OU's E State Street land eyed for county children's home
Ohio University officials welcome talks with Athens County commissioners on locating a new county children's home on E State Street land owned by the university. The sale of the present Children's Home land to the State Highway Department for 650000 moves toward new facilities, with Alden and Sowle open to discussions and possible long term lease options.
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Ohio University
Athens County
University
State Highway Department
County Commission
John Cline
Claude Sowle
Ohio U’s
Vernon R. Alden
Alden
the Messenger
Athens High School
Mill Street
Albany
Martin Hecht
Alan Geiger
John Milar
Board of Trustees
Paul O’brien
State General Assembly
Cess
Tony
Messenger
Hocking Conner
East State
Highway Department
Commission
Meeting in Marietta seeks delay of Athens County Children's Home evacuation
County officials here discuss Route 33 bypass plans with State Highway Department and Shelly & Sands, aiming to delay abandonment of Home buildings beyond the August 17 date. They consider temporary housing at Sheltering Arms Hospital and study a community children home committee with university and business input.
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Athens County
Jack White
State Highway Department
White
Marietta
Shelly & Sands, Inc
Zanesville
Gerald Hann
Athens
Child Welfare Board
Rowena Sprout
Children’s Home
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Children's Home
Children’s Home Study Committee
Cline
Ren
Miss Sprout
Commissioners
Commission
Welfare Board
Mggo
Keen
J. W. Whaley
Claire M. Ball
Guardsmen finish summer training with flood cleanup duties
Southeastern Ohio National Guard units wrap up annual field training at Camp Perry on Lake Erie. In addition to standard drills, they aided northern Ohio communities in flood cleanup after a heavy weekend storm that damaged the camp. The Second Battalion, led by Col. John H. Leonhart, trained at the Grand River area near Warren with multiple batteries and platoons across Athens McConnelsville Logan New Lexington Zanesville Cambridge Steubenville Caldwell Marietta. After a retreat parade, they plan to return home Saturday.
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Camp Perry
Lake Erie
Ohio
John H. Leonhart
Marietta
Grand River
Warren
Unites
Fred Weber II
Athens
McConnelsville
Logan
George Crow
David Sealock
New Lexington
Zanesville
James Ferris
Cambridge
Steubenville
Caldwell
Dennis Gerst
Plains Scouts Return From Camp At Kootaga Parkersburg West Virginia
The Plains Troop 58 led by Scoutmaster Gerald Beckley returned from a week of camp and hiking at Camp Kootaga near Parkersburg West Virginia. Scouts Bill Snider Hunter Fokes Rutter Simpson Thompson and Don Adams joined in canoeing boating swimming archery rifle shooting and merit badge work. The Plains Volunteer Fire Department sponsors the troop and funds camp through community fundraisers with meetings Thursdays at 6 pm at the Plains fire house.
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the Plains
Camp Kootaga
Parkersburg
W. Va
Gerald Beckley
Bill Snider
Bill Hunter
Howard Fokes
Jim Rutter
Bruce Simpson
Bill Thompson
Don Adams
The
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Beckley
Plains Fire House
Birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital Adds Daughter for Perrine
Mr and Mrs Charles Perrine of Athens welcome a daughter at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Admitted to the facility are Craig Hissong and several Athens residents plus names from Albany Chauncey and New Marshfield Route areas. Dismissals include multiple mothers and their children along with listed residents.
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Charles Perrine
Athens
Craig Hissong
Phillip Pleska
Woodrow Wilson
Mary Ann James
Tony Stanley
Kenneth Gambill
New Marshfield
Charles Evans
Guy Sapp
Chauncey
Thelbert Brookhart
Albany
James Ferris
Anthony Cristman
Alva Robinson
Roger Batderff
Linda Hall
William Barr
Warren Connolly
Randy van Dkye
Police officers serve as mock jurors in Athens County session
Twelve Athens County police officers sat as a jury in a mock trial in the Common Pleas Court room. Prosecutor Claire M. Ball Jr. led the session with Roger Jones. Sheriff Harold Shields acted as witness while Ball played prosecutor and defense.
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Claire M. Ball Jr
Athens County
Ball
Roger Jones
Athens
Nelsonville
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ohio University
Common Pleas
Harold Shields
Ken Steinhoff
Board Denies Variance for Ken Light Driveway
The city zoning board of appeals unanimously denied a request for a zoning variance for Kenneth Light of 9 Fort St. The board ordered dismantling of a wooden elevated driveway over city right of way that serves a cottage facing Fairview Avenue, built without a permit. Light was represented by Edward Robe and John Summel. neighbors by J B Vanity Jr and William Lavelle.
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City Zoning Board of Appeals
Kenneth Light
Fort St
Fairview Avenue
Light
Edward Robe
John Summel
J. B. Vanity Jr
William Lavelle
Rhodes OKs Grants In Jackson and Vinton Counties
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes approved 157,947 dollars in grants for anti poverty projects in Jackson County and Vinton County. The funding supports separate programs aimed at reducing poverty indicators in the two southeastern counties.
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Rhodes Ok’s
Jackson, Vinton
Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Jackson
Vinton
Walkaway from Athens Mental Health Center Tracked
A 41 year old man walked away from the Athens Mental Health Center Thursday causing nine hours of concern. He threatened to harm a local woman or himself. He was found at his home Friday morning and returned to the hospital.
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Athens Mental Health Center
Athens
Charles W. Cochran
Floods Affect 26 000 Families in Northern Ohio
The Red Cross reports about 26 000 families in northern Ohio affected by last weekend floods and storms. Officials estimate up to 2 500 families may seek Red Cross help to rebuild homes and obtain essential furniture, clothing and food. Large freshman class expected at Muskingum College with 484 deposits.
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Columbus, Ohio
Red Cross
Ohio
NEW Concord
Muskingum College
Paul A. Napier
Woman Found Guilty of Disturbing the Peace in Loud Phonograph Case
Judy Thomas of 11 S High St was found guilty in Municipal Court on Friday for distur bing the peace by playing her phonograph too loudly. She pleaded ina nocent and was fined 10 dollars plus costs.
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Judy Thomas
S. High St
Thomas
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