Garbage Strike Ended in City After Three Day Halt
Athens Ohio residents endure three day stoppage as city halts garbage removal near Union due to bulldozer work. Safety Director Pierce says five trucks resumed service and a special meeting is planned to resolve long running dumping site protests in Vore Ridge area. Dr James R Patrick to speak at Indiana University conference on student relations.
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Safety Service
Daniel A. Pierce
Pierce
Ssaig
Union
T. R. St. Clair
Vore Ridge
Rosser Bateman
James R. Patrick
Ohio University
Indiana University
Patrick
American Psychological Association
OU President Speaks at Kickoff Dinner in Athens
Ohio University President John C. Baker addressed over 100 Athens Community Chest workers at a kickoff dinner at the Athens Country Club. The drive aims to raise funds to support local agencies, with envelopes and pledge cards distributed to volunteers for zone assignments.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Athens Community Chest
Ohio University
John C. Baker
Athens Country Club
George L. Smith
L. C. Staats
Community Welfare Association
Baker
Phone overload anticipated as Southeastern Ohio Teachers meet
Switchboards at the Athens Home Telephone Co were deluged with calls over the home coming weekend. Total calls reached 124 617 from Friday until Monday with 71 000 on Saturday. Officials cite arrival of hundreds of teachers for the Southeastern Ohio Teachers Meeting and expect calls to rise beyond the daily average of 35 000.
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Athens Home Telephone Co
Humorist to Address Farm Bureau Meet in Athens County
William Dern Episcopal minister from Newport Kentucky will address the Athens County Farm Bureau meeting Friday at Mechanicsburg School at 8 p m Agnes Terrell president says Dern is a widely known humorist Four new board members will be elected for three years James Edwards Nelsonville J D Parmiter Amesville Dale Scott and Davis Greene Albany Paul Kinnen Athens Route 3 Gail Phillips Athens Route 4 Mrs Freda Malone Coolville and Mrs Emmett Swisher Guysville Musical numbers by Sarah Wilson Shade and Alfred Lindsay Albany Refreshments will be served.
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William Dern
Newport
Athens County Farm Bureau
Mechanicsburg
Agnes Terrell
Dr. Dern
James Edwards
Nelsonville
J. D. Parmiter
Amesville
Dale Scott
Davis Greene
Albany
Paul Kinnen
Athens
Gail Phillips
Freda Malone
Coolville
Emmett Swisher
Guysville
Sarah Wilson
Shade
Alfred Lindsey
Minor Damage Listed In City Car Crashes
Athens police logged a Monday collision on S College Street causing minor damage to vehicles driven by William D. Van Dyke and William E. Ferrall. A Friday pair of parking incidents involved Richard Bingham Katherine Hostetler Paul Hatch Marian Anderson among others.
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Athens
S. College St
William D. van Dyke
William E. Ferrall
May Ave
Richard Bingham
Congress St
Katherine L. Hostetler
Paul Hatch
Coolville
Marian Anderson
Parkersburg
Repairs Begin on State Route 278 in Nelsonville
State Route 278 along Factory Road in Nelsonville near the Hocking River bridge started Tuesday morning under Highway Supt. Harry Richards. The brick road will be resurfaced with asphalt and is expected to be completed this week.
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Nelsonville
Hocking River Bridge
Corporation Limits
Factory Road
Harry Richards
County Ballot Marking Rules Clarified
A Board of Elections statement corrected its prior note on marking county ballots for the November 2 general election. It clarifies that two commissioners must be elected and a voter choosing an Independent must mark an X only if voting a straight ticket, ensuring two candidates from either major party need not be selected.
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Board of Elections
J. E. Barker
Health Council Meets Tonight in Rural Ohio
An Ohio Rural Health Council committee meeting is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the post office civil service room per County Extension Agent Ross Wright. Dr. George Lasher of Rutland, council president, and secretary Guy Dowdy of Columbus will attend, with representatives from surrounding counties to discuss the second geographic conference to be held in Athens.
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Ohio Rural Health Council
Civil Service
Post Office
Ross Wright
Athens
George Lasher
Rutland
Guy Dowdy
Columbus
Five Drivers Arrested and Fined by Mayors
State Highway Patrol reported five drivers arrested for speeding and license violations. Jack Carter and Leo J. Lawler, both fined ten dollars and costs, were nabbed on Route 33 north of Athens. Charles Strauss and Lurene Burson were fined by Chauncey and Mayor Mickle, while Frederick C. Douglas was fined for allowing an unlicensed minor to drive.
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State Highway Patrol
W. P. Mickle
Jack Carter
Columbus
Leo J. Lawler
Mr. Vernon
Athens
Charles Strauss
Pomeroy
Chauncey
W. D. Hines
Lurene
Dense Fog Halts Athens Traffic Tuesday Morning
Dense fog enshrouded Athens Tuesday with very low visibility. At 10 a.m. the temperature was 37 degrees as the fog began to lift slightly and below freezing readings at night dropped to 31 degrees. Monday’s high reached 56 and the Hocking River fell to 3.34 feet from 3.40.
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Athens
C. N. France
Hocking
Cub Pack 56 Plans First Monthly Meeting
Cub Pack 56 will hold its first monthly pack meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Boy Scout room at the First Methodist Church. Cubmaster Louis Roman invites all interested parents of boys aged 9 to 12 to attend.
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First Methodist Church
Louis Roman
Shade PTA Meeting Announced by Mrs Evan Edwards
Shade PTA will meet Thursday in Shade School. Mrs Evan Edwards announced the gathering today.
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Shade Pta
Evan Edwards
Commissioners Action on Canaan Road Vacating Plan
Athens County commissioners set November 9 for viewing and November 16 for a public hearing to vacate County Highway 43 in Canaan Township. The one mile road, opposed earlier, is under petition by 28 signers as land sales complete. Also approved payments total 17129.20 and tar and stone requisitions for Athens area road use.
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Canaan Township
Athens County
Perry Lucas
Carthage
Jasper Hill
Earl Kincade
G. H. Jeffers
Rexall Boggs
Samuel Albert Roberts
Athens
Buchtel
Chauncey
Mechanicsburg
L. T. Runnion
Athens Federated Women’s Clubs
Palestine Is Gravel Topic At Rotary Meet
John Stanley Grauel radio commentator and writer addressed Rotarians on Palestine noting that political pressures keep the conflict alive. He said the Bernadotte Plan was State Department work given to Bernadotte to present to the U N, and that Marshall urged its acceptance as a memorial to the man.
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John Doe
Staats
McBee Co
Ohio University
John Stanley Grauel
Rotarians
Palestine
Gravel
Bernadotte
U.S. State Department
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George Marshall
Memorial Auditorium
Probation Sought After Change in Dobbins Plea in Coolville Shooting
Willie C. Dobbins lawyers ask probation after he and co counsel pled guilty to shooting with intent to wound in a Coolville incident. Judge O F Rowland studies the request as 16 witnesses testified, including Sylvia Dobbins and Mayford Cook for the defense and Dr. Donna Moore for the prosecution.
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Willie C. Dobbins
Coolville
Common Pleas
O. F. Rowland
Grand Jury
R. D. Williams
R. W. Finsterwald
Sylvia
Mayford Cook
Oliver F. Rowland
Dick Mollohan
Perry Davis
John Moore
Bill Aiken
Clyde
Navy Day Proclaimed by Athens Mayor
Mayor W. P. Mickle issued a proclamation urging Athens residents to observe Navy Day with the slogan Your Navy Victor in War Guardian in Peace. He stressed maintaining a strong peace time Naval Reserve trained to man the fleet in national emergencies. County ROTC members arranged store window displays and planned installation of American Legion emblems on city streets.
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Athens
W. P. Mickle
Athens County
Reserve
Naval Services
American Legion
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