Police Fire Dinner Grows To Draw 250 In City
The annual police fire appreciation dinner, eight years old, drew over 250 attendees at the Baker Center Ballroom honoring the citys safety departments. Gov DiSalle and FBI Director J Edgar Hoover praised the departments. A $400 equipment fund gift from Royal McBee and local clubs supported the cause.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walter H. Moeller
Raymond Shepard
Hoover
Royal McBee
Dalton
Grogan
C. W. Rose
Dan Merrick
Rose
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Lions
Kiwanis
Jaycees
Charles W. Dalton
Eft
Joseph B. Grogan
Jr. C. Musser
Messenger Newsphoto
Space program outlined as U S earmarks four billion
The article reports Congressman Walter H Moeller detailing about four billion dollars planned for space initiatives in the next fiscal year. NASA expert Dr Robert Krebs describes U S progress with about 70 satellites launched and 35 in orbit, while the Soviet Union has launched 17 with five in orbit.
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Walter H. Moeller
Baker Center
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Moeller
Robert Krebs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soviet Union
America
U. S
Krebs
NASA
Veteran Ohio River boatman dies at 85
William A. Smeeks Sr aged 85 of Hockingport died Monday in an Athens hospital after a long illness. He owned a packetboat and later a towboat on the Ohio River and was among the area’s oldest rivermen. Survived by his second wife Celia and 7 children, Masonic funeral rites set for 2 p.m. Thursday at White funeral home Coolville. Burial in Stuart Cemetery Hockingport. James Dean, 20, treated after a possible dislocated shoulder from a gym incident.
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Hockingport
Athens
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Ohio River
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Gary
Johnny
Frank
David
Chase
Ravenswood
William, Jr
Maurice
Tampa
Fla
Milton Strehli
Mineral Wells
W Va
Margaret White
Betty Brown
Baltimore
White Funeral Home
Coolville
Kenneth Weaver
Stuart Cemetery
James Dean
N. High St
Grover Center
Hudson Health Center
Fire Department
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hanning of Athens Route 5 announce a son. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Young of Athens announce a son. Admitted: Teresa Hunter Gloucester. Charles Cochran III The Plains. Mrs. Eugene Ramsey Athens Route 3. D B Dougan Athens Route 5. Billie Riley Athens. Dismissed: Mrs. Roger Williams Athens and daughter Mrs. John Lucas Guysville Route 1 and son Vincent Kish Chauncey.
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Charles A. Hanning
Athens
Ralph Young
Teresa Hunter
Glouster
Charles Cochran III
the Plains
Eugene Ramsey
D. B. Dougan
Billie Riley
Roger Williams
John Lucas
Guysville
Vincent Kish
Chauncey
Ex-Columbus Man Admits Trespassing
Alva Robinson, 57, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to trespassing after being told to stay put at Johnson's Inn on West State Street. He was fined $10 and costs after the initial disturbance charge was dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Columbus
Alva Robinson
Johnson's Inn
W. State St
Robinson
Acacia Fraternity President Fined For Open Fire
Acacia Fraternity president Thomas M. Hadley was fined $10 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to kindling an open fire at the rear of 101 University Terrace without a burning permit. Fire Chief Charles Dalton noted the charge and the fraternity’s representative appeared in court.
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Thomas M. Hadley
Acacia Fraternity
Charles Dalton
University Terrace
Ohio University Chemistry Students to Receive Awards
Richard Hartman, 87 Grosvenor Street, is among seven outstanding chemistry students at Ohio University who will be honored at the Chemistry Club meeting on May 17. He will receive the George La Valle Award and junior membership in the American Chemical Society for the senior with the highest academic record.
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Richard Hartman
Grosvenor St
Ohio University
Chemistry Club
George la Valle
American Chemical Society
Mercury Rises From Freezing Point to 59 by Morning
The mercury dipped to the freezing point early Tuesday but had risen 27 degrees to 59 by 9:30 a.m., per U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer. Monday’s high reached 66.
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U. S
C. L. Colmer
Red Cross aid urged for Glen Burt family in fire loss
Athens County Red Cross appeals for clothing and household items for four girls aged 6 to 10 after a Hickory Street fire gutted their home last week. Call chapter office LY-31651 or LY-31183 to arrange item pickup.
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Glen Burt
Hickory St
X-Ray Unit In City Two More Days
The mobile chest X-ray unit will operate in Athens for two final days. It will be at the Athens Livestock Sale on April 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at the State Highway Garage on April 26 from 3 to 5 p.m.
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Mobile Chest
Athens City
Athens
State Highway
Steven Kochis Fined in Athens County Court Case
Steven Kochis aged 44 of Glouster Route 3 was fined $10 and court costs after being arrested by the State Highway Patrol for operating an unsafe vehicle in Athens County Court on Monday.
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Steven Kochis
Glouster Route 3
Athens
State Highway Patrol
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