City Officials to Gather on Street Construction Debate
Athens hosts a Conference of Municipal Officials on the Ohio University campus Thursday and Friday. Ernest H. Stork of Columbus will discuss The Financial and Engineering Problem of Street Construction and Repair at 11 a.m. Friday. Stork, with 40 years in public service including seven as director of planning, will speak as part of a program sponsored by the Ohio University government department.
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Athens
Ohio University
Ernest H. Stork
Public Service For
Columbus
Department of Public Service
Kenneth Sands
Ray Shepard
Emerson S. Sherow
Ellis Woodworth
Richard Rumpa
Ohio U. Department of Government
Ernest M. Collins
Servicemen News: Capt Boyd W Allen Jr Classes at Staff College
Capt Boyd W Allen Jr formerly of The Plains has joined the U S Army Staff College at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. A 38 week course trains officers for command and general staff roles at division corps and field army levels. Allen a 1940 West Point grad earned a UC Berkeley masters in 1957 and now serves on the Arctic test board at Fort Greely Alaska. Joseph Rhoades son of Mrs Fauna Rhoades has left for National Guard training at Fort Knox Kentucky. His brother John R Rhoades RMSA finished six months at the Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland and serves aboard the USS Sumner in Charleston during repairs.
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Boyd W. Allen, Jr
the Plains
Com Staff College
FY. Leavenworth
Kan
U. S
Captain Allen
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
University of California
Army
Artic Test Board
FX. Greely
Alaska
Joseph Rhoades
Fauna Rhoades
Brown Ave
Ft. Knox
John R. Rhoades
RMSA
Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
A. M. Sumner
Charleston
D. C
Local Navy and Army Air Corps personnel listed in overseas service
Wayne L. Gilkey USN son of Mr and Mrs Charlies Gilkey Athens Route 2 serves aboard USS Kearsarge with the Seventh Fleet in the western Pacific. Dean C. Antle machinist’s mate second class son of Mr and Mrs A A Antle Amesville Route 1 serves aboard USS Essex operating from Quonset Point Rhode Island. Walter E. Randolph airman apprentice son of Mr and Mrs C W Randolph Hockingport serves aboard USS Lake Champlain from Quonset Point. Jackie M. Proffitt aviation machinist’s mate airman son of Mr and Mrs Charles M Proffitt Stewart Route 1 is a member of a seaplane patrol squadron at North Island NAS San Diego. Chief Warrant Officer Mark W. Cornell 34 son of Harold Cornell Athens participated in aviation exercise with the Seventh U S Army in Germany and his wife Gertrude accompanies him in Germany.
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Wayne L. Gilkey
USN
Charlies Gilkey
Athens
Kearsarge
Seventh Fleet
Western Pacific
Dean C. Antle
A. A. Antle
Amesville
Essex
Quonset Point
R. I
Walter E. Randolph
C. W. Randolph
Hockingport
Lake Chaplain
Jackie M. Proffitt
Charles M. Proffitt
Stewart
North Island Naval Air Station
San Diego
Calif
Mark W. Cornell
Harold Cornell
U. S. Army
Germany
Cornell
Gertrude
Court Rules Against Plaintiff In Lease Case
Common Pleas Court dismissed the case of C. E. Norris against C. M. Baker doing business as the Certified Oil Co. The court found the plaintiff failed to prove a lease arrangement for a service station and ruled on two grounds.
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C. E. Norris
C. M. Baker
Certified Oil Co
Common Pleas Court
Angen
Mechanicsburg Sewer Assessment Review In Progress
Board appointed by the mayor to address residents complaints over sewer assessments finished a report after long Saturday sessions. The final document aims to address concerns from Mechanicsburg area residents deemed too high.
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Mechanicsburg
Athens Police Fire Appreciation Day Highlighted
The June issue of The Police Chief details Athens recognizing its police and firemen with a seven year old celebration. Royal McBee Corp and service clubs sponsored the event as Chief Joseph Grogan and Fire Chief Charles W. Dalton received department equipment from H. C. Musser of Royal McBee in the accompanying photo.
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Athens
International Association of Police Chiefs, Inc
Royal McBee Corp
Joseph Grogan
Charles W. Dalton
H. C. Musser
Royal McBee
Nigeria Independence Film to Be Shown at Memorial Auditorium
A free public showing of a film about Nigeria gaining independence from Great Britain on Oct 1 1960 will take place Thursday at 7 30 p m in Memorial Auditorium. Ohio University sponsors the ICA teacher training project in Nigeria and supports the screening which covers the independence celebrations.
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Nigeria
Great Britain
Memorial Auditorium
Ohio University Ir
ICA
Coolville Child Struck By Car on Route 50 Injuries Reported
A Coolville child was hurt Monday afternoon after running into a westbound car on Route 50. The girl sustained abrasions to her back left arm and left leg. The car was driven by Arlene Dent Murray aged 42 from Reidsville NC. The driver was not held.
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Coolville
Arlene Dent Murray
Reidsville
N. C
Meeting Day Changed for Police Auxiliary
Police Chief Joseph Grogan said the July meeting is shifted to Thursday at 7 30 p m in the city building due to the Independence Day holiday.
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Joseph Grogan
Eagles to Vote on House Rules Changes at Meeting
Ath ens Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles to hold Wednesday meeting to vote on proposed house rules changes, announced by president Albert Buckley.
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Athens Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles
Albert Buckley
Rotary Hears Hocking Area Resort Plans
Donald Donelson of Hide-A-Way Hills Co. spoke at the Athens Rotary Club about a year round resort development in Fairfield and Hocking counties covering over 1000 acres with home sites a shopping center motel lodge and recreation facilities located off Route 33 fifteen minutes from Lancaster on Township Route 68. SoI Rosenberg presided.
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Donald Donelson
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Suit Cites Faulty Porch in Ohio Mining Co Case
Catherine Breeze files a $7500 civil suit against Ohio Mining Co alleging neglect to fix a porch on Breeze family rental. She says a December 1955 verbal agreement required repairs and that a July 1959 fall through decayed floor boards caused back injuries. She seeks medical costs and future expenses.
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Catherine Breeze
The
Ohio Mining Co
Common Pleas Court
Breeze
Jaycees Roadside Stand to Stay Open for Motorists
The Junior Chamber of Commerce roadside stand will stay open as long as motorists visit. President Bill Algeo said free coffee and cigarettes will be offered Tuesday. The stand opens at 2 p.m. and is located on the roadside.
Case Dismissed in Athens Lumber vs Davidson Building Service
The Common Pleas Court dismissed the case of Athens Lumber Co against John Davidson doing business as Davidson Building Service for good cause shown.
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Athens Lumber Co
John Davidson
Davidson Building Service
Common Pleas Court
Memory’s Weel and Athens Hat Shops Recalled in Reminiscence
The piece recalls school days with McGuffey Readers and valentines, punches of boyish pranks, and a pay of a dollar fifty a day. It notes early Athens millinery shops in the Silvus Building and Court Street era, and the moved Arcade Building near the Catholic Church with a wood-working shop once housed behind.
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McGuffey
Athens
Te Arcade
North Court Street
Luckoff
Mill Street
Andrew Allom
Water Safety Tips For Holidays
Water safety guidance urges swimmers to avoid swimming after meals and to wait at least an hour or two. It also highlights choosing a safe swimming area and warns against swimming when feeling overly tired.
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Names and Addresses
Shelter notes list residents and kin at Sheltering Arms Hospital including Mrs Frederick Rosier of Guysville Route 1 and her son Waldo Douglas of Athens. Also listed are Mrs Max Carsey of Athens Route 4 and daughter Mrs James Clark of Mineral, along with Dianne Fuller and Kermit Fuller of Athens.
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Frederick Rosier
Guysville
Waldo Douglas
Athens
Max Carsey
James Clark
Mineral
Dianne Fuller
Kermit Fuller
Chauncey Cub Scouts Golf Outing At Swing Away Course
Chauncey Den One Pack 78 held an outing at Swing Away Golf Course for the activity of the month. Den Mother Mrs Ralph Brown and Mrs Jares See eee supervised transportation. Attendees included Mygy 1ge water Ted Gretz David Shaver and Gregg Sorrelis. Guests were Becky Brown Butch Brown Donald Dunn and Mark Shaver.
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Chauncey
Den
Ralph Brown
Jares
Mygy
Ted Gretz
David Shaver
Gregg Sorrelis
Becky Brown
Butch Brown
Donald Dunn
Mark Shaver
Chauncey Personals Sunday Supper Guests Near Hooper Ridge
Mrs. Roger L. Wemer and daughter Kim of Hooper Ridge were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wemer.
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Roger L. Wemer
Kim
Hooper Ridge
Ben Wemer
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