Athens Seeks 2000 Growth With Comprehensive Plan
City planning consultant Arnall T. Connell outlined a final draft of Greater Athens comprehensive plan projected to 65 000 by 2000. The study includes land use population base and transportation, with URA deadlines and a goal to make Athens a regional hub for finance, education, tourism, and industry.
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Greater
Athens
Arnall T
Pat) Connell
City UK
Richard Beagle
URA
Connell
Nance
Southeastern
Ohio
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
W. Va
Marietta
Cornell
City Planning Commission
Widow settles $100000 damage suit in county case
In Hocking County two civil suits from a December 1963 traffic fatality were settled and dismissed. Mary Tribe of Athens, widow of Charles T. Tribe, sued William S. Jasper of Lancaster for $100000. Fay Clifton Tribe, who rode with his son, had sued for $4309.75. The Tribes' suit was to go to a jury trial before settling.
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Hocking County
Common Pleas Court
Mary Tribe
Athens
Charles T. Tribe
William S. Jasper
Lancaster
Fay Clifton Tribe
Births and admissions at Shelter Arms Hospital
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Russell Stanley daughter Albany Route 2 Mr and Mrs Patrick Kelly daughter Athens Route 4 Mr and Mrs Kenneth Harvey son Athens Mr and Mrs Mack Ellis daughter Athens Mr and Mrs Leland Norman son Athens Route 4 Admitted Frank Baise Athens Mrs George Katz Athens Evo Lint Athens Mrs Gabriel Guerra Athens James Adams Athens Mrs Joseph Cooper Athens Ethel Batchelder The Plains Howard Wilson Albany Route 2 Dismissed list includes Mrs Oliver Foster Athens Dan Merrick Athens Mrs Eula Boggs Elizabethtown Ky Baby Boy Young Athens Robert Taylor Athens Route 3 Ralph Watkins Athens Route 2 Mrs Ralph West Chauncey Ray Zimmerman Albany William Huntsman Athens David Douglas Athens Route 2 Thelma Douglas Athens Route 2 Mrs Dale Windland Athens Mrs Paul Gilkey Athens Mrs Richard Haning and son Athens Route 3.
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Russell Stanley
Albany
Patrick Kelly
Athens
Kenneth Harvey
Mack Ellis
Leland Norman
Frank Baise
George Katz
Evo Lint
Gabriel Guerra
James Adams
Joseph Cooper
Ethel Batchelder
the Plains
Howard Wilson
Oliver Foster
Dan Merrick
Eula Boggs
Elizabethtown
Baby Boy Young
Robert Taylor
Ralph Watkins
Ralph West
Chauncey
Ray Zimmerman
William Huntsman
David Douglas
Thelma Douglas
Dale Windland
Paul Gilkey
Richard Haning
Patrolman Appointed From Civ Becomes City Officer
Larry Swart, 21, to start Dec 1 as new city patrolman after top score on civil service exam. Swart, single and military veteran, lives in Mineral and will move to Athens. Police Chief J B Grogan announced the appointment. A separate Route 681 crash south of Route 50 injured Kenneth D Brooks and left Howard W Wilson with neck whiplash. Brooks cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance.
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Larry Swart
J. B. Grogan
Swart
Mineral
Athens
Police
State Highway Patrol
Howard W. Wilson
Albany
Kenneth D. Brooks
Madison Grosvenor Intersection Opens Temporarily
The Grosvenor Street intersection with Madison Avenue is temporarily opened and expected to be completed next week as per the service safety director.
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Madison-Grosvenor
Grosvenor St
Madison Ave
Thanksgiving origins traced beyond Pilgrims and Bradford
Keith Tallis notes that giving thanks predates Plymouth as ancient peoples observed harvest festivals. He cites Israel for the Feast of the Tabernacles, Greeks for Demeter, Romans for Cerelia, and Poles with the Cock feast, suggesting humankind routinely marks times of gratitude across cultures.
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Keith Tallis
Gov. Bradford
Tabernacles
Egypt
Demeter
Rain Eases Fire Hazard in Ohio Regions
A pre Thanksgiving rain reduced fire risk in Athens and nearby counties. Colmer recorded a 9:30 a.m. temperature of 48 and a 58-degree high the previous day. By 9 a.m. rainfall reached .37 inch, easing woodland fire hazards as small fires were reported in Morgan and Vinton Counties.
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Athens
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Ohio Division of Forestry
Morgan
Vinton
Two Gas Wells Completed In County
Two gas producing wells were completed in Ath ens County Ohio. The William Mulford property well in Canaan Two by Bern Oil and Gas Co. yielded 150000 cubic feet on test. The William Cook Co. well on Hiram Bircher land in Troy Two produced 3000 cubic feet in 24 hours. A new Bern Two well is under drilling by Mason Oil and Gas Co. on H W Petzinger holdings. Six other wells are in development.
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Athens County
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
William Mulford
Canaan Two
Bern Oil and Gas Co
William Cook Co
Hiram Bircher
Troy Two
Bern Two
Mason Oil and Gas Co
H. W. Petzinger Holdings
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RCA Victor Color
Calles
Tess
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
West Union Street
Athens, Ohio
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Dians
Plymouth
Cerialia
Buckeye
American Legion Home
W. Union ST
N. Court St
General Electric
Athens Appl. & TV CO
Washington ST
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