Commissioners Reject Army on Purchase Offer
County board rejected a federal offer of 250 feet of land east of the Children's Home for a 110000 Army training building. Army officers cited funding limits and congressional approval needs. Wakefield said the panel will aid in finding another site while addressing Strouds Run Dam road re-routing with state cost coverage. Dorman resignation from the Child Welfare Board was accepted with no successor named. The group also inspected the County Home in Chauncey.
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Board of Commissioners
Army
2Nd Army
W. H. Wakefield
Stroud’s Run
George O’malley
State Department of National Resources
O'Malley
Wakefield
H. C. Dorman
Child Welfare Board
Chauncey
Pierce Granted Ballot Access in Ward 4 Precinct 3 Case
Common Pleas Court allowed Harold Pierce access to Ward 4 Precinct 3 ballots for defense use. Permission includes handwriting expert review and Pierce approved photography. Judge Francis D. White authorized the access. An attorney noted Pierce may pursue abatement and demurrer if the fraud indictment moves forward.
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Common Pleas Court
Harold Pierce
Pierce
Lavelle
Vanity
Francis D. White
Two-Wheeled Motor Bikes Trouble City
Police Chief J B Grogan says scooters and motor bicycles have become a city problem with numerous complaints about youths violating traffic laws. He notes they are classified as motor vehicles under state law requiring a driver's license and at least 16 years old to obtain one, and drivers must follow auto traffic rules including signals and signs.
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J. B. Grogan
Ella Nelson Dies at 97 in Albany
Ella B Nelson 97 a former Dexter resident died Monday at Hillcrest Rest Home after a three week stay. Survivors include son Wallie D Nelson in Florida three daughters in Columbus Albany and Langsville a brother and a husband who died in 1932 Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 30 a m in Albany Methodist Church with burial in Nelson Cemetery Meigs County. Friends may call at Bigony funeral home.
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Albany
Ella B. Nelson
Dexter
Hillcrest Rest Home
Hartwell
Lydia Lansbury Braley
Ella Armstrong Nelson
Dexter Church of Christ
Wallie D. Nelson
Winter Garden
Fla
Cash
Carrie) Smith
Roy
Blanche) Davis
Columbus
William
Norma) Gillogly
Cash Braley
Langsville
Junior Leadership Club To Meet Wednesday
The Athens County Junior Leadership Club will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Judy Whitlatch’s Baker Settlement home. Don Young will discuss programs for the coming year and officers will be elected. The club plans to sponsor an international farm youth exchange student and will consider steps for the project.
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Athens County
Judy Whitlatch
Baker Settlement
Don Young
International Farm
Young
State's Health Responsibility Is Explained
Robert Canary, chief of the Division of Social Administration, explained the state's health and welfare responsibility at a Monday evening Athens County Health and Welfare Council meeting. Athens County commissioners attended along with 10 social agencies represented by the council in the Sycamore room at Lake Hope Lodge. Richard Phillips chaired a brief business meeting and Denver L. White introduced Canary as the guest speaker.
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Robert Canary
Division of
Athens County Health and Welfare Council
Athens County
Sycamore Room
Lake Hope Lodge
Richard Phillips
Denver L. White
Canary
State Tells Road Oiling Schedule In Athens County
The state will pour liquid asphalt on Routes 144 329 and 356 in Athens County starting June 3 weather permitting. County supervisor Ward Cunningham notes a 2 to 5 day drying period and Division 10 engineer J C Kendle urges motorists to use only essential traffic and slow speeds during application.
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Athens County
Ward Cunningham
J. C. Kendle
Division 10
Albany Area Resident Ethel Bobo Dies at 81
Mrs. Ethel Bobo, 81, lifelong Albany resident, died Sunday night after a heart attack. She is survived by her daughter Mrs. Howard Stout, a son Clarence Bobo of Columbus, five grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral services slated for Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. at Temple Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery.
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Albany
Ethel Bobo
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bobo
Howard Stout
Charles Bobo
Clarence Bobo
Columbus
Temple Church
Richard Jarvis
Bigony Funeral Home
Births and admissions noted at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Birth: Mr and Mrs John Mengel Athens a son. Admissions include Mrs G C Bryant Jackson ville, Sarah Jane Starkey Athens Route 4 Rebecca Hudwell Athens Route Roger Risch Athens Steve Altman Corning Mrs Oscar Whisman Athens Mrs Andy Brozak Athens Mrs William McLean Athens Route 3 Margaret McGraner Athens. Dismissed: Mrs Joseph Chapman Athens and son. James R Heinrich 18 Washington Hall fined 15 dollars and costs for passing in an intersection.
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G. C. Bryant
Jacksonville
Sarah Jane Starkey
Athens
Rebecca Hudwell
Roger Risch
Steve Altman
Corning
Oscar Whisman
Andy Brozak
William McLean
Margaret McGraner
Joseph Chapman
Mary Davis
James R. Heinrich
Washington Hall
Faculty members promoted at Ohio University
President John C. Baker announces two Ohio University faculty members promoted to full professor. A. C. LaFollette from dramatic art and speech and Paul R. Murphy from classical languages receive the rank. LaFollette has 22 years of college teaching totals and 13 at Ohio University, Murphy joined in 1947.
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Ohio University
John C. Baker
A. C. LaFollette
Department of
Dramatic Art
Paul R. Murphy
State University of Iowa
Harvard University
Perkins
Goodwin
Howard
Murphy
Graduate Council
Albany Plans Memorial Day Observance
James W. Rickard of Post 9893 VFW announces Memorial Day events in Albany. A 1:30 p.m. parade will start at the school led by the VFW color guard and high school band, proceeding to the Baptist church for services. The Rev. Lawrence Woodruf will deliver the Memorial Day address with invocation by the Rev. Howard Hein.
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Albany
James W. Rickard
VFW
Baptist Church
Lawrence Woodruf
Howard Hein
Mottoes of Rotary Discussed by Member Worstell
Lawrence G. Worstell discussed Rotary mottoes at a Ath ens Rotary meeting held Monday noon in the Berry Hotel.
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Rotary
Lawrence G. Worstell
Athens Rotary
Berry Hotel
Temperature Fluctuations Reported at Hamley Run
The article records a 39 degree morning at Hamley Run with a 9 am rise to 56 degrees. Monday’s extremes reached 63 and 52 degrees, indicating early autumn coolness.
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Hamley Run
UA Athens United Appeals board weighs agency invites
The UA Athens board voted to invite agencies with separate city fund drives to join the fall campaign and asked for replies to be analyzed at the next meeting. Second payments to UA supported agencies were approved for June 1, totaling 35 percent of budgets, with Jan 1 payments at 40 percent and a possible scaled final Sept 1.
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Athens
United Appeals Board of Directors
Red Cross
Salvation Army
YMCA
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
United Appeals
Gasco Starts Major Ohio Pipeline Project
Gasco launches a $2,720,000 pipeline project to boost natural gas delivery to central and northern Ohio. Nearly 38 miles of 24 inch pipe will run from Crawford Compressor in Fairfield County to Trent Compressor in Licking County, parallel to an existing line. The system will double capacity at Trent and feed Ohio Fuel’s backbone network for winter storage in Knox, Ashland, Richland, Wayne, Medina and Lorain counties.
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Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Ohio
Ohio Fuel
F. W. Phillips
Athens
Onlo Fuel
Crawford Compressor Station
Fairfield County
Sugar Grove
Trent Compressor Station
Licking Co
Homer
Phillips
Trent Station
Knox
Ashland
Richland
Wayne
Medina
Lorain
Club Prepares Field For Little Leaguers
Athens Kiwanis Club members after a Monday meeting went to the Little League field off W Union St to complete prep for league play. The business session announced Kiwanian Jack Gaskins as the new editor of the Kiwanis weekly bulletin.
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Athens Kiwanis Club
W. Union St
Jack Gaskins
Kiwanis Weekly
Commonwealth Telephone official to attend Ohio association meeting
Charles Slusher plant superintendent of the Commonwealth Telephone Company of Ohio will attend the quarterly meeting of the Ohio Independent Telephone Association's plant equipment committee in Columbus on Tuesday.
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Columbus
Charles Slusher
Commonwealth Telephone Company of Ohio
Ohio Independent Telephone Association
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Schoenlings Beer
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DR. Murphy
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Sams Cline Bldg
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Washington St
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Tremont Center
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S.E. Ohio
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Buck Supply
Mill & State
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William L. Wright
East State St
Dorothy Searmack
South High Street
Mable Swartz
Albany Road
Elaine Conrad
Lancaster St
Bertha Philips
Guysville
Mrs. P. Mansfield
East Mulberry St
Nelsonville
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Ella Barber
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