Wellston Opens World's Largest Turkey Plant
Gov. James A. Rhodes formally opened theRals ton Purina turkey processing plant in Wellston marking a major industrial boost. The event featured local bands, banners, and a call for more jobs as about 200 locals, mostly women, are to be employed. Plant operations begin around July 8 and run through December with turkeys from Ohio farmers and Indiana birds. The plant sits on Wellston's south edge on Route 327.
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Wellston
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Indiana
Route 327
George Lovell
Ralston Purina Co
Athens Design Students Propose Downtown Makeover Plan
More than 50 people attended a meeting of Athens mayor's citizens advisory committee where Ohio University design students presented slides on downtown architecture. The group, led by Alan Geiger and William Roberts, promoted removing overhanging signs and burying wires while citing Columbus Indiana as a model. They urged repainting city hall and courthouse and urged merchants to allow architectural drawings for storefronts to illustrate minimal work for impact.
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Citizens Advisory Committee
Ohio University
Raymond Shepard
City Planning Commission
Athens
Alan Geiger
William Roberts
Roberts
Ohio
Columbus
Ind
City Hall
Geiger
Wilson Smith
Ken Ackerman
Park and Recreation Committee
Ackerman
Regional Planning Commission
Athens County
Hocking Conservancy District
Births and hospital notes from Sheltering Arms and locals
Birth announcements list a son for Mr. and Mrs. William Crago Athens and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy W. Glass Amesville. Admitted include Frederick Leach and two others from Athens. Discharged: Marie Cavanaugh and others. Eagles to elect officers Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. Odd note on rhinoceros scent versus sight.
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William Crago
Athens
Jimmy W. Glass
Amesville
Eagles
Order of Eagles
Aerie
Poet Eugene Field Called Laureate of Childhood
The article notes Eugene Field as the Poet Laureate of Childhood. It also states the Spanish-American War recorded 4 108 casualties.
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Eugene Field
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Turkey
Messenger
Ralston Prima Co
Rio Grande College Glu
Wellston High School
Earl F. Mathews
Insurance
Earl A. Hooper
John J. Lavelle
N. Court St
Angle's Meat
Glouster
Angle's
High Street
Glouster, Ohio
Citizens Advisory Unit
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Frederick Leach
Gerald Marchildon
Anna Steele
Marie Cavanaugh
Floyd Hart
Gregory Hall
Thomas Pagel
Otis White
John Woodrum
Allen's
President Oil House Paint
Gal E
Stimson
A&p
Earl E
Stephenson
Court OF Appeals
Earl E. Stephenson
FBI
Portsmouth
Common Pleas
Scioto County
Trial Court
Rolens
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Mixette
Hamilton - Beach
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