Athens ministers plan citywide Good Friday service
Plans for the annual Good Friday service March 27 were announced by Rev. Jay Harold Keiser and Rev. Joe Maffett. Athens retailers will close 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as worship runs 12 to 3 p.m. at First Christian Church with fifteen ministers sharing passages and organ meditations.
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Jay Harold Keiser
Athens City Ministerial Association
Joe B
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Gerald M. Kyle
Maffet
First Christian Church
W. State and
Congress Streets
Walter Whitaker
Evangelical United Brothern Church
R. Edsel Wilcox
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Thomas Niccolls
Westminster Foundation
Henry Tempel
Salvation Army
Howard Myers
Christ Lutheran Church
Edward Trumper
Seventh Day Adventist
Gene Rowe
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Llewellyn Kemmerle
First Presbyterian Church
Walter Jeffries
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Claude Sandlin
First Church of God
Athens County Auxiliary Earns Excellent Rating in Inspection
The Athens County Auxiliary of the State Highway Patrol received an excellent rating from a district inspection team led by Auxiliary Maj. Ross Williams. The 34-member unit, praised by Williams and commendations awarded to Wilbur Sinnett for 346 points, was lauded for its performance amid guests including area officers at K. T. Crossen Post No. 21.
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Athens
OSP
Jack Spencer
Williams
Ohio
Trash Fire Threat Near Lower Plains Home
Fire at a Lower Plains residence threatened Robert Frost on Route 682 and a neighbor’s home after burning trash spread to grass. Firefighters stopped the blaze before damage to the home or garage. Frost is brother of Joseph Frost of Stewart, whose home was destroyed the previous day.
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Lower Plains
Basil Cullison
The
Plains Fire Department
Robert Frost
Frost
Joseph Frost
Stewart
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
Mr and Mrs Elmer Rut ter announce the birth of a son in Athens. Admitted at Shelter ing Arms Hospital were Kenneth Leach Zales ki Clarence F Vorhes Albany Clifford Potts Athens Route 2. Dismissed were Paulette McKinney Chaunc ey Mrs Charles Line and daughter Athens James Moody Millfield Mrs Dale Windland The Plains Mrs Francis Green and son Carpenter Route 2 Mrs Mae Guess Athens Earl Beeman Athens.
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Kenneth Leach
Zaleski
Clarence F. Vorhes
Albany
Clifford Potts
Athens
Paulette McKinney
Chauncey
Charles Line
James Moody
Millfield
Dale Windland
the Plains
Francis Green
Mae Guess
Earl Beeman
New Liquor Permit Requests In Process
Two Athens County establishments have permits under processing by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control. Millard DeLong at 52 Hocking St Nelsonville seeks a D-1 permit for 3.2 percent beer for on premises and carry-out. Opal and Walter Mathews at 510 W Union St Athens seek a D-3A permit to allow extended hours to 2 30 a m for a D-3 permit holder.
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Columbus
Athens County
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Millard DeLong
Hocking St
Nelsonville
Opal
Walter Mathews
W. Union St
Athens
Ohio University dean to receive honored lecture at Psi Chi dinner
Dr. Gaige B. Paulsen, dean of Ohio University's University College and psychology department member since 1930, will be feted at a 6 p.m. Baker Center dinner by Psi Chi. He will present the second annual distinguished lecture in psychology, with tickets available at the department office. Born in Wisconsin, he directed testing and vocational counseling from 1944 to 1954 before becoming dean.
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Gaige B. Paulsen
Ohio University
University College
Baker Center
Psi Chi
Dean Paulsen
Wisconsin
Personal Property Tax Returns Due April 30
County Auditor J Whaley reminds that 1964 personal property tax returns must be filed by April 30. About 2500 forms were mailed to last year’s filers. payments are underway. All individuals, partnerships, associations, and corporations must file. Deputies will assist in Whaley’s office and at area banks on March 24 25 and 26.
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J. W. Whaley
Whaley
Tri-County Bank
Coolville
Glouster Community Bank
First National Bank
Nelsonville
VFW District Meeting Is Planned Sunday
Members of District 12 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday at VFW Post 3467 in Nelsonville. District adjutant Conrad J. Josten said a steak dinner will be served at noon.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Nelsonville
Conrad J. Josten
Five Athens Countians Inducted Into Army at Ft Hayes
Five Athens County men left by bus Friday for Columbus to be inducted into the Army at Ft Hayes. The group received Bibles from the Gideon Society and had been due for induction March 10 but flood delays shifted their trip. Leaders named include William W. Adams The Plains, with inductees James E. Kyle and John L. Williams of Athens, Donald E. Barnhouse and Donald E. Coen of Guysville.
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Athens
Columbus
Ft. Hayes
Gideon Society
Selective Service
William W. Adams
the Plains
James E. Kyle
John L. Williams
Donald E. Barnhouse
Donald E. Coen
Guysville
Driver Changes Plea and Is Fined in DWI Case
David S. Kellermyer, 22, of 23 S Congress St, changed his plea to guilty in Municipal Court for driving while intoxicated. He was fined 125 dollars plus costs, sentenced to six days in jail with three suspended, placed on 120 days probation, and received a 120 day license suspension. Police noted flood parking restrictions on McKinley Race and E Mulberry require vehicles to move or face citations.
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David S. Kellermyer
S. Congress St
Local youths charged with traffic and restraint offenses
Michael Foster 19 of 12 Poplar Street fined 50 dollars and costs with 30 days jail suspended and six months probation. Stephen Reiff 19 of West Green No 5 cited for disorderly conduct with 25 dollars and costs. Oliver Charles Lineback 23 of Nelsonville fined 15 dollars and costs for speeding. Phillip Edgar Parker 21 of 57 Mill Street cited for speeding with 15 dollars and costs.
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Michael Foster
Poplar St
Stephen Reiff
West Green No. 5
Oliver Charles Lineback
Nelsonville
Phillip Edgar Parker
Mill St
Court Cases and Awards From Local Courts
Municipal Court William H Hawk Athens Route 4 intoxication city police 31 dollar bond. County Court Kenneth Eugene Barnhart 24 Glouster charged with assault and battery by wife Sharon sheriff 25 dollars and costs. Willard Frank Clark 27 Athens Route 3 intoxication patrol 15 dollars and costs. Mrs Louise Bobo 60 Ohio University employe from Jacksonville to Sheltering Arms Hospital for chest and arm pains fire department squad oxygen en route. Joseph A Eszterhas Ohio University sophomore from Cleveland tied for fourth in Hearst Foundation journalism awards program winning 200 dollar scholarship.
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William H. Hawk
Athens
Kenneth Eugene Barnhart
Glouster
Sharon
Willard Frank Clark
Louise Bobo
Ohio University
Jacksonville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Baker Center
Joseph A. Eszterhas
Cleveland
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Waltonians Endorse Margaret Creek Watershed Plan
Athens Izaak Walton League chapter backed the Margaret Creek Watershed project in a Thursday meeting. John Millar and Ed Wagoner outlined a 64 square mile plan with six dams funded by the federal government and half the cost of recreational facilities. The league pledged support funds and oversight. land acquisition would be by state and landowners. a committee led by Wilson Smith and others will push completion.
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Margaret Creek
Athens
Izaak Walton League
John Millar
Ed Wagoner
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
League
Wilson Smith P. S. Wamsley
D. K. Seward
Gerald Glover
Dock Fees Rise Protests Prompt Public Hearing
Sportsmen who opposed dock and mooring fee increases at Lake Burr Oak and Dow Lake will get another chance to voice concerns. The Ohio Division of Parks schedules a public hearing on April 20 at 9 30 a m in Hearing Room No 3, Ohio Departments Building, Columbus. The initial increase drew written protests and a prior Athens hearing, prompting a review by Department of Natural Resources officials.
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Lake Burr Oak
Dow Lake
Ohio Division of Parks
Ohio Departments
Columbus
Athens
Department of Natural Resources
Rain Forecast in Athens and River Levels Dip
A light rain fell Friday morning in Athens as observer C. L. Colmer recorded 38 degrees at 9 30. The day rose only three degrees from the low while Thursday’s high reached 49. The Hocking River has receded to 5.95 feet.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Hocking
Tar Truck Fire Near Ames Route 50 A
A flooded carburetor ignited a tar truck three and a half miles west of Amesville on Route 50 A Thursday afternoon. Chief James Dillie of the Ames Bern Amesville department reported. The truck driven by Okey Nutter of Stockport is owned by Earl Harris of Stockport. Firemen arrived to find the blaze out.
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Route 50
Amesville
James Dillie
Ames-Bern-Amesville
Okey Nutter
Stockport
Earl Harris
School Referendum Petition Heads to November Ballot
County Superintendent T C Porter asked the election board to place the Rome Canaan Ames Bern Carthage Troy referendums on the November ballot. The school board voted to place the 887 signature petition on the general election ballot. Porter says the petition has enough signatures to place the district created on February 4 on the ballot.
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T. C. Porter
Rome- Canaan
Ames-Bern
Carthage - Troy
Porter
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