City Council backs conservancy district participation
City council endorsed joining the Hocking Conservancy District and gave first reading to an urban renewal consultant contract. The body extended the sewage plant license to July 15, 1964 and approved purchases of two pickup trucks and winter salt. Water taps extending to about 15 Frum Rd families were approved amid debate on lighting and budget options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Conservancy
Frum Rd
Michael Molchan
Raymond Shepard
Ohio University
Molchan
Urban Renewal Administration
URA
Candeub, Fleissig and Associates
Newark
N. J
Portsmouth
Candeub
Ryoma
Dale Kirkendall
Norman Dean
Eden Pil
J. A. White and Co
Cleveland
Utah Pl
Utah
Hillcrest
John Alden
Weisenbach
Dean
Water Department
Council
Brandon T. Grover Jr
Robert Cooley
Harry Crewson
Athens cited as ideal community by Royal McBee official
James E. Widman vice-president of production at Royal McBee spoke at a Rotary luncheon in Athens. He said about 300000 dollars is budgeted for modernization of the Athens plant and new equipment to boost efficiency while noting Athens remains McBee’s home base and site of its oldest ongoing activity since 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
James E. Widman
Royal McBee
Rotary
Sportsman Grill
Widman
McBee
Royal
Hartford
Conn
County Extension Office Space Is Still Unsettled
The county board continued searching for office space for the extension staff, with the current post office location on W. Union Street in danger of loss by December 30. Possible sites include a county auditor’s leased room at $25 monthly and rent free cancer society rooms, while a transition plan may move county funds to Hocking Valley Bank if funds exist. The panel also approved road abandonments in Troy and Trimble Townships and accepted a subdivision plat at Hockingport.
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Two Reeds
W. H. Wakefield
Court House
W. Union St
General Services Administration
State Auditor
Cancer Society
Ing Valley Bank
Homer B. Gall Jr
Troy Township
Charles and
Ruth Levering
Trimble Township
John
Lillian Gardner
R. A. Miller
Hockingport
Troop 58 Plans Plains Meeting and Leaders Training
Troop 58 The Plains will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in The Plains School community room. A Hock Hocking District committee meeting is set for Oct 28 at 7 30 p m at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co office on May Ave in Athens. Five new scout leaders attended a basic training course Sunday afternoon at the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Athens with Henry Colby, scoutmaster of Troop 77, as instructor.
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The
Plains
Hock-Hocking
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
May Ave
Athens
Wesleyan Methodist
Henry Colby
Athens High School seniors elect officers this week
AHS senior class elections are underway with nominations Monday for vice president secretary and treasurer. The four top nominees for each office will advance to Wednesday votes and winners will be announced Thursday. Municipal Court records show David W. Eberle 19 William Toomey 44 and Paul Gilkey cited for intoxication by city police with fines ranging from 31 to 50 dollars.
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Athens High School
David W. Eberle
William Toomey
Avon Pit
Paul Gilkey
S. Shafer Sr
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes Run in Athens Area
Obituary and community notices list births and residents including Mr and Mrs Joseph Burns a son Athens Mrs Danny King Shade Mrs Robert Saunders Athens Raymond Augustine Athens Route 3 Tim Kinch Carrollton and others. The Mark Master degree will be conferred at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple by Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons with J P Trepp high priest. Athens Aerie of Eagles will elect a trustee and nominate a worthy chaplain at Wednesday night meeting per Roy Sams secretary. Clarence Warren Jr 37 Deanville laborer and Betty Sue Wright 32 Nelsonville waitress noted.
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Danny King
Shade
Robert Saunders
Athens
Raymond Augustine
Tim Kinch
Carrollton
Verna Marquis
George McLaughlin
Glouster
Harvey Cone
Masonic Temple
Royal Arch Masons
J. P. Trepp
Athens Aerie
Order of Eagles
Roy Sams
Clarence Warren, Jr
Deanville
Betty Sue Wright
Nelsonville
Ames Home Damaged By Fire Near Amesville
Firefighters battled a noon Monday blaze at the Buck Cook home Route 329 Amesville three hours keeping the fire in the frame house. Estimated $4000 damage. faulty fuel oil heater suspected. The Cooks were away when Howard Mayle spotted the fire. Two trucks and six men responded under Chief James Dille.
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Buck Cook
Amesville
James Dille
Howard Mayle
Annual Meeting Set by Hospital Guild
Sheltering Arms Hospital Guild schedules its annual meeting for 8 p.m. Thursday in the hospital dining room. Officers will be elected and reports given. The meeting is open to all members.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital Guild
Weather Keeps Athens Warm and Dry
Fair and warm weather continued in Athens with a 9:30 a.m. reading of 59 after an overnight low of 43 and a daytime high of 82. Drought conditions persisted, stressing farmers and forest firefighters.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Camporee Postponed By Drought At Camp Lowman
The Boy Scout camporee planned for October 25 to 27 at Camp Lowman is postponed due to drought and fire danger. C Roger Harris says leaders favor waiting for rain before rescheduling and no new date is set yet.
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Camp Lowman
C. Roger Harris
Harris
Nelsonville Men Deny Theft Count
Two Nelsonville men Daniel W. McKnight and Charles T Tolliver pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to charges of stealing 125 dollars from a coin changing machine at Joe Chapman’s laundry and dry cleaners on Richland Avenue. They posted 500 dollars bond and were bound over to the grand jury as police still investigate two additional coin thefts totaling about 275 dollars at Chapman's laundry on E State Street.
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Nelsonville
Joe Chapman
Richland Ave
Daniel W. McKnight
Charles T Tolliver
Chapman
E. State St
Oil Spill from Route 50A Wreck Injures Driver
A westbound tractor-trailer overturned on Route 50A near Route 377 spilling about 650 cases of motor oil. Driver Robert Hamilton, 40, Jackson, Missouri, was treated for facial lacerations and bruises. Oil was cleared by local trucks. Clayton Mayle, 27, Sharpsburg, pleaded no contest to petty larceny for seized oil cans and was fined but suspended.
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State Highway Patrol
Robert Hamilton
Jackson
Chesterhill
Gerado
St. Marys
W. Va
Sharpsburg
Clayton L. Mayle
Mayle
George Schoonover
Communication Study Is Established At OU
Ohio University announced a new Communications for Organization curriculum to train students for specific jobs in communications. Dr. Edward Penson, director of the new communications center, outlined the program linking liberal arts with business and industry partners Kaiser Aluminum and Anchor Hocking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Edward Penson
Kiwanis Club
Penson
Communications Center
Florida University
College of Business Administration
Kaiser Aluminum
Anchor Hocking
Edward van Dyke
Boys and Girls Committee
Kiwanis
Athens Area
General Telephone Co
Washington St
Athens High
Induction for Athens Countians at Ft Hayes
Three Athens Countians left by bus at 7 10 am Tuesday for Columbus to be inducted at Ft Hayes. Ronald E Chapman of carpentry led the group with Edward Wycuff of Nelsonville and volunteer Roy R Minerd of Athens. Each received a Bible from the Gideon Society.
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Athens
Columbus
Army
Ft. Hayes
Ronald E. Chapman
Carpenter
Edward Wycuff
Nelsonville
Roy R. Minerd
Gideon Society
Selective Service
Charles L. Koska
William Barnes
Fred E. Pitts
Millfield
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Conservancy
Fleissig
South Green
Richard Rypma
Robert Mathews
Hocking Valley Conservancy
Mathews
Hocking
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
Conservancy District
Resolu
Wilson Baker
Berry
N. Court St
Logan Federal
Sted
RAD
U.S
Govt. Bookle
Radioear
Diles Radioear
Ohio
East State ST
AAA
Auto Club OF
Southern Ohio
S. Court St
Foster's
Athens, Ohio
Tel. LY
County Extension
Howard Stout
Hock
bBoy
Gene Elit
Tead
Nestheimer
D. H
Jonesy
AHS
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Joseph Burns
Darrell Scott
James McLaren
Eagles
Ames
Hospital Guild
First Church of God
Chauncey, Ohio
Joseph Fair
Christianaires
Fred Crabtree
Speech
Economy Savings & Loan Company
Lynwood
Pomeroy
Logan
Armstrong
Corson
Your Home Decorating Store
E. State Street
Jima
Oaio Wey
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