Ohio University growth to reshape Athens as industrial hub
President Vernon R. Alden outlined how OU’s 21 million science and engineering center and related construction will boost Athens economy. He cited increased tax duplicates, expanded university payrolls, and new housing with West Green dorms to serve 3,000 students and 150 faculty, plus 190 service workers. The drive seeks funds for development as flood control projects attract federal investment and local firms benefit from university activity.
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Ohio University
Athens
Presi
Alden
West Green
West Green Project
Lakeview Manor
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Hocking River
Myron A. Hutcheson
Kenneth Kerr
Drive
Uni
Three Burglaries Solved by Deputies in Recent Cases
Deputies report solving two recent burglaries and a July last summer entry. Charles Saunders 27 Nelsonville Route 1 and a 15 year old boy admitted theft at the Harvey Staten cabin on Utah Ridge and at a Nelsonville Route 1 house. Saunders pleaded guilty to the Utah Ridge burglary and is held on $1000 bond awaiting grand jury.
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Dewitt Walker
Charles Edgar Saunders
Nelsonville
Utah Ridge
Harvey Staten
Marie Desonier
Staten
Walker
Sam Buffington
Staten Cabin
Desonier House
Charles Saunders
Utah Ridge Cabin
City Voter Registration Booms in Athens for November
Athens election board reports more than 600 new registrations for the upcoming November vote. Two formal protests were filed by would be registrants, several verbal protests noted but not written. Officials expect total registration to exceed 5000, with an official count due soon.
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Athens
Chrysler
Plea Brought in County Court Over Cattle At Large
Fred Keirns of Millfield Route 1 pleaded guilty in County Court to permitting cattle to run at large. He was ordered to pay court costs of 8.20 with no fine. The report also lists several admissions to Shelter Arms Hospital including Mrs. Herman G. Howard and others from Athens Albany and McArthur.
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Fred Keirns
Millfield
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Alder
Athens Solication Committee
Shoe Dept
Tt Firestone
Firestone
Gilbert Shannon
Firestone Dealer
W. Union Street
Athens, Ohio
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Herman G. Howard
New Marshfield
Susan Tudor
Margaret Fridenmaker
Albany
Herschel Kelsey
Carrie Smith
Arthur McKibben
McArthur
Frank Klinebriel
Lee van Dyke
Stewart
Audrey Sauters
David Kellermyer
Defiance
Franklin Gilbraith and Son
Homer Kittle
John Sewell
Judy Swain
Jeffrey Knies
Chrysler Division
Bob Hope
Chrysler Theatre
Nbc-Tv
Neiman Auto Parts
W. Union
Jefferson
New Yorker
Kinneer Motors
E. State ST
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