Athens City seeks Route 50E annex amid McBee plant dispute
Residents of Canaan Two and Federal-Hocking schools oppose Athens plan to annex 518 acres along Route 50E including the McBee Systems plant. County officials oppose the move, citing tax dupes and potential pupil shifts, while freeholders seek legal guidance and possible injunction. A citizens committee forms to oppose annexation with a meeting planned at Rome Canaan High School.
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Paul Efaw
Athens
McBee Systems
Federal-Hocking
Canaan
Federal Hocking
Amesville
George King
Hocking
Athens City
Carl Starlin
Canaan Two
McBee
Starlin
E. L. Koehler
Commissioners
Koehler
Wright
Rome-Canaan High School
Stewart
Winter's Heaviest Snow Hits Area With Plows Down
Athens area reels under the season's heaviest snowfall as plows were down early. Snow measured three and a half inches by 11 a.m. closing most county schools, with few exceptions in Athens and Alexander districts. Highways reported hazardous but passable, while vehicles and a crash on Court and W State Streets were investigated. Downtown merchants fought to clear sidewalks as crews worked.
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Athens
Ohio
Hocking County
Court
Lucille Dixon
John Jagers
Congress St
Three Weekend Wrecks Probed By Patrolmen
Three weekend traffic accidents were investigated by Athens Highway Patrol officers. David A. Chesser, 22, of Shade Route 1, suffered a right leg fracture and facial cuts and was reported in satisfactory condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after his car, driven south on Route 33, went off a embankment. he was charged with excessive speed for road conditions. Clarence E. Kelch, 51, of 118 Lancaster St., sustained an arm laceration when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Warren A. Jeffers, 41, of The Plains on Willow Creek Road off Route 50. Jeffers was charged with left of center. Glenn D. Chesser, 29, of Albany Route 4, and Keenth T. Brooks, 19, of McArthur Route 2, were in a collision on Lee Two Road off Route 50W. Brooks was charged with left of center.
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David A. Chesser
Shade Route 1
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Chesser
Athens
Willow Creek Road
Route
Clarence E. Kelch
Lancaster St
Warren A. Jeffers
The
Plains
Jeffers
Lee Two
Glenn D. Chesser
Albany
Keenth T. Brooks
McArthur
Brooks
Blanket Blamed In Red Blaze At Mrs George Home
Fire started by an electric blanket in a bedroom at 44 Mound Street Sunday morning caused an estimated 1500 in damage. Firemen confined the blaze to the bedroom using booster hoses as Chief Charles Dalton said the blanket ignited on a daughter's bed around 6 am. no injuries reported. Loss estimated 500 to the building and 1000 to contents with furniture and clothing destroyed and smoke damage elsewhere in the house.
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James George
Mound St
Charles Dalton
Labor Unit for Hocking Elects State Labor Unit
Former Ohio senator Charles L. Pancake of Nelsonville has been elected president of the AFL-CIO Hocking Valley Central Labor Council. Other officers named at the council's meeting include Charles D. Ennis as secretary and treasurer, William Abdella as first vice president, William Wilson as second vice president, Owen McVey recording secretary, Milton Cooksey sergeant at arms, with George Politt Brady Waugh Tom Blower Cyril Crooks as executive board members and H Halburn Matt Adkins Frank Walters William Perry and Hubert Taulbee as trustees. The council serves Athens Hocking Meigs Perry and Vinton counties.
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Ohio
Charles L. Pancake
Nelsonville
Afl-Cio Hocking Valley Central Labor Council
Charles D. Ennis
William Abdella
William Wilson
Owen McVey
Milton Cooksey
George Politt
Brady Waugh
Tom Blower
Cyril Crooks
H. Halburn
Matt Adkins
Frank Walters
William Perry
Hubert Taulbee
Hocking
Defendants Face Court in Athens County Indictments
Two former Athens County residents appeared in Common Pleas Court. Robert Bartlett, 31, Westlake, pleaded guilty to non support and was placed on two years probation with a requirement to support his children. George Kempton, Cleveland, was indicted for assault with a dangerous weapon and pleaded guilty to assault and battery, fined $25 plus costs.
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Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Robert Bartlett
Westlake
George Kempton
Cleveland
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Featuring Local Names
A list of patients and associated residents appears for Sheltering Arms Hospital notes. Names linked to Athens and nearby areas include Deanna Sue Young Rodney Gould and many others. The item also notes Logan Hubbard Hall a patient at Doctors Hospital Columbus.
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Logan
Hubert Hall
Hillcrest St
Doctors Hospital
Columbus
Ohio U solo and ensemble results high for AHS musicians
Athens seniors and junior highs excel at the state district contest at Ohio University. Senior high solos earned six superior ratings and four ensembles top marks. junior high soloists earned fourteen supers and two junior high ensembles also received superior ratings.
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Athens
Ohio University
Tyke Weekley
Martin Kirkendall
Rich Brophy
Steve Couradis
Kitty Boase
Joe Pate
Steve Couladis
Athena Chakiris
Christy Irvin
Dave Shafer
Derry Hart
John Baker
John Kennedy
Charles Beckley
Denver Stover
Cornelia Bumgartel
Shaune McCarty
Steve Hedges
Robert Daniel
Mike Disko
Nancy Selleck
Caroline Breitenberger
Cornelia Baumgarter
Rolland Breitenberger
Pete Stephenson
Barbara Kendall
Tom Wiseman
Dan Fleming
Brass
Chris Turnbull
Mike Dalzell
Elaine Chakiris
Janet Wakefield
Mary Russell
Middle School To Replace Athens Junior High Next September
Athens area moves to shift from a junior high to a middle school model. The plan covers grades 6 through 8, draws students from Athens Chauncey and The Plains, and includes a steering committee and four study areas. Public meetings and site visits to other middle schools are planned to inform the transition.
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Athens
Chauncey
Plains
Board of Education
Clayton Smith
Smith
Paul Carpenter
Joanne Cox
John Gordon
Christine Luehrman
Junior High Students Back Telephone Plan
Athens Junior High School Student Council voted to install a telephone for faculty and student use. The council, led by president Calista Kerr, also planned a school party in the cafeteria on March 3. All students were invited to attend and participate.
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Athens Junior High School
Calista Kerr
German poet Dr Water Naumann teaches at Darmstadt
Dr Water Naumann, former Ohio University German teacher from 1955 to 1957 succeeding Dr John A Hess, authored Traum Und Tradition in Der Deutschen Lyrik. He has been professor of literature at Technische Hochschule in Darmstadt since 1962 after a five year stint at Ohio State University.
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Water Naumann
Ohio University
John A. Hess
Dr. Naumann
Technische Hochschule
Darmstadt
Germany
Ohio State
Towel Shower Set By Trimble PTO
GLOUSTER The Trimble Local Elementary PTO will hold a towel shower at Hollister School Thursday at 1 pm. Members should bring dish towels for the kitchen. Mrs. William Elmore will explain the remedial reading program and answer questions about the new initiative.
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Trimble
Glouster
PTO
Hollister
Jacksonville
William Elmore
Police Cite Two Drivers After Weekend Accidents
Two motorists were charged with failure to yield the right of way after two-car crashes Saturday. Dennis R. Livingston, 27, of 1 Vine St., collided at Mill and College Streets with Blase M. Pietrafese, 22, of 10 W. Mulberry St. Gordon L. Meyer, 22, Carpenter Street, was cited after a mishap at State and High Streets with Junior C. Dowler, 42, Athens Route. Ohio University's cooperative ministry will host a film dialogue on Tea and Sympathy, shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the basement of the Church of the Good Shepherd, as part of the student council program series on Male and Female.
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Dennis R. Livingston
Vine St
Mill and
College Streets
Blase M. Pietrafese
W. Mulberry St
Gordon L. Meyer
Carpenter Street
State
High
Junior C. Dowler
Athens
Ohio University
Church of the Good Shepherd
Student Council
Four Calls Answered By Emergency Squad
Emergency squad responded to four calls between Saturday night and early today. Miss Loraine Filichia 18 of Jefferson Hall injured a finger at Baker Center bowling lanes and was taken to Hudson Health Center. Two Ohio University students Edward Elis 18 Sargent Hall West Green and Cecilia Oviatt 19 Wilson Hall West Green were treated at the health center for head injuries from dormitory incidents. Carmala Vincent 20 of 35 W State St was admitted to the health center after falling ill at home.
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Fire Department
Loraine Filichia
Jefferson Hall
Baker Center
Filichia
Hudson Health Center
Ohio University
Edward Elis
Sar
Gent Hall
West Green
Cecilia Oviatt
Wilson Hall
Carmala Vincent
W. State St
Foster Place Home Hit By Monday Fire
A fire at Mrs. Flora Ervin’s 5 Foster Place home caused about 600 dollars in damage. Firefighters arrived at 8 53 a m after traveling through snow on Foster Place near the Baltimore and Ohio Depot. Chief Charles Dalton said an electrical wiring short started the blaze in the attic damaging the roof and attic contents.
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Flora Ervin
Foster Place
W. Union Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Charles Dalton
Two Brothers Plead Guilty in Home Break-Ins
In County Court on Saturday, William Ralph Friend and Melvin Eugene Friend, both from Athens area, pled guilty to breaking into Charles H. Evans house on January 15 and were each bound to the grand jury with $1000 bonds. They had earlier pled guilty to a separate break in at the county dog pound and were bound to the grand jury. Sheriff's deputies handled the cases. An informational meeting by the city school administration for Morrison Elementary School, set for Monday night, was postponed because of bad weather.
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Charles H. Evans
Athens
William Ralph Friend
Melvin Eugene Friend
Sheriff's
Morrison
The 1930s drive to secure savings through federal act
In the troubled 1930s mood the National Housing Act spurred the creation in 1934 of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation to bolster public confidence in saving.
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Savings and Loan Associations
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
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Home Street
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John Law
Orin Wright
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South
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Chillicothe
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Deanna Sue Young
Rodney Gould
the Plains
James Tippie
Carl Davis
Richard Rypma
Nana W. Jenks
Risa Rosenberg
Dean Thompson Sr
Richard Damman
Shade
Maynard Coates
William Cunningham
Harry Thorton
Fred Staley
Reginald Embrey
Shirley Ann Butcher
Tiff Cook
Judy Smith
Gary Young
Rickey Young
W. S. Bell
Kirby Mayle
Heart Sunday
Heart
Athens County Heart Fund
Alan Fox
Bill Russell
Tau Kappa Episton
Chris Falmer
Phi Mu
John Tarbox
Phi Delta Theta
David Slater
Phi Gamma Delta
George Lovell
Ohio U
AHS
Athens Junior High
Candy Curley
Harry Lackey
Albert Schuster
Fred Chase
Carl Sears
Sleeth
Wilson Baker
N. Court
Athens, Ohio
Indepradens
Donald K. Barstow
Jessie W. Ley, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
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C. M. Gill & Co
Dwight H. Rutherford
Reed & Baur, Inc
Joseph Seiple
Oskney Insurance Agency
Saltz Insurance Agency
Richard Guinther
Deswrand
Posal
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