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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1971
Page
2
Kiwanis Club members will conduct a door-to-door light bulb sale in the Glouster area Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. Proceeds from the $1 bulbs will fund eyeglasses and support youth activities in the Trimble Two area.
The Athens County School Board grapples with a tight budget after selecting attorney William Rowland to handle a costly Supreme Court case and facing secretarial furloughs. Prolonged funding gaps, reduced state support, and rising costs contribute to staffing and salary strains as the board plans May meetings and June reports.
Athens post troopers report two weekend mishaps. Charles R. Williams, 39, of Jackson Route 3, rode a motorcycle at 2 15 p m Saturday, lost control, slid 51 feet, was thrown 42 feet, and admitted to O Bleness Memorial Hospital with arm and leg cuts and a possible back injury. Keith A Brown, 1851 Hill Street Logan, injured back in Route 664 crash, treated and released from Hocking Valley Community Hospital after his car overturned on a turn four miles north of Route 33. No citations issued.
Ohio University hosts a multi media program on Tuesday as part of Communication Week with 3 000 slides and 10 projectors showing changes in youth race religion and education. Dr J Drushal president of the College of Wooster will speak at 7 p m and receive an honor award. Dr Elwood Murray also speaks at 2 30 p m. A banquet recognizes forensics achievements and the School of Hearing and Speech Sciences organizes the events.
The national forecast calls for showers in scattered sections on Monday with northeast rain. Cool in the Great Lakes and warm in the Great Plains. Yesterday’s high 57, low 39, with humidity 54.8 percent at 4 p.m. today. precipitation 0.39 inches yesterday, 0.59 inches this month, 9.13 inches this year, 4.44 inches above normal. Sunset 8:24 p.m., sunrise 6:28 a.m. tomorrow. Barometric pressure 29.94 inches at 9 a.m.
An armed white male about 5 foot 7 or 8 accosted Ohio University coeds June Silverman and Dana Basen on College Street between Mill and Washington at 6 45 am and escaped with Silverman's purse. Police note no robbery like this in years as other Sunday thefts were also reported.
The Athens Soil and Water Conservation District announces the Ohio Youth Conservation Awards Program to recognize youth efforts in conserving soil and water resources. It covers junior and senior divisions by grade, district plaques, a $25 savings bond for the area senior winner, and state scholarships of $400, $300, and $200. Details at the AS&WC district office 79 State St, sponsored by Federal Land Bank Associations of Ohio and the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Three arrests were made by Mason County officers over the weekend. Murray Smith, 20, Point Pleasant, was jailed on an AWOL from the armed services charge. Grover C. Booth, 43, Glenwood, and Earl David Snyder, 45, Cheshire, faced intoxication charges.
A malfunction in a fluorescent light started a minor fire Sunday at 9 05 p m at Ed Campion residence 2815 Jackson Ave Point Pleasant Fire Department volunteers responded to the alarm.
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