Mayor vetoes Richland rezoning bill amid council dispute
Mayor Raymond Shepard vetoed the council approved rezoning of three Richland Ave tracts from residential to general business stating the action was impulsive and lacked full facts. He cited inadequate sewer capacity and potential blight, noting the city spent over 45000 on planning and urging proper basin expansion and lawful process.
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Richland
Hits
Richland Ave
Raymond Shepard
Shepard
Greenbrier Dr
South Y
Council
The
Planning Commission
Subdivision Plan Approved Near Athens Moves Ahead
County commissioners approve a 40acre Green Hills subdivision west of Athens for 60 homes. City annexation of 9.3 acres is sought at the June 18 meeting. first house planned in two weeks. The $1 million project, FHA approved, includes utilities and urban renewal ties.
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Athens
Green Hills
Blackburn Rd
Route
County Commission
John Nunnemaker
F. H. Brewer and Co
Lancaster
Leta M. Leachman
Parkersburg
W. Va
E. L. Nye
Nunnemaker
Federal Housing Authority
Athens State Hospital staff honored for 165 years service
Four Athens State Hospital employees totaling 165 years of service were honored at a Monday night banquet in the employees' cafeteria. Fifty-seven staff were recognized for long service and additional training, with remarks by Lynn Timmons and Dr. C. C. Odom. Special recognition went to Leora Winders, Minnie Marsh, Grace Masters and Naomi Barnes for 40 plus years.
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Athens State Hospital
Ohio Civil Service
Lynn Timmons
Ohio Dept of Mental Hygiene and Correction
C. C. Odom
Leora Winders
Minnie Marsh
Grace Masters
Naomi Barnes
Winders
Marsh
Miss Masters
Barnes
Ottie Carmen
Anna Gall
Esther Saylor
Lemma Smith
Elsie Ward
Nancy Willeke
Minnie
Heat Relief After Windstorm Hits Athens
Athens residents welcomed relief from the heat as high winds and light rain moved through the city. The day began with a 63 degree low, rising to 94 previously the hottest day of the year, with rainfall totaling 0.04 inch.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Shelter Notes and Dismissals From Athens Area
Dawn Lewis and Hazel Nelson of Athens cited for sheltering arms notes. Earl Linton of Athens Route 3 and Sarah Powell of Athens dismissed. New Marshfield Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM to meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Masonic Temple.
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Dawn Lewis
Athens
Hazel Nelson
Earl Linton
Sarah Powell
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
Two OCCHW Directors Re-elected at 51st Ohio Meeting
Athens residents Dr. A. A. Baldwin and Mrs Lawrence G Worstell were re-elected to the 32 member board of the Ohio Citizens' Council for Health and Welfare during OCCHW’s 51st annual meeting in Columbus.
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Athens
Ohio Citizens' Council For Health and Welfare
Columbus
OCCHW
Social Welfare Research and Planning Agency
A. A. Baldwin
Lawrence G. Worstell
Court Cases from County Court Docket Listings
Docket lists multiple defendants with offenses including intoxication trespassing and assault. Notable cases include Robert S. Martin 8 N Shannon Ave fined 21 dollars bond forfeiture and Homer W Evener 57 Millfield 25 dollars costs for intoxication. Others for assault battery and traffic related charges with varying costs and jail time.
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Robert S. Martin
N. Shannon Ave
Jack Baldwin
Athens
State
Homer W. Evener
Millfield
Wyndham H. Monroe
Hocking St
Robert Satterlee
Ohio Mason Chief Speaker Set For Amesville Meeting
Ralph M. Francisco grand master of Masons in Ohio will speak at the 17th Masonic District Officers Association meeting in Amesville with Amesville Lodge 278. A 6 30 p m dinner precedes the 7 30 p m gathering and Masters are welcomed.
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Amesville
Ralph M. Francisco
Dayton
Masons
Ohio
17Th
Masonic District Officers Association
Amesville Lodge
F&am
Engineer Pelican Named Assistant State Conservation Engineer
Robert C Pelican of Dayton Ohio, engineer for the U S Soil Conservation Service, is selected to fill the assistant state conservation engineer role in Columbus. He will replace Lloyd Gilley, promoted to construction engineer for the SCS in Ohio.
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Robert C Pelican
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Dayton
Ohio
Columbus
Raymond S. Brown
Lloyd Gillely
SCS
Dog Warden Resigns Over Ill Health in County
County commissioners accepted Rexel Boggs resignation as dog warden effective June 15 due to ill health. Homer Buckley serves as acting warden. no permanent replacement named.
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Rexel Boggs
Homer Buckley
Boggs
November Petitions Open for County Elections
Petitions are available at the county board of elections for November offices. Ray Bobo says filings for village, school and county positions close August 7. Openings include two school board seats per district with Trimble Local having three. two county board seats. village council, boards of public affairs, mayor, treasurer and clerk in incorporated villages. and one township trustee and clerk per subdivision.
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County Board of Elections
Ray Bobo
Trimble
Glouster
Boards of Public Affairs
Fred Beasley Honored At District Meet
Members of the Cincinnati District Ford Dealer Advertising Fund Inc held a summer meeting in Ohio University's Baker Center in Athens to mark Fred R Beasley s 74th birthday and his 50th year as a Ford dealer Beasley Matthews and other two firms operate a dominant portion of the district Dealers planned advertising for about 200 district dealers prior to the meeting and were hosted at the Beasley farm Windy Hills by his daughters Mrs Robert Matthews Mrs Richard Holzer and Mrs Howard Hively
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Cincinnati
Ford
Beasley
Windy Hills
Robert Mathews
Athens
Richard Holzer
Lancaster
Howard Hively
Miami
Fla
Athens youths attend Operation Youth workshop at Xavier
Two Athens County students join 1200 high schoolers for eight days at Xavier University in Cincinnati for Operation Youth a democracy workshop The Athens Council 1716 Knights of Columbus sponsors Paul Keck Albany High School senior and Gregory G Booth Athens High School junior The program runs from June 8 to June 15 and includes an Operation Youth mayor and council election.
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Cincinnati
Xavier University
Athens Council
Knights of Columbus
Paul Keck
Albany High School
Gregory G. Booth
Stewart St
Athens High School
Operation
Vacation Bible School at Coolville Methodist Church
The Coolville Methodist Church will run a two week vacation Bible school from June 17 to June 28. Sessions run daily 9 30 to noon EDT for children ages three to thirteen. A closing program is set for June 28 at 8 p m EDT open to the public.
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Coolville
City Savings Sues Collins and Young for Debt and Collateral
City Savings and Loan Co of Nelsonville seeks a judgment for 50 dollars and the return of a television set and washing machine used as collateral on a promissory note filed in Common Pleas Court.
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City Savings and Loan Co
Nelsonville
Collins and Young Refrigeration Co
Common Pleas
Watershed Favored by Athens County Farm Groups
Athens County Farm Bureau units endorsed the Federal Creek Watershed at a Monday joint meeting of the Farm Bureau Federation board and the Farm Bureau Cooperative Association directors. Leaders John Robinson and Alton Hope chaired, and plans were made to attend the watershed tour and Wednesday hearth at the Amesville Grange Hall.
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Athens County
Farm Bureau
Federal Creek
Farm Bureau Federation Board of Trustees
Farm Bureau Cooperative Association
John Robinson
Alton Hope
Amesville
Stewart Area Driver Hurt In Route 50 Crash
A motorist, Herman Paul Fickisen, 27, of Stewart Route 1, was injured with a left eye laceration when his car rear ended another on Route 50 eight miles east of Athens at 8 20 p m. He was treated and released at Sheltering Arms Hospital and cited for following too closely. The report also notes the incorporation filing for H H Building Supply Corp Athens by agent R J Jones Jr.
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Athens
State Highway Patrol
Herman Paul Fickisen
Stewart Route 1
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fickison
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Mildred Ahart
Lewis Antle
Harold Brown
Robert Brown
Lawrence Bowen
Charles Purchfield
Carl Cone
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Charlotte Cox
George DeWeese
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William Montgomery
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Fred Beasley
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