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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1972

Page

2

Health Center Site Discussed by Athens County Commissioners

The Athens County commissioners consider building a new health center on the Athens County Fairgrounds or near O'Bleness Hospital with a $140,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant. Ownership of the fairgrounds, lease terms, and a planned 1975 sewer-water project for The Plains influence site decisions. A May 15 hearing is planned for Judge Rose in the Trimble Two road dispute.

Greg Black Athens City-County Athens County Athens County Fairgrounds Claire M. Ball Jr Athens County Agricultural Society Ball Appalachian Regional Commission Athens City County Health Department O’bleness Hospital Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation W. Union Street Fairgrounds Health Department College Street City Hall John Law Jack White James Edwards Ohio U. Inn Plains Harold Rose Rose Peter Skinner Trimble Two Joseph B. Vanity Jr Skinner

Firemen Busy as Athens Responds to Six Alarms Sunday

Athens firemen tackled six incidents on Sunday including an auto fire at Elmwood Place caused by wiring, a washing machine motor smoking at Court Street laundry, an explosion at Mill Street Apartments injuring two, a trash room fire at Hayes Hall, and a false alarm at the Convocation Center due to steam observed at the Mental Health Center.

Athens Elmwood Pl Clarence Bell N. Court St Leslie Cornwell Mill Street Hudson Health Center Hocking River Hayes Hall Lakeview Manor Convocation Center Richland Avenue

Explosion at OU Mill Street Apartments Injures Three

An Ohio University senior from Bellaire is in satisfactory condition after an explosion at Mill Street Apartments. Firecracker theory centers on Donald Kirt Tagert who sustained second and third degree burns and fractures. Also hurt were Nancy Sechrest and OU freshman Paul Scheele, with Sechrest treated and released and Scheele in good condition. Others in the apartment were uninjured. The blast drew multiple agencies and authorities to the scene as evidence was collected for analysis. Damage was described as moderate and confined to Apartment K-2 with the immediate area affected but no other campus structures damaged.

Ohio University Bellaire University Hospital Columbus Mill Street Donald Kirt Tagert O’bleness Hospital Athens K-2 Nancy Sechrest Gene Paul Scheele Chardon Scheele Hudson Health Center FBI Tagert Mack Ellis Messenger

Agent's Production Honored for Twentieth Year in Fifty Club

Pomeroy V. Edwards of 100 Union Ave. earned his twentieth year of membership in the Fifty Club, honoring Motorists Insurance agents with outstanding yearly production. He received an engraved wall plaque at the 43rd annual meeting in Cincinnati. Edwards has served the companies since 1947. with wife Virginia he has two daughters, Carolyn and Cheryl.

Pomeroy — V. OD. Edwards Union Ave Cincinnati Edwards Virginia Carolyn Cheryl

Local and National Weather Forecast Summary

Variable cloudiness with showers and thundershowers through Tuesday. Lows in the 50s tonight and highs in the 70s Tuesday. Rain expected across most of the eastern half and parts of the Pacific Northwest with mild Southeast weather and cooler conditions elsewhere. Yesterday high 79 low 52. humidity 32 percent at 4 p.m. Yesterday precipitation 5.27 inches. total this year 15.21 inches, 1.30 inches above normal. Barometer 30.15 at 9 a.m. from Ohio University Geography Department.

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Preparation H Aids Hemorrhoidal Relief And Shrinkage

Doctors tested hundreds of patients and found prompt relief from rectal itching and pain with Preparation H. The product is used by many physicians for themselves and their families and comes as ointment or suppositories for hemorrhoidal tissue inflammation.

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