City Limits Extension Discussed by Athens Council
Athens city council discussed annexation moves toward Route 33N and Route 50E and approved paying $40,000 to Stimson Ave. and E. State St. site owners for a service station. The body also authorized studying two areas for future annexation with engineers and signed plans for street projects on Stimson and Madison Aves. and for city employee health plans.
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Servce
Stimson Ave
E. State St
Athens High School
McBee Systems
Ccisngas
Federal Hocking
Orland Williams
Richard Mathews
Council
Harry Crewson
Raymond Shepard
Shepard
H. C. Dorman
Fred Sands
Fritz Wheaton
Tes of
Wooster
Cornwell
Madison Ave
Spring St
Local Option Petition Considered for South Athens Area
City council heard that a local option petition may be filed to block a liquor permit for Charles Silverman at 434 Richland Ave. The move aims to keep the Richland area dry, with a May primary ballot hoped for. The issue centers on state rules allowing newly annexed areas to become wet without a local vote.
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Ohio University Inn
Charles Silverman
Richland Ave
Earl C. Bowser
Richland Methodist Church
Harry Crewson
Donald Cook
State Department of Liquor
Cook
Examiner
Silverman
William Rowland
Bowser
Gene Rowe
Hooper St
Rowe
State Department of Liquor Control
George Sheldon
Crewson
Cadets Discuss Aerospace Power At Kiwanis Meeting
Cadet Col. William D. Smith of Lakewood and Cadet Lt. Col. Michael E. Stone of Cincinnati spoke at the Kiwanis Club on U.S. deterrence and SAC TAC and ADC missions. The session featured colored slides and included guests Capt. Charles Walden of Ohio University AFROTC and William Lamont of Goodyear Aerospace.
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William D. Smith
Lakewood
Air Force Rotc
Ohio University
Michael E. Stone
Cincinnati
Afrotc
Kiwanis Club
Air Force
U.S
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Tactical Air Command
Air Defense Command
Capt
Charles Walden
USAF
William Lamont
Goodyear Aerospace
Akron
Area Man Charged In Conversion Of Auto
Lonnie M. Phelps, 37, New Marshfield Route 1, pleaded no contest to converting a 1959 auto for his own use. He posted $200 bond and the case was continued. The charge was filed by Charles W. Algeo of Nye University Volkswagen.
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Lonnie M. Phelps
New Marshfield
Charles W. Algeo
Nye University
Volkswagen
Pomeroy Road Market Burgled. Items Stolen
About $300 in goods were taken from Richard's Markets on Pomeroy Road during a back door entry. Police report cigars, cold meat, and an electric meat slicer stolen in the Tuesday morning incident. The story also notes a civil suit between Donna Hemrick and Theodore and Bessie Lane was settled and dismissed.
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Richard’s
Pomeroy Rd
Donna Hemrick
Theodore
Bessie Lane
Common Pleas Court
Bound In Forgery of Two by Municipal Judge John Newcomb
Two bound in forgery cases heard Tuesday before Grand Jury. Jack W. Kennedy, 29, Cincinnati, faced two checks of 149.09 each with affidavits from Hocking Valley Bank and Athens National Bank. he pleaded guilty. Marilyn J. Kennedy, 21, Ewington Route 1, pleaded innocent to similar charges. Bonds set at 1000 total with 700 for her. Police handled the cases.
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John Newcomb
Jack W. Kennedy
Cincinnati
Hocking Valley Bank
Athens National Bank
Marilyn J. Kennedy
Ewington
Chemistry Department GE Grant Renewed
Ohio University's chemistry department renewed a General Electric Foundation grant of 2500 dollars to support the undergraduate program. Hubert G. Wilhelm pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to failing to confine his fox terrier to his property. He was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Ohio University
General Electric Foundation
Hubert G. Wilhelm
Maplewood Dr
Eleven-Year-Old Boy Hurt In Route 682 Collision
An 11 year old boy, Jason Patrick Ryan, was injured when a car struck a stationary pickup on Route 682 north of Route 56. He suffered a possible skull fracture and brain concussion with leg lacerations and was hospitalized. The crash involved Arden Leroy Adams and William Stanley Ryan Jr. with Ramona Lea Ryan among the five children in the pickup cab. The cause appears to be a left of center car turn on a curve and the incident remains under investigation.
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State Highway Patrol
Jason Patrick Ryan
Athens
Sheltering Arms
Columbus
William Stanley Ryan, Jr
Arden Leroy Adams
Ramona Lea Ryan
Driver Hurt In Crash On Route 50 West Of Coolville
A motorist, William Andrew Miller Jr., 35, of Patriot, was injured when he apparently fell asleep and struck a concrete divider and guard rail on Route 50 west of Coolville. He suffered a back injury and facial lacerations and was taken to St Joseph's Hospital in Parkersburg by the Coolville emergency squad. No citation was issued.
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Coolville
State Highway Patrol
William Andrew Miller, Jr
Patriot
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg
Plains survey nears sewer district plan with 380 homes
The Plains survey to define a proposed sanitary sewer district wrapped up under Basil Cullison who door knocked 380 homes at $200. About 1600 people, plus 1200 acres including businesses and schools, would be affected. Engineers Evans Medhwart Hambleton Tilton to prepare a preliminary report due Feb 1. Mrs. Luta Wright discussed purchasing an editing microfilm machine. county already owns a rarely used microfilm camera ready for use.
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Plains
Basil Cullison
the Plains
Commission
Evans
Medhwart
Hambleton and Tilton
Luta Wright
County Recorder
Mercury Hits 12 As Athens Records Cold Tuesday
Athens logged a sharp cold snap with a 9:30 a.m. reading of 17 degrees after an early low of 12. The prior day’s high reached 7 amid intermittent snow flurries, reported by U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
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