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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1977

Page

9

Strike dispute and football game amid school picket lines

Pickets are described as in full force with plans to continue on Monday as MLTA and CAPSE clash over school openings. The Meigs football game with Ripley High was allowed by the Ohio Education Association and the board to proceed due to contract terms, while teachers push for higher pay, arbitration, and seniority rights amid a two year offer of 9200 then 9600 dollars.

MLTA Chauncey Ohio Education Association Board of Education Meigs Chancey

Reedsville United Methodist Women Plan Year Events

In REEDSVILLE the United Methodist Women met at the church with Mrs. Dolly Reed as hostess. Sue Reed gave a reading and closed with a prayer. President Mrs. Vivian Humphrey led the business meeting announcing a successful fundraiser and plans for visits to Fenton Glass Co. in October and a nursing home in November. A white elephant sale is planned for October.

Reedsville United Methodist Dolly Reed Sandy Cowdery Sue Reed Vivian Humphrey Fenton Glass Co

Southeast Ohio Weather and Field Reports September 16 1977

Friday forecast notes warm highs in the upper 70s to low 80s across regions with showers possible. Extended outlook calls for fair Sunday showers Monday and Tuesday with cooler Tuesday and 50s lows hit and field operations noting soil drying times and tobacco and soybean harvest considerations.

Ohio West Lake Shore East Lake Shore East Central West Central Northeast Northwest Central Lake Erie Cleveland Ohio State Extension

Traffic Change Urged for Franklin Street in Nelsonville

Councilwoman Nickie Blackburn has urged making Franklin Street from Madison Street to Cables Alley one way eastbound due to a narrow road and limited parking on one side. Mayor Violet Hollenbaugh noted limited parking, cautious driving, and few minor accidents, while council action remains pending.

Nelsonville Nickie Blackburn Franklin Street Madison Street Cables Alley Violet Hollenbaugh

CAA Seeks Manager for Crooksville Senior Site

Tri County Community Action Agency seeks a part time manager for the Crooksville senior nutrition site. 20 hours weekly to plan daily education and recreation programs. Applications due September 28 at Perry County Service Center New Lexington or the CAA office Route 550.

Tri- County Community Action Agency Crooksville Perry County Service Center New Lexington CAA

Slipping Belt Causes Smoke At Sorority House

A slipping belt caused a washing machine to smoke at the Pi Beta Phi sorority house on College Street Athens GS, Thursday afternoon. Firefighters inspected the unit and told residents to arrange repairs. It marked the second smoking washing machine fire call in three days to the sorority house.

Pi Beta Phi GS. College St Athens Sorority House

Hospital Relocates Emergency Room

Mount St. Mary Hospital in Nelsonville moves its emergency department to the first floor replacing the former Physical Therapy area. The change doubles patient treatment spaces from three to eight and keeps physicians on duty 24/7.

Nelsonville Mount St. Mary Hospital James Seymour George Sufronko

Truck bed injury during repair near Union Furnace

Logan James Nihiser a 42 year old Antioch Road resident was injured Wednesday afternoon while he and Earnest Rollins of Carbon Dale repaired a hydraulic line on a dump truck at Union Furnace. The bed dropped fatally due to hydraulic fluid loss pinning Nihiser between bed and frame and he was taken to Hocking Valley Community Hospital.

Union Furnace School Nihiser Hocking Valley Community Hospital

Corporate Names List Drafted From OCR Fragment

An OCR readout lists numerous corporate names and entities across industries including banking, foods, manufacturing, energy and retail. The fragment reads like a catalog of company titles such as Cardinal Fund Celina Financial Greater Ohio Corp Nascent Natl Mobile Coach Wendy's International and Zondervan Corp with scattered abbreviations and misspellings.

Rainy Fair Showcases Arts and Farm Displays

Visitors browsed the Hocking County Fair Arts Building as rain limited outdoor activity. Blue ribbons were awarded in Hay Show to Larry Gillogly Everett Mowery and Larry Blosser. Farm produce and Paintings and applied art recognized many growers and artists led by George Andrews Freda Stimson Mike Frasure and Betsy Evans.

Logan Hocking County Nickle Plate Lucy Acker Walnut Dowler Steve White Donna Riggs Rockbridge Todd Creamean Steve Mosure W. Hunter St Evelyn Cox Ellis Road Floyd Goodlive E. Second St Judy Pittman Vine St Virginia Matheny Keynes Dr Mildred Helber Road Loretta Palmer Freda Stimson Union Furnace Mike Frasure Fourth St Mitch Mason Warner Ave Marie Lehman Andrea Vernon Zanesville Wilma Grubb Bessie Disbennett Marlow Rupp Enterprize Janie Hutchison Walnut Dowler Road Betsy Evans Suzy Hawk Patton Road Glenda Gates Matt Hardman John Campbell Sheryl Hawk Kathi McDaniel Scott Hutchison Old McArthur Road

Local court lists defendants in multiple pair cases

Court records name the pairs David P. Wollenberg and Pamela A. Moore both 25 and 28, from Ohio addresses Somerset and Cleveland. Other defendants include Charles L. Carter II 18 and Janet K. Byers 17 from Somerset and Rushville. Winford R. Sturgill Jr. 18 and Deanna Kay Nutley 18 from New Lexington and New Straitsville. Ralph W. Hill 53 and Wilda M. Lahyonne 41 from New Straitsville.

David P. Wollenberg Cleveland Pamela A. Moore Somerset Charles L. Carter II Janet K. Byers Rushville Winford R. Sturgill Jr New Lexington Deanna Kay Nutley New Straitsville Ralph W. Hill Wilda M. Lahyonne

Bridge Project Started Near Glouster on Trimble Road

Seven families along Trimble Two Road 315 face travel problems as the old narrow bridge over the creek is removed. County Engineer Rex Maiden directs the crew with Gerald Beal supervising and six workers. A foot bridge is in place while the new 15 foot span is planned to begin next week and finish in days. No vehicle access exists. road ends about two miles from Glouster off Oakdale Road.

Glouster Trimble Two Rex Maiden Gerald Beal Oakdale Road

Group Activities Today in Athens County

A listing of local events includes Charles Thomas Lodge meeting at 7 p.m. IOOF Temple Glouster and Overeaters Anonymous at 10:30 a.m. United Methodist Church. DAR Nabby Lee Ames Chapter hosts speaker Harry Armstrong at 2 p.m. at 1 Old Coach Rd. Square dance at Lake Snowden 8 p.m. Frog Stack and the Greenhorns perform. Albany VFW 9693 dance 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Spiral Country. door donation $1.50. AA at 8:30 p.m. Good Shepherd Church. Moose Lodge picnic noon at Lodge Hall 9 Herrold St. Athens Garden Club meets 2 p.m. Mrs. L. C. Mitchell hosts Flowers of the Month by Mrs. Gordon Gray. Athens Kiwanis Club 5:30 p.m. at Sportsman.

Nabby Lee Ames Dar R. B. Baumgartner Old Coach Rd Harry Armstrong Constitution Square Lake Snowden Frog Stack The Greenhorns Albany Spiral Country Alcoholics Anonymous Church of the Good Shepherd University Terrace Moose Lodge Lodge Hall Herrold St Athens Garden Club L. C. Mitchell Fairview Drive Gordon Gray Athens Kiwanis Club

Local Birth Announcements and Residents Named

A list from Athens Albany Hamden McArthur The Plains Wilhelmina Cecil Nelsonville and other towns notes births and names several residents including Hart McKibben Eberts Lee Wittmer Hawk Bebb Rhoades Brozak McHugh and Queen among others plus Sylvia Allen Helen Turner Elijah Smith and others.

William Hart Athens Terry McKibben Albany Larry Eberts Hamden Melvin Lee McArthur Greg Wittmer the Plains Harry Hawk Wilhelmina Bebb Cecil Rhoades Jr Michael Brozak Debra McHugh Dale Queen Jr James Willison Chauncey Dorothy Graham New Marshfield Gerald Stedman Nelsonville Delores Wogan Jacksonville Sylvia Allen Helen Turner Elijah Smith Mark Roath Esther Bycofs*i Alice Whitmer John Hopkins Jane Lewis Wren Murray Thomas Laverty Ruth Bishop Elmer Bailey Frances Snyder

Veterans Memorial Names Dismissed From List

The Veterans Memorial list includes Pauline Desenberger Marie Custer Ella Susan Burn Thelma Newell Reedsville Anna McHaffie Portland Vivian Harlow Kanaga Mary Adkins Syracuse Franklin Lish Mason George Deem Racine and dismissals for Terry Sayre Lowell Collins Margaret Barrett.

Pauline Desenberger Marie Custer Ella Susan Burn All of Thelma Newell Reedsville Anna McHaffie Portland Vivian Harlow Kanaga Mary Adkins Syracuse Franklin Lish Mason George Deem Racine

Pleasant Valley Names Listed in Community Notices

Pleasant Valley residents listed include Robert McDaniel Gary Hupp Mrs Lenard Cornell Goldie Ingles Clifford Cornell Alma Miller Mary Anderson Hilda Dabney and Mrs Richard Holley in a local social announcements column.

Robert McDaniel Gary Hupp Lenard Cornell Goldie Ingles Clifford Cornell Alma Miller Mary Anderson Hilda Dabney Richard Holley

Local Names Listed as Patients After Surgery

Fred Mathias of Athens Route 2 is patient in Riverside Methodist Hospital Room 6003 following surgery. Other individuals named include Hugh Landis Dennis Lawson Mark Sizemore Jerry Pierce Francis King Jr Steve Berry Edwin Pyke and several others from Nelsonville Millfield New Straitsville Union Furnace and Carbon Hill.

Hugh Landis Carbon Hill Donald Lax Katherine Levering Gary Carr Robert Marshall Sylvia Dishong Nelsonville Dennis Lawson Union Furnace Mark Sizemore Millfield Catherine Spencer Judy Morris New Straitsville Randy Irvin Linda Smathers Jerry Pierce Virginia Dailey Francis King, Jr Steve Berry Edwin Pyke Emma O’nail Amy Lynn Rutter Maxine Trimble Hazel Six Christine Lehman Fred Mathias Athens Route 2 Riverside Methodist Hospital

Emergency Runs Across Counties Reported In Friday Updates

Police and fire reports list multiple emergency runs: Athens squad assists 67-year-old at 24 Woodward Ave with illness, and 31-year-old at 198 W State St to O Bleness with stomach pains. Other calls note auto incident with no injuries and hospital transfers.

Tom Tilbrook Woodward Ave Ill Carl Seipel W. State St O'Bleness

Vinton Plans Air Show During Fall Foliage Festival

McARTHUR Ohio. The Vinton County Fall Foliage Festival and Air Show will be held Oct 9 at the airport six miles north of McArthur. The day starts 8 am with an early bird breakfast for campers and flyers, followed by an 11 30 am open pit chicken barbecue. The free air show begins at 1 pm featuring prior acts and new aerobatic teams with radio controlled models including a flying dog house and a flying iron. Airplane rides will follow for foliage views. Chairmen Lee Cates and Harry Sowers.

Mcarthur Vinton County Lee Cates Harry Sowers

Property Transfers into Loretta Morgan in Monroe Two

Raphael and Freda Vess transfer .177 acre in Monroe Two to Loretta Morgan Glouster Route 2. Fred Carrigan and Laverna Penn transfer .170 acre in Monroe Two to Loretta Morgan Glouster Route 2. Bertha E. Levion transfers Lot 18 in Corning to James and Beatrice Dean. Charles Lee and Lois Ann Lyle transfer 4 491 acres in Thorn Two to Paul Eugene Pettit Thornville Route 4.

Raphael Freda Vess Loretta Morgan Glouster Monroe Fred Carrigan Laverna Penn Bertha E. Levion James and Beatrice Dean Corning Charles Lee Lois Ann Lyle Paul Eugene Pettit Thornville Thorn

Thefts Reported In Pomeroy Area Investigations Underway

Meigs County Sheriff James Proffitt reports two thefts under investigation. At Helena Howett residence Route 33, twenty oak boards were stolen. At Ray Proffitt property Old Town, a 24 foot aluminum extension ladder was taken.

Pomeroy Meigs County James Proffitt Helena Howett Route 33 Ray Proffitt Old Town David Grindstaff

Anti Klan Counter Rally Sought at Ohio Statehouse

An anti Klan group seeks state approval to hold a counter rally at the Ohio Statehouse next month to unite opponents of the KKK which has staged two antibusing rallies on capitol grounds.

Columbus, Ohio Ku Klux Klan Statehouse KKK Capitol

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Downie CAPSE Ripley High School Charles Chauncey Randy Hunt Hunt DEA Salisbury Rhodesia Tusker Reedsville Club Weathee Noaa US AP Laserphoto Florida Dakotas Rockies Ohio University Geography Department C. L. Colmer U.S National. Bank First Band Group OF Ohio, Inc FDIC Court News Athens County Charles Thomas Lodge Ioof Temple Athens City Central Avenue United Methodist Church Union Methodist Church C. C. Stone Point Pleasant C.C. Stone Marion Memorial Nursing Home Milton W. Va James H Margaret Eckard Stone Trinity United Methodist Church International Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge 33 Bessie Reynolds Stone Margaret Ann Stone George Merrill Lockport N.Y Charles Henry Stone Grace Stone Taylor Charleston Crow-Hassell Funeral Tally Hanna Lone Oak Cemetery Carl Jones O’bleness Terry Sayre Lowell Collins Margaret Barrett Pleasant Valley Mount St. Mary Athens Fire Squad Helen McKnight Richland Ave Middleport Veterans Memorial NEW Haven Squad Ada Carson Hartford Gerald Michael Holzer Medical Center Racine Squad Louise Crislip Long Bottom Jerry Stansbury University Hospital Columbus Dale Golden Cleland Stansbury Albany High School Loretta Price Stansbury Reba Arron Eileen Grydzko Annapolis Wanda Turner Clair Dale Groveport Larry Reynoldsburg Bigony-Jordan Paul Yeun Rawlings Cemetery Barbara Smith Rutland Barbara Inis Smith Veterans Memorial Hospital Bradbury Earl E Ora Rosser Moore Smith William J Darrell Edwin Bucyrus James Arlene) Vananam San Antonio Tex Carla Sue Smith Michelle Renee Smith Matthew Edwin Smith Vincent Edward Vananam Edward Moore Lela Elders Mount Union Church Cecil Cox Miles Cemetery Walker Funeral Home James McKinley Lancaster James W. McKinley Lancaster Fairfield Hospital Stella Dowler McKinley George McKinley Anchor Hocking Corp Lenna Gabriel McKinley Ronald Linda) Graham Harold Freda) Nolce Herman Sheridan, Ark Chester Mamie Arnold Marjorie Turner Forrest Gabriel Amanda Sylvia Thompson Johnson Funeral Home New Marshfield Cemetery Henry Camink Wellston Henry E. Camink Jackson Berlin Beaver Cemetery Hammerstein-Purdy Beaver Camink Orlin Sickles Jackson County John and Luella Dempsey Camink Ray Leona Swan Camink March St. Bernard Catholic Church Wiley- van Fossen Good Samaritan Medical Center Vinton
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