Committee To Study County Planning
A seven member working committee was named by the commissioners to study county planning. Members include Earl Lowry George King Goff Dunfee John Hamill William Hoffman and Jack White with James President as chair. The panel will examine financing potential structure and plan elements from several viewpoints and report back to the major group.
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Earl Lowry
George King
Amesville
Goff Dunfee
Athens
John Hamill
Margaret Creek
Ralph Moore
Regional Planning Commission
Stiffler family to open Robert Stiffler Shoes in Athens
The McConnelsville Stifflers plan a new shoe store at 30 S. Court St. Athens opening August 6 in a remodeled building. G Robert Stiffler and his wife will run the shop with son Robert Jr. joining operations. The firm owns five eastern Ohio department stores and one family corporation with over 20 stores. The store features colonial styling and will offer shoes for all ages.
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McConnelsville
Athens
Robert Stiffler
Carpenter and Wolfe Realty Co
Glover Cabinet Shop
G. Robert Stiffler
Court St
Messenger News
Court Rules For Workers In Bridgwater Case
Common Pleas Court did not sustain a defense motion to dismiss in the unemployment compensation suit of Bridgwater Machine Co. employees led by James S. Hall. About 170 workers filed the suit after the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation disallowed their claims during a six month strike, with the case still pending.
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Common Pleas Court
Bridgwater Machine Co
James S. Hall
Bridgwater
Bureau of Unemployment Compnsation
BUC
Workshop In Phys Ed Is Started At Ohio University
A one week workshop for teachers of physical education and elementary classroom teachers opened Monday at Ohio University. Over 60 enrolled to develop a total program of physical education for grades one through six. Resources include demonstrations group participation films and testing techniques. John R. O Neal directs the program and serves as director of summer workshops.
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Ohio University
John R. O’neal
Division of
Grass fire in Pine Hills subdivision west of Athens
Richland Area Volunteer Fire Department responded to a Monday grass fire in the Pine Hills Subdivision on Albany Road burning brush from a right of way. The blaze covered about a half acre on property owned by Harold Starkey and Dewey Laughlin.
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Richland Area
Air Force Officer Team To Visit OU
An Air Force information team will visit Ohio University August 4 and 5. They will be at Baker Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. interviewing men and women for Air Force commissions. The program targets pilots navigators and non flying careers with openings for women. Further details are at the Security Bank Building headquarters.
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Air Force Officer Training School
Ohio University
William Tucker
Baker Center
Air Force
Tucker
Bldg
Traffic Fines in Municipal Court
Pauline Janet Jay of The Plains, 22, cited by patrol for failure to yield right of way. Fine set at 20 dollars plus costs.
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Pauline Janet Jay
the Plains
Switzer Faces Trespass Charge Over Frisch's Parking Lot
Court records show Donald A. Switzer of 540 Richland Ave charged with trespassing after allegedly parking in Frisch's lot. Case filed by Don McAllister seeks $10 and costs.
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Donald A. Switzer
Richland Ave
Don McCallister
Frisch
UN Problems Are Topic Of Convocation Speaker
Pauline Frederick, United Nations correspondent for NC, told a Memorial Auditorium convocation that colleges must train young adults in human relations to solve international crises. She argued the UN is a mirror of power politics, not a magic fix, citing crises from Suez to Vietnam and noting proliferation debates among NATO, Russia, Germany, France, and Red China.
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America
Pauline Frederick
United Nations
Miss Frederick
Memorial Auditorium
Suez
Hungary
Cyprus
Dominican Republic
Viet Nam
Frederick
NATO
Russia
Germany
Plea Change Granted In Campus Trespass Case
Ohio University student Kenneth Lessam 19 of Crooks Hall changed his plea from guilty to not guilty on a campus trespassing citation. Judge John Newcomb ordered the $15 fine and costs refunded and set bond at $22 pending a hearing after Lessam was reportedly cuffed and in shock during the initial appearance.
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John Newcomb
Ohio University
Kenneth Lessam
Crooks Hall
Lessam
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Dismissed patients named Paul Parsons Mrs. William Nicholson and others in Athens Albany The Plains and Stewart Route 1 with multiple listed surnames and locations. No further context provided on dates or outcomes.
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Paul Parsons
Athens
William Nicholson
Sheldon Colvin
Albany
H. T. Laziman
Richard McKinstry
James Brookhart
William Smith
Wayne Carsey
the Plains
Edward LaFrinere
Stewart
Suits Filed Over 1403 Debt From Hoon Building Service
The Athens County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association has filed suit in Common Pleas Court to collect 1403.13 dollars on an account from James Hoon doing business as Hoon Building Service. The readable names include James E Eggleston Melanie Lovsey Eveland Dishon Kearns Sayre Mayle Woody Cominsky and Yvonne Cominsky in the same list.
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James E. Eggleston
Army
Canton
Melanie L. Lovsey
the Plains
Dean Eveland
Killbuck
Maureen Constance Dishon
Athens
Robert Lee Sayre
Jacksonville
Frances Elaine Kearns
Howard Mayle
Cutler
Patricia Woody
Stewart
John Cominsky
Yvonne Cominsky
Glouster
Athens County Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
Common Pleas Court
James Hoon
Hoon
City workers pay and water tap fee under study
City council examined fringe benefits and salaries for city employees during an informal meeting. Officials compare pay with Ohio University and local industry, and seek data from the Ohio Municipal League. The residential multi household tap fee is also reviewed.
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Ohio Municipal League
Athens
Ohio University
Appalachia Commission Official to Address SEC Council Thursday
Harry A. Boswell Jr regional representative for the Appalachian Regional Commission will be principal speaker at the SEC Regional Council first annual meeting in Jackson. The 7 p m event at Fair Green Country Club offers tickets for $6 50 with golf, refreshments and dinner. The SEC Regional Council represents 21 counties and has 365 members.
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Appalachia Commission
SEC Council
Harry A. Boswell
Appalachian Regional Commission
Jackson
Boswell
Kennedy
Fair Green Country Club
SEORC
Athens
E. Union St
Gallia
Hocking
Meig Morgan
Perry
Maryland Economic Development Commission
Maryland Office of Economic Opportunity
Irish Setter Killed as Motorcycle Strikes Dog on Route 682
An Irish Setter was killed and motorcyclist Dana Lee Brown suffered a head laceration and sprained ankle in a Route 682 crash north of Route 56. Brown, 29, The Plains, was not treated. The dog, owned by Dan Gabriel, Athens Route 2, valued at 150 dollars, moved across the road when struck by Brown’s northbound motorcycle.
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Dana Lee Brown
the Plains
Dan Gabriel
Athens
Brown
Clovis Chesser
Albany
Judy Watts
Portsmouth
Annual SEO Teacher Meet Plans Made
Two local officers of the Southeastern Ohio Education Association met with Pike County Teachers in Jackson last week to discuss improving the fall meeting. They addressed parking space, restaurant availability, and a desire to adjust the program to boost participation. Ideas will be reviewed by the executive committee led by Clyde Plant and Herman Humphrey.
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Southeastern Ohio Education Association
Jackson
Pike County
Clyde Plant
Herman Humphrey
Bond Forfeitures in County Court Case Details
Weyman David Jeffrey, 38, Parkersburg W Va passing at intersection patrol $15. Richard David Lanning 35 Murray City passing on curve patrol $20. Fred Smith age unknown address unknown $75 bond forfeiture on leaving scene of accident charge filed by Robert Theodore Johnson. James F Barnett 20 Athens Route 5 improper plates police $60.
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Weyman David Jeffrey
Parkersburg
W. Va
Richard David Lanning
Murray City
Fred Smith
Robert Theodore Johnson
James F. Barnett
Athens
Water facilities eyed for new Athens high school site
City officials and school leaders met to review water and sewer needs for the high school planned north of Athens on Route 33. A six inch line reaches the At hens Lake Motel as part of the feasibility. Costs, line requirements and potential industrial expansion were discussed with reports to the city council and school board for consideration. Financing to be debated later.
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Athens
Raymond Shepard
Athens Lake
Clyde Plant
Plant
Rain Threat Looms Over Athens Moody Morning Readings
U.S. Observer C. L. Colmer notes cloudy conditions in Athens Tuesday morning with a 9 a.m. temperature of 68 degrees, up five degrees from a low. Monday’s high reached 90.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Belpre Man Fined On Bad Check Counts
A Belpre man 41 pleaded guilty in local courts to three counts of writing checks without funds. Chester E. Graham known as C E Graham was fined 100 dollars and costs by Municipal Court and sentenced to 30 days for a 20 dollar check to Seaman's Grocery. He received 200 dollars fine and 30 days, with six months probation and 175 dollars of the sentence suspended for a 39.13 dollar check to Toomey's Value Center. County Court fined him 50 dollars and costs for a 25 dollar bad check in Albany. The defendant was arrested by Belpre police.
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Belpre
Chester E. Graham
C. E. Graham
Seaman's Grocery
W. Union St
Toomey’s Value Center
Columbus Rd
Graham
Albany
Roy Walsh
Two Suits Dismissed in Common Pleas Court Case
Two suits filed last week involving close relatives in Common Pleas Court were dismissed on motions of the plaintiffs. Mona Jean Davis Wright sued her father for 5300 and Charles C and Joan Wright sued Monte V and Anne L Davis for 3357.85. Also reported, Athens County savings bonds sales for six months totaled 64263, reaching 33.5 percent of the annual goal.
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Common Pleas Court
Mona Jean Davis Wright
Monte Davis
Charles C
Joan Wright
Monte V
Anne L. Davis
Athens County
U. S. Treasury Department
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