Richland Area Firemen Add New Pumper for Rural Coverage
The Richland Area Fire Brigade, a 25 man volunteer group serving Athens Township and surrounding areas, received a 500 gpm pumper with 1000 gallon tank built in Bucyrus. The department now has 2500 gallons available, along with a 1959 Chevrolet vehicle, to respond quickly to emergencies.
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Roy Cross
Richland Area Fire Brigade
Athens
Richland
Richland Brigade
Mechanicsburg
Ralph Perry
Richland Ave
Messenger
Shockley forfeits bond in reckless operation case
Francis R. Shockley 24 of 1342 Van Vorhes Street forfeited a $40 bond in Municipal Court on Tuesday after being charged by city police with reckless operation.
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Francis R. Shockley
van Vorhes St
New Truck Put In Use As Two Alarms Hit
Richland Area Fire Brigade rushed two alarm calls within 30 minutes, sending 15 firefighters with new and old pumpers to Fisher Station. The Oil Pumping Station burned completely, nine oil wells lost, estimated $5000 in damage. A grass fire near Judge White’s Angell Ridge home scorched about two acres with undetermined cause.
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Richland Area Fire Brigade
Russell Vines
Frank Deardorff
Gene Clyse
Joe Jagers
Harry Bowles
Mickey McNeal
Richland Area
Fisher Station
Whaley Farm
Francis D. White
Angell Ridge
Marshfield Driver Cited After Intersection Crash
Lester McVey 74 of Marshfield was cited by the State Patrol for failing to yield at Route 56 and Athens State Hospital Road after a two vehicle crash. Lillian Jones 62 of Athens Route 2 drove eastbound into the intersection. No injuries were reported.
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State Highway Patrol
Athens State Hospital
Lester McVey
Lillian Jones
Athens
Grass Blaze Fought By City Firemen
City firemen battled a grass fire assisted by hose and rakes. The call came at 12 46 p m to Hillcrest Road behind the Gordon Bush home on Strathmore Boulevard where the blaze was already well underway when crews arrived.
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Hillcrest Road
Gordon Bush Home
Strathmore Blvd
Roberta McPherson Fined for Speeding in Municipal Court
Roberta C. McPherson, 23, of Parkersburg, was fined $10 and costs after pleading guilty to driving at a speed excessive for conditions. She was arraigned Tuesday in Municipal Court.
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Roberta CC. McPherson
Parkersburg
Athens Lions hear fire needs urged by chief
Athens Chief Charles Dalton told Lions Club members the fire department, with eight regulars and 10 volunteers, needs modernization including a resuscitator inhalator aspirator and an aerial ladder truck. He cited a class six rating and urged a sub station to improve rapid response to Athens’ growth and prevent severe losses.
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Fire Department
Lions Club
Athens
Gordon Stewart
Charles Dalton
Dalton
Civil Defense Chief Speaker at Athens Meeting
Col. Paul R. Lindimore head of Area Two Ohio State Civil Defense Corps will speak at the Athens Civil Defense Commission meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the city building council chambers Director Roger Jones said Area Two covers 17 counties and the colonel will outline the statewide program and answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Lindimore
Ohio State Civil Defense Corps
Athens Civil Defense Commission
Roger Jones
Lindimore
Jones
Five Inducted Into Army From Athens Area
Five Athens Countians leaving by bus for Columbus to be inducted at Ft. Hayes. Rexford C. Myers of Trimble led the group. Volunteers Ronald H. Hawk Athens Thomas L. Kirkendall Albany Gerald W. Knott Trimble and James P. Bickley Hollister received Bibles from the Gideon Society.
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Athens
Columbus
Army
Ft. Hayes
Rexford C. Myers
Trimble
Ronald H. Hawk
Thomas L. Kirkendall
Albany
Gerald W. Knott
James P. Bickley
Hollister
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