Athens plans high school on Cottingham 62 acre site
The Athens district school board voted to exercise an option on a 62 acre Route 33N site owned by E. A. Cottingham for a $75,000 price with final engineering to confirm suitability. The Plains area was favored for accessibility and future use, while a second state land site near Dairy Lane remained under consideration as a possible future campus.
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E. A. Cottingham
James Householder
State Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Dairy Lane
Erle Bridgewater
Cottingham
Clyde Plant
Plant
Bridgewater
Plains
Sol Rosenberg
Homer B. Gall Sr
Rosenberg
W. Parker Walker
Householder
Gall
George Sheeter
Walker
Ohio University
State Hospital
Four Teachers Hired and Buses Purchased by School Board
The city school board met for three hours on Wednesday night and hired four new teachers while approving a high school site. New staff include Carol Ervin, Judith Wilhelm, Marian Kliesch, and Robert Keenan with salaries ranging from 4410 to 5310. Resignations were accepted from Robert White and Romola Hopkins. The board also awarded bids for 66 passenger buses, selecting Gail Watkins for the chassis at 11648.10 and two body contracts from Meigs and Vinton County firms with prices 3485 and 3495 respectively.
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Carol L. Ervin
Mount Union College
Athens High English
Judith Arlene Wilhelm
Kent State University
Athens High
Marian Lee Kliesch
Ohio University
Morrison
Robert A. Keenan
Alderson-Broaddus College
Robert White
West Elementary
Romola Hopkins
Clyde Plant
Chasses
Gail Watkins
Meigs County
Vinton County
Squad Aids 3 Persons in City Incidents
Carl Radcliff 19 fainted while digging a tunnel at Mulberry and President. He recovered on squad arrival at 9 20 a m. Judy Williams 21 had an asthma attack at Bridgwater Machine Co at 3 07 p m Wednesday and recovered before squad arrival. Harriet Kovach 31 was ill and taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 8 38 a m Thursday.
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Carl Radcliff
Athens
Mulberry
City Fire Department
Bridgwater
Harriet Kovach
Mulligan Rd
Sheltering Arms Hospital
DAY TO MEET Conrath Bean Chapter
Disabled American Veterans will meet at 8 p.m. Friday with the Conrath Bean Chapter hosting. Officers and members from the local post are invited to attend.
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Conrath Bean
Disabled American Veterans
1300 Boys State Staters Register For Ohio University Start
Registration began Thursday afternoon at Ohio University Irvine Hall for more than 1300 participants in Buckeye Boys State the annual American Legion government program. The 28th edition at Ohio University marks the sixth year on the Athens campus with housing in Irvine Sargeant James and Grosvenor Halls. West Green hosts most activities while Bird Arena hosts meetings. State Patrol heads security and law instruction with Cpl William Kane supervising. Medical HQ are Hudson Health Center with Legion nurse on site.
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Ohio University
Irvine Hall
Buckeye Boys State
American Legion
West Green
Boys State Irvine
Sargeant
James
Grosvenor
Wilson Hall
Parks Hall
Bird Arena
George Lohr
Logan
W. T. Phillips
Greenville
Delmar Everett
Cambridge
Boys State
Hudson Health Center
Legion
Margaret Abbot
William Welch
Ohio
Stevie Hayes
Holly Hecht
Cheri O’brien
Peggy Lenigar
Starr Wil
Mercury Rises in Athens as Temps Climb
Observer C. L. Colmer reports Thursday 10 am temperature in Athens at 83 degrees after an early low of 64. The previous day's high reached 86.
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Mercury
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Names Added at Athens Junior High for Grade Promotion
Athens Junior High School adds San Die Gillett and Linda Lou Chambers to the ninth grade list to be promoted to senior high.
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Athens Junior High School
Sandie Gillett
Linda Lou Chambers
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