Council Handles Eleven Matters in Quiet Session
City council met Monday to tackle eleven items including plans for a multi level parking facility, Tulane Road storm sewer district, Canterbury Drive street assessments, and annexation discussions. It named an assessment board, set bids for street work, hired consulting engineers, and approved a water treatment note renewal while weighing liquor permit concerns and hospital land use.
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City Council
Tulane Road
Cliff Bean
Canterbury Drive
George Smith
Kenneth Collins
Albert Gubitz
Canterbury Board
Briarwood Drive-Bryan
Stimson
E. State
Madison
Clyde Beasley, Jr
Rosser Bateman
Athens State Hospital
W. State Street Park
Athens Jaycees
State Hospital
Robinson
Tad Grover
Council
Support and Opposition Noted for Athens School Levy
The Athens area sees both push and pull over a proposed five mill levy to operate the new Athens High School. Mrs. Ray Spring leads neighborhood coffee events to drum up support, while Chauncey‑Dover PTA members report the plan was defeated in a close vote. The Athens PTA Council urged endorsements from local chapters as Chauncey‑Dover officials plan further meetings. Committee members arranging the coffees include Mrs. C. E. Adams, Mrs. Sam Jasper, Mrs. Warren Reininga, Mrs. Cliff McCarthy, Mrs. Edward Stone, Mrs. Robert Neubig, Mrs. Thomas Smith, and Mrs. Harry Blythe.
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Athens High School
Ray Spring
Chauncey - Dover
PTA
Athens
Chauncey Dover Pta
C. E. Adams
Sam Jasper
Warren Reininga
Cliff McCarthy
Edward Stone
Robert Neubig
Thomas Smith
Harry Blythe
Uncertain Replacement for Chesser as Safety Director
Mayor Raymond Shepard said on Monday that no immediate replacement is likely for the vacant safety director position. Thomas Chesser, in office since last September, left the post after his last day on Saturday. One application has been submitted. duties will be split between the mayor and Dwight Robinson, covering police and fire department oversight.
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Athens
Michael Molchan
Mary Prakas
Eden Place
Molchan
Council
George Golding
N. Court St
Treva Black
Jacobs
Raymond Shepard
Thomas Chesser
Shepard
Dwight Robinson
OU Football Player Hurt in Campus Emergency Call
An Ohio University football player and a Bromley Hall worker were aided by city emergency squad during Monday incidents. Phil Swindell, 20, from Pomeroy, was taken from Peden Stadium to Hudson Health Center with a severe neck sprain. he likely misses spring practices. James Thompson, 25, of 49 Moore Ave., was treated at Bromley Hall for chest pains and transported to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Ohio University
Bromley Hall
Phil Swindell
Pomeroy
Hudson Health Center
Peden Stadium
Swindell
Perkins Hall
Alan Hart
Hart
James Thompson
Moore Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Motorist Cited After 2 Car Mishap Near Union Street
Lois R. Flaharty a 34 year old from Williams town West Virginia was charged with improper starting after a two car crash on Monday afternoon at W Court Street near W Union Street. She forfeited a $21 bond in Municipal Court. The other driver was Alan R. Kirshner 18 of Bromle Hall.
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Lois R. Flaharty
Williamstown
W. Va
W. Court Street
W. Union Street
Alan R. Kirshner
Bromle, Hall
Plane Use Study for All Colleges
An analytical study into uses of Ohio University aircraft continues with no completion date. Rex E. Haecker notes the in depth study may help set procedures for all state universities. Fox began the study April 10 and illness in his family slows progress. Fox, a retired Air Force colonel, leads aeronautical audits in Cleveland.
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Ohio University
Rex E. Haecker
John Fox
Haecker
Ohio U
Roger Cloud
Ohio U’s
Cloud
Ohio
Columbus Citizen-Journal
Vernon R. Alden
Fox
Air Force
Cleveland
Ackerman Heads Athens Rotary Club Elections
Kenneth Ackerman Athens County extension agent was elected president of the Athens Rotary Club by acclamation at a noon meeting in The Ohio University Inn. Offiers include Robert Mahn vice president Howard Bobo secretary and Hunter Hope treasurer. Board members are Ernest Rothel Robert Savage Charles Ramseth William Black and Fritz Wheaton. Jacob Mirviss explained Passover Seder Eve customs and distributed Haggadahs noting family unity and the holiday's reflection on freedom and liberty.
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Kenneth Ackerman
Athens County
Athens
Rotary Club
Ackerman
Ohio University Inn
Robert Mahn
Howard Bobo
Hunter Hope
Ernest Rothel
Robert Savage
Charles Ramseth
William Black
Fritz Wheaton
Jacob Mirviss
B’nai B'rith Hillel Foundation
Mirviss
Guysville Dedication Rites Set June 18
Dedication ceremonies for the new St. John s Catholic Church in Guysville will be held June 18 at 4 30 p m with Rev Fr Frank Patala presiding. Rep Clarence E Miller Lancaster will deliver the principal address. A May 4 cornerstone blessing and church picnic are planned.
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Guysville
St. John’s Catholic Church
Frank Patala
Rep
Clarence E. Miller
Lancaster
Cornerstone
Smoke Used In Testing Sewer In Athens
The city uses smoke bombs to find where sanitary and storm sewer lines interconnect in west Athens. Crews work in areas including S Shafter Street Brown Avenue First Street and Central Avenue to locate cross connections. Owners are notified of issues and must correct them. the practice has been used before in other parts of town.
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West Athens
Dwight Robinson
S. Shafter Street
Brown Avenue
First Street
Central Avenue
Robinson
Athens
Preschool Clinics Set At Albany School
Albany Elementary School hosts preschool clinics for children entering kindergarten or first grade. Clinics run Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. Children entering kindergarten must be five by Sept 8, first grade six. Parents should bring birth certificates and immunization records for free physical, dental, and eye examinations.
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Albany
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