City Schools Board OKs Increased Budget for 1954
The school board tentatively approved a 1954 budget of 384 929 dollars to cover anticipated enrollment growth. Five new teachers will be hired, with Florence Cook from Nelsonville assigned to elementary schools, Lois Kail a recent OU graduate, and Helen Porter joining the junior high staff. Enrollment rose from about 1200 to 1400 last year, with further increases expected. A public hearing on the budget is set for July 27 after a July 14 meeting with architects Outcatt and Guinter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Cook
Nelsonville
Lois Kail
Athens
Ohio University
Helen Porter
Porter
Outcatt & Guinther
Cleveland
W. Parker Walker
Health panel set for Athens July 20 in courthouse
Dr H M Boocks announced at the city county health board that a health forum modeled after Montgomery County will be held at 8 p m July 20 in the common pleas court room. The panel includes doctors and health officials and is open to the public. The four county district Athens Hocking Meigs and Vinton will host similar forums. The board discussed a $33 914 budget for next year and current year operations of $32 744 with local and federal funds. federal grants may drop to $5 000 or less, requiring a $5 000 shortfall to be found. Athens County spends less per capita on health than nearby areas. The meeting was attended by Dr Blaine Goldsberry Dr Carl Frey A W Brandeberry Orin Wright and Mrs Bicknell Foraker.
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Athens
H. M. Boocks
Athens County
Blaine R. Goldsberry
Carl A. Frey
A. W. Brandeberry
Orin Wright
Bob Wilson
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Akron
Goodyear
Wigwam
Litchfield
Ariz
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Dixon
Emerson Ball
Ralph Frash
Alton Hanning
Owan Beal
Robert Ellis
Lee Enlow
Clarence Carsey
Ray Elliott
Ball
Frash
Beal
Ellis
Coakley Divorce Petition Cites Gross Neglect
John Wesley Coakley files for divorce from Fawn Coakley in Common Pleas Court charging gross neglect and wilful absence. The couple married November 28 1944 in Orangeville Utah and have one child.
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Common Pleas
John Wesley Coakley
Fawn Coakley
Orangeville
Utah
Fresh Paint Violation Leads to Fine in Cincinnati
John S. Reprick, 28, of Cincinnati, was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Peter B. Seel after being charged with driving a truck over a freshly painted centerline. City police made the arrest.
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John S. Reprick
Cincinnati
Peter B. Seel
DAV, VEW Renovating New Quarters in Athens
Conrath Bean Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans moves into a new corner location at E State and Home Streets in Athens. A 99-year lease from Athens County commissioners funds interior renovations to a large clubroom dining hall and kitchen shared with the Floyd Bolin Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Exterior repairs include painting and a new roof with a surrounding parking area.
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Conrath Bean
Disabled American Veterans
E. State
Home Streets
Ohio University
DAV
Clarence A. Parker
House
Parker
Athens County
DAV House Co
Floyd Bolin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Group
DAV Chapter Meeting Scheduled in Gerald Gerald Glover Announces
The Conrath Bean Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans meets Friday at 8 p m in their home at E State and Home Streets Gerald Glover commander announces Refreshments will be served.
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Conrath-Bean
The
Disabled American Veterans
E. State and
Gerald Glover
OU Classes Visit Veterans Administration Music Therapy Program
Ohio University students in music therapy studied VA facilities at Chillicothe and heard William Goodell lead the local program. Lenard Quinto, VA music services chief, supervised the visit. Myrtle F. Thompson of Overbrook Hospital Cedar Grove New Jersey attended on campus the prior week noting her hospital’s comprehensive program.
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Ohio University
Lenard Quinto
Veterans Administration
Washington
Chillicothe
William Goodell
Myrtle F. Thompson
Essex County Overbrook
Cedar Grove
N. J
Concessions Sought for Hebbardsville Field Day
Churches and organizations may run lunch concessions at the Conservation Field Day on August 6 at the Ohio University test farm in Hebbardsville. Ray Elliott of Athens Route 2 is in charge of concessions and participation contacts. Officials expect attendance well above 2000 for plowing matches and other contests in an eight county district.
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Ohio University
Hebbardsville
Ray Elliott
Athens
Ross Wright
Wilson
Robert Curtis
Ohio
Ohio Federation of Soil Conservation + Districts
Bowling Green State University
William Painter
William Allen
J. D. McClanahan
Bound to Jury on Police Driving Charge
John Lowery a 32 year old from Columbus pleaded innocent to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. He was bound to the grand jury after arraignment before Mayor Peter B. Seel and fined 100 dollars plus costs for leaving the scene. Bond set at 500 dollars.
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John Lowery
Columbus
Lowery
Peter B. Seel
Lowrey
Four Athens County Scouts Leave for Jamboree
Four Athens County boys depart today for the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Santa Ana California near Newport Beach. Jim Taylor 16, Dick Taylor 12, Jim Dowler 14, and Jack Sowers 19 will ride two special buses from Parkersburg West Virginia to join troops in the jamboree expected to host 50 000 scouts. The trip includes stops camping in St Louis Philmont Grand Canyon Denver and Salt Lake City with return about July 30.
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Athens County
Santa Ana
Calif
Newport Beach
Jim
Dick Taylor
F. J. Taylor
Columbia Ave
Jim Dowler
John Dowler
Morris Ave
Jack Sowers
C. F. Sowers
Nelsonville
Jim Taylor
Athens
Valley Forge
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sowers
Ohio University
Wilh Dick Taylor
Jim Downer
AJHS
Kootaga Area
St. Louis
Philmont
New Mexico
Grand Canyon
Denver
Salt Lake City
Washington, D. C
Pacific Ocean
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Charles Hender son Trimble a son and Mr and Mrs Horace Rigel Ath ens a daughter. Admitted Ray Russell Millfield and several Athens residents. Armand M Davis Celina was fined $10 and costs by Albany Mayor C D Pincelli after a State Highway Patrol arrest for crossing a freshly painted highway centerline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henderson
Trimble
Horace Rigel
Athens
Armand M. Davis
Celina
Albany
C. D. Pincelli
Athens District Joins National Soil Conservation Contest
Athens Soil Conservation District entered a national contest seeking the state winner for 1953 54. The board approved two initial farm plans and discussed wildlife restoration plans with Ohio resources officials.
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Athens Soil Conservation District
Collision report notes teenage driver fault at Elmwood and May
City police report a small auto driven by James Ronald Scrivan sixteen collided with a pickup truck driven by Walter W Tolman fifty six at Elmwood Place and S May Ave. Scrivan failed to halt for the stop sign. Farm Women's Camp is scheduled for three days July 17 18 and 19 per County Home Demonstration Agent Florence McBride, correcting a Tuesday account that listed four days.
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James Ronald Scrivan
Peach Ridge Road
Walter W. Tolman
Athens
Elmwood Place
S. May Ave
Scriven
Elmwood
Florence
McBride
Ohio University Dean Visits ROTC Cadet Training Event
Officials from nine colleges gather in Lee, Virginia, to observe ROTC cadet drills with Maural Hawkins, dean of men, from Ohio University in attendance.
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Ft, Lee
Lee
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Maural Hawkins
Ohio University
Ohio Workshop on Economic Education Topics
The Ohio University campus hosted a Wednesday session on the role of business in the economy. Harry M. Miller of Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric spoke on public utilities in the private system, while Fred H. Johnson discussed small business needs and impacts, and K. H. Collacott of Standard Oil of Ohio outlined big business advantages.
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Ohio
Ohio University
Harry M. Miller
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Miller
Fred H. Johnson
Rankin, Johnson and Co
Johnson
America
K. H. Collacott
Standard Is Co. of
Collacott
Cooler Weather Persists with Fifties Lows
Cooler weather continued with a 9 am reading of 66 degrees after a low of 55 overnight. The prior day’s extremes stood at 82 and 4 as residents brace for more unsettled conditions.
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Ray Russell
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Bertha Larimer
Mary Coen
Shirley McDonald
James Adams
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Dorothy Moore
Grace Dinsmoore
New Marshfield
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Paul Sherman
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