City Eyes Two Phase Urban Renewal Ahead of October Deadline
URA officials in Chicago indicated the city can complete two Urban Renewal phases by the October deadline. The city has passed first readings on housing zoning and subdivision codes and a draft loan and grant application moves forward. Appraisals of 102 parcels are underway with contracts worth 10 350 for the first 90 day period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
URA
Richard Beagle
Chicago
Tenta
Tive
Beagle
A. Dean Swartzel
Swartzel
Carl Clifford
Frank Cross
McBee Plant to Produce Keydex System Machinery
H C Musser announced Royal McBee will manufacture Keydex equipment at the Athens plants, previously built in Hartford. Production is to begin in two or three months with 150 encoder viewer units and parts for 100 more, at no net increase in jobs. The Keydex system, introduced in 1963, includes encoder viewer, search recorder, and auxiliary viewer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal McBee
Athens
H. C. Musser
Hartford
Royal-McBee
Musser
County Schools Receive Third Quarter State Funds
County Superintendent T C Porter announced that third quarter operating funds from the State School Foundation were mailed to Athens County school boards. Allocations reflect pupil counts, teachers and programs. amounts include Alexander 49827, Ames Bern 11833, Carthage Troy 39579, Rome Canaan 24371, Trimble 36766, Glouster 34852, York 13767. Funds supplement local tax revenue for teacher salaries sick pay and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Porter
State School Foundation
Athens County
Alexander
Ames - Bern
Carthage-Troy
Rome-Canaan
King Midget Car Featured in National Observer
The National Observer profile on Midget Motors Corp of Athens highlights the King Midget car and the firm’s aim to keep production modest. President Claud Dry says they tinker and slow orders to focus on development, with 4000 cars in operation nationwide and a few abroad. The 1951 model runs on a one cylinder engine, weighs 670 pounds, costs 995 dollars, gets 60 miles per gallon, and can reach 50 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midget Motors Corp
Athens
National Observer
Dow Jones & Co., Inc
Claud Dry
Dry
Beacon School Opens For Area's Disabled Children
Beacon School will open Wednesday September 9 serving twelve pupils in each of two classes with a possible October third class. It is funded by a county levy and state funds with tuition reimbursements from resident districts. The staff includes supervisor Miss Anne Verba and teachers Mrs Susan Truchses and Mrs Nettie McClain. Bus transportation is provided by John Woodrow and Menry Shreve. The campus lies north of Athens on Route 33 and welcomes pupils from all Athens County districts.
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Beacon School
Beacon
Anne Verba
Susan Truchses
Nettie McClains
Truchses
Thiel College
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg
Athens County
McClain
York
Ohio University
John Woodrow
Menry Shreve
Athens
ARMY
Vinton County
Charles H. Houser, Jr
E. State St
James L. Meece
Marion Meece
New Plymouth
Gary D. Acord
Ernest Acord
Mower rider injured in hill accident near The Plains
Larry W. Hughes, 25, of The Plains, was hospitalized after a rider lawnmower overturned while mowing a hill. He suffered deep cuts to both arms and an ankle and was listed in good condition at Mt. Saint Mary Hospital in Nelsonville after transfers from Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens. Hughes works for Royal McBee Corp. in Athens.
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Larry W. Hughes
the Plains
Mt. Saint Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Hughes
Royal McBee Corp
Shelterers Named In Athens Court Listing
A court document lists several individuals associated with sheltering arms, including Mrs. Donald Seward of Athens and Mrs. Claude Herrold, Athens, among others. The docket also notes dismissals such as Mrs. Mary Fowler, Athens, and others from Albany, New Straitsville, and Odgenburg.
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Donald Seward
Athens
Claude Herrold
Guy Gorby
Albany
George Gibson
Emory Swartz
Mary Fowler
William Keplar
New Straitsville
Thomas de Pue
Charles Carsey
Harry Blewett
Jere McEvilly
Odgenburg
N. Y
Virgil Grandy
Trimble
Cunningham Resigns as Deputy Sheriff After 2 Weeks
Ward Cunningham, a deputy sheriff since January 1961, resigns effective after a two week vacation. Sheriff Harold Shields notes long hours and family illness as reasons and mentions deputies work at least 80 hours weekly. Top pay for deputies reaches 373 dollars monthly after five years, versus 370 dollars for starting city patrolman.
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Ward Cunningham
Harold Shields
Shields
Cunningham
Municipal Court charge for Farley over dis tance
Lanna Marie Farley of Chauncey faces a municipal court charge for failure to stop within an assured clear distance. She owes $20 and court costs. The Secretary of State reports Athens Swift Homes Inc being incorporated with R J Jones Jr as agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanna Marie Farley
Chauncey
Corporation
Ted W. Brown
Athens Swift Homes, Inc
R. J. Jones, Jr
Warm and Humid Friday in Athens
Athens records a warm humid day as 9 am temperature hits 80 degrees, up 10 degrees from the morning low. Thursday’s high reached 88 degrees, according to U S Weather Bureau observer C L Colmer.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Federal Farm Time Extended to Oct 31 in Drought Areas
Athens County and 15 other counties certified by the U S Department of Agriculture as drought areas may graze and harvest hay through Oct 31 on land currently in federal soil bank and wheat programs. Farmers must surrender or refund payments tied to land retirement. refunds based on vegetation value. Other affected counties include Gallia, Hocking, Meigs and Vinton.
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Athens County
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Associated Press
Federal Soil Bank
Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Vinton
Major remodeling underway at three Court St establishments
Three Court Street sites begin extensive renovations. At 44 S Court St Robert Blackmore plans a colonial front to his 26 year restaurant, with interior work in 1965 and a $2000 permit. Tom Crow’s Crow's Steak House moves into a 24 hour Tom Boy at 49 S Court St with Charles Silverman, opening about Sept 15, in a $3500 remodel. Campus Skillet space becomes Tom Boy’s site with pink brick accents and a full menu. Pink bricks line both sides. Gallaher Service Store at 16 S Court St expands with a 20 by 38 foot addition for stationery, self service planned. remodeling costs and contractor details noted.
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S. Court St
Robert Blackmore
City Hall
Tom Crow
Crow’s
Charles Silverman
Tom Boy
Bill Standiford
Crow
Robert C. Martin
Blackmores
Tom
Union Electricians
Peace Corps In Cameroon West Trend Seen
Peace Corps volunteers in Cameroon are seen as accelerating westernization in West Africa. Dr. Robert Ritzenthaler, an anthropologist, spoke in Athens about Cameroon's culture and the 58 candidates slated to depart Sept. 16. He and his wife Pat wrote Cameroon s Village based on a five month study of the Bafut people. Fr. James Toba and Fr. John Courtney will discuss Catholic mission schools in Cameroon as part of the Ohio University week.
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Cameroon
West Africa
Robert Ritzenthaler
Athens
Ritzenthaler
Pat
Anthopologist
Cameroons
Bafut
United States
Dr. Ritzenthaler
Iit
Ohio University
James Toba
Bonjongo College
John Courtney
Mill Hill
Albany
N. Y
Sasse College
Father Toba
Father Courtney
Peace Corps
Camp Hervida
Marietta
New York
St Pauls Catholic School Opens 12th Year With Eleven Teachers
St Pauls Catholic School begins its 12th year on Tuesday with an anticipated 180 students in eight grades. Mother Dolores serves as principal and teaches seventh and eighth grades. Four new teachers join a largely new staff. classes run 8:30 am to 3 pm with cafeteria opening and Labor Day dismissal followed by diocesan conference break.
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St. Paul’s Catholic School
Mother Dolores
Steubenville
Dolores
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Elise
J. R. Cooper
Athens
Margaret Mary
Greenville
S. C
Terecina
Sacred Heart School
Columbus
Carol
St. Anthony School
Charleston
W. Va
Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Charity
Stella Niagara
N. Y
Mariella
St. Mary’s New Monmouth
Roberta
Our Lady of the Rosary
Vincent
St. Joseph Convent
Gowanda
Athens Man Takes Sales Chief Job
Thomas J. Jones of Athens has become sales manager for Ford Motor Co. Auto Lite Division and has moved to Atlanta for training. An August Ohio University graduate, he is married to Joanna Webb. The couple, with 14 month old Leslie Lee, left for Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Jones
Elmer F. Jones
Athens
Auto Lite
Ford Motor Co
Atlanta
Ohio University
Joanna Webb
John V. Webb
Gainesville
Fla
Webb
University of Florida
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Paul M. Williams
Carl J. House
W. State
Eli
Arold B. Swisher
Approved Finance, Inc
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Columbus, Ohio
Luckoff
Glouster
Three Court St
St. Paul’s School
VFW
Plains Vfw
Deb Cline
Earl F. Mathews, Inc. and
C. M. Gill and Company
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
C. M. Gill
Security Bank Bidg
Harold Starkey
E. M. Conant Realty
Donald K. Barstow
E Mill Street
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