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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1968

Page

2

Logan Boy and Nelsonville Man Injured In Hocking County Accidents

A nine year old Logan boy and a 29 year old Nelsonville man were injured Sunday in separate Hocking County accidents. Harold Sheets Jr. suffered possible concussion and contusions after a panel truck struck him while crossing W Hunter Street. Elmer C Spencer was treated for shock after his truck passed another vehicle and struck Sheets. Dave Geffels sustained head and facial lacerations and shock when his car hit a bridge on Logan Starr Route near Logan. Geffels cannot recall the incident and may have fallen asleep. He was treated at Hocking Valley Community Hospital.

Logan Boy Nelsonville Hocking County Logan Hocking Valley Community Hospital Paul Hartman W. Hunter Street Elmer C. Spencer Reynoldsburg Spencer Dave Geffells Columbus St Logan Starr Geffels Hocking Valley

Howe Attends Session For Election Directors

William Howe, county board of elections director, attended the Republican State Convention and a meeting of state election directors over the weekend. Ted Brown, secretary of state, and George Farris, assistant secretary, briefed directors on write-in procedures for the November elections. Each office on the ballot must have space for a write-in candidate. A presidential candidate must have a slate of state electors pledged to him if votes are to be counted.

William Howe Ted Brown George Farris Mildred Perry Perry

Two Hit Skip Mishaps Prompt Police Cites

Athens police investigated two hit and run incidents over the weekend. James D. Rode, 21, of 34 N. McKinley Ave., cited for leaving the scene on Mill Street after his westbound car struck a parked vehicle and fled, with paint on his bumper. Jonnie D. Pollard, 16, of Albany, owns the parked car. Lee L. Ramey, 39, of Route 1, Ewington, reported his vehicle hit at South Y and Route 33 by another car that left the scene. police seek a red Corvette driver believed to have damage to its left side and rear.

Athens James D. Rode N. McKinley Ave Mill Street Rode Mill Jonnie D. Pollard Albany Lee L. Ramey Ewington Ramey Troy’s Shell Station

Gilligan Crewson Backers To Meet In Athens Bentley Hall

The Athens Committee for Gilligan and Crewson will hold an open meeting for town residents and Ohio University faculty and students interested in campaigns. John Perlman of the Young Democrats says the gathering aims to organize canvassing procedures and recruit campaign workers for Gilligan for Senate and Crewson for Congress.

Athens Committee Gilligan and Crewson McCarthy Ohio University John Gilligan Senate Harry Crewson Congress John Perlman Ohio University Young Democrats Bentley Hall

Mother's Meal From Aerosol Cans Predicted

Waterbury Connecticut researchers in Scovill Manufacturing aerosol division predict housewives will serve full course dinners from pressure packed cans. Marketing manager Paul Welsh foresees about 600 million units on the market by 1971 with cheese spreads and dressings already in aerosol form and mashed potatoes and other dinner ingredients on the way.

Aerosol Division Scovill Manufacturing Company Paul Welsh

Landlords Seek Zoning Variances In Athens Hearing

Four landlords will ask the Athens Zoning Appeals Board to allow more than three roomers per property at a 7:30 p.m. hearing October 10 in City Council Chambers City Hall. They join 40 landlords notified of violations under a city ordinance restricting rooming houses. Names include Craig L Heydon 121 N Lancaster St Robert D Faulkner 60 Morris Ave Dwight A Pugh 302 E State St and Edna Quivey 138 Lancaster St. Twelve variance applications were issued and four returned. more hearings possible if additional applications arrive.

Athens Zoning Appeals Board City Council City Hall Craig L. Heydon N. Lancaster St Robert D. Faulkner Morris Ave Dwight A. Pugh E. State St Edna Quivey Lancaster St Appeals Board

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Reaches Local Families

A list of births and names connected to Sheltering Arms Hospital appears, naming families such as Mr and Mrs Gary Minerd of Athens with a son, Mr and Mrs Jerome Dixon of Stewart with a son, and several other parents and relatives from Stewart, Clarence, The Plains, Athens, Millfield and surrounding areas. The note section records multiple newborns and associated relatives in a concise community notice.

Gary Minerd Athens Jerome Dixon Stewart Greg Roush Syracuse

Stil For Prohibition Stil For Prohibition

Madras India chief advocate of prohibition in South India says his US tour strengthened his views. C N Annadurai Madras state chief minister told a public meeting that Americans sip liquor slowly, while Indians gulp it quickly. Ninety percent of a strawberry is water and botanically not a berry.

Madras India South India United States C. N. Annadurai

Ohio adopts uniform traffic court rules in bold overhaul

Ohio Supreme Court standardizes traffic procedures for all subcounty courts. Athens Municipal Court plans to adopt next month as rules require appearances by all defendants and quadruplicate tickets to cut clerical work. Enhanced record keeping by Motor Vehicles and consolidated trials aim for quicker, fairer outcomes.

Ohio Ohio Supreme Court Athens Ohio State Bar Association Supreme Court Franklin Sheeter Bureau of Motor Vehicles Columbus California Sheeter Ohio Bar Committee Registrar of Motor Vehicles Ohio State Highway Patrol

Leading Pianist Constantinidis To Give Concert Next Sunday

One of the nation s leading concert pianists Nicolas Constantinidis will perform at Ohio University s Ewing Auditorium at 8 p m Sunday in a School of Music Exchange Concert free of charge. Born Cairo 1936 to Greek parents he became sightless at six and studied in Greece and England before earning degrees at Baldwin Wallace Cleveland Institute and later teaching at the University of Akron He plans a second European tour in spring 1969.

Ohio University Nicolas Constantinidis Bach Beethoven Brahms Schoenberg Hadzifakis Ewing Auditorium School of Music U. S Constantinidis Cairo Egypt Greece Royal Academy of Music London Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music Music Academy of the West

Traffic Fines from Municipal Court

Naomi B Huffine aged 37 of Albany Route 1 faced improper lane violations with fines of 10 dollars and 11 50 cents costs while no operator s license added 15 dollars and 11 50 cents costs Edgar L Starcher 22 from Parkersburg cited for speeding with 30 dollars and costs Ene Thomas Dowler 42 of Nelsonville Route 1 charged with driving with suspended license 5300 dollars and costs and 15 days jail with 200 dollar fine and jail sentence suspended if he remains unlicensed One cup of strawberries contains 90 calories and a handful has more vitamin C than the adult daily requirement

Naomi B. Huffine Albany Edgar L. Starcher Parkersburg Thomas Dowler Nelsonville

Police Get Stolen Goods Notifications

A convertible top and a radio were reported stolen in Athens. Sanders Used Car Lot on East State Street suffered a car radio theft, while a tan top was taken from a convertible between Saturday 5 30 p.m. and Sunday 1 10 p.m. The list of named locals includes ages and towns such as Athens Glouster Coshocton The Plains Nelsonville and Millfield among others.

Athens Dale Sanders Sanders Used Car Lot East State Street Jack Roth N. McKinley

Man Pleads No Contest In Toxication and Left Of Center

A 27 year old Newcomerstown man Richard Lee Stewart pleaded no contest in Athens County Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated and driving left of center. A hearing is set for 9 a.m. Friday with Stewart free on $300 bond for intoxication and $22 for the left of center charge. A separate note on nutrition states strawberries contain more vitamin A than raisins and more vitamin C than the same amount of lemons.

Newcomerstown Athens County Cen Richard Lee Stewart

Two Hurt In Athens Accidents

Two persons were injured and one cited after three separate crashes in Athens Saturday. Linda Larsen, 19, treated for a head bump after a rear end collision at Union and Congress. Kristin Dean, 20, cited for failure to stop within assured distance. Retha Potts, 62, complained of whiplash in a second rear end crash at State and Avon. Donald Fannin jailed for intoxication with $25 fine and costs.

Athens Linda Larsen Hudson Health Center Union and Congress James Raymond Reinhard Gamertsfelder Hall Miss Larsen Reinhard Kristin M. Dean S. College St Retha Blanche Potts

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OU College of Communication College of Communication Walter Cronkite CBS News Cronkite New York Memorial Auditorium Howe Gilligan-Crewson Watch Repair Service Wilson Baker Watchmaker Berry Hell Waterbury, Conn Complete Insurance Service Don Reed Bob Baur Reed & Baur, Inc E. State Sheltering Arms Hospital Herbert Norman Jr Clarence McDonald Plains Zane Gray Dwight Rutherford Charles Clench Isabelle Josten Donald Daugherty Jack Hillyer Robert Rowan John Clark Millfield John Redding Scott VanHorn Robert Laziman Elton Steele Audrey Finch Harry Thornton James Schmidt Elwood Scaggs Robert Wion Randy Diener Donald Bobo Richard Haddox Ralph Nuzum High Court Gyorgy Sandor Arthur Loesser Cleveland Institute of Music University of Akron Europe Virgil Donald Seebaugh Rooter Mane Isner Clifford H. Smith Ill Linda Hanning the Plains Michael S. McNutt Red Town Cheryl L. Spencer Glouster Stanley S. Shaw, Jr Coshocton Mary Ellen Baird Richard Bruce Bonnie Roberts Lewis Harold Owrey Jr Karen Lee Everhart Patrick Flynn Amy Duncan Donald L. Dalton Army Tone Jean Snedden Hookkeener Donald Fannin Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation South Court Street Athens National Bank Mahaffey WA Jahaffey Waytac I W State Tel
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