Richland Detour Sought To Head Off High Water
U S Corps of Engineers asks Ohio State Highway Department to detour Richland Avenue traffic around the Richland bridge project to avert possible spring flood on the Hocking River. Route 33 50 or a temporary bypass could be used as ice jams threaten the bottleneck joining the new and old channels near the Memorial Hospital.
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Hocking
Athens
U.S. Corps of Engineers
State Highway Department
Richland Avenue
Joe Turner
Highway Department
Richland
W. Union Street
Turner
White’s Mill
New Charles
O'Bleness Memorial Sheltering Arms Hospital
Myers Construction Co
Richland Bridge
Be a con School here to serve mentally retarded residents
Athens County Beacon School overseer James Fernihaugh reports enrollment has grown to 69 mentally retarded children and adults since 1962. He says facilities at Sugar Creek are inadequate and transportation routes totaling about 500 miles daily hinder consolidation near Athens to share services with Ohio University. Public funds through a levy begin in Jan 1971, with plans to relocate and combine preschool and adult centers to a central Athens site. Contact 593-5872 or Box R Athens Ohio 45701 for enrollment information.
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Fernihaugh
Sugar Creek
Fernihough
Athens
Ohio University
Church of the Good Shepherd
Beacon School
McBee
Athens County
Ohio
Athens High welcomes 1350 visitors to show case
Since its opening 18 months ago Athens High School has hosted over 1,350 officials from Ohio and nearby states including Louisville Cleveland Toledo Dayton and Columbus. They view a slide show tour of the $2.7 million facility and meet staff after a coffee break.
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Athens High School
Louisville
Cleveland
Toledo
Dayton
Columbus
Gerald Killeen
Killeen
Athens High
Ohio
Winter Bath for Houseplants Keeps Foliage Fresh
Home care note suggests wiping plant leaves with a sudsy sponge to remove smoke and oils, then rinsing under a shower. Also wipe plant containers to ensure thorough cleanliness and reduce grime buildup during winter.
Principal Killeen Joins State Task Force on Student Rights
Dr. Gerald Killeen of Athens High School serves on a state wide task force. Created by Ohio House Speaker Charles F. Kurfess, the group includes three principals 16 teachers and five students. They will visit high schools review student responsibilities and study statutes to propose possible legislation. The dialogue covered student unrest and solutions like regional administrator seminars and independent advisory agencies for rights and responsibilities of students and boards of education.
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Gerald Killeen
Athens High School
Charles F. Kurfess
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio
General Assembly
Killeen
Boards of Education
Truck Fire Extinguished By Firemen In The Plains
Athens fire department responded to a Phillips 66 service station fire at Richland Avenue and Albany Road where a Wayne Cochran truck burned likely from a short circuit. Loss estimated at 500 dollars. A separate incident injured Dee Stoneburner during sleigh riding. she received first aid and was taken to Hudson Health Center. Columbus man Paul W Lowry, 45, pleads not guilty to driving while intoxicated and resisting an officer. released on 318 dollars bond for a January 27 court date after being stopped on W Union Street.
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Phillips 66
Richland Avenue
Albany Road
Wayne Cochran
The
Plains
Dee Stoneburner
Wilson Hall
W. Washington St
Hudson Health Center
Columbus
Paul W. Lowry
W. Union Street
DeWitt Walker
Athens Farm Agent Keeps Busy With Grapes And Meetings
Athens County Agriculture Agent Kenneth Ackerman in Jackson Wednesday to attend a grape research meeting and conduct a week full of extension sessions. Eldon Banta Garth Cahoon Blair Janson and George Still joined the discussion on 14 grape varieties and disease control and regulations. Ackerman noted Junior Fair Livestock Marketing Committee will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday to evaluate steer branding and weighing from December 13. A dairy management school is set Friday at the Episcopal Parish House in Pomeroy from 10 a m to 3 p m. A beef cattle tour is scheduled Saturday at Roy al Oak Farm near Pomeroy with sponsors including the Southeastern Ohio Feeder Calf Improvement Committee Meigs ASC and Ohio Cooperative Extension Service. Winter grazing and performance testing will be observed at the Karr farm and a second stop near Reedsville to view Pickens practical feeding operation. The event welcomes feeder calf producers cattle feeders 4 H and FFA members and area farmers. Ackerman and local business leaders are invited to attend.
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Athens County Agriculture
Kenneth Ackerman
Jackson
Eldon Banta
Garth A. Cahoon
Blair Janson
George Still
Ackerman
Fair Livestock Mar
Keting
Dairymans
Episcopal Parish
Pomeroy
Horace Karr
Royal Oak Farm
Route 7
Southeastern
Reedsville
Pickens
Traffic Fines From Municipal Court
Douglas G. Shanks 18 speed violation fined 35 dollars and costs. Michael Claypool 22 of Millfield fined 18 dollars and costs for corrective leases patrol. Everett Russ 76 Athens Route 1 to yield right of way charged 10 dollars and costs. Melvin J. Brown 21 Woodsfield unsafe vehicle patrol 10 dollars and costs. George R. Chir 20 40 Ohio Avenue sop pan patrol 10 dollars and costs. Joseph Heflin Jr 20 C-10 Mill Street wrong way on one way street 30 dollars and costs. Clarence Hoisington Jr 19 Athens Route 2 failure to yield right of way patrol 10 dollars and costs. Paul Hulfine 19 Albany defective exhaust patrol 10 dollars and costs. Edwin Jeffers 48 Canton speed patrol 15 dollars and costs.
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Douglas G. Shanks
Michael Claypool
Millfield
Everett Russ
Athens
Melvin J. Brown
Woodsfield
George R. Chir
Ohio Avenue
Joseph Heflin Jr
Mill Street
Clarence Hoisington Jr
Paul Hulfine
Albany
Edwin Jeffers
Canton
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Albany High School
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Canal Zone
Beacon
James Fernihough
Bank Americard
Goodyear
W.union
Athens Fire Department
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Ony
Famous Springs Mills
Percase
Rena
Irduroy
Tes
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LY Special
EAC
Smartaire
Ramey
ATS
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Leno
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Enn
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