Athens Swimathon Opens with 33 Swimmers and Community Phase
Despite rain 33 swimmers logged 1 766 laps at Athens city pool for the Swimathon raising funds for the Heart Branch. Richard Brooks Jr. calls phase one a success and notes phase two starts with sponsor pledges aiming for 1 000 dollars. Walter Poenisch Sr. will award prizes at a 10 am ceremony and later swim harnessed to a boat at Strouds Run State Park.
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Athens City
Athens County
Heart Branch
Swimathon
Richard Brooks Jr
Heart
Brooks
Walter Poenisch Sr
Poenisch
Baker Center
Strouds Run State Park
O Bleness Memorial Hospital Notes
A list of individuals associated with O Bleness Memorial Hospital appears, including residents and relatives from Athens and surrounding towns. Names include Jack Wise Diane Farley Michael Farley Carl Quinn and others across Millfield The Plains Nelsonville Coolville Jacksonville and nearby communities.
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Jack Wise
Diane Farley
Michael Farley
Carl Quinn
Athens
Wilford Dress
Albany
William Cherison
Susan Salters
Millfield
Betsy Efaw
Steve Vamos
the Plains
Arlee Pidcock
New Marshfield
William Swartz
Dennis Gillett
Beulah Foreman
Jacksonville
Larry Monk
Nelsonville
Elizabeth Meadows
Coolville
Taft pressuring Amtrak reroute of Riley train speeds run
U S Senator Robert Taft Jr of Ohio said he urged rerouting Amtrak James Whitcomb Riley between Chicago and Cincinnati over Chessie System tracks more than six months ago to cut travel time. He noted FRA action closing Penn Central tracks due to severe deterioration reduced 419 miles of impact, with the Riley arriving in Washington Friday only two hours and 20 minutes late.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
U.S
Robert Taft Jr
Rohio
Amtrak
James Whitcomb Riley
Chicago
Cincinnati
Taft
Federal Railroad Administration
FRA
Penn Central
Indiana
Riley
Washington
Crash injures two on Route 50 near Coolville
State Highway Patrol reports a Sunday afternoon crash on Route 50 near Coolville injuring William Peters 27 and Lucy Peters 23 both of Coolville. Peters swerved to avoid Kenneth Culbertson 26 of Lancaster who was changing lanes. Their car struck a sign post and rolled, with both riders treated at Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg for neck injuries. No citations were issued.
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Coolville
State Highway Patrol
William Peters
Lucy Peters
Camden Clark Hospital
Pakersburg
Peters
Kenneth Culbertson
Lancaster
Peters Auto
Water Main Crack Disrupts city Water service restored
A crack in an eight inch main feeder line on Route 50 between Albany and the Athens Livestock Sales yard cut water to customers for about five hours. Spokesman Dick Young said service halted around 5 30 p m and the system ran dry by 8 p m. Repairs finished by 1 a m Sunday.
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Le-Ax
Dick Young
Albany
Athens
Young
Barrett Speaker At Reunion For 239th Engineers
Mayor Donald Barrett spoke Saturday at the third annual Co. C 239th Engineers reunion held at the Athens Elks Lodge. The event drew 31 company members with their wives, reflecting a unit largely made up of Athens County residents who served in the Philippine Islands during World War II.
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Donald Barrett
Co. C
239Th Engineers
Athens
Julia Belle Swain Defeats Peoria Amid Dixieland Cheer
The Julia Belle Swain wins in Peoria as Dixieland music, steam calliope sounds, and cheering crowds accompany the riverboat victory in a festive setting.
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Peoria, Ill
Steam Calliopes
Julia Belle Swain
Midshipmen Abroad and Riverboat Race Highlight Local News
More than 100 Miami University Navy ROTC midshipmen study abroad this summer joining classes and cruises in Yokosuka Holy Loch and the Mediterranean while others receive U S postings from Pearl Harbor to Newport. In town, Capt Dennis Trone recalls his Julia Belle Swain defeating the Delta Queen in a 62 mile paddlewheel race along the Illinois River in 31 minutes with spectators cheering along the riverfront.
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Miami University
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Navy
Miami
Yokosuka
Japan
Holy Loch
Scotland
Mediterranean
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Alameda
San Diego
Coronado
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Norfolk
Little Creek
Quantico
New London
Peoria
Cincinnati
Dennis Trone
Julia Belle Swain
Trone
Sophia
Libby
Delta Queen
Ernest E. Wagner
Illinois River
Indianapolis
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Willa Gilcher
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Roger Williams
Garnet Verigan
Carlos Mingus
Thomas Winner
Deborah Williams
James Perdue
Robert Hynes
Susanne Covert
Clara Reedy
Dupuy Anderson
John Evans
Robert Webb
Gordon McAfee
Messenger
Dave Levingston
Congress Streets
Department of Transportation
Perkins Pancake House
Columbus Road
Ohio
George Arnold
Barrett
W. Union St
Midshipmen
Jaiyak Walgreen Drugs
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Athens, Ohio
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