Special Election Requested for Ames Bern Rome Canaan Troy Districts
The county school board asked the election board to schedule a special election to consider the Ames Bern, Rome Canaan, and Carthage Troy district referendums. Clerk Porter noted the earliest legal date could be in December. Ames Bern voters previously rejected joining Athens in a Tuesday unofficial vote.
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County School Board
Ames-Bern
Rome-Canaan
Carthage- Troy
T. C. Porter
Porter
Supreme Court
Athens
Rome
Canaan
Carthage-Troy
DAV to Sell Forget-Me-Nots in Athens
Members of the Conrath-Bean Chapter Disabled American Veterans will sell Forget-Me-Nots Friday and Saturday in Athens. Proceeds support hospitalized veterans with Dale Kirkendall noting the funds aid men who fought in the war that saved us. The post will hold a special meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday.
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Conrath-Bean
Athens
Dale Kirkendall
Kirkendall
Training Planned for Farm Management in Athens County
Logan office manager Homer Schein says a Farm Business Management Training program may be conducted in Athens County under the Manpower Development and Training Act. Farmers with family income under 1200 dollars yearly may register at the Athens office November 16 to 20 from 830 a.m. to 430 p.m. The 48 week program includes classroom instruction and supervised farm activity to teach practical, profitable farming methods.
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Logan
Athens County
Homer Schein
Ohio State Employment Service
Athens
W. State St
Historical Society Meet Is Planned in Athens County
The Athens County Historical Society will elect officers at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. auditorium Route 50E Athens. A program includes papers by two members. Nominees include F Darrell Moore president and George King vice president with Clark E Williams secretary and Arthur E Cornwell treasurer. An executive committee lists Rev J Lloyd Evans Miss Florence Brown and Mrs Lowell E Burnelle.
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Athens County Historical Society
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Route 50E
Water FE
Wright
Elizabeth G. Beatty
F. Darrell Moore
Athens
George King
Amesville
Clark E. Williams
Arthur E. Cornwell
J. Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
Florence Brown
Albany
Lowell E. Burnelle
Glouster
Health Office Move Discussed By Board
The Athens City-County Health Department may move to new quarters in a recently leased North College Street property. The health board discussed the matter at its monthly meeting Wednesday night. John D. Clark of Dwight H. Rutherford Agency representing Aetna Life Insurance Co. will be honored Saturday at a Columbus Plaza dinner for his sales record. Fair and mild weather continued in Athens with a 9:30 a.m. temperature of 54 degrees and a high of 76. In Municipal Court, Keiko McClary, 32, of 37 Euclid Drive, was dismissed for insufficient evidence on a failure to yield the right of way charge.
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Athens City-County Health Department
N. College St
The
Health Board
John D. Clark
Dwight H. Rutherford
Athens
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Columbus Plaza
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Keiko McClary
Euclid Dr
Two Athens Boys Returned To State Juvenile Institutions
Two Athens youths ages 14 and 16 were returned to state institutions after weekend incidents. The 14-year-old, on BIS parole, was cited for stealing 120 dollars from Ernest Rosser’s home and helped by the other boy in spending the money. They also entered Rosenberg’s scrap yard office and Athens High School and attempted a Home Street break‑in. An Ohio Youth Commission official ordered the placement.
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Athens
Boys Industrial School
Ohio Juvenile Commission
Ernest Rosser
W. Union St
Bureau of Juvenile Placement
Ohio Youth Commission
Rosenberg
Two Auto Fires Reported In Athens This Week
Athens firemen answered two automobile fire calls. A 1957 car owned by Glen Orender on Rutland Route 1 had a hot brake drum causing a tire to blow out. a Loister hose cooled the drum and slight damage occurred. A radiator was steaming in a 1957 car owned by John Robson at Court and Union, but firefighters found no active hazard.
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Athens
S. Court St
Glen Orender
Rutland
John Robson
Court
Union
Five District Fires Reported In Forests
District Fire Warden Ed Chesser reported five fires burning across districts. The blazes scorched about 12 acres with the Athens County York Township fire still active. He urged extreme caution when burning trash and cigarettes in rural wooded areas amid an unusually high burning index.
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Ed Chesser
Athens County
York Township
Chesser
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DAV
Firestone
Eey
Peata
Firestone Truck Tire Service Center
Gilbert Shannon
Athens Tel. LY
Historical Society Meet
Security Bank Building
Wellington
Bailey
Bulova
Caravelle
Bailey’s Jewelry
Glouster, Ohio
Athens High School
High St
George A. Banks
General Electric
Athens Appl. & TY CO
Washington ST
PH. LY
Athens, Ohio
Coats
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Jones
Goodyear
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