County weighs road straightening and new bridge plan
The county held a hearing on straightening 464 feet of West Street in East Millfield to improve a bridge on County Road. A resident supported lowering costs by building a new bridge at the same site while keeping the road aligned, estimating a $130000 federal share and $20000 local savings. The commission took no action and will seek a state re evaluation of current costs.
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West St
East Millfield
Ae Begid
Federal
Tg Bheers
Ae Soe
Dusz
Commission
James Edwards
Dorm Construction May Force WOUB TV Microwave Move
Rising dormitory work could block line of sight to WOUB TV's microwave beam. The transmitter on Radford Road would shift from a dish near the Speech Building to a temporary site on adjacent buildings after FCC permit approval. If delays occur the move could occur over a weekend in April or May. current forecast shows no interference to programming. The station operates weekdays 5 30 p m to after 10 p m September through June.
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Woub-Tv
Ohio University
Radford Rd
Athens
Speech Building
College St.ames
Bromley Hall
Nolen
Wesley Marshall
Federal Communications Commission
Marshall
Woub - TV
Weather notes show warm Athens Wednesday rise in temperatures
The Athens weather report records a cloudy Wednesday with rising temperatures. U S Observer C L Colmer logged 48 at 10 45 a m, up 27 degrees from an early low, following Tuesday's high of 32.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Two Area Men Cited for Dairy Herds in Central Ohio
Ronald R. Hartman of Athens Route 2 and William R. Sams of Stewart will be honored in Columbus for outstanding dairy herd production. Each will receive gold awards for average butterfat over 500 pounds. Hartman’s Holstein herd averaged 28 with 14,310 pounds of milk and 573 pounds butterfat, Sams’ averaged 35 with 15,244 pounds milk and 536 pounds butterfat. Awards to be given at the Central Ohio Breeding Association annual meeting.
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Ronald R. Hartman
Athens
William R. Sams
Stewart
Columbus
Kenneth Ackerman
Hartman
Sams
Central Ohio Breeding Association
Grover Named President Of Athens National Bank
Grover was elected president as the Athens National Bank reports growth from 8 million to over 17 million in two and a half years through mergers and community expansion. He lauds public discussion in a changing Athens while listing his family and career details.
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Athens National Bank
Athens Business Association
Assailant Of Deputies Sent To Pen
Robert Emerson Sager 35 of Athens Route 5 pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to shooting at sheriff deputies with intent to kill. Judge John Bolin sentenced him to the Ohio State Penitentiary for the Jan 23 New Marshfield exchange of fire with Deputies Robert Allen and two others. A family member had him placed in Athens State Hospital for observation in early February.
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Robert Emerson Sager
Athens Route 5
Common Pleas
John Bolin
Ohio State Penitentiary
Sager
Robert Allen
New Marshfield
Athens State Hospital
Alden Named to Kel- logg Education Advisory Panel
Vernon R. Alden Ohio University president is named to the advisory committee of the W F Kellogg Foundation division of education at its Battle Creek headquarters in Michigan. The committee includes leaders guiding philanthropic education support and the foundation says grants exceeded 3 million dollars in the last fiscal year. In other news two Ohio University students injured on Bird Arena ice were treated at Hudson Health Center by the city emergency squad. Elizabeth Sanders fainted and Jerry Mohar suffered a chin laceration. Vern Arthur Riley of Athens pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to leaving the scene of an accident on S College Street. he received a 75 dollar fine, costs, and a 60 day license suspension. Thomas James Wyszynski faces charges arising from the same incident.
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Ohio University
Vernon R. Alden
W. F. Kellogg Foundation
Division of
Battle Creek
Mich
Bird Arena
Hudson Health Center
City Fire Department
Elizabeth Sanders
Wilson Hall
Jerry Mohar
Athens Apts
Vern Arthur Riley
Athens
Birth at Athens as Kennth Green couple welcomed a daughter
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Green welcomed a daughter in Athens. The hospital notes also list admissions including Mrs Edward Van Dyke and several others in Athens Frost Albany The Plains and Coolville. A oil furnace explosion damaged a basement unit at Scott Ervin home on N Blackburn Rd causing about 100 dollars in damage. Richland Area fire department responded at 1230 am. Last week a Grass fire on Lee Roach property on Armstrong Rd was extinguished. Ohio University Chapter and Ohio Civil Service Employer Association set meeting for Monday at 8 pm in Chemistry Auditorium.
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Kenneth Green
Athens
Edward van Dyke
Ray James
Mattie Hatch
Frost
Gene McDonald
Cheryl Spriggs
Albany
Jerry Burdette
Coolville
Atwell Wallace
Mary Fowler
Ronald Adams
the Plains
Fred Kiltan
Scott Ervin
N. Blackburn
Richland Area
Lee Roach
Armstrong Rd
Ohio University
Ohio Civil Service Employer Association
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Tui
Bae
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Ae Vale
Playtex Living Gloves
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America
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Bayscreem
Alka Seltzer
Grover
Athens National
Brandon T. Grover
University of Wisconsin School of Banking
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Longview Heights
Ann
Lisa
Tad Ill
Mullins
Kentucky
Morehead State College
University of Virginia
Consumer Banking
Marine Corps
GMAC
Arden Pl
Alafa
Balding
Consumer Credit Department
Bank of Athens
Dansville
N. Y
Foster Wheeler Corp
New York City
Universal Cit Credit Corp
Dodge
Chrysler Corp
Ohio School of Banking
W. Washington St
Charlotte DeMolet
James, Jr
Joseph
Alden
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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