Peace Corps Praises OU Program in Athens Training
Peace Corps official Dr. Samuel Proctor praised Ohio University for its training of 52 trainees now studying on the Athens campus. He noted volunteers trained here last summer are in Cameroon, West Africa, and that OU’s program supports future service in universities, business, and Congress as it builds strong skills and language training in Pidgin English.
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Peace Corps
Ohio University
Tom Duston
University of Maine
Samuel Proctor
Vernon R. Alden
Messenger Newsphoto
North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College
Vernon R Alden
Proctor
Athens
Cameroon
West Africa
United States
U. S
Congress
Ford Foundation
Africa
Extension Office To Close Saturdays In Athens County
The Athens County extension office will close on Saturdays starting Aug 3 as part of a policy aligning with county courthouse offices. It will stay open until 6 p.m. on Fridays. Morristown Morristown Holiness Church holds cottage prayer Friday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Simpson.
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Athens County Extension
Kenneth Ackerman
Chauncey — Cottage
The
Morristown
Holiness Church
Chester Simpson
E. P. Lynn
Athens
Richard Fulks
Jo Anne Grieser
Cincinnati
G. E. Mathes
Denver
Betty Horne
Kent
Ohio Association of Student Councils
OSC
Ohio Officials To Study OU TV Facilities
Television officials from Central Ohio visit Ohio University to study the university’s radio and TV stations. About 25 members from the Columbus chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science seek liaison with the academy and OU, plus potential summer internships and an undergraduate chapter on campus. Leaders include Charles Widney of WLWC and John Metzger of Byer and Bowman Advertising Agency.
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Central
Ohio
Ohio University
Columbus
National Academy of Television Arts and Science
Vincent Jukes
Academy
Charles Widney
WLWC
John Metzger
Byer and
Bowman _ Advertising Agency
Acting Judge Rules on Driver’s Employment Privileges
Municipal Judge John Newcomb said he was not on the bench earlier this week when a driver convicted of driving while intoxicated was granted permission to drive for employment. The sentence was handed down by an acting judge while Newcomb was out of town.
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John Newcomb
Newcomb
Notice Of Appeal In ICO Ruling Filed
Harold Rowan of 255 W Union St filed a notice of appeal with Common Pleas Court against an Industrial Commission of Ohio ruling disallowing his claim. He says he was employed by the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co when injured in April 1960.
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Harold Rowan
W. Union St
Common Pleas Court
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Rowan
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
City School Plans Summer Plant Projects Reported
The city school system undertakes several summer projects led by Supt Clyde Plant. A move of the superintendent's office near the high school stadium aims to create space for new facilities and improve parking. A language laboratory for 130 students, funded partly by federal dollars, proceeds alongside lighting upgrades, chalkboard resurfacing, and rest room painting.
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Clyde
Steelcraft
Plant
Morrison
Chauncey Personal Notes Highlight Local Visits and Family Ties
Chauncey area social notes recount visits by Mrs. An drew McKinney to Cleveland relatives and weekend guests including the Stotts Lew is Hart and Hun ter families. Other gatherings feature picnics at the Cline home and a marriage license filing for Charles Lee Shields Jr. and Peggy Sue Shaw.
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Chauncey
Andrew McKinney
W. H. Strausbaugh
Carol
David
Cleveland
Owen Stotts
Columbus
William Lewis
Charles Lee Shields, Jr
Millfield
Peggy Sue Shaw
Athens
Heat and Humidity Persist in Athens Friday Morning
Athens records a 9 am temperature of 79 with a low of 70 as hot humid conditions continue. Thursday reached a 94 degree high with light rainfall. showers were reported in other parts of the county.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Athens Boy Sentenced For False Alarm Plot
A 15-year-old in west Athens was sentenced by Juvenile Judge Harold Rose to a state juvenile institution for coordinating false alarms in June. He will undergo psychological testing before placement. His 14-year-old companion was placed on probation for the incidents involving police, fire departments, and a funeral home.
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West Athens
Harold Rose
Royal McBee Official Suffers Heart Attack
Roger Connor, Royal Mee Bee Corp. official and former vice president of public relations, is in satisfactory condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a coronary occlusion on Tuesday. He is on oxygen and visitors are not allowed. Connor now serves as a consultant for the firm.
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Roger Connor
Royal Mee- Bee Corp
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. Connor
Royal McBee
Traffic Fines From Municipal Court Cases
Lee Schoonover 85 Chauncey failing to yield the right of way fine and costs $10 suspended Ronald P. Riley 63 Nelsonville speeding fine and costs $10 Wesley Ewing 30 New Marshfield excessive speed fine and costs $20 Richard Edward Russell 22 New Marshfield left of center fine $10 Roy Jackson Lynch Jr Blue Creek speeding fine and costs $15
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Lee Schoonover
Chauncey
Ronald P. Riley
Nelsonville
Wesley Ewing
New Marshfield
Richard Edward Russell
Roy Jackson Lynch Jr
Blue Creek
Cincinnati Markets Report Cattle and Hogs Edged Up
Markets show cattle and calves sold steady to weak with limited numbers. hogs active with barrows and gilts rising to 19.50-19.60 for U S 1 at 2200-2250 lb and sows steady to higher. Sheep receipts too light to test trade.
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Cincinnati
U.S
Bicyclist Is Hurt and Two Drivers Fined in Three Accidents
State Highway Patrol investigated three crashes Thursday. Cyclist Robert Dishong 16 suffered facial and head injuries and was taken to Mount St Mary Hospital. Henry Campbell 25 and Paul Chesser 24 were cited for DWI. Chesser received a one month license suspension and a three day jail term plus additional fine for reckless operation. Clarence Warren 40 avoided jail after DWI plea and fines.
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State Highway Patrol
Robert Dishong
Nelsonville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Rt. 691
Dishong
Henry Campbell
Clarence W. Warren
Deanville
Warren
Chesser
Fainting Woman Taken To Hospital During Court Proceeding
Mrs. Pauline Gilkey aged 36, of 34 Shafer Street, fainted in Juvenile Court at 11 19 a m Thursday. Fire department and emergency squad administered inhalants before transporting her to Sheltering Arms Hospital for treatment.
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Pauline Gilkey
S. Shafer St
Fire Department
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bond Forfeitures in County Court
Bond forfeitures listing for Charles David Hamrick of Columbus with a muffler violation status by the State Highway Patrol showing a $15 amount.
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Charles David Hamrick
Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Hospital Pageillows Birth Notices
Mr and Mrs Robert D Meyers announce a daughter at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mr and Mrs Donald Karns welcome a daughter at Millfield Route 1. Bertha Stevens Albany Daniel Chiplinski Trimble Mrs Walter Poston Athel Lisa Wilson The Plains. William D Scott Albany Route 3 Mrs Verna Marquis Athens.
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Robert D. Meyers
Glouster
Donald Karns
Millfield
Bertha Stevens
Albany
Daniel Chiplinski
Trimble
Walter Poston
Athel
Lisa Wilson
the Plains
William D. Scott
Verna Marquis
Athens
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John Eberst
Larry Eberst
Paul Beach
W. Hunter St
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ICO
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East State St
the Security Bank
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Federal Deposits Insurance Corp
RB. C. Cook
Wayne L. White
Evelyn Linscott
Athens County
Bible School
New Marshfield Methodist Church
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Athens County Commissioners
W. H. Wakefield
William Hart
Plains
Dewey Hunter
Karen Smith
Washington, D. C
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George Smith
Dan Smith
Frances Heller
Tom Keirns
Sharon Willie
Jim
Leona
Milt Cooksey
Hunters
Dorothy Hunter
Old Mans Cave
Carl Moody
Jerry
Susan
Clifford Sanders
Frances Wallace
Ronald Cline
Brad
Pam
Vickie
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Hilliard
Paul Sammons
Akron
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Mary Lewis
John Smith
Stella Palmer
Maude Kaufman
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Luckoff
Paul Leroy Chesser
Jacksonville
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the Martin
Middleport
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Keith G. Staneart
Clarence Vorhes
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