City council approves street resurfacing and water lines plan
Athens officials authorize hot mix repaving of five streets and extensive repairs on many others. Plan calls for dust control, improved drainage, and drilling test wells on Hocking River site with bids expected. park hills subdivision water and street work debated. rate changes for gas and new supervisory positions approved.
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Garbage Fee Investigation Is Completed
City service safety director Milton Nuzum told council 181 locations avoided garbage charges. At $1.50 per customer the loss runs about $3,000 yearly with several commercial accounts billed at household rates. Changes will be made to put the department back in the black as studies of city departments continue.
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Kiwanis Club hears Area Chief on erosion of freedom
Joseph Romanello, Ninth Division Kiwanis lieutenant governor and Detroit Steel official, tells Athens Kiwanis members that freedom of the individual has eroded in recent years. He cites the farmer’s plight and a growing “something for nothing” attitude among youth. Father Francis Maloney outlines Holy Week. Kiwanis honors reach for perfect attendance including Zetty, Barron, Watkins, and Lee. A Rome-Canian High School record hop raises Cancer Fund funds with contests and a cake walk.
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Ames Bern School Seeks Reorganization With Other Districts
Ames-Bern and Trimble local school boards discussed possible reorganization with nearby districts. Executive head Jesse M. Cain noted mutual concerns and openness to joining. An Ohio University survey suggested alliances with Water loo The Plains Albany Shade Rome Canaan and Athens city districts. Cain said the goal is to preserve the Ames-Bern district while allowing troubled districts to partner. Three patron groups were formed from a recent PTA meeting to gauge support.
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Area Man Fined After Brush Fire
Kenneth Davis of Athens Route 3 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to unlawfully kindling a fire without removing leaves and debris. He burned at an improper time, and the blaze burned about 12 acres of forest land near Route 50 northeast of Route 33 while clearing land to build a house. The Richland Area Fire Department responded twice on March 29. he was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
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Sign Painter Tags Phi Mu House Construction Site
Police reported that a sign painter left a black lettered mark on the contractor's shed at the Phi Mu sorority house site at College and Church. The contractor continues excavating the area for the new structure.
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Rhodes Divorce Petition Cites Gross Neglect and Cruelty
Howard C. Rhodes files for divorce from Edna P. Rhodes in Common Pleas Court Junction City Kansas alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. They wed October 13 1950 in Nelsonville.
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Citizens Committee For Levy Elects Officers
At Athens High School the Citizens Committee for Education elected officers for the third meeting and discussed plans to push the 2.5 levy. Harold Swisher became chairman with Robert Essex as secretary treasurer and Kenneth Reeder as publicity chairman.
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OU Post Wins Honors at Ohio College Newspaper Meet
The Ohio University Post named best daily college newspaper in Ohio at the 36th Ohio College Newspaper Association convention in Toledo. Miami and Kent State placed second and third. Eleven staff members won individual awards, totaling twelve, the most of any school.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Actions and Accidents
Admission and discharge notes list Hazel Colerick and John Pennell among new patients and several dismissals. An Athens driver escaped injury after his car struck a telephone pole, with Gene McDonald cited for conditional speed after leaving Route 50 A and colliding with a drainage ditch.
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