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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1974
Page
2
Ohio University President Claude Sowle postponed a scheduled press conference as he continues to weigh resigning. A spokesman said Sowle will not meet reporters until he is ready to speak and release a final decision after Memorial Day weekend.
Retail Merchants Association sponsors a two day Customer Appreciation Sale in Athens with all member stores participating and special promotions. Ohio University activities and President Sowle’s future at OU loom as final exams and graduation approach.
Richard Grim of Athens submitted the apparent low bid for the Kern to Palmer Streets water works improvement project at 17 385 dollars. Competing bids came from C J Hughes 21962 26 Huntington W Va G W Pullins 21158 Pomeroy and Everett Harper 19529 50 Parkersburg.
Athens County Auditor Ruth Seaman reminds residents 64 by Jan 1 1974 and income under 10000 that Monday is the deadline to file for 1975 tax credits. Most forms returned. last year’s filers already received mail applications._first-time applicants without forms may write to the auditor’s courthouse office.
Elections Board Director William Howe reports 133 new voters registered last week at five locations in Athens County. Of these, 75 registered at Athens High School, with sites also at Nelsonville York Trimble and Federal Hocking High schools and Albany village building. Most new registrants are students who turn 18 before November 5. registration for the July 16 Trimble Two election closes July 5.
A batch of cases from the Athens County Municipal Court includes dismissals and fines for defendants from multiple towns and states. Notable actions include dis Missals for Richard Downs and Carri Goodsmith and fines ranging from 10 to 200 dollars with costs. several driving while intoxicated charges and traffic violations are listed with varying penalties and suspensions. Stephen Arnold faces grand jury binding on grand larceny. others face citations for bad checks assault disorderly conduct and failure to comply with officers.
The region experiences cloudy skies with showers and thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Temperatures remain near seasonal norms with lows in the low 60s and Thursday highs in the low 80s. The extended outlook predicts more clouds and intermittent showers Friday through Sunday, with highs in the 70s and 80s and mild overnight 60s. Precipitation totals and past temperatures are noted, with data reported by Ohio University and local observers.
A list of residents including Mr. and Mrs. Claude Tipton Athens with a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Farmer Athens with a daughter, and numerous other families across Athens, Logan, Albany, Millfield, Glouster, Nelsonville, Rutland, Chauncey, New Marshfield, and nearby areas noting births and family connections. Names include Jill Burke, May Belle Wagenhall, Maxine Dickens, and Raymond Clark among many others.
At 5 59 p m on Tuesday Thomas Bing 16 of Rutland Route 1 suffered an accident possibly with a leg fracture along Route 143 Appalachian Highway to O Bleness. Earlier at 2 59 p m Thomas Hamill 27 of Amesville was transferred from Mount St Mary to Veterans Hospital.
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