County Board Hires Arena as New Supervisor
The Athens County board hires Thomas Arena as elementary supervisor for 11.5 months at 8083 a year, starting Aug 16 to align bookkeeping. The board rejects Porter’s recommendation of Weinfurther for the other supervisor post and leaves pupil transfer issues to district decisions.
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Athens County
Porter
Arena
Ohio University
Weinfurtner
Shade
Weinfurther
Woodyard
Dailey
Nelsonville
York
Allen
Brown
City School Board Grants Salary Increases Hires 5 New Teachers
The city school board hired five teachers and six other employees, granting pay raises funded by a state foundation program. New teachers include Jean H. Locke, Joan Ann Hart, Judith Stingel, Carolyn Lichtenberg, and Dianne McCune. Also hired were cooks, a driver, and a custodian. A high school site cost is set at 75,000 for 60 acres on Route 33. The 1966 budget was approved with no tax increase. operation funds about 1.4 million.
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Ohio University Inn
Ames-Bern High School
Porter
City School Board
Clyde Plant
Jean H. Locke
Ohio University
Chauncey
Joan Ann Hart
Ohio U
Chauncey and Athens High
Judith Faye Stingel
Ohio Northern University
Athens
Carolyn Herman Lichtenberg
Oho University
Dianne L. McCune
Glouster
Wanda Jear Ball
Doris Virgene Childress
Ruth Lavina Staley
Plant
Ronald Mills
Athens High
Thomas Chesser
County Budget Commission
W. Parker Walker
Erle Bridgewater Jr
Dedication Saturday At New Nursing Home
A $500,000 Kimes Convalescent Home on Route 50W will be dedicated Saturday at 2 p.m. Local figures including Congressman Moeller and Athens leaders will speak on the community impact. The two wing facility offers 61 beds and multiple amenities with a ribbon cutting planned.
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New Nursing Home
Kimes
Harold Kimes
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Tenth District
Walter H. Moeller
Earl F. Mathews
Athens Business Association
L. A. Hamilton
Athens County Medical Association
Cation
Raymond Shepard
Cecil Cox
Ashley Pettis
K. I. Crossen American Legion Post
H. Kent Bumpass
Driver Injured In Route 13 Crash In Ohio University Student Hurt
Ohio University student Richard Salvador Benedetto, 20, of Denison, was injured in a Wednesday night Route 13 crash north of Chauncey. He suffered a possible back injury, was treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital, then University Hospital in Columbus, and later released. The vehicle left the road, struck a guard rail near a curve. investigation continued Thursday.
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Route 13
Chauncey
State Highway Patrol
Richard Salvador Benedetto
Denison
Mount St. Mary Hospital
University Hospital
Columbus
Firemen Kept Running Despite Minor Damage
The Athens fire department made four runs Wednesday including three within 90 seconds. Fire crews responded to a series of minor incidents as city units remained active throughout the day.
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Athens Fire Department
Local Hospital Admits and Discharges and Area Fires
Admissions include Mrs. Richard Vaughn and Mrs. Delbert King with several discharges listed. The Wasserstrom Fixture & Supply Co. appoints John Hall as district sales representative in southeast Ohio. John E. Jensen, 23, was fined $100 and five days in jail for misrepresentation of his operator's license. Fire incidents: Seaman's IGA Market auto backfire. Gallaher’s Drug Store AC motor fire with $100 damage. four brush fires on Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. right of way. no major damage beyond smoke and minor concerns.
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Wasserstrom Fixture & Supply Co
Columbus
Ohio
John Hall
Athens
Southcentral
John E. Jensen
Seaman's Iga Market
W. Union St
Lester Ware
Gallaher’s Drug Store
S. Court St
Pleasant View Dr
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Dalton Ave
Townsend Pl
The
Electric Company
Pearl St
Committee Named For ASCS In Athens County
The Athens County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation county committee has been elected with Mrs. Pearl Parker as chair for one year of her three year term. Members include Floyd Mathews vice chair two year term Jewett Parmiter regular member one year Ray Wingett first alternate one year Merrill Chase second alternate one year. The committee begins administering programs for the coming year starting September 1.
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Athens County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Pearl Parker
Floyd Mathews
Jewett Parmiter
Ray Wingett
Merrill Chase
Common Pleas Court Rules On Two Suits
Common Pleas Court ruled on two confessed judgments for money due on account. The state can collect 1594.64 from Joe Roman and Ben Kirkendall, partners in a Nelsonville firm. John C. Schlemmer may obtain 1682.75 from Denny Ashcraft for funds due on account.
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Common Pleas Court
The
Joe Roman
Ben Kirkendall
Nelsonville
John C. Schlemmer
Denny Ashcraft
Hunt Starts For Superintendent's Successor
The Athens city school board begins active screening of 13 applications to replace Supt Clyde Plant who attended his last board meeting. The board will consider internal and external candidates with certificates and will not appoint an interim head. Plant to become superintendent in the nearby iaia district. board cites five years of district growth and a merged system.
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Clyde Plant
Sol Rosenberg
Plant
Sylvania
Rosenberg
University Gets 295000 for Loans
The 10th District Congress led by Walter H. Moeller announced National Conference Education Act loans totaling 295 080 for Ohio University and 13 894 for Rio Grande College. Students may borrow up to 1000 with a 3 percent interest rate starting one year after graduation and ten years to repay. teaching five years cancels up to 50 percent.
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Ohio University
Rio Grande College
10Th Distrit Cong
Walter H. Moeller
Temperatures Run High In 90s With Rainfall Report
The high reached 96 degrees on Wednesday two degrees shy of Tuesday. Morning Thursday dipped to 69 and rose to 75 by 10 am. C L Colmer, the U S weather observer, cites rainfall of .76 inch over last night and this morning.
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C. L. Colmer
U. S
Trailer Return Sues Over Unpaid Trailer Debt
Pioneer Finance Corp of Detroit has filed a Common Pleas Court suit seeking return of a trailer and damages of 362.50 from defendants Harry L. and Shirley Jordan of Frost Route 1 for nonpayment on the trailer.
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Pioneer Finance Corp
Detroit
Mich
Common Pleas Court
Harry L
Shirley Jordan
Frost Route 1
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