Zoning Approved For Million Dollar Richland Ave Project
City council approved a zoning change to allow a 4 million apartment complex on Richland Ave near Hooper and Mulligan. The plan by Area Construction Co calls for three story, one and two bedroom buildings and includes groundwater study and future water-line plans.
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Faus Efa
Richland Ave
City Planning Commission
Maynard Coates
Hooper St
Mulligan Rd
Jospeh B. Vanity, Jr
The
Area Construction Co
Council
Fred H. Klaer, Jr
Columbus
George Sheeter
Curtis St. Reservoir
Hooper and Hastings
Hocking River
Mill
Athens State Hospital
Lewis Hicks
City Democratic Group Names First Ward Councilman and Treasurer
Athens central committee selects Floyd M. Wolfe for First Ward council seat and Edward W. Moran for treasurer. Wolfe, Moran to appear on November ballot after chair William Lavelle submits nominees to the county election board. Moran succeeds Hazel Straw while Foster Coe leaves council race. Majority of 22 central committeemen attended.
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First Ward
Democratic
Democratic Central
Floyd M. Wolfe
Second St
Edward W. Moran
Ohio Ave
William Lavelle
County Election Board
Wolfe
McBee Systems
Moran
Ohio University
Foster Coe
Coe
Council
Hazel Straw
W. Washington Sr
Central
Athens
City Sees 100 Degree Heat Record
Temperature climbs to a 100 degree record for the year as residents cope with heat. Weather observer C. L. Colmer notes Tuesday may reach the figure again with a 71 degree low and 90s by midmorning. Hecking River falls to 2.3 feet, the lowest in 14 years of Colmer’s observations.
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C. L. Colmer
USS
Colmer
U.S
Birth of Chauncey Eve ner at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Admission notes list Harry Reeves, Albany Route 3. Allison Jones, Gloucester. Clarence Casteel, The Plains. Angela Van Meter, Radcliff Route 1. Gary Hanning, New Marshfield Route 1. The birth of Chauncey Eve ner is reported to parents Mr and Mrs Richard Eve ner.
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Harry Reeves
Albany
Allison Jones
Glouster
Clarence Casteel
the Plains
Angela van Meter
Radcliff
Gary Hanning
New Marshfield
Court Case: Williams Fined For Intoxication
Municipal Court records show Harry Williams cited by police for intoxication with $25 fine and costs.
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Harry Williams
New Post Office Set For Albany
The Post Office Department announced plans via its Cincinnati region to acquire a new Albany Ohio post office in Athens County. The privately built building will be leased to the Post Office and sit on Wilke Street with 1918 square feet of floor space and 7000 square feet of parking. Police records list multiple local traffic fines and a partition petition in Vinton County filed by A L Chatfield.
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Post Office Department
Cincinnati
Albany
Athens County
Associated Press
The
Wilke Street
U.S. 50
Ira Egleberry
Leonard Eberts
Vinton County National Bank
A. L. Chatfield
Richland Ave
Ohio University Inn
Western and Southern Life Insurance Co
Court and
Union Sts
Messenger Newsphoto
August Is Bad Time For Pasture in Ohio
Raymond S Brown state conservation ist for the U S Soil Conservation Service warns August overgrazing harms pastures. He notes forage remains high while pasture production dips in late summer heat and dryness. A pasture plan with four or more mixtures can meet seasonal forage needs. The Soil Conservation Service and local districts offer planning aid to landowners.
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Ohio
Raymond S. Brown
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Brown
Athens area couples wed in public record mix
Marriage licenses list multiple couples with ages and residences including James F Tryon and Mary M Barnhart both 72 from Athens and New Marshfield, Forrest H Coon 51 from The Plains and Cleopat cra Tigner 50 from Nelsonville, plus several younger pairs in Athens Glouster and Nelsonville areas. Berlin's coming season features 25 opera and theater productions in 14 houses.
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James F. Tryon
Athens
Mary M. Barnhart
New Marshfield
Forrest H. Coon
the Plains
Cleopatra Tigner
Nelsonville
Rickie Russell
Buchtel
Joyce Lavely
James Handa
Glouster
Sharon Humphrey
Jerry L. Benbow
Louise A. Fiber
Rudy L. Shaw
Navy
Gancie J. Spaulding
Carl R. Gaetano
Mary Ann Kinneer
Berlin
Minister Will Address University Graduation
An expected 570 students will receive degrees at the 208th Ohio University commencement Saturday. Dr Otis A Maxfield senior minister of the First Community Church of Columbus will be the speaker with Msgr Jan B Kish delivering the invocation and benediction. Maxfield has led the church for seven years and directs multiple community programs.
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Ohio University
College Green
Otis A. Maxfield
First Community Church of Columbus
Msgr
Jan B. Kish
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Doctor Maxfield
Columbus
America
Christian Century Magazine
First Community Village
Guideposts Magazine
Maxfield
Ohio
Cleveland Newsman Missing Crossing Atlantic in Sail Boat
Falmouth England authorities reported concern for Robert Maury a 48 year old Cleveland newspaperman last seen Monday about 300 miles from his goal as he crosses the Atlantic in a 1314 foot sail boat.
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Falmouth
England
Robert Maury
Cleveland
College Head Quits Hir am College President Resigns
Dr James N Primm who had led Hir am College since January resigned unexpectedly Saturday to return to teaching at the University of Missouri in St Louis The move ends his brief tenure and shifts leadership in the Hir am campus plans
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HIRAM
James N. Primm
Hiram College
University of Missouri In
St. Louis
Strange Sounds Reported Over Yellowstone Lake
For over a century visitors report hearing odd music or tones drifting across Yellowstone Lake amid the park’s scenic views suggesting unexplained acoustic phenomena in the area.
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Yellowstone Lake
Commission Hears Budget Talk and Bridge Plan
County commissioners met to discuss the 1966 budget and federal aid for a new Four Mile Creek bridge on County Rd. 59. The Army Corps of Engineers would provide 25 000 toward construction with federal Public Roads paying half the remainder and the county likely covering under a third. The budget hearing drew no attendees as departments’ requests total about 631 000, signaling anticipated cuts after auditor certification.
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Four Mile Creek
County Rd
Reedsville Belleville
Ohio River
State Highway Department
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Cincinnati Engineering Firm to Open Athens Branch
Auble Mitchell Burgess and Associates, an engineering and architectural firm with Cincinnati offices, announced plans to open a branch in Athens Ohio. The firm aims to begin construction supervision in September and hopes for a September 15 opening.
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Cincinnati Engineering Firm
Athens
Auble, Mitchell, Burgess and Associates
Cincinnati
Burr Oak State Park
Dairy Moves To Site On Columbus Rd
Broughton's Dairy relocates from 76 E State St to 139 Columbus Rd, Athens, joining Bennett's Dairy which previously served the city since 1923. The Marietta based company has remodeled the former A and W Root Beer site into new offices with added loading dock and new equipment.
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Broughton’s Dairy
E. State St
Columbus Rd
Broughton’s
Bennett’s Dairy
Athens
Marietta
Court St
Broughton
George Sufronko
A and W
City Council Seeks Clerk After Resignation
Mrs. Nancy Guseman resigns as city clerk effective September 1 after a year of service. The council seeks a replacement for a part time post paying $50 a month. she will teach at Rome Canaan this fall.
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City Council
Nancy Guseman
Rome-Canaan
Warder pleads innocent in tomato theft case
Bernard Warner of Athens Route 2 pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a charge filed by Riley Tippie of Athens Route 2 for stealing tomatoes from Tippie s garden. Bond set at 25 dollars with a hearing scheduled for Thursday.
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Bernard Warner
Athens Route 2
Riley Tippie
Tippie
Bond
Real Estate Transfers In Rome Two Alexander Two and Dover Two
Ted and Hazel Yeater transfer four lots in Rome Two to Tyka and Auty Gambill. Silvia Brown transfers three tracts in Alexander Two to Jesse Brown. Ray and Ethel Jeffers transfer three tracts in Lodi Two to David and Pearl McClain. Darrel and Donna Brown transfer lot 29 in Dover Two to Donald and Carrie Yoho. Carl and Elizabeth Bandy transfer part of lot 54 in Athens to Albert and Peggy Leep. Nick Mourouzis transfers lot 3367 in Athens Two to William and Anna Rodgers. William Wogan transfers two tracts in Glouster to Robert and Allie Stump. Faye and Delbert King transfer two tracts in Alexander Two to Charles and Jane Kelley.
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Ted
Hazel Yeater
Tyka
Auty Gambill
Rome
Silvia Brown
Jesse Brown
Alexander
Ray and
Ethel Jeffers
David
Pearl McClain
Lodi
Darrel
Donna Brown
Donald
Carrie Yoho
Dover
Carl and
Elizabeth Bandy
Albert
Peggy Leep
Athens
Nick and
Marilyn Mourouzis
William and
Anna Rodgers
Boys Held for Possible Auto Theft
Two 18 year old Columbus youths were detained in the county jail on auto larceny suspicions. A State Highway Patrol patrolman followed a 1965 white sports car abandoned on Route 216 north of Nelsonville. Cpl. William Kane recovered one youth, Nelsonville police arrested the other. the car also originates from Columbus.
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Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Route 216
Nelsonville
William Kane
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