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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1972
Page
2
At the Athens County Courthouse noon gunfire unsettled workers during lunch. Sheriff Harold Shields led a search with Athens police as officials speculated a custodian used a pellet air rifle to “hunt pigeons” amid scattered reports of weapon type and motive.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol seeks two youths seen with 19 year old Ohio University student to be. Jane Maguire from Washington Pennsylvania was found near a Summit County rest area with bullet wounds. The body was located Friday after she left for Wheeling West Virginia and planned to enroll at Ohio University in Athens.
A Common Pleas Court writ of mandamus orders Athens County elections officials to allow Mary Lou Forte to register to vote. The action arose after Forte refused to answer residency duration questions on the local form, a practice debated amid a 2-2 board split and prior McConnell registration.
The York Construction Co of Chauncey forfeited a $100 bond in Municipal Court after failing to appear on a littering a stream charge. The State Department of Natural Resources alleged dumping 150 gallons of MC-3000 in an unnamed Hocking River tributary near Dover Two, creating a four inch black scum over about 1,500 feet. A heavy rain reportedly carried the material downstream making cleanup difficult. The case followed an anonymous tip.
Yesterday high 79 low 66. Today’s low 66 and 9 am 82. Precipitation 0.01 inches yesterday, 3.57 inches this month, 32.19 inches this year. Humidity 76 percent at 4 pm yesterday. Sun sets 7:20 pm, rises 7:21 am. Barometer 30.13 inches and rising at 9 am.
Athens Mayor Donald Barrett proclaims United Appeal Week urging residents of Athens and Athens County to pledge a fair share to the United Appeal drive. He notes UA supports local organizations and relies on voluntary contributions and volunteer solicitors for donations.
The Athens Chess Club sets its first fall meeting for 7 30 p m Wednesday in Room 204 Baker Center Ohio University College Street. Open to prospective members from Ohio University Athens communities. Discussing future plans including affiliating with the Ohio Chess Association and a US Chess Federation sanctioned tournament in Athens. Attendees asked to bring chess sets.
Births include a son to Mr and Mrs Jack Walton Wellston and a daughter to Mr and Mrs David Marcum Rutland. Admissions list patients from Athens Glouster McArthur Middleport Nelsonville Hamden Millfield and Warren. Dismissals include Mrs Charles Lanning Betty Lee and others from the same region.
Elections Director William Howe reports 20 096 people registered to vote by 8 a m today with 124 more registering Monday The Oct 10 deadline prompts four daytime registration sites at Church of the Good Shepherd DAV VFW Morrison School and Grange Building plus county courthouse hours from 8 a m to 8 p m Howe notes countywide registration and cites 1936 as the previous high turnout near 24 000.
Harry B. Crewson at the Jackson Apple Festival urged higher funding for the Ohio Consumer Protection Agency and new consumer protections. He cited a toll free hot line 800-282-1960 and warned that home improvement fraud and auto appliance repair fraud cost Ohio residents tens of millions annually.
Harry M. Ramsey Jr. reported that the Cincinnati district posted its 11th monthly record for the current model year with 2,344 Lincoln Mercury units sold in August. The 34 percent rise from 1,743 a year ago reflects district coverage of about 165 dealerships across southern Ohio and portions of Indiana Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia.
Athens officials urge residents to label trash cans with house numbers to prevent mixups during collection. Bob Birchfield of the City Service Department cites multiple missing can complaints and notes collectors only take cans when they are destroyed, leaving a red card for homeowners.
Patricia Darnell of Albany faced two assault and battery counts and a petty larceny charge in Athens County Municipal Court. Charges by James Darnell and Esther Wendling were dismissed, with Patricia and Esther ordered to pay half the court costs. A related case against Carrie Barker, Darnell’s mother, for destroying two windows was also dismissed.
Twenty two Athens County school administrators and guidance counselors met with Richard Green of the State Department of Education to exchange ideas and plan an enhanced guidance program. County leaders outlined yearly plans at a November 13 meeting at the Tri County Vocational School and will review materials for use in the county’s guidance efforts. Also noted, tagging lobsters for study is ineffective due to their shell shedding as they grow.
OU vice president W Charles Culp says the Athens DAV and VFW home on Home Street is not part of plans for a Holiday Inn and Trav L Park on former airport land. He notes a 99 year lease existed for the DAV VFW parcel plus historical county rights and postwar Vets Village usage.
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