East Athens Route 33 bypass plan sparks resident opposition
About 20 Peach Ridge residents meet with U S Rep Clarence E Miller to challenge the proposed East Athens bypass path. Deputy highway director John Dowler says plans remain in determination and surveying stages with control points and night surveys under way as officials seek a final route. Opposition centers on a current near straight line from North Y to a cloverleaf at E State Street, with residents arguing the route isn't feasible and would cost more.
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East Athens
Athens
U. S
Clarence E. Miller
Peach Ridge Road
John Dowler
Division 10
Dowler
Peach Ridge
Highway Department
Miller
E. State Street
State Highway Department
Mill Street
Auto Club Re Elects Colburn As Trustee
Harry H. Colburn of The Hocking Valley Bank in Athens was re elected to the board of trustees of the Automobile Club of Southern Ohio. James C. Strafford of Portsmouth was elected president, and a member of the university branch advisory board. He succeeds Glenn W.
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Harry H. Colburn
Athens
Hocking Valley Bank
Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
James C. Strafford
Portsmouth
Craigmiles Furniture Co
Ohio University
Glenn W
Pact Talks Continue By Carpenters
The Mid-Ohio Valley District Council carpenters contract expires at midnight as negotiations continue between contractors and union reps. President Dale Sims says specifics remain undisclosed. about 800 carpenters across 11 West Virginia counties and four in Ohio are covered. some contractors signed temporary deals to avoid stoppages.
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Carpenters
Mid-Ohio Valley
Dale Sims
Mid-Ohio
Marietta
Athens National Bank Honors Clyde Gibson
Amesville native Clyde C. Gibson, honored at retirement from Athens National Bank, earned 12 varsity letters at Ohio University and captained three teams. A former Cincinnati Reds catcher, he served in the Canadian Army, taught in Amesville, and held county auditor and bank roles before joining Athens National after a 1962 merger. He led Athens American Legion post 29-30 and its Drum and Bugle Corps.
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Clyde C. Gibson
Amesville
Athens National Bank
Ohio University
Gobson
Cincinnati Reds
Gibson
Cambria
France
Billy Williams
Gibby
Bank of Athens
Athens National
Athens
American Legion
Legion
Sportsman Grill
Brandon T. Grover, Jr
Messenger
George Lovell
Abex Union Negotiations Continue Across 60 Days
Abex Corp and Local 324 United Auto Workers AFL CIO press on with talks led by federal mediator George Bell. Discussions at University Inn in Athens stretch into the day as negotiations persist. The current contract, with Abex formerly Bridgewater Machine Co, expires this Friday at midnight.
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Abex Corp
Local 324
United Auto Workers
Afl-Cio
George Bell
University Inn
Bell
Athens
Abex
Bridgewater Machine Co
Athens couple welcomes a son
Mr and Mrs Gerald Uldrich of Athens announce the birth of a son. The piece lists admitted and dismissed individuals and notes that on April 12 the jury commissioners will draw 115 names from the jury wheel for the May term of Common Pleas Court. The first 35 names will form the grand jury meeting May 1, with 80 names for petit duty as needed during the term.
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Common Pleas Court
Mattress Fire Doused At Athens Hotel
Early Friday a mattress caught fire at Hotel Athens 27 N Court St. fire chief says smoking in bed likely started blaze. Firemen used extinguishers to douse it and remove the mattress. Earlier Thursday at 4144 W Union St a small electrical transformer was smoking with no damage.
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Athens
N. Court St
Charles Dalton
Union St
Route 33 accident under investigation by patrol
Highway patrolmen investigate a Thursday Route 33 crash north of the Route 13 intersection. Charles B. Clench, 28, of The Plains, drove off the berm, struck a guardrail and hit a bridge railing twice. Canaan Two. trustees set Saturday 8 p.m. meeting at townhouse instead of morning.
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Route 33
Route 13
Charles B. Clench
The
Plains
Canaan
Union Officers Election Delayed By Legal Difficulty
Local 1699 officers election set for Saturday at 8 a m in the Junior Fair Building on the fairgrounds. Spokesman Oscar McGee said a legal snag involving AFL CIO Council 21 delays card signings and dues check off. university not at fault. Candidates include Oscar McGee for president opposing Kenneth Davis. others for vice president Fay Boggs and Marie Stanley. secretary Dick King. secretary treasurer Dick King was unopposed. executive board contenders listed with three to be elected.
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Ohio University
Oscar McGee
International Union
American Federation of County
Afl-Cio
Council 21
McGee
Kenneth Davis
Frank Gilbraith
Leo Morrison
Fay Boggs
Marie Stanley
Dick King
Robert Mingus
Jim Buffington
Grace Glab
Marcella Koker
Stanley Webb
Richard Furnish
Raymond Llewellyn
Herma Shields
Jim White
William Harry
Floyd Crackers
Beaulah Carpenter
Robert Morrison
Newt Norris
Reta Robinson
Harriett Dinsmoor
Pearl Brooks
Thelma Lawson
Laura Betts
Maxine Barnett
Dana McGraner
Milk Delivery Resumes As Contract Is Sought
NFO members in Athens County began releasing milk to local processors while seeking a better contract price. Earl Bailey says about 80 percent will be shipped for processing, 20 percent stored as dairy products. Milk currently sells for 5.63 per hundredweight as health officials inspect tanks before returning to grade A. Directors of Marietta Athens Milk Producers planned Friday talks to resolve small matters and return to normal operations in a few days.
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National Farmers Organization
Athens County
Earl Bailey
NFO
National Organi
Pony dies of rabies in Athens area clinic plan
A pony, owned by a Hocking County family, died Monday at Athens Veterinary Hospital after rabies was confirmed by fluorescent antibody tests at Southeastern Ohio Health Laboratory in Nelsonville. Health sanitarian Daryl Rowe said exposed people should see their physicians, and a series of anti rabies clinics for pets will start in late April county wide.
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Agony
Athens Veterinary Hospital
Daryl Rowe
Athens City County Health Sanitarian
Hocking County
Southeastern Ohio Health Laboratory
Nelsonville
Animal Hospital
Rowe
Vandalism Reports Investigated At Local Businesses
City police investigated two vandalism incidents. A pellet gun damaged two used cars at Jones Buick Cadillac on 830 East State Street and lodged in a new Cadillac. Sand and gravel were found in the gas tank of a bulldozer used at the Ohio University library construction site on Park Place.
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Jones Buick Cadillac, Inc
State St
Cadillac
Columbus
Ohio University Library
Park Place
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Donna Gene Bell
Irwin
Hocking
C. L. Colmer
U.S
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Glouster Route 3
Greens Run
Frank Smith
Glouster
Plymouth
Wwe
Kinneer Motors
East State Street
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Clyde Gibson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Gerald Uldrich
Wayne Gilkey
William Hutchison
Ernest Rosser
Paul Wilson
Rene Othels
Thurman Tucker
Lucile Gothels
Lucile Emmons
Hazel Sapp
Leah Corio
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Hattie Pickering
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