White Put In Charge of Bus Line
Charles White owner of Economy Cab Co was named manager of public transportation for Athens The city aims to place Athens Bus Lines in operation about August 1 Safety Service Director Dwight Robinson said White will oversee the new system City council adopted bids for two mini buses and previously bought four large buses in Corpus Christi White may continue running his cab business White previously threatened a taxpayer suit over a subsidy plan tied to James Morton’s mid April bus service
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Charles White
Economy Cab Co
Athens
Safety Service
Dwight Robinson
White
Corpus; Christi
Tex
James Morton
Morton
Nelsonville Girls Attend Rainbow Assembly in Athens
Nelsonville delegates Faye Elliott Debbie Johnson Diane Valkinburg Betsy Pedigo and two Pedigo spouses attend the Grand Assembly of Rainbow for Girls in Athens July 10 14. Betsy Pedigo is named Grand Representative to Guam and Diane Valkinburg earns Grand Cross of Color. Gypsies worldwide exceed one million with over half located in Romania and Hungary.
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Nelsonville
International Order of Rainbow
Athens
Faye Elliott
Debbie Johnson
Diane Valkinburg
Bettsy Pedigo
John Pedigo
Gwendlyn Pedigo
Romania
Hungary
Pilot Forfeits Bond In Clipping Power Line Incident
Maurice Rudy pleaded no contest to unsafe operation of an airplane after a Piper Cherokee clipped a power line near Coolville. Rudy forfeited a $200 bond as a Parkersburg witness, Myrl Coakley, saw the plane snap the line while driving a tractor below. The fallen cable sparked a field fire that was extinguished with no serious damage.
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Maurice Rudy
Coolville
Parkersburg
Patral
Myrl Coakley
Coakley
Patrols pressure 249 voluntary inspections at fairgrounds
The State Highway Patrol conducted 249 voluntary inspections at the Athens County Fairgrounds. Only 33 defects were found, most involving signals and license lights. Motorists with defects must repair and return within 72 hours. The next inspection period is July 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the fairgrounds.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens County Fairgrounds
Guy Martin
Martin
Carrolls Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary in Nelsonville
Mr and Mrs F E Carroll celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their Nelsonville Route 2 home with over 30 relatives and friends. Their son R J Carroll hosted with help from Columbus friends. The couple married July 10 1918. he formerly coached at the Nelsonville YMCA and retired from the Air Force. A large cake was presented.
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Nelsonville
F. E. Carroll
Connett
R. J. Carroll
Columbus
Charles Bradshaw
Ray Steelman
Me. Carroll
Fort Street
Air Force
Vari
Ous
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Carroll
Joe Ball
Carroll Home
J. Il. Ball
Jeannie
Marguerite Feasel
Harry Curry
Joel White
Ann van Order
Carl Moody
Susan
Millfield
R. E. Johnson
Mansfield
Flossie Levering
Lee Harden
Helen Bumgardner
Ronald Marstiller
W. W.warren
Mary Burchfield
Tessie Cavanaugh
Roy Morris
Glenn Allen
Malvern Wilson
Roy Davis
Lillian Barber
Caroll
Nelsonville High School
Power Outage Knocks WOUB-TV Off Air on Campus
A minor electrical fault in an Ohio University utilities tunnel caused a campus power outage Monday night, leaving WOUB-TV off the air briefly. The blackout occurred around 8:01 p.m. and service returned by 8:45 p.m. after technicians fixed a cable short in the tunnel.
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Ohio University
Woub-Tv
Weather Update Athens Mon High 84 Low 65 Rainfall 37 inches
Temperatures remained warm with a peak of 84 degrees and an overnight low of 65. At 9 am the temperature was 73. Athens reported 37 inches of precipitation for Monday and the Hocking River measured 3.06 feet and rising.
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Athens
Hocking
Vacation Spent At Muskingum River Cottage
Mrs Dora Calentine of Jackson Street hosted a 10 day vacation at her cottage on the Muskingum River with visitors including Mr and Mrs Gerald Karns of Haydenville and Mr and Mrs Howard Beveridge from Marion. Family guests were Mr and Mrs Kenneth Severns and two children of Marion and Mrs Karen Joyce of Logan along with Mr and Mrs Henry Mazelton and two children from New Lexington.
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Nelsonville
Dora Calentine
Jackson Street
Howard Beveridge
Marion
Calentine
Muskingum River
Gerald Karns
Haydenville
Kenneth Severns
Karen Joyce. Logan
Henry Mazelton
New Lexington
Man Hurt In Mishap At Signal
A minor injury occurred in a traffic crash Monday at Columbus Road and Second Street. Daniel Cain, 52, of Pleasantville, sustained a minor nose injury and faced a red light violation charge. His car struck Bessie J Johnston, 72, of Ft. Myers, Florida. A second crash Monday night at W Carpenter and Mound Streets involved Gary Hoffman, 29, of Cambridge and Baskarat Munir, 34, of Athens Route 4. Munir was charged with failing to stop within an assured clear distance ahead after rear ending the other car.
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Columbus Road
Second Street
Daniel Cain
Pleasantville
Bessie B. Johnston
Ft. Myers
Fla
W. Carpenter
Mound Streets
Gary Hoffman
Cambridge
Baskarat Munir
Athens
Munir
Gallia CB Radio Club jamboree draws sixty at Gallipolis
Fifty eight members and friends attended the Gallia County CB Radio Club jamboree at the Junior Fairgrounds in Gallipolis. They report visiting family of Sgt. Paul Hildare and his wife and children on Seventh Street during leave from Elemdorf AFB in Anchorage. They will transfer to a new assignment in San Bernardino California at the end of his leave.
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Margaret Cottrill
Syracuse
Gallia County
Tri-County
Gallipolis
Paul Hildare
Debbie
Nancy
Susan
Mark
Brian
Jimmy
Kevin
Patrick
Hildare
T. G. Hildare
Seventh Street
Elemdorf Afb
Anchorage
Alaska
San Bernadino
Calif
Social visit notes from Springfield area families
Starr and Hazel Eggleton Starr with William Fuller son Richard and Mark Carter visited Mr and Mrs C A Barton in Springfield. Charles Cornell of Racine and Mrs Virgil Todd were guests of Mr and Mrs George W Carter and Mrs Lafe Eggleston.
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Hazel Eggleston Starr
William Fuller
Richard
Mark Carter
New Plymouth
George W. Carter
Lafe Eggleston
C. A. Barton
Springfield
Charles Cornell
Racine
Virgil Todd
Firemen and Police Civil Service Exams Set
A civil service examination for firemen and policemen is slated for August 12 at 7 p.m. at the city building. Applications may be obtained at the main fire station on Columbus Road for the firemen test and at the mayor's office or police station for the patrolman exam.
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Columbus Road
Athens County OKs Welfare Transfers and Road Actions
Athens County Commissioners tentatively approve transferring three Welfare Department workers to the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center funded by the federal government. They also authorize closing parts of County Roads 12 and Loomis and accept streets in Dresher Manor into Dover Two.
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Athens County
Welfare Department
Ohio
Dover
the Plains
Jean
Cai
Judy Aldrich
Bertha Fee
Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center
Athens
T Three
Phyllis Ross
Sib
Amy
State
Union OKs Fines For Six Ohio University Employes
Six Ohio University employees in the housekeeping unit were fined by Local 1699 of the AFSCME AFL CIO for taking competitive promotional exams. Oscar McGee said two weeks to pay under threat of expulsion, amid a union boycott of the university testing plans. He noted no amounts were disclosed and three days remain in the payment period.
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Ohio University
American Federation of State
Afl-Cio
Oscar McGee
McGee
Columbia Avenue Slip Excavation Set By Grim Excavating Co
Excavation work on the Columbia Avenue Slip near Roosevelt Drive is set to begin Monday by Grim Excavating Co. Richard Grim holds the contract to repair the slip, the same firm that repaired another Columbia Avenue slip near Northwood Drive last year. A crane is expected late this week, and a bulldozer cut through the slip last week to aid drainage. The Athens Fire Department squad handled a minor injury incident at 146 West Union Street at 10:55 p.m. Monday, where Clarence Riley of Athens Route 2 suffered a small cut and bruise and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Columbia Avenue
Roosevelt Drive
Grim. Excavating Co
Richard Grim
Northwood Drive
Dwight Robinson
Athens Fire Department
Union St
Clarence Riley
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
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