Land Transfer To OU Promoted With Flood Control Plan
The article reports Ohio University plans a land transfer of 235 acres to the university and outlines flood control recommendations for Athens to be added to a Congress request in January 1964. It notes continued land use by Athens State Hospital and quotes President Alden on cooperation with state officials and local leaders. It also mentions community leaders’ support and a broader economic development vision for southeastern Ohio.
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Richland Ave
Hospital Ground
West State St
W. Union St
Richland Area
West Green
Trailer Park
State Hospital
Porter Hall
Grover Center
Trautwein Field
Peden Stadium
Athens
Alden
Athens State Hospital
Martin L. Hecht
Michael V. DiSalle
Stanley Mechem
George Banks
Southeastern Ohio
Rome Girl Wins Athens County History Contest Run
Patricia Thompson of Rome Canaan High School is Athens County winner in the Ohio History Government and Citizenship Contest preliminary. She is among 102 county and state finalists from 6054 participants invited to the final essay exam November 30 on the Ohio University campus.
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Patricia Thompson
Rome- Canaan
Athens County
Ohio University
Athens Sees Cold Cloudy Morning With Mild Rise
U S Observer C L Colmer reports Thursday morning in Athens a temperature of 38 at 9 30 A M up 12 degrees from the early low The day is cold and partly cloudy The rainfall total for October reached 2 53 inches versus 2 60 inches in the previous October Wednesday’s high was 57 degrees.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Four OU Chem Eng Faculty Attend Cincinnati Teacher School
Four members of the Ohio University chemistry engineering faculty attended a one day school for teachers in Cincinnati. The attendees were H. B. Kendall, William Baasel, Calvin Baloun and Richard Mayer.
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Ohio University
Cincinnati
H. B. Kendall
William Baasel
Calvin Baloun
Richard Mayer
Jury List Drawn For Driver Trial
A 24 name jury pool was drawn for the trial of William M. Kendall 21 of 87 S Court St on a driving while intoxicated charge. Kendall is free on a 350 bond with trial set for November 9. Names include Jeanne M Rockwell Ethel L Farrow Violet J Phillips Donald E Johnson Robert L Amon Mildred R Blosser and others.
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William M. Kendall
S. Court St
Blanche Wallar
Kendall
Jeanne M. Rockwell
Ethel L. Farrow
Violet J. Phillips
Donald E. Johnson
Robert L. Amon
Mildred R. Blosser
Charles D. Strawn
Sally Lou Jagers
Clifton Coursey
Blanche F. Christman
James W. McLaren Jr
Helen &. Lewis
Dorothy M. Dent
Anna M. Ashton
Mona G. Kyle
Mabel Mae Martin
Reary A. Murchison Jr
Laura M. Sapp
Mary Hope
Gladys M. Gill
Martha Bratton
Ira W. Burnfield
C. J. Ailstock
Charles T. Tribe
Birth and hospital admits at Sheltering Arms
Births announced for Mr and Mrs Wayne Hildreth of Athens Route 5 a son. Admitted were Paul L Walraven Athens Mrs John Lynn Athens Ernest Lynch Albany. Dismissed were Mrs Eugene Hamer Athens and daughter Mrs Gerald Gilkey Athens Route 1 and daughter Mrs Charles Smith New Marshfield and daughter.
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Wayne Hildreth
Athens
Paul L. Walraven
John Lynn
Ernest Lynch
Albany
Eugene Hamer
Gerald Gilkey
Charles Smith
New Marshfield
Naval Officer Team To Visit Athens
A Naval Officer Procurement Team from Ashland Kentucky will visit Ohio University campus November 5 6 and 7 from 930 am to 430 pm to administer the officer qualification test to senior men and women for the Naval Officer Candidate School.
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Athens
Ashland
Ohio University
Naval Officer Candidate School
Detainers Slated For Check Writer Coleman Jr.
Leon Benjamin Coleman Jr., a former Athens resident, pleaded guilty in Birmingham Alabama Circuit Court to burglary and grand larceny. Two detainers will be sent to the Birmingham prosecuting attorney for checks written in Athens. A probation hearing is set for November 16 in Alabama. Coleman was in custody per FBI.
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Leon Benjamin Coleman Jr
Athens
Birmingham
Ala
Joseph B. Grogan
Grogan
Coleman
Alabama
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Jimmy Sheridan
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Cristy Ann Snow
Susan Blascucci
Teresa McCleary
Marsha Daniel
Wanda Nutt
Pat McDonald
Billy Diles
Michael Boles
Jane Tribe
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Ann Swardson
Emily Murphee
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Libby Wigal
Kathryn Murphree
Shannon Richmond
Bradley Bridgewater
Beverly Addison
Gary Welch
Bessie George
Mary Helen Urbach
Cheryl Walraven
Betty Jean Wheaton
Linda Spen
Cer
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Howard Sharp
Tommy Knapp
Sharon Shellman
Martha Gustavson
Robert Shellman
VFW
Floyd Bolin Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charles Evans
Rome
Colmer
Bolta-Flex
Nelsonville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Storm Wineecows
Wright
The
Plains
Ohio
Shoe Department
Admiral
Hamilton
George
Fuller Electric Service
Enastuasen
TY Ang Retail
Athens Appliance CO
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