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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1971

Page

2

Athens Council debates hiring Jack Lowry as special policeman

Athens City Council split over a proposal to hire Jack Lowry as a three month probationary private policeman with police powers. Four council members voted to advance the measure despite two dissenters and opposition from the Fraternal Order of Police.

Athens City Jack Lowry Kenneth Collins Fred Weber II Tad Grover John Summer Harry Crewson Grover Edgar Tuckerman Brad Davis Howard Romine Jack Green Lowry Crewson Stimmel Council Athens Weber Collins Tuckerman Athens Police Fdp

Athens Council OKs State Paving on Routes 33 and 56

Athens City Council approved state paving of Routes 33 and 56 on Congress and West Union Streets. The city will pay 3700 dollars and work may start immediately. Parking on Congress and West Union will be removed. The council also endorsed sewer assessments on Columbus Road with the city paying half and owners covering the rest, about 45 percent below original estimates.

Athens Congress W. Union Raymond Shepard State Highway Department Columbus Road Lake Motel Gerald Mollica

Two Others Also Fined For College Inn Charges

An Ohio University student was fined 35 dollars and ordered to restitution for an 83 dollar plate glass window after being found guilty of two charges in Athens County Municipal Court. Steven Zimmerman faced disturbance and malicious destruction charges after claiming he was forced into the incident at the College Inn.

Ohio University Athens County Steven Zimmerman W. Union St Patrick Cavote College Inn Zimmerman Michael Seans the Plains Jess Porter Athens Route 2 Dortha Buck W. Hill Dr Edith Hysell Washington St John Salyers Harry Pyle Columbus Rd Salyers

Scoutmasters Discuss Spring Camporee At Lake Hope

Roundtable at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Athens offices covered the upcoming spring camporee May 21 to 23 at Lake Hope and a summer camp. Keith Butt called last year's camporee a mud bath and stressed patrol method and pre camporee training. Webelos invited Saturday. Cub enrollment noted up 107, but cubs below normal.

John Bodi Lake Hope Scoutmasters Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Athens Keith Butt Hock-Hocking Webelos Phil Kahler Butt America Kahler Scoutarama

National Weather Forecast Shows Showers Across Regions

The national forecast calls for showers Friday across the west and Rocky Mountains and along the Gulf Coast to the middle Atlantic states. Cooler conditions are expected in the northeast. Yesterday’s high was 70 and today’s low 56 with humidity at 68.1 percent. Total precipitation yesterday and month-to-date show below normal for the period. Sunrise and sunset times are noted with a steady barometric pressure of 29.98.

West Rocky Mountains Gulf Coast Middle Atlantic States

Athens Area Admits Family Members In Listing

A long list records admissions and household members from Athens and surrounding areas including Chauncey Amesville Nelsonville and Romeyn Prater. Names appear with spouses and children such as Mrs. Pearley Cunningham Mrs. Earl W. Hawk John Brookhart and Maxine McGee among others.

Pearley Cunningham Andrew Adelsberger Earl W. Hawk Ann Beeg Roy Evans Herbert White Athens Dessar Sickles Roy Golden Amesville William Dotson Nelsonville Arthur Cross Hubert Starcher Denver Thomas Romeyn Prater Myles Sayers Larry Falquet John Brookhart Herbert Hine Jr Ralph Six Maxine McGee Terry Kobson Mary Kottyan Kenneth Walch Rodney Cline Harold Thomas Kelly Doyle Jennifer Jackson Pearl L. Coppers James E. Buck Darlene Sapp

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Messenger City Editor John Summel Southern Ohio Fraternal Order of Police FOP Summer Ohio University and Athens Mental Health Center Athens County Sheriff's Department State Highway Patrol Messenger Tim Border Union Roundtable Ptt the Electric Company Gene Clark New Marshfield Jeffrey Alan Alexander High School College of Arts and Science Honors College Ohio University Department of Geography C. L. Colmer Associated Press Albany Kansas City Albuquerque Little Rock Amarillo Fairbanks Richmond Fort Worth Salt Sk Green Bay St Louis Helena San Diego Honolulu San Francisco Houston Eee Seattle Eeree Gemechs Spokaneereee Jacksonville Washington O’bleness Memorial Hospital Charles Perry Chauncey Logan Smith-Corona Manual & Electric Hermes Underwood Olympia Women’s Liberation The Athens National Bank Joyce Kahler Morris Ave S. Court St
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