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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1972

Page

11

Vinton County board keeps Kenneth Christopher as school supdt

The Vinton County Education Board voted 3-2 to reject immediate legal action to oust Superintendent Kenneth Christopher, reversing May 9’s motion. President West switched to favor the superintendent after consulting lawyers. Attending supporters and officials urged harmony as a special meeting set for May 30 to hire personnel.

Nellie Howell McArthur Vinton County Kenneth Christopher Board of Education Christopher Tom West Max Barber Gerry Frye Lawrence Calvin Patty Napier Board Calvin Napier West Barber Frye Jeff Crewey Gordon Hoffman Ohio Board of Education John Houck Buckeye State Association of School Administrators

Deputies Uncover Fresh Burial Then Rebury Cat At Cemetery

Logan County deputies investigated a fresh unmarked grave at Dawley Cemetery on Shields Road found by a Nelsonville man. They exhumed the site, discovered a buried cat with toys, and performed a second burial. The report also notes tool thefts at Murray Carr’s shed and a 10:30 p.m. collision involving Benjamin F. Morgan and Karen S. Peery.

Logan Nelsonville Dawley Cemetery Shields Road Hocking County Murray Carr Chesterhill Benjamin F. Morgan New Straitsville Karen S. Peery Morgan Auto

Two Ohio University students fined on drug counts

Meigs County judge John C. Bacon fined Joe Yearwood 500 dollars plus costs with a one year workhouse sentence suspended and placed Janice Goff on a 300 dollar fine with 20 days in jail suspended. Both receive one year probation after a Friday night drug raid on Albany Route 2 in Meigs County. Marijuana hashish and possible heroin were found. Births and ads follow. Chauncey Senior Citizens meet Saturday at 6:30 p.m. then trip to Big Sandy schoolhouse for a wiener roast and picnic.

Pomeroy Ohio University Meigs County Common Pleas John C. Bacon Bernard Fultz Joe Yearwood Albany Cincinnati Janice Goff Meigs County Chauncey Big Sandy

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