Alden Urges Support of School Bond Issue
Ohio University President Vernon Alden urged Athens voters to back a 2.25 million dollar school bond for better high school facilities. He spoke at Morrison Elementary School and urged citizens to promote the campaign as Oct 30 to Nov 2 door to door efforts continue.
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Alden
Ohio University
Vernon Alden
Morrison Elmenetary School
Citizens’ Committee
Citizens’ Group
Wilbur Boy
Athens Junior Chamber survey cites parking and schools concerns
The Athens Jaycees released parts of a 60 question survey showing 65.3 percent of 494 residents labeled parking as poor in the business district, 32 percent rated playgrounds for children, and 32 percent rated fire protection as poor. Residents criticized street maintenance and traffic congestion while calls for more recreation facilities and industry rose.
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Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wilbur Boyer
Boyer
Athens
Jaycees
Births at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blackford Trimble welcomed a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Connolly Long Bottom welcomed a son. ADMITTED Verna Decker Nelsonville Joseph Barron New Marshfield Irene Morris Glouster Edna Quivey Athens Thomas Hamilton Oak Hill W Va DISMISSED Maud Peoples Athens Herschel McCoy Athens Majora Orr Athens.
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Richard Blackford
Trimble
Theodore Connolly
Long Bottom
Verna Decker
Nelsonville
Joseph Barron
New Marshfield
Irene Morris
Glouster
Edna Quivey
Athens
Thomas Hamilton
Oak Hill
W. Va
Maud Peoples
Herschel McCoy
Majora Orr
Briefs To Be Filed In Injunction Suit
Hocking County Common Pleas Judge Harley Meyer set a ten day deadline for both sides in the suit brought by Sam Aikman and others against Charles and Nell Jaynes to file briefs. Plaintiffs seek an injunction to halt a store addition at the corner of E State Street and Strathmore Boulevard. The case questions the validity of a deed restriction clause in area deeds.
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Hocking County Common Pleas
Harley Meyer
Sam Aikman
Charles
Nell Jaynes
E. State St
Strathmore Blvd
Alden Calls Education Gaps a Statewide Problem
Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden told a Community Development Conference in Columbus that Ohio faces serious educational problems yet has great opportunities. He cited inadequate graduate education and dropout prevention as key gaps while endorsing centers for graduate study and a nationwide Job Corps approach.
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Ohio University
Vernon R. Alden
Ohio State University Union
Columbus
Alden
Dr. Alden
Ohio Can
Rhodes
Bromley Hall Progress Reported By Officials
Officials announce Bromley Hall a new nine story dormitory on W Union St will open in two weeks at 10 E Union St An executive secretary will staff the office Robert Levine a Bromley Hall consultant says universities Coast to Coast were checked and he visited Kansas Arizona State Tempe and the University of Texas before choosing this location About 25 cars will park on site with space rented on the West Green Don Dodd construction chief says foundation wall forms begin Friday and concrete pouring should start next Thursday.
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Bromley Hall
W. Union St
E. Union St
Robert Levine
Levine
Kansas
Arizona State
Tempe
University of Texas
Don Dodd
Canaan Man Hurt In Corn Picker Accident
Ward Clark of Athens Route 3 was rushed to University Hospital Columbus for a severe right forearm laceration from a cornpicker at his Canaanville farm. He was moved from Sheltering Arms Hospital to Columbus by ambulance.
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Canaan
Ward Clark
Athens
University Hospital
Columbus
Clark
Canaanville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charge Denied As Bond Is Posted
Charles Askew 19 of 1814 W Union St pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to assault and battery filed by Max Coombs. Askew posted 32 bond and the case continued. He allegedly struck the defendant and threw him to the ground near Woodland Ave.
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Charles Askew
W. Union St
Max Coombs
Askew
Woodland Ave
Bond Issue and Income Tax Talk at Athens Jaycees Meeting
Two guest speakers urged support for the 1964-65 budget with emphasis on a school bond issue and the city income tax. Athens High principal B F Auer backed the school bond while John Good spoke for a Citizens Committee for a Better Athens. The Jaycees endorsed both measures and plan a Get Out and Vote drive with taxi service to the polls.
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Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce
B. F. Auer
Athens
John Good
Citizens Committee For A Better
Jaycees
Woman Injured In Fall From Steps
Mrs Edna Quivey aged 69 of 138 North Lancaster Street fell from steps beside her house at 4 40 p m Thursday. She suffered a possible fractured right shoulder, received first aid, and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad.
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Edna Quivey
N. Lancaster St
Fire Department
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Legislators To Be Heard At Ohio University Open House
C Stanley Mechem and Roger Cloud will speak at Ohio University's West Green open house Sunday. The 3 p.m. program in Dormitory 6 includes brief remarks by the leaders of the Men's and Women's Interdormitory Councils. Parking is available and student guides will lead tours of West Green with President Vernon Alden presiding.
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C. Stanley Mechem
Ohio Senate
Roger Cloud
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio University
West Green
Vernon R. Alden
County Board Sets Ames Case Action
The county school board will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday to certify the Ames Bern petition for a vote on transfer to Athens as ordered by the State Supreme Court The court granted a writ of mandamus to place the Ames Bern question on the ballot The fate rests with the county election board and I expect the Ames Bern Carthage Troy and Rome Canaan district questions to be removed from the ballot Policy favored by the board aimed at overall student interests was overridden by the high court and the election board has not been officially notified about the court decisions
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Ames-Bern
Athens
State Supreme Court
T. C. Porter
County Election Board
Supreme Court
Porter
Carthage- Troy
Rome-Canaan
High Court
Election Board
Ideal Fall Weather Stays in Athens
U S Observer reporter C L Colmer notes Friday in Athens brings 10 am temperature of 68 degrees, up 19 degrees from an early low of 49. Thursday’s high reached 75, signaling continuing mild autumn conditions.
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Idea
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
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