Richland Ave Rezoning Controversy Faces Council Vote
Richland Ave zoning has spurred a fight over Tracts 2, 3 and 4 as city council may override Mayor Shepard’s veto to reclassify these lots for general business. The dispute centers on plan commission recommendations, sewer capacity, and notices to property owners, with potential court action if overridden.
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Richland Ave
William Rowland
Raymond Shepard
Greenbrier Dr
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
H. C. Dorman
Galbreath Inn
Roger Jones Jr
Edgar Tuckerman
Shepard
Coates Run
Wakefield Motors
Auto Agency
Dairy Lane
Ryoma
Richland
Mulligan Rd
Atlantic St
Hooper St
Parkette Drive- In
Athens Aluminum Products Co
Former Truman Aide To Address Ohio Workshop
Leon H. Keyserling, ex chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Truman, will address the closing banquet of Ohio University's 12th annual Ohio Workshop on Economic Education. He will discuss Top Economic Policy Issues.
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Leon H. Keyserling
Council of Economic Advisers
Harry Truman
Ohio University
Keyserling
Washington, D.C
Ohio Council On Economic Education
College of Business Administration
U. S. Joint Council On Economic Education
Robert L. Darcy
Ohio Council
Anne E. Murphy
Toledo Vocational High School
Paul L. Noble
Attic Fire at Charles Russell Home Causes Damage
Fire at 171 W. Washington St. caused by spontaneous combustion damaged the attic and smoldering carpeting insulation and a carton of curtains. Fire Chief Charles Dalton estimated the loss at $100 after ventilation via a roof hole and booster hose used to extinguish the blaze.
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Charles Russell
Washington St
Charles Dalton
Army Convoy Passes Through City
A 260 vehicle Army convoy rolled through Athens at about noon Friday en route west. City police escorted the column and traffic lights were turned off to speed passage. Also, Bob Sams aged 16 of Pittsburgh was injured Thursday afternoon at Grover Center while playing basketball and taken to Hudson Health Center for a right ankle injury treatment.
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Athens
Bob Sams
Pittsburgh
Ohio University
Grover Center
Hudson Health Center
Two Juveniles Held After Home Theft in Hockingport
Two boys aged 14 and 12 were turned over to juvenile authorities after deputies investigated a Thursday home entry in the Hockingport area. Deputy Welling and Deputy Buffington recovered tools a wrist watch pipes and a .22 caliber cartridge.
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Hockingport
Carl Welling
Bob Allen
Robert Gibbs
Coolville
Welling
Sam Buffington
Woman Jumps From Car Incident At Carpenter And Mound
Mrs. Pauline Fry, 40, of Fleming Route 1, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad after jumping from a car at the Carpenter and Mound street corner. She appeared uninjured but was kept for observation.
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Fire Department
Sheltering Arms _ Hospital
Carpenter and
Mound St
Pauline Fry
Fleming
Mercury Tops 96 in Athens on Thursday
The heat reached 96 degrees in Athens on Thursday under partly cloudy skies. A few drops of rain materialized late in the afternoon.
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Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Births and Dismissals
A list from Sheltering Arms Hospital notes a birth for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conti of Athens Route 3 and entries for Ellen Curl in Somerset Netta Mapes Athens Route 4 Bertha Lackey Jacksonville Walter Allen Athens Mrs Donald Carsey Athens Route 2. Dismissals include Mrs James Simpkins Athens Jessica Williams Athens Maria Van Dyke Stewart and Clair Parsons Chauncey.
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Frank Conti
Athens
Ellen Curl
Somerset
Netta Mapes
Bertha Lackey
Jacksonville
Walter Allen
Donald Carsey
James Simpkins
Jessica Williams
Maria van Dyke
Stewart
Clair Parsons
Chauncey
Glouster Man Nabbed After 3-Hour Hunt
Norman Lohse 24 of Glouster was captured after a three hour search by Deputy Sheriff Bob Allen and City Patrolman Clyde Beasley near Athens State Hospital. He faced fines for resisting arrest and disturbing the peace and remains jailed awaiting pending Columbus assault and property destruction warrants.
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Athens State Hospital
Norman Lohse
Glouster
John Newcomb
George Schoonover
Fred Pritts
Lawrence Skinner
Lohse
Richland Ave
Bob Allen
State Hospital
Allen
Pick
Clyde Beasley
Harold Shields
Columbus
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Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill & CO
Earl Mathews
Earl Hooper
C. M. Gill
Security Bank
Ohio
the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
Poic
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
R. C. Cook
Wayne L. White
Evelyn Linscott
Athens County
Fair Store
Athens Messenger
Truman
Mercury
Congress
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Aeare
the Home Savings & Loan Association
E. Washington St
City Hall
Federal Home Loan Bank
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Keller & Weltner
Monument Co
John Eberst
Larry Eberst
Paul Beach
Hunter St
Logan
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