Windstorm disrupts Athens area with widespread damage
Freak winds possibly a small tornado caused heavy rains and damage to power lines, trees and buildings. The path stretched from Route 50W at Whitehall through Longview Heights Mulligan Road to Guysville. About 400 telephone and electric service troubles reported, mainly in Athens Mulligan Road Longview Heights Vore Ridge and Guysville rural areas.
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Whitehall
Longview Heights
Mulligan Rd
Guysville
Electric
J. B. Kimball
Athens
General Telephone Co
Vore Ridge Rd
Extra Tent Erected For Dairy Cattle At Athens County Fair
The Athens County Fair expands to host the Jersey Parish Show increasing dairy cattle entries requiring an additional tent. Wayne Wingett notes the fair runs Wednesday to Saturday and features the Jr. Fair Children's Horse Show with a enlarged 4-H clubs barn. Ground crew repairs continue on the grandstand and race track while Grange and Garden Club exhibits prepare.
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Wayne Wingett
Athens County Fair Board
Athens County
Jersey Parish
Wingett
4-H Clubs
Fairgrounds
Frank Pugh
Athens
Amesville
Lodi
New Marshfield
Albany
Richland Ave
Nelsonville
the Plains
Girl hurt at county fairgrounds aided by squad
A girl injured at the county fairgrounds at 10 10 a m Monday received first aid from the city department emergency squad. A horse rolled on Miss Bernadine Whan 17 of Athens Route 4 causing an abrasion to her left leg. Michael Lyman 17 of Oconomowoc Wisconsin was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital from Washington Hall at 2 a m Sunday ill from exhaustion.
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County Fairgrounds
Bernadine Whan
Athens
Michael Lyman
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Washington Hall
Oconomowoc
Wisc
Juveniles Apprehended After Car Theft Report
Two Franklin County youths were apprehended by the State Highway Patrol near Nelsonville after a stolen car was spotted on Route 33. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Violet Two in northern Fairfield County at 3 p.m. They were halted at 3:45 p.m. and handed to juvenile authorities. one hailing from Whitehall and the other from Columbus.
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Franklin County
State Highway Patrol
Nelsonville
Violet
Fairfield County
Ptl
Jack Spencer
Myers Crossing
Whitehall
Columbus
Winds Topple Trees and Disrupt Power in Athens Area
Heavy winds cause extensive damage with downed trees and utility lines. An aluminum awning wrapped around a line near Route S50W knocked out power to about 50 Whitehall area homes for over an hour. Eleven trees fell on Stanley Fisher property and two buildings were toppled on Samuel Buffington property. Whitehall store roof peeled but nearby structures spared. reports of blown transformers and minor damage across Athens.
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Ball
Whitehall
Shay
Stanley Fisher
Mulligan
Samuel Buffington
Angel Ridge Rd
Phil Hess
Longview Heights
Route 329 Crash Injures Two Men
Two men were injured when their car rolled over an embankment on Route 329 three miles north of Stewart. James R. Hogsett and Vern Hogsett were admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital. James Hogsett suffered chest injuries and a severe arm laceration. Vern Hogsett had chest injuries and a head cut.
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Route 329
Stewart
James R. Hogsett
Columbus
Vern Hogsett
Glouster
Sheltering Arms Hospital
James Hogsett
Jerry Jagers
State Highway Patrol
Hogsett
Ohio University Seeks Bids for Two On-Campus Buildings
The university purchasing agent invites bids to sell and remove the White Crest Diner metal building and the Violet Ray laundromat tile structure. Bids due by 2 p.m. August 12. Both structures sit on land at University Terrace and East Mulberry Street, conveyed last winter to the Ohio U board of trustees for 38 500. Eminent domain action against former owner Wade Tom was settled. Tom’s sundry shop on the site burned in winter 1961. University officials say the land is being cleared.
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Ohio University
University Terrace
E. Mulberry St
Wade Tom
Ohio U. Board of Trustees
Tom
Two Seek Re-Election To City Board of Education
Two incumbent members of the city board of education have filed for re election. The county election board has received the petitions of Sol Rosenberg school board president and James E Householder. It is also reported there will be opposition for the two positions that will be voted upon in November. Vern G Hall and Betty I Hall Warren Pa to Hugh H Cline Lot 342 Glouster James Waldeck to Floyd Brooks 75 feet off the east end of Lots 229 230 231 Athens.
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City Board of Education
County Election Board
Sol Rosenberg
James E Householder
Vern G. Hall
Warren
Hugh H. Cline
Glouster James Waldeck
Floyd Brooks
Athens
Weapon Fired in Buchtel Tavern Sparks Investigation
A 29 year old man from Gloucester Route 3 allegedly fired five or six shots inside the Star Grill in Buchtel near 3 a.m. Sunday. Deputies say he refused to leave, may have used a live .22 revolver, and will face charges. The Plains Volunteer Fire Department will meet at 8 p.m. Monday for a siren test.
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Glouster
Cunningham
Buchtel
John Wade
The
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
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Joseph Seiple
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins. Agency
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Richard Guinther
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Benjamin May
Kerr-Hunter
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Frank Shay
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
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Paul Kasler
Athens- Hocking
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Virgil Reed
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Harbaugh
Houck & Reed, Inc. Insurance Service
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