Phone Change Over Is Set and Directories Mailed
General Telephone's all number calling service will go into effect for Athens and Shade at 2 01 a m Sunday. Subscribers served by the Athens Shade Telephone exchanges will receive complete new phone numbers at the same time. Directories listing more than 6000 new numbers are being mailed to subscribers this week. J B Kimball district commercial manager said the
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General Telephone
Athens
Shade
Athens Shade
J. B. Kimball
Washington St
Albany
Amesville
Chauncey
Guysville
New Marsh
The
Plains
Kimball
United States
Athens County
Rink Dates Announced at Athens Bird Arena This Christmas
Athens Ohio University announces public skating on 10 dates Dec 16 to Jan 3 with two daily blocks 2 00 to 4 00 pm and 7 30 to 9 30 pm on select days. Also notes new seven digit dialing for Athens and Shade, new prefixes 592 593 594 and 696, and a redesigned directory ahead of nationwide dialing.
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Athens
Ohio University
Bird Arena
Yule Party Is Planned
The American Legion hosts a Christmas party for area children at 2 p.m. Saturday at the post building 520 W Union St with Santa Claus giving candy sacks and magician Robert Falkner. Children from the Children's Home receive Legion transport. an annual dance follows at 9 30 p.m. with the Dick Russell orchestra. Fire squad treated 87 year old Frank Ley for asthma at 22 Palmer St. and Susan Stell fainted at Revco 16 S Court St later checked at Hudson Health Center.
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American Legion
Post Building
W. Union St
C. J. Josten
Santa Claus
Robert Falkner
Legion
The
Dick Russell
City Fire Department
Palmer St
Frank Ley
Susan Stell
Trendly Hall
Revco
S. Court St
Hudson Health Center
Athens Native features Cape Kennedy Space Center official
The New York Times publishes a feature on G. Merritt Preston deputy director for launching operations at the Cape Kennedy Space Center. The Athens native is described as a handy do it yourself man who designed and built a $30 000 Ohio home prior to moving to Florida and now lives near Cape Kennedy on Indian River. Preston, 49 and a former Boy Scout, has long been observed during launch telecasts.
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Athens
G. Merritt Preston
Cape Kennedy Space Center
New York Times
Preston
Times
Grace
Ohio
Whch
Florida
Indian River
Cape Kennedy
Sone
John H. Preston
Space Center
Langley, Va
Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory
Cleveland
John F. Kennedy
White House
Gordon Cooper
Prestons
New Lakeview Manor Apartment Completes Construction
The city’s largest apartment building, Lakeview Manor, is finished and ready for occupancy. Dwight Rutherford of Rumac Inc notes six stories with 94 units, central heating and air with individual controls, self-operating elevators, heated foyer, and washer-dryer on each floor near Ohio University campus.
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Lakeview Manor
Dwight Rutherford
Rumac, Inc
James Braden
Area Company of Columbus
Ohio University
Rutherford
Births and admissions listed at Sheltering Arms Hospital
A hospital column notes births for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Linda mood a son McArthur, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Graham a son Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Weidman a son Logan. Admissions include Robert Cook Albany Route 2 Garland Stover, Stewart Route 1 Terry Little Athens Christine Dewey Athens Mrs Harold Stright New Marshfield Route 1.
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Joe Lindamood
Robert Cook
Albany
Garland Stover
Stewart
Terry Little
Athens
Christine Dewey
Harold Stright
New Marshfield
Missionary to Sierra Leone To Speak At Wesleyan Church
The Rev Paul W Dekker a missionary to Sierra Leone West Africa will speak at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Wesleyan Methodist Church The minister and his family returned last summer after two terms in Africa They first went to Africa seven years ago
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Paul W. Dekker
Sierra Leone
West Africa
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Wesleyan Methodist Church of American
Africa
Windows and Frames Installed at National Guard Armory
Strunk Maintenance Co began work last Friday on installing 104 windows and aluminum frames at the 51 year old National Guard Armory located at Carpenter and Court Streets. A gas leak at E State and Morris lit by an arc lamp triggered a fire alarm but was extinguished by firefighters on arrival. The gas company was notified.
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Columbus
National Guard
Carpenter and Court Sts
Strunk Maintenance Co
E. State
Morris
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Katherine Louise Cargould
Frank Cargould
Katherine Louise Trau
General
Commonwealth Telephone Co
Logan
Earl Gibbs
Athens, Ohio
Top Space Center
Athens High School
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Harry Mitchell, Sr
Athens National Bank
Altmans
Athens Appl. & TV CO
Athens Pharmacy
Beckley
Cornwell & CO
Katherine Figg
Kerr-Hunter Hardware
Kyle’s
Luckoff
Members of
F. W. Woolworth CO
Mac’s Thrifty Store
Mahaffey
Robert
Scott
Larry Carl Firestone
Stanley
Swearingen’s
General Electric
Smith
W. Union
Ph. LY
Armory
Man Hole
Santa
Christmas Club
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Mika Street
Athens, Ohi
Goldberg’s
Berkline
Levi's
Goldberg's Store
Rein
Goldberg
High ST. Glouster, Ohio
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