Vehicle Sales Tax Collections Drop in Athens County
State figures show volatility in vehicle tax collections with Athens County reporting a November drop to 44 154 from October 67 314 and November 1973 93 452. Meigs Gallia Hocking Jackson and Vinton posted varied November changes while year to date totals for vehicles fell 1 9 percent nationally and 7 percent in Athens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Donahey
Athens County
Meigs County
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Vinton
Ohio
Meigs
Joseph Ferguson
Athens
Inmate Reformatory Accord Near Collapse Continued Report
An inmate led plot at the District of Columbia Reformatory planned to seize a guard during a Christmas night movie showing and wear the guard’s uniform to access the main gate. The plan, involving homemade knives, failed as escapees fled before others could reach the gate. Negotiations with District of Columbia Corrections Director Delbert Jackson followed amid promises of visiting time and concerns over punitive transfers. A getaway car was located by Virginia state police and one escapee’s body was found nearby the reformatory.
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Page
Reed
District of Columbia Corrections
Delbert Jackson
D.C
Jackson
Virginia
Teater Family Visits Over Christmas Vacation
Glouster and Starkville links appear as Dr Timothy Teater and wife from Starkville Mississippi visit relatives in Glouster and Springboro Ohio before spending holidays with Mrs Archie Pierce in Cynthiana Kentucky. Local relatives include Mrs Ann Good and daughter Lucille Abram plus multiple generations attending morning church.
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Timothy F. Teater
Amy
Adam
Nathan
Christian Church
Inverness
Miss
Teater
Archie Pierce
Cynthiana
Robert Farley
Columbus
Intruder Surrenders After Radio Broadcast Demands Talk
Security officials say responses would differ if Ford or family were at the White House. The intruder surrendered after hearing on his car radio a broadcast by Howard University radio station demanding to speak with Sahabzada Yaqub Kahn. The Pakistani ambassador denied knowledge of Fields, and police questioned his motive.
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Ford
White House
Fields
Howard University
Sahabzada Yaqub Kahn
Pakistan
United States
Secret Service
Marshall L. Fields
U.S. Agency For International Development
Granddaughter Janet Sharlike Marries Garry Burke in Lafayette
Glouster resident Mike Sharlike attended his granddaughter Janet Sharlike’s wedding to Garry E. Burke in Lafayette at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament on November 23. Janet is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack L Sharlike of 1232 Bleneim Road.
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Glouster
Mike Sharlike
Lafayette
Indiana
Janet Sharlike
Miss Sharlike
Jack L. Sharlike
Bleneim Road
Garry E. Burke
Edmund E. Burke, Jr
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Area Agencies Win 38965 Grant For Aging Programs
Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District receives a 38965 grant from a state subsidy fund to finance one year operations of area aging offices. Executive director David C. Crowley says funds support planning coordinating services for the elderly. direct service funds come separately. Athens Sertoma hosts a square dance Saturday at Shade School 9 pm to midnight with Frog Stack and the Greenhorns.
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Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley
David C. Crowley
Athens Sertoma
the Shade School
Frog Stack
The
Greenhorns
Rainfall Above Normal Notably Impacts Area Crops Roads
Wet conditions across the Athens area show rainfall totals near 49 inches through December 24, about 10 inches above normal. Farmers report crops largely unaffected though harvests slowed by late spring rain. road crews note increased maintenance needs and erosion from high rainfall. a West Union Street business window was broken by an air gun pellet, causing $475 damage.
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Peg Parker Messenger
Athens
Bob Walter
Ohio University Geography Department
Walter
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Athens County
Ken Ackerman
Ackerman
Goldsberry
Gerald Hann
Hocking Conservancy District
Gerald Bentley
Lettershop Plus
West Union Street
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Middleport
Square Dance
Phil Goldsberry
Coates Run
Hastings Roads
Margaret Creek Conservancy District
John Miller
Trademark Fiber Industries, Inc
Wamsutta
Rage
N. Court St
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