New Athens Civitan Club chartered during 1964-65 year
The New Athens Civitan Club with about 41 members was chartered as the first club of the 1964-65 Civitan year. Dr. Mack Dillard praised Civitan’s American values and club spirit while presenting the charter to Jack Gilbert. Local leaders and visiting officials from Marietta Belpre and Athens celebrated with ceremonies, gavels, and banners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civitan International
Athens Civitan Club
Mack Dillard
Ashland
Ohio Civitan
Jack Gilbert
Gilbert
Baker Center
J. T. Waggoner
Marietta
Belpre
Ohio University
Athens Club
Michael Molchan
Athens
Okey Berry
C. Roger Harris
Wayne Schaffer
Chester L. Sininger
John R. Pate
Civitan
Pate
Bureau of Disease Control
District of Columbia
Dwight Robinson
ABA
Columbus
Mansfield
Dayton
Dale E. Schultz
Charles Howdyshell
Ohio Area
Roy Miller
John J. Evans
Donald Newsome
Archie M. Greer
Ohio
Messenger Newsphoto
Scouts Visit World’s Fair En Route to National Jamboree
Boy Scout Troop 49 from Athens Parkersburg area toured the World’s Fair in Valley Forge Pa on their journey to the National Jamboree. They set up 21 tents on an 8100 square foot site, displayed camp displays, and were inspected by officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Parkersburg
Dennis Batdorff
Valley Forge
State Park
W. Washington St. Home Hit Twice by Loose Car
The 171 W Washington St residence of Charles Russell was struck by a neighbor's car Sunday as children played in the parked 1959 vehicle of Ronald Jewell at 159 W Washington St. Insurance damage tallies started at $100 with a prior incident on March 31 causing about $700 damage.
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Charles Russell
Washington St
Bor
Ronald Leroy Jewell
Russell Home
Russell
Jewell
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Hospital roster lists patients with addresses including Athens, Radcliffe, Guysville, Columbus, Albany, Pataskala, New Marshfield, and New Marshfield. The note lists several individuals by name such as Ernest Whitlatch Dorothy Perry Virginia Moore and Joyce Archer along with dismissals including Linda Lee Jesse Roe and Edmund Jeffries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Whitlatch
Athens
Dorothy Perry
Radcliff
Alva Karns
Chauncey
Virginia Moore
Randall Mace
New Marshfield
Joyce Archer
Guysville
Eric Worthington
Stanley McKinniss
Chicago
Linda Lee
the Plains
Clayton Hager
Albany
Grace Jeffers
Jesse Roe
Edmund Jeffries
Edith Fultz
Don Jenkinson
Pataskala
Kenneth Davis
Three Hurt In Traffic Crashes Patrol Reports
Two crashes injure three people on Route 33 and Route 78 in Ohio counties. Janet Sullivan 21 Bremen sustained a forehead cut and left finger fracture. Sharon Sterling 20 Sugar Grove had a right shoulder laceration. Alfred Wright 68 Murray City suffered chest bruise and forehead bump. Roger Stiles 16 Albany to be cited for following too closely after a Route 33 collision.
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Route 33
Logan
State Highway Patrol
Janet Rose Sullivan
Bremen
Sharon Sterling
Sugar Grove
Hocking Valley Hospital
Murray City
Athens County
Alfred Wright
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Roger L. Stiles
Albany
Driving Case Motion Is Overruled
A defendant's motion to suppress evidence in a driving while intoxicated case was overruled by Municipal Judge John Newcomb. Denzil D. Robinson, 58, of 487 Richland Ave., challenges the arrest details citing absence of a warrant. Robinson, free on $250 bond, faces a jury trial set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Newcomb
Wiliam Lavelle
Denzil D. Robinson
Richland Ave
William Rowland
Robinson
Leo van Nest
Municipal Court Handles 166 Cases in June
Municipal Court processed 166 cases in June per clerk Mrs. Susan Blair. The total consisted of 60 state and 106 city cases with fines and costs of 3139.38. Traffic Bureau collections stood at 2372.30, with 1182.46 from courtesy boxes. In June 1963 the court handled 84 city cases, collecting 1239 in city fines and 190.50 in costs. traffic ticket collection was 2251.29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Blair
Municipal Traffic Bureau
County 4-H Picks Attend State Conservation Camp
Linda Woodyard of Fisher Rd and Richard Blazier of Harmony Rd will represent Athens County at the State Conservation Camp in July 2025 at Camp Ohio Utica. Two 44H members from each county are chosen by the 4-H council awards committee based on prior club activities and records. The soil conservation agency sponsors the event.
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Linda Woodyard
Fisher
Richard Blazier
Harmony
Athens County
Camp Ohio
Utica
4-H Council
The
Soil Conservation Agency
Deans Visit ROTC Cadets At Camp
Two Ohio University deans joined 116 other educators to observe training of over 3500 Army ROTC cadets at Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania last week. OU observers were Dr Earl C Seigfred College of Fine Arts and Dr Thomas B Dutton dean of men.
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Ohio University
Army Reserve Officer Training Corps
Indiantown Gap
Earl C. Seigfred
College of Fine Arts
Thomas B. Dutton
Oakdale Area Damage Cite Details Four Involved
Four persons were in an Oakdale area incident that tore down an outbuilding. Gerald Dean Rutter, 23, Glouster Route 1, pleaded guilty in County Court to tearing down the building valued at $50, fined $25 and costs. Kay Knott, Glouster Route 1, filed the charge. Three mail boxes were damaged Saturday in the same area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
Ward Cunningham
Gerald Dean Rutter
Glouster
Rutter
Kay Knott
Stimson Ave to be widened with 1965 plan
Mayor Raymond Shepard said a widening of Stimson Ave in the heavily traveled business district is tentatively planned for 1965. The project would add sewers and water lines, address a disputed north side property line, and require land rights at E State St. to proceed.
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Stimson Ave
Raymond Shepard
E. State St
Cornwell
Mercury Reaches 97 Degrees in Athens Sunday
The mercury climbed to 97 in Athens on Sunday marking the hottest day of the summer with an early low of 67. By Monday morning at 9 a.m. the temperature had risen to 80 as reported by U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Federal flood land appraisal meeting set for Tuesday
Federal appraisers will explain the land payment procedure for property to be flooded by the Hocking River after the Reedsville Belleville dam project. The 8 p.m. Rome Canaan High School session outlines appraisal work as the dam creates a higher pool on the Ohio and Hocking rivers.
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Hocking
Reedsville
Belleville
Rome-Canaan High School
Ohio
Stewart
Area Man Fined On Wife's Charge
Wilfred D. Sharpe pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to hitting his wife Opal E. Sharpe on the head with an open hand. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs in a city police case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred D. Sharpe
Albany
Opal E. Sharpe
Sharpe
Logan Youth Hurt During Legion Baseball Game
Logan youth Kelly Stilwell, 18, suffered a possible right hip injury during an American Legion game at Trautwein Field. He was transported to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the emergency squad while several bystanders, Leroy Loudner, Deanville. Shirley R. Lyons, Nelsonville. Roy E. Clouston, Nelsonville. and Lois Lee Davis, Nelsonville, assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Stilwell
Logan
American Legion
Trautwein Field
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Leroy Loudner
Deanville
Shirley R. Lyons
Nelsonville
Roy E. Clouston
Electric Company
Lois Lee Davis
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New Athens Civitan Club
Dennis
Baden Powell
Boy Scouts
Thomas J. Watson Jr
Boy Scouts of America
Troop 49
Royal McBee Corp
Mike Noel
Mark Lohr
Jer
Flexifone
Vere Smith
N. Court St. — LY
Athens, Ohio
Dukane Corp
ST. Charles Ill
W. Washington St
Freda E. Kennedy
Margaret I. Dickens
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Jessie W. Ley
Dwight H. Rutherford
Joseph Seiple
Oakley Ins
Saltz Ins
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Stimson
A&p
Hocking Valley Bank
Bank
Mercury
Bellans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Thighmold
Mimans
Daytona
Comet
Tom Jones
Eastmancolor A Unitco Artists
Champions
RAY Riggs, Inc
N. Court St
Ford Motor Company
Wonder Rotunda
New York
Sardeee
1 Motor Company
Lincoln-Mercury
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