Legislation To Cover Fire Prevention and Building Codes
Mayor Raymond Shepard backs advisory committee plans for fire prevention and building codes. If approved, city council would adopt a comprehensive code covering fire safety plumbing heating electricity housing and building with new inspectors funded by permits and the general fund. Subcommittee heads include William Roberts Don Strawn Cloyce Martin Wilson Norris Earl Hooper and James Westfall.
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Raymond Shepard
Council
Michael Molchan
Man
Edgar Tuckerman
Tad Grover
Shepard
Charles Dalton
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Columbus
William Roberts
Don Strawn
Cloyce Martin
Wilson Norris
Earl Hooper
James Westfall
Election Board Organizes Heavy May Primary Vote Expected
The county election board forecast a heavy May 5 primary, predicting turnout to exceed the 8878 in 1960. Chairman E B Young noted interest from county and US Senate races, central committee contests, and presidential primary concerns.
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Election Board
County Election Board
E. B. Young
Young
U. S. Sena
Central Committee
Ray Bobo
Ruth Stratton
Athens science fair to showcase 300 eighth and ninth graders
More than 300 eighth and ninth grade students will display projects March 9-13 in Athens schools science fair. Exhibits open to the public Wednesday and Thursday 7 to 9 p m in the old gym. Projects, created under teachers Joseph Stanley Richard Essex and Charles McAfee, earn class credit and may compete at Ohio University March 21.
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Athens
Joseph Stanley
Richard Essex
Charles McAfee
Ohio University
Stanley
Albany Plans Building Code Enforcement
Village mayor Ivan Tribe says Albany will enforce its building code. Unpermitted home construction inside the village limits may incur fines. Permits costing $1 are available from Mayor Tribe on Hill Ave or Clerk Edna Whiteman at the bus station.
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Albany
Ivan Tribe
Tribe
Hill Ave
Edna Whiteman
Legislative Study Urged by Athens Junior Chamber
The Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to write to State Speaker Roger Cloud urging appointment of a committee to study strip mine land reclamation. The group collaborates with statewide Jaycee clubs on the letter campaign as Gerald Mollica opened a series on parliamentary procedure and Kenneth Hoggard received a leadership award.
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Athens
Three Local Offenders Convicted On Traffic Violations
Ernest Fortney 21 of Won der Hills found guilty of improper tags with $25 and costs fine suspended. William Paul Hatcher 48 of 198 W State St cited for improper starting with $10 and costs. William J Laziman 19 of 40 Hooper St convicted for failing to stop within assured clear distance with $20 and costs.
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Ernest Fortney
Wonder Hills
William Paul Hatcher
State St
William J. Laziman
Hooper St
Athens attorney leads Ohio Bar tour to every county
Erle Bridgewater president of the Ohio State Bar Association follows a travel schedule aiming to visit every county in the state by early April. The Youngstown district meeting covered seven counties.
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Erle Bridgewater
Athens
Ohio State Bar Association
Bridgewater
Youngstown
Coshocton
Mansfield
Alliance
Cincinnati
Servicemen News From Formosa Amphibious Exercises
Sgt. John W. Boyer of Stewart participates with the Fourth Marine Division in amphibious drills off Formosa alongside Nationalist Chinese forces. Chief Electrician's Mate Orville G. Nice, son of Mrs. Cleo C. Weyand, Athens Route 2, completes Naval Reserve tour aboard USS Stickell operating off the east coast from Philadelphia. Rome-Canaan High School alumnus.
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John W. Boyer
Ibra D. Boyer, Stewart
Fourth Marine Division
Formosa
U.S
China
Orville G. Nice
Cleo C. Weyand
Athens
Stickell
Philadelphia
Rome- Canaan High School
Patrol Officers to Attend March In-Service Training
Col Anson B Cook state highway patrol superintendent says all patrolmen will attend two day in service training schools in March. The sessions run by officials from the Patrol Training Academy to keep officers current in enforcement developments. The Nancy Williams suit against Sunday Creek Coal Company Industrial Commission of Ohio and the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation has been settled and dismissed by agreement of the parties in Common Pleas Court.
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Anson B. Cook
State Highway Patrol
Cook
Nancy Williams
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation
Common Pleas Court
Three Placed On Probation For Auto Parts Theft
In Common Pleas Court on Friday two year probation was given to Edward Russell Weekley 19 Richard Austin Weekley 19 both of Cutler Route 1 and Thomas Walter Wells 20 of Lancaster Route 6 who pleaded guilty to stealing items valued at 180 dollars from Triplet Auto Parts Routes 50A and 33. They must make restitution pay court costs and behave.
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Common Pleas
Edward Russell Weekley
Richard Austin Weekley
Cutler
Thomas Walter Wells
Lancaster
Carthage-Troy Students to Take National Merit Test
Fifteen Carthage-Troy High School students will sit for the 1964 National Merit Scholarship qualifying test at 9 a.m. Tuesday as part of eligibility for 1965 Merit Scholarships. The three hour exam, overseen by E L Koehler, will determine semi finalists, the top scorers in each state, who will advance to a second exam next fall.
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Coolville
Carthage-Troy
E. L. Koehler
Blood Drive Emphasis Placed by New Recruit Chairman
Maximillian N. Brinkman named blood recruit chairman by Lt. Col. Burton Andrews. He warned Athens County has barely met quotas and could abandon the program if support falls, risking a shift to commercial blood supply at $50 per pint. Brinkman, a Marine major and Ohio University administrator, joined in 1962.
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Maximillian N. Brinkman
Burton Andrews
Red Cross
Athens County
Brinkman
Ohio University
College of Business Administration
Marine Corps
The
University
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Shelterin g Ar ms Hospital Admits Residents
Hospital notes list admissions including Mrs. Roger Whaley of Athens Mrs. Harry Begg of Athens Route 1 Jeff Schoonover of Chauncey Ina Chenowith of Athens Mrs. Roger Kittle of Glouster Mrs. De Woodruff of Athens Route Mineral Mrs. Gerald Buckley of Mineral Mrs. Ernest Coe of Athens Mrs. Elmer Dewey of Athens and Mrs. William Riedel and daughter of Athens.
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Roger Whaley
Athens
Robert DePue
Harry Begg
Jeff Schoonover
Chauncey
Ina Chenowith
Roger Kittle
Glouster
de Woodruff
Gerald Buckley
Mineral
Ernest Coe
Elmer Dewey
William Riedel
Bond Forfeitures From Municipal Court
Jeanne F Barker 24 of 14 Elliott St stop sign police $11 William A Harmon 48 Athens Route 4 stop sign police $11 Donald Roberts 40 Rock Rd stop sign police $11
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Jeanne F. Barker
Elliott St
William A. Harmon
Athens
Donald Roberts
Rock Rd
Hocking River Near Flood Stage Rises Again
The Hocking River edged toward flood stage Friday morning after heavy upper valley rains. Cresting at 15.28 feet near noon Thursday, it rose to 16.3 feet by 11 a.m. Friday. Flood stage is 17 feet. Ohio University students moved cars from West Green dorm garages as the river rose. Observers note a 9 a.m. temperature of 33 and a bright sun with Thursday’s high of 51.
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Hocking
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Ohio University
West Green
Colmer
Glouster Man to Undergo Mental Examination
Common Pleas Judge John Bolin ordered 71 year old William Daniel Twyman to Lima State Hospital for a one month mental and physical evaluation after his plea of innocence to shooting with intent to wound. Twyman claimed a voodoo hex from a neighbor’s son. Defense and prosecutor supported the move, citing mental illness and legal insanity.
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Common Pleas
John Bolin
William
Willie
Daniel Twyman
Glouster
Lima State Hospital
Twyman
Harold Shields
William H. Bulstrom
Bulstrom
Lima
Roger Jones Jr
Homer B. Gall Jr
OU Scientists Studying Weather Data and Radar
A team of Ohio University scientists operates a laboratory atop Radar Hill near Athens to identify atmospheric conditions affecting weather. They simulate air and underwater conditions using laser beams and mirrors under director Dr. Richard McFarland with assistant J. D. Sturbois and Robert Lilley assisting.
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Ohio University
Radar Hill
Athens
Richard McFarland
Robert Lilley
J. D. Sturbois
John J. Papageorge City Record Update
John J. Papageorge of Somerset faced a police record on intoxication charges with a $31 penalty assessed.
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John J. Papageorge
Somerset
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