Homer T. Baird Ends Service With McBee
Homer T. Baird, longtime McBee Systems Division sales leader, retires after more than 40 years with Litton. He traveled about 1.2 million miles, wore out 30 cars, and earned 16 all star club honors since 1940. Baird served on Athens City School Board 24 years and held other civic roles while commanding an Athens area sales region including SE Ohio and parts of WV and Kentucky. He served in the 37th Infantry, Navy Reserve during WWII, and organized the Ohio University band in 1923. He and wife Ellen Voelp reside at 30 Elmwood Place. children Ellen Jean McDonald, Homer T. Jr., and David.
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Homer TT
Baird
McBee Systems
Litton Industries
McBee Co
Athens
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Armed Forces Day
Masons, Elks
American Legion
National Association of Accountants
Reserve Officers Association of the
U. S
The
McBee Quarter Century Club
37Th Infantry Division
U.S. Navy
Naval Reserve
Ohio University
Ohio University Band
Ellen Voelp
Elmwood Place
Ellen Jean McDonald
Peoria, Ill
Homer Thomas, Jr
Berkley
Calif
David
Raleigh
N. C
Band Battle Schedule Planned By Jaycees
Jaycees discussed the Battle of the Bands set for 3 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Grover Center with 14 bands including Headstone Circus Orleans Venture Fred McDavis Soul Crusaders and the Erecto Set. Athens DeMolay members will help operate concessions as plans for a horse show and a district meeting in Athens April 20 were also reviewed.
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Grover Center
Jaycees
John Klosinski
Headstone Circus
Orleans Venture
Fred McDavis
Soul Crusaders
Erecto Set
Athens
Eleven Area Students Win Top Science Ratings at Athens
Eleven area students earned superior ratings at Southeastern Ohio Science Day at Ohio University. Over 400 participants competed under Dr. Stanley P. Fisher and Dr. F. E. Woltz. High school entrants included Brenda Kay Goodwin, Dave Redhenwalt, Glen Derr, Mike Bazell, James Bachman, Ralph H. Scribner, Norman Clearfield, and others from Alexander, Logan, Athens, Starr Washington, Morgan, and Gallia Academy districts. Junior high participants were Tim Jasper, John Bagshaw, John G. Stone, and Christiane Vance from Athens, Gallia, and McConnelsville schools.
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Ohio University
Columbus
Athens
Stanley P. Fisher
The
University
F. E. Woltz
Goodyear
Little Hocking
Christiane Vance
McConnelsville
Engineering Crank ice For Research
A $14,800 National Science Foundation grant supports 18 months of work at Ohio University under Dr. Donald E. Scheck, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, to automate planning in stamping and metal forming. Rep. Clarence E. Miller announced the award. effective April 1 per NSF deputy director John T. Wilson. Dr. Scheck, a La Salle, Illinois native, holds BS from Illinois and PhD from Purdue.
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Ohio University
National Science Foundation
Washington D. C
Donald E. Scheck
Clarence E. Miller
John T. Wilson
Scheck
la Salle
University of
NSF Chief Lectures Set at Ohio University
T. J. Blachut, head of photogrammetric research at the National Research Council of Canada, will visit Ohio University April 8 and 9. Sponsored by the NSF and the American Society of Photogrammetry, he will lecture three times on photogrammetry, the use of photographs to obtain measurements for scientific purposes.
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T. J. Blachut
National Research Council of Canada
Ohio University
National Science Foundation
American Society of Photogrammetry
Civil Engineering
College of Engineering and Technology
Harry M. Kaneshige
Blachut
Employes To Honor Teach-In As Student Picket Line
Oscar McGee president of Local 1699 AFSCME says members will honor a student teach-in or strike. He notes students are upset over spending and that a prolonged strike could threaten student plans. Union will meet at Space Arts Auditorium Saturday at 8 p.m. to discuss action and dormitory staff reclassifications.
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Oscar McGee
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
the Messenger Today
McGee
Athens County Board to Hear Report on Budget and Programs
The Athens County board of education will meet at 7 30 p m Saturday at the offices on W State Street. The report by Robert Weinfurther covers Senate Bill 483 retirement funds for certified personnel and an instructional television workshop set for May 3 at Alexander High School. Also to be reported is the Hocking Athens Perry Supplemental Education Center.
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Athens County Board of Education
State Street
Robert Weinfurther
Alexander High School
Hocking-Athens-Perry
Move to void annexation petitions draws legal challenge
City auditor Robert J. L. Lee said residents are asking to remove their names from eight petitions bearing 442 signatures that seek a Route 50E annexation vote. Petitioners need 351 valid signatures. withdrawal could kill the measure. Athens opponents plan ad push. three listed supporters include George W. Davies Kenneth Sands and E. B. Rathburn.
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Robert J. L. Lee
Canaan
McBee
Lee
Board of Elections
Athens
George W. Davies
Smith St
Kenneth Sands
E. State St
E. B E. Rathburn
W. Union St
District Scout Committee Meet Set in Hock-Hocking Area
The Hock Hocking Boy Scout District committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Columbus and Southern Electric Co building on May Avenue. Rev. Jerry Nelson is named chairman of the organization and extension committee. Nelson, pastor of the First Christian Church in Nelsonville, has eight years in scouting roles. Thomas McGovern, district field scouting executive, unveils a new program format with greater emphasis on committee level activities. The committee comprises representatives of church and civic organizations sponsoring scouting. Meetings remain open to interested parties.
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Thomas McGovern
McGovern
Athens City Schools plan moves to new high school
Acting superintendent Herman Humphrey outlined two required actions in the Athens City Schools. The first involves relocating the school offices from the football stadium area on Putnam Drive to the new high school buildings at The Plains. The second covers moving equipment from the old Athens building to the new high school, with a target start date of June 17 and involvement of janitorial and maintenance staff plus Neighborhood Youth Corps helpers.
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Herman Humphrey
Putnam Drive
the Plains
Humphrey
Athens
Balloon Case Dismissed Over Wrong Balloon Type
Four Ohio University students Jeffrey Randolph Mark Peebles Douglas Bensing Carl E Sommers were arrested after attempting to release a lighted plastic balloon to attract UFO sightings. Municipal Court dismissed charges Thursday on a city solicitor’s recommendation when the statute covered only paper balloons.
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Ohio University
Jeffrey Randolph
Columbus Road
Mark Peebles
Davis Hall
Douglas Bensing
Carl E. Sommers
Athens
Gerald Mollica
Athens Temperature Rises to 62 Degrees in Strong Thursday
The Athens area posted a high of 62 degrees on Thursday per U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer. Overnight low at 8 a.m. was 39 degrees. The Hocking River stood at 8.14 feet and rising after .15 inches of rainfall.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
U. S
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