Screening Begins for OU President Nominee Committee
An Ohio University advisory panel led by Edward Stone screens presidential nominees using a fresh qualifications profile. Trustees Stocker and Lobdell attend along with committee members Williams Baasel Hall Boyd Howard Crowell Savage Harris and Christie. A third student may join next meeting to complete the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Edward Stone
University
C. Paul Stocker
Lorain
George Lobdell
History
Nomi
Ronald C. Williams
William D. Baasel
Sherwood E. Hall Jr
Robert M. Boyd
Lowell B. Howard
Dean Gilford W. Crowell
Robert L. Savage
Beulah Carpenter
Frank Gilbraith
Fred W. Wheaton Jr
Rob Christie
Dr. Stone
Anne Harris
Harris
Christie
Athens County Joins National Cancer Fund Drive
A check for 2648 dollars representing Athens county’s share in the national cancer research drive was presented to Maybelle Bartlett by Edward T. Van Dyke, county crusade chairman honored by the American Cancer Society. Total crusade contributions reached 9438 with 1676 in legacies. A thrift shop, open December 10 at 35 Elliott St., will raise funds on a 60 40 consignment basis.
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Athens County
Maybelle Bartlett
Edward T. van Dyke
County Crusade
American Cancer Society
Crusade
van Dyke
Athens
Bartlett
Ohio
No Major Forest Fires Occur As Season Ends
District warden Ed Chesser says the fall forest fire season ends with no major fires. Moisture from timely rainfall kept conditions from drying out, limiting incidents. He notes public responsibility in fire control and reminds that permits are still required for burning.
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Ed Chesser
Chesser
OU Prof's New Book Published
Dr Reu ben M Olson professor of civil engineering at Ohio University has a new book Essentials of Engineering Fluid Mechanics published in London The American edition is widely used in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada Olson joined Ohio University in 1964 and recently returned from an international fluid mechanics meeting at the University of Manchester He earned bachelor and master degrees at the University of Minnesota did graduate work at Maryland and earned a PhD at Minnesota
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Reuben M. Olson
Ohio University
London
England
U. S
Canada
Olson
University of Manchester
University of Minnesota
University of Maryland
Four Cases Dismissed in Common Pleas Court
Four cases were dismissed in Common Pleas Court on Tuesday and Wednesday. A paternity suit filed May 1965 by Ida Mae Van Meter of Mineral against James Leland Sickels of Albany was settled. Chicago Paints Inc. of Chicago and Clovis Chesser of Albany settled a Nov 27 1966 suit for 720 dollars plus interest. Also dismissed were William A. Haydon vs Fred Rice registrar and Grace Mutual Casualty Co. vs Gene Perry.
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Common Pleas
Ida Mae van- Meter
Mineral
James Leland Sickels
Albany
Chicago Paints Inc
Chicago
Clovis Chesser
Chesser Farm Equipment
Chesser
William A. Haydon
Fred Rice
The
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Grace Mutual Casualty Co
Gene Perry
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Admits And Transfers
Admits list includes Debbie Essman Patricia Hixon Linda Dorr and Terry Lee Collins all Athens Route 4 and 3 along with several Athens residents. Transfers include Stanley Mansfield moved to Akron Hospital. The note records new births for Mr and Mrs James Hinze of Athens Route 3.
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James Hinze
Athens
Debbie Essman
Everett Person
Margaret Smith
Adelia Mecum
Mayme Maxwell
Patricia Hixon
Linda Dorr
Terry Lee Collins
Bill Hart
Joe Collett
Sharpsburg
Kate Brooks
Albany
Pearl Reeves
Zaleski
Daisy Clark
Millfield
Stanley Cooley
Larry Matheny
Carol Chandler
Virgil Gilkey
Joey Sullivan
Richard Evener
David Abraham
Lena Leben
Mary Little
Roy Mullins
Ottie McComas
Pearl Coppers
Timothy Khol
Grace Wilson
Stanley Mansfield
Akron Hospital
Meigs Man Found Guilty Of Gun Count
Glenn Lawson of Middleport was found guilty by a Meigs County Common Pleas Court jury after about one hour of deliberation. He faced a charge of pointing a firearm at Erma Zuspan of Letart West Virginia, in the Hi-7 Tavern parking lot the night of July 25 when a shotgun blast injured her head.
Recount Complete in Local Judicial Races at Point Pleasant
The vote recount for Denver Knapp and James Thompson for judge of the 29th district and Reid Doolittle and Alvin Wedge for county court finished. Thompson gained 33 votes to lead Knapp by 129. Doolittle, a Democrat, gained 20 votes but lost to Republican Wedge by 33.
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Point Pleasant
Denver Knapp
James Thompson
29Th Judicial District
Reid Doolittle
Alvin
Pete) Wedge
Thompson
Republican Knapp
Doolittle
Wedge
4 H Advisors Recognition Event Held at Brandt's Restaurant
Logan 4 H advisors recognition program sponsored by Kiwanis Club drew more than 100 attendees. Kiwanis President Don Young welcomed 62 advisors and spouses and introduced speaker Dr. Charles Ingraham. A separate note reports fishermen say a nail in the Hudson River will not rust due to low oxygen levels.
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Logan
Kiwanis Club
Brandt's
Don Young
Charles Ingraham
Hudson River
Gall Joins Law Firm In January
Homer Gall Jr will leave as county prosecutor after two terms to become a full partner at Parker Walker and Gerald Mollica starting January 1. A WWII and Korea veteran, he was first elected in 1960 and re-elected in 1964. He studied at Athens High School Ohio University and Ohio State Law School and lives with wife Jean and son Robert at Avon Place.
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Homer Gall Jr
Parker) Walker
Gerald) Mollica
Jan. l
Mollica
W. Washington St
Gall
Athens High School
Ohio University
City Police Investigate 2 Mishaps
City police investigated two auto accidents on consecutive days. Albert D. Britton, 29, of Athens, was cited for failure to stop within an assured clear distance after rear ending Julia Ann Young, 22, of Albany Route 2, as she parked on N Court Street near W State Street. Billy Joe Smith, 38, of St Albans West Virginia, was arrested for following too closely after his car rammed Paula J. Miller, 22, of Albany Route 3 while she waited for a light to change on Richland Avenue and Canterbury.
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Albert D. Britton
Athens Homestead Hotel
Julia Ann Young
Albany Route 2
N. Court Street
W. State Street
Billy Joe Smith
St. Albans
W. Va
Paula J. Miller
Albany Route 3
Richland Avenue
Canterbury
Knights Host for Meeting at Athens Masonic Temple
Athens commandery 15 Knights Templar will host the Fourth Division for Templar Advancement at the Masonic Temple. Ross Davis says a 6 p.m. reception will honor Ned E. Dull and Mrs. Dull, followed by a 6:30 p.m. dinner and 7:30 p.m. full form opening. Earlier, Mount Vernon Commandery No. 1 will confer the Order of Red Cross on a large class at 3 p.m.
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Athens
Pleasant Valley Hospital Notes Briefs
Pleasant Valley notes list names including Mrs Jennings Jett of Minorsville and Charles Camden of Point Pleasant with entries mentioning Jerry Edmonds Nancy Sawards William Doolittle and Donald Mullins from Huntington and Huntington area.
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Pleasant Valley Hospital
Jennings Jett
Minorsville
Charles Camden
Point Pleasant
Jerry Edmonds
Huntington
Nancy Sawards
William Doolittle
Donald Mullins
Fire damages pickup hauling corn at Lakin State Hospital
Point Pleasant fire department answered an alarm at 4 p.m. Tuesday to extinguish a fire in a pickup truck hauling corn from the field owned by Lakin State Hospital. The blaze started from defective wiring and caused $300 damage. Five junior firemen aided the fight.
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Point Pleasant
Lakin State Hospital
Obituaries from Nelsonville Gallipolis and New Straitsville
John E. Jones 75 of Nelsonville Route 1 died in Mount St. Mary Hospital after three weeks as a glass company retiree. Dixie Dotson 60 formerly of Bidwell and Columbus area died in Grant Hospital with a large surviving family. Mary R. Patton 99 of New Straitsville died at Ketcham Nursing Home near Sayre. services Friday in New Lexington.
Obituary notices from multiple Ohio counties recount local deaths
Roy D Bircher 63 of Cambridge died in Guernsey County Memorial Hospital. Born in Athens County he was a son of William and Arnetta Bircher and survived by three brothers and three sisters. Services Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Athens Oscar Porter 69 of Athens Route 3 died at Mount St Mary Hospital after a brief illness. He leaves two daughters, two sons, three sisters, two brothers and many grandchildren. Died at Mount St Mary Hospital. services Friday at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home. Logan William M Lehman 71 of Logan died at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. A retired C&O engineer, he served in WWI and left a large family. Funeral Saturday at Heinlein Funeral Home. Logan Rev Forest H Landgrabe 76 died in Lancaster Fairfield Hospital. Former Nazarene minister, survived by a host of stepchildren and grandchildren. Funeral Friday at the Church of the Nazarene in Logan. Burial in Fairview Cemetery Hocking County.
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Nelsonville
John E. Jones
Happy Hollow
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Anchor-Hocking Glass Co
Lancaster
Hocking County
James
Katherine Jones
Goldie
Edgar
Max
Dayton
Ned
Buchtel
Virgie Kovaleski
Chauncey
Doris Conners
Lois Jones
Johnson Funeral Home
Gallipolis
Dixie Dotson
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Bidwell
Mt. Airie
N. C
Isabella Doss Dotson
Thomas Dotson
Geraldine Borden
Yorkrite
Pauline) Parks
William
Evelyn) Milton
Flint
Mich
Earl
Mary) Howell
Calvin
Gloria) Cousins
Debra Dotson
Thomas
Libby) McNeal
Albert
Angena) Neal
Junior
Elizabeth Brown
Kathryn Dotson
Chicago
Ann Smith
Johnny
Providence Church
Vance Watson
Providence Cemetery
McCoy
New Straitsville
Mary R. Patton
Ketcham
Sayre
Patton
Gore
John
Katherine King Hoodlet
Perry County
Howard Patton
New Lexington
Elmer Patton
Edith Dallin
Mabel Thomas
Roberts
Franklin Dunkle
New Straitsville Cemetery
Cambridge
Roy D. Bircher
Guernsey County Memorial Hospital
Cambridge Glass Co
Athens County
Arnetta Bircher
Clarence
Carl
Maria Westfall
Anna Lyons
Jean Balough
Bedford
John Minsker
Green Lawn Cemetery
Funeral
Athens
Oscar Porter
Frank
Ella Smith Porter
Porter
Athens Elks
Athens Eagles
Lewis
Clarice) Shields
Stanley
Helen) Smathers
Bernard Porter
Amesville
Clancey Porter
Carmichael
Calif
Claude Sandlin
West Union Street
Logan
William M. Lehman
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Sarah Greiner Lehman
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
International Brotherhood of Firemen
Army Quartermaster Corps
Gladys
Mary Isabelle Barber
Thelma Anne Adaire
Richmond
Ind
Earl Lloyd
Lydia Wolfe
Junction City
Chase Clark
Springfield
Isabelle Hansel
Chillicothe
Walter
Heinlein
Forest H. Landgrabe
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
John G. Landgrabe
Kathryn Stakey
Marion County
Logan Church of the Nazarene
Susie Davis McDonald
Fay Bolin
Vivian Tracy
Quentin
Retha) Perez
Jack R
Janet) Hampp
Lester
Church of the Nazarene
Harvey S. Galloway
Roy Klingler
Fairview Cemetery
Delawder Rites Planned for Joe Delawder Bidwell
Last rites for Joe Delawder of Bidwell will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in Mt. Olive Church with Rev. Sam Thompson officiating. Burial in Delawder Cemetery, Lawrence County. Body lies in state one hour before service. Friends may call at McCoy Wetherholt Funeral Home Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Bidwell
Joe Delawder
Mt. Olive Church
Sam Thompson
Delawder
Lawrence County
McCoy
Wetherholt Funeral Home
Bond Forfeitures Municipal Court Figures
Robert D. Spears age 20 of 10 W Mulberry St Athens cited for unsafe operation with a $50 fine. Joseph A Simol age 22 of 12 Smith St Athens cited for unsafe operation with a $59 fine. Frederic Earnsthaw Gage of Lakeview apartments cited for intoxication and resisting an officer with an unspecified penalty.
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Robert D. Spears
W. Mulberry St
Athens
Joseph A. Simol
Smith $T
Frederic Earnsthaw Gage
Lakeview Apartments
Ohio U. SDS Students Freed on Bonds
About 20 Ohio University students involved in a sit in at Howard Hall were released on $100 bonds after arraignment on trespassing charges. James Whalen said campus police would not disarm. Dr. Irvin Bramall was also charged for observing the incident.
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Ohio U
Howard Hall
Franklin Sheeter
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Athens City
James Whalen
O.A
Lavina Sycks
Kathleen Whalen
Bryan Hall
Irvin H. Bramall
City Hall
Flood Protection Delays Hit Athens Hospital Area Plan
The Athens flood control project, expanding the Hocking River south of Peden Stadium and widening its channel, will span White's Mill to the McBee Systems plant with an expected 730 days of work. Colonel Roush noted federal cuts won’t affect Racine Locks and Dam work in Meigs County and Letart, West Virginia, as plans proceed to clear shares in the new pool stage before height increases.
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Athens
Hocking
Peden Stadium
White’s Mill
McBee Systems
Roush
Racine Locks
Meigs County
Letart
W. Va
State Man Praises 4-H Aid Of Club
Charles Ingraham former Hocking County extension agent now with the State Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology praised the Kiwanis Club and its 4-H advisers at a dinner. He noted 62 Kiwanis members act as 4-H advisers and the club supports 41 projects while urging community effort. Don Young welcomed and introduced Ingraham at the Logan event.
Meigs High School Plans Yale Concert
Middleport Band Boosters met at Meigs High School to announce a Christmas Band Concert on December 15 for the student body. Band instructor David Bowen outlined the concert and spring banquet awards. Booster president Arthur Miller led the session and noted a food concession at Rutland basketball games. Publicity chair Mrs. Wendell Gerlach was named.
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Middleport
Meigs High School
David Bowen
Boosters
Arthur Miller
Rutland
Charles Legar
Fire Department
Jack Ambrose
Wendell Gerlach
Phone Agency Set Up At Furniture Store
Ohio Bell announces the Cable Hardware and Furniture Store at 129 W. Washington St in Nelsonville will accept telephone bill payments as an agency. Don DeLor says payments can be made Monday to Wednesday 8 am to 5 pm Thursday 8 am to noon Friday 8 am to 8:30 pm and Saturday 8 am to 6 pm.
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Nelsonville
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
W. Washington Street
Don DeLor
Ohio Bell
New Lexington
3 OU Coeds Are Hurt In Mishap
Three Ohio University coeds were injured when their car left Route 33 bypass in south Logan. Loretta Nemeth and Carol Sklar were admitted with facial and rib injuries. Eileen Murphy sustained a bumped head and was treated and released. The car was a total loss and the bypass is blamed for poor visibility. An investigation continues.
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Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Loretta A. Nemeth
Carol Sklar
Miss Nemeth
Miss Sklar
Eileen Murphy
Brick Hits Window At Lam Born Studio Theft
A brick damaged the $500 display window at Lam born's studio 46 S Court St early Wednesday. A Nikon camera and a telescopic lens valued at $700 were stolen. police were alerted around 4:30 a.m. and the Toms suspect planning due to no bricks nearby. This marks the city’s third break-in in as many days, with other incidents at Beth Simpson and Town and County Center entries under investigation.
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Lamborn
S Court St
Darrel Tom
Court Street
Tom
Beth Simpson
Landmark
Ohio student forfeit bond in disorderly conduct case
An Ohio University student forfeited a $33 bond in Athens County Municipal Court on a disorderly conduct charge. Steven A. Karby, of Convocation Center, was accused of damaging and turning off a jukebox at Jim's 42 on November 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Athens County
Steven A. Karby
Convocation Center
Jim's
Ring Theft and Assault Charges Dismissed in Municipal Court
Karen Cain of Valley Acres Trailer Court had charges dismissed against her husband Lloyd W Cain Jr of Glouster Route 1 for assault and battery and theft of a diamond ring. She had accused him on November 20 of taking the ring and assaulting her at Jim's 42 Grill in Athens. A separate report notes a $100 theft from Meredith Bent at 406 Davis Hall, with the burglary occurring in the Davis Hall laundry around 3 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Cain
Valley Acres
Lloyd W Cain Jr
Glouster Route 1
Appointment of Administrator for Grace Dailey Estate
The notice names Freddy Dailey of 31 Hooper St Athens Ohio as Administrator of the Estate of Grace Dailey also known as Grace Dailey. Creditors must file claims within four months. Dated November 22 1968 by Probate Judge Harold J. Rose.
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Freddy Dailey
Hooper St
Athens Ohio
Grace Dailey
Grace
Dailey
City of Athens
Athens County
Ohio
Harold J. Rose
Said County
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Messenger
Turkey
Miller’s Poultry
Tomb
S Allen
White’ S Mill
Buck Lake
Gun Club
Orland A. Mansfield
Carpeneter
Bill Janes
McConnelsville
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Chien
Cart University Leswagen
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Travel
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Balled Xmos
Scotch
Napiers Nursery
New Plymouth
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