County Schools Set to Open September 3
Athens County nine district schools plan an opening on Labor Day week with a 180 day calendar. First day targeted for Tuesday September 3, with faculty meetings at each school. Some variations possible with teacher meetings and first classes. Breaks include Thanksgiving and Christmas to New Year, and Easter holidays.
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Athens County
Joan Burson
Southeastern Ohio
Teachers’ Association
SEO
Opening Day Plans At Waterloo Schools
Waterloo Local Schools set a 8 10 a m start on Wednesday September 4 with 1 30 p m dismissal. Buses run same routes as last year and cafeteria opens. Teacher meeting September 3. new students may register. kindergarten age rules and immunization proof required.
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New Marshfield
Waterloo
Raymond H. Brooks
Brooks
Athens Clears Fog With 71 Degree Morning Rise
U S Observer C L Colmer reports a dense fog lifting in Athens as the 10 a.m. temperature reached 71 degrees, up 12 degrees from the early low. The Athens Council 15 R&SM will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic Temple, per William D. Stewart.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Athens Council
R&sm
Masonic Temple
William D. Stewart
Ex-Liquor Official Appeals Board Decision
Wyndham H. Monroe a former supervisor for retail outlets of the state liquor department filed an appeal in Common Pleas Court claiming the state personnel board of review acted as a mockery of civil service law. He alleges economic reasons led to his layoff on March 1 and that a higher paid replacement with fewer duties was chosen. he also argues the board failed to hold a hearing within 30 days and that the weight of evidence opposes the ruling.
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Area Liquor Department
State Personnel Board of Review
Wyndham H. Monroe
State Liquor Department
Board of Review
Common Pleas Court
Monroe
Service Station Slated On Former Parking Lot
Construction of a new service station on land from the former W Union Street city parking lot begins this week. George Weisenbach received a $25,000 permit. L E Yoho Construction Co. to build. University bought part of the lot and traded for the site at 49 Richland Ave.
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W. Union St. City
George Weisenbach
City Hall
L. E. Yoho Construction Co
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Weisenbach
Ohio University
Richland Ave
Vaughn Conkey
W. Union St
University
Reserve Plan Explained by Marines
Representatives of the 104th Rifle Company Marine Corps Reserves in Parkersburg outline a six month reserve program for interested candidates in Athens. Men ages 18 to 26 may inquire with Gy Sgt T B Hamm or Cpl R S Clifton for details, including training at Parris Island and Camp Lejeune and service in a reserve unit. The unit meets monthly, attends a two week summer camp, and plans Caribbean training next summer along with Toys For Tots activities. Local members listed include Harold W Douglas, Robert J Tyree Jr, and Thomas L McDermott.
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104Th Rifle Company
Marine Corps Reserves
Parkersburg
Athens Post Office
T. B. Hamm
Cpl
R. S. Clifton
Parris Island
S. C
Camp Lejune
DWI Case Follows Local Hospital Birth Records
A series of sheltering arms hospital notes list births in Nelsonville and Athens including Nelsonville daughters for Toliver and Yeago and an Athens Route 3 birth for a Hardin. Discharges include Pritts Chauncey Wolfe and others. James Lee Schoonover 21 Chauncey pled no contest in Municipal Court to driving while intoxicated, bond set at 200, case continued.
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Belle Davis
Athens
Martin Chiki
Allen Bennett
Ethel Kern
Virginia Foss
Richard Baldwin
Bernice Pritts
Chauncey
Reid Krantz
Jessi Brown
John Schoonover
Robert Cain
Nina Wolfe
Kenneth Smith and Son
Nelsonville
James Lee Schoonover
Death of Jack Bobo Follows Industrial Accident
Jack Bobo, longtime Athens County resident and former Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric manager, died after a vehicle pinned him for nearly two hours. He was 62 and survived by his wife Nada, son Howard E., three grandchildren, and siblings. Funeral services Friday at Hughes Funeral Home with burial at West Union Street Cemetery.
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Hayburn
Bobo
Vinton County
Joseph Strong
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
First Christian Church
American Legion
Paramathia Lodge 25
F&am, Elks, Rotary
Izaak Walton League
Mount St. Mary
Athens Area
Christmas Tree Growers Association
Nada
Howard E
Athens
Mary Holdcroft
Cadda Davis
Hughes Funeral Home
John W. Seay
West Union Street Cemetery
Ten tax levies filed as September deadline nears
Ten tax levies from Glouster and Trimble Township areas are filed with the county election board. Sept. 15 is the deadline for the Nov. 5 levies. bond-issue deadlines were in early August, with a possible emergency school bond filing. Levies run five years, need majority passage, and include Glouster village fire protection and streets, Shade Local School renewal, and cemetery upkeep in several townships.
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Glouster
Trimble Township
County Election Board
Glouster Village
Alexander Township
Col Babinee to Lead Seattle Air Force ROTC Unit
Lt Col Albert S Babinee longtime Ohio University air science professor, named head of the Air Force ROTC at the University of Washington Seattle. A 20 year pilot with 6000 hours, he earned the Bronze Star and other honors. He will leave Athens with wife Josephine and daughter Alice this Saturday.
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Albert S. Babinee
Ohio University
University of Washington
Seattle
Cleveland
Ohio State University
Air Forces
Air Command and Staff College
Babinee
Republic of Korea
Ohio U
Weisbaden Air Base
Germany
U. S. Air Forces
Europe
Air Force Rotc
Josephine
Alice
E. State St
Athens
Patrol cites drivers after Perry collision
State Highway Patrol cited two motorists for conditional speed after a Tuesday morning crash on Route 13 north of the Athens Perry County line. James Neal Kidd, 28, Newark, left the road into a ditch and Robert Shaw, 25, Newark, also lost control and struck Kidd’s car.
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Athens
Perry County
State Highway Patrol
James Neal Kidd
Newark
Robert Shaw
Kidd
Wabash Boys Found Asleep On Roadside
Two 17-year-old boys from Wabash Indiana were found asleep on a roadside bank near Routes 50 and 7. A sheriff's deputy and juvenile officer took them into custody Tuesday afternoon.
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Wabash, Ind., Area
Route 50
Route 7
Court Cases Municipal Court
Richard A. Six of Athens Route 2 faces intoxication charges with city police and a $31 bond forfeiture. John T. Murphy, 68, with no address given, is fined $25 and costs for intoxication. Cecil W. Grimes of Morgantown, W V, is fined $25 and costs for intoxication.
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Richard A. Six
Athens
John T. Murphy
Cecil W. Grimes
Morgantown
W. Va
Traffic Fines Settled in Chester Court
Chester Rector Gorrell of Coolville Route 8 54 was fined $15 and costs for stop sign violation by the State Highway Patrol. Betty Lou Hixon 31 of Athens Route 3 paid $10 and costs for a left of center violation.
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Chester Rector Gorrell
Coolville
Betty Lou’ Hixon
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Fire Department Responds To Berry Hall Incident
The emergency squad was called at 8 50 p m Tuesday to the front of Berry Hall on N Court Street for Tom Walraven 23 of 56 Central Ave reporting a possible leg injury. He refused aid.
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Fire Department
Berry Hall
N. Court St
Tom Walraven
Central Ave
McBee promotes Massie and Burt to national and eastern sales posts
Carl P. Ray announces Burt Massie and William E. Burt promoted within Royal McBee Corp. Massie becomes national sales manager and Burt eastern region sales manager effective Sept. 3. Massie, 1941 Ohio University graduate and former teacher, joins executive offices in New York City as marketing director. Burt, 1936 graduate, from Atlanta background, will work from Stamford Connecticut after a longRoyal McBee tenure.
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Ohio University
Burt Massie
William E. Burt
Royal McBee Corp
Carl P. Ray
Massie
Burt
Ohio U
Athens
Bartlett
Royal McBee
New York City
Glenna Burt
Elliott St
Atlanta
Stamford
Road Project Bids Slated for Ohio Highways
Four sections of federal highways in Athens County Ohio are set for bids at 10 a.m. September 4 in the Columbus office of the Ohio director of highways. The proposals cover 0.33 mile of Route 33 in Athens Township 3.61 miles of Route 50 A in Athens Dover and Ame townships 0.28 mile of Route 33 in Athens city and 0.7 mile of Route 50 in Albany village.
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Athens County
Columbus
Ohio Director of Highways
Athens Township
Athens
Dover
Ame
Athens City
Albany Village
Million Dollars Spent Relief for Itching Piles
It is estimated that over a million dollars a year is spent on remedies for piles. Drugists say Peteron’s Ointment soothes irritation in minutes with a 60 cent box or 85 cent applicator. Peterson’s Ointment promises fast relief or your money back.
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Peteron
Peterson
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