Commission Session Short: Engineer Post In Question
Athens County commissioners met in a brief session as they prepared to adjourn for the funeral of County Engineer Harry Dusz who died Thursday night at 71. They weighed appointing a replacement and delayed several action items including gravel bids and bridge construction.
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Athens County
Harry Dusz
Dusz
James Edwards
Messenger
Democratic Central Committee
John Law
OEA Ride To Discuss Senate Bill in Athens Meeting
John Hall of the Ohio Education Association will discuss Senate Bill 350 and its Athens impact at Morrison School Thursday at 8 p.m. The event, sponsored by Citizens for Better Schools and Athens Education Association, invites residents of other districts. Mack Ellis will attend to answer city schools questions.
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John Hall
Ohio Education Association
Athens
Morrison School
Citizens For Better Schools
Hall
Athens Education Association
Mack Ellis
Herman Humphrey
Edward Stone
Arvin Wells
William Holmes
Lucille King
Eugene Adams
Warren Remiga
Robert Bostrom
Two Treated At Hospital For Injuries
Two persons were treated at Hocking Valley Community Hospital over the weekend one for burns and the other for a fall related injury. Joe Stewart 53 of Logan Route 1 received second degree facial burns when a gas line leaked and exploded as he lit a bottle gas furnace at a friend’s home. Mrs Zola Hopkins 68 of 172 East Front Street injured her knee after falling from a platform at the National Guard Armory Saturday night.
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Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Joe Stewart
Logan Route 1
Zola Hopkins
E. Front St
National Guard Armory
Class Plans Annual Party At First Christian Church
Harmony Class of the First Christian Church plans its annual party for Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mrs. Ann Morman 101 William Street Birthdays of Alberta Haning and Marilyn Deal will be observed Hostesses are Mrs. Morman and Mrs. Dean James.
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Nelsonville
First Christian Church
Ann Morman
William St
Alberta Haning
Marilyn Deal
Morman
Dean James
Logan teen cited for speeding in Falls Two
Logan Elizabeth Robinson, 16, of 60 East Hunter Street, was cited by the Hocking County sheriff on May 5 in Falls Two for operating a vehicle at excessive speed for road conditions. She was fined five dollars with costs suspended in Juvenile Court and must pay the fine from her earnings.
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Logan
Anne Elizabeth Robinson
E. Hunter St
Hocking County
Falls Two
Bell Receives Six Month Jail Term for Traffic Homicide
Logan resident Bell 26 was found guilty of first degree traffic homicide for a November collision that killed Roy Primmer. Common Pleas Judge Harley Meyer suspended four months of the six month sentence and ordered payment of court costs. Bell had 14 prior traffic offenses in local courts.
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Logan
Russell L. Bell
Bowen Street
Hocking County
Common Pleas
Harley Meyer
Bell
Roy N. Primmer
Third St
W. Hunter Street
Forrest Moore
Nelsonville
Lancaster
Fire Crews Respond to Two Alarms in Logan
Logan firemen answered a 12:25 a.m. alarm at 790 Walhounding Ave. for a burning couch possibly caused by a cigarette. A second alarm at 3:38 p.m. reported smoke at Farmers and Merchants Bank at Main and Market due to electrical wiring in the basement with an electrician present.
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Logan
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Hospital brief lists births and admissions in Athens and surrounding areas. New parents Mr and Mrs James Tilton and Mr and Mrs Gary Mosier report newborn sons. Admitted include Frank Cargould Char lene Smith Carol Blossom in Athens and others across Albany The Plains and Albany Route 3. Dismissals list multiple patients and infants. Bleeding note warns of infection risk from flesh wounds. A Swifty describes a swift bird’s hunting speed.
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James Tilton
Athens
Gary Mosier
Frank Cargould
Charlene Smith
Carol Blossom
Pearl Bolin
Albany
Howard Barber
Wesley Grounds
Marion Perry
Robert Collins
Elas Jo Muscari
Plains
Charles Bail
Mae Guess
Terry Powell
Floyd Biffle
Roger Secoy
Thompson
Charles Williams
Wiliams
Kenneth Keirns
Eugene Williams
William Willard
Herman Smart
Roush
Cremeans
Laura Coen
Francis Dicken
Three Hurt In Hocking County Auto Mishaps
In two separate Sunday crashes in Hocking County three youths sustained injuries. Lester Shields 14 and John Wharton 12 of Rockbridge Route 2 were hurt when their motorcycle lost control on Buena Vista Road near Route 33. Shields suffered facial and leg cuts. Wharton had a severe cut on the left hand. Janet Lloyd 17 of New Plymouth Route 1 suffered scalp lacerations when her car skidded into a ditch near a railroad crossing on Route 328 after she braked for a light she thought was a train. Ambulance crews transported the injured to Lancaster Fairfield Hospital.
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Buena Vista Road
Shields
Wharton
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Berne Two
Janet S. Lloyd
New Plymouth
Paul Hartman
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Two Drivers Cited After Logan Accidents
Logan police cited two drivers after Saturday crashes. David Kelch 18 of 380 North St struck Harris Jamison 24 of Belpre on Main near Mulberry and was cited for failure to stop within the assured clear distance ahead. Two Nelsonville women Magdalen Yorde 50 and Katherine Pack 54 collided at Culver and Second Streets. both were unhurt and Pack cited for failure to yield.
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LOGAN
David Kelch
North St
Harris S. Jamison
Belpre
Main Street
Mulberry
Kelch
Nelsonville
Culver
Second Streets
Magdalen Yorde
Katherine Pack
Nelsonville York Band Concert set for Wednesday night
Nelsonville York High School senior band will perform Wednesday at 7 30 pm in the high school auditorium Buchtel under director Miss Mary Jane McKinley The program features contest numbers from Happiest Millionaire South Pacific Carousel and Lawrence of Arabia Homemade candy will be sold by the Band Boosters with parent contributions A dance for seniors and guests follows the concert
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville-York
Buchtel
Mary Jane McKinley
Nine Forfeit Bonds and Driver Fines in County Court
Acting Judge Ned Cochran fined five motorists $5 to $15 and found one not guilty. Bonds forfeited totaled $20 to $250 for nine defendants who did not appear. Names include James J. McCarty, Kenneth L. Pinney, Ralph K. Rutherford, Gerald L. McNichols, Bobby Lee Proctor, and others, with charges of improper passing speeding and reckless operation.
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LOGAN
Ned Cochran
James J. McCarty
Dayton
Kenneth L. Pinney
Nelsonville
Ralph K. Rutherford
Gerald L. McNichols
Laurelville
Bobby Lee Proctor
Columbus
Joey Jay Swaro
Corning
Fredrick Barton
James E. Diddle
Racine
Leroy Dice Sheets
Reynoldsburg
Robert J. Grisak
North Canton
Edison Jonas
Sharon A. Laughlin
Alan P. Barna
Athens
Jerry E. Johnson
Steve Richard Dailey
Five Injured In Weekend Athens Traffic Accidents
Over the weekend five people were injured in Athens traffic incidents. Wayne Glinski 19 and Daniel Brentrustuh 21 were treated after a Sunday State Street crash. George Berry 21 and Janice Fliffitz 19 were hurt in a Saturday motorcycle crash at Byard and Pratt streets. Josephine Muscari 19 and Larry Cooper 18 plus Shirley James 17 were also hospitalized for injuries or shock from separate incidents.
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Fire Department
Ohio University
Hudson Health Center
Wayne Glinski
Daniel Brenenstuhl
Mill St
Glinski
State St
Byard
Pratt
George Berry
W. Union St
Janice Fliffitz
Shively Hall
Creation
Josephine Muscari
Lamar Drive
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Larry Cooper
Athens Route 3
Abex
Route 33 Bridge Crash Near Athens Abandoned Car Found
State Highway Patrol reports a car unknown driver struck a bridge on Route 33 six miles south of Athens. The car was found abandoned Saturday evening about a mile from the scene. No serious injuries noted. vehicle to patrol headquarters with heavy damages.
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The
State Highway Patrol
Route 33
Athens
Autumn Weather Returns with Cooler Temperatures in Athens
The Athens area cooled to 42 degrees overnight with a 45 degree morning reading and a 60 degree daytime high expected as clouds moved in. The Hocking River was measured at 8.41 feet and dropping Monday morning, with about .07 inches of rain reported.
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Athens
U. S
CC. L. Colmer
Mercury
Colmer
Hocking
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Wayras
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Home Council
Sharon Myers
Home Economics
Lloyd Rock
Detroit
Leslie Krebs
Cleveland
Pleasant Point Resort
Tom Walters
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Mr. Rock
Krebs
Point Pleasant
Des Reed
Bob Baur
Lester E. Shields
John Wharton
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Chillicothe
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