City-Church Land Trade Studied For Parking Unit
A possible trade between Athens city administration and First Presbyterian Church could clear ground for a 400-car multi level parking facility. The church would swap city owned ground level parking with $75,000 cash for the city to take over the North College Street property now leased from the church. The plan requires church congregational approval next Sunday and awaits city council input from the parking committee.
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First Presbyterian Church
Athens
North College Street
Church
Raymond Shepard
Washington and
College Streets
Ohio University
First Presbyterian Church Board
Denture Support Powder Promises Firmer Fits
An advertisement touts FASTEETH alkaline powder to improve denture retention and comfort by up to 35 percent. It claims no gummy taste, no sour flavor, and odor control while urging regular dentist visits and availability at drug counters.
These days you hear it said that everyone is becoming a specialist
The piece argues that specialization is rising as technology and science advance and positions the lender as a specialist in home financing. It touts fast service, expert counsel, and tailored help for home loans, urging readers to consult about buying or building a home.
Bond Issue Likely for Trimble Area
The Trimble Local School board plans a summer special election to approve a 433 000 bond to build a new elementary school. Superintendent George Sasser says a June or July date will be set, with millage and exact terms to be determined. A Columbus attorney will prepare papers for ballot placement. no site has been chosen. State aid requests for construction have not yet been approved due to pupil numbers. The district would cover election costs, similar to a regular election.
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Trimble
George Sasser
Columbus
Glouster
Jacksonville
Hollister
Monroe
Meigs Man Fined For Contempt
Meigs County Municipal Court Monday considered contempt of court and a case involving a husband who struck his wife. Gaylord Saulsberry, 30, Harrisonville, found guilty of contempt for failure to appear on Feb 24. Fined 50 dollars and costs. 50 dollar bond set on a petty larceny charge continued. Carl Davis, 40, 221 W Washington St, pleaded guilty to striking Norma Davis, fined 50 dollars and costs. Both cases handled by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaylord J. Saulsberry
Harrisonville
Saulsberry
Carl Davis
Washington St
Norma
Science Day Program Postponed At Ohio U
The annual Science Day at Ohio University is postponed from March 18 to April 1 due to the university spring vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ohio University
Extra Funds For Sheriffs Up For Vote
In Columbus Ohio a bill to provide contingency funds equal to half a sheriff’s annual salary is up for a Senate vote tonight. Sponsored by Sen James K Leedy and others the measure would be periodically audited to ease investigations for sheriffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Senate
James K. Leedy
Wayne
House
Servicemen News from Ohio area graduates and deployments
Airman William L. Boston Jr son of William L. Boston Coolville has been chosen for technical training at Keesler AFB Mississippi as a communications electronics specialist after completing basic training at Lackland AFB Texas He graduated Carthage Troy High School and attended Ohio University His wife Linda Larkens is from Coolville AFC Richard Bowles son of Si Bowles Albany Route 2 serves in Vietnam as a Pacific Air Forces food service specialist He previously belonged to Dover AFB Delaware Alexander High School and is married to Ruth Roof of Millfield Route 1 Marine Pvt Herbert L Tucker son of George R Tucker 21 Kurtz Ave completed eight weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego He will undergo three weeks of individual combat training then report to his first Marine assignment.
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William L. Boston Jr
William L. Boston
Coelville
Keesler Afb
Miss
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Carthage-Troy
Ohio University
Athens
Linda Larkens
Coolville
Afc Richard
Bowles
Si Bowles
Albany
Vietnam
Pacific Air Forces
Southeast Asia
436Th Services
Dover Afb
Del
Alexander High School
Ruth Roof
Millfield
Herbert L. Tucker
George R. Tucker
Kurtz Ave
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
Haydenville Man Hurt As Car Hits Bridge
Haydenville man Ricky Lee Danielson twenty of Haydenville sustained a head injury when his southbound car on Route 691 struck a foot bridge after being cut off by a second vehicle. He was treated at Mount St Mary Hospital. The other auto failed to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Lee Danielson
Haydenville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Danielson
Donna D. Williams
Newark
James W. Dingus
London
Nelsonville
Deanville
Margaret Smith
Little Hocking
Athens - Hocking
Ex-OU Writer Charles Smart Dies at 62
Charles Allen Smart, 62, novelist and writer in residence at Ohio University in the 1940s and early 1950s, died in Chillicothe. He authored The Green Adventure, premiered Feb 18, 1954, and RFD, a 1938 best seller on farm life. A Harvard graduate, he taught English at Choate and wrote many works. He joined Ohio University in 1946 and left in 1953 after completing The Green Adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
Ohio
Charles Allen Smart
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio
George Smart
Tron Age
Cleveland
Smart
George W. Dun
Dun and Bradstreet
Harvard University
New England
Rosscommon
Sassafras Hill
Doubleday, Doran and Co
New York
Choate School
Wallingford, Conn
University
Former Athens Vian Is Research Chemist
Richard B. Hartman, former Athens man and Ohio University alumnus, has joined 3M Company in St. Paul Minn as a research chemist. He earned a doctorate from Ohio State University last year and lives in Maplewood with his wife.
Albany House Destroyed By Fire On Sunday Morning
A vacant residence owned by Clayton Hager burned Sunday morning on the edge of Albany behind the old Albany schoolhouse. The Albany Fire Department battled the blaze at 8 a.m. with five firefighters and one truck. furniture stored inside was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Clayton Hager
Albany Fire Department
Burglary Investigated At Richland Market
Police investigated an attempted burglary at the C and E Market on Richland Avenue. The break in was discovered at 7:30 a.m. by owner Mrs. Charles Jeffers, and a lock on the front door had been twisted off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Market
C and E Market
Richad Avenue
Charles Jeffers
Faculty Back Alden Position Amid Ohio U Talks
University strike drags on as 15,000 students await resumed classwork. Faculty rally behind President Alden while Sherman blocks, with AFL CIO representative Dailey planning a closed session attendance in Columbus. Sheriff Shields reports continued restraining orders and pickup of court documents as campus cleanup and heating plant operations resume during spring break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afl-Cio
Ohio U
Columbus
Dailey
Barry Conners
Harold Shields
Common Pleas
Shields
Federal Hocking land deal nears final papers signed
The Hocking Local School District plans to finalize purchase of 41.7 acres for the Federal Hocking High School site along Route 144 east of Stewart. The board will pay 41700 dollars and secure water service from the Tuppers Plains Chester district by August 1968. A staff survey seeks input from district employees as a questionnaire circulates. The board budgeted 200 dollars for instructional materials and plans five new school buses and educational land use on 14 Broadwell acres, plus roof bids for Ames Bern High and Stewart elementary. Teacher Herbert Sanger submitted his resignation.
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Federal - Hocking High School
Route 144
Stewart
E. L. Koehler
Tuppers Plains - Chester
Lottridge
Koehler
Welfare Department
Broadwell
Herbert Sanger
Hockingport
City Court Records Show February Docket Totals
The Municipal Court listed 307 cases in February with 91 state and 216 city actions. Fines and costs totaled $6,470.65, with traffic bureau receipts at $3,136.69 including $3,074.69 from general parking and $62 from College Street lot. In February 1966 the court had 282 city cases totaling $3,421.80 in fines and costs and traffic receipts of $1,656.37.
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City Traffic Bureau
College Street
Births and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital
In Athens area, Mr and Mrs Carl Peterson announce a daughter and Mr and Mrs Julian Tracy announce a son. Other births listed for local families. Admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital are Donna Price Barbara Bobo Dallas M Downard Thomas Salyers Lawrence White Raymond Augustine Jr Clarence Cooley Warren Woods David Shaver Charles C Morris Rebecca Jo Mansfield Brad Kennard Trimble Mrs Harry McMullen Paul Chapman John Pullins Norma Willis Chauncey Ronald Lieving New Haven WV Mrs Charles Elliott Albany. Dismissed list includes Garnet Sickels Edward H Phelps Joseph Mantle Lois Smith Kathleen Higgins Betty Turner Arlo Gift Hazel Burke Sothi Pan and son Wayne Gilkey Mrs Kenneth Wolfert and son John T Cox Mrs Joe E Lucas Bernice Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Price
Barbara Bobo
Dallas M. Downard
Thomas Salyers
Lawrence White
Raymond Augustine Jr
Clarence Cooley
Warren Woods
Athens
David Shaver
Charles C. Morris
Millfield
Rebecca Jo Mansfield
the Plains
Brad Kennard
Trimble
Harry McMullen
Paul Chapman
John Pullins
Shade
Norma K. Willis
Chauncey
Ronald Lieving
New Haven
W. Va
Charles Elliott
Albany
Garnet Sickels
Edward H Phelps
Joseph Mantle
Lois Smith
Kathleen Sue Higgins
Betty Turner
Arlo Gift
Hazel Burke
Sothi Pan
Wayne W. Gilkey
Kenneth Wolfert
John T. Cox
Joe E. Lucas
Bernice Smith
Guilty Plea Entered In Athens Break-In
Dean Hunter, 19, of Sargent Hall, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to breaking into the residence of Mrs. Edward Sable on Kurtz Street. He was arrested early Saturday, held on $500 bond, and bound over to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Hunter
Sargent Hall
Edward Sable
Kurtz Street
Hunter
Traffic Fines in Municipal Court
Roy D. Gold of Athens Route 1 was fined $15 and costs for improper starting by police. Martin Ray Levy, 27, of 199 N. Lancaster St., was found guilty of passing on a hill crest and assessed $10 and costs by the patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy D. Gold
Athens
Martin Ray Levy
Lancaster St
Hillcrest
Athens Native Elected To Association Post
Athens native Dean Nida was elected vice president of the National Association of Purchasing Agents for District 3 at a Davenport Iowa meeting. He is the son of Mrs. Ray Shafer of The Plains and lives in Springfield Missouri, with the district spanning seven states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Dean Nida
National Association of Purchasing Agents
Davenport
Iowa
Nida
Ray Shafer
Plains
Springfield
Common Pleas Jury Deliberates DWI Case in Nelsonville
A Common Pleas Court jury heard evidence Monday in the trial of Gary Joe Matheny 23 of Nelsonville indicted for driving a motorcycle while under the influence. The case went to the jury late this morning. Baughman Insurance Agency of Albany named among Ohio Mutual top 10 units, finishing second under Olive Baughman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Gary Joe Matheny
Nelsonville
Bucyrus — Baughman Insurance Agency of
Albany
Ohio Mutual Insurance Association
Olive Baughman
Canaan Two to Discuss Annexation Meeting Called
A Wednesday 7:30 p.m. gathering at Canaan Grange Hall will discuss annexing land in Canaan Two to the city of Athens. Residents of the Federal Hocking School District and Canaan Two are invited to attend the meeting about annexing a property area including the new McBee Systems plant to Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
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Mill Street
THE
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Meigs Man
Watchmaker Jeweler
Wilson Baker
Court
Athens, Ohio
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Jewel Crickew
Route
Charles A. Smart
Athens Vian
Phoenix
C. M. Bowman
Figg
George Lovell
Los Angeles Lakers
Rudy LaRusso
2000U
Alden
Saxbe
Ohio University Board of Trustees
Edu
Edward Dailey
American Federation of State, County and
City Court
Lavina Lycks
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Carl Peterson
Julian Tracy
Guysville
David Berger
Joseph Flannery
David Young
Complete Insurance Service
Jaseran
Dea
Don Reed
Bob Baur
Reed & Baur, Inc
Canaan Two
Donald K. Barstow
Jessie W. Ley, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill & Co
Dwight H. Rutherford
Joseph Seiple
Saltz Insurance Agency
Richard Guinther
Stimson
Stimson Ave
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