New Yale Bulbs Brighten AthensDowntown For Holidays
Athens will adorn Court Street and nearby blocks with 52 light pole decorations and two tall artificial trees. Valley Decorating, Inc. of Canton won the $7,500 bid to install the chapel window style lights by Thanksgiving weekend. The city will erect dismantle and store the displays with updates every three years.
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Decorating, Inc., of
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Court House
Armory
Court Street
Union
Carpenter
Court
Washington
W. State and
Mill Streets
Cates
Athens
Rio Grande seeks study on possible Rio-OU merger
Rio Grande College trustees executive committee will hear a plan for a formal study to determine if Rio Grande should become part of Ohio University. OU President Claude R. Sowle and OU Vice President Beaumont Davison will attend. meeting moved to Oct 26 for better attendance.
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Ohio University
Claude R. Sowle
Beaumont Davison
Rio Grande College Board of Trustees
Sowle
Rio Grande
Davison
Gallia County College
Crewson Talks Tax Reform Benefits at Hocking County Fair
Harry Crewson, the 91st District State House candidate, argued tax reform boosts aid for Hocking County schools by 516 484 dollars this year while reducing local taxpayers. He claimed townships villages and cities also gain state aid.
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Logan
Hocking County
House
Harry Crewson
Athens Democrat
Crewson
Starr-Washington
Shade School Entry Probed
The Athens County Sheriff reports a break in at Shade Elementary School with glass broken in a door. A janitor found missing $1 from a kitchen pan and $5 in coins from a soft drink machine in the teachers lounge.
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Athens County Sheriff's Department
the Shade Elementary
Tools stolen from shed on Lake Hope Drive
Claude Warren reports a break in at his Lake Hope Drive tool shed over the weekend. An electric welder assorted tools two socket sets and fish rods and reels were taken. Value estimated about 500 dollars.
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Nelsonville
Claude Warren
E. Franklin Sr
Lake Hope Drive
Warren
Weather summary from Ohio University report
Yesterday high 77 and low 54 today with 83 at 9 am. Precipitation none yesterday, 2.41 inches this month vs 2.88 inches normal, year total 31.03 inches with minus 0.54 inches this year. Sunset 7 29 pm sunrise 7 17 am. Sea level pressure 29.73 rising at 9 am. Data from Ohio University Geography Department and U.S. Observer C L Colmer.
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Ohio University
Hocking
Carpenter Station Faces Closure After 58 Years of Research
OSU driven station at Carpenter in Southeastern Ohio may close as Dean Roy Kottman cites location, soil degradation from past treatments, and dwindling use. If shuttered, six workers would be reassigned and the land offered for bids. projects may transfer to other OSU facilities.
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Carpenter
Southeastern Ohio
Roy Kottman
Ohio State University College of Agriculture
Carpenter Farm
OSU
Kottman
Hanning Attends Lions Seminar in Akron
Nelsonville Lions leader Joe Hanning of Pinegrove Drive, deputy district governor of District 13 K, attended a Lions International seminar September 15 16 17 in Akron. The training covered speaking, meetings, parliamentary procedure and Lionism structure. Hanning, past president of the Nelsonville Lions Club, spoke for part of the session via closed circuit and instant replay.
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Nelsonville
Joe Hanning
Pinegrove Drive
Lions International
Akron
Hanning
Nelsonville Lions Club
Jury Trial Granted for Dundas Man in DWI Case
Ivan Bowman, 41, Dundas, had his request for a jury trial granted by Athens County Municipal Court Judge Franklin Sheeter. Bowman is charged with driving while intoxicated. trial date will be set later and bond remains at $300. Gary Koonce, 24, Spreading Oaks, faced a speeding charge of 70 in a 60 zone that was dismissed.
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Ivan Bowman
Dundas
Athens County
Franklin Sheeter
Bowan
State Highway Patrol
Gary Koonce
Spreading Oaks
Family Escapes Burning Home After Quick Fire Discovery
An unidentified passerby alerted a Waterloo Township family of five early Thursday, preventing serious injuries as flames were found in the Mineral Road ranch house. Firefighters reported about half the dwelling damaged, a pickup burned, and the family sleeping apart from the blaze.
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Waterloo
Mineral Road
Bill Adams
Fire destroys Adams home on hill road between New Marshfield and Mineral
Cause of the fire remains undetermined. A volunteer estimated the home valued at 35 000 to 40 000 dollars. The residence sits on the road between New Marshfield and Mineral atop a hill. Several local residents and entities are listed in admissions and dismissals with events scheduled including Chauncey Junior Fellowship Cha Rho and a roadside rest stop look-out on Route 33 north of Chauncey.
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Adams
New Marshfield
Mineral
Chauncey
Two Civil Jury Trials Filed in Athens County Court
Two civil actions asking for jury trials have been filed in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Brenda Mace seeks repayment of loans totaling 2833 dollars plus interest and costs from Vincent Kish with a six percent rate after August 15 1972. Susan Jo Wright seeks 16024.60 dollars for damages from an auto crash on May 12 involving Walter Q Beaver with medical expenses lost wages car damage babysitting and rental costs.
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Athens County Common Pleas Court
Brenda Mace
Nelsonville
Steve Mace
Vincent Kish
Chauncey
Susan Jo Wright
Guysville
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