County Board Sets Feb 18 For The Plains School Vote
The county school board sets February 18 for a special election on transferring The Plains district to Athens City. Citizens petitioned for the vote after a 17 vote defeat in November and the board agrees the petition is valid. The Plains district is tied up in litigation and actions to form new districts may follow after February 1964.
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Spectrum County
Athens City
Tobe Mackey
Citizens’ Committee
T. C. Porter
Floyd Linscott
Cochairman
Francis D. White
Linscott
Porter
Elmo Scott
Walter Ervin
Plains School Board
Robert Ellis
Howard Woodyard
Ames-Bern
Athens
Albany
McArthur
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Meigs County
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Glouster
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Fire Leaves Plains Family Homeless After Saturday Blaze
A six person family loses their home on The Plains after a Saturday night fire caused by a faulty flue and attic involvement. Ralph Hartman owned the dwelling, occupied by Mr and Mrs Roger Williams and their four children. damage estimated at 3500. Volunteers from The Plains and Chauncey-Dover battled near zero weather, water froze on the roof, and control took about 30 minutes. No injuries reported aside from a minor head cut to Peggy Curry at Eagles Hall earlier that evening.
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Ralph Hartman
Roger Williams
Plains
Chauncey-Dover
Fire Department
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Mercury Stays Down Monday in Athens Cold Snap
Athens residents shivered Monday as a bright sun warmed little. U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer recorded 15 degrees at 9:30 a.m., up four from the early low. Sunday reached 20 after a dawn low of six above zero with intermittent snow flurries.
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C. L. Colmer
Driver Pleads Guilty In County Court For DUI
Conrad Rex Bentz aged 54 of Hemlock Grove pleaded guilty to a State Highway Patrol driving while intoxicated charge. He was fined 150 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and given a 180 day license suspension. The judge allowed driving for employment purposes.
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Conrad Rex Bentz
Hemlock Grove
Bentz
Woman Fined and Jailed for Bad Check Charge
Municipal Court found Shirley A. Blair of Athens Route 1 guilty of writing a $30 check without credit at Athens National Bank. She was fined $160 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail. Police say she is wanted in California for writing bad checks. Athens Council 15, R&SM will meet at 7:30 pm Wednesday in the Masonic Temple.
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AHS Seniors Dominate County General Scholarship Test
Athens High School seniors captured the counties top 10 ranks in the 1963 General Scholarship Test announced today. William D. Whan led county and placed third district and twenty fourth state, with Henry Wieman second, Charles Randall third, and Carol Kendall fourth. Other county honorees included Richard Fulks, John Newcomb, Joyce Barnett, Barbara Hall, Holly Hecht, James Sands. honorable mentions went to Bob Wilson, Ross Locke, Mary Sasser and Lois Simpkins.
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Wilbur Lewis
AHS
William D. Whan
Henry Wieman
Charles Randall
Carol Kendall
Richard Fulks
John Newcomb
Joyce Barnett
Barbara Hall
Holly Hecht
James Sands
Bob Wilson
Ross Locke
Mary Sasser
Lois Simpkins
Ohio University
Lewis
West Virginia Firm Works on Gal Breath Inn Site
Baker and Coombs of Morgantown are in week two of earth moving at the Gal breath Inn site at Richland and Dairy Aves. The city service-safety director issued the million dollar building permit after days of review. A six inch water line will serve the inn and nearby residents on Greenbrier Dr, and landscaping plans that would have blocked a city right of way were revised.
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Forfeit Bonds On Liquor Charges In Municipal Court
Two men facing liquor charge violations did not appear in Municipal Court and forfeited bonds. John Fermendzin, an Ohio University student working as a bartender, forfeited 100 dollars for allegedly selling Joseph Leslie a vodka mixture for 40 cents. Leslie also forfeited a 50 dollar bond. A ongoing case against Betty Helm, 42, of 9 Fort Street, was continued until Friday after a check for 15 dollars written August 15 was insufficient. FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT The Plains volunteer firemen will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the fire house.
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John L. Fermendzin
Ohio University
Joseph A. Leslie, Jr
Leslie
Betty Helm
Fort St
Harold Konkler
Athens
Plains Volunteer Firemen
Masonic Temple to Host Paramuthia Lodge Degrees
The Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft degrees will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic Temple by Paramuthia Lodge 25 FO AM. Refreshments will be served, said John P. Buck, master. Several local residents admitted to Shelter.NG Hospital notes list names including Mrs Watson Beatty and George Hartley among others.
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Paramuthia Lodge
John P. Buck
Dial Phone Service Expands in Ohio Exchanges
Dial telephones began operating Sunday at Beverly Barlow Lowell Lower Salem and Watertown exchanges as General Telephone Co of Ohio announces the full dial operation across its exchanges. Three offices were built by Karr Construction Co of Chester.
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Barlow
Lowell
Lower Salem
Watertown
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Karr Construction Co
Chester
Cincinnati Market Report Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices
Markets show mixed cattle trade with calves steady to firm and cows weak. Steer and heifer values vary by weight with 900 to 1000 lb steers around 73.00 and 900 lb heifers near 22.00. calves and bulls show smaller shifts. Hogs rise 25 to 40 higher on barrows and gilts, sows up to 25, with around 600 head traded. sheep slaughter classes steady with choice and prime around 108.
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