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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1969
Page
4
Three members of a Canton family were injured Saturday morning when their vehicle collided head on with another on Route 13 two and a half miles south of Coming. The incident occurred as they were en route to Ohio University.
Water service returned to Briarwood area residents by 2 30 a m Saturday after a ground shift fractured a six inch main. Safety Director Dwight Robinson said the break occurred about 8 20 p m Friday. Police reported Henry L Weckbacher and his two children were hospitalized after a collision near New Lexington at 7 20 am.
U S Observer 0 L Colmer reports Saturday rain in Athens with a 9:30 a m temperature of 59, down from the overnight low. Friday high reached 68 while rainfall by 9:30 amounted to .86 of an inch and raised the Rocking River to about 2.13 ft, ending a small drop.
Ken Williams organizes the Athens Aero Club at Ohio University and the Convocation Center. Members from varied professions train for private pilots licenses and plan to expand to 45 members and a third plane. They emphasize university community support and economic benefits.
In St Louis Christ Memorial Baptist Church becomes the first whites' congregation to join a black denomination, aligning with the Matones Baptist Nation and the National Baptist Convention USA. Pastor Rev Bill Little calls the move a mutual exchange of learning and gifts between communities.
Police report two people were slightly injured in a Richland collision. A car driven by 17 year old Jack L Fulton rear ended a vehicle driven by Sharron E Helen 3 of the East Seturdey morning near Highland Park Estates and Carai rne Avenue Route 682. Fulton was cited for improper brakes.
Ohio Department of Liquor Control processes a transfer involving James C. Hmanotts Barbara Widdees H C and Mildred Wagner of 24 W Union St to Suzane Hersey at the same address DJ 2 and 3 permits requested.
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