Athens County highway plan worth 11 million set to start within three years
The Ohio Department of Highways projects total 11,037,900 for improvements in Athens County including Route 56 relocation from near the Vinton County line to 0.41 mile west of Athens and the first leg of Route 13 to the Perry County line. Max Farley released the details during National Highways Week. A hearing on the west bypass is scheduled for June 7.
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Athens County
Ohio Department of Highway
Vinton County
Athens
Tain
Perry County
Max Farley
Division 10
National Highways Week
West
Highway Department
Vinton Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Transportation funds target Athens and surrounding counties
Plans list Route 33 and Route 56 upgrades across Athens Meigs Hocking and Vinton counties with multi‑million price tags for four to eight mile sections. Projects include relocation of Route 33 segments 1963 1964 with $4 million cost, Route 13 improvements near Jacksonville Trimble at $3.52 million, and new bridges at Kimberly and Hockingport plus numerous resurfacing and sealing jobs throughout the area.
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Meigs County
Burlingham
Hocking County
Fairfield County
Jacksonville-Trimble
Nelsonville
Hocking River
Kimberly
Corporation
Athens County
Hockingport
Hocking
Sharpsburg
Morgan County
Chesterhill
Hocking Line
Amesville
Trimble
Guysville
Stewart
Rowland Elected Athens GOP Chairman in Party Reorganization
Athens City solicitor William O. Rowland won 32-17 for central committee chair over Dr. Lowell Burnelle as Athens County Republicans reorganized. Milton Nuzum was named central committee head with 18 vacancies filled and a push for a smaller 175 member executive body.
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William O. Rowland
Athens City
Athens County
Lowell Burnelle
Glouster
Rowland
Milton Nuzum
Burnelle
Lewis McBride
Athens
William A. Mechem
Nelsonville
George King
Amesville
Dorothy Cramer
McBride
Ward Cunningham
Guysville
Dwight Robinson
Ters
Mary Hope
Canaan
W. C. Lawson
Quinn Hollow
Libyv Decker
Coolville
Clay Riley
Hockingport
E. P. McCaulskey
Torch
Helen Russell
East Luhrig
Henry Hoisington
West Luhrig
Alma Nichols
Buchtel
Pearl Graham
Central Committee
Elizabeth Beaty
Margaret Wakefield
Nora Atkinson
Cramer
King
Harry Richards
Delbert Kuhn
Tom Wilson
Earl Hilleary
Athens Students Excel In District-State And Merit Tests
Clayton Smith announced results from district state scholarship tests and the National Merit Scholarship Test. District state honors include Richard Brown and Lin da Fisher with honorable mentions across biology chemistry algebra and world history. National Merit semi finalists from Athens include David Russell and sixteen top ten percent scorers out of 39 locals.
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Clayton Smith
Athens
Richard Brown
Ron Selleck
William Harmon
Mary Ellen Baird
Linda Fisher
Phyllis Lausche
Eric Gustavson
David Foster
William Whan
Tom Winning
Tim Young
Charles Randall
Carla Miller
State Department of Education
National Merit Corporation
David Russell
Richard Abel
Michelle Barnhill
Susan Cady
Frances Goldberg
Carl Gustavson
Stephen Krauss
Gerald Mosier
Diantha Murphy
Bill Reamer
Robert Rockwell
Margaret Seay
Joyce Smith
Judy Smith
Hollis Summers
Richard Walker
Registration Opens for November Election
Deputy clerk Ruth Stratton says registration is open for the November general election. New city residents and those who have not voted in two years may register. movers should report new addresses. Deadline to register is September 26.
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Ruth Stratton
County Board of Elections
Improve and Expand Your Home and Telephone Service
When did you stop improving your home The text argues good maintenance expansion and improvement boost value and scope of a telephone business In the long run a healthy business provides the greatest value for money and applies to everyone you trade with including modern telephone service.
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General Telephone
Court Report Details April Municipal Docket
In April 1961 the Municipal Court docket held 161 cases 118 city and 43 state. Fines and costs totaled 4725 with 806.55 from state and 1693.45 from city. Traffic tickets brought 222.32. April saw 59 city cases paying 1137.50 in fines and costs.
Marshfield Native John D. Kelley Dies in Columbus
John D. Kelley 55 a New Marshfield native and Columbus city mechanic died Monday in Columbus He resided at 109 E Lakeview Ave and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles He is survived by wife Marie a son Johnnie two daughters Sara and Marilyn a sister Florence Dennison Columbus and a brother Marshall Friends may call after 7 pm Tuesday at Southwick Funeral Home services Thursday at 1 pm Glen Rest Cemetery burial.
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Columbus
John D. Kelley
New Marshfield
Kelley
City of Columbus
E. Lakeview Ave
Order of Eagles
Marie
Johnnie
Sara
Marilyn
Florence Dennison
Marshall
Southwick Funeral Home
N. High St
Glen Rest Cemetery
Fifteen Drivers Forfeit Bonds In Municipal Court
Fifteen drivers cited by the patrol for illegal parking and speeding forfeited bonds in Municipal Court. Bonds of 16 dollars were paid by Rondel Brewster 26 Centerberg Virginia Ann Pierce 19 Kent Kenneth E Meyer 19 Center Islip N Y Ronald Alan Moritz 20 University Heights David P Stakich 20 Cleveland Loren E Kinsley 26 Dayton Clay F Warner 19 Stow Kenneth A Rocco 22 Garfield Heights Terry J Repak 20 Cleveland Alan S Hartman 22 University Heights Malcom D Frank 21 Greenfield. Speeding defaulters were Ford Lee Carpenter 23 Columbus 26 dollars George Dicken 48 Athens Route 5 19 Dennis P McCormick 20 Euclid 21 Theodore E Kennedy 18 Zanesville 20. Eleven drivers cited by city police forfeited 10 or 11 dollar bonds on illegal parking citations.
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Rondel Brewster
Centerberg
Virginia Ann Pierce
Kent
Kenneth E. Meyer
Center Islip
N. Y
Ronald Alan Moritz
University Heights
David P. Stakich
Cleveland
Loren E. Kinsley
Dayton
Clay F. Warner
Stow
Kenneth A. Rocco
Garfield Heights
Terry J. Repak
Alan S. Hartman
Malcom D. Frank
Greenfield
Buford Lee Carpenter
Columbus
George Dicken
Athens
Dennis P. McCormick
Euclid
Theodore E. Kennedy
Zanesville
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Lathrop
Nuzum
Cies
Athens Ward
Pet
Waldo Douglas
Willam Roberts
George Sheeter
Nelsonville Ward
Shelby Barber
James Francis Amesville
Everett Smaul
AHS
Commonwealth Telephone CO. OF
Ohio
Vesistary of General Telephone
Blanche Wallar
Marshfield
Mar
Amt Esenee
Stevens
Ladies’ Cool
Ornel
Dacron
Batiste
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