Bicentennial Begins Here With Dinner and Musical
The Athens County bicentennial kicks off on Aug 14 with a colonial dinner at Baker Center and a musical drama in Ohio University's Forum Theater. The OVST and Athens County Bicentennial Commission co sponsor the event with guest regional governors and Rep Clarence Miller. Tickets are $12.50 with OVST season-ticket holders deducting $2. The program, directed by Thomas Smith, features work by Harmon Blennerhassett and Joyce Ancrle with music by Genevieve Greene and is funded by the Ohio Arts Council. Invitations have been mailed to organizations across the county.
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Athens County
Eden On
Ohio University
Forum Theater
John Lee
Harmon Blennerhassett
Aaron Burr
Joyce Ancrle
Genevieve Greene
Parkersburg
Ohio Arts Council
Blennerhassett
Homer Baird
Commission
Athens
Open House Committee
Thomas Smith
Finance Committee
John Jones
Brandon Grover
Paul Boase
Peter Good
Gordon Page
David Lovett
Robert Ekey
Donald Barrett
County Commission
James Edwards
Athens County Bicentennial Commission
Ohio Valley Summer Theater
Auto Crash Near Athens Twp Injures Driver and Passenger
State Highway Patrol reports that 16 year old Carla K. Eldridge driving west on Twp Road 246 swerved to avoid an animal at 12:20 a.m. and slammed into an embankment. Her passenger, 22 year old Richard O. Rutter, was taken to O Bleness Memorial Hospital with sore arms.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Carla K. Eldridge
Richard O. Rutter
Morris Ave
O’bleness
Coolville Council Enforces Juvenile Curfew Ordinance
Coolville village council orders strict enforcement of a curfew for anyone under 18 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. with exceptions for parental accompaniment. Parents bear responsibility for property damage caused by juveniles according to Mayor Richard Gillian.
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Coolville
Richard Gillian
Athens Cancer Society falls short of annual fund goal
Athens County American Cancer Society unit reported a $1 275 shortfall against a $17 000 target after raising $13 342 last year. The drive relied on public support including Bike A Thon and Daffodil Day with plans for Grocery Week at Jim's Cardinal Market to raise the remaining funds by Aug 31. current services assisted 70 patients with funds for dressings drugs and transport.
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Athens County
American Cancer Society
Larry Jageman
Marianne Cohen
Ohio
Miss Cohen
Cardinal Market
John Ray
Jageman
Ohio University
Elliott St
FH Board Adopts Budget and Sets Hearing Date
The Federal Hocking School Board approved a 1,325,397.28 budget for 1975 and scheduled a public hearing for July 22 at 9 a.m. Delays were due to a clerical change. The meeting also included hires, resignations, textbook approvals, bus substitutions, a five year service contract, fines, and labor wage adjustments.
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Federal Hocking School Board
Budget Public Hearing Date Board
Phillip Lavelle
Lavelle
William Harkins
Deborah Burke
Robert Witt
Harold Allen
June Bruker
Lee Marquis
Lynda Cole
Ellen Davis
Frances Grogan
Reba Marshall
County Board of Education
Athens County Joins Cervical Cancer Screening Program
Athens County will participate in a 20 county cervical cancer screening program funded by the federal Health, Education and Welfare department. The effort, directed by Dr. Aileen L. MacKenzie, targets areas with limited clinical services and higher cervical cancer mortality, with clinics planned in each participating county.
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Athens County
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Department of Health
American Cancer Society
Ohio Division Inc
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Joe Kasler
Dale Schumacher
Aileen L. MacKenzie
Division of
Ohio Health Department
Two Variances Approved by Athens ZBA
The Athens Zoning Board of Appeals granted two variances after Thursday hearings. Harry Ablak of 21 Curtis Street may lease his home as a two family dwelling for one year. Wearthy Shank of 16 Currier Street may build a garage addition that will intrude within 40 inches of the lot line.
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Athens Zoning Board of Appeals
Harry Ablak
Curtis St
Wearthy Shank
Currier St
Welfare Funds Distributed Across Ohio Counties
State auditor's office reports distribution of welfare assistance funds to all 88 counties. Notable allocations include Athens 18,716 dollars, Hocking 8,569, Jackson 19,318, Meigs 17,042, and Vinton 4,360.
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Ohio
State Auditor
Athens
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Vinton
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Emergency
Gerald Holt
Shannon Ave
N. College St
O'Bleness
Secems
Kim Rhoads
Chauncey
Becky Johnson
Lower Plains
Mike Gaston
North Court Street
University Hospital, Columbus
Dale Perry
O Bleness
Accucolor
RCA
Blackburn
ChestNut St
Nelsonville
Athens County Municipal Court
Paul R. Bacharach
Mill St
Harriet Chesser
Glouster
Buckeye Mart
Paul Bennett
Weld House
Jack Weatherby
S. Shannon Ave
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Ronald Bolin
Millfield, Daughter
Richard Mayer
Michael Kovacs
Keith Douglas
Elaine Linscott
Roberta Carpenter
Elsie Worrix
McArthur
Evelyn Nickels
the Plains
Peter Morris
John Meeks
Shade
John Paul Judson
Trimble
Carrie Schoonover
Jess Weekley
Waldo Bowers
Earl Crummie
Harry Breexe
Michele Smith
Mollie Vanity
Walford Baumgaertel
Joyce Brozak
Dell Fields
Richard Butcher
Lucy Egleberry
Archie Dixon
Charles Lanning
Ted Pase
Archie Stanley
Heather Ewing
Albany Lodge
F&am
Adams
Ashland
Belmont
Columbiana
Delaware
Hancock
Hardin
Harrison
Lawrence
Marion
Medina
Perry
Putnam
Scioto
Senaca
Union
Wyandot
Fayette Street
Phillip Pritchard
Multiflex
Redwood
Nelsonville Lumber Company
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