County School Testing Program Attracts Area Interest
Athens County expands a revised testing program now drawing interest from surrounding counties. State Department of Education guidance officials and county supervisors discuss using test results to boost reading, curriculum and guidance counseling as several hundred pupils in Southeastern Ohio are slated for fall testing.
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Athens County
State Division of Testing and Guidance
State Department of Education
Dave Winefordner
Sistant
Winefordner
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio
Oie
William Bartels
Lewis Mollica
Mollica
Rising Enrollment Strains City School System
City schools face overcrowding as enrollment climbs with 223 new kindergarten pupils boosting total to 3432. East Elementary received seven new kindergartners while 64 enrolled in spring, prompting transfers to Morrison and West. French and math classes overflow, as teachers urge temporary hires and potential church classroom rentals to split classes.
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Clyde Plant
City
Plant
East Elementary
East
Morrison and
West
Athens High
the Plains
City School Board
Farm Bureau Sets Annual Meeting Plan for Athens County
Athens County Farm Bureau trustees meet to set October 8 as the annual meeting date and approve a membership campaign. They adopt resolutions proposing county road naming and numbering, a vocational high school, support for the Hocking Conservancy District, and a high level bridge over the river at Hockingport. Gaylord Cook presided at Landmark Ridge.
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Athens County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees
Hocking
Area Well Completion Reported in Athens County Ohio
The Ohio Oil and Gas Association reports the Clyde J. Sickles property well in Waterloo Township yielded four barrels of oil and 10 000 cubic feet of gas on a 24 hour test after fracturing. Eleven additional wells are in various development stages.
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Athens County
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Clyde J. Sickles
Waterloo
Tnp
the Association
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Admissions list for Sheltering Arms Hospital includes Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Martin’s newborn son in Lancaster. Also notes patients and relatives: Mrs. John Hanning Athens Route 5, Wayne Skinner Amesville Route 1, John H Dixon Athens Route 2, Mrs. James Roy Millfield, Sabara Armstrong Glouster, Mrs. Harold Howell Athens Route 1, Mrs. Della Shaw Athens Route 1, Lee Van Dyke Stewart, Mrs. Rolland Slisher Chauncey, Mrs. Gerald Nelson and daughter Millfield Route 1, Mrs. Edward Brooks Albany.
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John Hanning
Athens
Wayne Skinner
Amesville
John H. Dixon
James Roy
Millfield
Sabara Armstrong
Glouster
Harold Howell
Della Shaw
Lee van Dyke
Stewart
Rolland Slisher
Chauncey
Gerald Nelson
Edward Brooks
Albany
Deaf Man Perfects Midget Transistor Hearing Aid
A hard of hearing inventor perfects a tiny transistor hearing aid using a small energized unit. He says whispers become crystal clear and offers free information by writing HEARING at 32 E. 9th St., Erie, Pa.
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E. 9Th St
Erie
Bridgwater Striker Found Guilty in Contempt Case
Alonzo T. Kovaleski of Chauncey and UAW Local 324 member was found guilty of contempt of court in Common Pleas Court. The injunction violation dated Aug 10 involved striking a plant guard with a fist and with a club. Judge Bolin gave three days to file a motion for a new trial. sentencing postponed. Witnesses testified for both sides during roughly two hours.
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Common Pleas Court
Alonzo T. Kovaleski
UAW
Chauncey
Frank Batdorff
Kovaleski
Plant
John Bolin
Road and Bridge Changes Planned by Engineers in Seertaan
US Army Corps of Engineers officials discuss road and bridge work in tributaries of the Hocking River affecting the Reedsville-Belleville Dam area. Projects include Duvall Run in Troy Two and four county road sections with new bridges and realignments funded by the federal government. Local court-ordered traffic penalties follow, listing numerous offenders and fines across multiple counties.
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US. Army Corps of Engineers
Hocking River
Reedsville
Belleville
Duvall Run
Troy
Four Mile Creek
Skunk Run
Frost Run
Driver Hurt In Crash North Of Nelsonville On Route 33
State Highway Patrol reported injuries to Oliver Junior Bishop 35 of Nelsonville after a crash on Route 33 north of Nelsonville at 12 30 a m Tuesday. His vehicle left the road struck a tree and overturned before returning to the roadway. He was hospitalized at University Hospital in Columbus. Investigation continues.
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Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Oliver Junior Bishop
Bishop
University Hospital
Columbus
Couple Faces Contempt Charge and Sentence
Raymond Moody 49 of Millfield Route 1 pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to contempt of court. He was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail. The charge was filed by Luella Moody. The couple was divorced on June 3.
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Raymond Moody
Millfield
Common Pleas
Luella Moody
Young Dems Organized Meeting Set In Athens County
Athens County Young Democratic Club ready to hear County Democratic Chairman William Lavelle at the next session. The meeting is Wednesday at 8 p.m. at 72 Columbus Rd home of Roscoe Shields. Cecil Barry and Floyd Sams Jr discussed organizing and charter steps. Donna Sams and Lester Marks selected temporary chairman and recording secretary.
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Athens County
Young Democratic Club
William Lavelle
Roscoe Shields
Columbus Rd
Cecil Barry
Logan
Floyd M. Sams, Jr
Albany
Donna Sams
Stewart
Lester J. Marks
Athens
Navy Officer Team At OU Next Week
A Navy information team from Ashland Kentucky will be on Ohio University campus from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. September 21 to 25 to administer the officer qualification test to senior and junior men and women for the Naval Officer Candidate School.
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Navy
Ashland
Ohio University
Naval Officer Candidate School
William P. Bressler
CS1
Navy Recruiter
Auto Salesman Wins Achievement Award
Roscoe Burdette of Ray Riggs Inc. earned membership in the 100 Club, an elite Lincoln Mercury sales group. He ranked in the top third of nationwide Lincoln Mercury salesmen, per Cincinnati district manager W. H. Huber.
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Roscoe Burdette
Ray Riggs, Inc
Burdette
W. H. Huber
Cincinnati
Boy builds three story tree house in Athens yard
Jim Golding 13, son of Mr and Mrs George Golding, erected a three story tree house on Pleasant Hill Road. He kept a construction log from May 29 and notes plans for a second level roof while installing safety measures and a pulley system for hoisting materials. He enjoys reading and views the surroundings through binoculars from the higher story.
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Constance Gotovich
Jim Golding
George Golding
Pleasant Hill Rd
Athens Junior High
Jim
Athens
Messenger Newsphoto
Air Force Recruiting Office Hours Set at Local Bank
The Air Force Recruiting office in the Security Bank will be open from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday Wednesday and Friday until further notice.
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Air Force
Arts and Sciences College Names 1964 65 Faculty Appointments
Ohio University announces the arts and sciences faculty for 1964 65 across departments. New associate professors join modern languages and psychology, with multiple instructors and assistant professors added in mathematics chemistry biology and German Spanish French and nursing related fields.
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College of Arts and Sciences
Ohioversity
Orrin Frink
Haverford
Middlebury
Harvard
University of Massachusetts
Indiana
University of Eden
Netherlands
Lawrence Anthony LaJohn
Ohio
Indiana State College
Henry Silver
Psychology
Marvin V Tuien
Additional Water Tap Fee Considered by City Council
The city council discussed a possible 50 percent additional charge for water taps outside the city limits during an informal session. An ordinance has already received one reading and would raise the fee.
Dry Weather Halts City Burn Permits in Athens
Dry weather and cold nights prompt a temporary halt to burning permits in Athens. Fire Chief Charles Dalton warns residents to stay at burn sites and keep containers closed with mesh openings no larger than a half inch. Violations will be prosecuted.
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Athens
Charles Dalton
State Highway Patrol Seeks Applicants for Patrolmen
The State Highway Patrol invites qualified men to start training in November for patrol positions. Applicants must be 21, high school educated, 5 ft 9 in tall and 160 pounds. A 14 week course leads to a $460 monthly salary, rising to $550 in five years. Applications are available at any patrol post. The Richland Area Fire Department will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the station.
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State Highway Patrol
Department of Highway Safety
State School Aid Topic of County Board
County board discussed dwindling state aid and a referendum petition for the Ames Bern, Rome Canaan and Carthage Troy districts. Supt. Porter said the petition could appear on the November ballot and is with the county election board. One phase, Ames Bern, is before the State Supreme Court.
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Ames-Bern
Rome-Canaan
Carthage- Troy
T. C. Porter
County Election Board
Porter
Ames Bern
State Supreme Court
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Jacob Martin
Lancaster
Bridgwater
Ion Seertaan
Oe Dam
Alfred W. Nevil
Samuel Ed Mount
Homer Harold Howell
Cutler
Roland Harvey Herrman
Paul Allen Fletcher
Victor John Bodish
Cluster Clark Chapman
Gerald William Phillips
Clavern Carl Radcliff
Kenton
Quentin Lowell Reynolds
Parkersburg
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Big Bend
Ralph Denver Chancey
New Marshfield
William Thomas Anderson
Arlington Heights
Young Dems
Government Department
James F. Barnes
Edward Baum
Benjamin Dennis
Alan Booth
John Patrick Finnegan
Carl Phillip Parrini
Roy A. Rauschenber
Donald C. Richter
Robert Whealey
Ibadan
Nigeria
Atwell Wallace
James Ad
Athens Pharmacy
Halls City
U.S
C. L. Colmer
Richland Ave
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