Kennedy Lecture Series Continues At Ohio University
Sen William Proxmire will speak in Athens on January 16 as part of Ohio University Kennedy Lecture Series funded by Edwin Kennedy. With Kennedy withdrawing future support the series will still proceed using $7,500 from the Ohio University Fund reserve and $2,500 remaining from Kennedy contributions. Other speakers include Dr Uvaldo Palomaris and Katherine Graham with potential nominal admission fees being considered.
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William Proximire
Dwis
Athens
Ohio University
Kennedy
College of Communication
John Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Edwin Kennedy
Ohio University Fund
New Yorker
Wall Street
Jerald Ter Horst
Ford
Post Office Extends Hours for Christmas Mail
The Athens Post Office on Stimson Avenue will stay open four extra hours over the next two Saturdays. The stamp and parcel post window will be open until 4 p.m. this Saturday and Saturday December 14. Officials say the extended hours encourage customers to mail early.
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Athens
Stimson Avenue
Education Issues Topic For Athens League Voters Event
Athens League of Women Voters meets this week on education issues. State Rep. Claire Ball speaks at 7:45 p.m. at 35 Sunset Drive, and Sam Henderson discusses funding and formula changes at a noon meeting Wednesday in Baker Center. Contact Shelly Conrath for rides.
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Claude Steppe
Ohio House of Representatives
Claude L. Steppe
Athens
State Board of Cosmetology
Steppe’s Beauticians Inc
Blanche Steppe
Claire Ball
Athens League of Women Voters
Sunset Drive
Sam Henderson
Baker Center
Ohio
Education Review Committee
League
Shelly Conrath
Emergency Runs by Fire Department This Week
Emergency runs reported for service members included Mrs Elizabeth Thompson 41 of McArthur transported to Athens Mental Health Center from 20842 West Washington Street. Also Richard Tinkham 32 of Nelsonville transferred from Mount St Mary to University Hospital Columbus.
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Elizabeth Thompson
McArthur
W. Washington St
Athens Mental Health Center
Richard Tinkham
Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary
University Hospital, Columbus
Ohio University Geography Department
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Squirrel Causes Thanksgiving Power Outage Across Three Towns
A small red squirrel sat on a conductor and started a fire in the Portland district, knocking out the Bashan substation line and one phase of a C&SOE line. Power returned to Coolville at 3 p.m., Torch at 6 30 p.m., and Hockingport at 6 45 p.m.
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Coolville
Torch - Hockingport
Frank Shay
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Portland
Shay
Bashan
C&soe
Hockingport
Snowfall Delays Travel and Closes Ohio Schools
Snow blankets the region slowed driving and closed several schools as Ohio University students missed classes. Snow depth ranged from two inches in Athens to four inches in outlying areas with heavier ridges. Road crews worked Sunday morning to clear main routes amid slick conditions.
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Ohio University
Athens
Gerald Hann
York Two
Lodi
Logan City
Trimble Local
Morgan Local
Nelsonville-York City
Perry Southern
Ohio State University campus hits light traffic after snow
State Highway Patrol reported a few minor accidents and light traffic on Sunday while many residents called for highway condition updates. OU officials noted lower attendance as students began classes, with Greyhound ridership high and Columbus buses slightly delayed. Two salt spreader trucks were dispatched to Columbus for outfitting.
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State Highway Patrol
Robert Hynes
Greyhound
Columbus
Phil Goldsberry
Ohio proposes rules for non coal surface mining in Ohio
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources plans rules to govern non coal surface mining under a new law. Two public hearings are set for December 18 and 19 in Columbus to discuss permit timing, maps, liability insurance, and bonding. Hearings start at 10 a.m. at 65 S Front Street.
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
Department
Columbus
Division of Reclamation
Raymond Lowrie
Reclamation Division
Building B
Fountain Square
S. Front St
Births at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Named
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital notes list births with mothers and newborns from Athens Shawnee Guysville Trimble Glouster Chauncey Nelsonville Shade Amesville Melrose Roxie Arbaugh and others. Several families welcomed new members including Linda Jenkins and Cynthia Hunt among many names.
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Linda Jenkins
Glen Young
Ralph Zimmerman
Ora Burns
Hattie Hooper
Athens
Randy Morgan
Shawnee
Clarence Fuller
Guysville
Ivan Bowersock
Trimble
Terrance Skinner
Glouster
Dick Dalton
Arthur Smith
Chauncey
Robert Jones
Frank Barnhart
Nelsonville
Evert Stevens
Shade
Cynthia Brown
Amesville
Vandals Break Into Federal Hocking High School Again
Vandals damaged Federal Hocking High School near Stewart early Saturday. A rock shattered a glass door and a broken office window allowed entry. Nearly every room was disturbed with money, audio visual equipment, and a fire extinguisher taken. Gasoline was removed from four school buses. A two day estimate is expected. an inventory will identify missing items. Separately, 90 gallons of fuel oil were stolen from a home and 48 gallons from tanks behind a local shop.
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Federal Hocking High School
Stewart
Sheriff's Office
Carmen Lorubbio
Lorubbio
Lorrubbio
Weather Outlook For Monday December 2 1974
Cloudy tonight with light snow possible and lows around 25 to 30. Tuesday remains cloudy with snow flurries and highs in the 30s. Rain or snow chances run about 70 percent today and 60 percent Tuesday with mixed conditions into midweek and gradual clearing by Friday.
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Ohio
Messenger Publishing Co. notices and subscription rates
Daily publication details from The Messenger Publishing Co in Athens Ohio include a weekday paper priced at 15 cents and Sunday at 25 cents. Subscriptions by mail vary by region with different 3 month, 6 month, and 1 year rates for Ohio West Virginia and elsewhere.
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Associated Press
D&s
Ohio
West Virginia
U.S. & Possessions
Athens
The
Messenger Publishing Co
Johnson Road
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Campus Foreign Auto Parts
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Mining Law Rules
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
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Walter Hunt
Cynthia Hunt
Ernest Thompson
Melrose Kinnison
Carl Fouts Sr
George Russell
Donald Jacobs
Paul Evener
William Evener
Merle Bowers
Roxie Arbaugh
Son
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Canaanville
Gibson
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Che Athens
Plessenger
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Lancaster
Hocking Hills
Glick
Furniture Showcase
East
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Eastland
Backus Lumber Co
Poplar St
Vanguard
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