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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1971

Page

2

Suits May Affect Cost Of W Bypass

County leaders warned that lawsuits could raise the West Bypass cost as preliminary plans move to the Ohio Highway Department for approval. An alternate route would require moving 100000 cubic yards of material, adding about 100000 to the project. Displaced homeowners may oppose the proposed connection of the bypass with Route 33.

Athens James Edwards John Law Ohio Highway Department Valley Acres Hope’s Gerald Hann Highway Department Edwards George Mara

Money Inheritance Left On Old County Books

Yvonne Wharton, chief deputy of the Athens County Municipal Court, says funds remain unclaimed from the old County Court closed in 1968. Claim by Nov 15 or funds go to county. List cites many individuals and firms with small owed amounts.

Yvonne Wharton Athens ‘County M. E. Christman H. Waldo Dietrich Richard and Francis Craig Richard Mathews Anna F. Immer Omegg Saunders Orland Gandee Harry Lehman Alfred L. Blake Clark Williams J. T Thomas Ruth LeFever McDonald Carbondale Coal Co Burley Blair Wilson Oil Co Tom Wilson Sunday Creek ‘Coal Co

Sunday Drug Seminar Series To Continue

The First United Methodist Church in Athens hosts weekly drug education seminars from Oct 3 to Nov 14 at 6:30 PM in Fellowship Hall. Panels lectures and discussions feature psychology law counseling health professionals former users and university and town participants. The free public series covers reasons for drug use drug effects and local prevention and treatment action.

First United Methodist Church Athens

City Pay Session Planned

Athens City Council members and the city administration scheduled a closed door meeting for late this afternoon to discuss proposed city pay ordinance revisions. The council has seen multiple revisions and hopes to adopt the salary schedule by year’s start.

Athens

Farm Tractor Accident Injures Austin Conkey

Austin Conkey of New Marsh field Route 1 is treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital for a fractured collar bone and severe bruises from a tractor accident at his farm Sunday morning. He is listed in Room 306.

Austin Conkey New Marshfield Mount St. Mary Hospital

Weather Overview Tonight Through Saturday

Mostly cloudy conditions prevail tonight and Saturday with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s. The national outlook shows sunshine Friday, with showers in the Rockies and rain in the plains and Florida, plus cooler in parts of the country and ongoing warm conditions in the Southwest and East.

Central Rockies Rockies North Central Plains Florida Appalachian

Two Women Hurt In Athens Mishap

Two women from The Plains were injured slightly in a two car crash at Routes 33 and 50A near Athens. Miss Margaret E. Bricker and Mrs. Mary R. Krivesti suffered minor injuries. Dorothy S. Lee was cited for failing to yield. A second collision involving James O. Byers and Robert J. Cunningham caused no injuries.

Plains Athens Corporation State Highway Patrol Margaret E. Bricker Mary R. Krivesti Bricker Dorothy S. Lee Chambersburg Miss Lee James O. Byers Millfield Robert J. Cunningham Cunningham Fifth Ave Byers

OVST Presents Take Twenty TV Sample on WOUB TV

The Ohio Valley Summer Theater OVST airs a Take Twenty sample on WOUB TV Channel 20 Friday at 8 p.m. The show features games pantomimes and teamwork from a recent workshop directed by Elaine Gubbs. An interview with Miss Gubbs explains the group’s work and goals.

Elaine Gubbs OVST Woub-Tv Channel 20 Take Twenty Miss Gubbs

Corrective steps proposed for Ohio mental health program

Gov. Gilligan's task force faults Ohio mental health and retardation services for lack of leadership and coordination. It endorses a new Department of Mental Health and Retardation with three divisions, regional care, and a shift from institutions to community based services.

Ohio Columbus, Ohio John J. Gilligan Victor M. Victoroff Gilligan Kenneth D. Gaver Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction Victoroff Gaver Division of Aging Department of Welfare Lima State Hospital Court of Jurisdiction

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