Area Forest Planting To Put 195000 Trees In Six States Forests
Ernest J. Gebhard district forester says nearly 195000 trees will be planted on state ground across six forests. A planting crew of three plus workers operates one machine, with labor from Hocking Honor Camp to work in the Hocking Forest. Planting figures: Hocking 45000 Zaleski 18000 Hacccoon 35000 Waterloo 46000 Athens 30000 Shade River 20000. The machine covers 7000 to 8000 trees daily. individual planters 500 to 600. project to finish by April 30.
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Ernest J. Gebhard
Hocking
Gebhard
Zaleski
Hacccoon
Waterloo
Athens
Shade River
State Rejects Hospital Fire Aid Contract
The Ohio Department of Welfare rejected a two year Athens State Hospital fire protection contract after finding the Athens city fee too high. City officials proposed 1600 dollars per year but state officials suggested revised terms based on Lima benchmarks of 600 dollars annually plus hourly apparatus charges. Athens has continued protection pending new figures and contract redraft.
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Ohio Department of Welfare
Athens State Hospital
Athens
Columbus
William Rowland
Rowland
Lima
Lima State Hospital
Penny Meters Bow Out on City Main Streets
On Ath ens main streets penny meters are nearly gone. Police converted 200 city meters to nickel-for-an-hour meters due to wear and mechanical trouble from penny usage. Special 12 minute meters remain at the post office and banks.
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Athens
Albany Men Hurt In Two Car Crash
Two Albany men were injured in a head on collision on Meadowbrook Lane Road two miles east of Albany. Drivers were Jack Cooper, 67, and Pearl Brooks, 25. Cooper was treated for a bruised chest and face lacerations and released. Brooks had knee lacerations and a knee bump. Both cars were heavily damaged.
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Albany Route 3
Albany
Meadowbrook Lane
Jack Cooper
Pearl Brooks
Cooper
Brooks
Three Drivers Fined After Patrol Arrests
Three drivers were fined Thursday by Mayor Peter B. Lee after arrests by the State Highway Patrol. Harry L. Bowers 19 of Athens paid $10 and costs for disobeying a stop sign. Raymond L. McCray 21 of Athens paid $10 and costs for driving an unsafe vehicle. John A. Brophy 28 of Lake Charles La paid $5 and costs for passing at an intersection.
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Peter B. Lee
State Highway Patrol
Harry L. Bowers
Athens
Raymond L. McCray
John A. Brophy
Lake Charles
Look Ahead in Agriculture to Enduring Farm Profits
Farm and Home Week program at Columbus Tuesday features B. Jesness of Minnesota on a question many farmers have pondered for years. His talk titled A Look Ahead in Agriculture aims to explain the long term outlook.
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Columbus
B. Jesness
Department of
University of Minnesota
Purdue University
Claude Harper
Purdue
Toby Smith Rites Planned Sunday
Funeral services for Sylvester Toby Smith 85 are set for Sunday at 2 30 p m at Jagers Funeral Home conducted by Rev Lena Bradenburg. Friends may call after Saturday noon. Burial will be in Hocking Cemetery.
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Sylvester
Toby) Smith
Martha Carpenter
Jagers
Lena Bradenburg
Hocking Cemetery
Driver Hurt In Two Car Crash On N Lancaster Street
A Zaleski man, Harold William Goodin, 29, was slightly injured when his car collided with Melvin Wesley Wells, 19, Athens Route 4, on N Lancaster Street near Brown Drive. Goodin faced charges of unsafe operation as the incident marked the fourth accident logged by city police that day.
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Zaleski
N. Lancaster St
Brown Drive
Harold William Goodin
Melvin Wesley Wells
Athens
N. Lancaster
Wellg
St. Court St
Athena Theater
Poice
Rudolph Primovic
Lancaster
Kroger
Floyd Barker
S. Shannon Ave
Robert LaMont
Mill St
James Goodman
Portsmouth
Bernice S. Edwards
Congress St
Carpenter St
Edwards
New Marshfield to hold pre Easter services and pageant
Reverend James H. Horner of the New Marshfield Church of Christ will lead pre Easter services starting March 29 with the theme Seven Sayings of Jesus Upon the Cross A pageant titled The Shadow of the Cross will be performed An Easter sunrise service is also planned at the church.
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New Marshfield
James H. Horner
Capacity Crowd Sees Amateur Show at Athens High
A capacity crowd last night at Athens High School auditorium saw Butch Anderson of Athens Route 4 win first place in the Sinclair talent show. Eddie Sweeney placed second and Arminda Kimes with Betty Hope tied for third. a barbershop quartet and a Dixieland band also ranked highly.
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Butch” Anderson
Athens Route 4
Sinclair
Athens High School
Anderson
Ted Lewis
W. M. Anderson
Mechanicsburg School
Ted
Columbus
WLWC
Eddie Sweeney
Rome - Canaan
Arminda Kimes
Betty Hope
Athens
Larry Thompson
Gary McBride
Carl Michael
Coulter Meek
Johnny Simpkins
Delores McInturf
Bob McIntorf
Brent Cornwell
Vic Campbell
Tom Evans
Lyn Bailard
Appropriation Withheld for County Home Repair
County commissioners pause the annual appropriation to the County Home after noting a defect in the new heating system. They inspected the facility Wednesday and will ask the architect to direct contractors to fix the defect while approving the new heating system. Superintendent Willard Simonton and matron Gladys Simonton were praised for cleanliness and operation.
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Willard and
Gladys ‘Simonton
Blast kills nineteen in Arctic Spitsbergen coal pit
A violent explosion in a coal pit on Arctic Spitsbergen Island, near Oslo, Norway, left nineteen workers dead on Thursday. Rescue teams secured the site as officials investigated the blast and its cause.
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Oslo
Norway
Arctic Spitsbergen Island
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