Athens council backs flood control plan with dam and dredging
Athens city council endorsed planning commission views on River flood control based on U S Corps of Engineers research. The plan calls for upstream dams and reservoirs, widening and dredging the Hocking River, relocating it, using removed material to raise lowlands, and a dam across Margaret Creek south of Route 56 for recreation and water supply.
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Athens
City Planning Commission
Fort St
Planning Commission
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Hocking River
Army Engineers
Margaret Creek
Logan National Armory
Dwight D. Robinson
Service Safety
Council
N. College St
Fairview Ave
Raymond Shepard
ROTC Detachment Welcomes Air Chief Visitor
Col Louis A Garvin Area D commandant of Air Force ROTC Maxwell AFB will visit Ohio University ROTC Wednesday through Friday. A former WVU air science professor and command pilot he holds the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross. A 1942 A P I graduate with a B S in aeronautical engineering he lives in Montgomery with his wife and two children.
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Louis A. Garvin
Air Force
County Backs River Basin Proposals and Bridge Plan
County commissioners back U S Army Corps of Engineers and Hocking Conservancy District plans for the Hocking River basin including Mc Leish Monday Creek Rush Creek and Margaret Creek. They will pay 5000 of a 20000 bridge on Route 216 with the state covering the rest. They approve truck purchase for Dover Two trustees and invite John Law to attend remaining 1964 meetings. They deny deputy pay boost for clerk of courts staff.
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U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hocking Conservancy District
Hocking River
McLeish
Monday Creek
Rush Creek
Margaret Creek
Hocking
Dover
John Law
Phyllis Cross
Bombay Man Speaks on India at Rotary Club
Sohrab Guzder of Bombay India spoke to Athens Rotary at the Sportsman Grill describing India's government and education systems. He noted 460 million people and that many grads struggle to find good jobs, adding India has 32 universities. Walter Moeller and other guests attended.
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Sohrab Guzder
Bombay
India
Athens Rotary
Sportsman Grill
Ohio University
Walter Moeller
Tenth
Lloyd Gray
Nelsonville
Peter Held
Brazil
Jack Schou
Sweden
Erik Walberg
Norway
Guzder
Pharmacy Is Advocated As Profession
William Pierce of the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy told the Kiwanis Club that pharmacy surpasses other careers. He cited a young shortage, noted career paths in hospitals and the services, and outlined four Ohio colleges and the five year program plus internship and a three day license exam. Trustees of Ames Two meet Thursday at 7 p.m. in the fire department building per Clerk Dorothy Sedwick.
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William Pierce
Ohio State Board of Pharmacy
Kiwanis Club
Pierce
U.S
State Board
Colleges of Pharmacy
Ohio
Ohio State
Cincinnati
Toledo
Ohio Northern
Columbus
Ames Two
Fire Department
Dorothy Sedwick
Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs E Riley Russell announce the birth of a son at Millfield Route 1. Admissions include Mrs John Smathers Ath ens Route 3 Patricia Hedges Athens David Reeves Albany Route 2 Kenneth Pierce Albany Lawrence Grubb Amesville Route 1 Charles Culp Athens and Mrs Eugene Cassels Athens. Dismissals list Mrs Charles Castleman and daughter Athens John Rut ter Millfield Route 1 Dale Moffet Athens Mrs Charles Sanders Athens Baby Boy Gabriel Athens Route 3.
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E. Riley Russell
Millfield
John Smathers
Athens
Patricia Hedges
David Reeves
Albany
Kenneth Pierce
Lawrence Grubb
Amesville
Charles Culp
Eugene Cassels
Charles Castleman
John Rutter
Dale Moffet
Charles Sanders
Boy Gabriel
Athens Driver Fined After Car Overturns
A car overturned on Route 50 near Richland Ave South Y at 1 06 a m Tuesday. Spiro Pappas 29 Athens Apts said he lost control causing a skid and flip. He pled guilty in Municipal Court to reckless operation and was fined 40 dollars plus costs.
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Route 50
Richland Ave. South Y
Spiro Pappas
Athens Apts
Weather Pattern Shifts To Mild In Athens
Athens sees a cold start with fog and a bright finish as sun returns and temperatures rise. U.S. Observer C. L. Col mer notes 10 a.m. reading at 48 degrees, up 14 from the early low, with Monday's high at 65.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Brothers Put On Probation In Larceny
Two brothers from Sharpsburg Route 1 pled guilty to grand larceny in Common Pleas Court and were placed on two years probation. Thomas Dingus, 18, and Willie Dingus, 22, admitted stealing two 1.5 horsepower motors from the Gilchrist Mine. Restitution is required and they must avoid liquor and liquor-selling venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
Thomas Lee Dingus
Willie Dingus
Sharpsburg
Homer B. Gall, Jr
Bob Withem
Dewitt Walker
Gilchrist
Historical Society Elects New Officers in Athens
F Darrell Moore of Athens is elected president of the Athens County Historical Society at a Sunday meeting. George D King Amesville becomes vice president with Clark E Williams Athens as secretary and Arthur E Cornwell Athens as treasurer. Executive committee members are Rev J Lloyd Evans Nelsonville Florence Brown Albany and Mrs Lowell E Burnelle Glouster. A paper by Mrs Florence Moore covers an early Negro school in Albany and Ivan Ibe of Albany discusses the Hocking Valley coal strike of 1884.
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F. Darrell Moore
Athens
Athens County Historical Society
George D. King
Amesville
Clark E. Williams
Arthur E. Cornwell
Nam
J. Lloyd Evans
Nelsonville
Florence Brown
Albany
Lowell E. Burnelle
Glouster
Columbia Gas Co
Florence Moore
Ivan Ibe
Hocking Valley
Senate Approves Four Athens County Appointments
The Ohio Senate on its opening day of a special session approved four appointments from Gov. James Rhodes. Duncan M. Baxter of Portsmouth was named Ohio University trustee to May 1973, Marvin S. Phillips of Athens to the veterinary medical board to Dec. 16, 1968, Claude L. Steppe of Athens to the board of cosmetology to Oct. 31, 1967, and Forest L. Walton of Glouster to the reclamation board of review to July 28, 1967.
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Athens County
James Rhodes
Ohio Senate
Duncan M. Baxter
Portsmouth
Ohio University
Marvin S. Phillips
Athens
Veterinary Medical Board
Claude L. Steppe
Board of Cosmetology
Forest L. Walton
Glouster
Reclamation Board of Review
Fire destroys 15 acres in Vinton County Wilkesville Township
District 4 fire reported by Fire Warden Ed Chesser burned 15 acres in Wilkesville Township. He urged hunters and residents to exercise extreme caution in wooded areas. Also notices say Savannah Lodge 466 F&AM to elect officers at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with refreshments and Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar to meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic Temple.
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Vinton County
District 4
Ed Chesser
Wilkesville Township
Chesser
Guysville
Savannah Lodge
F&am
Athens Commandery
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Athens Veterans Day Parade and Campus Rites Planned
The American Legion sponsored parade and campus monument service highlight Athens Veterans Day observances. The 10:40 a.m. parade moves from Washington and High to College and Union toward the Soldiers and Sailors Monument where Don Campbell will speak at 11. A wreath will be laid and the K. T. Crossen Post hosts a 6 a.m. Veterans Day breakfast. A free dance follows.
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Athens
The
Legion
K. T. Crossen
W. Union St
Regional Civil Defense Meeting Set in Athens Saturday
A regional civil defense meeting is scheduled for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. at The Ohio University Inn. James F. Vorster Sr. Deputy director Civil Defense Division will announce details. Area Two directors staffs and local officials are invited to attend and discuss attack warning communications emergency broadcast system shelter program radiological defense and related topics.
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Ohio University Inn
James F. Wester
Civil Defense
Ohio Adjutant General’s Department
Area Two
Tiffin
Dayton
Athens
Ohio
State Civil Defense Staff
State Department of Health, Personnel, and Welfare
Thomas Conley Sentenced For Probation Violation In Ohio
Raymond Thomas Conley of Nelsonville Route 1 was sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary for probation violation after a Logan conviction for driving while intoxicated. Placed on probation in October 1963 for non support, he will be taken to Columbus this week by the sheriff's department.
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Common Pleas Court
Raymond Thomas Conley
Nelsonville
Ohio Penitentiary
Logan
Conley
Columbus
Sheriff's Department
Ohio University Students Hospitalized After Health Center Visit
Two Ohio University students were taken to Hudson Health Center by the city fire department emergency squad. Fred Kark, 23, fainted at 11:40 pm near the Speech Building, and Lana Cohen, 20, of 35 N College St., was ill at 8:30 pm.
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Ohio University
Hudson Health Center
City Fire Department
Fred Kark
Lakeview Manor
Speech Building
Lana Cohen
N. College St
License Suspended For Driving Violations
Municipal Court suspended Daniel Dehart Carson, 21, of 1 Vine St., for six months after amassing 13 driving-violation points from September 1963 to October 1964. Action based on a notice from the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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Daniel Dehart Carson
Vine St
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Driver cited after ditch accident near Glouster
State Highway Patrol cited Gordon Phillip Losey 29 of Glouster Route 1 for driving left of center after his vehicle left the road and dipped into a ditch on Oakdale Road north of Glouster Sunday night.
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Gordon Phillip Losey
Glouster
Center
Oakdale Rd
State Highway Patrol
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