New Superintendent Named For Expanding City Plant
Walker Ackerman former utilities superintendent for Fostoria started Monday as the city sewage treatment plant chief. The post vacant since July when Earl Beeman left for Piqua. Ackerman 34 married with two children holds top state licenses for sewage and water plants. He will study at Ohio University part time. A $901000 expansion will double plant size and nearly triple capacity, with about 30 percent funded by the federal government.
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Walker Ackerman
Fostoria
Earl Beeman
Piqua
Ackerman
Ohio University
AHS Band Tops in B-1 Area Music Finals
Athens High School band won a I rating superior with a plaque and award certificate at the Ohio Music Education Association B-1 area finals at Ashville. Twenty four bands competed. The girls chorus rated a II excellent with a few errors under director Mrs. Dorothy Shuster.
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Athens High School
Ohio Music Education Association
Ashville
Walter Suchanek
Dorothy Shuster
Local Student Wins Ohio U Class Office
An Ohio University student from Athens won a class office as campus elections continued Monday. James Ferguson became secretary treasurer of the senior class, while Charles Fulks lost to Steve Cold for senior class president. Phil Colbert, Carl Sandberg, Dan DeNicola, and Robert Shulman won or led in Student Cabinet and student body races with a run off planned Monday.
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Ohio University
Athens
James Ferguson
Maxwell Ferguson
Charles Fulks
Steve Cold
New Rochelle
N. Y
Phil Colbert
Lawrence Colbert
Glouster
Carl Sandberg
Ridgeway
Dan DeNicola
Winters
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Fire Alarm False Call
A city fire alarm at 10 10 p m Saturday to Full Drug Store 15 S Court St turned out to be a false call firefighters said. The hospital notes list many local residents including Mr and Mrs Leroy Chapman and others from Athens Glouster The Plains New Marshfield and nearby areas.
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S. Court St
OU Seminar Ends Tuesday in Huntington
A Management Practices Seminar sponsored by the business faculties of Ohio University and Marshall University ends Tuesday at the Holiday Inn in Huntington West Virginia. Twenty five area industrial officials attended the seminar with OU participants including Dr Richard J Stillman Dean Harry F Evarts Dr E T Hellebrandt Dr Amos Anderson Richard W French Dr Bernard Black and John C Badila.
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Business Administration
Ohio University
Marshall University
Holiday Inn
Huntington
W. Va
Richard J. Stillman
Harry F. Evarts
College of Business Administration
E. T. Hellebrandt
Amos Anderson
Richard W. French
Bernard Black
John C. Badila
Driver Cited After County Road Crash
Carl Erwin, 44, Athens Route 4, was fined $10 and costs in County Court on a reckless operation charge filed by a deputy. He swerved to miss a dog on Long Run Rd west of Canaan Twp Rd when his car hit a telephone pole Sunday morning.
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Carl Erwin
Athens
Erwin
Long Run Rd
Canaan
Furnace Fire At Wayside Apartments On Route 50
The Richland Area Volunteer Fire Department said a furnace malfunction caused a Saturday fire at Wayside Apartments on Route 50 Whitehall. Ten men and two trucks responded to the 7 10 p.m. alarm.
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Route 50
Whitehall
Richland Area
AHS Hootenanny Set For May 11 Assembly
The Athens High School program on May 11 features a folk music hootenanny. The boys chorus will sing traditional and popular folk songs with help from the girls chorus and other singing groups.
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Athens High School
Great Lakes Regional Conference on Schoolroom Construction Opens
Opening Monday at The Ohio University Inn the annual Great Lakes Regional Conference on Schoolroom Construction attracts 40 educators from five states. Notable participants include Dr. Thomas Smith academic vice president Dr. Paul Readen school building specialist and professor of school administration and Dr. James Clark director of the school of architecture.
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Ohio University Inn
Great Lakes
Ohio University
Thomas §. Smith
Paul QO. Readen
James Clark
School of Architecture
Six College Students Cited For Trespassing
Four Ohio University and two Bowling Green students, three men and three women, were cited to appear Tuesday in County Court on trespassing charges. A sheriff's deputy said they were arrested Saturday night at a farm on Route 50. Paramuthia Lodge 25, F and AM, will confer the Master Mason Degree at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic Temple, said Clayton Smith, master. Lt. Glenn Avery announced the Salvation Army will hold clothing day Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Army building, 92 West Union Street. Richland Area firemen will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the fire station to complete plans for a chicken supper.
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Ohio University
Bowling Green
Paramuthia Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple
Clayton Smith
Glenn Avery
Salvation Army
Army
W. Union St
Richland Area
Albany Graduate Wins API Scholarship at Columbus Meeting
Daniel H. Stright Jr a Marietta College junior majoring in petroleum science won a $500 American Petroleum Institute scholarship at the 39th annual Eastern District meeting in Columbus. Nominated by Earl E Bender he is an honor student and Tau Kappa Epsilon president with geology minor and memberships in Pi Epsilon Tau and AIME. He earned varsity letters in track and junior varsity basketball and is Albany High School alumni.
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Daniel H. Stright
Marietta College
American Petroleum Institute
Division of Production
API
Columbus
Stright
Athens
Earl E. Bender
Department of Petroleum
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Pi Epsilon Tau
Petroleum Honorary
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum En
Weekend Crashes Leave Driver Hurt In Ohio Counties
State Highway Patrol reports one injury and two citations from weekend crashes in Athens and Hocking counties. Glen Warren, 29, Nelsonville, hurt after his car hit a guard rail and ditch on Route 33. cited for conditional speed. Roy Deible, 30, Logan, cited for failure to yield half of roadway after a two car crash on Washington Township Road 310. An investigation continues into a Sunday Route 50 collision involving Robert Ford and Frank Davis Jr.. another Saturday Route 13 rollover near Chauncey left the driver uninjured.
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Athens
Hocking
State Highway Patrol
Glen Leroy Warren
Nelsonville
Roy Deible
Logan
Washington Twp. Rd
Robert Mayford Ford
Belpre
Frank Davis, Jr
Wheeling
W. Va
Davis
Washington County
Chauncey
John Edward Cunningham
Millfield
District Lions convention draws 252 attendees in Athens
A District 13H gathering at The Ohio University Inn drew 252 Lions Club members and wives. H C Rutter of Athens chaired. The district, with 28 clubs across 10 counties, donated 575 to Pilot Dogs and 55,000 to eye research. David Evans of Texas City spoke as principal, others won bulletin and Governor’s Award honors.
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Lions Club
Ohio University Inn
H. C. Rutter
Athens
Ohio
Columbus
Willis Leadingham
Pomeroy
Ohio Lions
Central America
David A. Evans
Texas City
Tex
Lions Internationalism
City reports house collapse after earth slide
A home in Pleasant View damaged by an earth slide during heavy rains was pushed from its foundation and collapsed Sunday night. Lee Engleman, the contractor for the under construction house, began removing the remaining structure on Monday. City officials cited foundation damage from the slide.
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Lee Engleman
Cloudy and Cold Halt Rains As Hocking River Recedes
Partly cloudy and cold conditions Monday slowed the persistent rains. The Hocking River crested Sunday just under 17 ft at 16.22 ft then fell to 13.93 ft by 7 am Monday. Weekend rainfall brought the month to 5.32 inches, temperature highs reached 54 and then fell to 41 with a 47 degree reading by 9 am.
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Hocking
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Athens
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