OU Slated To Award 414 Degrees Saturday
Ohio University will grant 414 degrees at the 209th commencement in Memorial Auditorium. Dr. Phillip R. Shriver of Miami University will deliver the address at 10 15 a m. The Athens County cohort includes eleven degree recipients among the total.
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Athens County
Ohio University
Phillip R. Shriver
Miami University
Oxford
Memorial Auditorium
College of Education
The
University
Athens
Sharon A. Arnold
Fairview Ave
Alan Coen
Wolfe St. Apts
Ivan Hargis
Wolfe St
PhD
Dolores D. Lobdell
Graham, MA
Benna D. Miller
Robert D. Moffet
Evans St
Rosemary Newcomer
Second St
Thomas M. Nolan
Utah Pl
Patrick A. Pappano
Soil Conservation Unit Receives State Superior Rating
Athens Soil and Water Conservation District earned a superior rating from the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Burton DeVeau announced the honor at the federation’s 23rd annual meeting in Columbus held at the Southern Hotel. Delegates Paul Brown and John Miller attended with DeVeau and John Hamill.
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Athens
Paul Brown
Athens Soil and Water Conservation District
Homer Bohl
Ohio Federation of S&w Districts
Tracks Blocked by Heavy Equipment Near University Terrace
Heavy equipment halted railroad tracks at University Terrace for about 15 minutes Friday morning. Knowlton Construction Co used other gear to remove the blockage, according to city police.
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University Terrace
Knowlton Construction Co
Youth mis taken to hospital after 7:56 a.m. call
Benjamin Omand aged 18 of Sargent Hall was ill and rushed to Hudson Health Center by the city fire department emergency squad at 7 56 a m Friday.
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Benjamin Omand
Sargent Hall
Hudson Health Center
City Fire Department
Democrat Commission Contest Set for Nomination
Gerald P. McKee 44, Chauncey blacktop contractor, filed for the Democratic commissioner nomination with 171 signatures. He faces Delbert Trout of Albany Route 1 and will run in a district including Athens Meigs and Gallia Counties alongside Athens County representative George Banks who filed with 375 signatures.
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Gerald P. McKee
McKee
Chauncey
Delbert Trout
Albany
Elma Sams
Athens County
George Banks
Election Board
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Nelsonville Inlet Partition Decreed in Common Pleas Court
The Common Pleas Court issues a decree of partition for the Nelsonville inlet. Plaintiff Mary Lou Reynolds, also known as Mary Lou Jenkins, holds two thirds interest while defendants Susan B Jenkins and Cindy Lou Jenkins hold one sixth each.
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Common Pleas Court
Nelsonville
Mary Lou Reynolds
Mary Lou Jenkins
Susan B. Jenkins
Cindy Lou Jenkins
Primitive Camp Area Site Found Near Burr Oak
Ohio Division of Parks and Recreation officials report a new primitive camping site near the Bishopville boat area off Route 78. T J Frye and Art Smith estimate gravel grading will create about 30 primitive sites by April 1 for tents tent campers and small travel trailers.
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Burr Oak
Ohio Division of Parks and Recreation
T. J. Frye
Art Smith
S. L Bastian
Bishopville
Frye
Parks Division
Melvin J. Rebholz
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes
List of residents and couples in Athens area with ages and occupations. Names include Paul Alichney Eugene Jennings Daniel Dailey Kathryn Sager Mrs Walter Tevis John Ratcliff and others. The fragment notes several young students and couples in Athens and Nelsonville with ages ranging from 16 to 23.
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Paul Alichney
Athens
Eugene Jennings
Daniel Dailey
Thomas Kottyn
Millfield
Hazel Burke
Albany
Ace Witham
Kathryn Sager
Walter Tevis
John Ratcliff
Thomas Booth
John Lovsey
Robert Green
Sunday School Class Draws 2800 Athens Men in 1915 Photo
Walter H. Hawk of Athens discovers a four foot group photo labeled Copeland Class 6 showing 2837 men at a Sunday School on May 9 1915 Mother’s Day. Athens population then about 6000. He plans to display the remarkably preserved image.
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Athens
Walter H. Hawk
Hawk
First Methodist Church
Messenger Newsphoto
Lavelle Marks Bid for 10th District Dem Central Committee
Athens attorney Lavelle, 41, longtime Athens County Democratic chairman, announces plans to file for the 10th District Democratic state central committee seat. He succeeds Kenneth Kerr, who will not seek re election after leading the district since 1958. Lavelle, a 1952 lawyer and WWII veteran, is an OU and Ohio State Law graduate living at 39 Cable Lane with wife Marion Vanity and four children.
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William A. Lavelle
Athens County
Democratic State Central Committee
Kenneth Kerr
Kerr
Lavelle
Athens
Ohio University
Ohio State College of Law
Cable Lane
Marion Vanity
Albany High School honor roll list for first semester
Albany officials released the honor roll for Albany High School for the first semester and third six weeks. The list names seniors juniors sophomores ninth and eighth graders with multiple period mentions and notes forgery and custody-related civil actions elsewhere in the bulletin.
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Albany
Albany High School
Marcus D. Bohr Jr
Kay Allen
Linda Biehl
Linda Clark
Sharon Cox
Baxter Ervin
Jack Goodwin
Randy Greene
Kay Gross
Kenny Turner
Larry van Dyke
Linda Woodyard
Bill Wright
Gary Zeune
Diana Dillon
Linda Henderson
Mary Keck
Diane McClure
Jan Myers
Curly Wiseman
Fred Baumgarter
Cathie Dearth
Connie Enlow
Linda Folden
David Ladd
Polly Mace
Brenda Massie
Jackie Scott
Jeanie Throckmorton
John Goodwin
Willard Love
Randy Brooks
Forrest Ervin
Carol Fraley
Helen Hart
Diana Hayhurst
April Higginbotham
Doris Jones
Don Kincaid
Jean Lievellen
Joan Lievellen
Phil Lowery
Nancy McDaniel
Bonnie Mincard
Sheila Oxley
Kristan Reed
Lea Steinbarger
Karen Walters
Jenny Whittington
Trinna Guy
Marie McKnight
Beckey Allen
Richard Grinstead
Bren
Woman Cited After Crash On Route 33
Letart West Virginia motorist Florence McDonnel, 48, received three citations after an auto accident on Route 33 near Glen Ebon Road. She pleaded guilty to conditional speed and no operator license, with $35 fines. Driving while intoxicated charge pending.
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A Letart
W. Va
Glen Ebon Rd
State Highway Patrol
Florence McDonnel
Elliott Menald
Youngstown
Coolville
Traffic Fines and Driver Violations In Municipal Court
The Municipal Court lists multiple young drivers fined five dollars with costs for speeding driving without a license failing to stop after an accident failing to yield right of way and suspended driving rights for 30 days in Athens Nelsonville The Plains and surrounding areas. It also notes Car H Sears and Terry Cam Bassetti fined fifteen dollars with costs for expired license and failure to stop within the clear distance.
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William Charles Wend
Robert Wend
Nelsonville
Linda Cheryll McInturf
D. C. McInturf
Athens
Stephen E. Patton
Homer Ellis
Richard Allen Casteel
Clarence Casteel
the Plains
Municipal Court
H. Sears
Pomeroy Rd
Terry Cam Bassetti
Athens Apts
Mercury Dips to One Below Zero in Athens as Cold Persists
The mercury fell to one degree below zero in Athens early Friday as winter’s grip continues. A sunny day brought only a modest rise to six above by midmorning, while Thursday’s high reached 30 with light snow flurries reported by U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Council weighs federal funds for water expansion plan
A city council meeting was set to consider a resolution to request 1 million dollars in federal assistance for a 2 million dollar water expansion. Mayor Raymond Shepard said the move would authorize filing the application under the Economic Development Act. Plans include a 14 inch line to Richland Ave, a new pump on W State, and a one million gallon reservoir in South Athens.
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Raymond Shepard
Service Safety
Dwight Robinson
Shepard
Ohio Co
Cal
Richland Ave. J
W. State St
South Athens
Collins seeks re election to Ohio Senate in 18th district
Ironton state senator Oakley Collins announces a bid for re election citing seniority to aid the area. He would rank third or fourth among Republicans if reelected and represents Athens Gallia Meigs Jackson Lawrence Pike Scioto counties. In his district race Charless Pancake faces primary opposition in Portsmouth.
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Oakley Collins
Ironton
Ohio Senate
Collins
State Senate
Senate
Charles Pancake
Nelsonville
Agriculture and Conservation
Athens
Gallia
Meigs
Jackson
Lawrence
Pike
Scioto
Clark
Ohio University
Driver Fined Jailed After Traffic Crash
Corley Ray Ingram 70 of Vienna West Virginia pleaded guilty in County Court to driving while intoxicated. He was fined 150 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail. He was arrested by the State Highway Patrol after a two car accident Wednesday night on Route 78 west of Glouster.
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Corley Ray Ingram
Vienna
W. Va
State Highway Patrol
Glouster
Plea Changed as Darnell Fined and Jailed on DWI Charge
Harold Edward Darnell 35 of 67 Hooper Street was found guilty in County Court of a State Highway Patrol DWI charge. He had pleaded innocent earlier and was fined and sentenced to three days in jail.
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Harold Edward Darnell
Hooper St
Darnell
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John Hamill
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Athens Appl. & TY CO
W. Washington St
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gregory Wright
Sarah Hawk
Edward Allen Martin
Darlene Showalter
Darrell King Figgins, Sr
Ellen Jane Fisher
Gary N. Shy
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Richard A. van Meter
Mary Lee Nash
Armour W. Radcliff
Carolyn Sue Hudnall
New Marshfield
William Lavelle
da Swart
Helen Peck
Melvin Wallace
Kay Ellis
Marc Lohr
John Frost
David Jones
Toni Lasure
Marilee Straight
Helen Cooley
Lewis Brooks
Amy Wright
Walter Jordan
Kenny Graham
Gary Wood
Richard McDaniel
Bill McClure
Beth Gift
Cornelia Baumgarter
Suzanne Brooks
Richard Dodd
Steve Clark
Kathy Perry
Jane Dodd
Pat
Basil Minerd, Jr
Sugar Creek
William A. Seidler
N. College St
Frisch
Virginia Hogsett
Vern A. Hogsett
Marilyn Gay Dearing
Sammy Leroy Dearing
Bill Bescoe
West Fairgrounds
Lowe’s
PRO Sa Peer Co
Belpre
Carroll Lee Russll
Pomeroy
Duane Elwood Rader
Mansfield
Russell James McDonald
Grafton
George Steven Murphy
Marion Ray Riggs
Fred Warren Arnett
Cleveland
Leo Edward Parsons
Hockingport
Julio Joseph Lorenzonia
Toledo
S. E. Ohio
Strawn
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E. Washington St
City Hall
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