Flood Control Buying Starts in Hocking River Project
The Hocking Valley Conservancy District began land purchase steps for the Hocking River relocation and flood control project. Letters noting intent and price were mailed to 42 landowners, including Ohio University, with contracts to follow. Independent appraisers set fair market values, and owners may seek court review if they disagree. The district aims to complete the benefit appraisal by year start to determine local funding of a 7.1 million plan with federal 4.5 million.
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Hocking River
Hocking Valley
Ohio University
Johnson
William P. Mickle
Conservancy District
Whites Mill
City
Charles L. Rowland
Columbus
Wilmer V. Driggs
Cambridge
Mickle
Conservancy Court
Athens County
John Bolin
Hocking County
Harley Meyer
UR Officials Visit To City Postponed
Mayor Raymond Shepard announced a Chicago regional Urban Renewal office official will visit November 28 to review the future of local Urban Renewal after Richard Beagle resigns to take a Traverse City position. An interim director may be needed until the South Green project ends as other renewal projects are considered.
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Raymond Shepard
Chicago
Shepard
Richard Beagle
Beagle
Traverse City
Mich
South Green
Four Cars Damaged In Athens Crash At East State And College
Athens police investigated a four car crash at 8 53 p m Tuesday at East State and College Streets. Edward A Mosby 20 Irvine Hall skidded into two parked autos owned by Parker and Betty Crow 28 Mound St One Parker auto shoved into another owned by Dale Dye Mineral Wells W Va Mosby charged with no operator license and conditional speed fined 10 dollars and costs on license charge 20 dollars and costs on other citation in Municipal Court Another minor accident occurred at Mill And N College Streets Tuesday with Floyd Cooper 25 Athens Route 4 backing into Vearle W Shaffer Athens Route
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Edward A. Mosby
Irvine Hall
Parker
Betty Crow
Mound St
Dale Dye
Mineral Wells
W. Va
Mosby
Mill and
N. College Streets
Floyd Cooper
Athens
Vearle W. Shaffer
Abstract Art Club at Athens High Shapes Metal Sculpture
Athens High School forms an Abstract Art Club led by industrial arts teacher Ernest Payne. Fifteen members, including five or six girls, work on cardboard mockups and aim to create metal sculptures. Payne plans a future abstract art class and a tour of Ohio University’s art department, noting current space limits.
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Athens High School
Ernest Payne
Payne
Man Burned In Explosion At Buckeye Cleaners
Harold Harrah of Amesville suffered first and second degree burns Tuesday when a cleaning solvent he used to kindle a coal fire exploded. Treated and released from Sheltering Arms Hospital, the Buckeye Cleaners manager reported no equipment damage as the boiler area was involved. The article notes light rain and temperatures in the 40s, with a forecasted dip and rainfall around .05 inch. It also mentions a Dec 2 visit by Mr. Cartoon sponsored by New Marshfield PTO at the New Marshfield Elementary Gymnasium.
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Harold Harrah
Amesville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Harrah
Buckeye Cleaners
Euclid Drive
Athens Seminar Examines Growth Problems and Plans
Athens area residents met at Ohio University’s McCracken Hall to discuss growth issues. Speakers Kenneth Ackerman Fritz Wheaton and Isadore Candeub outlined university expansion, city and county needs, and public participation in planning. Next session will probe five top community needs.
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Athens
Ohio University
McCracken
Kenneth Ackerman
Fritz Wheaton
City Planning Commission
Isadore Candeub
Candeub, Fleissig and Associates
Ackerman
University
Wheaton
Planning Commission
Cf&a
Candeuh
Chauncey Starts Early Thanksgiving Break for Pupils
About 3 800 Athens city school pupils began Thanksgiving vacation with Chauncey and adjacent districts receiving an early start. Grades 1–6 and Athens-Chauncey-The Plains 7th graders were sent home due to a water leak in the village supply. All other city schools end classes today and resume Monday.
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Athens City
Chauncey
Athens-Chauncey-The Plains
Supt. H. W. Humphrey
Humphrey
Ohio University Students Begin Thanksgiving Vacation
Ohio University students leave campus for Thanksgiving break, with residence halls restricting access and dining facilities closed through the break. International students will dine with Athens residents as usual. Libraries and Baker Center operate on limited hours before and after the holiday, with full reopening in early January 1968.
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Ohio University
Hens
Hayes Hall
Allniversity
Ose
Reme
Athens
Baker Center
Frontier Room
Fine Arts
Patrol Cites Two Drivers In Athens County Crashes
State Highway Patrol cited two drivers after investigating two injury free crashes in Athens County. George Shipman 43 of Pomeroy charged with failing to yield the right of way after a collision with Phyllis Haggerty 35 of New Haven West Virginia on Route 50 near Route 7. Roger Dale Schultz 18 of Athens cited for conditional speed after his car overturned on Route 13 near Route 33 while rounding a curve yesterday afternoon.
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Athens County
State Highway Patrol
George Shipman
Pomeroy
Phyllis Haggerty
New Haven
W. Va
Roger Dale Schultz
Athens
Scout Troop 71 Organized By Beacth Church
Scout Troop 71 of the Boy Scouts of America organized under Central Avenue Methodist Church sponsorship. Scoutmaster Ronald Gilmore and assistant David Spencer. institutional rep Robert Matthewson. Committee members Walton Davis Rev Harold Braley Marion Crawley Ralph Straw. New members include Richard Braley Mark Brookins Mike Fletcher Tenney Fuller Timothy Gagle Rodney Guess Ross Hall Phillip Liffey David Matthewson Stuart McDargh Jes Tom Richard Thomas III Mike Zimmerman. Meetings in church basement Mondays at 7 p.m.
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Boy Scouts of America
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Ronald Gilmo
David Spencer
Robert Matthewson
Walton Davis
Harold Braley
Marion Crawley
Ralph Straw
Richard Braley
Mark Brookins
Mike Fletcher
Tenney Fuller
Timothy Gagle
Rodney Guess
Ross Hall
Phillip Liffey
David Matthewson
Stuart McDargh
Jes Tom
Richard Thomas
Miller Plans Athens Visit
Tenth District Rep. Clarence E Miller schedules open door sessions in Athens at the Post Office Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday he appears at McConnelsville Post Office from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and returns to Perry County Court House New Lexington Juvenile Court chambers 3 to 5 p.m.
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Clarence FE. Miller
Athens
Miller
McConnelsville
Perry County Court House
New Lexington
Births and dismissals listed for Athens and Albany area
Mr. and Mrs William B Birner Athens son Mr and Mrs Eart S Powell Albany Route 2 daughter admitted Charles A Hibbard The Plains James M Vercoe and Rickey Allen Young both of Athens dismissed Mrs Emma Tribe Robert McMullen Mrs Robert Brown Raymond Whaley Delores Elliott Timothy Darcy
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William B. Birner
Athens
Eart S. Powell
Albany
Charles A. Hibbard
the Plains
James M. Vercoe
Rickey Allen Young
Emma Tribe
Robert McMullen
Robert Brown
Raymond Whaley
Delores Elliott
Timothy Darcy
Athens Fire Crews Respond Twice to Tuesday Fires
Firefighters were dispatched to 42 N College St to a home owned by Mrs. H. G. Stalder where furnace pipes caused smoke in the house. A second run at 6:43 p.m. went to the Ohio University library construction site on Park Place where workers were burning trash.
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Athens
N. College St
H. G. Stalder
Ohio University Library
Park Place
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