Alden outlines Ohio Progress at Ohio University convocation
President Vernon R. Alden spoke at the opening convocation outlining growth plans for Ohio University. He cited on campus enrollment of 10 300 with about 5000 more across seven branches and projected 26 000 to 28 000 by 1973, plus land acquisitions expanding the Athens campus by 85 percent.
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General Assembly
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Athens
Board of Trustees
Ohio University Honors Publisher Gordon K. Bush
Ohio University trustees and President Vernon Alden honored Gordon K. Bush for 33 years of service. Bush, 1924 graduate and son of Frederick W. Bush, chaired key committees and contributed to planning and fundraising for the university. He holds the longest tenure on the board in OU history.
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Messenger
Gordon K. Bush
Ohio U
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Gordon Bush
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Two Hurt In Canaanville Auto Crash
Two persons were injured in a two car accident on Route 50 at Canaanville at 1 a m Sunday. Carl Rosler 17 Guysville Route 1 sustained a laceration to the right arm. Michael Hager 33 St. Albans W Va received a forehead cut. Herschel Wheeler 29 Guysville Route 2 cited for conditional speed and leaving scene posted a total bond of 152 and failed to appear Monday in County Court. Voting on by laws changes will be at 7 30 p m Tuesday in a meeting of the Athens Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles.
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State Highway Patrol
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Guysville
Michael Hager
St. Albans
W. Va
Herschel Wheeler
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Summer Ends on Cold Note
Temperature dipped near freezing in Athens as autumn nears. Early low 37 climbed to 55 by 9:30 a.m. under sun. Weekend highs reached 78 Saturday and 70 Sunday, per U S Observer C L Colmer.
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C. L. Colmer
Squad Makes Two Runs To Churches
The fire department emergency squad transported three people to Sheltering Arms Hospital on Sunday morning after incidents at local churches. E. D. Shrout, 72, an Athens National Bank assistant cashier, suffered a possible heart ailment at First Methodist Church and was treated with oxygen. he was released late Monday. W. F. Giesecke, 80, fainted at First Christian Church and recovered en route. Harry Leake, 74, custodian at Sportsman Grill, was ill and taken to the hospital early Monday.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes Patient List
Janie Strole, 17, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital early Monday by The Plains fire department emergency squad. Squadmen were called to her Ten Hill home when she became ill about 1 30 a.m.
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Amesville Fire Chief Denies Refusing Calls
Chief James Dillie of the Ames Bern Amesville Fire Department denies reporters that volunteers refused two Bern Township calls last week. He says both fires at Tim Johnson residence were handled by Chesterhill and that Bern Township lies in the department’s protection area. Residents should call Amesville though some live on the Chesterhill exchange. Dillie will investigate the fires further.
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Amesville
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Dille
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Nelsonville Police Win Pistol Match
The Nelsonville police auxiliary defeated the Athens police auxiliary in a pistol target shooting contest held Sunday at the city range near the sanitary sewer disposal plant on E. State Street. Nelsonville averaged four points higher than Athens with seven Nelsonville shooters and 11 from Athens.
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Ladder theft reported by local resident George Smith
George Smith of 8 First St. told police Sunday that the bottom half of his 40 foot metal extension ladder was stolen.
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Buses in Athens County Get State Approval After Inspection
State Highway Patrol reports all Athens County school buses largely pass inspection. Of 89 buses from districts Carthage-Troy Glouster The Plains York and St Pauls Catholic, 83 earned on the spot approval, four were unserviceable pending major repairs, and two minor repairs. Repairs completed and decals issued after reinspection. Sergeant Williams praised district cooperation and noted buses are in very good condition.
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Dr Kendall to Receive 2nd Ohioana Book Award
Dr Paul M Kendall of Ohio University will receive his second Ohioana Book Award in non fiction for The Yorkist Age at the association’s October 26 luncheon in Columbus. Judges were Van Allen Bradley Harold Hancock and Ralph L F McCombs.
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Warwick the Kingmaker
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Otterbein College
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Ohio Historical Society
Hiram Haydn
American Scholar
Phi Beta Kappa Magazine
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Walter Sutton
Syracuse University
Ohio
Athens Eyes City Income Tax to Fund Safety, Streets
The Messenger reviews the proposed Athens city income tax as a tool to finance police and fire protection, street improvements, and capital projects. It weighs who would pay, how collected, and lessons from other Ohio towns while previewing continued analysis.
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Athens
Ohio
Athens Considers City Income Tax Measure in Athens
About 80 Ohio communities seek new revenue from local income levies. Athens council weighs an income tax ordinance copied from the Ohio Municipal League model as public discussion set for Wednesday at City Hall. Community interest rose after a March town meeting drew 400 residents and a Citizens Advisory Committee endorsed the plan.
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