Ohio Fuel Takes Option On Land East Of Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co confirms it has optioned 10 acres east of Athens with expiration January 30. Plans remain unconfirmed though reports say a $500,000 building could house district offices and centralize transmission, gas measurement and production facilities. The Athens district serves about 45,000 customers across several counties.
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Ohio Fuel
Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
W. State St
J. G. Hope
Hope
Indi
Ohio
Gallia
Jackson
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan and
Ross Counties
Athens High Band Debuts New Uniforms Tonight
Athens High School Bull dogs Band unveils new uniforms for tonight's home game directed by Thomas Stubbs. The halftime show titled Hi Fi Fun features an Edison phonograph formation a moving jukebox at three speeds and a high fidelity speaker and amplifier outline highlighting music's high and low tones.
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Athens High
Bulldogs
Thomas Stubbs
AHS Classes Pick Officers
Athens High School announces class officer winners for the senior and junior and sophomore groups. Senior officers are Bob Slagle president Roger Kasler vice president Judy Ferguson secretary and Linda Lynn treasurer. Junior officers are Bob Nelson president Sandy Andrews secretary and Carole Russell treasurer. Sophomores are Lyle Munn president Jo Davis secretary and Don Olson treas. The council will name vice presidents later.
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Athens High School
Roger K. Burke
Bob Slagle
Roger Kasler
Judy Ferguson
Linda Lynn
Bob Nelson
Sandy Andrews
Carole Russell
Lyle Munn
Jo Davis
Don Olson
Mary Jane Lee
Columbus Man Held on Violation of Probation Charge
James Phillips of Columbus faced a probation violation charge in Municipal Court before Judge Newcomb. He previously received a suspended one year jail term and a two year probation with child support obligations. Phillips was held on a $500 bond for an October 14 hearing after a Rowena Sprout complaint alleging failure to support three sons aged 8, 13, and 14.
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James Phillips
Columbus
Newcomb
Rowena Sprout
Phillips
Migration Day Observed By OU Students
About 400 to 500 Ohio University students will travel to Kent for the OU Kent State game this weekend. They will sit in a special OU section and three buses have been chartered for the OU band and cheerleaders.
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Ohio University
Kent
Bill Gore
Akron
Lower Plains Resident Susie Shafer Dies at 63
Susie Shafer 63 of Lower Plains died Thursday evening at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a week’s stay. She lived in Lower Plains 37 years and belonged to Athens First Christian Church. Survived by husband Floyd two daughters Donna Adams Athens and Elllis Marie Andrews Huntington N Y five grandchildren a sister J W Frost Coolville and four brothers Clarence Ernest Bingham Leo Athens and Everett Athens Route 2. Burial West Union Street Cemetery. Funeral by Rev Gilbert Courtney. Flowers omitted per family request.
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Susie Shafer
Lower Plains
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Clarence
Ernest Bingham
Glouster
Leo
Athens
Everett
Jagers and Sons Funeral
Gilbert Courtney
West Union Street
Deer Killed by Car on Route 50 Crossing in Athens County
State patrol investigated two Route 50 incidents in Athens County. A deer was killed at 7 p.m. east of Albany after crossing into an eastbound car driven by Kenneth Perry aged 25 of McArthur. Earlier a state truck driven by Clark Dixon aged 65 of Marietta overturned west of Coolville as wheels locked during a stop to pick up a co worker.
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Athens County
Albany
Kenneth Perry
McArthur
Clark Dixon
Marietta
Dixon
Coolville
Rites To Be Sunday For John G. Pollard
Funeral services for the Rev. John G. Pollard of Stewart will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at East Canaan Pilgrim Holiness Church with Rev. Burgess Wogan officiating. Burial will be in Stewart cemetery. Friends may call at Fawcett Stone funeral home Friday evening and at the family home after 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Chesterhill
John G. Pollard
Stewart
East Canaan
Torch man fined for intoxication in County Court
Jack Birch known as Torch pleaded guilty Friday in County Court to intoxication. He was arrested by the sheriff's department following a complaint by Augusta Powell, also of Torch.
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Jack Birch
Torch
Sheriff's Department
Augusta Powell
Saxbe to Speak at Coolville Republican Meeting
Attorney General William Saxbe will headline a Coolville GOP gathering at 6:30 p m Monday as county chairman William Mechem announces. A dinner precedes the talk with women invited to bring pies. attendees include county and district candidates and state ticket representatives. Saxbe, 42, from Mechanicsburg, is in his first term as attorney general after four years as Champaign County representative and former House majority leader and speaker. he is a long-time Ohio National Guard officer.
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William Saxbe
Coolville
William
Mechem
Saxbe
GOP
Mechanicsburg
Champaign County
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Dedication Set Saturday For Addition To Church
A dedication service will be held Saturday at 7 30 p m for a newly completed Wesleyan Methodist Church addition in Delaware Ohio The Rev Donald C Fisher will deliver the dedicatory sermon Ground broke in June 1957 for a unit housing a pastor s study church parlor and an auditorium The remodeled basement includes a nursery beginner and primary departments A modernized kitchen with new equipment will be shown Special music will be provided by a choir under Frank Maerker and Mrs Howard Romine The open house will follow and several Sunday school departments are now fully staffed The church began as a Holiness mission in 1928 merged with the Ohio Conference in 1932 and moved to its present location in 1950 from a Pratt Street building
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Wesleyan Methodist Church
Donald C. Fisher
Ohio Wesleyan Methodist Conference
Frank Maerker
Howard Romine
Ira L. Shanafelt
Gilbert Knight
Larry McFadden
Emerson Ball
Ralph Wigal
Floyd Ballenger
Ohio
E. C. Kenney
Yorton Clark
C. E. Knight
Shanafelt
Pratt St
E. State and
Carpenter
Church of the Good Shepherd
New Professional Division Forms for United Appeal Drive
Frank Nolan announced the United Appeal Drive will debut a new professional division during the Oct 6 31 campaign. Roger J Jones Jr Athens attorney will lead the division with members from Athens professions and individual solicitors to be named later. Jones is OHIO University graduate and Cincinnati Law School alumnus. He serves as Athens City civil defense director and belongs to Rotary Club and the American Legion.
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United Appeal
UA Drive
Frank Nolan
Roger J. Jones, Jr
Athens
Nolan
Ohio University
Jones
University of Cincinnati
Athens City
Rotary Club
American Legion
Bound To Jury On Non-Support Charge
John Nelson Barrett of Jacksonville pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to non support of four minors aged 2 months 1 2 and 5 years A grand jury bound him over on $1000 bond Mary Jane Barrett testified the defendant did not provide support for the children
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John Nelson Barrett
Jacksonville
Mary Jane Barrett
Weather warms slightly in Hamley Run area
Friday brought warmer and partly cloudy conditions in Hamley Run. The low reached 39 degrees, nine above the previous day’s low, with Thursday’s high at 64 and 9 am today reading 47.
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Hamley Run
Versteeg to preach at The Plains Methodist Church
Dr. John M. Versteeg former Athens First Methodist minister will preach and conduct communion at The Plains Methodist Church on Sunday at 9 30 a.m.
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John M. Versteeg
Athens First Methodist Church
Plains Methodist Church
Chauncey man fined for overloaded truck arrest
Raymond Little of Millfield was fined $25 and court costs after a Chauncey mayor Charles Wadley action following a State Highway Patrol arrest for driving an overloaded truck.
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Chauncey
Raymond Little
Millfield
Charles Wadley
Births and hospital notices at Sheltering Arms
Mr and Mrs Clarence Warner of Athens welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs Charles Hunt Singer of Athens greet a son. Mr and Mrs William Sycks of Millfield announce a daughter. Admitted include Raymond Whaley Guy sv ille Mrs Grove Willard Albany Stephen Charnley Athens Robert Nicholson Athens Route Marlin Buckley New Marshfield Janet Smith New Marshfield Route 2. Dismissed include Jesse Brown Athens Route 5 Maron Joseph Athens Mrs Nora Burson Shade Mrs Ella Whaley Shade Mrs Vernon Johnson Athens Route 5 Mrs Harry Jourden Albany Route 1.
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Clarence Warner
Athens
Charles Hunt- Singer
William Sycks
Millfield
Raymond Whaley
Guysville
Grove Willard
Albany
Stephen Charnley
Robert Nicholson
Jesse Brown
Maron Joseph
Nora Burson
Shade
Ella Whaley
Vernon Johnson
Harry Jourden
Democrats Meet At Courthouse in Athens County Rally
Democratic leaders gathered at the Athens County Courthouse for a rally. William Lavelle criticized Governor O Neill and promoted party organization. George Banks and Wayne Wiley urged hard work to win local elections. Walter Moeller’s campaign manager spoke for the absent congress candidate.
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Democratic Executive Committee
William A. Lavelle
Athens County
Lavelle
C. William O’neill
Ohio
O’neill
George A. Banks
Wayne E. Wiley
Wiley
Banks
Walter H. Moeller
Joe Stewart
Stewart
Moeller
10Th Congressional District
OU Physicists Attend Appalachian Section Meeting
Four Ohio University physics faculty members—Prof. James F. Shipman Dr. W M Pierce Dr F B Stumpf and Dr John E Edwards—attended the fall meeting in Charleston West Virginia. Shipman presided as section president and Edwards presented a paper with topics on new concepts in physics teaching. Pierce was reelected to the association national council.
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Ohio University
Charleston
W.va
Appalachian
American Association of Physics
James F. Shipman
W. M. Pierce
F. B. Stumpf
John E. Edwards
Shipman
Edwards
Pierce
Association
Man Held on Bad Check Charge After Plea
Larry R. Gleeson of 248 Richland Ave pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to issuing a check for ten dollars to Blackmore's Restaurant that was returned for insufficient funds. He is held on a one hundred dollar bond pending further investigation into additional checks to local Athens businesses. Police will complete the probe before sentencing.
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Larry R. Gleeson
Richland Ave
Gleeson
Blackmore’s
Athens
Two Athens residents fined in toxication case
Two persons charged with intoxication by the State Highway Patrol were fined on their guilty pleas Friday in Municipal Court. Gail Showalter, 39, Athens Route 3, previously before the court this year on the same charge, was fined $100 and costs, while Margie Starkey, 33, Lancaster Route 4, was given the usual first time fine of $25 and costs.
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State Highway Patrol
Gail Showalter
Athens
Margie Starkey
Lancaster
Hart Denied Charge in Municipal Court Hearing Set
William Hart pleaded innocent to disturbing the peace in Municipal Court. He was ordered held under 30 dollar bond for a hearing October 14 after a sheriff's department arrest on a complaint filed by Maxine Dickens of Nelsonville Route 1.
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William Hart
Athens
Sheriff's Department
Maxine Dickens
Nelsonville
Knights of Columbus Meet in Athens Sunday
Athens Council 1716 of the Knights of Columbus will hold a 7 30 p m meeting Sunday in the council hall on Mill Street with members urged to attend.
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Athens Pharmacy
Court St
Obite
ED van Dyke
N. Court St
Rardin Bros
Lincoln St
AHS
Nehi
E. State St
Leslie Coon, Jr
and Hattie Coon
McKee
McKee's
The
McKee Drugs, Inc. “Prescription Store of
Fred Kilton
Torch Man
Silvertown
Jane Parker
Ohio National Guard
ONG
Directs UA
Roger Jones, JR
Dr. Versteeg
Marlin Buckley
New Marshfield
Janice Smith
O’ Neill
George Waters
Umwa Rep
Pol. Adv
Athens Wine & Beer
West Union
Quick's
Gospel Church Mission
COR
Lincoln & Home
E. W. Cole
L. A. Robinson
Mutual Home
the Mutual
East Washington St
Athens, Ohio
Federal Home Loan Bank
Xtra
Platt's Motor Sales
W. Union
Lincoln
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