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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1968

Page

2

Voters More Than Doubled As Athens County Registration Grows

About 6 900 residents registered for the November election in Athens County with 6 057 township voters already on the rolls as of March Boosted by three days of overtime the elections office expects around 18 000 county residents to vote in November Athens Township conducts registration while plans target 17 new precincts next year to cover the county 77 precincts with Athens Two housing more than a third of the population.

Athens Two Tions William Howe Board of Elections Alens Howe Athens Twp Elections Board Canaan and Dover Athens County Athens

Ohio sales and use tax up 17.57 percent in Sept period

Ohio state treasurer John D. Herbert reports Sept 1 to Sept 14 sales and use tax receipts totaling 18 30,483.34, up 2,814,761.70 from a year earlier. Year-to-date collections through Jan 1 reach 123,599,730.81, a 49.86 percent rise over 1967, aided by higher July and August rates. County totals show Athens 297,382.94, Gallia 74,416.50, with Hocking Meigs Perry and Vinton also posting gains from last year.

Columbus Ohio John D. Herbert Herbert Athens County Gallia County Hocking Meigs Perry Vinton

Man Posts Bond in DWI Case. Trial Continues

Richard Lee Stewart, 27, of New Comers Town, posted $320 bond in Athens County Municipal Court for driving while intoxicated and driving left of center, with the trial continued to September 30. Bond was $300 for intoxication and $20 for left of center on September 26 along Columbus Road.

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Athens Marriage Licenses List Details Couples

Marriage licenses issued for several couples in Athens. William T. Perry Jr an 18 year old assistant manager and Verna Deen Phillips an 18 year old student, both of Athens. William Boyd Olinger 37 a Coast Guard member from Washington DC and Susan Flammin 28 a bookkeeper from Athens. Jack Sayre 43 a plate maker from Athens and Laura Sepp 52 a beautician from Athens.

William T. Perry Jr Athens Verna Deen Phillips William Boyd Olinger Coast Guard Washington, D.C Susan Flammin Jack Sayre Laura Sepp Beautician

Theater Open House And University Play Tryouts Tonight

The School of Theater hosts an open house at 7 p.m. in the Speech Building with tours by Footlighter Club, slides of past productions, and refreshments. Tryouts follow for Ohio University Theater’s first two plays Hail Scrawdyke or Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs by David Halliwell and Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Moliere. For Hail Scrawdyke!, four males and one female are needed. Malcolm Scrawdyke is the central character. Anyone may audition.

School of Theater Ohio University Theater Footlighter Club Ohio University Theater Scrawdyke Malcolm David Halliwell Moliere Malcolm Scrawdyke

Athens Dems Plan Dinner For Tuesday

NELSONVILLE The Athens County Democrats will sponsor a dinner and rally at the Nelsonville Christian Church Tuesday at 6 30 p m The main speakers will be Don Gilligan son of John Gilligan Democratic candidate for the U S Senate and Harry Crewson candidate for Congress from the 10th District William Hoffman county chairman said all Democratic candidates for county offices were introduced Tickets may be obtained from Hoffman or at party headquarters in Athens

Nelsonville Athens County Nelsonville Christian Church Don Gilligan John Gilligan U.S. Senate Harry Crewson Congress William Hoffman Hoffman Athens

SS Office Accepting Changes at Marietta Office

Social security beneficiaries may report changes of address or other events affecting monthly benefits at the Social Security Office, 331 Fourth Street, Marietta. Reports can be made by mail, telephone, or in person. The change in reporting methods aims to speed updates and benefit processing by using high speed communications to record offices.

Social Security Fourth Street Marietta Robert G. Lorenz Social Security Administration Lorenz

County Route 53 Closure Near Stewart Area

County Engineer Harold Hitchens announced a two week closure of County Route 53 from State Route 144 to Township Road 141. The Stewart area road is being raised above expected flood level to protect nearby properties and improve flood resilience.

Harold Hitchens Stewart Area

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes

A hospital column lists births for several families including Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wien of Corning a son, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nuzum of Athens Route 2 a son, and multiple other local names with newborns. Names include Mrs. Robert Butner Elmer Snyder Herbert Raft Lee Lucas Wanda Nottingham Theodore Jones Rich ard Hauser and many others.

Richard Wien Corning Ralph Nuzum Athens Robert Butner Elmer Snyder Herbert Raft Lee Lucas Wanda Nottingham Stewart Theodore Jones Albany Richard Hauser Massillon

Tail and head movements link wild duck to related species

A peculiar tail and head movement in a wild duck may clarify its relation to another species more clearly than feather patterns, suggesting insights into its evolutionary links and classification.

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