Heavy Rain and Storm Disrupt Athens Utilities
A heavy rain and electrical storm hit the Athens area early Tuesday causing widespread outages and damage. Power was interrupted for hours as lightning struck transformers and crews worked with other utilities to restore service. City facilities and roads suffered minor damage while rainfall totals surpassed three inches over the past three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Chauncey
Nelsonville
Coolville
East Athens
North Hill
Lancaster St
N. Court
Peach Ridge
Albany
Clarks Chapel
C & Soe
General Telephone Co
New Marshfield
Three Inducted By Selective Service in 64 Area Men
Ninety-one men left for Ft Hayes and Columbus for pre induction exams. Three volunteers were inducted: Robert P. O Nail Nelsonville William R. Blackford Jacksonville and Robert D Shover Glouster. Sixty four Athens Countians went for exams and six transferred to other boards for today’s test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
King Kelly
Donald A. Newton
Nathan G. Graham
Jerry E. Oliver
James O. Taylor, Jr
David L. Anderson
William J. Corwin
Rodney D. Call
Charles R. Warren
Joe A. Glass
Richard E. Winchell
Jesse L.mash
Michael D. McClain
Robert L. Clark
Donald F. McCollister
Gareth W. Conley
Nelsonville
Herman T. Bannon
Richard E. Ames
Robbin
Gardner
James W. Cipra
William J. Stanson
Daniel J. Martin
Roger S. van Dyke
Richard L. Whitmore
Jerry W. Burt
Darrell E. van Nest
Jerry K. Bobo
Max A. French
Dwight E. Robinson
Ry Browning
New Marshfield
Ronald L. Thompson
the Plains
James H. Woods
Charlottesville
Bill D. Toth
Millfield
Vallejo
Calif
Larry M. Cain
Glouster
Detroit
Raven St. Pinkerman
Albany
San Francisco
Danny L. Moore
Coolville
Manassas
Jack K. Hines
Gretna
Drainage Problem Plagues Athens High School Site
Supt. Fred Chase and Athens City School Board president Sol Rosenberg met with engineer Jack Dowler to discuss a drainage pipe from Route 33 that diverts wastewater across the proposed high school site near The Plains. Homeowners fear legal responsibility if the water flow is altered. A legal opinion will be sought and further meetings planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Chase
Sol Rosenberg
Athens City
Jack Dowler
State Highway Department
Plains
Athens Township
Pri
Vately
Chase
Morris Sales
Dowler
Local Man Starts Eight Weeks Basic Training At Ft Bragg
Pvt Hamp ton W Johnson Jr 19 son of Mr and Mrs Hamp ton W Johnson Sr 56 Mound St begins eight weeks basic training at Ft Bragg NC A 1965 Athens High School graduate he worked for General Telephone Co before joining the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton W. Johnson, Jr
Hampton W. Johnson
Mound St
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Athens High School
General Telephone Co
Army
Births at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kozar of Athens welcome a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Tague of Athens greet a daughter. Other births listed for Athens and surrounding areas include families from Garnet Runyon Glouster Carthage Sympson and Edwardsville with multiple newborns noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kozar
Athens
Gary Tague
Mary Love
Garnet Runyon
Glouster
Fredreica
Sympson
Carthage
Kit
Edward Martin
Marcella Creed
Thomas R. Savage
Albany
John Biddle
Robert Brookins
Dial Mayle
Cutler
John Seydon
Carl von Brock
Edwardsville
Ill
Mary Devlin
David Chesak
Chauncey
Don Kasler
Emmett Gilkey
Two Emergency Runs Logged by City Squadmen
Fire department squadmen reported two calls today. At 1:41 a.m. they responded to 71144 Washington St where Tom Gould, 23, complained of chest pains and was advised to see a physician. At 9 p.m. Monday they went to 51914 Richland Ave where Richard Cole, 16, inhaled ashes from a pipe but recovered by the time of arrival. Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Temple per Harald L. Ogg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Washington St
Tom Gould
Richland Ave
Richard Cole
Athens
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Harald L. Ogg
Blood Drive Nets Sixty-Two Pints At Good Shepherd
On Monday the Red Cross bloodmobile collected 62 pints during its first day at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Seventy four donors registered, with Wendell Seel earning a two gallon pin for his 16th pint. Nine Athens National Guard members donated, aiding a nationwide effort with the Defense Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Church of the Good Shepherd
Clark Daily
Wendell Seel
Russell Mason
Katherine Gleason
R. Eugene Herbener
Kyre
Harry Begg
Gerald Kyle
Gray
A. L. Bechtel
Ruel Finsterwald
William Mickle
P. O. Nichols
Rotary Committee Chairs Meet at Athens Club
Athens Rotary Club gathered at the Ohio University Inn Monday for the first conferring session with new committee chairmen. The lineup includes James Kimball in club service Robert Mahn vocational Ernest Rothel and Robert Savage in community and international service. Kenneth Ackerman serves as program chairman with Sol Rosenberg leading the advisory panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
James Kimball
Robert Mahn
Ernest Rothel
Robert Savage
Kenneth Ackerman
Sol Rosenberg
Lee Township Road Proposal Approved by County Board
Athens County commissioners approved Lee Township trustees plan to extend Road 547 to County Road 70. Commissioner John Cline opposed, but was outvoted by James Edwards and John Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Lee Township
John Cline
James Edwards
John Law
Powell Pratt Marriage Licenses Filed
Ernest Powell 21 of Athens a farmer and Sharia Pratt of Guysville a house worker obtained marriage licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Powell
Athens
Farmer
Guysville
Federal Valley Watershed Project Approved By Ohio Resources Unit
The Federal Valley Water shed in Athens Morgan and Washington counties is approved under Public Law 566. The Ohio Resources Unit announces that the Soil Conservation Service will study and develop a work plan to reduce soil erosion flood damage and improve agricultural drainage with local sponsors including the three counties soil and water districts and Amesville. The SCS will provide engineering assistance and share funds for feasible improvements with plans to be announced later.
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Federal Valley
Columbus
Fred E. Marr
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Athens
Morgan
Washington Counties
Ohio Water Commission
Amesville
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Athens, Morgan
Washington
Lightning Strikes Homes Prompting Two Fire Alarms
Lightning flashed over Athens on Tuesday triggering two fire calls. Fireman Earl Goodin at 4:20 a.m. saw a second floor light fixture ripped from a 19 Mound Street residence. At 5:40 a.m. lightning damaged a television at Ronald Gilmore's home, 91 Central Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Charles Dalton
Earl Goodin
Mound St
Goodin
Ronald Gilmore
Central Ave
CAP Office Move Plans Are Changed
CAP commissioners decided Monday to relocate the Community Action Program offices to 41% W State Street. The move from the commissioners office to the Broughton building at 76 E State was canceled and CAP deputy director Bernice Harrison said the program would occupy three second floor rooms at the new site on Aug 1.
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Athens County
W. State Street
Broughton Building
E. State
Bernice Harrison
CAP
Three Join CEO Staff at Ohio University Center
Dean Harry Everts announced the addition of three men to the Ohio University College of Business Administration Center for Economic Opportunity staff. Project associates are William C. Seifrit of Greensboro North Carolina and Stottler Starr of Kansas City Missouri. Duncan A. Ragsdale of Stevens Point Wisconsin is the third training and field assistant and a 1966 Harvard graduate.
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Ohio University College of Business Administration
Center For Economic Opportunity
Harry Everts
William C. Seifrit
Greensboro
N. C
Stottler Starr
Kansas City
Seifrit
Ohio University
Starr
Harvard
California Institute of Technology
Duncan A. Ragsdale
Stevens Point
Wisc
CEC
Area Cadets Attend Patrol Academy
COLUMBUS Among 29 cadets enrolled in the State Highway Patrols 72nd training class at the new academy here are Myron D West, Athens Route 3, and John R LaRowe, Logan Col Robert M Chiaramonte, superintendent, said information regarding the September class may be obtained at any patrol post Municipal Judge John Newcomb Tuesday dismissed mutual assault and battery charges of Linda Lee Whited and William Frey, both of Athens for lack of evidence.
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Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Myron D. West
Athens
John R. LaRowe
Logan
Robert M. Chiaramonte
John Newcomb
Linda Lee Whited
William Frey
Alaskan Earthquake Pioneer Spirit Shown
Harold Boling, guest of the Ath ens Kiwanis Club, shared films from Alaska's 1964 earthquake era. He depicted damage in Anchorage Seward and Kodiak and a tidal wave view from a ship near Valdez. A second film showed Anchorage reconstruction a year after the quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Boling
Athens Kiwanis Club
Boling
Anchorage
Alaska
General Telephone Co
Seward
Kodiak
Valdez
Community Services Director Appointed at Ohio University Institute
Samuel C. Sharp is named director of the community services office at the Ohio University Institute for Regional Development. He will run the 21 county technical assistance program funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Sharp previously led the Youngstown Area Community Action Council and chaired the Mayor's Human Relations Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Sharp
Ohio University Institute For Regional Development
Vernon R. Alden
Sharp
Ohio
Office of Economic Opportunity
Ohio University Institute
Youngstown Area
Post Office Seeks Bids for Half-Ton Vehicle
The Athens post office invites bids to furnish a half ton capacity vehicle with 100 cubic feet for 20 hours weekly without a driver. Bids on hourly or daily basis due by 2 p.m. July 20 at the post office for fiscal year ending June 30, 1967. Jet Stores granted permits for carryout beer and wine in Athens.
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Athens
Banquet Ends Workshop In Economics
Ralph M. Besse president of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co will address the closing banquet of the 15th annual Ohio Workshop on Economic Education Tuesday night in The Ohio University Inn ballroom. Ohio University President Vernon R Alden will preside. Veterans of World War I will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the American Legion home.
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Ralph M. Besse
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Ohio Workshop
Ohio University Inn
Ohio University
Vernon R. Alden
Ohio Council On Economic Education
OCEC
Bryan Hollinger
Southeastern Ohio
American Legion
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Crystal Pool
Dwight Robinson
U. S
C. L. Colmer
John Vaido
Ernest E. Six
Elmer D. Ewing
Howard E. Bolin
Teddy R. Holcomb
Douglas J. Graham
Rodney McKee
William D. Shafer
James Powell, Jr
John J. Snyder
James L. Jennice
Richard E. Bickley
Freddie L. Rutter
David A. Lockhart
Roger L. Gillilan
Jess S. Linton
Dennis L. Welsh
Raymond K. Day
Ronald G. Poches
Stephen S&s. Oskey
Franklin C. Mingus
Jacksonville
Roy E. Hart
Thomas E. Clem
Homer V. Jeffers
John D. Swart
Frederick C. Chaney
Michael B. Fiske
Paul D. Fink
Jonathan N. Schenz
Kenneth H. Graham
Buchtel
Jerry L. Crum
Philip W
Tate
Chesterhill
Johnny E. Baker
Torch
Jer
Mooney
Holiday Inn
Earl F. Mathews
Earl Mathews, Inc
Earl A. Hooper
M Gill D. M. Goddard
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Frank Denver Fore
R. C. Hopkins
Robert Mar
Quis
Charles Richardson
Mary King
John Robinson
Richard Hayes
Clyde Smith
Joseph Perry
Floyd Williams
Lester Duff
Edith Skinner
Motor Corps
A. M. Reis
Robert Gilmore
Charles Minelli
Rotary
Hayden, Stone Incorporated
NEW York Stock Exchange
D. H
Jonesy) Sams
Cline Bldg
Athens, Ohio
Ohio Resources Unit
Patrol Academy
Richard M. Phillips
Post Office
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Jet Stores, Inc
Logan Federal
Market St
Ohle Tei
Economy Savings and Loan Company
N. Court St
Pomeroy
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