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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1966
Page
2
A report for the new Athens High School outlines a non graded curriculum focusing on teaching and learning over subject presentation. It describes phased classes by achievement, discussion groups, remedial work, and specialized tools to tailor education to individual talent levels and encourage creative growth.
About 145 licensed tradesmen need renewals by January 1 as city codes from 1965 require city work licenses. Initial contractor license is 50 dollars with 10 dollar annual renewal. journeyman license 10 dollars with 5 dollar renewal. Renewals available at the city water office 8 to 5 weekdays and noon on Saturday.
The first Ohio University Chillicothe campus building, Bennett Hall, will be dedicated at 11 a.m. Wednesday with Gov. James A. Rhodes as speaker. Attending are OU President Vernon R. Alden Chancellor John D. Millett Dean Edward M. Penson and trustees. The $2 million structure honors the Bennett literary family including Martha Trimble Bennett Alice Bennett and Henry H and John Bennett. Martha Bennett died in 1961 at 93. Full enrollment is 775 with 2000 projected by 1970 as other branch campuses near completion.
Ohio University slipped to 30th in fulltime student enrollment with 6,687. Ohio State University ranked 10th with 56,957 fulltime and 12th in grand total at 41,207. Kent State rose to 27th with 17,364 fulltime students. Cincinnati was 29th in grand total. State SUNY led fulltime enrollments with 119,190. California state colleges led grand total with 193,118.
The county commissioners agreed to join the city in a storm sewer district for the Tulane Rd Cable Lane area. The move, discussed with May or Raymond Shepard and others, involves no county funding and aims at administrative efficiency. The county planning group's $22,000 grant request to the Farmers Home Administration appears likely to be denied.
Eight Ohio University students attended a weekend marketing simulation in Pittsburgh sponsored by the American Marketing Association and Duquesne University. Faculty advisors were John R. Hewitt and Dr. William V. Muse. Carl J. Denbow, 22, of 61 Columbia Ave., faced charges after an improper start from a parked position in a Friday car pickup truck crash at College and Church, per city police.
Rome Canaan High School announces thirty six students named to the honor roll for the second six weeks. Names include Kathryn Bennett Diane McClanahan Sandra Miller Paula Minear Dorothy Woody Candace Well in twelfth grade along with eleven through ninth and eighth and seventh graders listed with multiple students named from each grade.
An early Monday freezing rain gave way to milder conditions in Athens. At 9 15 a m the temperature reached 32 degrees, up six degrees from the previous overnight low of 26. Precipitation totaled 0 12 inches after a Sunday high of 35 and an overnight low of 12. Saturday's low was six above zero.
Rites will honor six deceased members of K. T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion at an 8 p m Everlasting service Wednesday. The six are William C. Channel B G Chapman Thomas M Jenkins Charles R Kinison Don C Strawn Sr and G E White with past commanders among the latter two. An oyster supper prepared by Hap Nye will be served at 6 30 p m by auxiliary members. The supper and service are open to members and relatives of the deceased.
Fire department emergency squad responded to 440 Richland Ave for a three year old Tammy Brown with a needle in her left foot and to 26 Hickory St for Paul Burson who was ill. Burson was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. State Rep Goddard faced speeding charges in Dover. Albany Alexander High School reports four all A students and a large list of honor roll members across grades.
A hospital notes list shows multiple admissions and newborns including Mr and Mrs Hiley Wagan with a daughter at Athens Route 2, Mr and Mrs Stanley Bolen with a daughter at Chauncey, and numerous patients admitted from Athens and surrounding areas including Mrs Ward Miller, Mrs James Daft, Mrs James Boyd, Clarence Blackford, Pamela Carsey, Mrs John Tate, Paul Burson, Mrs Paul Barrett, Don Shafer, Richard Hughes, Dean Thompson, Mrs Don White, Mrs Victor Hudwell, Mrs Evan Davis, Mrs Mark Levy, Mrs Meril Depoy, Mrs Charles Smith, Mrs Max Kovaleski.
The Cornwell family opens a second jewelry shop at Court and Union Streets in remodeled quarters. R. Leslie Cornwell will run Cornwell and Son Jewelers. Walter Cornwell remains at 10 S. Court St. The firm, Cornwell Jewelers Inc., has served Athens for almost a century. Local owners plan expanded lines and a bridal department with a diamond conference room. An open house is set for Tuesday 3 to 8 p.m. with business starting Wednesday 9 a.m. The building at Court and Union was previously a restaurant site since 1924.
A New York garment maker NEMO Foundations plans a Beckley West Virginia plant employing 100. The announcement came at a seminar co sponsored by Ohio University Center for Economic Opportunity and the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce. Ohio University attendees included Stottler K Starr Thomas Ris and Duncan A Ragsdale.
Fred H. Noland, 53, Ames ville Route 1, was charged with driving left of center after a two car accident Sunday afternoon on Athens County Rd. 35. A deer was killed Saturday when it ran across Route 50 east of Albany into the path of Dorothy Jean Anderson, 39, Albany Route 1.
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