City Council debates street peddling ban second reading
City Council gave a second reading to the ordinance restricting street peddling on Court St. Athens residents Richard Rypma and Ben Williams opposed the measure, while Fred Weber warned bake sales could be eliminated if enforced. Several council actions followed including civil service moves and salt purchase readings.
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Court St
Fred Weber
Athens
Richard Rypma
Ben Williams
Williams
Weber
Ohio University
Ryoma
Henry C. Litz
N. Congress St
Emerson Sherow
William Weis
Enbach
Ellis Woodworth
Civil Service
Forerpan
Sheron
Water Works Department
Sherow
Ohio University Increases Registration Fees for 1961-62
Ohio University announces a 1961-62 registration fee increase. The comprehensive registration rises from 150 to 175 dollars per semester for in state students and from 300 to 350 dollars for out of state students. Room and board costs remain 117 and 234 respectively. President John C. Baker says the raise aligns OU with Miami University and trails Bowling Green, funding salaries and facility improvements across the university.
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Ohio University
Board of
John C. Baker
Miami University
Bowling Green
Federal Aid Condemned By Speaker
Athens Kiwanis members heard Bennett Coy of Dayton outline the Miami Conservancy Districts early development and criticize federal aid to cities and schools. He said since 1913 the district was funded by local residents and warned that government help could lead to control of the conservancy.
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Athens Kiwanis
Miami
Col Linscott Rites Set for Wednesday in Columbus
Services for Col H O Linscott will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Noble L Allen funeral home on W Broad St Columbus. Athens native Col Linscott is survived by wife Beatrice two daughters Delpha of Denver and Mrs Barbara Dorr Columbus four sisters Ottis Roberts Columbus Miss Bessie Linscott Amesville Mrs Selby Gardner Reams Canyon Ariz and Mrs Edson Hawk Athens Route 5.
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Col. H. O. Linscott
Noble L. Allen
W. Broad St
Columbus
Colonel Linscott
Athens
Beatrice
Delpha
Denver
Colo
Barbara Dorr
Ottis Roberts
Bessie Linscott
Amesville
Selby Gardner
Reams Canyon
Ariz
Edson Hawk
Mercury Rise Noted in Athens Weather Report
Observer C L Colmer records a Tuesday morning temperature in Athens at 81 after a low of 66. Earlier high reached 84 with rain totaling .04 inch. rural Hamley Run posted a low of 60 after a high of 84 yesterday.
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Mercury
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
New Police Cruiser Is In Service
The city police department unveiled a new black four door Ford cruiser equipped with a two way radio electronic siren and a public address system with about a one block range. City council authorized the purchase last spring and Beasley and Mathews Inc submitted the low bid of 2122.30. after tax elimination and trade in of the 1957 cruiser the net cost was 1700. The old cruiser had over 150000 miles.
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Joseph McBride
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
McBride
Church buys Hughes funeral home site for First Presbyterian use
First Presbyterian Church purchases the former Hughes funeral home at 9 N. College St. for over $50,000. Church officials declined to disclose planned use. Hughes funeral home now occupies Morris and May, with the deal handled by Seiple and Hayes realty.
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Hughes Funeral Home
N. College St
First Presbyterian Church
Morris and
May
Seiple and Hayes Realty
Births and hospital notes from Shelter Home Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Cochran The Plains welcome a daughter. Admitted include Mrs. Granville Thompson Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs. Curtis Wooten Athens Route 1 Mrs. Cecil Staneart Albany and Mrs. Clark Cleveland Athens. Dismissed include Mrs. Richard Gatts Athens and Mrs. J Robert Smith Athens John W Ogg Athens Mrs Kermit Swartz Athens.
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Carlos Cochran
the Plains
Granville Thompson
Nelsonville
Curtis Wooten
Athens
Cecil Staneart
Albany
Clark Cleveland
J. Robert Smith
John W. Ogg
Kermit Swartz
Belpre Child Dies in Columbus Hospital
Chesterhill Shel don Martin Minerd aged three, son of Melvin and Esther Tate Minerd, formerly of Cutler, died Monday at Children’s Hospital Columbus after lifelong illness. Survived by parents a brother Ryan Lee and grandparents Harry Minerd Lee Tate. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday Mount Hermon EUB Church with Rev Ralph Tate. burial church cemetery. Visitation at maternal grandparents Leo Tate Chesterhill Route 1 after Wednesday noon.
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Chesterhill
Sheldon Martin Minerd
Melvin
Esther Tate
Belpre
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Cutler
Cutler Church
Ryan Lee
Harry Minerd
Lee Tate
Mount Hermon Eub
Ralph Tate
Burfa
Leo Tate
Local boy Charles Brown ill during afternoon incident
Charles Brown a two year old resident of 437 Richland Ave was taken to a doctor by the fire department emergency squad at 2 55 p m Monday after becoming ill His parents are Mr and Mrs Charles Brown
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Charles Brown
Richland Ave
Fire Department
Waterloo Installation Dedicates Southeastern Ohio Frontier Office Lab
The Waterloo Experimental Station near New Marshfield hosts dedication ceremonies stressing hunting and fishing preserves for state control. Speakers from Ohio natural resources agencies call for expanded research, better game management, and cooperation between sportsmen and the state to meet growing outdoor needs.
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Ohio
Waterloo Experimental Station
New Marshfield
Herbert B. Eagon
Natural Resources Department
John Halliday
Ohio Wildlife Council
Hayden W. Olds
Division of Wildlife
Charles A. Dambach
The
Natural Resources Institute
Southeastern
Gallipolis
Dambach
Waterloo Experiment Station
Robert Donohoe
Charles Dambach
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Messenger Newsphoto
Funeral services for Edward Searles in Glouster
Funeral services for Edward Searles 60 of Glouster will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Glouster Church of Christ with Rev. Merle Allard officiating. Burial follows in Hollister cemetery. Friends may call at Wiley funeral home after 7 tonight. Survivors include wife Florence three daughters Betty Nott Juanita Conway and Ruth Andrews all of Glouster Route 3 two sons Richard and Donald eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Glouster
Edward Searles
Glouster Church of Christ
Merle Allard
Hollister Cemetery
Wiley Funeral
Richard
Donald
Lincoln
Neb
Dorothy Wise
Zanesville
Betty Bell
Indiana
Ethel
Canton
Mrs Ethel Driggs Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Ethel L Driggs 75 Broadwell will be held at 2 pm Thursday at Fawcett Stone funeral home Chesterhill with Rev Sybil Cottrill officiating. Burial follows at Broadwell Cemetery. Friends may call after Wednesday noon at her home.
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Ethel L. Driggs
Broadwell
Fawcett-Stone Funeral
Chesterhill
Sybil Cottrill
Fawcett-Stone
Real Estate Transfer in Canaan Township Involves 197 Acres
Real estate transfer records show R. H. White and G. S. Bennett of Athens convey 197 acres in Canaan Township to R. R. Spangler of Columbus.
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R. H. White
G. S. Bennett
Athens
R. R. Spangler
Columbus
Canaan
Glouster Span to Close for Two-Week Repairs
Glouster's Allen Street bridge over Sunday Creek will be shut for about two weeks for repairs. Dust said the project includes a new floor and stringers, truss repairs, and painting of the structure.
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Glouster
Allen St
Sunday Creek
Community meetings and a bake sale in Glouster
The United Mineworkers of America Ladies Auxiliary will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Jacksonville Eagles Hall to plan a trip with a potluck afterward. A Catholic Women’s Club bake sale is set for Saturday after 11 a m in the Buchtel mayor’s office. The Women of the Moose meet Wednesday at 8 p m in the Moose Hall Glouster. WSCS of Trimble Church gathers at Grace Sayre’s home Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
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United Mineworkers of America
Ladies Auxiliary of
Jacksonville
Catholic Women’s Club
Buchtel Parish
Buchtel
Women of the Moose
Glouster
WSCS
Trimble
Two Drivers Forfeit Bonds for No-Show in Court
State Highway Patrol cited two drivers for speeding and both forfeited $21 bonds after failing to appear in Municipal Court Monday. Names listed: Stanley Seth Jr., 33, of Columbus and Ralph B. Brashears, 42, of Indianapolis, Indiana.
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State Highway Patrol
Stanley Seth Jr
Columbus
Ralph B. Brashears
Indianapolis
Ind
Ex-Resident Dies In West
Funeral services were held in Ridgecrest California for Edward C C Schoonover 67 longtime Athens County resident who died July 4 at Ridgecrest after a cerebral hemorrhage. A retired coal miner he worked for New York Coal Co and belonged to United Mine Workers Local 358 District 6 and Fraternal Order of Eagles Nelsonville. He was the son of a Baptist minister and moved to California in 1953 with wife Mary McCombs residing at 133 Robertson Rd Ridgecrest. Survived by wife daughter Lelia S Parker sister Goldie Columbus brothers Jack Columbus and George Nelsonville.
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Ridgecrest
Calif
Edward CC. Schoonover
Athens County
New York Coal Co
United Mine Workers of America
Order of Eagles
Nelsonville
Mary McCombs
California
Robertson Rd
Lelia S. Parker
Goldie
Columbus
Jack
George
Rotary hears report on U S missiles progress
Frank Popp, chief of the missile section at Warren Robins Air Material Area in Georgia, tells Athens Rotarians the United States has over 57 missile types and 25 satellites in orbit. He notes eight satellites still transmit, compares with Russia, and cites the Dinosaur as the first manned missile due in 1965. He is in Athens for an Ohio University program.
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Frank Popp
Warren Robing Air Material Area
Georgia
Popp
Athens
United States
U.S
Air Force
Russia
Ohio University
Rotary
Gaige Paulsen
Three Hurt In Two Car Traffic Crash
Three persons were treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for injuries after a two car crash on the Wilson Howard township road three miles north of Route 50 A. Jennie Mae Eener 29 Ath ens Route 3 was cited for driving left of center. Vicki Evener 7 suffered a left knee injury and Pauline Wooley 13 nose laceration. Ronald H Wooley 16 Millfield Route 1 drove the other car. The vehicles met head on at a curve. A second report notes Samuel R Savage 16 Chauncey escaped injury when his car went out of control on a curve struck an embankment and rolled over.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Wilson Howard Township
Jennie Mae Eener
Athens
County
Caus
State Highway Patrol
Vicki Evener
Pauline Wooley
Ronald H. Wooley
Millfield
Utah Ridge
Chauncey
Samuel R. Savage
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W. Washington St
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Richard Gatts
Waterloo
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Wildlife Olds
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