OU Names Thrailkill Band Director in University Honors
Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden announced Gene P. Thrailkill will become director of university bands effective July 1. He will lead the marching and concert bands, oversee the band program, and remain percussion instructor. Thrailkill succeeds Charles Minelli who resigns at semester end to pursue teaching and recruiting tasks.
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Vernon R. Alden
Ohio University
Gene P. Thrailkill
Thrailkill
Charles Minelli
University of Michigan
Ohio
Dixie High School
New Lebanon
Phi Beta Mu
Kappa Kappa Psi
Motorist Fined For Leaving Mishap Scene
Russell A. Casteel of Columbus, 23, involved in a hit and run on Route 50E, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to the hit and run affidavit. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs by the State Highway Patrol charge.
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Russell A. Casteel
Columbus
Casteel
Health Unit Elects State Athens Health Council Luncheon
The Athens Health Unit council held its May luncheon at the Sportsman Grill. Officers include Mrs. Norma Berens, president Richard Smith vice president and Mrs. Zelma McVey secretary. Members comprise professionals from Athens State Hospital, county welfare, and the Red Cross. The group meets monthly to align policies and programs across social health and welfare agencies.
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Athens Health and Welfare Council
Sportsman Grill
Norma Berens
Athens State Hospital Social Services
Richard Smith
Athens County Welfare Department
Zelma McVey
Red Cross
B&E Counts Draw 2 Concurrent Terms
Common Pleas Judge John Bolin on Wednesday sentenced Marshall Sexton to two concurrent terms in the Ohio Penitentiary after he changed his plea from innocent to guilty on two indictments for breaking and entering. The prosecutor dropped the burglary tools charge. Leonard Homer Rodehaver pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon and was placed on six months probation.
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Common Pleas
John Bolin
Marshall Sexton
Huntington
W. Va
Ohio
Sexton
Leonard Homer Rodehaver
Amesville
Common Pleas Court
Boy Injured After Hit By Car In East End
A nine year old boy received a small knee scratch after colliding with a car near 90 S May Ave Tuesday night. The motorist Mrs. Rena B Ridge 61 of 14 S May Ave took him home. He is identified as Robert John West 109 Morris Ave.
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S. May Ave
Robert John West
Morris Ave
Rena B. Ridge
Lunch Price Hike Draws Alexander Teachers’ Complaints
Alexander Local School District teachers protested higher noon meal prices after the February board decision to raise lunch costs to cover operating losses. About eight or ten of 69 teachers voiced concerns while the board noted continued subsidies from federal and state aid. The district cafeteria fund remained in the red, improved from a $5,200 deficit in January to $3,700 by April. The board accepted Susan Kutler’s resignation and hired Virgil Goss as janitor at Albany.
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Alexander
Susan Kutler
Ohio University
Virgil Goss
Albany
Weather report from Athens shows mild sun and relief
Overnight low 36 and high 59 yesterday, with sun today. At 11 a.m. the thermometer read 55 under clear skies. U.S. observer C. L. Colmer notes .05 inches of rain and the Hocking River at 7.80 feet and falling.
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Athens
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Colmer
Hocking
Judge Orders Mental Test For Keller Charles Junior
Keller Charles Junior of Pomeroy Route 2 faces a first degree murder indictment for the March 19 death of his wife Evelyn. Judge John Bolin ordered a 30 day psychiatric examination at Lima State Hospital after a hearing on the insanity defense. Dr. L I Goldberg found Keller emotionally unstable with a possible death by self action risk and recommended a thorough psychiatric eval for further study.
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Charles Junior Keller
Pomeroy Route 2
Lima State Hospital
Common Pleas
John Bolin
Bolin
Keiler
Keller
Evelyn
Franklin Sheeter
Lima
Two Athens Girls Tapped By Mortar Board
Two Athens women at Ohio University were tapped into Mortar Board, the senior women’s honor. Holly Hecht and Tracy Smith join 24 junior women for scholastic leadership and service. Hecht, government major, holds a 3.33 GPA and serves on program board, Student Government Stress Committee, as resident assistant, and honors project participant. Smith, theater major, carries a 3.0 GPA, participates in theater, is treasurer of Footlighters, coordinates Children’s Theater, and treasurer of Chimes.
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Athens
Ohio University
Mortar Board
Hecht
Miss Smith
Footlighters Organization
Children’s Theater
Chimes
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Doan
Frank Faires
Stockport
Phyllis Pierce
Guysville
William J. Rahter
Cincinnati
Gail Slater
the Plains
William Theisen
Nelsonville
George Lovell
B&e
Auto
East End
Richland Ave
Alexander Local
Alexander Local School Board
L. I. Goldberg
Goldberg
Holly Hecht
Martin L. Hecht
Briarwood Dr
Tracy Smith
Charles L. Smith
N. Congress St
Beautis
DuPont
Katz
Lacy
P, S
M. L
P. J
Bermmuda P.J
Bayic
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