City Revises Parking Rates and Meter Violations
Mayor Raymond Shepard signs ordinances raising rates at the E Washington Street lot to 25 cents for the first hour and 15 cents for each additional hour. Overtime parking tickets increase to 50 cents. The lot on College Street will be limited to 12 hours daily from 6 am to 6 pm for 24 leased spots. Authorities aim for a short term downtown parking solution.
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E. Washington St
Raymond Shepard
College St
City moves ease downtown parking deficit and fund strain
City council approved higher hourly rates for the E Washington Street lot and hired a third meter maid to speed turnover and reduce the parking fund deficit. Auditor Lee reported April receipts of 218 451 and expenses of 157 478 ending with 363 581 in the fund, while interim water expense funding was set to cover preliminary costs until bonds and federal funds come in.
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E. Washington St
Robert J. L. Lee
City Council
E. Washington
Lee
Zoning Board Schedules Three Hearings May 24 31
The city zoning board of appeals set three hearings at 7 30 p m on May 24 and May 31. Allen Locke seeks a variance to remodel a garage into an apartment at 40 Columbia Ave in a single family area. Robert Sutton seeks a variance for a garage and breezeway at 31 Graham Dr due to insufficient lot area. Brian Murphy and Dan Frear seek a conditional use permit to park a trailer at 117 E State St Theta Chi fraternity property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Zoning Board of Appeals
Allen Locke
Columbia
Robert Sutton
Graham Dr
Brian Murphy
Dan Frear
E. State St
Theta Chi Fraternity
Scholarship Honors Dean Seigfred at Ohio University
Ohio University's College of Fine Arts announces the Earl C. Seigfred Fine Arts Scholarship honoring Dean Seigfred who will retire in July. The fund rotates among architecture dramatic art and speech music painting and allied arts through the Ohio University Fund, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Seigfred
Ohio University
College of Fine Arts
Seigfred
Ohio University Fund, Inc
Bound To Jury On Non Support Charge
Richard Robson of Athens Route 5 pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to a non support charge filed by Patricia Robson of Athens Route 4. He was bound to the grand jury under a $300 bond. Florence Black, 20, of 321 West State Street, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the city emergency squad after becoming ill Sunday night.
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Richard Robson
Athens
Patricia Robson
Florence Black
State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
City Fire Department
Drivers Cited After Crashes
Two motorists were cited by city police after weekend crashes. Dale Eugene Hunter 23 New Marshfield was cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance ahead after a two car crash at E State St and Avon PI. Larry L. Russell 28 241 First St was charged with failure to yield at an intersection after a car panel truck crash at E State Evans St. Sandy Forbes Nelsonville reported damage to her parked car Saturday night in Athens.
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Dale Eugene Hunter
New Marshfield
E. State St
Avon PI
Larry L. Russell
First St
E. State Evans St
Sandy Forbes
Nelsonville
Canton Pastor Will Speak In Athens
The Rev. Harold Davis of the First Christian Church in Canton will speak at a covered dish dinner at 6 15 p.m. Wednesday in the First Christian Church in Athens, announced by Bible school superintendent Richard H. McFarland.
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Harold Davis
First Christian Church
Canton
Athens
Richard H. McFarland
Earnings Rise 7.9 Percent at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co reports a 7.9 percent rise in common share earnings for the year ending April 30. Operating revenues increased from 72.525 million to 76.658 million dollars while expenses grew from 55.62 million to 58.823 million dollars.
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Columbus
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Athens High School Senior Wins Army College Scholarship
Helena Athens High School senior Marshal L. Helena of 3 N. May Ave Athens is among 400 graduates awarded four year Army college scholarships. Each covers tuition textbooks and a monthly $50 subsistence. Selected for academics activities and aptitude test score. son of Col and Mrs Cecil C Helena, professor of military science at Ohio University.
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Washington, D. C
Marshal L. Helena
N. May Ave
Athens
Army
Helena
Cecil C. Helena
Ohio University
University Shop for Men and Ladies establishes $350 Ohio Univ scholarship
The University Shop for Men and Ladies in Athens announces an annual $350 scholarship at Ohio University. Open to upperclass students majoring in retail sales or fashion design, the award alternates by gender with the 1966-67 recipient a male student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
University
Tom Lynch
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes And Local Custody And Fire Report
A hospital note lists admitted and dismissed patients from Athens and nearby areas including Mrs. James Black Kerry Deweese Martha Long Mary Basti Sam Mee Clellan and others. Custody cases include William E Wachenschwanz vs Norma Jean Wachenschwanz and Scurlock v Scurlock with custody and support questions. A city fire crew responded to a 6 26 p m oil leak on a 1959 car at Mill and College Streets with no reported loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Black
Athens
Kerry Deweese
Martha Long
Mary Bastifell
James Johnson
Henry Augustine
Penelope Armbruster
Sam MeeClellan
Jacksonville
George Tomko
Albert Matters
George Bolin
Robert Mathewson
Lowell Schooler
Robert Blessing
Mill and College Sts
Weekend Crashes Leave Two Injured. Three Cited
Three drivers were cited and two people injured in weekend crashes investigated by the State Highway Patrol. The report names Thomas Clinton Morrison, 41, of Trimble, among those involved with injuries and citations issued for the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Thomas Clinton Morrison
Trimble
First Southeastern Ohio teachers conference held at Ohio University Inn
Fifty teachers attended the first conference in the area for teachers with seven or fewer years of experience at the Ohio University Inn on Friday and Saturday. The Southeastern Ohio Educational Association sponsored the event led by Herman H. Humphrey. Fifty teachers registered for lectures and discussions on professional topics, plus a banquet, mixer and luncheon.
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Ohio University Inn
Southeastern Ohio Educational Association
Herman H. Humphrey
the Plains
Court dismissals and charges across Athens area cases
Court actions list several cases with dismissals for lack of evidence including Richard Sharpe versus Willis Davis and Charles Coen versus Carrie Bake. Others show found innocent or continued hearings for offenses such as disturbing the peace petty larceny and trespassing. Police log notes traffic accidents with injuries and vehicle damage on Route 13 and nearby roads plus routine patrols.
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Richard Sharpe
Athens
Willis T. Davis
Bill Davis
Dick Moore
Guysville
Edward LeMaster
Charles Coen
Carrie Bake
Leonard Crow
Eva Llewellyn
Hugo Thiesen
Larry Sayre
Jacksonville
Nellie Patrick
Tommy Morrison
Jacksonvile
Bond Forfeitures From Cleveland Area Police Reports
A list of offenders including Robert Lee Rumpke age 30 of Cincinnati for improper turn with a $27 fine Eric Brent Sager 27 of 3 Pine St for excessive speeding fined $27 Betty Lou McManaway Glouster for turning left of center fined $17 Brain L Lehama 21 of 112 N Lancaster St for following emergency vehicles fined $12 Barry J McBride 22 of Cambridge for conditional speed fined $15 Barry Lawrence Dye Jr 18 of Nelsonville Route 1 for reckless operation fined $20 Delbert Lee Allen 34 of Columbus driving under revocation fined $25 Sharon Christina Poling 22 of 105 N Congress St turning without due caution fined $25 Charles William Smith 33 of Millfield for speeding fined $25.
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Robert Lee Rumpke
Cincinnati
Eric Brent Sager
Pine St
Betty Lou McManaway
Glouster
Brain L. Lehama
N. Lancaster St
Barry J. McBride
Cambridge
Barry Lawrence Dye, Jr
Nelsonville
Delbert Lee Allen
Columbus
Sharon Christina Poling
N. Congress St
Charles William Smith
Millfield
Pistol Club Becomes NRA Affiliate in Athens
The Athens Pistol Club has joined the National Rifle Association as an affiliated organization. Elected officers include Donald H. Brown president Norman Allen vice president Edward Dean executive officer Robert S. Allen instructor and James Farrell secretary treasurer. The NRA with about 12 000 member organizations sponsors all organized smallbore and high power rifle and pistol shooting in the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Athens
Cancer Drive Report To Be Completed
A reminder for Cancer Crusade workers to turn in contributions this week so a report of the crusade can be completed was issued by Mrs. Josephine Risch executive secretary. She asked that all coin containers and similar materials be brought to the courthouse office.
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Cancer Crusade
Josephine Risch
Fined in Municipal Court for Bad Checks
Two defendants pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to writing checks with insufficient funds. Frank N. Myers of Lakeview Apartments faced a $4 check charge and received a $40 fine with $20 suspended, while Richard D. DeWitt of White's Lane was fined $40 with $20 suspended for a $10 check. Both were placed on probation until May 27 and ordered to make the checks good.
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Frank N. Myers
Lakeview Apts
W. Thomas Hartzell
Richard D. DeWitt
White's Lane
Nick Parkis
The
Union Grill
Road Closures for Bridge Work on Long Run Road
County Engineer Harry Dusz says County Rd. 25 and Long Run Rd. will close Tuesday and Wednesday while a new floor is installed on a nearby bridge about one mile from the Elmer Bobo residence.
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County Rd
Long Run Rd
Long Run
Elmer Bobo
Harry Dusz
New Navy and Air Force Recruiters Assigned to Athens Area
Two recruiters will serve Athens and Hocking counties. Navy recruiter Robert W. Litz replaces William Bressler and will begin in July after duty in Viet Nam aboard USS Kitty Hawk. Air Force recruiter T Sgt. George Wright will assist T Sgt. Jack Stevens and visit Logan Tuesdays 10 am to 1 pm, commuting from Parkersburg.
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Athens
Armed Services
Robert W. Litz
William Bressler
Navy
Viet Nam
George Wright
Jack Stevens
Air Force
Hocking Counties
Logan
Litz
Kitty Hawk
San Diego
Wright
Clark Afb
Philippines
Southeast Asia
Columbus
Chillicothe
Parkersburg
Cadets Win Air Force ROTC Grants at Ohio University
Three Ohio University ROTC cadets Lawrence B. Conrad from Columbus accounting junior Ronald B. Leslie from Columbus pre law major and Terry C. Cox from Shelby electrical engineering sophomore receive Air Force ROTC financial grants covering full tuition lab fees books and a 50 dollar monthly subsistence allowance They will be commissioned as second lieutenants on graduation.
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Ohio University Air Force Rotc
Air Force Rotc
Lawrence B. Conrad
Columbus
Accounting
Ronald B. Leslie
Terry C. Cox
Shelby
Air Force
Ideal Weather Described By Athens Observer
Athens residents enjoyed warm outdoor conditions over the weekend with clear skies. U S Observer C L Colmer logged a high of 76 Sunday and 75 Monday morning after a low of 48. Saturday reached 83 with .27 inch rainfall.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Apartments Burglarized in Lakeview Center Complex
City police reported last week burglaries in several Lakeview Center apartments. Among stolen items were $32, a brown sweater, a jar of pennies, a telephone, an electric typewriter valued at 150 dollars and a ring valued at 250 dollars from Raymond Abraham and John H. Rood’s apartments.
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Lakeview Center
Raymond Abraham
John H. Rood
Office Moves Planned By Federal Units
Irvin Wolfe ASCS office manager says plans are ready to move the Athens County ASCS office after almost 30 years at its present site. The move begins next Thursday to 77 E State St where the Conservation Service will also locate, due to space shortage and limited parking.
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Irvin Wolfe
Athens County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
E. State St
So. Conservation Service
Wolfe
Marriage Licenses for Athens Couples Listed
S Buford Leedy 29 Athens grill cook and Margaret Ann Stanley 30 Athens library assistant. David Allen 22 Athens mechanic and Karen Brookhart 18 Athens. Charles D Tanborey 44 Sharpsburg shoe factory worker and Fern Dingus 26 Sharpsburg.
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S. Buford Leedy
Athens
Grill Cook
Margaret Ann Stanley
David Allen
Karen Brookhart
Charles D. Tanborey
Sharpsburg
Fern Dingus
Salvation Army Chief to Speak at Advisory Board Dinner
Brigadier William H Harvey, divisional commander for southern Ohio and northeast Kentucky, will be guest speaker at the Salvation Army advisory board annual meeting. The 6 p.m. dinner Thursday will be at The Ohio University Inn, with John Huffman as master of ceremonies and Lt. Glenn Avery delivering the annual report.
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William H. Harvey
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Ohio University Inn
Harvey
Southern Ohio
Northeast Kentucky
Philadelphia
Salvation Army School
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Army International College
London
New York City
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Territorial Public Relations Department
John Huffman
Salvation Army Ad
Visory Board
Glenn Avery
Hi Y Club Elects Delegates and Officers at Ath Nh High
Ath en High School Hi Y Club announced new officers Bob Stewart as president Jeff Rutter as vice president Mike Watson as secretary Joel Bitters as treasurer and Roger Shultz as chaplain. Stewart and Rutter will attend a HIV workshop in West Virginia. The club’s bill on water pollution passed in the Ohio Model Legislature in Columbus with little opposition and was signed by the Youth in Government governor. Delegates Bill Auer and Jay Bratton presented the bill, which ranked eighth in the state. The supplement they presented ranked first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Bob Stewart
Jeff Rutter
Mike Watson
Joel Bitters
Roger Shultz
Stewart
Rutter
West Virginia
Carl Conant
Columbus
Bill Auer
Jay Bratton
Motorcycle and Radio Stolen From Ohio University Dorms
Steve Foley of Sargent Hall reported a motorcycle missing from Irvine Hall garage while Jean Dawson of Lindley Hall said an AM FM radio was taken from her dorm room. A resident on 29 Grand Park Blvd reported obscene graffiti on a car and toilet tissue left on porch and yard. A window was broken Sunday at Baker and Stauffer on East State Street.
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Ohio University
Steve Foley
Sargent Hall
Irvine Hall
Jean Dawson
Lindley Hall
Grand Park Blvd
Baker and Stauffer
E. State St
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AHS
Stanley Stough
Jack Kern
Ella Hawk
Mary Rood
Michael Dailey
Harry Thornton
William McLean
Pearl Brooks
Frank Jones
Shade
Lillian Henderson
Dar! Hooper
Floyd Wolfe
Ara Scott
William E. Wachenschwanz
Norma Jean Wachenschwanz
Carolyn Rose Denner
Robert H. Denner
Alma Scurlock
Melvin Scurlock
Route 13
Chauncey
Gary Eugene Christian
Alexander Twp
Route 33
Larry Charles Adams
Norwich
William Wenton Young
Lancaster
Thomas Edward Norris
Lancaster St
Paul Leroy Snyder
Pistol Club
NRA
Robert Litz
French City Lumber CO
Gallipolis
Ohio
Salvation Army
Brigadier Harvey
Hi-Y
the Youth In Government
Pontiac
Blaettnar
Pomeroy, Ohio
New Holland
Fulton Thompson
Tractor Sales & Service
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