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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1971
Page
3
The Four Rivers Girl Scout Council offers programs for girls ages 7 to 17 in Athens County with over 700 participants. The United Appeal asks for generous gifts to support the Girl Scouts and nine other agencies in the community.
The Hock-Hocking Boy Scout District Central Committee discussed assisting with a proposed Athens recycling center after a reader letter. They also endorsed continuing SOAR for another year focusing on air and water, with leadership changes and a fall camporee set for November. Residents seeking Scouts for individual cleanup or those interested in den mother or scoutmaster roles were urged to contact district leaders.
New pledges and contributions totaled more than 18 thousand during a second report lunch at the Ohio University Inn. The campaign reached 31,380 dollars, 46 percent of its 68 thousand dollar target, with seven divisions reporting and Ohio University starting Monday due to a strike.
The Athens City Zoning Board of Appeals outlines that a sign variance requires exceptional circumstances as defined by the city ordinance. A recent meeting denied Sleeths Home-A-Rama a variance at 11 W. Stimson Ave for three signs due to size. The board urged readers to study the sign ordinance and standards before requesting variances. The Athens County Democrats host a meet the candidates night at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Electric Co. on May Avenue, open to the public.
Two Athens residents were taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital by the fire department emergency squad. Mrs. W. B. Drake, 75, of 19 Elmwood Drive, received treatment for a head laceration after a fall at home at 4 41 p.m. Later at 7 55 p.m. squad members assisted Mrs. Pauline Jones, 48, at 428 Richland Avenue with a possible heart attack and transported her to the hospital.
Fred W. Weber II, 31, assistant circulation manager of The Messenger, was elected president of the Ohio Circulation Managers Association at the fall sales conference in Columbus. He is the youngest president in OCMA history, founded in 1917, and serves as Athens councilman at large and Ohio National Guard captain. His election comes 25 years after his father, Fred W. Weber, was OCMA president in 1946.
Middleport Ohio speakers announcement says Democratic Action Club встреч with Executive Director John Jones addressing a Wednesday meeting. Dinner at 7 p.m. costs 4 dollars followed by an 8 p.m. meeting open to area Democrats at the Middleport Masonic Temple social rooms. Soccer note: association football in England.
State Highway Patrol cited three area drivers after investigating two injury free crashes. James L. Childress 26 Cayman? Chauncey was charged with failing to stop. his car struck Gary L. May 26 Nelsonville, pushing into Jerry D. Wilson 34 The Plains. Steve W. Nixon 17 Nelsonville was cited for conditional speed after skidding into Robert C. Myers 18 Nelsonville parked on Kimberly Carbondale Road. Bobby G. Post 22 Glouster was cited for following too closely after rear ending Rose M. Davis 57 Logan waiting to turn onto Route 668 in Hocking County.
Births listed from O'Bleness Memorial Hospital includes a son for Dr and Mrs James Gaskell Athens with multiple residents named from Athens Glouster Wellston and other towns. Transfers show Halloran baby boy moved to Columbus with parents Harlan Patterson Roberts Richmond and sons.
Immunologist Dr. Reuben L. Kahn will deliver a public lecture at 7 30 p.m. in the Ohio University Speech Building small auditorium on Research in Hard Times. The event is open to the public. Night tennis popularity noted in California with coin meters used to turn on lights.
The Alexander School Board hired Anita Young as substitute cook and candidate for the school board. Barbara Schultz was hired to teach first grade. Ronald Barry was hired as science and math teacher at the high school. Wayne Rice became bus driver. Dean Sager, a present driver, was released. Board to buy four bus classes from Gibson Motor City and four bus bodies from Standard Hardware. Tires to be purchased from McTyre in Athens. Next meeting set for November 8.
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