Compact Growth Urged For Athens Plan to curb sprawl
Athens should grow compactly near existing areas to ease taxpayer burden and improve access to urban centers. City planning consultant Arnall T. Connell says the comprehensive plan due by December 15 will loosen residential zoning rules, enhance property use, and focus on roads and utilities to support orderly development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Efa
Athens
Arnall T
Pat) Connell
Connell
Planning Commission
City Planning Commission
County Schools Set to Open September 9 for Most Districts
County schools will open September 9 except Ames-Bern which starts September 2 to 4 to extend Christmas break. Ames-Bern will dismiss September 8 for a countywide teachers meeting in Albany. Porter's schedule approved last May by executive heads with decisions to be finalized by August 18. Parents of kindergartners and new pupils urged to contact local heads for details. Bus inspections planned in late August to preempt issues before opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames-Bern
T. C. Porter
Porter
Albany
Girl Rescued From 12 Foot Light Well After Cat Found
A 11 year old girl, Linda Hall, jumped into a light well behind the high school cafeteria around 6 p.m. Tuesday and was rescued about 2 1/2 hours later by the fire department emergency squad with a ladder. She was not hurt. The squad also aided Lynn Debeljk, 17, with a knee injury, James Ferguson, 19, with a lower lip cut, and Ann Whiteside, 20, who fainted at the Space Arts Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Linda Hall
Fred Dokes
W. State St
James Stanley
Stanley
Lynn Debeljek
Washington Hall
E. Washington St
James Ferguson
Grand Park Blvd
Ann Whiteside
Highland Ave
Space Arts Building
Hudson Health Center
Bright sun dispels fog over Athens on Wednesday
Cooler conditions held in Athens as a bright sun dispelled heavy fog. U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer logged 76 at 9 a.m., up 11 degrees from the morning low. Tuesday’s high reached 89 in humid air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Lavelle Named Athens County Chairman in Supreme Court Campaign
William A. Lavelle of Athens is named Athens County chairman for the Ohio Committee to Retain Judge Rankin M. Gibson on the Supreme Court. State Chairman Thomas C. Westropp lists area chairmen including Joseph C. Allen New Lexington Hubert D. Lappen Logan Alva Mahaffey Carpenter Frank W. Porter Jr. Pomeroy Mrs. Wilma Reiber Racine and J. Sherman Porter Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Lavelle
Athens
Athens County
Ohio Committee
Rankin M. Gibson
Supreme Court
Thomas C. Westropp
Joseph C. Allen
New Lexington
Hubert D. Lappen
Logan
Alva Mahaffey
Carpenter
Frank W. Porter, Jr
Pomeroy
Wilma Reiber
Racine
J. Sherman Porter
Gallipolis
Clevelanders Injured In Area Crash
A two car collision on Route 278 south of Nelsonville injured driver Isabel Naomi Webb and passenger Charles T. Webb both Cleveland residents were hospitalized at Mount St Mary Hospital. Webb swerved left of center to avoid an object on the highway and was cited for failure to yield half of the roadway. A list of property transfers appears appended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Isabel Naomi Webb
Cleveland
Charles T. Webb
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Schoonover Seeks Salary Raise By Declaratory Judgment
County Judge George Schoonover filed in Common Pleas Court seeking a $50 per month raise or recognition of a larger obligation by the county commissioners. He says the December 1962 approval was not communicated to clerk J. W. Whaley and the raise appeared in the 1963 budget, with current pay at $190.11 monthly. Defendants include commissioners Wakefield Edwards and Cline and auditor/clerk Whaley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schoonover
Common Pleas Court
Schoonover
J. W. Whaley
W. H. Wakefield
James Edwards
John Cline
Whaley
Athens native serves aboard USS Ticonderoga in combat area
Lt. Bill Wolfe, son of Floyd M. and Mrs. Wolfe, serves on the Navy carrier USS Ticonderoga where air strikes hit North Vietnamese torpedo boats in Tonkin Bay. A 1952 Athens High School graduate, he has flown F4D jets and spent 10 years as a Navy flier. He attended Ohio University.
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Athens
Ticonderoga
Tonkin Bay
Bill Wolfe
Floyd M. Wolfe
Navy
Wolfe
Athens High School
Ohio University
OU Receives Grants for Speech Clinic
The Ohio University Speech and Hearing Center received two graduate training grants for the next school year. Richard Ham said $36,847 from the U.S. Vocational Rehabilitation Administration and about $17,400 from the U.S. Office of Education will support 12 graduate traineeships and training costs. The VRA funds target handicapped adults and the education grant supports training with children who have speech and hearing issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Speech and Hearing Center
Richard Ham
U.S. Vocational Rehabilitation Administration
U.S. Office of Education
VRA
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes
Mr and Mrs Jack Cline welcomed a daughter at Albany Route 1. Admissions include Maria Stephens Ath ens, A L Stewart Ath ens, Lucy Milhoan The Plains, Kelly Woodruff Ath ens, Mary Rood Athens. Discharges list Leonard Pidcock Nelsonville Route 1, Marion W Rose Athens, Charles Mullins Athens, Paul Power Athens, Linda Thompson Athens Route 3, Harry Dowdy Athens Route 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Cline
Albany
Maria Stephens
Athens
A. L. Stewart
Lucy Milhoan
the Plains
Kelly Woodruff
Mary Rood
Leonard Pidcock
Nelsonville
Marion W. Rose
Charles Mullins
Paul Power
Linda Thompson
Harry Dowdy
Landowners Briefed on Hocking River Dam Plans Near Belleville
The U S Corps of Engineers held a meeting led by land procurement chief Jack Burdette to outline impacts from the Reedsville Belleville Dam on the Hocking River. Water level will not rise until 1967 to about 17 ft above current mouth, with easements up to four feet above normal pool. The corps will clear trees to future pool height and may restrict buildings. navigation rights will extend to the river but not land in easements. A launch and picnic area near State Route is planned. attendees included Don Johnson, Kenneth Ackerman, and Jack White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking
Reedsville
Belleville
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Jack Burdette
Beebe Bridge
Jack Rogers
Huntington
Burdette
City repairs advance on Graham Dr and others
Service Safety Director Dwight Robinson said two streets Briarwood Dr and Franklin Ave have been finished and sealed with drainage upgrades. Graham Dr will be financed by assessments and completed this summer. Three other streets will be resurfaced using income tax funds and bids are expected this month.
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Service Safety
Dwight Robinson
Graham Dr
Robinson
Briarwood Dr
Franklin Ave
Syring St
Madison Ave
Briarwood Wr
Hooper St
High St
W. Washington
Carpenter
Grant and
Belleana
Three Youths and Child Hurt in City Traffic Crashes
City police report three injuries from collisions. Pete Williams eight suffered a fractured arm after being struck by a car driven by Claire Bowman at Court and Carpenter Streets. James Swartz eighteen sustained cuts and bruises from a motorcycle collision with Clinton Burdette. he was treated and moved to Hudson Health Center. Allen Reese twenty three months was bruised in a two vehicle wreck near E State Street. Otto Riley fifty six was cited for driving while intoxicated after a Millview Inn entrance crash. he posted bond after pleading not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Williams
Ben Williams
Grosvenor St
Court
Carpenter Sts
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Claire Edith Bowman
Ohio Ave
James Ronald Swartz
Athens
Richland Ave
Swartz
Hudson Health Center
Clinton M. Burdette
Akron
Allen Reese
Dixie Lee Reese
Carrolton
E. State St
Otto M. Riley
Millview Inn
W. Union St
Five Athens Men Take Draft Pre Induction Tests
Five Athens Countians left by bus Wednesday for Columbus where they were given pre induction physical examinations at Ft Hayes. Selective Service headquarters said John Waido Gloucester led the group which included Larry F Bell Chauncey Charles E Gould New Marshfield Paul G Johnson Nelsonville and Richard E McKibben Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Columbus
Ft. Hayes
Selective Service
John Waido
Glouster
Larry F. Bell
Chauncey
Charles E. Gould
New Marshfield
Paul G. Johnson
Nelsonville
Richard E. McKibben
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Girl
Donald Slagle
William Root
Francis Goldsberry
Glendale Skidmore
Lodi
Samuel Eblin
John Chandler
Sears
E. State Street
S. Spring Street
Irvine Doneghy Himes, Jr
John Steve Horvath
Gary Lee Carson
Donald Edward McDonald
Giouster
James Clayton Choate
Demolay
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
Tob Tuckerman
Belleville Dam
the Hocking
Frost Community Hall
Don Johnson
Hocking Valley Conservancy District
Kenneth Ackerman
Jack White
Tri-County Development Group
Athens County Resource Development Council
Neiman Auto Parts
W. Union Street
B&o Railroad
Faste
Storl
Dean & Barry
I Beans
Barry
East State Street
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