Athens County Eyed as Potential Tourist Destination
Athens County residents, led by Rev Lloyd Evans and in a talk by Paul Sherlock, discuss developing the area into a vacation site. Committees form to study tours, state agency cooperation, and training for business staff, with first report due April 26. About 25 attendees from across the county attended at Amesville Grange Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Amesville Grange Hall
Paul Sherlock
Ohio
Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
Sherlock
Evans
Waldo Poston
Albany
George King
Amesville
Alton Hanning
Athens
Phillip Keyes
Messenger
Peace Corps virtues explained by officer
Sally Horner of the college and university division outlines Peace Corps benefits and needs in an Ohio University interview. She notes 1051 volunteers in 13 countries, plans to swell to 10 000 by 1963, four month training, and that two thirds are teachers, with age range from under 20 to over 60. She says Peace Corps experience can boost employability and cites the organization’s appeal to students and employers alike.
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Peace Corps
Sally Horner
College and University Division
The
Corps
Miss Horner
Ohio University
Washington D. C
Horner
Latin America
Africa
Near East
Southeast Asia
Washington
Boston
Athens Naval Reserve Unit Inspected For Excellence
Naval Reserve unit in Athens led by Commander C E Allman received an excellent rating of 3.6 after a Thursday night inspection by Master Chief Yeoman L M Stoney. The 17 member group has met weekly at Ohio University since May 1949 and discussed reserve policies during the session.
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Ite
Cdr
C. E. Allman
Naval Reserve and
Marine Corps Training Center
Columbus
Ohio University
Allman
Athens
James G. Mason
Athens’ Naval Reserve Composite Company
Ex Millfield Resident Dies in Dayton at 52
Guy H. Wemmer formerly of Millfield died Thursday at his Dayton home after a heart attack. He was the son of the late W A Wemmer and Bessie Swart Wemmer and worked in Athens County coal mines before moving to Dayton where he was employed by Frigidaire Co. Surviving are his wife Myrtle Skinner Wemmer three daughters Ruth Kathy and Mary and a son Guy Jr all of Dayton two brothers and four sisters. Arrangements incomplete.
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Guy H. Wemmer
Millfield
Dayton
W. A
Bessie Swart Wemmer
Athens County
Frigidaire Co
Myrtle Skinner Wemmer
Ruth
Kathy
Mary Smith
Guy, Jr
Funeral services held for Nellie Stokes Dougan in Palo Alto
Funeral services were held today in Palo Alto California for Mrs Nellie Stokes Dougan wife of Dr Stanley Dougan. She died Wednesday after an extended illness and was a native of the Pennsville area. Burial followed in Palo Alto.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Nellie Stokes Dougan
Stanley Dougan
Dougan
Pennsville
Morgan County
California
Ohio University
Furniture and Clothing Needed After New Marshfield Fire
A New Marshfield family left with only clothes after a Wednesday fire seeks furniture and apparel donations. Lt. Robert Wratten of the Salvation Army invites calls at LY 3-1421 for pickup. The couple has a six month old child and no home. Kathleen Campbell of Ohio University heads hospitality for the National Institutional Teacher Placement Association convention in Columbus in November.
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New Marshfield
Robert Wratten
The
Salvation Army
Kathleen Campbell
Ohio University
National Institutional Teacher Placement Association
Columbus
April Snow Flurries Hit Athens and Rural Hamley Run
A Friday morning cold snap in Athens brought light rain turning to snow with a 0.75 inch rainfall reported by U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer. Rural Hamley Run saw a low of 37 after a high of 50 the previous day.
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Athens
Mercury
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Admission List
Admitted entries include Mrs. Alan Barnhill of Athens Mrs. Jack Hamer of Chauncey Mrs. Orville Crabtree Jr of Athens Fred E Merriman of Millfield Route 1 Mrs. Roger Jones Jr of Athens Leslie Brooks of Athens Mrs Perry Woods of Carpenter Joseph Sligo of Athens and Christy Gilbert of Athens.
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Jack Hamer
Chauncey
Orville Crabtree, Jr
Athens
Fred E. Merriman
Millfield
Roger Jones, Jr
Leslie Brooks
Perry Woods
Joseph Sligo
Christy Gilbert
Nurses Aid Ohio Orthopedic Clinic At Ohio State Campus
Nurses from the Athens City-County health department attended an orthopedic clinic in Columbus this week. The session was held on the Ohio State University campus and focused on evaluating patient needs and fitting braces for those with disabilities.
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Athens City- County
Columbus
Ohio State University
City Council Approves Night Vending For Local Shops
The Ohio University student run Dairy Clipper and a student sandwich shop win permission to sell after 7 p.m. after the council suspended rules to revise the 1950 ordinance. The measure sets a 12 30 a.m. to 8 a.m. limit and takes effect with the mayoral signature.
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Cornwell St
Ohio University
Council
Zoning Board Denies Home on Elmwood Place Lot
The city zoning board of appeals rejected Gordon Stout s request to build a home on a lot on Elmwood Place that already contained a dwelling. The board cited insufficient cubic footage and prior permit denial under the city zoning code. All members attended the meeting.
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City Zoning Board of Appeals
Gordon Stout
Elmwood Pl
Bad Checks Pass At Two Stores
A 25 year old Athens man Leon B Coleman Jr faced six months probation after admitting to writing two bad checks on March 29 at Kroger and the A&P. He had no account at Athens National Bank and was fined 200 dollars plus costs with jail time suspended at 30 days per count. He must pay all checks within 30 days. CHICAGO-Dr Harry R Stevens will head the University of Chicago alumni fund drive in Athens County this spring after earning his doctorate there in 1946.
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Lake Hope
Burr Oak
Old Man's Cave
Sherlock
Athens County
Athens
John Newcomb
Leon B. Coleman Jr
E. State Sr
Krogers
A&p
Athens National Bank
Coleman
Newcomb
Chicago
Harry R. Stevens
Ohio University
University of Chicago
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Crippled Children’s Fund
Athens County Society For Crippled Children
J. P. Highlander
M. W. McDargh
Eans
By Jim van Dyne
Tion
State Highway Patrol
Lola S. Jones
W. Union St
William O. Butz
Winnetka
Ill
Charles Tribe
Pomeroy Rd
Speeder
George Billy
Townsend Pl
Summers & Son
Southeastern Ohio
Second Ave
Gallipolis, Ohn
E. Washington St
City Hall
Federal Home Loan Bank
Schine Theater
Kentucky
Athena
Ben Geary
Donald Schine
Schine Enterprises
Bernard Diamond
Hubert Bourne
Delaware, C
Geary
Sam Mills
Athens’ Naval Reserve
Compos
Naval Reserve
Yeoman
L. M. Stoney
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Alan Barnhill
F. H. Brewer Co
Church of Your Choice
the Martin
Middleport, Ohio
Norman Dean
Richard Rypma
Joseph Grogan
Roger Jones Jr
Grogai
Clover Farm Market
W. Union Street
Ven Dyke
Buuckeye
N. Court St
Tel. LY
Luckoff
Thens, Ohio
Glouster
Ohi
Earl
Ance
Tlement
Earl Mathews
Aero
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill & Company
Earl Hooper
C. M. Gill
Jerry Kyle Security Bank Bldg
Jaynes
Dacron
Marshall
E. State St
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