Lost Day Makeups Faced By Schools
Four of five Athens County school systems face decisions on how to make up lost days from recent snow closings. Athens City District has used two days. Trimble Local seven. Alexander Local three or four. Federal Hocking nine. Nelsonville York nine. Officials discuss uniform policy and possible Saturday sessions or after Easter tweaks to reach required makeups.
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Athens County
Ohio Board of Education
Athens City
State Board of Education
H. W. Humphrey
George Sasser
Trimble Local
Marc Lohr
Alexander
Lohr
E. L. Koehler
Koehler
Stewart
Jack Hillyer
Nelsonville York
Boards of Education
Sasser
Patton seeks Athens County coroner renomination
Dr Charles F Patton Glouster osteopath filed nominating petitions Thursday afternoon to run as Republican for Athens County coroner. He held the office 1960 1964 but was barred from running in 1964 for failing to file an expense account. Dr Robert Butts, the current coroner, is circulating petitions for renomination on the Democrat ticket. Athens Jehovahs Witnesses open a convention tonight in Chillicothe at Smith Junior High School. Andy Benyi, local presiding minister, said all local Kingdom Hall meetings on Route 50W are canceled through Sunday.
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Charles F. Patton
Glouster Osteopath
Athens County
Patton
Robert Butts
Athens Area
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Chillicothe
Smith Junior High School
Andy Benyi
Kingdom Hall
Miller aims to save National Limited rail service
Tenth District Rep. Clarence E. Miller joined efforts to preserve the National Limited trains between Parkersburg West Virginia and Cincinnati. He urged Ohio Public Utilities Commissioner Carl R. Johnson to require the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to continue service serving Athens and to hold public hearings before any discontinuance after January 25.
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Clarence E. Miller
Parkersburg
W. Va
Cincinnati
Miller
Ohio Public Utilities
Carl R. Johnson
Commission
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
National Limited
Athens
Johnson
Ohio
St. Louis
Public Utilities Commission
Damage to General Telephones after snow hits service area
General Telephone Co. faces up to 250000 in damage from last weekend snow. About 2300 customers in Athens and Meigs County lose service. Crews work into next week replacing 80000 ft of cable, with 25000 ft Harmony Road, 16000 ft between Athens and Chauncey, 11000 ft Fisher Road, 4000 ft west of New Marshfield, and 13000 ft Albany area.
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General Telephone Co
Robert Keatley
Keatley
Athens
Meigs County
Harmony Road
Chauncey
Fisher Road
New Marshfield
Albany
Meigs
New ASCS Reporting Service Aims to Aid Farmers
Athens County farmers will receive a new reporting service from the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. Pearl Parker says 1967 payments for cotton, feed grain, wheat and other direct programs will be mailed to more than three million farmers in late January. Reports help with tax returns and may be sent to the IRS. Data is compiled from county offices and summarized by computers in New Orleans and Kansas City. If errors are found, farmers should contact their local ASCS office.
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Athens County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Pearl Parker
ASC
Internal Revenue Service
New Orleans
Kansas City
ASCS
Birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens
Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Richard Coe of Athens a son. Admissions list includes Mrs Jerry Jagers Joe Estep both of Athens Herle Haning Albany Route 2 Mrs William Mitchell New Marshfield Wins ton Chadwell Amesville and Bill Star Columbus Discharges note Winston Chadwell Mrs Gene Westenbarger and son Franklin McKibben Mrs Stephen Kovac Mrs William Rose Mrs Harley Moler Jennifer Graham Jonathan Graham Charles Young Russell Lowery Mrs Donald Hawk and daughter.
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Jerry Jagers
Joe Estep
Athens
Herle Haning
Albany
William Mitchell
New Marshfield
Winston Chadwell
Amesville
Bill Star
Columbus
Gene Westenbarger
Franklin McKibben
Stephen Kovac
William Rose
Harley Moler
Jennifer Graham
Jonathan Graham
Charles Young Russell Lowery
Donald Hawk
Law Files Petitions For Commissioner Nomination
John Law of Millfield Route 1, a current county commissioner, farmer, former coal miner, and real estate manager, filed petitions as the first Democrat candidate for the county commissioner race. He is also noted as a bird dog authority.
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John Law
Millfield
Law
Eagles to Meet for Trustee and Chaplain Nominations
Nominations will be held for a trustee and a chaplain during the regular meeting of the Ath ens Eagles Jan. 24 at 7 30 p.m.
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Eagles
Athens Eagles
Bank files suit in Athens County over promissory note
The People's Bank of Nelsonville sues in Athens County Common Pleas Court seeking 2872 on a promissory note. Defendants named are Darrell Covert Grace Covert and the Capital Service Co Inc.
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Athens County
Mock Republican Convention at Ohio University
Ohio University hosts a Mock Republican Convention in April featuring Sen. Charles Percy and Sen. Howard Baker. Student delegates will debate Viet Nam war civil rights and economic issues while rival viewpoints converge to form a plausible party platform. Co chairs Mark Dalton and Libby Sanders say the event offers realistic debate without party loyalties. The convention is a regular presidential year activity at the university.
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Charles Percy
Illinois
Sen
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Ohio University
Mark Dalton
Libby Sanders
Dalton
Univerity
Sixteen Cub Scouts Receive Pack 56 Awards
Sixteen members of Cub Scout Pack 56 at First Methodist Church received awards. The group planned to discuss communications next Monday at the meeting. Award recipients include Scott Smith Jeff Cox Gordon Fahey Steve Vacolas Mike Craddock Mike Ellis Scott Wulff David Smith Steve Hoggard Keith Chapman Pat Mace John Adams John Day Jimmy Alden Matt Bartholomy and Tony Baldwin. Adams and Day advanced to Boy Scouts.
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Cub Scout Pack 56
First Methodist Church
Scott Smith
Jeff Cox
Gordon Fahey
Steve Vacolas
Mike Craddock
Mike Ellis
Scott Wulff
David Smith
Steve Hoggard
Keith Chapman
Pat Mace
John Adams
John Day
Jimmy Alden
Matt Bartholomy
Tony Baldwin
Adams
Day
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Baker Center
Sigma Delta Chi
Theta Sigma Phi
Presley D. Holmes
University
Wilhelm
G. Kenner Bush
the Messenger
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Richland Avenue
Servicenter
Richland Ave
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