Regional Council To Recognize 10 Ten Prominent Residents
Southeastern Ohio will honor ten notable residents at the SEORC banquet in Athens on Thursday. Honorees from New Lexington Logan Athens Nelsonville Gallipolis Ironton Portsmouth Waverly Jackson and McArthur were selected by county committees for their community contributions. Tickets for the November 29 event, with a 5 30 p m hospitality hour, are available from listed organizers.
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Southeastern Ohio
Athens
Southeastern Ohio Regional Council
Max Perry
New Lexington
James R. King Jr
Logan
Regional Council
United States
Ohio
SEORC
Cincinnati
Belpre
C. Warren Durkin
George W. Hilend
John Algeo
Harry Smith
Jane Heintzelman
Thelma Elliott
Roger Barron
Joe Saltz
Tate Cline
George Wiseman
Howard Thompson
Rhod Mills
Jim Secrist
Charlie Gaskill
Carl Dahlberg
Free wood permits offered for homeowners in Wayne National Forest
Wayne National Forest ranger Al Elisar says free use permits allow homeowners to take up to 10 cords of wood for any purpose except sale. The permits, valid for harvesting with proper equipment, have been in place for 50 years and can be obtained in person or by calling the Athens district office.
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al Elisar
Wayne National Forest Ranger
Athens
U.S. Forest Service
Elisar
Wayne National
Forest Service
Nelsonville
Wayne National District
Bleness Memorial Hospital Visiting Hours and Rules
Visiting hours are 11 am to 8:30 pm with maternity restricted to 2:30 3:30 and 7 8 pm. Two visitors per patient per hour in maternity. No visitors under 16 in pediatrics or maternity. Names listed include Kilmer Stage Robert Woody from Athens and others.
Car Theft at Vinton Reports Stripped Transmission
Gallia County Sheriff noted John Farrell of Chapmanville found a car parked beside his father in law’s home in Vinton had a 4 speed transmission and a Hurst shifter removed. A separate burglary at Brenda Bias’s Vinton home occurred Thursday with no items named.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
John Farrell
Chapmanville
Vinton
Brenda Bias
Ohio Showers Likely Tonight Through Saturday
The forecast calls for showers and a chance of thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Lows will be in the low 50s with highs in the upper 50s on Saturday. The outlook shows a chance of showers Sunday or Monday, clearing Tuesday with highs in the 50s and 40s and lows from the 40s Sunday to the 30s Monday.
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Ohio
Self-Defense Seminar at Ohio University
A one day seminar titled Self-Defense for Women will take place on December 1 at Ohio University. Detective Robert Noyes of the Dayton Criminal Justice Center will teach, covering four ju-jitsu holds and defense against various attacks. The Office of Continuing Education organizes the course with contact numbers provided.
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Ohio Univer
Robert Noyes
Dayton Criminal Justice Center
Noyes
Office of Continuing Education
Athens artist wins honorable mention in 1973 contest
Paul Bradford of Athens received honorable mention in the professional division of Art Instruction Schools annual competition in Minneapolis. The event drew thousands of entries from across the United States Canada and other nations.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Paul Bradford
Athens
Bradford
Canada
Art Instruction Schools
Multiple Vehicle Crashes on Route 50 and 13
State Highway Patrol reported a fatality in a Route 50A crash involving James A. Weil who died after a collision with a dump truck driven by Albert Graham. Joe Yearwood 23 was driving the car. excessive speed on wet pavement caused loss of control. Four others injured in separate Route 50W incidents including Marvin Lightesein and occupants of John Arnett Jr.’s car. Lightesein cited for failure to yield. A one car crash on Route 13 near Route 78 in Trimble County left Mark Kaiser with internal injuries and shock after an excessive speed crash. The incidents remain under investigation.
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State Highway Patrol
James A. Weil
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Joe Yearwood
Vincent
Yearwood
Albert Graham
Bartlett
O'Bleness
Radford Road
Marvin Lightesein
Elyria
Athens
Wheelersburg
Raymond Petry
Dorothy Petry
Marilyn Petry
Portsmouth
Mark Kaiser
Trimble Two
Gilligan Orders Action To Tighten Welfare Rolls
Governor John J. Gilligan ordered immediate action to end inefficiency in county welfare determinations. Welfare Director Charles Bates reported 13.7 percent of ADC cases are ineligible and 27 percent overpaid, with 11 percent underpaid. A state review unit and county audits are proposed to cut errors and save funds.
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Columbus
John J. Gilligan
Department of Public Welfare
Ohio
Gilligan
Bates
ADC
Recovery findings against Trimble Local School District officials
State Auditor reports recovery totaling 2042.71 from former and current clerk treasurers and bonding companies for over reimbursements and bond losses. An additional 2556.27 of district transactions violated statute during Apr 1 1970 to Dec 31 1972 audit costing 3600.44. Specific recoveries include 1329.46 against Carrye Bridges and bonding company and 713.25 against Ruth Kloh and bonding company to the School Food Service, Ohio Department of Education.
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Joseph T. Ferguson
Trimble
Thomas E. Ferguson
Carrye S. Bridges
School Food Service
Ohio Department of Education
Ruth Kloh
School District Subsidies Total Over Forty Two Million
State Auditor reports November subsidies to Ohio's 615 school districts exceed 42 million dollars. Local distributions include Athens city 69906 Nelsonville York 35695 Federal Hacking 49703 and other districts. Athens County board 11415 Logan 86169 Meigs Local 110754 Vinton 81156 and Vinton County board 4579. Secretary of State notices A-1 Furniture and Auction Co. incorporation in Athens with Cloyce Bradford as principal and 500 shares.
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State School Foundation
Ohio
Joseph Ferguson
Athens City
Nelsonville
York
Alexander
Trimble
Athens County Board
Logan
Eastern Local
Meigs
Columbus
Ted Brown
A-1 Furniture and Auction Co
Athens
Cloyce Bradford
William Glover
Shafer
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Albany
William Elmore
Alexander Board of Education
E. E. Davis
Council
PY Bleness Memorial Hospital
James Daughty
James Patton
Tommy Thomas
Charles Clench
Cecil Gwinn
Brenda Murphy
Richard Akers
Daniel Brooks
Rebecca Davis
Donald Tolliver
Javier Uribe
Annabelle Penson
Ralph Cochran
Sity
Yearwood Auto
Lightcein
Theron Workman Jr
Rutland
Lightesein
Arnett Auto
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Mima
Ayy
Titan
Zenith
Pyecent
Arcturus
Mandalay
Kashmir
Aldebaran
Cunningham Music Center
Stimson & Palmer
North Court Street
Rararrrar
Cy Ay
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