Women Voters Report On Boards In Athens County
Athens County League of Women Voter observers reviewed 15 local, county, and regional boards in a two hour session titled Local Lively Issues. The 648 Mental Health Board was solvent but struggles on spending strategy, while city and county school boards faced differing financial transparency and unanimity. Observers praised honesty and detail, noting persistent problems in areas like transportation, zoning, and elections funding and staff.
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Athens County
Athens County League of Women
League
Athens
Vinton
Hocking
Athens City
Children’s Services Board
Jean Wells
Susan
Crites Crampton
Carolyn Murphree
Karen Harvey
Athens County Board of Elections
Harvey
Elections Board
Cigarette Ignites Apartment Fire at 221 West Washington
Firefighters responded at 2 37 p m to 221 W Washington St apartment 6 after a cigarette ash fell on carpet, burning baseboard and causing about 150 dollars in damage. No injuries reported. Emergency squads also handled five medical runs to O Bleness Memorial Hospital and a grease fire at the Children's Home.
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Washington St
Harland Harris
Eva Kuhn
First Presbyterian Church
Barbara Nicholson
la Mar Drive
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Cora Evans
N. High St
George Thacker
Ewington
White Motors
Columbus Rd
Mary Ellen Woods
Lancaster
Washington Streets
Athens
Stonybrook Dr
Harris
Macrame Classes Planned by Athens Recreation
The Athens recreation department offers an eight week macrame course starting January 18 led by Sally Gilfert. Classes meet weekly for two hours in the Athens Middle School cafeteria with a $15 fee plus a $1.50 basic kit optional. Students may bring their own string board and pins. Each student completes at least one project and receives material sources and knot tips.
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Athens Recreation Department
Sally Gilfert
Athens Middle School
Ohio University official in crash remains critically injured
Doctors report no change in John Davies assistant personnel director at Ohio University who was seriously hurt Monday night in a two car collision on US Route 50 in Troy Two. Davies of Vienna West Virginia commutes daily to Athens and remains at St Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg West Virginia with extensive internal injuries.
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John Davies
Ohio University
Troy Two
Davies
Vienna
W. Va
Athens
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Mills set record with 1972 steel output through November
Domestic mills produced 121,199,000 tons by November 1972, 756,000 tons above 1971. November output totaled 11,373,000 tons with 6,389,000 from basic oxygen furnaces, 2,899,000 from open hearth, and 2,085,000 from electric furnaces. Through 11 months, BOF led with 67,871,000 tons, open hearth 31,832,000, electric 21,496,000, while AISI index stood at 108.8. Hospital note corrected: Mrs Jerry Erwin admitted, not Jerry Erwin.
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Washington
American Iron and Steel Institute
U.S
AISI
Open Line Programs Resume at Ohio University
Ohio University President Claude R. Sowle will resume his weekly Open Line program Thursday night on WOUB AM and FM. The hour long show begins at 10 p m and invites Southeastern Ohio residents to telephone questions for immediate replies on the air with host Bob Pondillo.
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Ohio University
Claude R. Sowle
Woub-Am
Woub- FM
University
Southeastern Ohio
Sowle
Bob Pondillo
Radial Tire Sales Forecast Rise Through 1975
Owens Corning Fiberglas VP Alan R. Kerivan projects radial tire sales to climb from 15 million in 1972 to 41 million in 1975. About six million of the 41 million radials will use fiberglass tire cord. He contrasts bias ply tires with radial cords at 90 degrees to travel for improved performance.
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Alan R. Kerivan
Owens- Corning Fiberglas Corp
Zoning Commission Formed by Athens Township Trustees
Trustees named a five member zoning commission led by Curtis Johnson Ohio University director of extension services and township resident. Other members are Vernon Shaw Cecil Newsome Charles Jeffers and Dale Channel. The panel will organize, set meetings and develop procedures and may seek guidance from the Athens County Regional Planning Commission on implementing zoning plans.
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Athens Township
Curtis Johnson
Ohio University
Vernon Shaw
Cecil Newsome
Charles Jeffers
Dale Channel
Johnson
Athens County Regional Planning Commission
Thule People Used Whale Bones for Arctic Dwellings
The Thule natives who settled the Arctic coast ten centuries ago hunted Greenland whales and used the whales’ massive bones as beams for their houses. Climate shifts that froze the coast year round halted whaling and drove them to abandon villages for igloo camps and seal and walrus hunting.
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Arctic
Greenland
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Ohio
Women Voters
Steel Mills
Jerry Erwin
Winter Coats & Car Coats
All Children’s
Suzy Wong
Rich
Permanet Press
Andhurst
Perma Press
Boys’ Jeans Sale
Men's Archdale
Belk
Opa
Panty
North Court Street
Fire King
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