New Episcopal Bishop Plans Visit To Athens
The Rev. John McGill Krumm will be consecrated sixth bishop of the Southern Ohio diocese at Christ Church Cincinnati. He will visit Athens Tuesday evening at 7:30 to greet local Episcopal parishes at the Ohio University Inn. The ceremony will be broadcast at 11 a.m. Saturday on WHTV TV. A fire on College Street damaged Betsy Kodak’s car about 11:06 a.m. Thursday with $25 damage.
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Southern Ohio
Athens
John McGill Krumm
Church of the Ascension
New York City
Ohio University Inn
Krumm
South Bend
Ind
Christ Church
Cincinnati
Whtv-Tv
Columbus
John Gilligan
William Saxbe
Robert Taft
Unior
College Streets
Betsy Kodak
Charles Dalton
Commissioners Get Right Of Way For Improving Golf Course Road
Athens County commissioners accept a right of way to relocate a road section to eliminate a bad hill and curve with work planned by year end 1972. County engineer Gerald Hann expects to perform the project this year or next.
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Athens County
Gerald Hann
York Two
Two Women Share Birthday Dinner in Nelsonville Area
Evelyn Burchfield of Chauncey and Ethel Smith of Nelsonville celebrated joint birthday dinner at the Smith home on Sunday. They turned 76 on March 5. Burchfield also hosted an additional party with her three daughters and extended families including the Mathews and Vernon households from Wonderland New Straitville and Sandridge where Huggie McCune and Donna joined.
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Chauncey
Evelyn Burchfield
Ethel Smith
Nelsonville
Smith Home
Joe Mathews
Anneth
Brenda
Wonderland
Ada Vernon
Mary Lou
Susan
New Straitsville
Hughie McCune
Donna
Sandridge
Marriage Licenses List From Athens Area Couples
A roster of marriage licenses shows Terry Michael McDonald 2 from The Plains and Zella Mich elle Ploghoff 19 from Athens. Ronald L. Brown 20 Parkersburg West Virginia and Jaynie Taylor 19 Nelsonville. James A. Chacona Jr. 23 and Diane K. Pape 22 both Athens students. Larry Edward Gibson 22 Athens policeman and Debora Kay Clark 17 student. Gregory L. Winner 20 and Jean A. Moyer 20 Glou ster. David Lee Sharp 22 plumber and Janis Hughes 18 teacher's aide of Amesville. William David Sprague 22 Berea student and Rebecca Susan Patchen 22 Athens teacher. Paul Gebbard 21 student and Cynthia Axline 23 registered nurse both Athens.
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Terry Michael McDonald
the Plains
U.S. Air Force
Zella Michelle Ploghoff
Athens
Ronald L. Brown
Parkersburg
W. Va
Jaynie Taylor
Nelsonville
James A. Chacona Jr
Diane K. Pape
Larry Edward Gibson
Debora Kay Clark
Gregory L. Winner
Jean A. Moyer
Glouster
David Lee Sharp
Janis Hughes
Amesville
William David Sprague
Berea
Rebecca Susan Patchen
Paul Gebbard
Cynthia Axline
Sth Grader Wins Athens Spelling Bee
Stevie Guilkey an eighth grader at Albany Elementary School will represent the Athens County School System in a Columbus newspaper spelling bee. The county event crowned an alternate Mary Coen and named winners from Waterloo Amesville and Federal Hocking Middle, with the competition held Monday morning.
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Stevie Guilkey
Albany
Athens County
Columbus
Mary Guilkey
Stevie
Mary Coen
Coolville
John and
John Wagoner
Waterloo
Brent Chadwell
Amesville
Anita Hart
Federal Hocking Middle School
Ohio University President cites non education laws impact
Ohio University President Claude R. Sowle explained to Gov. Gilligan how Ohio General Assembly actions not aimed at higher education can affect state universities. He detailed budget squeeze from civil service pay hikes and building funding gaps, plus ongoing overtime and Ironton Branch site reviews as part of university strategy before the April 12 trustees meeting.
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Hann
Ohio Valley Hospital Services Foundation
Appalachian Regional Commission
Ohio University
Claude R. Sowle
John J. Gilligan
Sowle
New York
Washington
Ironton
Gilligan
Ironton Academic Center
Lancaster
City OKs Tractor Bid
NELSONVILLE Grasley Industrial Equipment of Marietta won the bid for a combination tractor backhoe and end-loader for the city. The 800-model John Deere unit priced at 7,388.11 was the lowest bid opened February 26 by the city board of control. Other bidders were Con-Ag Equipment Athens Reasor Equipment Hamden Southeast Equipment Cambridge and King Equipment Wellston.
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Nelsonville
Grasley
Marietta
Safety Service
Homer Adams Sr
John Deere
City Board of Control
Con-Ag Equipment Inc
Athens
Reasor Equipment Co
Hamden
Southeastern Equipment Co. Inc
Cambridge
King Equipment Co
Wellston
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Mr. Krumm
Board of Chaplains
New York University
Yale
Kenyon College
Rev
Goff
Marlene Dunfee
Jants' I
Sillikkn
M. L. Clark
Friendly Circle
Senior Citizens Club
Gladys Haning
Forrest Shaver
Gwen Canole
Mary Shafer
Victoria
Australia
Chauncey Brownies
Chauncey Christian Church Junior Fellowship
Chi Rho
CMF
Biff Brown
Jim Johnson
Christ
Kenneth Hostetler
Grace Wesleyan Church
Congress
Washington Sts
Ohio
Youth Evangelettes
the Challengers Quartet
Arthur Brooks
Young’s
West Columbus St
Columbus St
Tom Price
Board of Regents
John D. Millett
City Oks Tractor Bid
Hampshire House
Marting’s Men’s Dept
Soren
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