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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1974
Page
7
The Route 93 project in Hocking County marks Ohio's first metric design and construction effort. State Transportation Director J Phillip Richley says the 1.7 kilometer upgrade widens 5.5 meter pavement to two lanes with berms and a new bridge over Raccoon Creek.
Nelsonville city council voted to not detain Athens County juveniles in the city jail until an agreement is reached with Athens County Commissioners and Juvenile Court Judge Harold Rose. Council members cited liability concerns and lack of continuous supervision in the women’s jail area at City Hall amid talks of a county-wide juvenile detention center on the second floor.
The Chesterhill Volunteer Fire Department announces a fund drive by its new emergency squad during the first two weeks of November to cover operating expenses. Starting November 1, emergency calls should be directed to the fire department.
Nelsonville Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co appoints Howard P. Raine as division electrical superintendent. Raine rose from laborer to electrical maintenance man and later served as electrical supervisor and traveling electrical supervisor after a 1950 1952 military leave. He and wife Jo Ann live at 238 Adams St Nelsonville with two daughters.
Hocking Technical College offers a $250 scholarship for retail management technology funded by Julius Schwartz CPA. J William Hill will assist applicants. The note also details 4-H tree planting deadlines and a volunteer fire department fundraising drive starting Nov 1 in multiple townships, with tax-deductible donations and donor listing.
Glouster Girl Scout Troop 214 and leaders rode a 2 hour bike trip from Glouster Middle School to Oakdale and back. Participants included Vicky Dixon Jeanie Walker Terri McClelland Suzanna Fleischer Kristen Hall Denise Mingus Barbara Jensen Cindy Russell Marilyn Rutter Jacki Shirley Barbara Ogg with Mrs Ruth Schmidt Mrs Lynda Keith and guest Mrs Rachel Nichols. Troop 214 has 18 members and 12 average attendance. They thanked buyers of baked goods from the Oct 12 sale and attended a counselor meeting at Camp Rotan with eight leaders overnight learning Scout lore. In Wellston Marilyn Harris 36 of Logan Route 5 went to Hocking Valley Community Hospital after an auto crash on California Avenue.
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