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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1968

Page

3

Athens Middle School Open House Next Week

Athens Middle School announces an open house sponsored by the Student Council next Wednesday evening. Parents gather in the auditorium for a general meeting, visit homerooms to meet teachers, and review schedules, with refreshments served at 9 p.m. Principal Marion E. Wood notes no Parent Teacher Association exists and student council will guide tours with room displays.

Athens Middle School Athens’ Middle School Navy Marion E. Wood

Peterson's Ointment Piles Ad Sparks National Fame

A Buffalo druggist 40 years ago created an ointment to relieve itching and pain from piles. Its quick cooling soothing action made Peterson's Ointment a nationwide favorite. Ask your druggist for a box or 95 cent applicator tube. Peterson's Ointment delights or money back.

Buffalo Peterson

The King and His Courts by Ralph V Turner

Professor Ralph V Turner of Ohio University releases The King and His Courts on Oct 28 from Cornell University Press. The study, The Role of John and Henry III in the Administration of Justice, 1199 1240, uses new documents and original records to trace royal courts evolution and Magna Carta impacts.

Ralph V. Turner Ohio University Cornell University Press John Henry III Turner

No Sewage Plant No Bottler And Vice Versa

The Plains may not get a sewer system soon enough for Pepsi Cola bottling plans. Beverages Management says Athens Bottling Co. will build in Athens, while The Plains faces rising costs and uncertain funding. County officials await revised figures and consider federal aid to spur a sewer and water system.

Plains Pepsi Cola Pepsi Beverage Management Inc Columbus Athens Bottling Co Athens Beaumont Athens County George Mara Mara McBee Systems O'Neill Seven-Up Fred Beasley Beverage John Cline U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

Hire Veteran Week Proclaimed In Athens

Athens proclaims Hire Veteran Week for November 3 to 9 with Mayor Raymond Shepard urging citizens to hire unemployed veterans from all military branches to honor their service and enable full citizenship rewards.

Athens Raymond Shepard Mondeon Ohio United States

Lowest bid questioned for Richland Avenue Bridge project

Athens officials doubt the state highways department will award the contract to the apparent low bidder. The bid from W. J. Seidensticker Co. of Columbus was 107,249, well above the $69,400 estimate. Local entities Athens City, Athens County, and Ohio University planned $10,000 each to cover the rest with state funding.

Athens Dwight Robinson State Department of Highways Richland Avenue Robinson W. J. Seidensticker Co Columbus Athens City Athens County Ohio University

Absentee Ballots Delivered in Athens Area

Mrs Mildred Perry, assistant to the board of elections director, said Wednesday 912 absentee ballots have been received from county voters but there is still more to come. The deadline for absentee ballot applications is Thursday after noon.

Mildred Perry Board of Elections

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