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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1974

Page

14

Connally Denies Bribe in Milk Trust Case

The bribery investigation into John B. Connally centers on an affidavit alleging he was paid 15000 dollars by a dairy cooperative to influence a government antitrust suit. Connally denies taking any payment and has hired Edward Bennett Williams to represent him as questions about the affidavit surface in court.

Brooks Jackson Associated Press Little Rock, Ark John B. Connally Watergate Treasury Connally Associated Milk Producers Inc Edward Bennett Williams William N. Carter Jon A. Sale Carter Sale Harold S. Nelson Nelson American Bar Association Edward L. Wright Wright Houston Nate John Connally Marvin Collie Collie Williams

Three Arrested After Vehicle Theft in Gallia County

Gallia County sheriffs detain three 20 year olds in a motor vehicle theft case from a Rio Grande resident. The stolen car belonging to Paul McCallister was recovered after being hidden in a local cemetery. no charges filed yet and suspects confined at Gallia County jail.

Gallipolis Gallia County

Kyger Personal Notices Highlight Ohio Visits

Kyger community notices list Miss Ortha Roush of Cincinnati staying with her mother Mrs Lousie Roush and multiple relatives visiting from Huntington Athens Columbus Huntington and Crown City family visits include the Roushs Mulfords and Hollands with weekend stays and social drops by Duke and Tennant Holland at Point Pleasant

Ortha Roush Cincinnati Lousie Roush Hortie Roush Howard Roush Joe Roush Freda Fiffle Athens Ed Spears Robert Beebee Angie Huntington Ronald White Dewey White Crown City Margaret Moore Jimmy Proctorville Sandra Mulford Columbus Dale Mulford Susanne Robin Mulford Bruce Grant Ewington Bob Holland Holland Tennant Holland Point Pleasant

Evans board approves 15 cent quarterly dividend and split

Evans said the board authorized the regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share of record May 10 and a 25 increase in dividends after a stock split. The move reflects growth in the companys sausage business and Bob Evans Farm Foods Inc restaurant subsidiary in recent years.

Lawyers Give Talks At Schools On Law Day

Athens County Bar Association sent 16 attorneys to talk with students in Athens Alexander Trimble and Nelsonville York high schools as part of Law Day activities The theme Young America Lead the Way Help Preserve Good Laws Help Change Bad Laws and Help Make Better Laws guided discussions.

Athens County Bar Association American Bar Association Athens County Tom Coran Athens Alexander, Trimble Nelsonville-York

Local Notes From Wilkesville and Nearby Areas

Wilkesville news round up lists Jim Penn a patient at Chillicothe Veterans Hospital. Frank Helm and family hosted his brother and sister in law Ovid Helm. NHS inductees at Vinton County High School include Cindy Strausbaugh Teresa Hall and Diane Strong in honor of late teacher John Palmer. Evelyn DeVault spent weekend at Lake Jackson cabin. Leo Hartman and wife from Columbus visited Clovis Strausbaugh and family. Alva Delaney and Ellen Good hospitalized at Holzer Medical Center. Elmer Merz and wife from Denver visited Lizzie Bishop and old schoolmate ties noted. Carl Harley of Roseville also visited DeVault and friends in Radcliff.

Jim Penn Chillicothe Veterans Hospital Frank Helm Ovid Helm Ironton Cindy Strausbaugh Teresa Hall Diane Strong National Honor Society John Palmer Vinton County High School Evelyn DeVault Lake Jackson

Meigs Vinton operations continue area mine plans unchanged

AEP spokesman said there is no real change in plans for expanding coal mining in Meigs and Vinton Counties. He noted the Raccoon Mine No. 3 willBegin June 1, with peak output in four years, and that other mines remain on schedule while a 600 million ton Western coal import project proceeds.

Fred Whissel Wilkesville American Electric Power Co Meigs Vinton Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Ohio EPA G. W. Wallwork AEP Southern Ohio Coal Co Wallwork Raccoon Raccon Gavin Cheshire Ohio Electric Co

Three Groups Endorse Collins for State Senate Nomination

Three organizations back State Rep. Oakley C. Collins of Ironton for the 17th District state senate nomination. Endorsements come from the Educators Political Action Committee, the Southeastern Ohio Education Association representative assembly, and the Ohio Legislative Board of the United Transportation Union. Eugene Brundige, an Athens teacher, chairs both EPAC and the SEOA group.

Oakley C. Collins Ironton Educators Political Action Committee Southeastern Ohio Education Association Representative Assembly Ohio Legislative Board United Transportation Union EPAC Ohio Education Association Friends of Education Eugene Brundige Athens

Armstrong Honored by CEC Chapter for Education Support

State Senator Harry Armstrong of Logan was honored at an appreciation dinner hosted by the Southeastern Ohio Professional Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children. The event at Ohio University's Baker Center recognized his backing of special education funding and Senate Bill 513 to support regional resource centers serving Athens to Washington Counties.

Harry Armstrong R-17 Logan Southeastern Ohio Council For Exceptional Children Armstrong Senate Ohio General Assembly Services For Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Meigs Monroe Morgan Perry Vinton Washington Ohio University Baker Center Brad Fenner Ohio Valley Evaluation Unit Betty Black Ohio

Three Plead Guilty To Drug Charge In Ohio Court

Douglas Abbuhl Ralph Shorchuck and James Mielziner Irvine Hall pleaded guilty in Athens County Common Pleas Court to using a dwelling to keep hallucinogenic drugs. Sentencing was deferred for a pre sentence report.

Athens County Michael Nolan Douglas R. Abbuhl Ralph W. Shorchuck James F Mielziner Irvine Hall Pleas In Common Pleas Court

Fire Department Report Of Minor Injuries

The record lists incidents at O Bleness and O'Bleness Hospital. Susan Hawk, 14, suffered hand lacerations at 9:06 p.m. on Grand Park Blvd. At 11:15 a.m. Attef Mikhail, 13, from Athens Route 4, had a dislocated wrist from a middle school incident. Fay Bailey, 96, ill from Social Security Office located at 221 Columbus Road.

Susan Hawk Grand Park Fay Bailey Coolville Social Security Office Columbus Road Attef Mikhail Athens

Area death notices span several towns in Ohio

Mary Lou Birch 32 of Portland died in Gallipolis Hospital. Buried Carmel Cemetery after services at Carmel United Methodist Church Racine. Thomas J. Stewart 57 of Rutland died in Salt Lake City. Robert M. Wend 58 of Buchtel died Mount St Mary Hospital. Graveside services for Percy Steele 77 of Ojai, Calif. Ellen Wolfe Pickens 62 formerly Racine died East Liverpool Hospital. Shirley Nibert 88 of Gallia County died in Houston Nursing Home Hamden. Burial and service details follow at local funeral homes and churches.

Portland Mary Lou Birch Gallipolis Clint Birch Susie Singer Birch Thomas Birch Waterford Ellen Lipps Vincent Dora Lipps Little Hocking Leota Birch Guy Birch Herbert McMaee Carmel United Methodist Church Racine Freeland Norris Carmel Cemetery Ewing Funeral Home Rutland Thomas J. Stewart Meigs County Salt Lake City Utah Coal Fork W. Va Morgan Nora Foster Stewart Helen Charles Albany Michael Thomas Jr Columbus Fredrick Edgewater Fla Wade Judy) Herrmann Reynoldsburg Kenneth Janey) Plum Tucson Ariz Joseph Stewart Bidwell Clyde Blanche) Scragg Bertha Smith June Smith Irene Crocker Virginia June Stewart Beulah Mace Stewart Rutland Freewill Baptist Church Noel Herrmann Miles Cemetery Walker Funeral Home Nelsonville Robert M Rusty) Wend Buchtel Mount St. Mary Hospital Athens County Margaret Michaels Wend Carl Wend Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Poston Janey Gertrude Clouston Lillian Young Virginia Rowland Phyllis Schenz Betty Wintermute Laurelville Johnson Funeral Home William Wells Greenlawn Memory Gardens McArthur Elk Cemetery Percy Davis Steele Ojai Calif Steele James N. Blower Ellen Wolfe Pickens East Liverpool William Bertha Burns Wolfe Pennsylvania Avenue Franklin Lily Cline Akron Mary Cochran Phoenix Plants Cemetery Shirley Nibert Gallia County Houston Hamden Waugh- Halley-Wood Hugh Price Centenary Cemetery

Miller Urges Release of Impounded Highway Funds for Southeast Ohio

Rep. Clarence Miller pressures Federal Highway Administration head Norbert Tiemann to free funds tied to the 1973 Economic Growth Center Development Highway program. The $6.75 million over three years would aid Meigs Vinton and Gallia Counties road upgrades tied to the Gavin Power Plant and Meigs Mine complex near Salem Center.

Washington D.C Federal Highway Administration Clarence Miller Ohio Miller Norbert Tiemann Meigs Vinton Gallia Tiemann Gavin Salem Center State of

Sgt Helen Peck Arrives in Japan as Family Guests Share News

Carpenter personals note Sgt Helen Peck, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Peck, has arrived at Yokota AFB in Japan after a leave with her parents. Friends and relatives visiting the Peck home include the John Peck Hamden family, the Brady Ashland family, and many Peck kin from Nelsonville Springfield Columbus and beyond.

Westina Crabtree Wayne Peck Sgt Helen Peck Yokota Afb Japan Miss Peck Peck John Peck Hamden Nathan Brady Ashland Ralph Davis Robert Peck Nelsonville George W. Peck Enos Peck Hazel Peck Springfield Paul Chalfant Churchill Tenn Edwin Peck Lula Williamson Gary Russell Albany S Lavern Peck Dale Harvey Don Williamson Bernice McKnight George McKnight Colubus McArthur Marl Galaway Dorsey Jordan Akron Paul Hunsicker Jordan Goldie Dorsey Herman Mattox Charleston W. Va Mattox Robert Mattox Vina Rutherford Columbus Lavern Jordan Ida Dennison

Celeste’s Wife Visits Athens County Friday

Dagmar Celeste wife of Richard F. Celeste campaigns for the Democratic lieutenant governor candidate. She will visit Nelsonville Athens County Friday evening to meet residents and ride the Celeste Special train on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railroad. She has long been active in Ohio Democratic politics and will be joined by two of the Celestes five children.

Dagmar Celeste Richard F. Celeste Athens County Celeste Ohio England The Language Institute Oxford Celestes New Delhi India Chester Bowles Cleveland Nelsonville

LeFevres Plan Gallia Concert in Gallia Academy

Gospel group the LeFevres from Atlanta will headline a concert at Gallia Academy High School on Fourth Avenue Gallipolis Ohio May 9. Admission is by donation with starting time at 8 p.m. The Southeastern Ohio Gospel Music Association sponsors the event and refreshments will be served in the lobby. Also on the program are the Monarcs of Wooster.

Gallipolis Singing LeFevres Atlanta Gallia Academy High

Stolen Car Recovered From Strip Mine Pit in Ohio

Athens County sheriff's deputies recovered a stolen vehicle from a strip mine pit off York Two Road 270. The car, reported stolen in Hocking County last October, had sat about three feet underwater in the pit for months, according to Sheriff Paul Brown.

Athens County

Moose Lodge to Sponsor Dance Saturday Night

The Glouster Moose Lodge hosts a round and square dance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday with music by the Style Masters. Members and guests are invited to attend.

Glouster Glouster Moose Lodge

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Kevin Gautier New York City Madison Square Garden Alex Gautier Ringling Bros. and Banum and Bailey Circus Milk Trust Chauncey Friendly Circle Senior Citizens Club Cynthia McDonald Thelma Linscott Hattie Mingus Dorothy Daugherty Mary Shafer Si Skinner Florida Jacksonville Hoy Seckinger Roy Seckinger Jr Sanford, Fla Roy Seckinger Sr Longwood Ronald G. McDade Southern Ohio Electric Co Racine High School Ohio University Lancaster C&soe McDade Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Westerville Ohio Liquor Control Board John W. Brenner Brenners Grocery Wellston Margaret Stevens B&m Marie Drake Hildegarde Zakel Zakels Market Albert T. Zakel State Farm Mutual Bob Evans Farms Inc Daniel Kyger Danny R. Moates Ted Foster American Association of University Professors AAUP Washington D.C Wilkesville News Zanesville Wheeling West Virginia Collins CEC Thomas Stewart Robert Wend Percy Steele Ellen Pickens Carpenter LeFevres Plan Gallia Concert
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