Four Fussners Remain In Serious Condition
Four members of an Athens County family were injured in a West Virginia Turnpike crash and remain in serious condition at Charleston Memorial Hospital. Richard Fussner and his son John have not regained consciousness after head injuries, while Esther Fussner, Susan, Sherry, and Gary have varying injuries and treatments. The family was en route to Florida when a passing trailer connected to a car collided with their vehicle.
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Athens County
West Virginia
Charleston
Richard
Fussner
Esther
Charleston Memorial Hospital
John
Florida
Athens woman named English instructor at Ohio University Lancaster
Mrs Karen M Thomason of Athens is appointed to teach English at Ohio University Lancaster campus effective Sept 1. She earned a BA in 1965 and an MA this year from Ohio University and held a four year academic scholarship while a student. She previously served two years as resident director at Shively Hall.
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Karen M. Thomason
Athens
Ohio University-Lancaster
Huntington, W. Va
Ohio
Ohio University
Thomason
Shively Hall
Young mother and infant narrowly escape one car crash
Connie Sue Hawk 19 and her daughter Wendy Sue of The Plains were shaken but uninjured after a one car mishap on County Road 17 near Route 50. Patrolmen say Wendy Sue slid toward the front seat. Connie Haw k caught her as the brakes were applied and the car sideswiped a bridge.
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Connie Sue Hawk
the Plains
Wendy Sue
Route 50
Local births listed for Athens and nearby towns
A notice lists newborns and families from Athens and surrounding areas including Mr and Mrs Glenn Bridge water Athens a son Charles Dicken and Melvin McKnight New Marsh field Bessie Pugh Albany Mrs Florence Vandervort and Mrs Patricia Davis Athens Mrs Charles Howard Kenneth Riebel Charles Mellett Mrs Ethel Minerd Mrs Dorothy Dent Mrs Guy Pidcock Charles Misner Mrs Charles Bowles and daughter Mrs Michael Passalaqua and son
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Charles Dicken
Melvin McKnight
New Marshfield
Bessie Pugh
Albany
Florence Vandervort
Patricia Davis
Athens
Charles Howard
Kenneth Riebel
Charles Mellett
Ethel Minerd
Dorothy Dent
Guy Pidcock
Charles Misner
Charles Bowles
Michael Passalaqua
Boundary Change To Ease Morrison Enrollment
The Athens City District board of education approved boundary redrawing to relieve Morrison Elementary overflow. The plan shifts zones along the Hocking River and Route 33N, moving Route 56 students to West and Ring Fence sections to Chauncey and The Plains. Additional contracts and hires were approved for the new high school and district programs.
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Morrison Elementary
Athens City District Board of Education
Homer Gall Sr
Morrison
West Elementary
Hocking River
Lakeview Manor
Stewart Street
Mill Street
East
Lakeview
Stewart and
Mill Streets
West
Education Board Pays Tribute To Washburn
The Education Board adopted a resolution in tribute to the late Earl Washburn who died Aug. 10. Board President Sol Rosenberg presented the resolution praising Washburn as a chemistry and physics teacher for 23 years. He led the department in the new non graded system and contributed to subject matter writing and presentation for student and teacher advancement.
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Earl Washburn
Athens City
Rosenberg
Washburn
Board of Education
Chase
Chase Calls For Good Men to Support Levy
Fred Chase, former Athens schools superintendent, urged Athens Rotary Club to back the five mill operating levy in November. He pressed community involvement to fund education and explained the new non graded curriculum aims to give daily success to students. Dr. L J Horton, Ohio University journalism head, announced his retirement from Athens and new position at Murray State College.
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Fred Chase
Athens Schools
Harrisburg
Rotary Club
Ohio University Inn
Chase
Athens
L. J. Horton
Ohio University
Athens Rotary Club
Horton
Murray State College
Kentucky
Cotter Named Postmaster At Glouster
George R. Cotter was nominated as postmaster of Glouster and forwarded to the Senate for confirmation by President Johnson. The Ohio appointment comes with another for Mrs. Virginia Miller of Fletcher, Miami County. Cotter, head football coach at Alexander High School, lives in Glouster while Laurence Colbert has served as acting postmaster for years.
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George R. Cotter
Glouster
Senate
Associated Press
Johnson
Ohio
Virginia Miller
Fletcher
Miami County
Cotter
Alexander High School
Laurence Colbert
Demolition bids set for South Green renewal area
Bid opening Wednesday will start at noon for razing 58 houses on 55 parcels in the South Green Urban Renewal site, to clear space for four Ohio University science building blocks. Demolition aims to begin in September and last about three months, with 48 of 92 parcels already purchased and two condemnation suits filed.
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South Green
Mulberry, van Vorhes
University Terrace
N. and
S. McKinley Avenues
City Urban Renewal Office
City In Common Pleas Court
Richard Beagle
Television Building Hike Under Study
Ohio University faces a funding boost for an educational television and theater building as the capital improvements bill moves to conference. The Senate increased the appropriation from 2.3 million to 3.4 million while cutting a contingency from 1.9 million to 869 thousand.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio University
Senate
University
Local Marriage Notices for Athens and Nearby Areas
Marriage licenses listed for Robert Newton and Leslie Bartels, both students from Athens. Also James Pauley, a janitor from Albany, with Mary Dilcher, a housekeeper. And Marvin Van Voorhis, a student from Canton, with Rebecca Morrison, a researcher from Athens.
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Robert Leslie Newton
Athens
Leslie G. Bartels
James Everett Pauley
Albany
Mary Elizabeth Dilcher
Marvin L. van Voorhis
Canton
Rebecca J. Morrison
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Fussners
Sherry
Gary
Edward M. Penson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Glenn Bridgewater
Strang Clinic
New York City
Emerson Day
White’s Pharmacy
Richland Avenue Shopping Center
Whitehall
Radford Road
Baker (Golf Course) Road
Chauncey School
Circlehill
Chauncey
The
Plains School
Court St
Continental Office Supply Co
Vere Smith
Bratton Co
Columbus
Continental
George Mayer and Co
Cincinnati
Smith and Shafer
Stacy
Richard Stacy
Carl Sears
Plains Methodist Church
Max Schwarzel
Helen Porter
National Honor Society
Pauline Fierce
Future Homemakers of America
Alice Schuler
Jan Penix
Bette Gibson
Larry Kent
Charles McVey
Clyde Jarvis
Bob Finnerty
Betty Fuller
Harold Lee
JoAnn Burson
Rosalee DeWeese
Louella Faulkner
Richard L. Coe
Lawrence L. Driggs
Bernard R. Matheny
Howard McLaughlin
Gustave L. Sassler
John Sheridan
Jack Stalling
Clarence Warner
Herman Humphrey
Perintendent
Harrisburg, Pa
Education Board
Carl Woods
Twinsburg
John Dome
Oxford
Oldsmobile
Democrat Party
Glouster Democrats
Colbert
Ohio University Science Complex
House
Welcome Garden Club
Gleem
Bryant
Columbia Gas OF Ohio, Inc
Woolworth
Woolworth’s
the Electric Co
Columbus and Goathermoid Electric Company
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