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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1971
Page
5
Athens County Title Office reports September totals: fees of 3209.50 with 1569 titles issued. breakdown includes 1972 cars, 1972 trucks, 1971 cars and trucks, 1970 cars and trucks, used vehicles, station wagons, house trailers, motorcycles, campers, ambulances, jeeps, duplicate titles. A 119 vehicle inspections at 3 each and boat titles yielded 5 in county and state fees.
Darrell G. Ronto pleaded guilty in Athens County Municipal Court to stealing a pair of binoculars and a police hat from an Athens Police cruiser. He was fined 50 dollars and costs after being identified by a city hall janitor.
Police logged multiple weekend thefts and vehicle damages in Athens. Susan Moore reported items stolen from her car in the municipal garage, while William Sage found bent wipers and a damaged antenna. Additional thefts included luggage, clothing, a stereo deck, a lawn mower, and a car battery across Bromley, Hayes, Brown, and Baker halls. A custody suit and a Delaware man with National Geographic copies were noted.
A four car crash at 7 50 a m on N Lancaster Street and Columbia Avenue tied up rush hour in Athens. Myrnal Burchett 20 Valley Acres Trailer Court failed to stop causing a chain reaction involving Irvin Badger 52 Dorothy Johnson 46 and Mary Cartwright 43. Burchett was treated and released after being cited for following too closely. Two youths, Russ Bartlett 17 Albany and John Williams 17 Guysville, left for Navy Recruit Training at Great Lakes Indiana this month.
West Elementary School second graders toured the Athens Fire Department during National Fire Prevention Week. Thirty six students viewed smoke masks drying ovens hoses trucks and a boat used in offshore emergencies at the Columbus Road station and saw the alarm room lounge bedroom kitchen and recreational facilities.
The Sound Off for Mental Health hearing for Region II will be held at Appalachian Power Co Huntington on Wednesday at 7 30 p m It coincides with national drug abuse prevention week Oct 3 9 The meeting covers drug abuse alcoholism mental retardation and mental illness A panel discussion precedes a Q A session Dr John Otto will moderate with Steve Soltis introducing and Jody G Smith coordinating Tours of mental health facilities are planned
Murray City Elementary School held its Fall carnival last Saturday at the school. Perry Person was elected king and John Bookman queen, while Kelly Smith became prince and Sherry Handa princess. Janet Huston thanked all who helped make the event successful.
Syracuse reports the 25th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. George Schneider at their daughter and son-in-law’s home. Attendees included numerous out-of-town relatives from Rittman Wadsworth Huntington Parkersburg Athens Middleport Racine and Tuppers Plains plus local kin and friends.
Mes. George, coordinator of the North Gallia Local School District Federal Program, attended the statewide Title I ESEA conference in Columbus at the Sheraton Hotel last week. About 500 Title I personnel gathered. Her speech as group leader on the Parent Advisory Council was titled Walk A Mile In My Moccasins and focused on Appalachian area coordinator challenges.
Birth announcements from O'Bleness Memorial Hospital list Mr. and Mrs. Coffey of Athens with a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Skinner of Athens with twins, Mr. and Mrs. Wyant of Albion with a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mercer of Wellston with a daughter, Flora Sams and Carl Quinn of Athens, Mrs. Garretson of Grantsville W V, Mrs. Moore of Logan, and Steven Swart of Nelsonville. Dismissals include J Leslie Rollins, Samuel Frost, Mrs. Reed Huntley, Mrs. Orville Hysell, and Paul Gibson. The Dallas Fort Worth airport is due to open in 1973.
Gerald D Romig of The Athens Bottling Co receives an Orange Crush Product Excellence Award. The award honors bottlers maintaining high quality and prestige, with monthly product samples tested in Evanston Illinois and a required 90 out of 100 average score.
The Athens County Elections Board rescheduled its regular meeting from Wednesday to Thursday at 1:30 p.m. due to two members being out of town. The board will consider about 60 appeals from students seeking Athens resident status to vote in the county.
A turkey shoot for the Christmas Treat Fund will be held Sunday across from Hogan's restaurant starting at 11 a.m. Sponsored by the Murray City Eagles lodge. A former New York City poverty official was sentenced to 20 years for armed robbery.
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