Council OKs 1962 Budget and Sewer Protest Meeting
City council approved the 1962 budget totaling 840 000 with allocations to general fund street repairs and sewers and set a follow up session to address the sewer assessment protest by Emerson Sheron and residents of Briarwood Addn while deferring an annexation and a hydrologist study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Athens
Richland Ave
N. Lancaster St
Columbus
William Rowland
Fred Weber
C. E. Stack
S. Congress Sr
Weber
City Hall
Emerson Sheron
Dwight Rutherford
Peter F. Good
Norman Dean
Dean
Good
Rutherford
Briarwood Addition
Guard unit rated superior in inspection
The Athens-McConnelsville Ohio National Guard unit received a superior rating from 2nd Army Headquarters after an Oct 27 inspection led by Lt. Col. Caithness. The report praised administration, supply, and equipment maintenance as outstanding, marking the best overall showing since federal recognition in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens-McConnelsville
Ohio National Guard
2Nd Army Headquarters
Thomas L. Ricketts
John H. Caithness
Ft. Meade
Logan
New Lexington
Caldwell
Marietta
Ricketts
Athens
Two Athens men commissioned in Ohio National Guard
Two Athens men Fred W. Weber II and James R. Wolfe were commissioned as second lieutenants in the Ohio National Guard and Army Reserve after completing 12 weekends and two weeks of summer training at Fort Hayes Columbus. Weber, 21, attends Ohio University and has been assigned to Battery A 2nd Armored Battalion 174th Artillery in Logan. Wolfe, 23, Ohio University graduate and industrial arts teacher at Middleport High School, will also serve as an assistant platoon leader at Logan. Also commissioned were Albert B. Sands and David D. Sealock of McConnelsville, assigned to Battery C Caldwell, as part of a program producing about 250 officers in four years.
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Athens
Ohio National Guard
Army Reserve
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Fred W. Weber II
James R. Wolfe
Weber
Fred W. Weber
S. Blackburn Rd
Athens High School
Ohio University
174Th Artillery
Logan
Wolfe
Athens County
Middleport High School
McConnelsville
Albert B. Sands
David D. Sealock
Battery C
Caldwell
Ohio
Kiwanis Club guest Speaker highlights telephone industry
Clare E. Williams president of General Telephone Co. of Ohio spoke to Kiwanis about telephone communications trends and the role of phones in social and economic development and national defense. He noted U S holds 70 percent of telephones with 6 percent of world population and Ohio firms count fell from 250 to about 100. Waldo E. Bowers was inducted as a new member and Circle K member John Hofstatter announced a student exchange with a French student for six weeks in Athens Ohio.
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Clare E. Williams
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Kiwanis Club
Williams
United States
Waldo E. Bowers
Bowers
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Office
Athens
John Hofstatter
Circle K
Kiwanians
Ohio University
France
Hofstatter
Garbage Truck Door Strikes Parked Bus in City Incident
A city garbage truck collided with a parked Greyhound bus in front of the bus terminal on E State Street at 12 20 p m Monday. A door on the garbage truck broke loose and struck the unloading bus. Driver of the garbage truck was James H Secoy 34 Athens Route 2. Bus driver was Leonard B McCollum 37 Hamilton.
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Greyhound
E. State St
James H. Secoy
Athens
Leonard B. McCollum
Hamilton
Real Estate Transfer in Dover Township
Howard Antle of Athens County transfers 9.75 acres in Dover Township to Clifford K. Molihan of Glouster and others in a deed recorded for the property transfer.
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Howard Antle
Athens County
Clifford K. Molihan
Glouster, Et al
Dover Township
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
The notices report births for Elmer and Marie Rutter in Athens and for Richard Perry Alfred Brooks in Athens areas. Admissions include Julia Keirns Millfield David Watkins Guysville Perry Oxley Nelsonville Martin D McCorkle Oak Hill Walter Keirns Jr Julia Brophy Francis Dennett Jerome Chmielewski and Mrs Kenneth C McLain and Mrs Charles Scott with daughters in Athens and surrounding routes.
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Elmer Rutter
Athens
Richard Perry
Alfred Brooks
Julia Keirns
Millfield
David Watkins
Guysville
Perry Oxley
Nelsonville
Martin
D. McCorkle
Oak Hill
Warren Easler
Si Allen
Walter Keirns, Jr
Julia Brophy
Francis Dennett
Jerome Chmielewski
Kenneth C. McLain
Charles Scott
Boy Injured At School After Door Glass Breaks
Bruce Tom 13 of Columbia Ave suffered a laceration to the upper lip and nose when he struck a glass door pane at the junior high school. The fire department squad gave first aid and he was taken to a physician's office at 3 35 pm Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Tom
Columbia Ave
Darrell Tom
Fire Department
Pre-Draft Examinations For Athens And Ohio University Students
Fifteen Athens Countians and eight Ohio University students traveled by bus to Columbus for preliminary induction physicals at Fort Hayes. Leaders included James H. Webb of Athens with other Athens residents, Nelsonville and area natives, plus OU transfers from Cleveland and New York.
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Athens
Ohio University
Columbus
Ft. Hayes
James H. Webb
Freddy L. Dailey
William R. Shaw
Arthur L. Chilcote
Charles E. Mourn
Gary L. Bruce
Nelsonville
David K. Lackey
William Blythe
Jacksonville
Bobby T. Heightland
Chauncey
Marion H. Graham
Coolville
Howard E. Bulstron
Glouster
Paul L. Carpenter
George W. McDaniel
Trimble
Gary
Roger C. Roeseler
Lockport
N. Y
John L. Brown
Ambridge
Benedict Calderone
Brooklyn
Volunteers extinguish brush fire near Slater's gravel pit
The Plains Volunteer Fire Department was called from a meeting at 8 p.m. Monday to combat a brush pile fire at the rear of Slater's gravel pit. Firemen said gusty winds reignited embers from a previously out fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Slater
Civil Air Patrol Week Proclaimed by Mayor
Mayor Kenneth Sands proclaims Civil Air Patrol Week as the CAP marks its 20th anniversary. The CAP serves as the auxiliary of the U S Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Kenneth Sands
CAP
U. S. Air Force
Judge Studies Store Burglar Charge After Two Hour Hearing
Ohio University student Carl W. Calandra 19 admitted entering Beckley s store but denied intent to steal. Prosecutors say he took 218 in cash and 115 in clothing, including a 75 suit and 40 sport coat, as defense argues intoxication. The case was taken under advisement after a two hour hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Beckley
John F. Newcomb
Newcomb
Carl W. Calandra
President
W. Parker Walker
Calandra
Cleveland
Walker
William Rowland
Joseph McBride
McBride
Court St
Paul Beckley
Tuesday Cold and Clear After Unusual Weather
Tuesday morning in Athens was cold and clear after winds and rain disrupted a spell of abnormal temperatures. U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer logged a 10 am reading of 37, up only three degrees from the morning low, while Monday reached 68 with .31 inches of rain. Rural Hamley Run saw a low of 33 after a 66 high yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
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First St
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William
Foster Coe
Barre
Logan Monument CO
W. Main Street
Municipals Mutual Funds
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Culligan Water Conditioning, Inc
W. Washington St
Scotty Roberts
Gallipolis
Pomeroy
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Mander
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Harry Beckley
Rowland
Athens Messenger
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