Athens County Native Rejoins Ohio Welfare Directorship
Denver L. White, longtime Athens County Welfare director, will become director of the Ohio Department of Public Welfare January 13 under Governor Rhodes. A native of Carbondale, he returns after eight years as Rehabilitation Services Commission chief and 34 years in public service.
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Ohio Department of Public Welfare
Athens County
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Athens County Welfare Department
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State Welfare Department
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Ohio Welfare Conference
Ohio Senate
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Ohio layoffs rise as Ford announces shutdowns
Ford Motor Co. plans to idle 6,775 Ohio workers with plant closings in Cleveland and Maumee, furloughs at Fairfax, and a four week shutdown for Lorain facilities starting after Jan. 6. Chrysler cuts 450 hourly, 100 salaried layoffs in Dayton. GM to furlough 1,800 Packard Electric workers in Warren beginning Jan. 6.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Maumee
Fairfax
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Chrysler
Dayton
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Packard Electric Co
Warren
Packard
Plan to lay off workers and idle foundry after holidays
GM plans shutdowns with 102 salaried and 59 skilled trades workers laid off by January 6 trimming Packard staff to about 10,000 from 14,600. Kelsey Hayes Foundry Fremont says natural gas cut forces indefinite shutdown after holidays idling 240 workers.
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Fremont
Faulty miniature Christmas lights sold nationwide
About 300000 sets of miniature Christmas tree lights sold in the last two years may pose electrical shock and fire hazards, says the U S Consumer Product Safety Commission. It urged consumers to stop using the lights immediately and to disconnect them carefully from outlets. The hazards rise if the lights are strung on a metal tree. Manufactured in Taiwan, the lights were sold by SS Kresge Co and the Noma Manufacturing and Import Co, as Kresge and K-Mart branded products.
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Taiwan
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K-Mart
Noma and Kresge Recall Miniature Lights Across Brands
The recall covers Noma Deluxe brand lights sold through Noma Forest Park Illinois and Kresge lights packaged as 30 or 50 professional decorators miniature lights. Serial numbers include 3835 to 3856 for Noma and 91 with 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 40 or 43 for Kresge. Refunds or repairs offered. mail Noma lights to Forest Park. The alert mentions related fines, court entries, and B F Goodrich cutbacks affecting 1,800 workers nationwide with varied plant impact starting January 2.
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R yger Personal Notes Visit Various Local Families
Rev and Mrs Lewis Callicoat of Gallipolis and Carroll Tate of Columbus visit Charles Tate and son Michael. Several relatives and friends tour households in Pomeroy Cheshire Crown City Middleport and Portland including 50th anniversary observed at Crown City and California trips by Ortha Roush and Iva Clark.
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Gallipolis
Carroll Tate
Columbus
Charles Tate
Michael
Gail Sisson
Edith Thomas
Pomeroy
Nora Berkley
Whyllis
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Robert Whaley
Aaron
Sam Junper
Johnny Berkley
Davis McCoy
Chuckie
Frank Sears
Middleport
James Rife
Irma Bales
Jed Stewart
Arthur Lynch
Cheshire
O Bleness Hospital Births and Local Names
O Bleness Memorial Hospital reports births and local residents connected to families in Athens Nelsonville Glouster Albany and surrounding towns. Notable names include Simms Russell Long Loika Quinn Hail Robinson Clark Workman Griffith Mace Ohlinger Chaney Minerd Barnhart Wemmer Burton Goff Cole Buckley Holdcroft Howard Zakel Grigsby Martin Deeter Kern Saber Smith Ginn Poling Shields Fokes.
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Jule Quinn
John Hail
Marilyn Robinson
Pearl Clark
Alvin Workman
Roland Griffith
Athens
Mark Mace
Nelsonville
Herbert Ohlinger
Maggie Chaney
Albany
Ethel Minerd
Stewart
Argosia Barnhart
Guysville
Richard Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Ivan Wemmer
Jacksonville
Bruce Burton
Glouster
George Murray
James Goff
Dean Cole
Homer Buckley
Christy Holdcroft
Walter Howard
Hildegarde Zakel
Larry Grigsby
Jerry Martin
Franklin Sheerer
Alvin Boyd
Rick Deeter
Jack Kern
Tanious Saber
Norman Smith
Roger Ginn
Terry Poling
Marine Shields
Clifford Fokes
Haydenville Fire Doused After Chimney Ignites Closet
An overheated chimney sparked a Haydenville house fire at the Dale Martin residence. Logan firefighters arrived at 8:28 p.m. and found paper catching fire in a closet. the blaze was extinguished with extensive smoke damage.
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Haydenville
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Red Cross Office Announces Holidays
The Athens County American Red Cross office will close on December 24 25 and 31 and January 1. Volunteers will staff the office between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Emergencies may be directed to duty worker Mrs Susan Barnhart at 593 6894.
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Athens County
American Red Cross
Susan Barnhart
Poem Accepted For Publication In National Anthology
Christine Cooper daughter of Dr and Mrs William Cooper of Strouds Run Road has been notified by the National Poetry Press of Los Angeles that one of her poems has been accepted for publication. The poem will appear in the high school anthology Young American. She is a sophomore at Athens High School.
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Christine Cooper
William Cooper
Strouds Run Road
National Poetry Press of
Los Angeles
Athens High School
Weather forecast cloudy with snow likely tonight and Saturday
The forecast calls for cloudy skies with snow likely this evening and again Saturday with possible rain mixed in at times. Lows will be in the upper 20s tonight and the low 30s, with Saturday highs between 35 and 40.
Lottery Drawings Set Fridays For 2 Weeks
Ohio Lottery says weekly drawings shift to Fridays for two weeks due to holidays. Dec 27 drawing in Elyria and Jan 3 in Canton. Buckeye 300 top prize of 300000 won by Jacqualyne C Hall of Dayton who plans to aid the needy. Second prize 60000 to Carl D Augustine of Malta. Others share 15000 prizes. multiple named winners listed.
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Ohio Lottery Commission
Elyria
Canton
Mansfield
Dayton
Jacqualyne C. Hall
Mrs. Hall
Carl D. Augustine
Malta
Merritt Q. Colton
Union
Sally J. Antral
Barberton
James J. Schroeder
Lima
Gerald E. Roth
Defiance
Ralph M. Nicastro
Warren
Ralph E. Gang
Salem
Hocking Local School Board meets to project year end funds
The Hocking Local School Board recesses until Dec 26 to determine district funds as of Dec 31. Five coaches who had $1 fall contracts are resoled with supplemental pay. four more receive negotiated salaries to cover extra-curricular duties.
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Pat Mayles
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