Athens County school merger debate for centralized high school
A Carthage-Troy led meeting with twelve school officials from Athens County discussed merging Carthage-Troy Rome-Canaan and Shade districts to form a single centralized high school. The plan hinges on state aid and bond approval, with enrollment and facility gaps cited, and potential state-mandated consolidation if standards are not met.
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Coolville
Athens County
Carthage-Troy
Carthage - Troy
Rome - Canaan
Shade
Carthage-Troy Board of Education
Carthage-Troy Board
Heller and Associates
Cleveland
State Department of Education
Heller
State Department
Rome-Canaan
Central High School
Weather near 63 as rain replaces cold snap
Last week’s snow and freezing air gave way to mild rain and rising temperatures reaching 63. Rural Hamley Run and Athens reported similar marks with 50 at dawn and 11 am reading three degrees higher. rainfall stood at .03 inches.
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Hamley Run
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Brother of OU Dean Dies in New York
A. C. Gubitz, dean of Ohio University branches, attends funeral services in Whitesboro New York for his brother George J. Gubitz 72 who died Saturday Survivors include his wife and two sisters
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OU Dean
New York
A. C. Gubitz
Ohio University
Whitesboro
N. Y
George J. Gubitz
County Board Reorganizes in Athens County
Claire M Ball of Athens Route 1 was reelected president of the Athens County Board of Education at the reorganizational meeting Saturday night. Dallas Christman of Glouster Route 1 was elected vice president, succeeding Esther Dailey of Albany. The board kept the monthly meeting date as the second Saturday at 7 30 p m. A motion passed granting county superintendent office employees four weeks vacation annually and authorizing the superintendent to schedule vacations.
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Claire M. Ball
Athens
Athens County Board of Education
Dallas Christman
Glouster
Esther Dailey
Albany
Athens district sends two to 14th Soil Conservation Convention
Alton Hanning and Dan Stright will represent the Athens Soil Conservation District at the 14th annual convention in Columbus. Hanning chairs afternoon sessions for the two day event and Stright serves as the district delegate. The program includes talks by conservation leaders and roundtable discussions with 435 district supervisors statewide.
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Alton Hanning
Dan Stright
Athens Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Districts
Columbus
Hanning
Ohio Conservation Committee
Stright
Ohio University
Ohio
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes
A hospital notes list births with names and addresses. Entries include Mr and Mrs John Davis Athens a son and Mr and Mrs Everett Mansfield Guysville Route 1 a son among others. Admitted patients include Annabelle Pancake Murray City and Charles B Robinson Athens Route 3.
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John Davis
Athens
Everett Mansfield
Guysville
Annabelle Pancake
Murray City
Charles B. Robinson
Janet Grandy
Trimble
Clarence Laughlin
Monte Koslover
Brenda Robinson
Millfield
Anna Black
D. Carl Shafer
the Plains
Petition Filed for Vore Ridge Road Improvement
A petition was filed at the county commissioners meeting to improve the west portion of Vore Ridge Road where York Waterloo and Athens townships meet. Action was tabled for further investigation by the commissioners and county engineer. The city granted the sheriff a reserved parking stall on W Washington St between the courthouse and sheriff's office to ease county official parking.
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Vore Ridge
York
Waterloo
Athens
W. Washington St
Washington St
Court House
Sheriff's Office
Conservation Study Set For Indian Guides
YMCA Indian Guides plan a conservation and nature study Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Ohio Division of Forestry building on East State Street. Fish and game officials George Billy and Allan Talbott will lead the Division of Wildlife program with slides to explain conservation topics. Open to Indian Guide fathers and sons and any other interested persons.
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YMCA
Ohio Division of Forestry
E. State St
George Billy
Allan Talbott
Court Sets New Divorce Suit Policy
Common Pleas Judge Francis D. White announced rules for divorce cases with minor children. Mandatory pre trial conferences will occur within three months of filing, with the conference date set by the court. No hearings will occur until six months after filing unless reconciliation seems impossible or delay harms the children. No divorce will be final until three months after trial.
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Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Two Local Teens Named in Separate Incidents
William Bengiman Mullens aged 19 of Chauncey and Ethel Louise Perry aged 17 of Athens Route 2 figure in separate local cases.
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William Bengiman Mullens
Chauncey
Ethel Louise Perry
Athens
Leap Year Effects Seen in Athens County Marriage Licenses
Athens County probate court records show 1956 total marriage license applicants at 263, down from 295 in 1955. June leads with 38 applications, while April May August and September tie for the year's low total of 20. December brought 30 couples. average ages for Decembers applicants were about 25 for men and 22.2 for women, with ages ranging 18 to 63 for men and 16 to 67 for women. Eight men served in the armed forces. occupations include secretaries teachers nurses and engineers among women and laborers mechanics miners and drivers among men.
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Athens County
Probate
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E. L. Koehler
Stewart
Hockingport
Carthage- Troy
Shell Station
Belford Davis
Frigidaire Appliances
N. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Athens Pharmacy Fountain
S. Court ST
George Roberts
Mgr
W. Wash
Tel
E. Main St
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
ASC
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wendell G. Moore
Inez Wilcox
Zaleski
Elmer Gabriel
Lorain
Vada Caldwell
Rex Quinn
Frank Colburn
Gerald Miller
Blanch Bean
Martha Morgan
Vore Ridge Road
Armed Forces
Air Force
Army
Navy
Quick's
Standard & Poor's
Standard & Poor
Standard and Poor’s
D. H
Jonesy
Sams Cline Bldg
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Canada
MNO
Glenn A. Gaston
P.O. Box
Ation Wide
Columbus, Ohio
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