Mechanicsburg School Transfer Under Study by County Board
The Athens County School Board accepted petitions to transfer Mechanicsburg from Athens Local District to the Athens City system but took no action beyond directing Superintendent George Christman to verify signatures. Petitioners led by William A. Lavelle claimed 899 names. advocates cited cost savings and continued access to Athens Senior High. The board plans further review with a March 10 decision and noted potential State Board of Education involvement if the transfer is denied.
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Athens County School Board
Athens
Athens City
George Christman
Fred E. Phillips
William A. Lavelle
Lavelle
O. T. Williams
Frederick H. McKelvey
Ohio University
Mechanicsburg
Guy Morrison
Florence Reeder
Dallas Christman
Christman
Claire Bail
Williams
State Board of Education
Insurance Agencies Active Across Athens and Nearby Towns
Local ads promote multiple insurance offices in Athens Ohio including C B Dillon, Gill & Co, Goddard Houck & Van Dyke, Mathews and Murphy & Son among others. Other towns like Glouster Nelsonville and Nelsonville host Oakley and Saltz agencies. The listings emphasize friendly agents ready to serve all insurance needs.
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Athens, Ohio
Donald K. Barstow C
Heart Sunday Plans Being Formed
Athens schools receive heart fund coin cards for students to fill as part of the Central Ohio Heart Association drive to combat heart disease. WBNS-TV in Columbus will air a Heart to Heart show on February 25 featuring local acts auditioned in Memorial Auditorium.
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Athens
Athens County Heart Fund
Chester D. Marquis
Central Ohio Heart Association
Heart Fund
Wbns-Tv
Columbus
Memorial Auditorium
Eye of Heart
Vincent Jukes
Heart
Athens County Heart Fund Committee
June Roseberry
George Hooper
Anthony Agnone
Frank Nolan
Athens Heart Sunday Cochairman
Chester D. Marquis, Jr
County Drive
Margery A. Silbaugh
Central Heart Association
Donald Mace
Albany Heart
Carolyn Pico
Glouster Heart
Frank Rauch
Athens Heart Sunday
D. S. Shafer
Nelsonville
William Szalay
Amesville
Heart Sunday
Nun Struck by Auto While Crossing Mill Street
Mother Kathaleen of St. Pauls Catholic Church was hit Sunday at 7 27 pm while crossing Mill Street at College Street. W S Reid of 3 Hocking Street turned east onto Mill and did not see her until after the impact. The nun was uninjured and declined aid from the emergency squad.
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Mother Kathaleen
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Mill St
College St
W. S. Reid
Hocking St
Mill From
College
Emergency squad assists asthma victim at McKinley Ave
An emergency squad was summoned at 11 05 p m Saturday to administer oxygen to Roy Smith a 60 year old man at 13 N McKinley Ave suffering an asthma attack A local physician was called to attend the man.
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Roy Smith
N. McKinley Ave
City court fines Gaylord Radcliff for intoxication
Gaylord Radcliff of 742 West State Street pleaded guilty to a city police intoxication charge in Municipal Court on Monday and was fined $25 plus costs.
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Gaylord Radcliff
State St
Two Men Face Traffic Charges In Municipal Court
Leonard S. Depue, 42, Amesville Route 1, pleaded innocent to improper passing and was released on a $25 appearance bond for a Feb. 17 hearing. Henry Depue, 18, Athens Route 2, pleaded guilty to driving without a muffler and was fined $10 with $5 suspended.
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State Highway Patrol
Leonard S. Depue
Amesville
Henry Depue
Athens
Real Estate Transfers in Fairfield Athens Area
Howley L Sprague transfers parcels 1143 1144 and part of 1145 in Fairfield Addition Athens to Harold T Steele. Mary E Langston of Athens County conveys real estate in Athens Township to Martin N Thompson.
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Howley L. Sprague
Harold T. Steele
Athens
Fairfield
Mary E. Langston
Athens County
Martin N. Thompson
Athens Township
Weinbrecht Fined for Disorderly Conduct in Municipal Court
Harry E. Weinbrecht of 85 W. State St was fined 25 dollars and costs after a Municipal Court ruling. The Ohio University senior from Springfield was arrested by city police for fighting.
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Harry E. Weinbrecht
State St
Weinbrecht
Ohio University
Springfield
Marshall College Students Forfeit Bonds
Two Marshall College students charged with petty larceny in Athens forfeited their $75 appearance bonds in Municipal Court. Roy V. Graham of Huntington and Raymond J. Lambert of Credo were accused of stealing six trophies from Sigma Nu at 169 N Congress. Pomeroy police netted them with 12 others for return to Athens.
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Marshall College
Roy V. Graham
Huntington
Raymond J. Lambert
Credo
Sigma Nu
N. Congress
Pomeroy
Athens
Clearing Weather Returns After Weekend Rains
Clearing weather was welcomed Monday morning after a gloomy weekend with rains that swelled area streams and the Hocking River. The river fell from a Sunday high of 13 feet to 8.8 feet by 11 am. at 36 degrees local temperature. Rural Hamley Run reported a 9 am low of 30 with 33 degrees. Weekend highs and lows ranged from 47 to 33 degrees.
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Hocking
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Jesse Owens to Speak at OL Campus Convo During Brotherhood Week
International athlete Jesse Owens will address Ohio University during Brotherhood Week activities February 15-19. The Berlin 1936 Olympic medalist recently toured India as goodwill ambassador and will receive the Campus Religious Council Brotherhood Award. Owens has worked with youth and athletics since retirement, with campus discussions, film showings, and an inter religious music program scheduled.
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Jesse Owens
Ohio University
Owens
India
Brotherhood
Illinois State Youth Commission
Berlin
Peter
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
A list of patients and new arrivals at Shelterings Arms Hospital includes Mr. and Mrs. Milton Cooksey with a son in London, and several other families and individuals from Athens Glouster Albany and surrounding routes. The note records births and admissions with numerous names and home locations.
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Milton Cooksey
London
Richard Hughes
Athens
Ohio University Extension Class Meets Tonight on Economic Thought
An Extension Division class of Ohio University will meet at 7 15 p m in Ellis Hall 105 with Dr Fred Picard as instructor. Tonight's meeting is the final chance for new students to enroll, according to the division.
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Ohio University Extension Division
Ellis Hall
Fred Picard
Extension Division
Patrol Reports Three Highway Accidents Weekend
State Highway Patrol investigated three area road accidents over the weekend. One injury case sent 55 year old Harry R. Dodd to Mount St. Mary Hospital after his car left Route 216 near Murray City. The other two crashes caused minor damage when motorists attempted to pass left turning vehicles on Route 50 near Guysville and Route 33 near Nelsonville.
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State Highway Patrol
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Harry R. Dodd
Murray City
Dodd
Charles E. Wagner
Baltimore
Ronald Hudnell
Coolville
Hudnell
Guysville
Ohio University Spring Enrollment Dips to 5760
Ohio University's spring term enrollment stands at 5760, Registrar Robert E Mahn reports. The figure shows a four percent decline from the fall record high of 6109 and follows the typical spring drop. Last spring enrollment was 5032.
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Ohio University
Robert E. Mahn
Mahn
Two Cited After Crashes
Clarence D. Daniel and James H. Woods faced Municipal Court Judge John F. Newcomb on traffic charges after separate accidents Friday and Saturday. Daniel, 22, was fined for unsafe operation after a tire blew out causing his car to tear down part of a fence at 15 Stewart Street. Woods, 18, pleaded innocent and is bonded for a Feb. 15 hearing after his car skidded on the West State Street curve near the railroad depot, hitting a light pole and a parked car.
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John F. Newcomb
Clarence D. Daniel
N. McKinley Ave
Gomer Jones
Stewart St
James H. Woods
Elmwood Dr
Woods
W. State St
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