Athens Sailors Serve Aboard Recommissioned USS New Jersey
Two Athens sailors serve aboard the 1400 crew battleship USS New Jersey which the Navy has recommissioned for active service. Fireman Tom Craig Douglas and Fire Control Technician Third Class Robert C. Troxel are among the crew. The ship was recommissioned at Philadelphia on April 6 and has earned nine WWII battle stars and four Korean War battle stars across its service.
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Athens
New Jersey
Tom Craig Douglas
Cliff Andrews
Andrews
Philadelphia Naval Base
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Pacific
Philadelphia
McCarthy Rally Set Tomorrow at OU
Michael Hagen OU teach in rally set for Tuesday 8 p.m. at Ewing Auditorium. Also speaking are Dr. Charles Holzer of Holzer Clinic and Dr. William E. Connolly OU government professor. Spokesman says event aims to inform the public about Senator Eugene McCarthy and his policies.
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Michael Hagen
Eugene McCarthy
Ohio University
Ewing Auditorium
Charles Holzer
Holzer Clinic
Gallipolis
William E. Connolly
Minnesota
Past Commanders Night Set by American Legion Post 21
Past commanders of K. T. Crossen Post 21 will be honored Wednesday night with a 6:30 p.m. dinner and an address by Alex Blair plus a show by Robert Falkner Merlin the Magician. Richland Avenue Fire Brigade meets at 7:30 p.m. for a training session at the fire station.
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K. T. Crossen Post 21
American Legion
Richard Rypma
Alex Blair
Robert Falkner
Merlin the Magician
Richland Avenue Fire Brigade
Tags Must Be On Tonight For 1968 License Plates
The deadline to display 1968 license plates is midnight tonight. By Tuesday all vehicles must have the new plates. Long lines formed at license registrar offices as last minute shoppers sought tags. offices close at 4 p.m.
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Lcense
Swami Satchidananda To Speak At Local Lighthouse
Swami Satchidananda of the Integral Yoga Institute in New York will address yoga and meditation at 8 p.m. tonight at the Appalachian Lighthouse, 90 North Court Street. The appearance in Athens is co sponsored by the Campus Religious Council and Appalachian Lighthouse.
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Swami Satchidananda
Integral Yoga Institute
New York
Appalachian Lighthouse
N. Court St
Athens
Campus Religious Council
Pre School Registration Scheduled in Athens District
Pre school registration for kindergarten or first grade age children in the Athens City School District occurs in two sessions this week. The Plains and Chauncey areas register Tuesday 9 am to 2 pm at Dover Elementary. East West Morrison registration occurs Thursday 9 am to 3 pm at West Elementary. Children must be five by Sept 30 for kindergarten and six by Oct 31 for first grade, with birth certificates and immunization records required.
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Athens City
Plains
Chauncey
Dover
East
West
Morrison
Athens Man Fined On Trash Burning
Donald Richter of 245 E State St pleaded guilty in Municipal Court after burning trash without a permit. Sparks from the fire ignited wood shingles on a building and his house, resulting in a $10 fine plus costs.
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Athens
Donald Richter
E. State St
Five Athens area accidents probe over Labor Day weekend
Highway patrol reported five traffic crashes near Athens over the holiday weekend. Gustovich 21 received head injuries on Route 13 when his car left the road and struck an embankment. cited for conditional speed. Coulson 56 pulled into the path of Esmont 24 on Route 33. cited for right of way. Brown 80 pulled into Good 19 on Route 33. cited for right of way in an intersection. James 31 on Route 33 near Route 595 ran off a curve, struck a pole and fence. cited for conditional speed. Herrmann 54 on Route 3 near the Hocking Fairfield line was injured crossing median and embankment. listed in fair condition.
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Athens
The
Highway Patrol
George Joseph Gustovich
Race St
Gustovich
Pauline M. Coulson
Millfield
Robert E. Esmont
Ashland
Coulson
Harry M. Brown
Logan
Philip E. Good
Judy Good
Brown
Charles Marion James
Hocking County
James
Marcelle C. Herrmann
Rockbridge
Hocking- Fairfield
Fairfield Hospital
Athens Bus Line Extension To Chauncey Being Sought
An application to extend Athens Bus Lines service to Chauncey was filed with the PUCO in Columbus. Morton Corp president James Morton said The Plains and Chauncey would gain hourly buses once approved, with start dates targeted for Tuesday or Wednesday after permit clearance. City council will consider amending the franchise ordinance to a lease arrangement amid subsidy questions.
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Athens
Chauncey
Columbus
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
James Morton
Morton Corp
Bucyrus
Athens Bus Lines
Plains
PACO
Chauncey Area
Morton
Mortor
Rich Lyons
Lyons
Cision
Charles White
Economy Cab Co
Wing Planned for Ohio Highways Office in Marietta
John W. Dowler announces plans for a new wing at the Ohio Department of Highways Division 10 office in Marietta to ease space and traffic. a street widening opposite the HQ is sought. He notes traffic linked to Marietta High School, and the patrol post moved to Reno area for space. Dowler hints at possibly acquiring adjacent land from Washington County Children's Home in the future.
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Ohio Department of Highways Division 10
Marietta
John W. Dowler
Dowler
State Highway Patrol
Highway Department
Reno
Washington County Children’s Home
Deadline Extended On Friendly Town Volunteer Plan
Athens area families have more time to join the Friendly Town program. Athens County chairman Mrs. Bruce Kuhre says urban children from Cleveland ghettos will visit rural and suburban homes from June 27 through July 7. Last year over 20 families hosted, and 22 new inquiries have been received this year.
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Athens Area
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Birth Report
Birth notice from Sheltering Arms Hospital records a newborn entry. Details include infant gender and parent names, with hospital and department attribution.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dismissals and Births in Athens and Nearby Towns
A list of births in Stewart Albany Athens Millfield Chauncey and other area locales includes Mr and Mrs Robert Hawk Stewart a daughter Mr and Mrs Stanley Trout Albany a daughter Barbara Fiala and others from Athens and area. A separate dismissal list names multiple individuals and families from Athens Circle including Mary Burch Bertha Hayes and Barbara Fiala. Finally Wular Lake in Kashmir is described as the largest in the region measuring 1244 by 5 miles.
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Robert Hawk
Stewart
Stanley Trout
Albany
Barbara Fiala
Harry Burson
Charles Laughlin
Milton Williams
Ernest Coe
Athens
Mary Burch
Bertha Hayes
Columbus
Charles Houser
South Point
Nellie Jordan
Chauncey
Wilbur McCune
Millfield
Daniel Keirns
Frank Kline
Guysville
Wular
Kashmir
Miller Sponsors Measure to Fund Advance Right of Way
U S Rep Clarence E Miller introduces a bill to create a 300 million dollar revolving fund in the Treasury to pay advance right of way costs for federal aid highways. The plan allows states to use apportioned funds up to seven years early, with interest free advances and coverage of relocation and property costs.
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U. S
Clarence E. Miller
Ohio
Lancaster
Treasury
Miller
House Public Works Committee
Secretary of Transportation
California
Congress
Bids Awarded by Athens County Commissioners
The Athens County Commissioners awarded contracts for light primer, asphalt sealer, and limestone to Koopers Co Ball & Ball Amesville, and gravel to Myrtle Griffin Little Hocking. The Bridge Construction Co won the Sunny Creek Main Street bridge bid at 34,587 against a 35,841 estimate. Trucks bids were studied and a 20 mph Strouds Run limit and Dow Lake traffic plan were postponed.
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Athens County
Koopers Co
Chevron Asphalt Co
Ball & Ball
Amesville
Myrtle Griffin
Little Hocking
Bridge Construction Co
Sunny Creek
Main Street
Glouster
Commissioners
Strouds Run
Dow Lake
No Decision Expected On B&O Before June
Testimony wrapped up in Columbus at the Public Utilities Commission hearing on discontinuing B&O passenger trains No 31 and No 32 between Parkersburg West Virginia and Cincinnati. Hearings will continue until May 31 for briefs, with a June decision anticipated after transcript review.
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B&o
Columbus
Public Utilities Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Chillicothe
Athens
William F. Howes Jr
F. R. France
Howard H. Lehkamp
Barry Blank
Auditor’s
the National Limited
Par
Kersburg
W. Va
Cincinnati
Parkersburg
West Virginian
Rain and Thunder Boost Athens Rainfall Total
Athens received .57 inches of rain Sunday night from a thunderstorm that included hail. The high was 77 degrees, with an overnight low of 38 and 45 degrees at 8 a.m. The Hocking River stood at 4.10 feet and was falling, according to U.S. Observer Co. L. Colmer.
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Athens
Co. L. Colmer
U.S
Colmer
Hocking
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