Route 682 Extension Could Aid Athens Projects
Athens officials push Route 682 through Athens State Hospital grounds to Richland Ave near The Ohio University Inn to provide secondary access for a new high school site off Dairy Lane. Mayor Raymond Shepard seeks state talks this summer while school leaders study land access and bus routing changes.
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Athens State Hospital
Raymond Shepard
Richland Ave
Ohio University Inn
Clyde Plant
Dairy Lane
Athens
State Highway Department
State Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Poppy Days Set Friday and Saturday in Athens
Athens will observe Poppy Days Friday and Saturday as organized by the American Legion Auxiliary of K. T. Crossen Post 21. Mrs. Marion Boggs said volunteers will distribute red remembrance flowers to collect contributions aiding disabled veterans and their needy children.
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Athens
Marion Boggs
American Legion Auxiliary
K. T. Crossen Post 21
America
Uptown Postal Unit Bids Being Taken
Postmaster Arthur Cornwell says bids are being accepted for an uptown contract postal station now operated in Koons Music Store at 42 S Court St. Forms must be received by 2 pm Friday June 11 and are available at the main post office on Stimson Ave.
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Uptown
Arthur Cornwell
Koons Music Store
S. Court St
Stimson Ave
Sewer Financing Discussed Rates Under Study
City officials and Fahey Clark Co, Cleveland advisers, study the sewer rate structure for a 560000 project to improve the sewage plant. A 560000 note at 2.5 percent carries a 25 year bond retirement plan funded by sewer income.
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Fahey, Clark and Co
Cleveland Financial Advisers
William H. Watterson
Fahey-Clark
Raymond Shepards
Shepard
Watterson
Athens County Junior Fair Board Elects Officers
Tuesday night the Athens County Junior Fair Board elected officers for the coming year. Carolyn Atkinson of Athens Girl Scouts was elected president, Gene Hines of Rome Canaan FFA vice president, and Lana Weber of Athens Girl Scouts secretary. Edwin Wagoner, advisor for the county agriculture society's Junior Fair committee, leads the board made up of 4 H FHA FFA and Girl Scouts and plans a queen contest and parade at the county fair.
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Athens County Junior Fair Board
Carolyn Atkinson
Athens Girl Scouts
Gene Hines
Rome- Canaan Ffa
Lana Weber
Edwin Wagoner
County Agriculture Society
FHA
FFA
Rain threats linger as Athens cools after rain
Cloudy skies and cooler conditions follow rain in Athens with a 71 degree morning reading. The zoning board of appeals will hear Stephen Harbachick's appeal to build a house on Greenbrier Drive after a certificate was refused for inadequate front and rear setbacks. Common Pleas Court orders Joseph Wagner of Buchtel to collect 2105.41 on a promissory note from Raymond and Sarah Conner.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Zoning Board of Appeals
Stephen Harbachick
E. State St
Greenbrier Dr
Harbachick
Common Pleas Court
Joseph John Wagner
Buchtel
Raymond
Sarah Conner
City weighs hiring full time recreation director
Mayor Raymond Shepard asks the City Recreation Commission to propose a full time recreation director to the city council. The appointee would be shared with the schools and direct city programs in summer, extending playground hours from 9 am to 12 noon and 3 to 8 pm. Slow pitch softball joins city programs as theater painting and music volunteer efforts seek to draw more children. Coaches for Little League and Pony League are being sought, with contact to Reis or Robert Burson.
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Raymond Shepard
City Recreation Commission
Tony Reis
Reis
Robert Burson
Athens State Hospital Chief Cited As APA Fellow
Dr. Gordon F. Ogram superintendent of Athens State Hospital was named a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association for high standards of practice and notable contributions to psychiatry. Athens Boat and Ski Club plans its first outdoor meeting of the season at 7 30 p m Friday in Eddie's Marina Hockingport.
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Gordon F. Ogram
Athens State Hospital
American Psychiatric Association
Athens Boat and Ski Club
Eddie’s
Hockingport
Elks Lodge Initiates 12 New Members in Athens
Five Elks lodges from the South Central District represented 100 members at an initiation ceremony at the Athens lodge. Columbus Lodge 37 conducted initiation Tuesday for 12 new members including eight from Athens three from Nelsonville and one from Columbus. A fish dinner followed.
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Elks Lodges
South Central District
Athens Lodge
Columbus Lodge 37
Athens
Nelsonville
Columbus
Athens High Yearbook Staff Appointed for 1965-66
The Athens High School yearbook staff has been selected for 1965 66. Editor in chief Greg Prakas editorial editor Jan Barnhill business manager Sheila Rypma advertising manager Debbie Kasler subscription manager Debbie Snow copy editor Becky Jenkins art editor Becky Patchen sports editors Marshell Helena and Don Glasgo.
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Athens High School
Arena
Charles McVay
Greg Prakas
Jan Barnhill
Sheila Rypma
Debbie Kasler
Debbie Snow
Becky Jenkins
Becky Patchen
Marshell Helena
Don Glasgo
Firemen Attend Regional Training in Zanesville
Four City firemen took part in a regional fire training school this month in Zanesville. Lt Harland Harris Richard Cooley and Mark Douglas learned bottled gas handling while Bruce Slane completed the extinguishing course. The emergency squad later took Donna Dressing a 20 year old from Wilson Hall to Hudson Health Center with a pinched back nerve.
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Zanesville
Harland Harris
Richard Cooley
Mark Douglas
Bruce Slane
City Fire Department
Donna
Wilson Hall
Hudson Health Center
Lightning destroys Hockingport Methodist Church during service
Fire from a lightning strike during a Wednesday service destroyed the Hockingport Methodist Church. Crews from Coolville Reedville and Little Hocking fought the blaze into the morning, pulling down a wall to control flames as a new piano and other fixtures were lost. Captain Gene Stout sustained a hand wound.
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Hockingport
Hockingport Methodist
Coolville
Gene Stout
Two Coeds Injured In Sports Car Crash
Two Ohio University graduate students were hurt when a westbound sports car skidded on W Union Street near Depot Street. Driver Carol Terry 23 suffered multiple injuries and was cited for unsafe operation. passenger Mabel Stonecipher 28 had facial and leg wounds. Both were taken to Hudson Health Center in satisfactory condition. A power pole was struck after the car collided with a parked vehicle.
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Ohio University
Hudson Health Center
Miss Stonecipher
Homer Eldon Clark
Albany
Raymond O. Finnearty
Athens
Finnearty
ShelterinG Arms Hospital Notes and Athens Visits
Admissions include Rose Gilkey Athens Route 2 Mrs Hugh Rogers Athens Mrs Nada Appleman Athens Route 5 Mrs Basil Carsey New Marshfield Route 1 Mrs Robert Baur Athens Lisa Slisher Chauncey Dismissals list continues with Thomas Eckerslevy Athens and son Mrs Carl Snow Athens Mrs David G White Albany Michael D Pratt Albany Ronald Parmiter Athens Randy McKnabb Athens Clarence Watson Jr Athens Mrs W C Dailey Athens Route 3 The Plains High School business principles class toured Hocking Valley Bank and post office in Athens led by William Boggess with Deborah McDonald and Virgil Thompson assisting.
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Rose Gilkey
Athens
Hugh Rogers
Nada Appleman
Basil Carsey
New Marshfield
Robert Baur
Lisa Slisher
Chauncey
Thomas Eckers]levy
Plains High School Business Principles
Hocking Valley Bank and Post Office
William Boggess
Deborah McDonald
Virgil Thompson
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State Department of Public Works
Chauncey and
Plains
Supt. Plant
Karen Ann Farlow
Hanover College
Helen M. Patton
Kent State University
Karen Rae Wehman
Bowling Green State University
Logan
Romola Nannemaker Hopkins
Connie Kay Stanforth
Mount Union
Ohio U
Wallace Neal
Athens High
Mary Martin
Herschel Burke
the Plains
Chauncey - Dover High Schools
Tary
W. Wash. Sr
Athens, O
Junior Fair Board
Weg Bie
Oxfords
Jamaica
Zoning Appeals Board
State Hospital
Athens High Yearbook
West Union Street
Joe Owens
Reedsville
Little Hocking
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dreams
W. Union St. Athens
Security Bank
Johnson & Johnson
Cleveland
Vere Smith
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Athens, Ohio
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