Plains Looks to Merge With Athens City School System
The Plains School District seeks merger with Athens city system. Plains board voted to request release from Athens County to join the city district, with county and city board approvals required. Plains enrollment 524, 213 in grades 7–12, 19 teachers. Athens city district about 2100 students, 90 teachers, tax value $32.5 million.
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the Plains
Athens City
Plains
Plains Board of Education
Athens County
Athens Board
Athens
George Christman
Elmo Scott
Welfare Director Appointed by County Commissioners
A permanent county welfare director was named Monday, replacing Denver White. Phyllis P. Ross, former supervisor of caseworkers, will earn 680 dollars monthly. White, who held the post for over 15 years, will stay on with the Republican administration during a planned leave of absence. The board also reviewed a fence issue at Ohio University and discussed other county matters.
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Phyllis P. Ross
Denver White
State Welfare
Commission
W. H. Wakefield
White
Ross
Ohio University
County Welfare Department
Laverne Lausche
University
Four Athens Youths Implicated In Theft
Four Athens youths, aged 15 and 16, were implicated in burglarizing Gilbert Shannon Firestone Store on Jan 22 and in vandalizing St Pauls Elementary School windows. They are linked to auto speedometer theft from a Stimson Ave lot and a high school break in. Juvenile authorities say cases were solved by court, city police and county sheriff with more arrests pending.
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Athens
St. Paul’s
Athens High School
Gilbert Shannon Firestone
W. Union St
Stimson Ave
Route
Ohio University
Police Cite Two Drivers In Separate Vehicle Mishaps
Police cited two drivers after separate two vehicle crashes. Robert Shelton Nichols, 27, of 4514 Richland Ave., hit a car stopped at a snow covered E State Street Shannon intersection and was cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance. Mary Helen Mitchell, 47, of 22 Grand Park Blvd., was cited for failure to yield after a crash at West State and North High involving Dale Dietrich, 20, of 17 S Lancaster St.
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Robert Shelton Nichols
Richland Ave
E. State St
Shannon
Nichols
Mary Helen Mitchell
Grand Park Blvd
Sarah Edith Bowman
Ohio Ave
W. State
N. High
Dale Jacob Dietrich
S. Lancaster St
Carrol Wolfe Injury Trial Cited After Crash
Carrol Wolfe, 31, of Crooksville, lost control east on Big Bear Run Road west of Route 13 at 5 45 p m Monday. His car left the road, struck an embankment and rolled over. Wolfe was not injured but cited to county court for conditional speed. Engineers to Meet Local 18 gathers at 8 p m Wednesday in the Moose Lodge.
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Carrol Wolfe
Crooksville
Big Bear Run Rd
Area Native Dies In West in Fresno obituary
Charles A. Wilkes 61 Athens County native died February 7 in a Fresno Hospital. Former Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. and Western Southern Life Insurance Co. employee who lived at 31 Morris Ave before moving to California 17 years ago. Retired in 1961 from Valley Fig Growers. Survived by wife Sadie a son Thomas two daughters Ellen Moorhead and Janet Hammett, all of Fresno and sister Faith Williams Endicott N Y.
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Fresno
Calif
Charles A. Wilkes
Athens County
Wilkes
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Western Southern Life Insurance Co
Morris Ave
California
The
Valley Fig Growers
Sadie
Thomas
Ellen Moorhead
Pancake Day Ticket Campaign Reported
The Athens Kiwanis reports strong ticket sales for its annual Pancake Day at First Methodist Church from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on February 26. M. E. Vernon, publicity head, said tickets are available from any Kiwanian and the meeting also featured two movies on 1962 sports events and news highlights.
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Athens
Zoning and highway bypass plans debated in city council session
City planning commission outlined positions on Route 33 bypass relocation options and zoning changes. It shifted from opposing the west bypass to approving it with reservations. Richard Beagle urged rezoning by strips over wide areas. The meeting also covered Rumac Inc nine-building complex near McKinley Ave and Hillcrest Nursing Home expansion, with four commissioners and seven council members in attendance.
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City Planning Commission
Richard Beagle
Richland Ave
Rumac Inc
McKinley Ave
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Planning Commission
Council
1963 Mothers March collects over $1800 in Athens County
More than 1800 was raised during the 1963 Mothers March of Dimes in Athens County. Mrs. Goff Dunfee, president of the National Foundation chapter, noted separate reports from Glouster and Nelsonville and provided a county breakdown by town and chairmen, including Athens 1176.91, Albany 36.25, Amesville 63.75, Chauncey 94.50, Coolville 87.63, The Plains 215.03, Shade 8, Sharpsburg 17.42, Trimble 51.58, with several coordinators named.
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Athens County
Goff Dunfee
National Foundation
Glouster
Nelsonville
Albany
Don Mace
Athens
Dunfee
Amesville
George King
Chauncey
James Leiber
Coolville
Marguerite Boston
Guysville
Pearl Brown
Mineral
David Stevenson
the Plains
Elmo Scott
Richard Michael
Shade
Lois Ruth
Sharpsburg
Meredith Ellis
Trimble
Theodore Winner
Births and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Births recorded for Katie Willis of Millfield Joseph White and Ralph D Watkins in Athens Donald Niesse of Athens Carl H Lamp of Athens and Mrs Robert Angle of Gloucester Route 2 and Mrs Lester Cooper of Athens Route 1. Dismissals include Earl Dailey of Athens Mrs Dorrell Scott of Athens Route 4 and their son Ellen Lauricella of Athens.
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Katie Willis
Millfield
Joseph White
Athens
Donald Niesse
Ralph D. Watkins
Carl H. Lamp
Robert Angle
Glouster
Lester Cooper
Earl Dailey
Dorrell Scott
Ellen Lauricella
Two Juveniles Held For Auto Larceny
Two 17 year old boys, one from Nelsonville and one from Glouster, were arrested around 10 p m Monday by the State Highway Patrol and Glouster Police for auto larceny in Columbus. One youth is reported absent without leave from a Navy post and both are held in county juvenile detention quarters.
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State Highway Patrol
Glouster
Columbus
Nelsonville
Navy
Schools Monday Action At The Plains Faces Charter Revocation
Reports say nine Athens County school charters including The Plains were recommended for revocation to the state board of education. Citizens at The Plains have held several sessions to discuss the fate of their schools.
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the Plains
Athens County
State Board of Education
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Bernard Reed
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Watchmaker — Jeweler
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Hell
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the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
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R. C. Cook
Wayne L. White
Evelyn Linscott, Asst
Athens Co
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Athens Business Association
John Algeo
Washington St
Bank of Athens
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Edward Sprague
ABA
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Pancake Day Ticket Campaign
Savannah Lodge
F&am
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Masonic Temple
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N. Court St
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Motorola
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Gas Co
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Logan Federal Savings and Loan Association
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Oldsmobile
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Bob Hess
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