County wide voter registration up to county leaders
Athens County may decide whether to adopt county wide voter registration. Democrats oppose citing little irregular voting and higher costs, while Republicans say registration would curb fraud. Legal delays linger as boards seek funding for phased registration through 1969 to 1971.
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the Messenger
Athens
Ohio
Mppee Eelis
Tom Price
Messenger
Board of Electiors
William A. Lavelle
Democrat
The
William Mechem
Republican Board
Mechem
William Rowland
Board of Elections
William Hoffman
Democrat Board
Lavelle
Fice
Rowland
Athens County
Ted Brown
Common Pleas
Vanity Wheaton Top Rides In United Appeal Drive
Joseph Vanity and Fritz Wheaton named vice chairmen of the Athens United Appeal Drive which opens Oct 2 with a goal of 57000. The campaign funds nine county agencies including Red Cross Mental Health and Salvation Army. Vanity, 42, is a longtime attorney and former county prosecutor. Wheaton, 49, Shell Oil distributor, chairs the Athens City Planning Commission and has led United Appeal efforts for years.
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Joseph Vanity
Fritz Wheaton
Athens United Appeal
Fred Swearingen
Athens County
Red Cross
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Ohio Health and Welfare
Travelers Aid
USC
Vanity
Eastern Kentucky University
Washington and Lee
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Knights of Columbus
Ruler of the Elks
Ohio
American Bar Associations
American Trial Lawyers Association
Soldiers Relief Commission
Southeastern Ohio Auto Club Board of
Dren
Joseph III
John
Jennifer
Utah Place
Wheaton
Athens
Elmwood Place
Randy
Betty Gene
Anne
Athens City Planning Commission
City files suits for urban renewal property
The city filed petitions of appropriation and summons in Common Pleas Court Wednesday against nine Park Place area property owners near the B and O tracks. Urban renewal proceedings began Aug 19 under ordinance 0-64-68 after failed negotiations. Defendants include M Francis Hines, Allen Locke, Alton Hope, Rosser L and Rachel Bateman, Lois Marie Glancy, Eric Bell, Theta Phi Alpha entities, and Kenneth R and Marcella M Steward. Olive Rose named for property tax settlement. James Shumaker represents the city.
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Common Pleas
Park Place
Baltimore and Ohio
M. Francis Hines
Grosvenor St
Allen Locke
Congress St
Alton Hope
Blanche de- Weese
Rosser
Driver Cited After Crash Near Route 50 and 33
Lois Jerriene Underwood of 5014 S Court St Athens was cited for excessive speed after losing control west on Route 50 near Route 33 south. Her car crossed into Ernest Lambert’s yard on Albany Road causing minor fender damage and slid up a bank before returning to the road. Betty Lambert owned the parked auto.
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South Y
Lois Jerriene Underwood
S. Court St
Athens
Ernest Lambert
Betty Lambert
Albany Rd
Lambert
Underwood
Tractor Pull Set At Ames
A tractor pull contest sponsored by the Ames-Bern-Amesville volunteer firemen will occur Sunday in Amesville. Garden and western style tractors compete in three classes each. Weighing in begins at 11 a.m. and contests start at 1 p.m. Birth.
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Amesville
Ames - Bern - Amesville
Forest Land Transfer Approved By Congress
Congress approved a land transfer enabling Ohio to exchange 5650 acres of Mead Paper land in Lake Hope drainage for 5920 acres in Vinton and Athens counties to pursue a lake cleanup. The move removes a deed provision reserving public use and supports acid mine drainage mitigation.
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Racoon
Congress
Washington
Lake Hope
U.S. Congress
Ohio
Racoon State Forest
Vinton County
Clarence E. Miller
Senate
State of Ohio
Mead Paper Corp
Vinton
Athens
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Perry
Morgan
United Appeal
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Rotary
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Skyline Gun Club
Ohio Marketers Association
National Petroleum Jobbers Association
Athens Cancer Drive
Major Gifts
Vacation Club
A.C.M.I.A
Satan
Athens County Avings & Loan CO
Oe 5
Omeg ' Set Athaas
James Shumaker
Nelsonville
Ames
William Warner
Carl Brooks
Robert Laziman
Lewis Dailey
Carl Evener
Millfield
Ronald Perry
Albany
Osborne Fulks
Carlos Bailey
James Bailes
Thrift
Mfg
Goodyear
Carpenter
Alexander Competition
John Seamen
OUR Free
Holiday Inn
Columbus
Toyota
Holiday
Beasley & Mathews
Carpenter ST
Athens, Ohio
Hocking Valley
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