Disaster Preparedness Session Slated March 4
Paul Yant of the Eastern Area Red Cross will lead a March 4 disaster preparedness training in Baker Center room 204 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees include university officials, Student Cabinet president Ron Eckelmeyer, local and county representatives, and a 55 member delegation from Athens County agencies. The program covers flood, hurricane, and tornado readiness and post disaster needs. Local leaders Lt. Col. E. E. Carmichael and public officials note the value of timely planning for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Yant
Eastern Area
Red Cross
Baker Center
Yant
Ron Eckelmeyer
E. E. Carmichael
Athens
American Legion
Athens County
Carmichael
National Guard
Granges
Civil Defense
Albany
Amesville
Chauncey, Coolville
Glouster, Nelsonville
Trimble
Students Home Saver Sparks Gas Leak Rescue
Anna Marie Grove 18 was home from school when she found her parents Grover 46 and Edith 43 unconscious from carbon monoxide in their bedroom. Firefighters, police, and Columbia Gas officials investigated as the couple was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens City
W. Union St
Anna Marie Grove
W. Union
Grover Grove
Edith
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Miss Grove
Kathryn Mayles Decker
Fred Gaskins
Union
Athens Mine
Engineers Week observance cited by Hocking Valley Chapter
The Hocking Valley Chapter Ohio Society of Professional Engineers marks National Engineers Week February 16 to 22. The group of engineers from Athens Hocking Meigs Perry and Vinton counties hosted a flood control meeting and urges young men to enter the profession noting a 45 percent rise in needed engineers by 1971 from 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Engineers
Hocking Valley
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Athens
Hocking
Meigs
Perry
Vinton
Sherman Leach
John D. Dowler
Jim Miller
John Owens
Logan
Snow Accumulates as Athens Reports Friday Flurries
Fourth consecutive day of snow drifts into Athens with a 10 a.m. reading of 30 degrees, up six degrees from dawn. The day follows a high of 40 and pushes weekly precipitation to .57 inch, per U S Observer C L Colmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Road Hearing Continues on Route 33 Relocation
Proponents like Kenneth Ackerman and Elmer Jones back the Route 33 relocation to boost industry. Opponents including Edward Conley Sr. argued against the plan while officials discuss 60 day right of way completion and 15 structures to be removed. Post project, Route 33 may transfer to the county. county engineer Dusz worries about county acceptance. Dowler confirms highway improvements will occur. A marriage license was issued to Jerry Wilbur McCune and Judy Ann Keirns of Millfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Ackerman
County Resource Development Council
Elmer Jones
Athens Realtor
Edward Conley Sr
Nelsonville Area
Harold Burt
Deanville
Floodwood
Harry Dusz
Dowler
Dusz
Coolville
Presidents Power Boosted by City Support
Dr. James Mac Gregor Burns argues cities shape presidential power and that rural dominance in state legislatures and Congress leaves urban areas underrepresented. He warns incumbents will be pressured to win city votes in 1964 while civil rights and poverty remain central.
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Sherren
Maurushat
James MacGregor Burns
Herman G. James
United States
Burns
Ewing Auditorium
Congress
Athens Jail Escape Shows Bold Trick by Vernon the Magician
An escape artist in Athens freed from a strapped strait jacket in eight minutes while demonstrating at a city jail cell. Vernon the Magician will perform a two hour act at Athens State Hospital auditorium to raise funds for police uniforms. The 16 Ath ens Auxiliary Police organized eight years ago aid the show and provide a hospital patient matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Phillips
Athens
Vernon
Columbus
Lancaster
Ohio University
Athens City
Charles Butcher
Messenger Newsphoto
Shelter Notes From Arm Shelter Hospital
Mr and Mrs Donald Bennett Jr announce the birth of a daughter. Admitted patients include Paulette McKinney Chauncy Mrs Dale Niceswanger Athens Richard Furniss Athens and Virgil Yaw Athens. Dismissals include Wilson Gilbert Athens Basil Fields Shade Route 1 Catherine Vibberts Athens and Mrs Raymond Carsey Athens Route 2.
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Donald Bennett, Jr
Stewart Route 1
Paulette McKinney
Chauncey
Dale Niceswanger
Athens
Richard Furniss
Virgil Yaw
Wilson Gilbert
Basil Fields
Shade
Catherine Vibberts
Raymond Carsey
Moose Lodge to Host District Meeting in Athens
The Loyal Order of Moose lodge in Athens will host a district meeting Sunday at 2 p.m. at Riverside Drive. Participating lodges include Athens Glouster Logan and Marietta. A dinner will be served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Loyal Order of Moose
Riverside Dr
Glouster
Logan
Marietta
United Nations Lecturer to Speak in Athens
Louis Bohmrich United Nations lecturer comes from New York City to discuss You and the UN for uninformed audiences at First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Tuesday at 8 p.m. He will also lead a 4 p.m. coffee forum Wednesday in Baker Center Alumni Lounge. Bohmrich Harvard graduate from Wisconsin served as UN mission head 1946 55 and later posts in the Far East Middle East and Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bohmrich
United Nations
First Methodist Church
Bohmrich
New York City
Ohio
American Association For the United Nations
AAUN
Baker Center
Ing
Wisconsin
Harvard
State Department
New York
UN Mission
Far East
Middle East
Europe
The
Counc For Christian Social Action
Driver Fined and Jailed for DWI in Municipal Court
Richard Gene Collins, 22, of Athens Route 2, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to a state highway patrol DWI charge. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to six days in jail with three suspended, placed on 120 days probation, and had driving rights revoked for 120 days. The Athens area incident included a 1:46 p.m. response to A and P Supermarket where Alvin Cline, 75, was ill. Mrs Dayne Withem of The Plains was taken to Mount St Mary Hospital at 11:30 p.m. Thursday by the Plains fire department squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gene Collins
Athens Route 2
City Fire Department
A and P
Kern St
Alvin Cline
Athens
Dayne Withem
The
Plains
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Girl Committed for Diagnosis by Ohio Youth Commission
A 15 year old from the Athens area has been committed to the Ohio Youth Commission for diagnosis after violating probation, as stated by a juvenile court official. The action reflects court findings on the youth’s probation status and subsequent placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Area
Ohio Youth Commission
Police Cite Driver After Two Car Crash on Court Street
Police cited Ronald R. Bickley, 48 Chauncey, for improper changing of lanes after a two car collision at 3 20 p m on Court Street near the Cline Building.
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Ronald R. Bickley
Chauncey
Court St
Cline Building
Heart Fund drive peak set for Sunday in Athens County
Nine Athens County residents will serve as chairmen of heart fund committees as the 1964 drive runs to February 9. Using the slogan More will live the more you give volunteers seek funds for research education and community service on heart and blood vessel diseases. The 1962 Athens County death toll was 287 from heart disease, out of 503 from all causes. Sunday peak has 125 volunteers visiting homes to share information and collect contributions.
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Athens County
Paul O’brien
Robert Chase
Harold Smith
William Friedrich
Jack Rhoads
James Anastas
Blaine Riggs
Russell Milliken
Gerald Stauffer
Division of Vital Statistics
Ohio Department of Health
State Hospital Assistant Chief Resigns Position
Dave Wilson resigns as assistant superintendent of Athens State Hospital effective March 1 and will begin duties March 10 as an administrator at another state hospital yet unnamed. A Toledo native, he has served at Athens for about a year and a half after nine years in the State Department of Finance. Wilson and his family move March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Wilson
Athens State Hospital
Wilson
Toledo
Athens
State Department of Finance
Department of Mental Hygiene
Rome Pupils At Program Honors At Ohio Education Event
Two Canaan High School students from Stewart Rome will be honored this weekend at an Ohio Science Education Association program in Columbus. Harry Laughlin and Danny Dunfee, sons of local residents, will attend with chemistry teacher Bert Carpenter and join peers from Ames Bern at the Ohio State Fairgrounds Youth Center.
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Stewart
Ohio Science Education Association
Columbus
Ohio States Fairgrounds
Harry Laughlin
John Laughlin
Danny Dunfee
Mull Dunfee
Bert Carpenter
Ames Bern
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Cue Station
Grove
City Police
Columbia Gas Co
W. State St. Athens
Don
Earl F. Mathews, Inc. and
C. M. Gill and Company
Earl Mathews — Hooper
C. M. Gill
Security Bank Bidg
Court Street
Friendly Bank
the Security Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Jerry Wilbur McCune
Millfield
Judy Ann Keirns
James
John Kennedy
Roosevelt
Williams College
Hoover Commission
Washington
Boston
Moose Lodge
Luckoff
Harold Starkey
E. M. Conant Realty
Tel
State Hospital
Rome
Donald K. Barstow Insurance
Mill Street
Keller & Weltner Monument CO
W. Hunter St
Washingtons
Beatle Records
Scott
S. Court ST
Mt Larvae
George Washington
Washington’s
Fes
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