Hocking River Recedes Amid Flooding Rain Effects
The Hocking River fell to about 15.5 feet by 11 am as rainfall totals near 0.45 inch eased flood pressure. Eastern county roads remained closed with backwaters from the Ohio River. Route 329, 144, and 124 were blocked while several local roads and bridges were restricted or impassable.
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Hocking
Asthens
Rome - Canaan
Stewart
Ohio University
West Green
Mul St
Guysville
Hockingport
Reedsville-Hockingport
Chauncey
Glen Elon
Harmony
Stewart - Beebe
Coalville
Frost
Dutch Creek
Amesville
County Legal Aid Plan Discussed by CAP
Four local attorneys met with the Athens County Community Action Program executive board Tuesday night to discuss creating a county legal aid program. Court-appointed attorneys now help indigent defendants facing criminal charges. the county bar association will consider the issue on March 3 and report back to CAP.
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Athens County Community Action Program Executive Board
County Bar Association
CAP
City Schools May Combine Three Levies for May Ballot
The Athens city school board will place an operating levy on the May primary ballot. Superintendent Fred Chase said three levies, expiring soon, may be combined into one with no tax increase long term. The board meets February 21 to consider the levy.
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Athens City
City
Fred Chase
Welfare Unit Reorganizes For County
Athens county welfare council discussed reorganization aimed at keeping social health and welfare workers updated on new programs and improving cooperation. New officers include Mrs Clarke Daily as chairwoman Nick Sanborn as vice chair and Mrs James Balding as secretary treasurer.
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Athens County Health and Welfare Council
Sportsman Grill
Clarke Daily
The
American Red Cross
Nick Sanborn
James Balding
Department of Aid For the Aged
Charlotte Cox
Athens State Hospital
Balding
Ellen Thompson
Aid For the Aged
Phyllis Ross
Athens County Welfare Department
Josephine Risch
American Cancer Society
Norma Behrens
School Bus Driver Fined in Municipal Court
Elson W Bowles 61 of Athens Route 5 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to violating school bus regulations. He was fined 20 dollars and costs. a hit skip charge from a January bus accident on West Washington Street was dismissed for good cause. Three civil suits in Common Pleas Court were dismissed or amicably settled.
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James Swinehart
State St
James W. Tom
Elson W. Bowles
Athens
State
Patrol
Bowles
W. Washington St
Common Pleas Court
Thelma B. Barry
William Henry Allen, Jr
Charles A Campbell
General Telephone
Francis J. Abdella
Harold T. Konkler
Erl
Patrick McGraner
N. Congress St
Holmes named chairman of radio television at Ohio University
Dr. Presley D. Holmes is appointed chairman of radio television and director of broadcasting at Ohio University replacing roles across WOUB AM FM and WOUB TV. A University of Michigan and Wayne State educated professor since 1962 he will oversee the radio television curriculum and closed circuit instructional TV while managing WOUB operations. He and his wife Cynthia have seven children.
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Presley D. Holmes
Ohio University
Thomas Smith
Holmes
Oluo
Woub Am-Fm
Woub-Tv
Wayne State
University of Michigan
University of Paris
Wayne State Be
Restoration of Telephone Service Seen
Athens restoration of disrupted service was expected today as General Telephone Co crews repaired an underground cable break on Ruick land Ave. District manager J B Kimball said crews on duty since 7 pm Monday located the fault late last night and began repairs. By 8 30 am today all but about 30 lines of 600 affecting customers were back in service. The fault appeared to be a cable defect that showed up after becoming water covered.
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Athens
General Telephone Co
Ruickland Ave
J. B. Kimball
Kimball
New Auto License Tag Reservation Near End
Deputy registrar Charles Cone at the courthouse accepts reservations for 1966 auto license numbers until February 26. Molonists can visit weekdays 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm and Saturdays until noon. license fee is 10.35 dollars with car title and possibly registration. New tags have a red background with white letters. 1966 tags go on sale March 1 and must be displayed by April.
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Charles Cone
Court House
Amessville
FASTEETH False Teeth Fixer Ad
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Glouster
County Ministerial Association
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Lenore Harvey
Coolville
Madge Holbert
Logan
Frd Chase
Clyde Plant
Tolelo
Meter Maid
J. B. Grogan
Marshfield
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge
F&am
Wayne Dailey
Scenic Inn
Columbus
Ohio Liquor Control] Commission
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Naca
Clyde S. Byers
Clarence J. Ackley
Herman Sam Schul
Reedsville
Hollie Paul Showalter
Delbert L. Ankrom
Mc.Arthur
Athens National Bank Certificate OF Deposit
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
AGWE
Athens National Bank
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Liquiprin
Johnson & Johnson ES
Srngie
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AREF
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Ymgatie Creathe
SmatthaGeall
S. Court St
Sidha
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Ohio
Dr Holmes
Cynthia
Pruscey Holmes
Carpenter Howe
Ames-Bern High School
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