Margaret Creek Conservancy District Proposed in Athens County
About 154 petitioners seek to form the Margaret Creek Conservancy District to control floods regulate streams reclaim overflow lands provide irrigation supply and widen watercourses. If approved the district could condemn land borrow money and participate in state and federal programs. Territory covers 38 600 acres draining into Margaret Creek and the Hocking River in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Margaret Creek Conservancy District
Conservancy District
Federal Area Redevelopment Administration
Margaret’s Creek
Athens County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors
Margaret Creek
Hocking River
Athens County
Dr. Wysner to Speak at First Methodist Church Athens
Dr. Glora M. Wysner evangelist and missionary will address the First Methodist Church in Athens Sunday at 9 15 and 10 30. The guest speaker, a 1923 Ohio University graduate and Garrett Theological Seminary professor, will discuss Significant Walls In Today's World and also speak at a WSCS luncheon Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glora M. Wysner
Athens
First Methodist
Ohio University
Phi Beta Kappa
Wysner
Division of World Missions and Evangelism
World Council of Churches
Garrett Theological Seminary
Evanston
Near East
Foreign Missions Conference of North America
International Missionary Council
Africa
Middle East
Asia
North Africa
Methodist Church
Anderson
Ill
Mt. Vernon
First Methodist Church
WSCS
Ex Millsfield Resident Emma C Brown Dies at 86
Emma C Brown 86 former Millfield resident died Thursday at Hillcrest Rest Home after years of ill health. Born in Perry County she lived in Millfield over 50 years. Survived by four daughters and two sons with many relatives. Calling hours at Hughes Funeral Home with funeral services at 1 p.m. Saturday by Rev Gilbert Courtney. Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma C. Brown
Millfield
Hillcrest Rest Home
Perry County
William P. Brown
Myrtle Law
Harriett Richards
Isabelle Boltz
Tucson
Ariz
Merle Wallace
Athens
Ralph
Louisville
Robert
Samual Colborn
Crooksville
Rebecca Crabtree
Hughes Funeral Home
Gilbert Courtney
Green Lawn Cemetery
City adds one way signs on East Union Street uphill westbound
City police on Friday posted signs designating E Union Street between Stewart Street and University Terrace as uphill westbound only. Police Chief J B Grogan said the change aims to relieve traffic hazards though plans were not presented to the city council.
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E. Union St
Stewart St
University Terr
J. B. Grogan
City Coun
Father saves five-day-old in apartment incident
Chief Basil Cullison reports a five-day-old was revived by the father after the infant stopped breathing Thursday night. Firefighters were summoned to the Blair residence at 6 20 p m and the baby received mouth to mouth resuscitation before being taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital and released after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Cullison
The
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Donald Blair
Blair
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Sheltering Arms Hospital Admits and Discharges List
Hospital notes show admissions: Mrs. Charles Reed of Glouster. Robert O. Neal and Chris E. Martin of Athens. Dale C. Chesser of New Marshfield. Sherry Michael of New Marshfield. Mrs. Ralph Van Nest of Athens Route 5. Discharges include Ralph Young of Athens Route 3. Mrs. James Donahoe and Mrs. Clarence Wyckoff of Athens. Clarence Wyckoff of Athens. Mrs. Goldie Roach of Athens. James A. Buck of Athens. Mrs. Bob Russ of Athens Route 2. Mrs. William Snodgrass of Athens Route 3. Jeffrey Miller of Athens Route 8. Mrs. Fred Schleicher of Athens Route 1 and her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reed
Glouster
Robert O. Neal
Athens
Chris E. Martin
Dale C. Chesser
New Marshfield
Sherry Michael
Ralph van Nest
Ralph Young
James Donahoe
Clarence Wyckoff
Goldie Roach
James A. Buck
Bob Russ
William Snodgrass
Jeffrey Miller
Fred Schleicher
Zoning Board Sets Meeting on Variance Request at City Hall
The city zoning board of appeals will meet at 7 30 p m on November 19 at city hall to consider a variance under the zoning ordinance. Mary H Curry owner of 80 Columbus Rd seeks to combine two lots to build offices with parking for a physician not named in the application.
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City Zoning Board of Appeals
City Hall
Mary H. Curry
Columbus Rd
Extradition Arranges for Suspect in Break and Enter Case
Ronnie Eugene Scott 33 of Cleveland was handed to a Kanawha County deputy sheriff after Ohio governor approved extradition. Scott, indicted for breaking and entering, was processed Thursday. James Cassels of 98 Central Ave left for Newark New Jersey to attend his granddaughter Lisa Waynick funeral aged seven daughter of Mrs Marjorie Cassels Waynick of 87 Renner Ave Newark.
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Ronnie Eugene Scott
Cleveland
Kanawha County
W.va
Ohio
Scott
James Cassels
Central Ave
Newark
N. J
Lisa Waynick
Marjorie Cassels Waynick
Renner Ave
Urban Renewal Talk Promotes Ordered Space Arts Building Dedication
Dr. Douglas Haskell warns urban renewal faces design challenges at Ohio University Space Arts Building dedication. Lectured by George LeBoutiller due to illness, the address urges a single comprehensive plan with top goals and land use to guide renewal with ample federal funds. A panel followed with university and architectural leaders participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Haskell
FAIA
Architectural Forum
Ohio University
Haskell
George LeBoutillier
Walter A. Taylor
School of Architecture
Buford Pickens
Washington University
St. Louis
James Holroyd
Ohio Society of Architects
Ernest
Coolville Council Tackles Road Relocation Issues
The Coolville village council addresses highway markers for Route 50 and 7 bypass, plans temporary signs, and considers contracting Fred Merrill for snow removal. Village streets gained a mile and a half of paving, with more work possible. The town hall was remodeled and repainted, and a mound blocking the view near the new highway was removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Roger Hornsby
Fred Merrill
Jack White
State
Wet Dismal Weather Continues In Athens
Athens remained in a trough of wet dismal weather Friday with a 10 a.m. temperature of 48 degrees. The day showed little change from the early morning low, and Thursday’s high reached 52 with .07 inch of rain. Rural Hamley Run reported a low of 44 after a high of 50 yesterday, with rainfall for the period totaling .16 inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Athens Couple Home After Hospital Stays
Mr and Mrs Clarence Wyckoff returned to their Maplewood Drive home Thursday night after releases from Sheltering Arms Hospital. Mrs Wyckoff was injured in an East State Street auto accident while visiting her husband last Friday and was taken to the hospital. Monthly meeting of Athens Council Knights of Columbus is set for 730 pm Friday at the K of C Hall. Memorial mass planned for 8 am Sunday at St Pauls Catholic Church. The Rev John E Evans of the First Unitarian Church Columbus will speak at 1030 am Sunday at the Unitarian Meeting House 21 Hocking Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wyckoff
Maplewood Dr
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. Wyckoff
Athens Council
Knights of Columbus
K of C Hall
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
John E. Evans
First Unitarian Church
Columbus
Unitarian Meeting House
Hocking St
Salyers Cited After Route 50 Accident Near Coolville
Virgil Salyers 47 of Lucasville cited by State Highway Patrol after a Route 50 crash with a semi driven by James Proffitt 21 of Parkersburg. The collision occurred a mile east of Route 7 and Salyers was cited for failing to yield the right of way in Coolville mayor’s court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Salyers
Lucasvile
State
Highway Patrol
James Proffitt
Parkersburg
Salyers
Coolville
Fire damages wood siding trapped by faulty flue at residence
Fire near 1 N Shafer St. caused by improper flu from coal heating stove. Minor siding damage. Building owned by Paul Antoinette. Firefighters used booster tank water to extinguish the blaze. Municipal Court notices list six speeding and traffic violations with fines ranging from 11 to 36 dollars for individuals from Athens Route 4 New Lexington and Washington PA, including Leenda Beshara and Anita W Buskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Johnson
N. Shafer St
Paul Antoinette
Kenneth Emmett Jones
Athens
Donald Earl Sylvester
Watt St
Lowell B. Howard
Briarwood Dr
Leenda Beshara
New Lexington
Donald Draucker
Washington
Anita W. Buskey
E. State St
Albany Driver Cited After Auto Accident
Thelbert Brookhart, 38, Albany, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to failure to stop within assured clear distance. He was fined 10 dollars and costs after a Thursday mishap at Court and Union. The other driver was Helen L. Brown, 47, of 528 Richland Ave. Marriage licenses: Waldo P. Riley 21 and Phyllis Regina Garrett 21. Carl Davis 36 and Norma Bobo 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelbert Brookhart
Albany
Brookhart
Court
Union
Helen L. Brown
Richland Ave
Waldo P. Riley
Wadsworth
Marine Corps
Phyllis Regina Garrett
Athens
Carl Davis
Stewart
Norma Bobo
City Council Okays Emergency Billing Machine Purchase
The council approved an emergency ordinance to buy a new accounting machine for water sewer and garbage billing and set bids for purchase later this month. An ordinance to issue bonds totaling 34000 for the Eden Pl paving project was given first reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eden Pl
Raymond Shepard
Meigs Trip Suspects In Auto Thefts
The State Highway Patrol continues probing two Meigs County auto thefts with three Middleport teens as suspects. A 17-year-old and a 16-year-old were questioned in Athens at the time of the incidents linked to a stolen car from Pomeroy Motor Co. A second car from Blaetmar Motor Co. of Pomeroy was found abandoned on Route 7 east of Pomeroy. A 16-year-old was also questioned in Middleport. Juvenile court charges were filed by the auto agencies. the 17-year-old faces possible return to the Columbus State School after running away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Meigs County
Middleport
Athens
Coolville
Pomeroy Motor Co
Blaetmar Motor Co
Pomeroy
Route 7
Meigs
Columbus State School
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Margaret Creek Group
DR. Wysner
Martin
Seaman's
Clover Farm
Clover Farm Instant
Clover Farm Market
W. Union St
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill and Company
Lori Mathews
Earl Hooper
C. M. GI
Jarry Kyle
Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
W. Va
Space Arts
U.S
Earl C. Seigfred
College of Fine Arts
Frederick Leach
van R. Alden
Gordon K. Bush
K OF C
Royal Blue Market
Ouse
Pal
Bologna
Shafer St
Luckoff
Sunset Motel
Columbus Road
Wlr
Abes
Keller & Weltner Monument Co
W. Hunter St
Logan, Ohio
van Dyke's
Buckeye Cafeteria
N. Court St
Tel. LY
Tion
George A. Banks
J. W. Whaley
Mings
E. Washington St
Federal Home Loan Bank
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