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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1971

Page

2

Athens to Get $50,000 Under Emergency Employment Act

Athens County and city officials plan to use about $50,000 in discretionary funds from the Emergency Employment Act to fund one year of public service jobs. District Director Beasley says proposals must be submitted soon for approval by the Buckeye Hills board and state officials.

Athens City Congress Athens County Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley John Beasley Bhhvrdd Board of Directors Beasley Ohio University Alan Geiger Buckeye Hills Board Hocking County Meigs County

Athens County United Appeal reaches early milestone

Total pledges and contributions reach 13 102 with 20 percent of a 68 000 goal at the first report lunch. Anastas notes mixed results due to OU strike aftermath and expects strong OU division support for the campaign. Corporate leads with 6 700, followed by individual 3 166 and smaller divisions totals.

Athens County United Appeal Ohio University Inn Ohio University Anastas Commercial Public Service Nelsonville Chauncey Glouster

Reach Out Its Your Neighbor Red Cross Appeal

The Athens County chapter reports aid to 11 families after fires and service to 398 active servicemen 18 veterans and over 600 others this past year. Your United Appeal gift supports the Red Cross and nine other agencies.

American Red Cross Athens County United Appeal Red Cross

Commissioners Approve Funds For Health Board

Pomeroy Meigs County commissioners, at the courthouse meeting Tuesday, approved a previously authorized 1250 dollar appropriation to the Community Health and Mentally Retarded Board serving Jackson Gallia Meigs counties. Maxine Plummer attended as director. Barbara Shuler and Evelyn Locke received permission to attend district meetings in Burr Oak and Ironton respectively. Housing plans for Tuppers Plains were discussed and a Racine annexation hearing was scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m.

Pomeroy Burr Oak Evelyn Locke Ironton Tuppers Plains Racine

Local Ohio Forecaster Reports Temperatures and Patterns

A regional forecast notes a weak cold front crossing Ohio Tuesday night with lows in the 40s and highs in the 50s to 60s. Skies are to be clear to partly cloudy, with nationwide fair weather, showers in parts of the Southwest and Northeast, and rain in the Southeast. Data from Ohio University Geography and local river readings are cited.

Ohio Southwest Plains New England South Carolina Georgia Florida Ohio University Department of Geography C. L. Colmer U.S

Dyess Named Assistant Director of Military Science at Ohio Univ

Col. John M. Nolan announced Captain Jack G. Dyess will serve as assistant director of military science in the Army ROTC Instructor Group at Ohio University. Dyess is a 1967 University of Omaha graduate with an MS in geography from Nebraska and has completed multiple Army engineering and mapping courses. He began as an enlisted Air Force member, later commissioned, and served in intelligence roles and mapping instruction with the Strategic Air Command and U.S. Army Engineer School, including a 1970 Vietnam assignment.

Jack G. Dyess Ohio University John M. Nolan Dyess University of Omaha University of Nebraska At Omaha Air Force St. Louis Fort Belvoir Army U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command U.S. Army Engineer School

Electric Light Ignites Mattress In Nelsonville Fire

Firefighters answered a 7 04 a m alarm at 177 St John St Nelsonville to a mattress on a bunk bed ignited by an electric light Heavy smoke but damage limited to the mattress Captain Clarence Hall reported no other injuries and the origin was the electrical light

Nelsonville Joe Dishong St. John St Clarence Hall

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