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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1969

Page

8

Nelsonville Democrats Introduce City Candidates at Club Meet

At the York Township Democrat Club meeting in the Odd Fellows Temple 50 members and a guest heard Pearl Glenn question the legality of the new Civil Service Board and outline 60 day appointment implications. County Chair Lenore Sickles announced a countywide dinner fundraiser for Sept 30 and tickets from Hoffman or Kern.

Nelsonville York Township Democrat Club Odd Fellows Temple Jackson Street Municipal Civil Service Commission Pearl Glenn Civil Service Earl Hilleary Glenn State Personnel Board of Review County Democrat William Hoffman Athens County Election Board Athens County Carl Young Robert Bush Don Kern Fred Abraham Darrell Figgins J. Fred Richards First Ward Don Williams Donald Bumgardner Jr Emma Connor Ways and Means Lenore Sickles Democrat Nancy Kern Presiden Max Adkins

Emancipation Festivity Planned at Gallia County Fairgrounds

BIDWELL The Emancipation Celebration will be observed September 21 at the Gallia County Fairgrounds Route 35 northwest of Gallipolis. It marks the 106th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Rev. A L Mason and choir will lead morning worship. the Rev. Henry Fletcher will deliver the principal address in the afternoon. The free celebration invites all to attend. The committee includes Dorothy Lewis chair Flossie Ford co chair Bernice Borden secretary treasurer Ernest Garnes Emmett Bunch Forrest Payne trustees.

Bidwell Gallia County Fairgrounds Gallipolis Lincoln A. L. Mason Grace Baptist Church Columbus Henry Fletcher Providence Baptist Assoc Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Ironton Dorothy Lewis Flossie Ford Bernice Borden Ernest Garnes Emmett Bunch Forrest Payne

York Township Democrat Club Bake Sale Set Friday

NELSONVILLE The York Township Democrat Club will hold a bake sale Friday starting at 5 p.m. in front of the Hoff man Appliance Store Public Square. Call Emma Connor or Leah Fick to arrange baked goods pickup. Volcanic eruptions have enriched El Salvador's soil making it ideal for staple crops.

Nelsonville York Township Democrat Club Hoffman Appliance Public Square Emma Connor Leah Fick el Salvador

Auto Backed Into Vehicle In Nelsonville Incidents

Two local traffic events reported with no citations. A 1967 se dan owned by Mari L Nelson was damaged in the left door after a 1966 sedan driven by Oria North backed from a private driveway on Poplar Street. A Nelsonville-York City School Bus struck a 1969 station wagon near the Dew Hotel on East Columbus Street as it veered to avoid a block.

Nelsonville Mari L. Nelson Madison St Poplar Street Mason's Market Oria North Frederick St Poplar St Columbus Street Dew Hotel Neiman Auto Parts

Principal speaker set for Tri-County Vocational graduation

Carroll Hawkins of the Appalachian Council AFL-CIO will be principal speaker Friday as 10 men graduate from the Tri-County Vocational School manpower training division. The program starts at 2 p.m.

Nelsonville Carroll Hawkins Appalachian Council Afl-Cio Tri-County Vocational School

Elephants No 10-Man Band for Reno Casino Dance

Reno judge rules the winter season allows two elephants Bertha and Tina to dance at the Nugget Casino without a 10 member orchestra. The case arose after the Reno Musicians Protective Union Local 368 protested the January 17 performance in the Circus Room. The court barred arbitration and held the winter room conversion negates the orchestra agreement.

Reno Nev Bertha Tina Nugget Casino Reno Musicians Protective Union Local 368 Washoe John Gabrielli

Rummage Sale Set By Methodist Group

Nelsonville Circle Four of the First United Methodist Church will hold a rummage sale Saturday at the Legion War Memorial Building on West Columbus Street. sale begins at am. Those with items to donate should call Mrs Hazel Bean or Mrs Ida Duskey.

Nelsonville

Elks Seek Buy of Nelsonville Steak House Building

Nelsonville Elks Lodge members authorized their board to negotiate with Fred R. Beasley of Athens to purchase the former Patrick's Steak House site on Hocking Street. The plan is to convert the one floor structure into lodge use after leasing it for club activities following a recent fire. Beasley received a left membership. An old fashioned breakfast Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. aims to raise funds for lodge equipment and regalia lost in the blaze.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Elks Lodge Fred R. Beasley Athens Patrick’s Steak House Hocking Street Fiks The Elks Beasley

Man Escapes Bridge Crash in Route 33 Incident

Kenneth Albert Behm 21 of Logan Route 2 drove south on old Route 33 to dodge a C and O railroad bridge. His car skidded left of center, overturned after sliding atop the bridge and came to rest on its roof. His wife transported him to Hocking Valley Community Hospital for head and hand injuries.

Logan Kenneth Albert Behm C&o Hocking Valley Community Hospital

Commuter Cleared On His No Show

A Long Island Rail Road rider Seymour Cummins of Manhattan was cleared of criminal charges by Judge William Suglia after he refused to show his ticket on a crowded dirty train en route to his Long Beach summer home. Suglia noted the railroad’s problems and understood the man’s lack of intent to cause public inconvenience.

New York Long Island William Suglia Ailroad Seymour Cummins Manhattan

Pretense Assailed By Specialist At Gerontology Congress

Dr Anselm Strauss of UC San Francisco urges health workers and families to stop avoiding death talk at the bedside of the dying elderly He calls for better training in behavioral sciences to improve psychological and social care for aging patients and their families during end of life debates at the eighth International Congress on Gerontology.

Anselm Strauss University of California San Francisco Medical Center Strauss

Mediator Named to Ease Met Opera Labor Dispute

New York mayor John V. Lindsay appointed David L. Cole a veteran labor mediator to resolve the standstill between the Metropolitan Opera and its artists musicians and stage personnel. The impasse has halted the Met season start with meetings planned to address soloist pay above scale and rehearsal pay for orchestra members.

New York John V. Lindsay David L. Cole Seutttle Metropolitan Opera The Met Lindsay Cole

Local social notes from Syracuse and surrounding areas

Syracuse residents Mrs. William Eicchinger and family stayed with relatives Virgil Collins and wife. guests included Mrs. Lettie Spencer at Otis Casto's in Portland. Other visitors scoped families in Pataskia and Reedsville. Betty F. Mintz of the Naval Observatory will view asteroid Geographos from Chile’s Cerro Tololo, not visible from the north at closest approach.

William Eicchinger Doyle Gibbs Elchinger Virgil Collins Lettie Spencer Otis Casto Portland Walter Terrell Vickie Billy Kendall Anita Watkins Ricky Llema Pataskia Miss Watkins Adam Slack Eugene Slack Clarence Frank John Jeff Sol Bigley Reedsville Joseph Wesney Douglas Don Cottrill Betty F. Mintz United States Naval Observatory Washington, D. C National Geographic Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory Chile

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes

Dismissals and newborns listed from Mount St Mary Hospital. Daughters for Buck and Keirns families in Logan area noted alongside other newborns and discharges from surrounding towns. Names include McBride Perez Dicken and multiple residents from Athens Nelsonville McArthur Millfield and The Plains.

Michael McBride Quentin Randall) Perez Willis Dicken Logan Ethel Lang Nelsonville Floyd Pugh New Lexington Bertine Long Athens Charles Strausbaugh Jacksonville Iverrean Keeton Murray City Lucy Covert Ella Bartlett Millfield Albert J. Perry Dorothy Wintermute Buchtel Judy Newtan the Plains Sheila Burley McArthur

Community Center party features sandwiches and coffee

Murray City Advisory Board and Senior Citizens host Friday event selling sandwiches salad and coffee at 7 30 p m in the Community Center. Also notes Twig Five fundraiser at Mount St Mary Hospital Guild Monday 7 p m with a white elephant sale and bake and rummage reports by Mrs Emma Connor and Mrs Wright

Murray City Murray City Advisory Board Nelsonville Fred Wright Third Street Buchtel Twig Five Mount St. Mary Hospital

Royal Lipizzan Stallions to Perform in Columbus

Austria's Royal Lipizzan Stallions under Prof. Ottomar Herrmann to perform at the Coliseum in Columbus Ohio on October 3 and 4 with 8 p.m. evening shows and a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee. The 16 stallions showcase the classical dressage and airs above the ground. Tickets available at Central Ticket Office 37 N High St Sears stores and Columbus outlets.

Columbus Austria Royal Royal House of Hapsburg Vienna Spain Prof. Herrmann Central Ticket Office N. High St Sears

August Low For Jobless In Logan

Logan area unemployment claims for the week ending August 30 total 235, down nine from the prior week and 48 less than a year ago. Athens shows 18 initial and 98 continued, while Logan lists 10 initial and 109 continued. Local job openings include several retail and service positions with varying hours and age requirements.

Logan Athens

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