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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1976

Page

8

Mara Cites Road Work In Bid for Re-Election

Logan County engineer George A. Mara seeks a third term citing growth from 80 to over 200 miles of hard surface rural roads and 51 bridge replacements. He notes $1.28 million in federal and state highway funds and plans to widen and upgrade the system. Democrat Larry P. Gerstner challenges Mara as a write-in candidate.

Mara Ruth Stump Logan George A. Mara Hocking County Charlotte Rieder Warner Ave Ohio University St. Matthew Lutheran Church The Logan Chieftain Boosters Logan Area Ohio Association of County Engineers Larry P. Gerstner

Nelsonville York Homecoming Queen to Be Crowned

Nelsonville York High School will crown a homecoming queen at halftime during the NY and Warren Local football game Friday night. Finalists include Mary Ella Shinn Serena Swaim and Georgia Talbot with attendants Toni Conrad Lea Mccombs and Lana Hayden. Dee Dane, 1795 homecoming queen, will crown the new queen. The dance follows Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight with decorated-car judging and first prize. NY Student Council leads festivities with Kay Kay Adkins as president.

Nelsonville Nelsonville-York NY and Warren Mary Ella Shinn Robert Shinn Adams St Serena Swaim Raymond Swaim Haydenville Georgia

Fraud Verdict in OBES Benefit Fraud Case

Logan-Jefferson P. Stimel of Nelsonville was found guilty in Hocking County Court of fraud tied to six weeks of unemployment benefits totaling 2176 dollars. Judge James Stilwell imposed 90 days jail with probation and restitution to the state. officer Don Sellers noted penalties up to six months or a $1000 fine for fraudulently obtaining benefits.

Logan Jefferson P. Stimel Nelsonville Ohio Bureau of Employment Services Hocking OBES Stimel James Stilwell Ohio Don Sellers

Miss Hubbard to Appearm With Miami Band at Bobcat Game

Nelsonville resident LuAnn Hubbard a Miami University sophomore and 1975 Nelsonville York High School graduate will perform with the Varsity Shakerettes of the Miami marching band when Ohio University hosts the Miami Redskins at Peden Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Nelsonville LuAnn Hubbard Miami University Ohio University Bobcats Miami Redskins Peden Stadium Miss Hubbard C. R. Hubbard Pine Grove Dr Miami Nelsonville- York High School

TV Ordinance Gets Reading

Chauncey Village Council held the first reading of an ordinance approving a contract with Nelsonville TV Cable Co to cooperate with nearby villages with similar readings. A turkey shoot hosted by Monday Creek Fish and Game Club will occur Sunday at Carbon Hill Longstreth Park at 1 p.m. Ham prizes.

Chauncey Chauncey Village Nelsonville TV Cable Co Nelsonville Monday Creek Fish and Game Club Carbon Hill-Longstreth

Sessions Set by College at Hocking Technical College

Nelsonville information sessions are scheduled year round at Hocking Technical College with tours of the campus. Each 1:30 to 3 p.m. session features HTC associates presenting on 26 degree technologies and is open to prospective students parents teachers and others. RSVP by writing to James Bowser or calling 753-3591.

Nelsonville Hocking Technical College James Bowser HTC Bowser

Fire department responds to two alarms with one false

Nelsonville firefighters answer two calls on Wednesday. At 8:40 a.m. they dealt with a gas line leak from a car tank washed from 88 West Washington Street. At 5:15 p.m. a run to the Gearjammer Tavern Route 33 west of Nelsonville ended as a false alarm.

Nelsonville Washington St Gearjammer Tavern Route 33

Indian Life Is Topic At Middleport Literary Club

Middleport residents heard a book review on Indian affairs by Vine DeLoria Jr. at a club meeting hosted by Mrs. Sibley Slack. Mrs. Dwight Wallace summarized the work detailing broken treaties and the Indian land struggle, noting Indians entering law and medicine and a population of over 700,000.

Middleport Middleport Literary Club Sibley Slack Dwight Wallace Vine DeLoria Jr South Dakota America Bernard Fultz Robert Fisher

Nelsonville York High School Athletic Finances Reported

Supt. Jack Hillyer released the Nelsonville York High School athletic account figures. On Oct. 5 the balance was 1030.54 dollars with receipts of 2054.68 and expenditures totaling 2327.55, leaving a balance of 757.67 and an athletic debt of 9941.04.

Nelsonville Nelsonville-York High School Jack Hillyer Athletic Speciality Co Sports, Inc Trimble Yerde the Cable Co Ace Cleaners Ace

Mason PTA Carnival Set for October Parade

The Mason Parent-Teacher Association hosts a Halloween parade and carnival on October 23. The parade starts at 1 p.m. at the school with children in costume, followed by the carnival on school grounds. The PTA executive committee leads the plans.

MASON Mason Parent-Teachers Association The PTA

Nursing Instructors Join Hocking Staff

Judy Maxson announces four new nursing instructors at Hocking Technical College. Yvonne Luchs moves from O'Bleness Memorial Hospital to teach nursing, with roles at O'Bleness and Ross County Medical Center in Chillicothe. Heifner, from Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, will teach advanced medical surgical nursing. She is from Newcomerstown and educated at Kent State University.

Nelsonville Judy Maxson Hocking Technical College Yvonne Luchs Hocking Tech O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Ms. Luchs O’bleness Memorial Hospital Ross County Medical Center Chillicothe Chris Heifner Athens Newcomerstown Mansfield General Hospital Kent State University Anna

New Nursing Instructors Appointed at Chillicothe and Lancaster Hospitals

Wanda Robertson is named clinical instructor for practical nursing at Chillicothe hospital, with her husband Tom relocating from Knoxville Tennessee to New Marshfield in April. Anna Smith is appointed clinical instructor in registered nursing at Lancaster-Fairfield County Hospital, living with her husband William A. Smith in Lancaster.

Wanda Robertson Chillicothe Hospital Lancaster-Fairfield County Hospital William A. Smith Lancaster

Society Inducts Miller Students Into NHS Ceremony

Bertha Levion Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted twenty seven students at Miller High School. The event featured a band performance, flag ceremony, and a tea for new members hosted by the junior class. Inductees from seniors and juniors with their parents came from Corning, Glouster, New Straitsville, and Swanee areas.

Jane Thompson Ruth Burgess Bertha Levion Louis Altier Corning Norma Charles Doughty Glouster Sandra Rupe Ray Rupe New Straitsville

Murray City Church Announces Schedule Changes

Rev Frank E Morris of Murray City True Fellowship Pentecostal Church announces changes to service times. Bible school moves to Wednesdays at 7 30 p m and Saturday and Sunday services start at 7 30 p m instead of 7 p m. Assistant pastor Rev Frank Stem of Zanesville named.

Murray City True Fellowship Pentecostal Church Frank E. Morris Morris Frank Stem Zanesville

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