Richland Avenue Zoning Sparks Advisory Meeting Debate
The Lea gue of Women Voters president and city planning consultant defended the planning commission's Richland Ave rezoning recommendations at a Monday public meeting. They warned full B 3 zoning could flood traffic, endanger Morrison school access, and undermine future bypass and flood control plans while noting several tracts may be better suited for commercial growth.
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League of Women Voters
Planning Commission
Richland Ave
Robert Daniel
Coates Run
Richland
Mother’s
Morrison School
Richard Beagle
Athens
Beagle
Rome Canaan school boards to present combined district plan
Herman Ellis executive head of the Rome Canaan schools invites the public to an 8 p.m. meeting at Stewart to discuss a proposed combined district. Boards from Rome Canaan Shade Carthage Troy and Ames Bern have completed plans and will explain them.
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Stewart
Herman Ellis
Rome- Canaan
Ellis
Rome-Canaan
Shade
Carthage-Troy
Ames-Bern
Citywide Clean-Up Concludes This Wednesday
City ends cleanup operations Wednesday per Milton Nuzum city service safety director. After that the city will revert to normal garbage pickup operations.
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Milton Nuzum
Cit
Skies Clearing in Athens After Rain
Skies cleared in Athens on Tuesday as temperatures rose to 72 by 10 a.m. The day followed a Monday high of 73 with total rainfall measured at .85 inches by U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Shelter Notes From Local Hospital Births and Admissions
Mr and Mrs Edward Schwin announce a son at Athens Route 1. Mr and Mrs James Herron report a daughter from The Plains. Mr and Mrs Vernal Well welcome a daughter of Shade. Mr and Mrs Dale Schall share a son from Athens. Admitted include Cheryl Martin and Oscar Chase both of Athens, John Changa Athens, Mrs Robert Guess The Plains, William Wilson The Plains, Vern Scott Athens Route 4, Ray Zimmerman Albany Route 1, Janet Boring Carpenter, Albert Smith Parkersburg W Va, Lyann Byron Albany, Nathan Vanaman Athens Route 3.
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Edward Schwin
Athens
James Herron
the Plains
Vernal Well
Shade
Dale Schall
Cheryl Martin
Oscar Chase
John Changa
Robert Guess
William Wilson
Vern Scott
Ray Zimmerman
Albany
Janet Boring
Carpenter
Albert Smith
Parkersburg
W. Va
Mathews Oil plant may have been entered by unknown
Police report a possible early Tuesday entry at Mathews Oil bulk plant near the railroad on W Union St no theft reported. Earlier last Friday night the Mathews service station office was entered. Edith Cochran 51 Chauncey cited for insufficient brakes after her car rolled 54 feet into a fire hydrant on Royal McBee lot near W Union St and a Mason degree will be conferred at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple by Ath ens Council 15 R&SM per J Clayton Smith master.
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Chauncey
Edith Cochran
Royal McBee
W. Union St
Masonic Temple
Athens Council
R&sm
J. Clayton Smith
Economics Education Board Names Election Officers and Directors
Dr. Gifford W. Crowell, dean-elect of Ohio University College of Education, elected to the Ohio Council on Economic Education board and executive committee. Nine new directors from business, labor, and education named at the Columbus meeting. Crowell helped found the council in 1953 and chaired it until 1960. Dean Frank Hamblin departs. Dean Paul I. Noble re-elected chairman. Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden spoke at the conference.
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Gifford W. Crowell
Ohio University
College of Education
Ohio Council On Economic Education
Columbus
Crowell
Nigeria
Frank Hamblin
George Washington University
Paul I. Noble
Ohio University College of Business Administration
Motorcyclist Injured In Traffic Crash Near Route 690
A motorcyclist Kenneth Cone aged 30 from Athens Route 3 was injured in a collision with a car driven by John Baldwin aged 41 while passing on Strouds Run Road near Route 690 at 8 30 p m Police say Baldwin failed to signal a turn and Cone failed to signal during a passing attempt Cone received a possible fractured left arm and planned hospital visit Both drivers face Municipal Court on Friday
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Strouds Run Rd
Route 690
State Highway Patrol
Kenneth Cone
Athens
Cone
John Baldwin
Baldwin
Parking Ticket Count Denied by Ohio Student
Thomas William Heckman of 45 Mill Street pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to printing lewd language on a parking meter ticket. He was bound over on a $50 bond under the city indecent publication ordinance as charged by meter maid Judy Dixon.
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Ohio University
Thomas William Heckman
Mill St
Judy Dixon
Kiwanians Entertained By Speech Students
Ohio University speech graduate students entertained Kiwanis Club members Monday evening at the Sportsman Grill with humorous talks. The speakers were Larry Baker Don Richardson Wayne Mannebach and Mike May, with Bob Arnold as master of ceremonies.
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Ohio University Speech
Kiwanis Club
Sportsman Grill
Larry Baker
Don Richardson
Wayne Mannebach
Mike May
Bob Arnold
Fine Is Levied: Jail Sentence Suspended
Dominic Teramana Jr. 19 West Green Dormitory 2 was fined 125 dollars and costs after pleading guilty in Municipal Court to two charges. He received a 50 dollar fine and costs with a suspended 30 day jail term and 30 days probation for stealing towels and a sign from the Valley Drive-In Theater restroom. He was also fined 75 dollars and costs for leaving the scene of an accident on Lancaster Street.
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Dominic Teramana Jr
West Green
Teramana
Valley Drive-In
Lancaster St
Pershing Rifles Earn Honors At Drill Meet
Pershing Rifles Co F 1 named battalion honor company at the 1st Regimental Drill Meet hosted by the University of Kentucky with teams from three states in attendance. The Pershing Rifles rifle team also earned a second place trophy.
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Pershing Rifles
Ohio University Pershing Rifles Co
University of Kentucky
Policeman Finds Boy Missing Since Sunday
An off duty Columbus officer spotted 16 year old Robert Huggins hitchhiking toward Athens. Huggins, son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Huggins of Harmony Road, had left home Sunday noon and said he had traveled as far as Bowling Green before returning with the officer to Athens.
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Columbus
Robert Liggett
Robert Huggins
Vernon Huggins
Harmony Rd
Athens
Bowling Green
Huggins
Liggett
Two Students Placed On Probation At Ohio University
Two Ohio University students were placed on 30 days probation by Municipal Court this week. Richard A. Cubban and Walter L. Forney, both 18 or 19, were fined 550 plus costs and had 30 day jail sentences suspended after being found guilty of kicking in a candy machine glass at Nu Way Laundry on West Union Street and taking items.
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Ohio University
Municipal Court
Richard A. Cubban
Walter L. Forney
Grosvenor Hall
Nu- Way
W. Union St
Admissions Criticism of Elite Entrance Testing
Dr Vernon R Alden of Ohio University told the College Entrance Examination Board in Excelsior Springs Missouri that colleges risk drying up leadership if admissions rely solely on high school marks and aptitude tests. He urged recognizing leadership traits motivation creativity imagination and emotional maturity beyond objective records to avoid producing only commentators and critics.
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Ohio University
Vernon R. Alden
Excelsior Springs
Franklin Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Harvard
Dr. Alden
Ciety
Farm Bureau Advises on Wheat Voting
Athens County Farm Bureau board of trustees accepts a legislative committee recommendation urging members to vote no on the national wheat referendum after a Monday night meeting.
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Athens County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees
Athens pre school roundup for kindergartens and first graders
Annual event for Athens city schools will run from 9 am to noon Wednesday at West Elementary School.
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Athens
West Elementary
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