OU To Direct Hocking County Tourism Study
Ohio University will direct a tourism study for Hocking County to create new employment. The Area Development Administration approved 9950 for a technical assistance study by the College of Business Administration as an amendment to a current OU study covering seven southern Ohio counties.
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Ohio University
Hocking County
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
College of Business Administration
Ohio
Athens
Gallia
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Large Snake Killed Near Amesville Lauded as Unusual Watersnake
A 42 inch snake found on a farm two miles southwest of Amesville was initially thought copperhead but experts at Ohio University's Museum of Natural History identified it as an extremely large watersnake. Wilbur Burcher killed the reptile with a stick and showed it to Dr. Arthur H. Blickle, Dr. Henri C. Seibert, and others who confirmed the findings and preserved the specimen for display.
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Amesville
Arthur H. Blickle
Ohio University
Museum of Natural History
Wilbur Burcher
Burcher
Buckle
Henri C. Seibert
Fatal Crash Driver Bound Over For Jury
Edwin Cornelius Dungan a 68 year old Franklin Indiana man was bound over to the grand jury on two counts of involuntary manslaughter after a two car collision on Columbus Road that killed Ohio University students Richard Poje and Randy Moreland. He pleaded innocent to two traffic charges driving while under the influence and failure to yield. Bond set at 5375.
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Edwin Cornelius Dungan
Franklin
Ind
John Newcomb
Richard D. Poje
Randy Lewis Moreland
Ohio University
Columbus Rd
Dungan
Hooper St Resident Dies at 72
Gilbert P. Bowen, 72, died Monday at his son’s home, 45 Hooper Street, likely from a heart condition. Fire department resuscitated him about 20 minutes. a physician was summoned. Surviving: wife Emma, who died last June, son Lawrence, four sisters, six grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Funeral is at Temple Church. burial in Temple Cemetery.
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Gilbert P. Bowen
Lawrence Bowen
Hooper St
Fire Department
Bowen
Emma
Alma Hoyd
Rosa Perry
Carpenter
Edna Bolton
Piqua
Flora Arbaugh
Columbus
Bigony Funeral
Albany
Temple Church
Earl Russell
Temple Cemetery
Fair cool er follows rain at Athens fairgrounds
Weather records in Athens show cooler conditions after last night's rain. A 9:30 a.m. temperature reached 49 degrees, rising eight degrees from the morning low, with Sunday’s high at 72 and rainfall of .32 of an inch. Firefighters used about 600 feet of hose for 90 minutes battling a straw and manure fire near the horse barn at the fairgrounds. Congressman Walter H. Moeller will visit Ohio University for a Young Democrats reception in Baker Center ballroom Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Stephen L. Heid pleaded guilty to disord erly conduct in Municipal Court and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Fairgrounds
Stephen L. Heid
Colonial Apts
Millfield Driver Fined and Jailed After Accident
Leon DeVale Reed, 25, of Millfield Route 2, pled guilty to leaving the scene of an accident and lacking an operator’s license. He was fined 100 dollars and costs with a suspended three month jail term for the crash and 25 dollars with costs for no license, plus jailed for failure to pay the fine after deputies said his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Noel F Lowery. Other names appear as witnesses or involved parties.
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Millfield Route 2
Leon DeVale Reed
Reed
Sheriff's Deputies
Noel F. Lowery
Millfield
Injured In Fall Taken To Hospital In Athens
Albert L. Carpenter 81 of Athens Route 5 was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire squad at 8 36 p m Saturday after a fall on the sidewalk at Washington and Sha fer. He suffered a laceration to the left hand and a possible thumb fracture. Earlier the squad carried Miss Gwen Deisher 20 to her dormitory Scott Quad Baker Center from Baker Center.
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Albert L. Carpenter
Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Carpenter
Washington
Shafer
Gwen Deisher
Scott Quad
Baker Center
Masonic Temple to Confer Mark Master Degree in Athens
The Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will confer the Mark Master degree on a class of candidates at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple. Roger A Wiseman high priest announced the event.
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Masonic Temple
Athens
Royal Arch Masons
Roger A. Wiseman
Tudoe Fines 15 Drivers in Athens County Court
Fifteen drivers were fined by Athens County Judge George Schoonover after State Highway Patrol arrests. Charges included improper parking on Route 13, license plate display failures, reckless operation, speeding, and stop sign violations. Beggars' night at The Plains set for 6 to 8 p m Tuesday per school officials.
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Athens
George Schoonover
State Highway Patrol
Robert Chapon
William Poston
John Wend
Nelsonville
Don Holbert
Glouster
Michael McTeague
New Lexington
Steve Lentz
Sandusky
Paul Daniels
Toledo
Don Dagley, Jr
Chagrin Falls
Leonard Hanning
Donald Turner
Haydenville
Susan Essig
Columbus
Ronald Augspurger
Leonardsburg
Ralph Sabo
Mary Stone
Chesterhill
Ralph Grimmel
Parkersburg
Sabin Oral Clinics Attract Nearly 18000 In Athens County
About 18 000 people visited six Athens County Sabin Oral Vaccine Type II clinics on Sunday with 7 921 registrations and 4509 54 in cash donations. The Junior Fair Building registered 5011 people, Ohio Fuel Gas Co building 3658, Nelsonville 4205, Glouster 2702, Albany 1454, and Coolville 1071.
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Athens County
A. A. Baldwin
Fairgrounds
Athens
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Nelsonville
Glouster
Albany
Coolville
Scouts and Leaders Attend Area Camporee in 1962
Seventy one scouts and 17 adults from 10 posts attended the three day Hock Hocking District Camporee at Camp Lowman. Subfreezing weather challenged events yet the program continued with religious services Sunday. Winners included Mike Noel Albany Troop 50 in string burning and Archery with Mike Toomey Troop 56 Ath ens.
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Hock-Hocking
Camp Lowman
Mike Noel
Albany
Bobby Brown
Tom Bannon
OU Acts To Improve St Patrick s Weekend
Ohio University announces disciplinary measures for St Patrick s weekend February 1963 actions include denying university housing for March 15 17 1963 to all guests and urging fraternities sororities and private homes to follow. Dean William R Butler says policy follows a community driven evaluation and that about 631 guests from 40 colleges stayed in dorms in 1962 with an estimated 1500 visitors.
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Ohio University
Athens
St. Patrick’s
William R. Butler
Dean Butler
Two Injured In Lancaster Street Car Crash
Two persons were injured Saturday night in a Lancaster Street accident near old W Carpenter Street. Arthur C. Stifel III, 24, suffered a head laceration while Thomas Holzheimer, 20, Grosvenor Hall, had a cut to the eyebrow. Both were taken to Hudson Health Center by the fire department. Stifel was cited for unsafe operation. The other driver was David Phillip Danko, 19, Biddle Hall.
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Lancaster St
Old W. Carpenter St
Arthur C. Stifel, III
Court St
Thomas Holzheimer
Grosvenor Hall
Hudson Health Center
Fire Department
Stifel
David Phillip Danko
Biddle Hall
United Appeal Nears Goal with $38,000 Pledged
United Appeal chair Paul Wren announced the fund has reached about $38,000, roughly 90 percent of the goal, and urged remaining contributors to notify the drive for collection. Donations can be mailed to The United Appeal of Athens, P.O. Box 700, 2 S. Congress St., or pledged by phone at LY 3-1101.
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United Appeal
Bob Wren
Wren
United Appeal of
Athens
P.O. Box
S. Congress St
Pranks May Have Caused Auto Crashes
State Highway Patrol reports two Halloween pranks caused crashes with no injuries. Charles M Christy, 56, of Cuyahoga Falls, hit three steel cement forms across Route 7 near Route 50. Nick Lee Ritzhaubt, 19, of Little Hocking, veered from Route 7 to Route 50, struck a rock and overturned.
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State Highway Patrol
Route 50
Charles M. Christy
Cuyahoga Falls
Nick Lee Ritzhaubt
Little Hocking
Ex Albany Resident Emma Fierce Dies at 76
Emma Backwood Fierce, 76, former Albany resident, died at an Athens County home early Monday. Survived by two grandchildren from a former marriage to the late Dr. Phil Lip Hawk. Her second husband had died earlier. Also survived by brothers John and Robert of Harrisonville. Funeral at 2:30 p m Wednesday at Albany Methodist Church with Rev Earl Russell. Burial Wells Cemetery. Calling hours begin after 6 p m Tuesday at Bigony funeral home.
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Albany
Emma Backwood Fierce
Athens County
Phillip Hawk
John
Robert
Harrisonville
Albany Methodist Church
Earl Russell
Wells Cemetery
Bigony Funeral
Autos Kill Two Deer in Athens County Hazard Cited
Two deer were killed by cars in Athens County during the rutting season. One struck on Route 13 near Athens by Henry Exenhamper, 62, of Jacksonville. the other on Route 33 near Nelsonville hit by John W. Riley, 43, Nelsonville city treasurer. Wildlife official Ted Dean will dispose of the carcasses. Al Cannon, wildlife supervisor, warned drivers to beware at night in October to December when deer movement peaks.
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Athens County
Athens
Henry Exenhamper
Jacksonville
Nelsonville
John W. Riley
Riley
Exenhamper
Ted Dean
Ohio Division of Wildlife
al Cannon
Wildlife Division
Cannon
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Arthur Sann
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Katherine Hartley
Murphey Insurance Agency
Mac
Thrifty Store
State ST
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Joer
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Houck & Reed, Inc. Insurance Service
G. Houck
Don Reed
W. Union
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the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
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Collena Gay Shinn
Robert Edward Lee
Donna Lucille Bing
Shade
Melvin Kennedy
Patricia M. Brooks
Northville
Mich
Fred A. Cole
Grimes
Carthage Township
Ohio Fuel
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Cornelia
Ronald Jordan
Trimble
Eugene Hamer
Addie Ashcraft
Guysville
Dorsel Oxley
Albert Carpenter
Fred Tom
Freda Jarvis
Cutler
Bud White
Steve Oskey
Harry Frost
Charles McConnell
SABIN
Mike Windle
Bob Chilcote
Dennis Batdorff
Mike Toomey
Peter Culver
the Plains
Dale Townsend
Bill Sarcher
Roger Stiles
Denny Batdorff
Richard B
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Ohio State University
Richard B. Rypma
Richland Avenue
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins
Agency
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
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Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple
Richard Guinther
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S. Court ST. Athens
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Veri
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Wey
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