Five From Athens Among Seven Injured In Vinton Auto Crashes
Seven people were injured in two crashes at the Route 56 93 intersection in northern Vinton County on Saturday. Five injured were Athens residents and nine people were treated at Hocking Valley Hospital Logan with four admitted. A driver Emmett J. Mitchell 23 Sonora collided with Barbara Blessing 27 of 294 E State St. Others injured included Kristen Blessing 5 Sally Haas 31 Jane Haas 6 and Jody Scherer 22 months. Earlier a collision between Calvin Efaw 59 Athens Route 2 and Robert Henry 29 Wellston. Efaw was cited for failing to observe a traffic signal. Two additional Friday accidents were reported involving Stephen Ward 18 Sciotoville Route 2 and Roger Burrows 22 Grantsville W Va.
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Vinton County
Athens
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
State Highway Patrol
Jane Haas
Jody Scherer
Wolfe Street
Marsha Mitchell
Sonora
Della Mitchell
Kimberly Blessing
Ann Haas
Calvin L. Efaw
Robert K. Henry
Wellston
Mary Henry
Efaw
Henry
Stephen M. Ward
Sciotoville
Six Drivers Charged In Weekend Mishaps
City police charged six drivers over the weekend in weekend accidents injuring no one seriously. Valerie Gambiel was taken to Hudson Health Center with whip lash. McBride cited for following too closely after his car was rear ended at Union and Shafer. Two students treated for minor injuries after a car collision at 60 Mill St. Kessler cited for improper start and failure to yield after crash on W Union. Rickles arrested for conditional speeding at Shell lot. Goodman charged with improper backing after Millview Inn scrape. McNally cited for changing lanes near W Union and Congress. Williams drifted back into Mazur prompting backing charge at W State Lan caster stop light.
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Valerie Gambiel
Jefferson Hall
Hudson Health Center
Stephen W. Bode
E. State St
Bode
Charles E. McBride
W. Union St
McBride
Shafer
Mill St
John DeMarco
David Brown
Scott Quadrangle
Albert J. Kessler
Church St
Kessler
Ronald Thompson
Athens
David L. Rickles
Oxford
Shell Station
Richland Ave
Steven L. Goodman
Stewart
Millview Inn
Michael T. Lafferty
Dayton
Timothy J. McNally
W. Union
Congress
Richard Wilson
Kettering
Thomas FE
McWilliams
Thomas R. Mazur
Lorain
W. State-Lancaster St
Election Day Poll Workers Report Missing
About 30 persons appointed for election day duty have not informed the county board of elections. William Howe, elections director, must prepare the payroll for Nov 5 by Friday and complete his precinct worker roster.
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County Board of Elections
William Howe
Water Main Break Fixed On West Green
City workers repaired a six inch water main near West Green dorms after a leak sprayed water from Richland Ave The cold water supply to the area was cut off from 1230 a m and restored by 2 a m after the break was fixed
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West Green
Richland Ave
Figure misquoted in Sunday story misreported cost
A Sunday Messenger story corrected a figure for other office space rented by Ohio University. The cost was 241.52 dollars per Oscar McGee president of the non academic employees union. Albany Lodge no 723 F and AM to hold special meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m with entered apprentice degree conferred on a candidate.
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Ohio University
Oscar McGee
Ohio U
the Messenger
Albany
Albany Lodge No
F&am
County Commissioners Surprise Funds Boost for Plains Water Project
Athens County commissioners learned their general fund will exceed expectations by 17500 this year after auditor J W Whaley revised the resources estimate. They spent time on the Plains sewer and water issues with Donald Newsome presenting 134 area petitions and Edward Cottingham urging progress while James Edwards said no action until Commissioner John Cline is present next Monday.
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Athens
J. W. Whaley
Plains
Donald Newsome
John Cline
Youth Posts Bond On Two Police Counts
Hearings set Friday in Municipal Court for Jeffrey Peter Kent 19 of Grosvenor Hall on two police charges filed Saturday. Kent pleaded innocent to indecent exposure and destruction of property and posted 91 dollars bond for Friday appearance. He was picked up at the Athenean Bar on exposure charges and allegedly broke a jail window. He previously paid 2 dollars and costs for jaywalking.
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Jeffrey Peter Kent
Grosvenor Hall
Kent
Athenean Bar
Hospital Notes Sheltering Arms Admitted
The list records multiple patients admitted to Sheltering Arms and related transfers in the Athens area including Mrs. Gilbert Cooper, Mrs. Ralph Chaney, Robert Mat ters, Ralph Palmer, Nona Baird, Desiree Shoemaker, and others. The report notes a frosty 33 degree start in Athens, rising to 34 by 9 a.m., with Sunday high of 71 cited by U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer.
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Gilbert Cooper
Athens
Ralph Chaney
New Marshfield
Robert Matters
Ralph Palmer
Nona Baird
Desiree Shoemaker
Mary Jane West
Horace Smith
Roy Golden
Amesville
Hartley Cline
Albany
Wilbert Throckmorton
Mary Downs
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Voters Guide Slated Sunday
Athens League of Women Voters gathered material for a national state district and county level guide. Additional copies will be available at the county Candidates Meeting at 8 p.m. Monday Oct 28 at the Tri County Vocational School near Nelsonville.
One Remains In Custody In Narcotics Case
Michael D. Edgecomb an Ohio University student 18 of Willoughby posted a $5 000 bond Saturday leaving Miss Elizabeth Kristanis as the only defendant not bonded in the Oct 13 narcotics raid Edgecomb is slated for a Municipal Court hearing Tuesday Kristanis faces cohabitation and narcotics possession charges from the sheriff s department
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Michael D. Edgecomb
Ohio University
Edgecomb
Willoughby
Elizabeth Kristanis
Sheriff's Department
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Lancaster
Ohio University-Lancaster
Vernon R Alden
Ohio Board of Regents
John Millett
Edward M. Penson
Route 37
Vinton
McArthur
Ward
Roger Burrows
Grantsville
W. Va
Route 50
Burrows
Watch Repair Service
Wilson Baker Watchmaker
Fweler
Court
Athens Berry Hell
Donald K. Barstow
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
And
C. M. Gill & Co
Jessie W. Ley, Inc
Dwight H. Rutherford
Reed & Baur, Inc
Joseph Seiple
Nelsonville
Oakley Insurance Agency
Seltz Insurance Agency
Glouster
Richard Guinther
Lodge
Wallace
George C. Wallace
Athens Co
Dick Akers
Edward Cottingham
James Edwards
James Prewitt
Donald Frazee
Bertie Bahr
Coral Calderwood
Russell Barnhart
Basil Carsey
Frank Cresatti
Robert Yates
Wilfred Scurlock
Harold Braley
David Mitchell
Sharon Thompson
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Mercury
Voters’ Guide
Don Reed
Bob Baur
Complete
Reed and Baur Inc
Kingsley
Rge
Cologne
Rthens, Ohio
Chrysler
Newport
Custom
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Kinneer Motors
East State Street
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