Ohio University enrolls record 7200 with full housing units
Ohio University reports a fall enrollment surpassing 7200, the largest in school history, with all nine male and eight female dormitories at capacity. Graduate cottages and private homes provide temporary housing as 2200 freshmen mostly reside in dorms, while nine Wolfe Street houses will be razed for a new married student apartment block.
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A. M. Reis
Reis
Athens
Wolfe Street
Ohio coed wins $200 on Name That Tune
Mary Leis Ontko a Pleasant City sophomore won $200 on the TV music quiz Name That Tune after submitting seven tunes with five correct guesses by studio contestants. Had all seven been named she would have earned a trip to New York for the $25,000 Golden Medley Marathon. Ontko is vice president of Howard Hall dorm and a member of Chimes. Her father Paul M. Herbert is Ohio lieutenant governor and will speak at a county Republican meeting in Athens Friday night at 7 30 p m. The event, hosted by the Athens County GOP and Women’s Republican Club, is at the County Engineer Depot 555 EF State St. Governor hopeful Herbert’s visit is to substitute for a missed prior appearance. the session is the county’s only GOP meeting this week. Refreshments will be served. women’s club members are asked to bring pies.
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New York
Ohio University
Mary Leis Ontko
Pleasant City
Miss Ontko
Howard Hall
Chimes National Hoonrary
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
Athens
Athens County
Republican Executive Committee
Women’s Republican Club
William Mechem
Herbert
GOP
W. H. Wakefield
Women's Club
John W. Bricker
Ohio Senate
Ohio House of Representatives
Wyandot County
University of Michigan
Ohio State University
Columbus
France
American Legion
L. C. Staats
Donald R. Clippinger
Samuel R. Johnson
Staats
Court Fines Three Drivers in Municipal Court
Two drivers were fined 20 and costs after pleading guilty to State Highway Patrol charges. William Chavanne 21 Nelsonville cited for failing to obey a construction site flagman. Joseph Earl Moore 56 Athens cited for speeding. Eugene James Hamer 39 Shafer Street fined for driving left of center.
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State Highway Patrol
William Chavanne
Nelsonville
Joseph Earl Moore
Avon Place
Athens
Ada Lent Pies Tuesday
Ada Lent 61 of 27 Second St died Tuesday evening at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a three year illness. She worked 30 years for Royal McBee Corp before retiring last February. Survived by sister Zelma Sayre and brothers Ben Webb Russell. Visitation after 2 p.m. Thursday at Jagers and Sons. funeral Friday 2 p.m. conducted by Rev John McRoberts. Burial at Glouster.
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Ada Lent
Second St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Miss Lent
Royal McBee Corp
William and
Valnete Linscott Lent
Athens
EUB Church
Athens Grange
WCTU
Zelma Sayre
Ben
Forest Grove
Ore
Webb
Canton
Russell
Jacksonville
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
John McRoberts
Glouster
Skies Clear After Showers Across County
Skies were clearing late Wednesday as showers wet down vegetation. Rural Hamley Run recorded about half an inch of rain by 9 a.m. Temperatures reached 70, up five degrees from dawn. Tuesday’s extremes were 59 and 86.
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Hamley Run
Lions Induct Three Members in Athens ClubMeeting
Three new members joined the Athens Lions Club at a Tuesday night session in the Hotel Berry. They are James Armbruster an industrial arts instructor at Ohio University Kent Bumpass a local accountant and Don Nicholson a soft drink distributor. Dwight Robinson spoke on What it Means to be a Lion as the club planned its annual light bulb sale and approved a contribution toward new Athens High School band uniforms.
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Athens Lions Club
Berry
James Armbruster
Ohio University
Kent Bumpass
Don Nicholson
Dwight Robinson
Athens High School
Albany Board Acquires Land For School Athletic Field
The Albany Local school board acquired a tract of land from owner Mrs. Lou Zimmerman for an athletic field and playground after a hearing on its resolution to appropriate the land. Judge Francis D. White signed a Common Pleas Court entry noting agreed compensation had been paid and costs assigned to the plaintiff. The clerk of courts was instructed to transfer the property to Zimmerman on the tax duplicate. Action had been filed early last month after parties could not agree on the price.
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Albany Local School Board
Lou Zimmerman
Francis D. White
Common Pleas Court
Young Man Denies Charge In Municipal Court
Paul Kovats of 57 East State Street pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to unsafe operation. He posted a 35 dollar bond for a hearing the next day after a traffic accident filed by William Burson.
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Paul Kovats
State St
William Burson
Athens to Host OSBA Education Speaker Oct 15
Dr. Lewis E. Harris executive secretary of the Ohio School Boards Association is set to be the principal speaker at Athens Ohio in a local preliminary to the State House Conference on Education. The Athens city school district sponsors the event to be held October 15 at the Ohio University Center Ballroom.
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Lewis E. Harris
Ohio School Boards Association
Athens
Harris
Ohio University Center
Athens City
Town Hall Meeting Series Opens Tuesday
Albany residents gather for a town hall session led by Rep Wayne Ward ahead of the State House Conference on Education in Columbus on Oct 28. Sen C Stanley Mechem to follow. local leaders emphasize tax dollars for local schools and statewide education issues.
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Town Hall
Albany
Wayne Ward
State House
Columbus
Births and hospital notices from Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Births listed for Mr and Mrs Wilford Sharp Athens a daughter and Mr and Mrs Wilbur Jenkins Stewart Route 1 a daughter. Admitted entries include Richard King Albany William Pancake Albany Howard Clendenin Athens Ronald Hickman New Marsh field Route 1 Jeffrey Davis Athens Route 3 Mrs Okey Mayle Millfield Route 1. Dismissals include Mrs Harry Smathers Millfield Route 1 and daughter Harry Noble Athens Mrs James Harkins Millfield Route 1 and son Norma McCune Athens Mrs Robert Sanders Athens Ira Grubbs Glouster Mrs Harry Barnes Athens.
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Wilford Sharp
Athens
Wilbur Jenkins
Stewart Route 1
Richard King
Albany
William Pancake
Howard Clendenin
Ronald Hickman
New Marshfield
Jeffrey Davis
Okey Mayle
Millfield
Harry Smathers
Harry Noble
James Harkins
Norma McCune
Robert Sanders
Ira Grubbs
Glouster
Harry Barnes
West Virginians To Be League Guests
The Izaak Walton League will host Mineral Wells West Virginia members as guests Thursday evening. Gerald Glover, president, says a dinner precedes the 6 30 p m meeting at the Waltonian Farm and a new color film How to Catch Fish in Ohio by the Ohio Division of Wildlife will be shown.
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Izaak Walton League
Mineral Wells
W. Va
Gerald Glover
Waltonian Farm
Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Forty Attend Meeting For GOP Organization
Forty prospective members attended a courthouse gathering to hear Richard Michael from the Attorney General’s office explain forming a Young Republican Club. An organizational meeting was planned for next Tuesday at a time and place to be announced.
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Richard Michael
William Saxbe
Divorce Decree Grants Norman Dupler Against Opal Dupler
A Common Pleas Court decree signed by Judge Francis D White grants Norman Dupler a divorce from Opal Dupler. The couple married in September 1951. The order divides custody of a minor child and includes visitation rights.
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Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
Norman Dupler
Opal Dupler
License Suspended for Blaine Evener by Judge White
Common Pleas Judge Francis D. White approves suspension of Blaine B. Evener's drivers license for one year as a habitual traffic violator under new code provisions. George Braden, registrar of motor vehicles, applies for the suspension.
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George Braden
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Blaine B. Evener
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Chauncey Mayor Fines Delargy for Speeding
Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley levied a $15 fine and costs on Marge Delargy aged 21 of Athens after state police charged her with speeding. The proceeding occurred Tuesday in Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Charles Wadley
Marge Delargy
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Vote Registration Rules Outlined by Ohio Board Clerk
Election Board Clerk Ray Bobo explains that Ohio voter registration is permanent unless the voter has not cast a ballot in two years, moved, or changed name. Women who married must re register, and military members are exempt. For others, September 24 is the final registration date.
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Election Board
Ray Bobo
Ohio
Bobo
Changes Plea Fined and Jailed for Thompson
Clarence L. Thompson aged 33 of Athens Route 3 changed his plea to guilty in Municipal Court on a State Highway Patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. He previously pleaded innocent. He received a $125 fine and costs, three days in jail, and a three month license suspension. A second patrol charge of resisting arrest, to which he had pleaded guilty earlier, resulted in a $25 fine and costs, suspended and placed on three months probation.
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Clarence L. Thompson
Athens
Thompson
Bailiff Resigns to Run for Athens County Judge
Albert Ogg resigns as common pleas court bailiff and investigator to pursue a judgeship. Notification of his resignation was sent to the county auditor by Judge Francis D. White and filed in court.
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Albert Ogg
Athens County Court
Common Pleas Court
Ogg
Francis D. White
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