Council OKs Zoning Change Bonds Re Sale
The city council approved a zoning change for Rumac Inc. property near McKinley Ave. to R-3 multi family housing and a 10.5 acre Route 50W parcel to B-1 neighborhood business. It also passed a measure to resell water treatment plant bonds via Fahey Clark with potential $93,000 in interest savings. A bonding ordinance will follow for final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mond Shepard
William Weisenbach
Norman Dean
Fahey-Clark
John Alden
Weisenbach
Phelps, Fenn and Co
Cleveland
U. S. Treasury
Rumac Inc
McKinley Ave
Rumac
Harold Kimes
Admitted Patients at Sheltering Arms Hospital
The register shows admitted patients including Mrs. Mary Dew of Chauncey, Mrs. Roy Vermaaten of Glouster, Mrs. Leo Hooper of Athens Route 1, Bert Koenigsmark of Lake Park Florida, Charles Bodkins of Mineral, Charles Jeffers of Athens Route 1, Linda Pierce of Athens Route 3, Brenda Jones of Athens Route 1, and Mrs. Jesse Rowles of Athens. Dismissals include Mrs. Faye Cline of Athens and Mrs. Karl Weiss of Athens Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dew
Chauncey
Roy Vermaaten
Glouster
Leo Hooper
Athens
Bert Koenigsmark
Lake Park
Fla
Charles Bodkins
Mineral
Charles Jeffers
Linda Pierce
Brenda Jones
Jesse Rowles
Six Are Selected For Buckeye Boys State
Six Athens County high school juniors are selected to attend the American Legion Buckeye Boys State at Ohio University June 13 through 22. Recipients include Richard Fulks and Philip Rose of Athens High School and Gregory K Wright Rome Canaan High School along with Roger Black Carthage Troy Rob ert Brooks Waterloo and Joe Phillips Shade Local. Scholarships of 45 dollars are funded by sponsors and local service organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
American Legion
Buckeye
Ohio University
Athens High School
Richard Fulks
Charles Ki. Fulks
Maplewood Dr
Philip Rose
R. F. Rose
Euclid
Fulks
Rose
Rotary
Kiwanis
Guidance Center Plight Tied to Rotary Support
Mrs. Catherine Semans of the Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center told Athens Rotary members the center serves Ohio University students and county residents with psychotherapy and group therapy. She noted a $10,000 federal grant ending June 30 and a funding shift toward greater community support, with two thirds now from the state and one third from the community.
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Catherine Semans
Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center
Athens Rotary
Semans
Ohio University
Psychological Services Center
Lemans
Southeastern Ohio
Guidance
Guidance Center
Athens County
Ohio
Flying Club Talks Heard and SIU Meet Victory
Kiwanis members heard Ohio University Flying Bobcats report at the Sportsman Grill. Dave Hoover said the Bobcats won four trophies including the Loening for best all around team at the Southern Illinois intercollegiate meet. A scooter accident near 362 Richland Ave left a man fleeing police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Sportsman Grill
Ohio University Flying Bobcats
Dave Hoover
Southern Illinois
Bobcats
Loening
Dover Township road proposal rejected by county officials
Athens County commissioners denied a request to establish a road in Dover Township while tabling another petition for a different road. The board reviewed the weekly report from acting dog warden Homer Buckley showing 16 dogs destroyed. Dover Township trustees opposed the road proposal, a 17-signature petition indicated.
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Dover Township
Athens County
Homer Buckley
Canaan
Commission
W. H. Wakefield
County Humane Society
Society
Route 13
4-H Junior Leader Meeting Planned in Ohio
Counseling on trade schools and college will top the agenda at the 4-H Junior Leadership meeting. Ronald Mills, Athens High School counselor, will lead the discussion at the Ohio Fuel Gas Co office on U S Route 50E. Don Davis said 4-H camp counselor applications are due at this meeting and final plans for officers and advisors training will be made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
U. S. Route
Jackson Man Fined On Police Charge
Clyde Glidwell 41 of Jackson pled guilty in Municipal Court to intoxication and stealing a flashlight valued at 5 dollars. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs for intoxication and 50 dollars plus costs for theft, with 40 dollars of the total suspended if he replaces the flashlight taken from Edna Wilson of 7 Putnam Dr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Glidwell
Jackson
Glidwell
Edna Wilson
Putnam Dr
Athens man fined jailed for driving while intoxicated
Arthur R. Graham, 48, of Athens Route 1, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to six days in jail with three suspended, placed on 120 days probation, and deprived of his driving license for 120 days. The city note also mentions a broken Kroger window but no complaint filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Raymond Graham
Athens
Graham
County Court Fines Man Cited For DWI
Floyd Buryl Cline 42 of Logan pleaded guilty to two counts by the State Highway Patrol. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated and 10 dollars plus costs for driving left of center. Additional citations include Linda Lewis Robinson 20 Athens Route 3 stop sign 15 dollars, William Charles Blatt 42 Chauncey failing to yield from private drive 10 dollars, Benjamin Robert Fortney 43 Guysville Route 2 stop sign 15 dollars, James H. Jarvis 36 Stewart Route 1 no headlights 15 dollars, and Clarence Dale Daniels 30 Athens Route 2 no muffler 10 dollars. Dr Robert W Briggs of University of Indiana will speak at 7 30 p m Thursday in Chemistry Auditorium for Ohio University zoology department and Graduate College on Nucleocytoplasmic Interactions in Amphibian Hybrids.
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Floyd Buryl Cline
Logan
State Highway Patrol
Cline
William Charles Blatt
Chauncey
Benjamin Robert Fortney
Guysville
James H. Jarvis
Stewart
Clarence Dale Daniels
Athens
Robert W. Briggs
University of Indiana
Ohio University
Zoology
Graduate College
Band Wins Top Rating In Finals At Franklin Heights
The Plains High School band directed by Elmer G. Horsky earned a superior rating at the Class C-2 state band chorus competition held at Franklin Heights High School. Nancy Bowling, an Ohio University student teacher, assisted as director weill. The group received a bronze plaque from the Ohio Music Education Association. A tag day is set for Athens Saturday with the annual spring concert scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains High
Franklin’ Heights
Elmer G. Horsky
Ohio Music Education Association
Nancy Bowling
Ohio University
Athens
Two Men Injured When Car Hits Tree on Route 33
A late model car left a curve on Route 33 three miles south of Nelsonville injuring two men. Driver Jack Wise 26 Athens Route 4 suffered possible back injuries. passenger Donald Brooks 26 Perry Street fractured limbs and sustained head cuts. Both were moved to Mount St Marys and University Hospitals in Columbus.
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Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Jack Wise
Athens
Donald Brooks
Perry St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
University Hospital
Columbus
Wise
Kenneth Raymond Sacks
Cleveland
Sacks
Thens
Deputies Corner AWOL Sailors After Quick Field Manhunt
Sheriff Harold Shields reports two Naval deserters Theodore Wayne Montgomery and Larry Dean Schultze were captured after a brief chase across a field. Montgomery, 22, from Millfield Route 1, and Schultze, 20, from Barneston, Neb., had been absent without leave from USS Randolph in New York City since March. Deputies Carl Welling, Robert Allen, and Dewitt Walker joined the pursuit, with Allen intercepting the pair near the Hocking River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Shields
Theodore Wayne Montgomery
Millfield
Montgomery
Columbus Rd
Hocking River
Carl Welling
Robert Allen
Dewitt Walker
Allen
Weather Through Athens With Rain and Wind
Uncertain weather continued in Athens with light rain and high winds during mid morning. U S Observer C L Colmer reported 60 degrees at 9:30 a m, up four degrees from the early low, as Monday’s high reached 62 and rainfall totaled .22 of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
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Fahey, Clark and Co
Belk
North Court Street
Archdale
Sandalwood
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Faye Cline
Karl Weiss
Roger Black
Robert Brooks
Gregory Wright
Flying Club
Scooter
Richland Ave
Kroger Co
The
Humane Society
Springfield
Linda Lewis Robinson
State
the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
Federal Deposits Insurance Corp
R. C. Cook
Wayne L. White
Evelyn Linscott
Athens Co
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