Hocking River near flood stage as crest predicted
The Hocking River rose toward flood stage with 15.76 ft at Athens and crest expected around 17 ft. Ohio University moved cars from West Green dorm garages while 3000 students faced minimal disruption. Route 356 waterlogged near Mineral Carbondale. Route 681 near Albany also reported flooded.
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Hocking
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Athens
U. S. Weather Bureau
Huntington
W. Va
Colmer
Ohio University
West Green
South Bridge
State Highway Patrol
Mineral - Carbondale
Vocational High School Campaign Plans Topic
County school administrators met at Albany High School to discuss campaigning for the tri county vocational district operating levy and bond issue. They planned panel discussions with industry and union representatives to explain the two measures and addressed the April spelling bee and federal education act section.
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Albany High School
Tri - County Vocational District
T. C. Porter
County to receive federal aid for schools in Athens area
The county plans 478 000 dollars from the federal Title 1 act for Athens Nelsonville and county schools. Allocation bases on families with incomes under 2000 dollars a year. A county spelling bee is set for April 6 at Rome Canaan High School with eliminations at each school and Herman Ellis overseeing finals. Kiwanis officials from Crestline and Athens attended meetings led by Stanley E. Schneider and included Dr. Carl A. Frey.
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E Technical Institute
Rome - Canaan
Porter
Herman Ellis
Athens
Nelsonville
Kiwanis
Stanley E. Schneider
Crestline
Kiwanis International
Ohio
Edward van Dyke
Roscoe T. Cooper
Portsmouth
Buckeye
Schneider
Carl A. Frey
Ohio Kiwanis
Messenger Newsphotos
Cleveland Driver Fined
Cleveland 22 year old Robert Hancel Dellinger appeared in Municipal Court Friday on charges of driving while intoxicated having an open flask and reckless operation. He was found guilty of drunk driving fined 125 dollars and costs sentenced to three days in jail with a 180 day suspension of driving rights in Ohio and guilty of reckless operation. He was fined 25 dollars and costs on this charge with the fine suspended. Dellinger pleaded no contest to two charges admitting an open bottle in the car. He was fined 25 dollars and costs on this count. Divorces Dismissed Cleo Virginia Lonas and Bernard Lonas reconciled. Gary Block 18 Gamerts felder Hall exhausted taken to Hudson Health Center by city fire department emergency squad at 3:24 p.m. Thursday.
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Robert Hancel Dellinger
Cleveland
Richland Ave
Dellinger
Ohio
Gary Block
Gamertsfelder Hall
Hudson Health Center
Grover Center
City Fire Department
Auto Crash on Mill Street Injures Two
Two people were injured in a two car crash at Mill and Oak Streets. Driver Robert E. Busche, 22, and passenger Paul Dean, 45 Mill Street, suffered facial cuts and were hospitalized. Police cited Busche for failure to stop within assured clear distance ahead.
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Mill and
Oak Sts
Robert E. Busche
Mill St
Paul Dean
Hudson Health Center
Busche
Paul M. Baird
Reedsville
E. Carpenter St
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Richard Jones new daughter at New Marshfield and Mr and Mrs Larry Armstrong with a son at The Plains. Admissions include F M Wyckoff Athens James Tripp Athens George Mills Athens Mrs James McDaniel The Plains Emmett Gilkey Athens Route 2 etc. Robert E Guess 37 of 130 Second St pled guilty in Municipal Court to sodomy. bond set at 1000. case referred to grand jury. police and county juvenile officer arrested him.
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Richard Jones
New Marshfield
Larry Armstrong
the Plains
F. M. Wyckoff
Athens
James Tripp
George Mills
James McDaniel
Emmett Gilkey
Robert E. Guess
Second St
Guess
County Board Deadlock Looms Over Porter Contract
Athens County School Board may face a deadlock at a Saturday meeting if president William Brown cannot attend. Three members advocated ousting Supt T C Porter, whose contract runs through August, while two others support Porter. If Brown is absent, a tie could delay renewal or removal actions amid ongoing chatter of other districts courting Porter.
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Athens County
T. C. Porter
William Brown
Carbondale
Columbus
Nelsonville
Messenger
Brown
Porter
Lewis L. Moore
Stewart
Lawrence Colbert
Glouster
Harley Allen
Esther Dailey
Albany
Howard Woodyard
Athens
Parking Committee Named In Athens To Address City Parking
An eight member committee named by Council President Harry Crewson will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co to seek solutions to the city parking problem. Members include Mayor Raymond Shepard City administration planning commission George Drach Earl Mathews Athens Chamber Ohio University and county officials with Daniel Denicola of Ohio University ad hoc committee. The panel will accept suggestions from the public and hold meetings open to residents.
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Harry Crewson
Columbus Andouthern Ohio Electric Co
Crewson
Raymond Shepard
City Administration and Planning Commission
George Drach
Retail Merchants Association
Earl Mathews
Athens Business Association
Martin Hecht
Ohio University
G. Kenner Bush
the Messenger
John Cline
Daniel Denicola
Street Patching Planned Next Week by City Crews
Service Safety Director Dwight Robinson arranged with F. H. Brewer Co to obtain a new cold mix to patch streets damaged by snow and thaw. If streets are dry enough two to three city crews will start Monday to repair holes on main streets.
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Service Safety
Dwight Robinson
F. H. Brewer Co
Robinson
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Hocking River
Cleo Virginia Lonas
Bernard Lonas
Ralph D. Smith
Edward M. Penson
Smith
Mechanical Engineering
Sunnyside
Sheltering Arms Hospital
William Cramblit
Guysville
Treva Black
Herman Durfee
Paul Sands
Alfred Moore
Chester Sams
Dale Nitzschke
Mit
Sohio
Ford
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
E. Carpenter
Athens, Ohio
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