Fire Squad NEW Haven Squad Pomeroy Squad AP Laserphoto New England National Weather Service New York State Pacific Coast Upper Midwest Stavros Cosmopulos Boston Athens City Homemakers Club Eileen Bush Leota Road Athens Senior Citizens Athens City Hall Eagles Jacksonville THE Athens National. Bank First Banc Group OF Ohio, Inc FDIC I” Hoosier Engineering A A Vn Map Inc Nat'l Mobile Concrete W. Amer Nat'l Corp Natural Merchants Ind United McGill Rnd W.w. Willamae - O Aaercerven Jan Core. O. Wis Meigs Brandeberry Infant Coolville Ireland Tiffany Ann Brandeberry Brian Cathy Lucas Brandeberry Les Newton Children’s Hospital Willard Brandeberry White Funeral Home Addis Gould Raymond Brown Raymond C. Brown Athens High School Thelma Orr Long Bottom Thelma M. Orr Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Lon and Lessie Clarke Morehead Meigs County Paul Pauline Darrah John Morehead Freeland Norris Sutton Cemetery Cassius Canaday Elsworth Peters Waugh Services Trade Board Logan Monument West Main St S. Indiana Circleville WN. Court St Pomeroy, Ohio Pomeroy-Mason Bridge Ohi Vinton W. Main Street
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