Weather Friendly Halloween Parade in Athens
Weather conditions are ideal for Athens Halloween festivities. Kiwanis Club sponsored parade starts at 6 p.m. on West Washington Street in front of the General Telephone Co. building and moves at 4 30 down Mill Street to the high school stadium for entertainment and costume prizes. If rain, events move to the Armory. Beggars Night runs 6 30 to 8 p.m. tonight per Mayor Ray Shepard.
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Athens
Kiwanis Club
West Washington Street
General Telephone Co
Mill Street
High School Stadium
Armory
Ray Shepard
Blood Unit Sets Goal For Year In Athens County
11 visits of the Red Cross bloodmobile are planned in Athens County next year led by executive director Charles McVey. Schedule includes Jan 6 7 Feb 24 25 Apr 14 15 May 12 13 Oct 22 and Nov 17 18 with a goal of 125 pints per day. Dr Colin Macpherson spoke at a Regional blood Program Committee meeting in Columbus.
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Red Cross
Athens County
Charles McVey
McVey
Burton DeVeau
Columbus
Colin Macpherson
University Hopital Blood Bank
County shelter praised as best in two years by official
County commissioner John Law says the dog shelter is in its best condition in two years. Art Smith, a Chauncey welder, installed a new gas chamber at the shelter for about $200, correcting a previous report that it was installed at the county dam. Athens weather remained cloudy with a Monday high of 50, dawn readings near 40 and 9 am at 42.
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John Law
Art Smith
Chauncey
Athens
C. L. Colmer
State deposits funds in highway land suits
The Ohio Department of Highways deposited 35,500 dollars in Common Pleas Court Wednesday awaiting appropriation suits against 12 property owners over 4.84 acres for the Appalachian Highway through Albany from Jackson County. Six owners in one suit seek 0.52 acre west of Pomeroy Road and east of Chillicothe Road. Defendants include June Ann and J Frederick Stanley, Albany Route 2, Helena Carter, Hazel Throckmorton, Senna and Ralph Chase of Columbus.
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Ohio Department of Highways
Common Pleas
Albany
Department
Jackson County
Pomeroy Road
Chillicothe Road
June Ann
J. Frederick Stanley
Helena Carter
Hazel Throckmorton
Senna
Ralph Chase
Columbus
W. A
Ina B. Throckmorton
McBee and Unions Extend Talks as Deadlines Near
Negotiations between McBee Systems and four Athens unions press on with contract expirations looming within 48 hours. Local 269 secretary Henry Hefti says no strike has been threatened yet, as printers machinists bindery workers stereoworkers and typographers face midnight Thursday deadlines and ongoing monetary and related issues remain unchanged.
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Henry Hefti
Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union
Athens McBee
Hefti
McBee
Child Born With Two Teeth In Nelsonville
Paige Williamson arrived at Mount St. Mary Hospital in Nelsonville on October 18 and surprised staff by having two bottom front incisors already. The rare condition puzzled the attending physician, as most babies get their first teeth at seven to eight months. Paige is the daughter of Charles and Patricia Williamson of Chauncey. Mr Williamson is with General Telephone Co.
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Paige
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Charles
Patricia Williamson
Chauncey
Williamson
General Telephone CO
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Admits Several Patients
Sheltering Arms Hospital notes admit Mrs Flora McGlaughlin Za leski Mrs Fred Hixon Athens Route 2 Leary Smith Athens Route 3 Mrs Gary Coon The Plains Mrs John Moore Gloucester Dismissed Michael Evans Mrs Theodore West Mrs Norma Stambaugh Mrs Randy Miller Theressa Cornell Thelma Dew Rev Herbert Harris.
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Flora McGlaughlin
Zaleski
Fred Hixon
Athens
Leary Smith
Gary Coon
the Plains
John Moore
Glouster
Michael Evans
Theodore West
Norma Stambaugh
Randy Miller
Theressa Cornell
Thelma Dew
Herbert Harris
Youth Unit Elects Heads At Meeting
Officers were elected during the Youth of Ohio Association for Retarded Children organizational meeting at the Beacon School last week. Dr. Larry Jageman of Ohio University spoke and Bill and Vicki Korner outlined club aims. Carol Cunningham was named president with Marilyn Ellis as vice president, Kathy Wallace secretary, and Ann Fletcher treasurer. The next meeting for those 13 to 25 will be at 10 a.m. November 9 in the new Athens High School.
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Youth of Ohio Association For Retarded
Chilren
Beacon School
Larry Jageman
Ohio University
Bill
Vicki Korner
Carol Cunningham
Marilyn Ellis
Kathy Wallace
Ann Fletcher
New Athens High School
OU Director Pagel To Attend Conference
Thomas Pagel director of Instructional Radio TV at Ohio University will join the 13th Annual Joint Conference in Columbus November 12 to 14. He will lead a discussion titled Instructional Television in Ohio Schools at the Veterans Memorial Building in Columbus.
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Thomas Pagel
Ohio University
Columbus
Pagel
Ohio
Columbus’ Veterans Memorial
Lions Club Discovers History and Goals From Legion Post Officer
Athens Lions heard Ben Williams, past commander of the American Legion post, speak on the Legion’s history goals and ideals at the Tuesday night meeting following Lions dinner at the Ohio University Inn. A 15 minute religious broadcast Showers of Blessing is sponsored by the Church of the Nazarene on West State Street and airs Sundays at 9 a.m. on Radio Station WATH Athens.
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Ben Williams
Athens’ American Legion Post
Lions Club
Lions
Ohio University Inn
Williams
American Legion
Church of the Nazarene
West State Street
WATH
Athens
Mercury Hits 31 As Cool Weather Stays
The temperature fell to 31 degrees in Athens early Wednesday then rose to 38 by 8:30 a.m. Tuesday peaked at 49 with brisk winds and a trace of rain, according to U S Observer C L Colmer.
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Mercury
Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
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Darrel Smith
Thompson’s Addition
Leslie FE
Brinetta Lasch
Dayton
Julia Lasch Cunningham
Birmingham
Ala
Edna Lasch
McBee Systems
Paige Williamson
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Legion
Charles Percy
Young Republican Club
Ed Olson
Congress
Miller
Congress Committee
Maxine H. Chariton
Lancaster
Belk’s
North Court Street
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