Beasley Grocery Moves to Portsmouth Under Merger Plan
Grant A. Mason of Clover Farm-Foodland announced the Beasley Grocery Co of Athens will merge with Gilbert's Inc of Portsmouth. The merged entity Gilbert's Inc will operate a 75,000 square foot warehouse at 640 Second St and sponsor Clover Farm Foodland's distribution program in southern Ohio West Virginia and eastern Kentucky. John F Farley will be executive vice president. other Athens officers include A L Bechtel and Paul E Jacobs. About seven of Beasley's 35 employees will transfer to Portsmouth with the move expected to take up to eight weeks.
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F. J. Beasley Grocery Co
Athens
Portsmouth
Grant A. Mason
Clover Farm-Foodland
Mason
Gilbert's, Inc
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Gil
Bert’s, Inc
CFF
Second St
Gilbert’s
Gilbert's
IBM
West Union St
F. J. Beasley Co
Experiment planned to test ITA reading method at Ohio University
Ohio University Elementary School will start an ITA Initial Teaching Alphabet reading experiment this fall. The plan, led by Principal Harry Lackey with education professors William Cooper and Viola Nelson, will evaluate ITA’s effect on reading and spelling. The method uses 44 symbols to represent 26 sounds to simplify early literacy.
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Ohio University
ITA
Sir James Pitman
Engand
Ohio University School
Harry Lackey
William Cooper
Viola Nelson
Lackey
Mercury Reaches 92 In Athens Tuesday Heat
The mercury climbed to 92 in Athens Tuesday with a morning low around 69. U S Observer C L Colmer noted a 10 30 a m reading of 75 after a cool start.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Two People Taken To Hospital By Emergency Squad
Two persons were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the city fire department emergency squad Tuesday. At 2 32 p m Archie Williams 26 The Plains an Ohio University employee suffered lacerations on four fingers of his left hand in a power saw mishap. At 3 37 p m the squad went to Crystal Pool where Nedra Riggs 10 of 20 Eden Place had fallen to the concrete from the high diving board and suffered a possible back injury.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
City Fire Department
Morton Hall
Archie Williams
the Plains
Ohio University
Crystal Pool
Nedra Riggs
Eden PL
High Diving Board
Probation Term Set In Exposure Case
James R. Russell 20 of Athens Route 1 was fined 200 dollars with 155 suspended and placed on six months probation after pleading guilty to indecent exposure in Municipal Court. The charge, filed June 11 by Fred Landis, required Russell to obtain treatment from a psychiatrist.
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James R. Russell
Athens Route 1
Fred Landis
Russell
Case Against Driver Continued By Court
Municipal Court continues the case against Thomas Barstow 37 of 105 Franklin Ave. He faces hit and run and driving while intoxicated charges filed June 12. Bond posted includes 100 on hit and 300 on DWI. Trial date to be set.
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Thomas Barstow
Franklin Ave
Tentative Calendar Set For County Schools 1965 66
The orientation on Aug 30 flags the tentative calendar for the 1965 66 county school year. Six week grading periods and 182 teaching days are planned with Aug 31 meetings, Oct 8 workshop, Oct 29 SEO session, and May 26 reports. First day is Sept 1 and breaks include Labor Day Thanksgiving Easter and Christmas through Jan 3.
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T. C. Porter
Orga
Southeastern Ohio
Entry Counts Denied in Nelsonville Breakin Case
Two Nelsonville area men Norman Oscar Mount and Jerry Wayne Lanning pleaded innocent in County Court to breaking and entering charges filed by Police Chief Max Valkinburg. They allegedly broke into the Nelsonville VFW on May 16 intending to steal beer valued at about $18. Each was bound over for the grand jury on $1000 bond.
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Nelsonville
Max Valkinburg
Norman Oscar Mount
Jerry Wayne Lanning
VFW
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits List of Patients
A hospital admission roster from Sheltering Arms records multiple patients including Charles R. Lasure of The Plains and Mrs. Martha Collins of Athens along with Janice Blackford The Plains Jan Reeder Athens Clyde Deeter Stewart and others from Athens Route 2 Wesley Carpenter Carpenter Arthur Lieullen Albany and several Athens residents in the note.
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Charles R. Lasure
the Plains
Martha Collins
Athens
Lee MacManus
Albany
Janice Blackford
Jan Reeder
Clyde Deeter
Stewart
Clyde Ely
Albert Burns
Jacksonville
Tamie Ogg
Guysville
Richard Thomas
Ronald Chacey
Wesley Gregory
Carpenter
Arthur Lieullen
Carl Radcliff
Union Meeting Set At Athens State Hospital Local
Barry Connors, director of Council 21, will discuss the current pay bill at a 7 30 p m meeting of the Athens State Hospital local of the AFL CIO state county and municipal employees union Wednesday at the Ohio University Inn. Ben Fortney, local president, said the meeting is open to all hospital employees and union members.
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Barry Connors
Council 21
Athens
Afl-Cio
Ben Fortney
Ohio University Inn
Relocation director named for city project
The mayor appointed James P. Cumley to a $600 yearly relocation director post created by city council to manage the South Green project. Cumley, a former shoe store proprietor and World War I veteran, will work with Richard Beagle to relocate seven commercial tenants within about 12 months, under new UR office arrangements.
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Court St
City Council
James P. Cumley
State St
Raymond Shepherd
City UK
Richard Beagle
South Green
Local Marriage Licenses Issued in Ohio Towns
James Franklin Kelley 23 a bread wrapper Guysville wed Mary Katherine Ward 18 student Athens. Charles Judson 19 Athens State Hospital attendant to Diana Rus sell 17 babysitter Millfield.
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James Franklin Kelley
Guysville
Mary Katherine Ward
Athens
Charles Judson
Athens State Hospital
Jacksonville
Diana Russell
Millfield
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Bob Hess
F. J. Beasley
Amesville
Connie Habegger
Carpenter Howe
Glouster
High St
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Athens County Savings & Loan CO
AIL’ Street
Athens, Ohio
Insur- Realppraisal Conervice
Mercury
Georgina Tennant
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Christian Science Lecture
South Congress
W. Stimson
University Cleaners
Service Department
Cumley
Milldeck
S. Court St
D. Zenner Co
Belk-Simpson
N. Court St
American Lefon Post
Dun and Bradstreet
Cumleys
Lillian Sands
Steppe’s
Beauticians
James, Jr
Courtesy Chevrolet
Los Angeles
Calif
Tmar
Orto
Madras
Little Boys
JAC
Bermuda
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