No Opposition Voiced To New Hocking Bridge
Public hearing in Athens shows support for Ohio Department of Highways plan to build a 52 foot wide bridge carrying Routes 33 and 50 over the Hocking River relocation project. Dowler outlines, Don Johnson endorses, and Athens Mayor Shepard approves the plan with open traffic expected before football season.
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Ohio Department of Highways
Hocking
Richland Ave
U. S. Corps of Engineers
John W. Dowler
Athens
Don Johnson
Hocking Valley
Dowler
White’s Mill
Richland Avenue
Athens County
Candidates Community Meet Slated in Athens
Candidates for municipal posts and school board seats will appear at a community meeting on Thursday at 7 30 p m at Hawk's Community Center 428 Richland Ave Athens League of Women Voters sponsors the pre election event. Beacons School levy and district operating levy will be discussed along with the state apportionment issue followed by audience Q A.
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Athens
Hawk’s
Richland Ave
Athens League of Women Voters
Beacon
Athens City
Ohio University gets $414000 for THEMIS navigation study
The U S Army Electronics Command awarded Ohio University a 414000 contract for a three year unclassified research program named Project THEMIS. The work, at Fort Monmouth New Jersey and involving experts led by Drs Savage McFarland and Smith, targets low level navigation and control for aircraft including Army helicopters and light fixed wing surveillance craft.
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U. S. Army Electronics Command
Ohio Univerity
Themis
Ohio University
ECOM
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Robert L. Savage
Richard
Johnson
Defense Department
Election board seeks workers to mark absentee ballots
Athens County election officials seek people who can mark X’s on ballots for absentee and disabled voters. County director Ray Bobo says the absentee turnout has been slow this year and outlines deadlines: ballots must reach the board by 4 p.m. November 2 for in person voting and by noon November 3 for mailed ballots. servicemen’s ballots have a separate cutoff.
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Election Board
Athens County
Ray Bobo
Bobo
Board
Drug Sales Share Tops Purchases At Fifty Six Percent
Prescription sales account for 56 percent of all drug purchases, highlighting the dominant role of prescriptions in overall drug spending and the continued prominence of pharmacy channels in consumer health markets.
Athens United Appeal nears goal with $40,585 total
A Thursday report pushes the Athens United Appeal toward its $57,000 target, with $40,585 raised so far. The university division leads at $12,746 of $18,000, followed by public employee, individual donor, corporation, and house to house sections, as organizers stress continued effort and an upcoming WOUB radio marathon.
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Athens United
Bill Rohr
Bob Wren
Dick French
Kenner Bush
Joe Vanity
Benny Crowell
Bob Keatley
Rohr
Woub Radio
Ohio University Inn
Deer Mishap Toll Rises in Athens County
State Highway Patrol reports two deer incidents on Route 50 west of Athens. One deer killed as a car fled the scene with no driver identified. Robert L. Butcher, 39, Coalville Route 2, struck a second deer after veering to avoid the first. The second deer fled.
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Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Athens
Robert L. Butcher
Coalville
Groundbreaking Set for Federal Hocking High School
Dr. Martin Essex will headline the Sunday groundbreaking at the new Federal Hocking High School. Ceremonies start at 2 p.m. on Route 144 near Stewart with Robert Dishong as master of ceremonies. Construction by John Hall Co. is slated to begin next week, finishing by December 1968 for 600 students from Ames-Bern Carthage-Troy and Rome-Canaan.
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Martin Essex
Ohio
Federal Hocking High School
Stewart
Robert Dishong
Federal-Hocking Board of Education
E. L. Koehler
Alex G. Cilo
Federal-Hocking High
John Hall Construction Co
Koehler
Ames-Bern
Carthage- Troy
Rome-Canaan
Birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens
Mr and Mrs Marvin Kidd of Athens welcome a daughter. Admitted were Abner Browning New Marsh field Elmer Althouse Albany Route 2 W F Hartley Athens Mrs Donald Gabriel Athens Ella Mae Cumbe Albany. Dismissed were Roy Gilham Mrs Gordon Rhone Mrs Herbert Mingus Ed Hornsby Mrs Floyd Book Chris Handley Henry Hutchi son.
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Marvin Kidd
Athens
Abner Browning
New Marshfield
Elmer Althouse
Albany
W. F. Hartley
Donald Gabriel
Ella Mae Cumbe
Roy Gilham
Gordon Rhone
Herbert Mingus
Ed Hornsby
Floyd Book
Chris Handley
Henry Hutchison
Ohio University traffic plan seeks pedestrian walk change
Student Congress at Ohio University pressed to alter Court and Union streets crossing to allow pedestrians to cross Court Street when northbound traffic is stopped. Mayor Shepard noted limited circuitry and hazard concerns, suggesting constant officer presence if feasible, but staffing prevents it.
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Ohio University
Student Congress
Court
Union
Raymond Shepard
Shepard
Ohio U
Logan’s
Union Street
Court Street
Therr
Curt Watson
Watson
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Athens State Hospital
W. Union St
ATLAS
Franklin J. Sheeter
Athens County Municipal Court
Ohio Northern University
Franklin Sheeter
Stewart High School
Coolville
Rome
Amesville
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Bill Roscoe
W. Union Street
Glouster
Prestone
Pullmans
America
Bobby Pins
Beauticians
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