Rita Wilbur wins Athens County spelling championship
Rita Wilbur an eighth grader at Albany Junior High School won the Athens County school system spelling contest with nine grade school champions present. She will represent the system in the Ohio spelling finals May 4 at Ohio State University Union in Columbus. Runner up was Gary Green, age 13, from Shade Elementary.
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Rita Wilbur
Athens County
Albany Junior High
Vance Wilbur
Albany
Rita
Ohio
Ohio State University Union
Columbus
Gary Green
Eugene Green
Shade
Gary
Andy Ransom
Edwin Leatherwood
Athens County Joins Ohio Cancer Crusade Opening
Athens County unit of the American Cancer Society joins state groups in unveiling the 1968 Ohio Cancer Crusade as the 10th Ohio Cured Cancer Assembly meets in Columbus. The Athens County crusade chair and executive director join others to promote a state goal of 2.5 million dollars nationwide 41 million and an Athens County target of 15000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Ohio Cancer Crusade
American Cancer Society
Ohio Cured Cancer Assembly
Columbus
William H. Kirchner
Grosvernor St
Ohio
Edward T. van Dyke
Athens County Crusade
Maybelle Bartlett
Athens County Group
Athens
Edward van Dyke
Glenn Atkinson
Richard Dean
Shirley Conway
Associated National
the Nurses
Yale University
Robert Handschumacher
William J. Pugh Jr
Painesville
New Trial Overruled In Ohio Airport Crash Suit
Athens County Common Pleas Judge John Bolin overruled a motion for a new trial in a case against Jack Gilbert of Avon Place arising from a plane crash at Ohio University airport on October 14, 1964. The U S Aviation Underwriters sought 1614 for repairs after Gilbert allegedly instructed the pilot to land in the grass infield.
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Athens County
Gilbert
Reedsville Work Bids Opened by Army Engineers
U S Corps of Engineers awarded two contracts for auxiliary buildings at the Reedsville Belleville Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. Paul E Lehman Co Chambersburg PA bid 132000 for schedule A utility and restroom buildings shelters and utilities. U K Construction Co South Charleston WV bid 333684 for schedule B concrete paved area roads drainage and landscape facilities.
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U.S. Corps of Engineers
Reedsville
Belleville Locks
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Paul E. Lehman
Chambersburg
U. K. Construction Co
South Charleston
W. Va
Grimm Construction Co
Vienna
Schurman Co
Huntington, W. Va
Allan Stone Co
Chesterhill
Ohio
Gas Company Opens New Department at Columbia Gas
Paul R. Liimatta of Columbus named to manage a new department at Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., to advise Athens area engineers and developers on natural gas engines and turbines as prime movers. Harold R. Billups assists and will conduct training programs. contact at the Athens plant via route 50K 593-5581.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Liimatta
Columbus
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Harold R. Billups
Athens
Liimatta
Billups
Athens Area
Sumatta
Columbia Gas
Hearing Set April 4 On Road Death
Larry F Bailey 21 of Nelsonville Route 4 faces a Municipal Court hearing April 4 on two counts of traffic manslaughter filed by the highway patrol. He posted 500 bond for court appearance and 54 bond on unsafe operation. Leona Mae Newton 26 and her son Charles M Thompson 6, of Nelsonville, were killed March 10 when Bailey's car struck them near his home.
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Larry F. Bailey
Nelsonville
Highway Patrol
Bailey
Leona Mae Newton
Charles M. Thompson
Juvenile and adult traffic cases listed with fines
A batch of traffic violations is summarized with ages, addresses, and guilty pleas. Names include George M. Shires 19 of 191 Scott Quad rangle and Elizabeth Ann Scott 19, plus Paul Pugh 16 and others. Sentences cover fines from 5 to 20 dollars, costs, and suspended driving rights on certain third offenses.
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George M. Shires
Scott Quadrangle
Robert L. Frum
Grosvenor St
Elizabeth Ann Scott
Carol Guy Dishong
Nelsonville
Juiveile Cout Paul
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Pervisor
Campbell
Almeda Flowers
Stewart
Amesville
Roy Lawson
Columbia
Tina Lyons
Torch
Cool
Zenith
Vere Smith
West Union
Athens, Ohio
Security Bank
Berry Hall
Citizens Telephone
Citizens’ Telephone Co
Coolville
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
Thomas W. Gallagher
The
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Cleveland
A.C.M.J.A
FSLIC
Agsle
Athens County Savings & Loan CO
Athens, Ono
Buttte
Butte
Altmans
Jeanne Cagney
WATH
Lassie
Mustang
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