New Alexander Local School District Formed in Athens County
The Alexander Local district named from Albany Shade Waterloo is created with Marcus Lohr Jr as administrator head, Raymond Brooks to lead Waterloo, and George Sasser to head Shade. Seven Columbus Marietta and Lancaster architects met with the board to discuss a new high school site near district center.
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Albany-Shade-Waterloo
Columbus
Marietta
Lancaster
Alexander Local
Alexander
Marcus Lohr, Jr
Albany
Raymond Brooks
Waterloo
George Sasser
Shade
Foresters Prepare Area Visit To Inspect Forest Facilities
Five graduate students from the State University College of Forestry at Syracuse University will visit Zaleski State Forest and Waterloo Wildlife Experiment Station Monday and Tuesday. Supervisors are Profs. Earl Patric and Donald F. Behrend. The trip covers four states and lasts a week to study notable forest and wildlife management facilities.
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Zaleski State Forest
Waterloo Wildlife Experiment Station
State University College of Forestry
Syracuse University
Earl ¥. Patric
Donald F. Behrend
Behrend
Athens
Ohio Division of Wildlife
PTO Meets Hears Talk On Guidance
AMESVILLE March meeting of the Ames-Bern PTO at the high school heard Alan Bowen explain guidance program phases and permanent student records. Richard Everett James Dean and Mark Smith were announced as participants in the Sons of the American Revolution Oratorical Contest.
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Amesville
Ames-Bern
Alan Bowen
Richard Everett
James Dean
Mark Smith
Nellie Woolley
Hattie Inman
J. Milton Cain
Louise Linscott
Inman
Virginia Eddy
Darrel Antle
Richard Lewis
Bethany Ridge Home Destroyed by Fire in Coolville
A Bethany Ridge residence was destroyed by a Thursday afternoon blaze, displacing a Curtis family of five. Firefighters arrived at 3 15 p.m. with flames beyond control destroying the two story frame home though outbuildings were saved. The family lost all possessions and needs clothing for two boys aged five and six and a seven year old daughter with specified clothing and shoe sizes.
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Bethany Ridge
Coolville
Buster Curtis
Curtis
Ex-Garage Becomes OU Special Projects Shop
Ohio University converts the former Wakefield Motors site on Richland Ave into a temporary special projects development shop for the physics chemistry and engineering departments. Renovations include heating lighting roof work and installation of surplus war materiel equipment. The building should be ready by late spring pending the new science and engineering center completion.
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Richland Ave
Wakefield Motors
Ohio University
W. H. Wakefield
License Tag Office Hours Are Extended
The deputy registrar of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles plans longer hours during the final sales days for 1964 auto tags. The courthouse office will stay open Saturday until 5 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday until 8 or 9 p.m. The 1964 tags must be on cars by Tuesday midnight, with about 5000 plates sold by Thursday. Sales are ahead of last year for the same period. Motorists need their titles registrations and $10.35.
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Dwight Robinson
Mothers Club Meeting At Canter Residence
CHAUNCEY The Mothers Club met at Mrs Barbara Canter home. Members crafted novelty dish cloths to sell at a future bazaar. The next gathering will be hosted by Mrs Rita Canter on April 7.
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Mothers Club
Canter Residence
Chauncey
Mothers’ Club
Barbara Canter
Rita Canter
Andrews Sails With USS Seminole Off Taiwan in Backpack Exercise
Albert M. Andrews of Glouster serves as chief storekeeper aboard the attack cargo ship USS Seminole. He participates in a joint U.S. Nationalist China amphibious drill named Operation Backpack off Taiwan’s coast.
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Glouster
Albert M. Andrews
USN
Alfred D. Andrews
Cross St
Seminole
Taiwan
Lowery Graduates From USN School
GLOUSTER Martin W. Lowery airman USN son of Mr and Mrs Norman S Lowery 68 Locust St Glouster graduated from Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals School at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tenn on March 6 Hollister PTO March meeting led by Jennie Carey in Wright absence room count won by Mrs Sorrell Brown and Olinger membership drive underway
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Glouster
Martin W. Lowery
USN
Norman S. Lowery
Locust St
Aviation Mechanical Fundamentals
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
Hollister
PTO
Jennie Carey
Wanda Wright
Sorrell
Brown
Olinger
Twenty Three February Marriage Licenses Issued at Athens Court
Twenty three marriage licenses were issued at the Athens Courthouse in February, four more than last year. Occupations varied from housewife to student, with several men averaging 26 and women 22 in age. The youngest applicants were 15 for women and 18 for men, with ages ranging up to 54 for men and 40 for women. The widest age gap was 19 years in a single couple.
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Athens Courty
Air Force
Glouster Personal Notes Highlight Local Moves and Visits
Local residents report family health news travel and visits. Rob ert Spangler of Shelby suffered a stroke and died hours later. funeral held in Shelby. Tally Munden, now in Pittsfield Illinois, underwent cataract surgery with expected full vision recovery. Dean Bingman had brain surgery in Columbus from a Florida car crash. Grace Sayre returned home from Phoenix after time with relatives. Jim Ginnan and Mary Ginnan hosted and visited kin in Columbus and Cleveland. Rita May Watkins visited Columbus. Jacksonville Eagles host dance with Vikings band. Easter egg hunt for Knights of Columbus members Sunday at the K of C hall.
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Sybil Kurtzman
Spring St
Robert Spangler
Shelby
Shelby Holy Cross
Shelby Settlement
Tally Munden
Pittsfield
Ill
Dave Cox
Broad St
Dean Bingman
Circleville
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Florida
Grace Sayre
Trimble
Bob Ladington
Harry
Bob
Phoenix
Ariz
Jim Ginnan
Braun Sr
Inlaw
Robert Ginnan
Andrew Ginnan
Cleveland
Jim
Mary Ginnan
Rita May Watkins
The
Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Hall
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the Messenger
Ohio
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Jacksonville
Twig 2
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Andrews
Lowery
USN School
Jacksonville Eagles
Vikings
Wer Shop
Hartz
Shorts
Stout
Dacron and Worsteds
Dacron
Bermuda
Madras
Shapely
Nelson Paige
Dacron and Cotton
William Tell
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