Athens Considers Major Water System Improvements
Athens city council meets in special session to study water system expansion and financing. Mayor Seel says progress depends on legislation and funding with plans for a larger distribution network and pumping plant. A $304,560 upgrade is proposed plus a later $340,000 softening plant, financed via mortgage revenue bonds.
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Athens
Peter B. Seel
Seel
Water Department
W. State St
Highland Ave
Columbus Road
Carthage Area Residents Seek County Blacktop Road
Athens County commissioners hear requests to pave Rodehaver Hill Road in Carthage Township this summer and to dedicate a seven-tenths mile Ames Township road from Route 280 to the Carpenter property. A public hearing on dedication is set for May 23.
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Athens County
Rodehaver Hill
Carthage Township
Carthage Church
Ames Township
Vinton Carpenter
Frank Howell Given Fine and Jail Term in Intoxication Case
Frank Howell age 40 of 101 N Lancaster St was arraigned Tuesday in Municipal Court on intoxication. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
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Frank Howell
Lancaster St
Howell
Lineman Treated After 7200 Volt Contact
Lonnie Foss age 30 of 160 Mill Street survived a dangerous electric shock and was reported in fairly good condition at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. lineman sustained burns to a hip and foot on Lancaster Street after contacting a 7200 volt line while working with his crew. He was transported to the hospital by fellow workers.
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Lonnie Foss
Mill St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Foss
Lancaster St
Electric Company
Troy Man Is Released From Jail
Willard Bill Guess a 64 year old from near Frost was released from the county jail after Municipal Court suspended the remainder of his sentence and placed him on probation. He had faced 30 days in jail and a 200 dollar fine for untaxed moonshine and wine in his possession and was accused of sales to juveniles.
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Troy Township
Willard
Bill) Guess
Frost
Guess
Two Support Cases Heard In Municipal Court
Two non-support cases were heard Tuesday in Municipal Court. Donald Norris of Zanesville received a one year county jail sentence for failing to support three children but the sentence was suspended and Norris placed on two years probation. Clyde McComas of Columbus pled guilty to failure to support three children and was bound to the grand jury under a $500 bond and jailed for failing to post the amount.
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Donald Norris
Zanesville
Norris
Clyde McComas
Columbus
Mechanicsburg Scouts Finalize Camporee Plans
Mechanicsburg Boy Scout Troop 57 outlined plans for the Koo taga Camporee at a weekly meeting in the scout room. The troop will camp overnight on May 27 in preparation for the June 10-12 event with Ray Carmichael as scoutmaster in charge. Richard B. Rypma may attend.
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Mechanicsburg Boy Scout Troop
Mechanicsburg
Ray Carmichael
Richard B. Rypma
Second City Pre School Clinic Set Wednesday
Athens city schools PTA Council sponsors a second pre school clinic at West Side School Wednesday morning from 9 to 10 a.m. Children will receive second inoculations for diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough.
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Second City
Athens
PTA Council
West Side
Gallia Student Council Visits Athens High
Ten members of the Gallipolis Gallia student council visited Athens High School on Tuesday for a return visit. They met with the Athens student council and toured classrooms and departments to see another school in operation.
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Gallipolis
Athens High School
Psychologist to Speak at Ohio University Psi Chi Meeting
Dr Harold B Pepinsky a writer in psychological counseling and OSU associate professor will speak at 7 30 tonight at an open Psi Chi meeting in Room 204 Ohio University Center.
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Harold B. Pepinsky
Ohio State University
Psi Chi
Ohio University Center
Stroll Ends With Riverfront Rescue At Riverside Drive
A three year old girl wandered from her home on Riverside Drive around 2:30 p.m. causing a neighborhood search. Deputies and city police responded but the child was found safe near the river after a playful excursion beyond the normal bounds. The mother, Durane, and her family are connected to Ohio University.
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Wayne Grierson
Riverside Drive
Durane
Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Service Department
Sheriff's Office
Bernard Porter
Harold Shields
Joseph McBride
Ted Dean
River Front
Duarne
E. State St
Grierson
Ohio University
Good Forestry Practices Problem for Landowners
U S forest official Robert W. Merz told the Athens Rotary Club that science supports ideal forestry in Southeast Ohio but landowners face economic hurdles. He noted markets for low grade wood are weak, long-term growth spans 60 to 120 years, and seven SEC counties average 47 percent forest land. Merz cited main products and threats, and highlighted benefits like hunting and fishing while stressing the need for managerial improvements.
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Ohio
United States
Athens Rotary Club
Robert W. Merz
Athens Forest Research Center
U. S. Forest Service
Merz
Raymond F. Finn
Sec
Visiton County
Perry
Athens
Meigs
Hocking
Washington
Morgan
Two Drivers Fined After Sunday Traffic Accidents
Burl G. Lanning 25 of Glouster Route 3 was fined 20 dollars and costs for passing without the assured clear distance ahead after a wreck on Route 216 near New Straitsville that left three people slightly injured. Elmer Klinger 67 of Rockbridge Route 1 was fined 5 dollars and costs by Mayor Joseph Phillips of Logan for failing to yield the right of way after an incident on Route 33 north of Logan Sunday night.
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State Highway Patrol
Burl G. Lanning
Glouster
Potts
New Straitsville
Lanning
Joseph Phillips
Logan
Elmer Klinger
Rockbridge
Klinger
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges
Mrs. Mary Chadwell of New Haven West Virginia and Jean Llewelyn of Albany are among admissions to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Discharges include Mrs. Louis Shipp of Albany and daughter and Mrs. Marion Wood of Athens with son. Baby Karen Dodd of Murray City is listed. Robert Beltz of Athens also noted.
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Mary Chadwell
New Haven
W. Va
Jean Llewelyn
Albany
Joan Llewellyn
Allbany
James Wiliams
Athens
Louis Shipp
Marion Wood
Edith Daniel
Karen Dodd
Murray City
Robert Beltz
Junior Deputy League Set To Elect Officers
Athens County Junior Deputy Sheriff's League meets at the courthouse Thursday at 7 p.m. to elect officers for the newly formed group of boys interested in law enforcement. Deputy Harold Shields said entertainment is planned after the meeting.
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Athens County
Harold Shields
Scouts Plan Swim and Skating Party for May Dates
Nine scouts from Troops 54 and 56 met at the Church of the Good Shepherd to advance ranks and train for the Kootaga Area Council Camporee set June 10 to 12 in Williamstown West Virginia. A troop swim at the Auditorium is scheduled for May 19 and a skating party at Athens Rollercade on May 23 led by Scoutmasters Richard Whitehouse and Jerry Rushton.
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Church of the Good Shepherd
Kootaga
Masons to Meet New Marshfield Lodge Session
Constitution Lodge 426 F and AM will convene at 7 30 p m Thursday, announced A E Carter, the master. The notice records a local fraternal meeting and confirms the time and leadership for the upcoming gathering.
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Cecil G, Butts
Middletown
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Athens
Masons
New Marshfield
Constitution Lodge 426
F&am
A. E. Carter
Corn Theft Is Admitted
Alfred Brooks, 18, of Athens Route 2, was arrested after admitting to stealing 18 bushels of corn. He was arraigned in Municipal Court on breaking and entering, pleaded guilty, and remained jailed after failing to post a $100 bond. The theft targeted a Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. building near Beaumont storage by C. G. Hartman, with the January crime solved this weekend.
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Alfred Brooks
Athens
Brooks
Harold Shields
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Beaumont
C. G. Hartman
Shields
Overcast Skies and Temperatures Reported at Hamley Run
Overcast skies Tuesday morning brought a rain threat as the Hamley Run weather station near Athens logged 56 at 9 am. Monday’s high reached 65 with a low of 46 overnight.
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Mercury
Hamley Run
Athens
2 Day Bloodmobile Visit Is Scheduled for Athens
The first all community bloodmobile visit since October is set for Monday and Tuesday May 16 17 at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Red Cross blood chair man Mrs Hunter E Hope urges appointments by calling 31651. A daily quota of 150 pints is planned amid a noted shortage of negative blood types.
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Church of the Good Shepherd
Hunter E. Hope
Red Cross Blood
Red Cross
Columbus
Mount St. Mary’s
Firefighters battle eight trash fires at East Green site
City firemen fought eight fires at one location on East Green after an unidentified man ignited trash in eight containers near the Knowlton Construction Co. office at 8:21 p.m. Fire Chief Charles Dalton said they were extinguished with a booster hose. Earlier, embers from a trash fire on N Lancaster near Columbus Road scorched dry grass and were doused with brooms.
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East Green
Charles Dalton
Knowlton Construction Co
Columbus Road
State Highway Patrol
N. Lancaster
Top county scholars feted by Athens Kiwanis Club
Ten county high school seniors were honored at a Berry Hotel dinner hosted by the Athens Kiwanis Club. Names include Norma Parsons Albany Olan Koehler Ames Bern Keith Masi e Carthage Troy Mary Jane Ginnan Jacksonville Trimble Ronald Williams Athens Local Harold Lowell Rowan The Plains Joann Gwinn Shade Philip Stephenson Waterloo Mary Stump Rome Canaan Barbara White Buchtel York. Dr. E A Hansen Ohio University spoke on future opportunities and giants on the horizon. Violinists Patricia Peterson and Phyllis Peterson performed. foreign guests Michael Rowland and Cornelius Genemans attended. Next week Kiwanis will repair the West Union Street playground.
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Athens Kiwanis Club
Berry Hotel
Norma Parsons
Albany
Olan Koehler
Ames Bern
Keith Massie
Carthage Troy
Mary Jane Ginnan
Jacksonville - Trimble
Ronald Williams
Athens
Harold Lowell Rowan
the Plains
Joann Gwinn
Shade
Phillip Stephenson
Waterloo
Mary Stump
Rome Canaan
Barbara White
Buchtel-York
Robert E. Frisbey
E. A. Hansen
Ohio University
Dr. Hansen
Kiwanis Club
Rowland
Genemans
Netherlands
Kiwanians
West Union St
Thirteen Athens High Students Ribbon In District Tests
Thirteen of 63 Athens High School participants placed in the upper 25 percent of their division in district state scholarship tests at Ohio University. State ratings will be announced later. Top scorers include Mary Lou Wichterman in French II, Carla Sheron in Latin II, and others across English, French, Latin, history, and bookkeeping.
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Athens High School
Ohio University
Athens
Mary Lou Wichterman
Carla Sheron
Ronnie Williams
Jim Taylor
Mary Sue Camp
Marie Stehr
Rebecca Lockwood
Kent Organ
Margaret LaFollette
Sarah Bowling
Bill Algeo
Nancy Hawkins
George Carr
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Athens, Ohio
Troy Man
Gallia Student Council
Athens High
D. D. Montoya
Parkersburg
Boy Scouts of America
Charles Ramseth
Sheltering Arms
Cecil Lunsford
Audrey Steffy
Edward Swaro
Junior Deputy League
Athens Ice
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Westinghouse and
Kiwanis
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Kerr-Hunter
Rdware
International Harvester
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