City weighs E Washington parking lot expansion plan
Athens council last night gave first reading to an ordinance hiring engineer George Sheeter to study expanding the E Washington St lot and possible second deck, and to evaluate a new lot on S Congress St. The panel also invited an Urban Renewal official to Athens and approved funding for a long range planning program.
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E. Washington St
George Sheeter
S. Congress St
Fred Weber
Sheeter
John Alden
City
Rypma
Council
Sheron
Charles Ramseth
Athens Retail Merchants Association
Sad
W. Parker Walker
Sherow
Athens
Council Street Committee
Mercury Near Freezing Mark Climb in Morning Readings
The article notes the mercury fell to within two degrees of freezing early Tuesday but rose to 54 by 9:30 a.m. Monday’s Athens high reached 70 while Rural Hamley Run logged a low of 30 after a 67 high yesterday.
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Athens
U.S
Hamley
Route 144 Set to Reopen Between Stewabrt and Coolville
Route 144 between Stew art and Coolville will reopen about noon Wednesday per state highway project engineer John D. Dowler. Crews replaced five bridges due to foundation issues. four small bridges were replaced with large corrugated metal pipes and one with a small concrete bridge.
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Stewart
Coolville
John D. Dowler
State Highway Department
Dowler
Lions Governor Stoll to Visit Athens Club Tonight
George J. Stoll district governor of Lions International will visit the Athens Lions Club during its meeting tonight. He is a sales manager for an auto agency at Waverly and a former Piketon Lions Club president among 374 district governors supervising over 15,000 Lions clubs in 113 countries.
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George J. Stoll
Lions International
Athens Lions Club
Stoll
Waverly
Piketon Lions Club
Five Forfeit Bonds After Traffic Arrests
Three drivers cited by the State Highway Patrol forfeited bonds in Municipal Court Monday. They were John R. Omarik 18 Willowick stop sign 16 dollars, James Daniel Larr 22 Cleveland 21 dollars, and Allen Reed 23 Newark speeding. Cited by the police were Nancy K Yost Morrison Ill permitting unlicensed operator to drive 16 dollars, Howard Cox 22 Columbus improper brakes 26 dollars.
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State Highway Patrol
John R. Omarik
Willowick
James Daniel Larr
Cleveland
Allen Reed
Newark
Nancy K. Yost
Morrison
Ill
Howard Cox
Columbus
Radiological Monitoring Kits Acquired for City
Athens civil defense officials report two radiological defense monitoring kits from the state. The kits include three monitors and three dosimeters. Instruction on use will be led by Capt. Henry Shelton and Dr. John Edwards for firemen police and civil defense personnel. The first session is tonight at 7 in council chambers.
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Roger Jones Jr
Civil Defense
Henry R. Shelton
John Edwards
Shelton
Armed Forces Special Weapons School
Sandia Base
N.M
Athens’ Civil Defense Unit
State Civil Defense Office
Jones
Police Department
Civil Defense Corps
Legion Plans Meeting and 1962 Membership Campaign
The American Legion posts an 8 p.m. meeting with Sgt Charles R. Castleman presenting the U S missile program. Commander James A. Balding names Francis Pontious to lead the 1962 membership drive for Ath ens and nearby areas aimed at veterans of World War I World War II or the Korean conflict. The 1961 membership was about 600 and the slogan is 602 for 62.
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American Legion
Charles R. Castleman
Ohio Uni
Versity Rotc
James A. Balding
Francis Pontious
Athens
Balding
Post
Sheltering Arms Hospital Births and Admits
A护理 section lists new arrivals and admissions at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Parents Mr and Mrs Blaine James of Athens welcome a daughter, and Mr and Mrs Paul Fletcher of Athens Route 5 report a son. Several patients are admitted including Floyd Buck of Athens and Mrs Paul Charney of The Plains. Blood use noted as one pint.
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Blaine James
Athens
Paul Fletcher
Floyd Buck
Paul Charney
the Plains
Joseph Bowman
Chaun
County panel weighs public phone install and bridge request
County commissioners discussed Commonwealth Telephone Co. plans to install a new public phone by the courthouse and heard a Hollister area resident seek a bridge over a small stream. Roger Swart asked about the phone project and a prosecution check postponed a decision. Mrs. John W. Risch sought space for cancer unit equipment. the request was approved. A courthouse site for a future committee meeting on redeployment funds was authorized. The 1 p.m. Wednesday session will be in the courtroom or the commissioners’ office.
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Commonwealth Telephone Co
Court House
Hollister
John W. Risch
Athens County Cancer Unit
Alton Hanning
W. H. Wakefield
James Edwards
J. W. Whaley
Youth Unhurt As Bicycle Hits Car
An eight year old boy escaped without injuries after colliding with a car at Fort and Grosvenor Tuesday morning. The cyclist was thrown from his bike and the driver Bernard Francis Rowan 23 reported the impact on the right side of his auto. No charges were filed. Raymond Strekal 18 Fort St was shaken but sent to school after leaving Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Fort and Grosvenor
Raymond Strekal
Fort St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bernard Francis Rowan
Grosvenor St
Charge Against Driver Dismissed By Court
Clarence M. Ashworth was charged with driving while intoxicated. The Municipal Court dismissed the case on motion of the prosecution for insufficient evidence. Ashworth, 61, of 157 E State St, had pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial. the incident was cited Sept. 20 and Judge John Newcomb granted the dismissal Monday.
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Clarence M. Ashworth
E. State St
William Rowland
Ashworth
John Newcomb
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