County Commission Handles Year End Tasks
The board accepted resignations of the dog warden Homer Buckley and health nurse Julia Smith and approved annexation petitions. Lester Locke will serve as acting warden at $12 daily until a successor is named. The panel extended real estate tax collection to Feb 20 and addressed budget impacts from salary hikes and a state shift on 4 H agent funding. Jack White may join the child welfare board, which includes members Baldwin Kelso Stout Worstell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Child Welfare Board
Homer Buckley
Lester Locke
Julia Smith
Athens State Hospital
Esta Smith
Vaughn Earich
Earich
G. Kenner
Margene Bush
Strouds Run
Sol Rosenberg
Jack White
Coolville
Ohio
Athens
Wakefield Ends 20th Year As Commissioner
W. H. Wakefield concluded twenty years on the county board after losing a bid for a sixth term. On departure he received gifts from fellow commissioners and the county engineer. John Law, a Democrat, will replace him after resigning as Dover Township trustee and taking oath of office.
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Wakefield
W. H. Wakefield
John Cline
James Edwards
Law
Dover Township
Floyd Hart
William Russell
George Schoonover
Angelo's Pizza Moves to W Union Street
Angelo's Pizza relocates Monday from 31 South Court Street to 12 West Union Street in a room formerly Rapp's Wallpaper and Paint Store. Manager Mitch Abraham notes temporary remodeling before a likely opening in a few days and an expanded remodel planned this summer. The shift follows Woolworth's acquisition of Court Street space and previous wallpaper shop move to Palmer Street.
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Angelo’s Pizza
S. Court St
W. Union St
Mitch Abraham
Rapp
Angelo’s
Court St
F. W
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes Admitted Patients
Admitted list includes George Russell of Athens Route 5 Mrs Wendell Wright Athens Route 4 Mrs Charles Jeffers Athens Route 1 Dwight Cook Albany Route 2 Mrs Murven DeWeese Athens Moss White Athens. Dismissed includes Myrl Knowlton Albany Deborah Herron Athens Mrs Robert Leifheit Shade Route 1 Baby Girl Barnhart Ames ville Route 1.
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George Russell
Athens
Wendell Wright
Charles Jeffers
Dwight Cook
Albany
Murven DeWeese
Moss White
Myrl Knowlton
Deborah Herron
Robert Leifheit
Shade
Barnhart
Amesville
Recorder-elect Mrs Luta Wright Hospitalized After Emergency
Mrs Luta Wright, county recorder-elect, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital Monday for an emergency ailment. She has taken the oath of office, and appointed deputies will handle duties until her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luta Wright
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wright
Recorder’s Post
Homer B. Gall, Jr
Worker Fractures Leg In Fall At Bromley Hall Site
Charles McCarty of Parkersburg a Bromley Hall dormitory worker suffered a left leg fracture after slipping and falling at the construction site Monday. He was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital then to St Josephs in Parkersburg. The Plains firemen will test the siren at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday after a new timer is installed.
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Charles McCarty
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bromley Hall
Sheltering Arms Hospital
St. Joseph’s
Plains
Basil Cullison
Dorm worker killed in Maryland crash near College Park
Athens resident Billy T. Pevler 30 died Saturday when his car struck a bridge support near College Park Maryland. Pevler a foreman for an iron subcontractor on the Bromley Hall dormitory project had apparently dozed at the wheel and had been home in Athens for Christmas official said.
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Athens
College Park
Bromley Hall
Billy T. Pevler
Pevier
Health Department Moves to New Quarters in Athens
Athens city moves its health department headquarters from 13 E. Washington St to 9 N. College St. The two floor facility, rented for 150 dollars monthly from the city, occupies space formerly used by Hughes funeral home and is leased from the First Presbyterian Church. The new site will house clerks and nurses on the first floor and the health commissioner, sanitarians, and health education officer on the second. Dr H M Boocks serves as commissioner with staff including Robert Green Arthur Gibson James Collins and several clerks and nurses.
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Athens City County Health Department
E. Washington St
N. College St
Washington St
Hughes Funeral Home
First Presbyterian Church
Municipal Court
Health Department
Fice
Sanitarians
H. M. Boocks
Robert Green
Arthur Gibson
Sanitar
Review of 1964 Athens highlights continued
A digest of events from July and August in Athens including official actions, deaths, court rulings, school bond proposals, new facilities, drought impact, and notable appointments such as post office dedication, bank openings, and university staffing changes. Among entries are zoning decisions for General Telephone Co, July drought relief, and the completion of the new Athens post office.
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Twins Exchange Legion Post
Burton Andrews
ROTC
Bridgwater
Athens
Richland Ave
Meigs County
Common Pleas
General Telephone Co
City School Board
County
Ames-Bern
Crooksville
Murray City
Civitan Club
Hocking Valley Bank
W. Union St
John Gronouski
Common Pleas Court
Buckeye Mart
Cussins & Fearn
North
J. W. McBride
Fifteen Athens County 4-H Clubs Honored For Achievements
Fifteen Athens County 4-H Clubs were honored Monday evening at the Junior Fair Building for achievements during the past year. Clubs recognized, and their advisors, included Albany Airliners, All for One Clovers, Sunny Isle, Ames-Bern Wonders, Garden Cattle Club and Little Beavers among others. Billy Letty served as program chairman with Robert Mantle and Juanita Potts leading refreshments and recreation. about eighty persons attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Albany Airliners
Harry Love
Merry Needles
Kenneth Ackerman
Ernest Midkiff
Worley Perry
Ray Carmichael
Nelsonville Nimble Thimbles
Richard McDonald
Phillip Stephenson
O. C. Harner
C. D. McClain
Sunny Isle
Herb Sanger
Denver Lightner
Bertie Brookover
Richard Sams
Christine Byron
Ames-Bern Wonders
Ralph McKinley
Bates Boosters
Francis Conrath
Margaret French
Alton Hanning
Bit & Spur
Robert Bishop
Busy Bumblebees
Mary Chapman
Vernice Koehler
Marion Blazier
Lodi Shambrooks
Lucile Holden
Annabelle Fields
Lucky Leaf
Dale Potts
Billy Letty
Robert Mantle
Juanita Potts
Pat Byrd
Girl Hurt After Fall At Ice Rink
Debbie Schumacher, 14, was taken by fire department squad to Sheltering Arms Hospital with a possible hip fracture after falling on the ice at Bird Arena Monday afternoon. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Schumacher of Athens Route 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Debbie Schumacher
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bird Arena
She Is
The
Mrs
Dale Schumacher
Athens
Deer Killed on Route 33 North of Route 682
The State Highway Patrol reported a deer was struck and killed Monday on Route 33 about two miles north of Route 682 as it crossed the highway in the path of a car driven by Margaret G. Boyer near New Straitsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret G. Boyer
New Straitsville
State Highway Patrol
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Commission
Richard M. Phillips
Hehe Key
Lynnwood
Elberfeld
Logan, Ohio
Selec
Elberfelds
Pizza Shop
Recorder-Elect
Logan Federal Savings and Loan Association
N. Market St
Kimberly-Carbondale
Poston School
Messenger News
New Quarters
Ians
James Collins
Bicknell Foraker
Lena Nida
Robert Davis
Phyllis Jackson
Dorothy Jane Johnson
Carmelita Fultz
Marie Thomas
the Messenger
B. F. Auer
Athens High
Nick Sanborn
Margaret Creek Conservancy District
Max Brinkman
United Appeal Drive
Abele
Ohio University
Alden
Athens County Fair
Stephen Fuller
Harvard
Francis A. Lavelle
Darrell Fierce
NFO
Eugene L. Bostrom
Ohio University Inn
Hi-Lo
William Richardson
Forrest Linton
Dale Gibbs
Garden Cattle Club
Ralph Mantle
Charles Wingett
Little Beavers
Walt Hobone
Economy Savings & Loan Company
N. Court St
Lynwood
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Logan
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