Repairs Not Made Lead Health Board to Close FH Middle School
The Athens City County Health Board declares the Federal Hocking Middle School main building a nuisance and orders closed after Oct 10 unless repairs are completed. An architect will estimate renovation costs while parents receive opinionnaires to pick class-shuffle options.
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Marjorie Hicks Messenger
Athens City-County Health Board
Federal Hocking Middle School
Stewart
Carmen Lorubbio
Health Department
Lorubbio
Scrubbio
Health Board
J. K. Bratton
Board of Health
Bruce Paxton
Rehabilitation work nears completion on Tri-County home
The first house in Tri-County Community Action Agency housing rehabilitation nears completion in New Lexington. Ken Abeles says renovations add insulation and storm windows to meet federal standards. Financing via Farmers Home Administration loans ranges from 1 to 9 percent interest for 33 years.
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Tri-County Community Action Agency
Ken Abeles
CAA
Athens
Hocking
Perry
Farmers Home Administration
New Lexington
Abeles
Dems Plan Dinner to Raise funds in Athens County
Athens Democratic Executive Committee members met to finalize plans for the annual fund raising dinner on October 16 at the Nelsonville Elk's Club. Guest speaker James Stanton, representative from Ohio's 21st district, plans to run for U.S. Senate in 1976. Committees were named for menu, ticket sales, publicity, and program coordination.
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Athens Democratic Executive Committee
Nelsonville Elk’s Club
Athens County Party
James Stanton
Ohio
Stanton
U.S. Senate
Dorothy Thompson
Shirley Hultgren
Alexander Prisley
Mildred Perry
Bill Hoffman
Two Nurses To Attend Workshops Funded By March of Dimes
Two O'Bleness Memorial Hospital nurses will have registration fees paid for a fetal monitoring unit workshop by the Athens March of Dimes chapter. The chapter also approved sponsoring two nurses for a two day childbirth education workshop in Youngstown on November 7 and 8. The fetal monitoring workshop in Columbus on November 3 will train nurses to use the new monitor joint funded by March of Dimes and the hospital. The monitor, arriving within two months, measures fetal condition and uterine contractions to help prevent infant injury at birth.
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O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Athens March of Dimes
Youngstown
Columbus
March of Dimes
O’bleness
James to Serve on New Land Use Committee
State Rep. Ronald James of Proctorville has been appointed by House Speaker Vernal G. Riffe to serve on the Land Use Review Committee. The group will report legislative proposals by Jan 31, 1977 and operates with a $275,000 budget to hire staff and contract with DNR for experts and consultants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald James
Proctorville
House
Vernal G. Riffe
Oho
James
Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
Riffe
Southeastern
Navy Gunner's Mate Harris Departs Norfolk Aboard USS South Carolina
Navy Gunner's Mate 1 C Harris, son of Mr and Mrs Harland Harris of Athens, left Norfolk aboard the nuclear powered cruiser USS South Carolina for Northern European waters with a U S Atlantic Fleet task group that visited Edinburgh Scotland. A camera valued at 300 dollars was reported stolen from behind a Campus Camera counter at 42 S Court St Athens during work hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Jerry R. Harris
Harland B. Harris
Sunset Dr
Athens
Norfolk, Va
South Carolina
Edinburgh
Scotland
S. Court St
Ist Class Mail to Improve Ist Class Mail
Athens Postmaster Frederick Cordray announced a first class mail service improvement effective Oct. 11. Domestic first class postage will buy the level of service previously available only with airmail, allowing exchanges of air mail stamps for regular stamps at full value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Frederick Cordray
Cordray
Air Parcel Service
Athens to Get Refund After Overpaying Bill
A Parkersburg firm will refund 8610 dollars it received as overpayment from Athens for a bulldozer purchase. The city paid five extra installments after the two year loan term ended. officials cited invoices and oversight as causes. Walker Machinery will return the funds.
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Athens
Parkersburg
Walker Machinery
Service Safety
Phil Goldsberry
Ralph Nuzum
Nuzum
Goldsberry
Walker
Voter Registration Hours Corrected for Local Centers
The Messenger reports corrected registration hours. Centers at Plaza Shopping Center and Richland Avenue open today and Friday 1 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Coolville fire station registers Friday 1 to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Courthouse elections board open 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and 9 p.m. Monday, last day to register.
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The
Messenger
Plaza Shopping Center
Richland Avenue Center
Coolville
Elections Board
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Judyth Mitchell
Scrubbie
Dems
Jennifer Branham
Cleveland
Ray Branham
EPA
FORD
Stimson Ave
Richland Ave
Albany
Hocking Valley Bank
United Appeal of
Athens County
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