University Plans Stir Richland Ave Area Development
University officials and private developers project a larger Richland Avenue growth with 5000 West Green students and 2000 private dorm beds. A Barrett firm study says the sewer line can handle the expansion, while plans for a 21 million engineering center and a 12 000 to 15 000 seat convocation center loom.
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Richland Ave
Chillicothe
Barrett, Cargo and Withers and Associates
City Service
Milton Nuzum
George Sheeter
Green Hills
Ohio University
West Green
Vernon R. Alden
University
State Hospital
Memorial
Univer
Sity
Grover Center
Ohio University Fund, Inc
Alden
Board of Trustees
Richard Beagle
Chillicothe Engineering Firm
Area Attorneys Attend District Bar Meeting
Six southeastern Ohio counties sent attorneys to a Saturday district meeting of the Ohio State Bar Association at the Sportsman Grill. Erle Bridgewater Jr., Athens attorney and state bar president, was honored. Speakers included William Radcliff Circleville, former Fourth District judge, and R. Rush Warren of Columbus with panelist Judge William T Gillie.
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Ohio State Bar Association
Athens
Bernard Fultz
Pomeroy
Meigs County
State Bar Council of Delegates
John Bolin
Athens County
Common Pleas
R. Rush Warren
Columbus
William Radcliff
Circleville
Appeals Court
Attorney General’s
Ohio
Sportsman Grill
Erle Bridgewater, Jr
State Bar Association
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Radcliff
State Attorney General’s Office
William T Gillie
Richard C. Gerken
17Th District
Bar
Bleachers Worker Injured During Stadium Construction at Peden
Elmer Ferrell, 59, of 131 Second St., was struck by steel while workers erected bleachers at the south end of Peden Stadium. He suffered a forehead laceration and back abrasion and was transported at 10:37 a.m. to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Police cited Charles L. Brown, 50, of Carbondale, for improper lane change after a two car crash on West Union Street near the fairgrounds at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Peden Stadium
Fire Department
Elmer Ferrell
Second St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles L. Brown
Carbondale
W. Union St
Fairgrounds
Warm Monday Record Keeping in Athens Weather Note
The Athens weather report shows a dry day with a 9:30 a.m. temperature of 72 and an early low of 58. Sunday's high reached 89, while the Hocking River stood at 2.31 feet, the lowest in 12 years of official observations by C. L. Colmer.
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Athens
VD. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Hocking
Professors Attend AETA Convention in Minneapolis
Dr. John A. Walker and Dr. James H. Conover of Ohio University School of Dramatic Art and Speech attended the American Educational Theatre Association meeting in Minneapolis. Walker delivered a paper and served as convention reporter while Conover acted as secretary for a panel and assisted in reporting proceedings.
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John A. Walker
James H. Conover
Ohio University School of Dramatic Art
American Educational Theatre Association
Minneapolis
Truck Overturns At Road Intersection
A truck driven by Herman Ernest Neff 18 Columbus overturned at Jacksonville and Millfield Roads Trimble Township at 9 p m Saturday. He was traveling too fast and lost control on a curve. A deputy cited Neff for excessive speed.
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Herman Ernest Neff
Columbus
Jacksonville
Millfield Roads
Trimble Township
Neff
Structure Now Houses School Staff
The city of Athens converted a former temporary housing structure into the school superintendent's office, alongside a second Steelcraft building bought last winter for 450 dollars each. Renovation cost 4000 dollars with 800 dollars to move it from Highland Avenue.
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City of
Athens
Steelcraft
Clyde Plant
Highland Ave
Plant
Messenger Newsphoto
Ministers Invited to Athens State Hospital Seminars
The Athens State Hospital invites ministers from a 15 county area to participate in six three hour seminars on clinical pastoral care. Dr. Cleve C. Odom says the first session starts at 9 a.m. Tuesday with sessions on Sept 24 Oct 8 22 Nov 12 and 26.
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Athens State Hospital
Cleve C. Odom
Blue Cross Expands Coverage in Central and Southern Ohio
About 125000 Blue Cross members in Central and Southern Ohio gain higher benefits under new Central Hospital Service contracts. Notices go out Sept 10. Hospital days rise from 30 to 70 per year with 80 20 coverage. X ray benefits extend to emergency outpatients with 24 hour coverage. Infants covered at birth. Mental health days included up to 30 of the 70.
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Columbus
Blue Cross
Ohio
Central Hospital Service
Ralph W. Jordan
Columbus Driver Is Fined and Jailed
Gordon Lee Price, 27, Columbus, pleaded guilty in County Court to two State Highway Patrol charges. Price was fined 150 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated and fined 35 dollars plus costs for lacking a valid operator's license.
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Gordon Lee Price
Columbus
Monady
State Highway Patrol
Price
Traffic Fines in County Court for James E Mackie
James Edward Mackie, 19, of Athens Route 2, left of center, was cited by the State Highway Patrol with a $10 fine plus costs in county court.
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James Edward Mackie
Athens
County School Committees Schedule Meetings This Week
The county board of education will host two committees to prepare plans for the new school year. The testing committee, with a delegate and alternate from each of nine schools, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Guidance official Dave Winefordner will meet counselors at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The county testing program opens Sept. 23.
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County Board of Education
T. C. Porter
Dave Winefordner
State Department
Porter
Shelterings Arms Hospital Notes and Dismissals
A list of patients and their destinations includes new births at Shelterings Arms Hospital and several dismissals. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Milli gan with a daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Batdorff with a son, and others from Athens and surrounding areas.
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Charles Milligan
Athens
John Batdorff
Ernest Swindell
Shade
Anna Perry
Zigafoos
Albany
Gary Hanning
New Marshfield
Mark Ellis
Arvel Elkins
Dorothy Graham
Trimble
Henry Rice
Okey Mayle
Nell Ogg
Elmer Rutter
Lewis Meek
the Plains
Marvin Tom
Richland Area Fire Brigade Meeting Notice
Richland Area Fire Brigade will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the fire house for a practice session.
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Richland Area Fire Brigade
Former OU Professor and Wife Injured in Albany Auto Crash
Former Ohio University professor Robert F. Creegan and his wife Doris were injured last month in a car accident near Albany New York. Creegan has returned to his post at the State University of New York while Mrs Creegan remains hospitalized in Albany. The Creegan residence is 28 Wellington Road Delmar New York.
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Ohio University
Robert F. Creegan
Doris
Albany
N. Y
Creegan
State University of New York
Creegan’s
Wellington Rd
Delmar
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D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Jessie W. Ley
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Richard Guinther
Roy Zethraus
Power Oil Company
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S. Court St
Vere Smith
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Alice Dement
Colton Malone
Frank Cain
Dale Connolly
Lorain
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Katherine Hartley
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Auto-Owners Insurance
Houck & Reed Inc
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Don Reed
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