Ohio Gov Officials to Mock Evacuation Friday in Athens
Laverne Lausche announced a 450 person mock evacuation from Columbus to Ohio University in Athens set for Friday. RO TC cadets will guide drivers to campus buildings. visitors convene in Memorial Auditorium for briefing then dine on campus before returning to Columbus.
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Ohio University
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ROTC
Joseph B. Grogan
City Civil Defense
Roger Jones, Jr
Memorial Auditorium
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Jones
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Sheriff Shields
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Gordon K. Bush
L. P. Eblin
Jefferson Resigns City Clerk After 52 Years in Service
Hugh G. Jefferson, veteran city waterworks office clerk, announced resignation effective December 31. At 74, he leaves nearly 17 years with the city and a total of 52 years in employment across four jobs, citing health reasons and doctor advice. He began in 1905 with Adams Express in Columbus, later transferring to Athens, then Stedman Packing before joining city staff in 1942. He lives at 1 N Congress St. with his wife.
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Hugh G. Jefferson
Kenneth W. Sands
Jefferson
Franz L. Woodworth
William P. Mickle
Peter Seel
William H. Herbert
Lands
Adams Express Co
Columbus
Athens
Stedman Packing Co
N. Congress St
Carpenter Resident Dies At 87 In Albany
Mrs. Mattie Morris aged 87 died at her home on Carpenter Route 1 early Sunday. A charter member of Laurel Grange for 73 years she is survived by her son Dailey at home two grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Her husband and another son preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Columbia Chapel Church with burial in Castor Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Morris residence.
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Albany
Mattie Morris
Dorr Family Released From Hospital After Gas Fumes
Mr and Mrs Elwyn FE Dorr and daughter Carol were discharged from Sheltering Arms Hospital after being overcome by fumes from a gas furnace at their home on Athens Route 3. They were hospitalized early Saturday but have now recovered and returned home.
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Elwyn FE. Dorr
Carol
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Snow Cleared Downtown While Subzero Temp Beats Athens
Athens residents faced subzero cold on Sunday with a new record low of four below zero. By Monday morning a warming trend kept streets icy yet passable as crews cleared main roads and police noted several minor accidents amid lingering snow.
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Athens
Slippery City Streets Blamed for Three Accidents
Police records on Monday list three injury free crashes blamed on slick streets. Parker Crow, 30, Mulberry Street, rear ended a parked car on Park Place. Alton Hanning, 38, Athens Route 5, collided with Mary Roberts, 44, of St. Albans, on Pleasant Hill Road Morrison Brown Hill. Floyd Stanley, 39, New Marshfield, stopped as Edward Giiger, 18, Seven Hills, slid into him, then was struck from behind by Boston Gladstone, 20, Woodmere, N Y on Stewart Street ice.
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Mulberry St
Park Place
University Terrace
Wade Tom
University Terr
Pleasant Hill Rd
Morrison Brown
Servicemen Update: Two Graduates Earn Training Credits
Pvt. John F. Cooper, Shade High School 1958 graduate, completed 11 weeks of diesel engine training at Fort Belvoir. He joined last June and trained at Fort Benning. Pvt. Gary L. Stephens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Stephens, finished a four week Marine infantry course at Camp Lejeune.
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Shade High School
Army Engineer School
Ft. Belvoir
Pvt
Cooper
Charles E. Kelley
Guysville
Army
Ft. Benning
Gary L. Stephens
Paul K. Stephens
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Cub Parent Meeting Set for 7 P.M. at First Presbyterian
A cub scout parents orientation is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church. Officials say at least one parent of a prospective member must attend, though tonight's session is for adults and cubs may accompany.
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First Presbyterian Church
Traffic death toll seen at 50 000 in 1966
A National Safety Council expert predicts 1966 traffic accidents will kill about 50 000 people with 1.9 million injuries and an economic loss of seven billion dollars unless actions are taken.
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Chicago
Henry J. Hoeffer
National Safety Council
Six crashes in 20 minutes at one spot reported
State Highway Patrol investigated six accidents over the weekend, all blamed on icy highways. One minor injury was reported as Barbara Cline, 21, sustained slight knee injuries when her car collided head on with another on a county road hill near Guysville. The pileup began at 2 p.m. on Route 50 east of Coolville, with multiple vehicles involved and cars skidding or struck from behind as drivers struggled to stop on the slick surface. Additional crashes occurred on Route 33 near Chauncey and on Route 278 near the Route 595 junction in Hocking County, including a rollover for Michael Devol and a guardrail impact for Rodney Sorrell.
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Cutler
Robert Cline
Glenn Wolfe
Stockport
Guysville
Headon
Coolville
Edward Sycks
Athens
Sycks
James Winchester
Whitley
Robert M. Shaffer
Parkersburg
W. Va
Susan M. LeMasters
Robert K. Edward
Mechem
Blaine Goldsberry
Carol McKenzie
Vienna
Athens County
Chauncey
Rodney Sorrell
Columbus
Route 595
Hocking County
Michael Devol
Carbon Hill
Steam Alarm At Bank Building Traced To Steam
A false fire alarm sounded shortly after 11 p m Sunday at the Security Bank Building on N Court St drawing city firemen and volunteers. Investigators found steam from chimneys at the bank and nearby church caused the alert. doors were damaged to access the roof during the response.
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N. Court St
Bank
First Presbyterian Church
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Admitted John Lucas of Jacksonville and Leona Glass Chauncey aboard. Mrs. Byron Shaukis of Athens Route 1 admitted. Dismissed Stella Cracraft Athens Carol Dorr Athens Route 3 Evelyn Dorr Athens Route 3 Francis Graham Athens Mrs Edward Swaro Glouster Doris Sams Athens Route 4 James Darnell Athens Route 4 Mrs Morton Benson Athens Mrs Joseph Fletcher Athens and daughter Mrs Ralph Perry Bucyrus Mrs James Kempton Millfield.
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Jacksonville
Leona Glass
Chauncey
Byron Shaukis
Athens
Stella Cracraft
Carol Dorr
Evelyn Dorr
Francis Graham
Edward Swaro
Glouster
Doris Sams
James Darnell
Morton Benson
Joseph Fletcher
Ralph Perry
Bucyrus
James Kempton
Millfield
Scraps Of Barge Wash Ashore On Lake Erie
Scraps of a $100000 derrick barge owned by the D A Dyche Salvage Co washed ashore on Lake Erie after the tug line parted and engines stalled en route from Sandusky to Rocky River. Coast Guard men removed Capt. Davis A Dyche and mate Joseph Amberik Jr from the tug amid heavy seas that prevented towing.
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D. A. Dyche Salvage Co
Lake Erie
Rocky River
Sandusky
Coast Guard
Davis A. Dyche
Lakewood
Joseph Amberik Jr
Cleveland
Here
Ohioans to be called for four weeks of public hearings
Washington reports that at least two Ohioans will testify during four weeks of hearings on alleged racketeer infiltration of the coin machine industry in Ohio and six other states.
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Washington
Ohio
Anniversary Mass Marks Romanian Catholic Suppression
More than 1000 worshippers gathered at St Columba Cathedral for the 10th anniversary of the communist suppression of the Catholic Church in Romania.
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Youngstown
St. Columba's
Romania
Quiet Monday in Municipal Court Ends With Dismissals
Judge John F. Newcomb presided as only one case proceeded Verle Smith Shade faced assault and battery charges but was found innocent and the matter dismissed. Tom Wise Athens had $30 bond forfeited for intoxication. Three others Dean Henry Smidderks Robert E Buck and Annette D Anderson forfeited bonds on traffic and related charges.
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Verle Smith
Shade
Carole
Tom Wise
Athens
Dean Henry Smidderks
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert E. Buck
Big Bend
W. Va
Annette D. Anderson
Marysville
Two Autos Collide On Snow Covered Angell Ridge Road
Collision on Angell Ridge Road three miles south of Athens occurred Sunday shortly after noon. Autos driven by Walter R. Graves and Errol Elwood Coen, both of Athens routes, approached in one lane and attempted to pass, causing the crash.
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Angell Ridge Rd
Athens
Sheriff's Office
Walter R. Graves
Errol Elwood Coen
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