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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1971

Page

2

Ted Essex Sets Course for National Scout Speaking Contest

Athens Eagle Scout Ted Essex won the Kootaga Area Council right to represent the council at the National Public Speaking Contest in 1972. He defeated Richard Lee Davis in a runoff and will advance to the sectional finals in Charlestown if he wins this Saturday. Essex, a Troop 77 member and Athens High School junior, spoke on Youths Responsible Involvement, with regional finalists to meet President Nixon in New York City and Washington D.C. Essex is active in track, basketball, and Teen Age Republican Club.

Athens Ted Essex Kootaga Essex Louisville New York City Washington D.C Nixon First United Methodist Church Athens High School Richard Essex Paul Ploutz Ohio University Department of Education

Aerospace Professor King Joins Ohio University ROTC Program

Maj. Michael A. King has been named assistant professor in the aerospace studies program at Ohio University guiding junior year Air Force ROTC cadets. He arrived from Izmir Turkey where he served as a NATO intelligence officer and has 16 plus years in the Air Force.

Michael A. King Ohio University Air Force King Athens Izmir Turkey NATO Strategic Air Command Northwestern University University of Southern California Rolling Hills Rachael

Four Calls Answered By Athens Fire Dept

Athens firemen attended four calls on Tuesday. Two were at 98 S. Court St to flush gasoline from the street after a car tank overflowed. An auto accident on Hooper Street near Monticello Apartments prompted Emergency squad involvement and a later discharge. A pumper crew flushed the area again, and at 15 Park Place Robert Scheiner was taken to Hudson Health Center with a possible knee injury after a basketball incident.

Athens S. Court St Hooper Street Monticello Dave Darnell Park Pl Robert Scheiner Athens Apartments Hudson Health Center

Thieves Take Joy Ride Damage Van and Guns Stolen

Huffman Transportation Co on Depot Street Athens reported a burglary in which a moving van was stolen and later found at Wakefield Garage Route 56. Five handguns and cash were taken. Entry was via broken rear window. police hunt suspects. In Roosevelt Raceway reports a world record crowd attended the 160 renewal of the International Trot with Uairos Hi winning.

Huffman Transportation Co Depot Street Athens Huffman Wakefield Route 56 Westbury N.Y Roosevelt Raceway Uairos Hi Roosevelt

Project Completions Listed By Lions Club

Gordon Gainer Athens Lions district governor spoke at The Ohio University Inn praising 25 years of service. He noted 400000 projects completed last year and urged membership growth to sustain service. He urged Sam Alvarez to add five new members by January 15.

Lions Clubs Gordon Gainer Athens Club Ohio University Inn Gainer Lions Club Sam Alvarez The Athens Lions

Local Forecast: Partly Cloudy Tonight and Warm Thursday

The weather today is partly cloudy tonight with lows in the mid 40s to low 50s. Thursday will see highs in the upper 60s to low 70s as the national forecast calls for warmth in the southeast and cold to the west with showers from Texas to the Great Lakes.

Texas Midwest Great Lakes

Man Escapes Injury In One Car Crash

Athens Route 4 driver David Darnell, 19, escaped injury Tuesday evening when his 1971 car skidded 108 feet, left the ditch, overturned on Hooper Street near Monticello Drive. The vehicle suffered $1500 damage and Darnell was cited for unsafe operation.

Athens Route 4 Hooper Street Monticello Drive David Darnell Darnell

Formal Dedication Set for O Bleness Memorial Hospital

Athens Ohio dedicates O Bleness Memorial Hospital with a 2 PM December 12 dinner at the Athens Country Club. Dr Frank Calvin Sutton of Miami Valley Hospital Daytona will deliver the dedication address. The event is by invitation to trustees medical staff Hospital Guild employes and Sheltering Arms Foundation members.

Athens O’bleness Memorial Hospital Frank Calvin Sutton Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Athens Country Club William G. Black Hospital Sheltering Arms Foundation

Birth Announces Cochran's Newborn At The Plains

Mr and Mrs Charles Cochran III of The Plains welcome a son. In other notices several residents admitted to or dismissed from area facilities include Kaun Brown Ernest Minear Adda Fritzs Roy Walsh Robert Stalder and others.

Charles Cochran III the Plains Thomas Dodson Athens Kaun Brown Ernest Minear New Marshfield Adda Fritzs Chauncey Roy Walsh Albany Robert Stalder Millfield Michael Mulligan Larry Rutter Andrew Jones Elizabeth McKnight Lawrence Lee Rolland Crabtree Linda Russ Eugene Byers Victor Szeplaki Larry Robinson

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