State Proposes Athens Role In Traffic Tangle
Athens must take initiative to solve downtown traffic woes as state officials warn against reliance on a magic solution. John W. Hagan outlines bypass plans and local actions such as removing parking, widening streets, retiming signals, reversing lanes, and one way streets to ease congestion.
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Athens
Department of Highways
John W. Hagan
Highway Department
Bureau of Planning
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Hagan
Athens County Area Redevelopment Committee
William Harmon
Kiwanis
Dan Kovach
Glouster
Cincinnati Woman Is Sentenced
Lois Virginia Carroll, 28, of Cincinnati, was sentenced to the Marysville Women's Reformatory by Judge John Bolin after waiving counsel and the grand jury. She helped steal clothing valued at $221.75 from Katherine Figg Women's Apparel. John William Carroll, 32, also of Cincinnati, is serving 30 days for petty larceny.
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Lois Virginia Carroll
Cincinnati
Marysville
John William Carroll
Rock breaks windshield during drive on Columbus Road
Joe Cline of Chauncey told police a rock shattered his windshield while he drove along Columbus Road after a rock was thrown from a hillside. In another report Acacia Fraternity members on University Terrace said several trophies were stolen early Sunday. No injuries in a Saturday collision on Coolville Route 3 involved Ruth Eblen 44 and Donald Blake 21. Eblen was cited for failing to yield. The Mark and Past Master degrees will be conferred Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Temple per Roger Van Dyke.
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Chauncey
Joe Cline
Columbus Rd
Acacia
University Terrace
Coolville
Masonic Temple
Roger van Dyke
Shade School Student Struck by Car on Route 33
A 16 year old Shade School pupil was hit as he crossed Route 33 in front of the Shade School at 8 30 am Tuesday. William L Shockey son of Mr and Mrs Robert Shockey of Guysville Route 1 was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital with a broken pelvis and multiple injuries. The car was driven north by 40 year old John David Lowe of Shade Route 1. The driver was to be questioned as investigators continued the case.
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Shade School
State Highway Patrol
William L. Shockey
Robert Shockey
Guysville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Shockey
John David Lowe
Basic Scout Training Completed At Ohio University Center
A training program for 21 Boy Scouts and leaders finished at Ohio University College of Education. Several graduates will receive commission certificates at the Kootaga Area Council dinner at Baker Center. About 300 adults expected. program directed by Don Niesse and Bill Nutter with instructors from Athens and nearby areas.
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Ohio University College of Education
Kootaga Area
William Teders
Don Niesse
Bill Nutter
Bob Byers
Frank Grubbs
Glouster
Henry Colby
Dale Kyle
Bill Stewart
Athens
Jim Mullins
the Plains
Beasley Co Adopts New Corporation Leadership
A Chicago purchasing agent becomes president of F. J. Beasley Co. Wholesale Grocers at 93 West Union Street. A new corporation with Jack Farley of Chicago Heights NL as president and Larry Myers of Fort Wayne Ind as vice president takes over management. All 25 employees stay. Retiring president Otto Sedwick remains unnamed. Myers and Farley will commute initially as they plan to relocate families to Athens.
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Chicago
F. J. Beasley Co. Wholesale Grocers
W. Union St
Jack
Myers
Fort Wayne
Otto Sedwick
Farley
Athens
F. J. Beasley
Power outage planned in Amesville area for upgrades
The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co announces a one hour power interruption from 9:30 to 10:30 a m Wednesday in Amesville Sugar Creek Low Gap Sharpsburg Broadwell and vicinity to install new equipment at Sugar Creek sub station weather permitting and improve service.
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Amesville
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Sugar Creek
C&soe
Low Gap
Sharpsburg
Broadwell
County Hearing Bridges Bids And Humane Society Request
County commissioners scheduled extra work time and heard bids for a sheriff cruiser. They discussed funding for the humane society truck and a small bridge near State Route 78. Also approved a used road grader on deferred payment and planned office remodeling with county officials.
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County Humane Society
The
Humane Society
Hollister
Lewis Moore
Rome Township
J. W. Whaley
T. O. Kincade
Two motorists surrender bonds in city and state cases
Garry T. Douglas, 21, of 13 Hanlin Ave., cited by city police for failure to stop within assured clear distance, forfeited a $31 bond in Municipal Court. Daniel K. Delong, 39, Laurelville, forfeited a $26 bond on a State Highway Patrol speeding case.
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Garry T. Douglas
Hanlin Ave
Daniel K. Delong
Laurelville
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Shade
Police
Joseph Grogan
Legion
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
James Balding
A Savings and Loe
Economy Savings & Loan CO
N. Court St
Lynnwood
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Logan
Landmark's
Kurtz
Supreme Dryer
K.D
Wood Glen
Unico
Garden Pride Rotary
Unico Home Barrow
Saber
Tiller
Kurtz Street
Ohio
Avie
F. J. Beasley CO
Alton Hanning
James Edwards
W. H. Wakefield
Harry Dust
Edwards
Sheriff's Department
Jones Buick
Kinneer Motors
Bob Hess
Beasley and
Mathews
Harold Shields
Logan Federal
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