Cynthia Wedel elected first woman head of National Council of Churches
Cynthia Wedel, 61, an Episcopalian, was chosen to lead the National Council of Churches defeating Rev. Dr. Albert Cleage 387 to 93. Wedel, a Virginia-based psychologist and ecumenical leader, urged openness to youth and minority groups and proposed caucuses to prod the council.
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Detroit
Cynthia Wedel
National Council of Churches
Albert Cleage
Church of the Black Madonna
Wedel
Theodore ©. Wedel
Alexandria
Center For
National Institute of Applied Behavioral Sciences
National
World Councils of Churches
God
Feller At Center Of Nine Bad Checks Case
Bob Feller, the Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, allegedly wrote nine bad checks totaling 959 dollars to Jay Drug Store in Mayfield. An attorney says Feller was attempting restitution but the store rejected the payment. Prosecutors investigate as checks came from closed accounts in Texas and Cleveland. The 51 year old ex Indian now runs an insurance firm in Gates Mills.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Feller
Harry A. Hanna
Cuyahoga County
Joseph F. Donahue
Jay Drug Store
Mayfield
Texas
Baseball Hall of Fame
The
Indians
Gates Mills
White Donates House To Negro Farmer
In St Joseph Missouri Hugh Rowland a Black farmer lost his farmhouse and livestock in a July fire north of the city. A moving company delivered a donated house from Clarence Miller a White man to Rowland on his farm. Neighbors offered furniture and Rowland praised the neighbors and said the Lord intended races to treat each other this way.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Hugh Rowland
Here
St. Joseph
Clarence Miller
Rowland
National Weather Forecast for Friday and Five Day Outlook
Rain or snow is forecast Friday from the Mississippi Valley to the Rockies with northeast snow flurries. Sunny dry weather in the far west and from the eastern Mississippi Valley to the southeast. Temperatures today 21 low, yesterday 30 high 32. Five day outlook shows highs upper 40s and lows upper 20s to 30s. Showers this weekend and snow flurries north around Tuesday or Wednesday total 5 to 7 inches melted.
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Mississippi Valley
Rockies
C. L. Colmer
U.S. Weather Observer
Ohio University Dept. of Geography
Ohio
Salt Bid Problem Is Solved By County Commissioners
County commissioners resolved the ice control salt issue by readvertising bids after an earlier premature opening. The Diamond Crystal Salt Co. of St. Clair Mich won at 10.10 per ton if county trucks haul from Parkersburg W V. other bids included Granite State Minerals and Morton Salt with varying terms. The county plans to buy 1,000 tons in 100 ton daily lots and may haul or contract trucking as needed. Dow Linscott sought payment for sheep killed by dogs, and the board reminded him to pursue owners or unknown-dog funds. The tax collection deadline was extended from December 20 to January 20.
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Diamond Crystal Salt Co
St. Clair, Mich
Parkersburg
W. Va
Morton
Gerald Hahn
15 Year Old Arrested After Chase Near Route 691
A 15 year old Glouster youth, James C. Evelo, was cited for reckless operation and driving without a license after a high speed chase on County Road 1 south of Route 691. His car left the road, struck a tree, and he was arrested at 10 a.m. Thursday.
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Glouster
James C. Evolo
Millfield
Thomas R. Shields
Shields
Voice From Home taps for servicemen in Athens County
The Athens County Chapter of the American Red Cross sponsors the Voice From Home program. Tapes taped by a serviceman's family are sent overseas. Taping runs December through 12 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments for these hours or alternate times due to conflicts can be made by calling 593-5273 or 592-2389.
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Athens County
The
American Red Cross
Names Named For Athens County Jury Duty
Athens County jury commissioners have drawn 160 residents for the January term grand and petit juries. The list includes J. H. Lukens Gene Linton Jane Leonard Larry D. Deem Cedric M. Antle Betty R. Wilson and many others across Glouster Chauncey Trimble Nelsonville Amesville The Plains and Athens among other towns.
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J. H. Lukens
Gene Linton
Jane Leonard
Larry D. Deem
Coombe
Mary Jane Robock
James Vaughn
Alma Howard
Evelyn Patton
Anna B. Vore
Glouster
Ellis South
A. Beryl Cone
L. J. Schooler
Walter $. Neotziing
Norman Dean
Francis D. Higgins
Athens
Cedric M. Antle
Trimble
John Smart
Betty R. Wilson
Chauncey
Charles Flowers
Stewart
Frank E. Hooper
Shade
Cecil Rockhold
Wanda Holsinger
Hockingport
Jack Boteman
Helen Robinette
Ronald Riley
Edward Kresiin
Ralph Keiffer
Nelsonville
Freda Wright
Jerry Huddy
Buchtel
Nellie Sewell
Robert Brown
Gimton
Charlotte Roden
Esther French
the Stevens
Helen Mohney
Myrtle Whanton
Janie Ogg
Lois Gibbons
Deneonae Barron
Rita Woody
Ada M. Marlene Smith
Earl Harmony
Kael Evans
Jesse White
Lee Ann Parsons
Bobby Harris
Wyatt McDaniels
Dorothy Sedwick
Russel Hines
Amesville
Elmer Cubbison
Walter Staley
Dorothy Lee
Robert Cochran
Mary Baum
Births at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A list from Sheltering Arms Hospital records births to families including Mr and Mrs James Rosene Albany a daughter Mr and Mrs Fred Smith Nelsonville a daughter Mr and Mrs Paul Kostival Chauncey a daughter Mr and Mrs Victor Depta Athens a daughter Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smart Shade a son and other newly born children named Perry Russell Mrs Ray Strickmaker Mrs Wilson Carr among others.
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James Rosene
Albany
Fred Smith
Nelsonville
Paul Kostival
Chauncey
Victor Depta
Athens
Kenneth Smart
Shade
Perry Russell
Ray Strickmaker
Wilson Carr
Athens Jaycees Plan Christmas Shopping Tour for Children
The Athens Jaycees voted $100 to aid 20 children ages six to 12 at the Athens Children’s Home for gifts and arranged transportation. Adolescent visits to view holiday lights are planned December 13 with a postvisit party and gift exchange at the hospital. They also create a Christmas food basket project with Salvation Army and Welfare Department, with Cub Scout Pack 53 donating items. Bosses Night January 22 will award a service honor to outstanding local youths. Robert Green named Youth and Sports VP. six Belpre Jaycees guests attended.
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Jaycees
Athens
Salvation Army
Welfare Department
Robert Green
Belpre Jaycees
Evarts Resigns Ohio University Dean Post After Five Years
Dr. Harry F. Evarts submits resignation as dean of the College of Business Administration at Ohio University effective June 30. He cites need for leadership change amid environmental shifts. Evarts joined Ohio University in 1963 from Northwestern and rose to full professor before serving as acting dean in 1965.
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Harry Evarts
Harry F. Evarts
College of Business Administration
Ohio University
Taylor Culbert
Culbert
Dean Evarts
Evarts
Dr. Evarts
Northwestern University
Business
Paul Noble
Harvard University
Graduate School of Business Administration
Packard Electric
General Motors Corp
Garnder Board and Carton Co
Middletown
Bolin Divorce Petition Seeks Custody in Athens
Janet Bolin files for divorce from Barry Bolin in Athens asserting extreme cruelty and gross neglect. She requests custody of two minor children and related support.
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Janet Bolin
Barry Bolin
Athens
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