Rhodes breaks ground on Ohio University science and engineering campus
Governor Rhodes led the groundbreaking for Ohio University's $25 million science and engineering campus in Athens. The project aims to be the regional economic hub with initial buildings costing $5.25 million and $20 million planned later over eight years. The ceremony drew 300 plus officials and marked a push for higher education as a driver of employment and state growth.
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Ohio University
Southeastern
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
University Terrace
Rhodes
University Sees Growth As Bond Funding Advances
University president says bond passage enables a hub of SEO growth and a pivotal role in the Ohio Valley industry. New Dean Dr. Robert L. Savage notes 15 percent of undergrad engineers trained here and plans for a 60 acre science and engineering campus with classrooms and labs by the early seventies. Trustee C Paul Stocker notes the visiting committee will gather information to guide development.
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Ohio Valley
Robert L. Savage
College of Engineering and Technology
Ohio
Dean Savage
C. Paul Stocker
Ohio U. Groundbreaking Marks Milestone in Appeals to Improve College
Governor endorses recommendations to upgrade the college formed under President John Baker with a 1960 61 report outlining goals for a top research center. Edward Kennedy lauds E J Taylor and honors Alden Rhodes and others at the groundbreaking ceremony attended by George Banks Gordon K Bush Raymond Shepard and Harry Crewson.
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John Baker
Stocker
Alden
Rhodes
E. J. Taylor
College of Engineering and Technology
Edward Kennedy
University Board of Trustees
Ohio U
Athens County
George Banks
J. Harry Weiss
Fairfield County
Messenger
Gordon K. Bush
Raymond Shepard
Council
Harry Crewson
Mace Elected Ohio Legion Department Treasurer
Nolan H. Mace of Athens K T Crossen Post was elected treasurer of the American Legion Department of Ohio at a Cleveland convention. He defeated Robert G. Patchen in a tight race, joining James M. Vercoe as former state treasurers from the local post.
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Nolan H. Mace
Athens
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Department of
Ohio
Mace
Cleveland
James M. Vercoe
C. William Heacock
Columbus
Michael Chakeres
London
Phillip R. McBride
Cincinnati
Robert G. Patchen
Joseph S. Deutschle
Vercoe
Legion
Charles Gilkey
Wilson Carr
James Balding
Richard Rypma
Ben Williams
Paul Lewis
Jean Carr
C. K. McKinstry
Driver Cited After Crash on Route 33
State Highway Patrol cited John W. Wogan of Nelsonville, 43, for failure to stop within assured clear distance and driving while intoxicated after a Sunday crash on Route 33 south of Nelsonville corporation line. He struck a vehicle stopped behind a left turning car. Patrol investigated a minor Sunday crash on Route 50A near Amesville with no injuries or citations.
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John W. Wogan
Nelsonville
Nelsonville Corporation
State Highway Patrol
Amesville
Two New Oil Wells Started in Athens County
Ohio Oil and Gas Association reports two new wells in Athens County. Bern Drilling Co. spudded a third well on Wendell Seel farm in Rome Two. Bern Oil and Gas Co. holds the lease. Lee Oil Co. started on land owned by Fred and Blanche Wolfe in York Two, the Wolfe property’s first well. U. S. Census Bureau consumer intentions survey by Carolyn Sue Calentine in Amesville Route 1.
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Athens County
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Wendell Seel
Rome
Bern Drilling Co
Bern Oil and Gas Co
Lee Oil Co
Fred
Blanche Wolfe
York Two
Wolfe
U. S. Census Bureau
Carolyn Sue Calentine
Amesville
Glouster Church Meetings Highlight Local Activities
Glouster Methodist Youth Fellowship to hold a special church meeting Wednesday evening. Bishopville Lodge F and AM 470 calls a special meeting Thursday at 7 30 with a visiting candidate. refreshments to follow. Daily Vacation Bible School ends week with 95 pupils average. program Sunday at 7 p m. Don Seevers directs church school. Joseph Bookman cited for intoxication with fines suspended.
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Glouster Methodist Youth Fellowship
Bishopville Lodge F&am
Priscilla
Methodist Church
Memorial Park
Glouster
Church of Christ
Don Seevers
Pleasant Weather Returns After Weekend Rain in Athens
Pleasant weather returns to Athens after a Sunday storm dropped .67 inches. U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer records a 9 a.m. temperature of 72 with a 58-degree low. Weekend highs reached 84 on Saturday and 90 on Sunday.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
New Officers Installed by DAV Unit
Robert Carsey was installed as commander of Conrath Bean Chapter 37, Disabled American Veterans. Also installed were Franklin Blackford as senior vice commander and William Boyd as junior vice commander, Co J Ailstock as adjutant and treasurer, and Everett Barnhart as service officer. The 44th Ohio DAV convention is set for July 23 to 25 at the Commodore Perry Hotel in Toledo with the women’s auxiliary meeting simultaneously. Ohio leads DAV membership for the 28th straight year.
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Robert Carsey
Conrath Bean
Carsey
Edward Knight
Columbus
Franklin Blackford
William Boyd
Co. J. Ailstock
Everett Barnhart
DAV
Ohio
Commodore Perry
Toledo
Shelter Arms Hospital Notes and Local Admits
Shelter Arms Hospital notes list new admissions including Thomas S. Williams and Elva Welch among Athens residents. Dismissals include Ivan Hargis Karen Farrar and others from Athens and Albany routes. Bond forfeitures show Robert John Brand, 36, Columbus, for passing a hazardous zone with a $20 patrol fine.
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Thomas S. Williams
Athens
Wayne Rice
Albany
James Lewis
Alice Johnson
Robert Snedden
Harry Thornton
Elva Welch
Martha Stuart
Opha Lawson
Chester Carpenter
Ivan Hargis
Karen Farrar
Earl Beeman
Charles Chandler
Peter van Dyke
John Smith
Bill Glover
Robert John Brand
Columbus
City Golf Class Teaches Kids Through Fun Drills
Har old Kessler runs a city recreation golf program with 19 students from fifth grade to adults. The class, split into beginning intermediate and advanced levels, uses playful drills like pee-wee golf before progressing to larger targets and a small course with temporary holes at the Mill Street off course. Cadet Ronald R. Selleck, son of Mr and Mrs Selleck, has completed four weeks of Air Force training at Lockbourne AFB and will be eligible for a commission after ROTC. City firefighters handled a dust-smoldering incident at the Athenean Restaurant on North Court Street.
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Harold Kessler
City Recreation Program
Kessler
Ronald R. Selleck
Richard R. Selleck
Athens
Air Force
Lockbourne Afb
Ohio University
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Marriage Licenses Listed for New Marshfield Couples
Marriage licenses issued include Lewis R. Wigal 21 and Pat ty Browning 20 both of New Marshfield with student and waitress occupations respectively. Also recorded are Douglas K. Archer 27 of Athens and Judith C. Bull 22 of Athens both students. Additional entries show Thomas Burkett 66 of Athens retired and Marie Dayton 65 of Athens sales clerk. George Ronald Addis 21 of Buchtel repairman and Helen Margaret Campbell 22 of Athens clerk-typist. Joseph Emerson Terrel 18 Columbus laborer and Carol Ann Crihfield 16 Nelsonville student.
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Lewis R. Wigal
New Marshfield
Patty Browning
Douglas K. Archer
Athens
Judith C. Bull
Thomas Burkett
Marie Dayton
Geroge Ronald Addis
Buchtel
Helen Margaret Campbell
Joseph Emerson Terrel
Columbus
Carol Ann Crihfield
Nelsonville
Glouster Area Lists Guests From Nearby Towns And Countries
Glouster area households report weekend and weekly visits from relatives and friends. Guests include Stansberry family members from Chillicothe and Elyria, Brown St. and Braun Sr. residents, and visitors from Wapakoneta Elyria Ashland Vermillion. Noyce Dube of Sambia South Africa joined the Grubbs family in Walnut Hill Cincinnati for worship services where he spoke and led a prayer.
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Ara Stansberry
Fred Stansberry
Chillicothe
Alan Ba
Elyria
Jenda Stansberry
Julia Elder
Athens
Sabra Armstrong
Braun St
Lake Side
Wapakoneta
Ashland
Vermillion
JoEllen Carter
Robert King
Delaware
Kate Vaughn
Cecil Harrison
Steubenville
Ed Noon
Columbus
Inlaw
Mike Kittle
New Castle
Evelyn Vernon
Braun Sr
Jack Vernon
Sebring
Enlow Grubbs
Walnut Hill
David Grubbs
Andrew, Peter
Joel
Cincinnati
Grubbs
Noyce Dube
Sambia
South Africa
Dube
Church of Christ
Increased Load Seen at Municipal Court in 1965
Municipal Court, under Clerk Susan Blair, logged 1465 total cases in the first half of 1965, up from 1130 in the same period 1964. Monthly totals ranged from 216 to 280, with June activity including 59 state and 157 city cases and fines plus costs totaling 5406.15. City traffic revenue showed 2475 from general parking and 86.25 from College St lot.
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Municipal Court
Susan Blair
City Traffic Bureau
College St
Marion Riggs Takes Over Logan Ford Dealership
Marion Riggs of Rolling Hills Acres has purchased stock in the Bowman Beasley Ford dealership at Logan and assumes active management. The firm will operate as Marion Riggs Inc at Route 33 south of Logan. A. C. Bowman stays until Aug 1 to ease transition. Riggs, longtime partner with his father Ray in Athens Lincoln Mercury, plans new sales staff and mechanics. The Logan dealership, formerly Ogg and Beasley, has about 30 years of history and became Bowman Beasley four years ago.
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Marion Riggs
Rolling Hills Acres
Bowman-Beasley
Logan
Marion Riggs, Inc
Route 33
A. C. Bowman
Riggs
Ray
Athens
Lincoln-Mercury
Ogg and Beasley
Bowman- Beasley
Ride Request Granted To City Jail
An area man walked into the State Highway Patrol office Saturday asking for a ride and was jailed. David Fred Eckler, 72, Athens Route 3, was given 30 days in jail plus a $50 fine and costs after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to intoxication charges.
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State Highway Patrol
David Fred Eckler
Athens
Cadet Russell Wins First Army ROTC Two Year Scholarship
Cadet David W. Russell of Athens receives one of 600 two year ROTC scholarships offered by the Army. The award covers tuition textbooks fees and includes a 50 dollar monthly allowance for juniors entering the fall term. Russell has completed two years of ROTC at Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire.
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Washington, D. C
David W. Russell
Elmwood Pl
Athens
Army
Russell
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N. H
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