Election Funds Sought to Back November Ballot
The county election board asked commissioners for 2500 more dollars to cover costs of the November 2 general election amid added state and tri county school vocational issues. The board warned funds may require closing other offices if not approved.
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County Election Board
F. B. Young
Tri-County
County Commission
James Edwards
Election Board
Young
Edwards
Athens City District Maintains Stand on Vocational Plan
The state school board kept its position not to include Athens city district on the priority list for a 340000 vocational grant. Fred Chase, city curriculum director, argued the tri county vocational high school plan, urging city schools to join the district.
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Athens City
Fred Chase
Chase
Tri-County
Tricounty
Plains Area Sanitary Sewer Plan Faces River Boundary
City officials county commissioners and school board members met to discuss forming a sanitary sewer district for The Plains area and the Athens High School site to serve about 1500 residents and 1500 students. The plan envisions a district bounded by Route 33 and the Route 682 interchange with a self built treatment plant and storage needs of 1 million gallons. The county would govern if created with revenue bonds repaid by user rates. water supply remains contingent on city plant expansion.
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Plains
Athens High School
City Hall
George Sheeter
Hocking River
Sewage District
Raymond Sheppard
Two Rooms Added to Plains School Plan
The Plains Elementary School will gain two extra rooms in the church educational building to ease overcrowding. City curriculum director Fred Chase said the district currently uses three rooms there, with one kindergarten room for 50 pupils and two first grade rooms for about 30 pupils each.
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The
Plains Methodist Church Board of Trustees
Fred Chase
Plains
Chase
Church
Hhouse
Birth of a son at Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Arnold Plum ley of Albany Route 2 welcomed a son. Hospital notes list admissions for Theresa Hines Athens Mary Weisenbach Athens David Richards Gloucester Guy Gorby Albany Mrs Anthony Frey Athens Judith Lessig Athens Dismissals include Richard Howard Guysville Gilbert Jepson Athens James Christy Athens and others.
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Arnold Plumley
Albany
Theresa Hines
Athens
Mary Weisenbach
David Richards
Glouster
Guy Gorby
Anthony Frey
Judith Lessig
Richard Howard
Guysville
Gilbert Jepson
Nens
James Burke
Carpenter
Terry Jago
Eldray Ice
James Christy
Strouds Run Park Manager Transferred
Marvin Mace, four years Strouds Run manager, moves to Tar Hollow State Park near Laurelville. He arrived at Strouds Run in 1960. his wife and three sons relocate. No replacement named at Strouds Run. Also, the Athens County American Cancer Society unit holds its annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday Sept 24 at city hall. Dr Ruth Matthewson notes all contributors are members.
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Marvin Mace
Strouds Run Park
Tar Hollow State Park
Laurelville
Strouds Run
Tar Hollow
Athens County
The
American Cancer Society
City Hall
Ruth Matthewson
Wet roads cause Ohio University student crashes
Donna Lee Torrieri 25 of Mingo Junction was cited for conditional speed after her westbound car skidded on rain slick Route 50 east of Route 329, hit a utility pole. James E. Evans 20 of Weliston and three other students escaped injury when Evans' southbound car was sideswiped on Route 33 near Nelsonville. the other driver fled.
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Ohio University
State Highway Patrol
Donna Lee Torrieri
Mingo Junction
Route 50
James E. Evans
Wellston
Evans
City Squad Responds To Health Emergencies Tuesday
Miss Billie Sue Tuning 17 of Lindley Hall was taken to Hudson Health Center at 12 16 a m Tuesday by the city fire emergency squad after a possible asthma attack James Christy 21 of Canonville sought help at the fire department at 12 45 a m Tuesday and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital Richland Area volunteer fire department plans a training session at 7 30 p m Wednesday with a film titled The Nozzleman to be shown.
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Billie Sue Tuning
Lindley Hall
Hudson Health Center
James Christy
Canaonville
Fire Department
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Richland Area
Skies Clear After Rain in Athens District
Athens reports clearing skies after three days of rain. U S Observer C L Colmer notes Hocking River receded to 6.78 feet, down four feet. An extra 0.12 inches of rain brings total storm to 2.72 inches as temperatures rise from a 67 night low after a 80 degree high.
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Athens
U. S
C. L Colmer
Hocking River
Colmer
Mercury
Rome Canaan FFA initiates twenty new members
Stewart Rome Canaan FFA chapter announced the initiation of twenty members including Mike Hopkins Donald Brozak Raymond Copeland Benton Dunfee Harlan Jarvis Ronnie Stover and others. City firemen responded at 2 36 a m Tuesday to Scott Quad where a motor on a refrigerator unit overheated and was disconnected.
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Stewart
Rome-Canaan
FFA
Mike Hopkins
Donald Brozak
Raymond Copeland
Benton Dunfee
Harlan Jarvis
Ronnie Stover
Lester Tabler
Paul Tabler
Rickey Timblin
Terry Whaley
Dean Congreve
Dennis Brozak
John Young
Richard van Dyke
Eddie Lafrinere
Larry Doherty
Gary Jeffers
Ronnie Miller
Jim Storer
Brian Mansfield
Scott Quad
Jailed Man Cuts Wrists After Jail Stay
Willie Wallace 35 from Alabama cut wrists with a coffee cup while jailed in Athens. Police reports say he was taken to Athens State Hospital around 6 a.m. Tuesday in critical condition after a bus ride from Route 50E and a hitchhiking stop at the Spanish Maine Restaurant.
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Athens State Hospital
Fred James
Willie Wallace
Oakman
Ala
State Hospital
Wallace
Athens
DeMolays To Meet Athens Chapter In Masonic Temple
DeMolays To Meet Athens Chapter will gather at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Masonic Temple The rush party is open to any boy in the Athens area aged 14 to 21 Reservations may be made by telephoning LY 26181.
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Athens
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
U S Engineers To Aid In Bridge Construction
The U S Army Corps of Engineers will pay 25000 dollars toward a new bridge over Four Mile Creek on County Rd 59 after a supplemental contract. county officials study action and aim to secure more federal aid for the remaining cost. The federal government will fund three other new bridges on County Rd 58 and a township road near Hockingport due to rising Ohio River waters. The courthouse janitor duty shifts to county supervisor office care, with the school board previously paying 12 dollars monthly for the task.
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US. Army Corps of Engineers
Harry Dust
Army
Belleville
Reedsville
Ohio River
Skunk Run
Frost Run
Hockingport
State and Court
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Athens Kiwanis Club
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Hedeae
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Earl F. Mathews
Earl A. Hooper
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