Winds Hit Athens Area With 52 MPH Gusts
High winds roared through Athens overnight with a 52 mph gust at Porter Hall. A 140-foot Lawhead Press antenna on Peach Ridge Road twisted, causing $2,000 in damage and disrupting city and railroad communications. Roof damage occurred at Lockheed Georgia and Goodyear plants in Logan, while trees felled power lines and street lights failed briefly.
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Athens
Peach Ridge
Peach Ridge Road
Lawhead Press Inc
Lawhead
New York Central
Lockheed-Georgia
Goodyear
Logan
Ohio University
Geology Department
U. S
Colmer
Area Traffic Courts Fines Reported at Municipal and County Levels
A list of traffic court dispositions shows William Fender 19 Poland cited for defective muffler with 10 dollars plus costs. Gary Shook 24 Chester Hill Route 1 for improper passing 15 dollars. Mary Lou Mohney 38 Nelsonville found guilty on traffic signal with 15 dollars plus 5 dollars suspended and costs. Tisha Dilcher 78 Athens Route 2 on conditional speeding 10 dollars. Christopher Nutter 18 Newark for speeding 15 dollars. Carol Williamson 20 Grove City speeding 20 dollars. Clifton Bowles 50 Robertson W Va cited for no license plate 15 dollars. David Harkins 19 McArthur speeding 18 dollars. Charles Hobbs 24 Alliance speeding 28 dollars. Jurgen Beutel 22 Fairborn speeding 18 dollars.
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William Edward Fender
Poland
Gary L. Shook
Chesterhill
Mary Lou Mohney
Nelsonville
Tisha Dilcher
Athens
Ohio U Professors Featured in National Photo Exhibit
Ohio University photography professors Walter Allen and Elizabeth Truxell are among 50 educators chosen for a national exhibit organized by University of Oregon students with the University Museum. The show, Professors of Photography, runs at the Museum through February 26 with a preview, and will travel the country for two more years.
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Ohio University
University of Oregon
University Museum
Walter Allen
Elizabeth Truxell
Ohio University Photography Department
University of Colorado
Allen
Miss Truxell
U.S
Insufficient Funds Draws Check Charge in Municipal Court
Robert Lewis Powers pleaded innocent to writing a $20 check with insufficient funds. He posted a $45 bond and the case was continued to February 21. The charge was filed by Arnim Haddox, a grocer on Central Avenue.
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Robert Lewis Powers
Hanlin Ave
Arnim Haddox
Central Avenue
Police Cars Involved In Dual City Accidents
Police report a two car collision at Hooper and Richland left Ray Nichols charged with improper left turn. Roger Welch and Patrolman Rosser Bateman were involved in a separate crash at President and Court as investigators continue. Common Pleas Court allows Hocking Valley Parish trustees to sell a village lot in Trimble.
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Ray Nichols
New Marshfield
Common Pleas Court
Hocking Valley
Church of Christ In
Trimble
Men Accused In B&E Missing Forfeit Bonds
In Common Pleas Court Judge Bolin forfeited two $5,000 bonds for defendants Grant Bloom and Hilliary Sonny Moore who were indicted for a December breaking and entering of the Nelsonville state liquor store. The pair failed to appear as proceedings began. bench warrants were issued. Lawyers had resigned and new counsel were appointed as investigators and officials awaited the defendants.
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Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
John Bolin
Grant Bloom
Hilliary Sonny Moore
Cleveland
Nelsonville
United Bonding Co
Bolin
Bloom
Moore
Throubcles
William Lavelle
Franklin Sheeter
Athens
Francis White
Sheeter
White
Union barber shops in Athens consider 25 cent haircut hike
Union shops in Athens plan a 25 cent increase to 2.00 for haircuts after member approval. Non union shops downtown report awareness of the move with Varsity already raising prices, while others show no plan to change rates. A carillon can reach 95 decibels though a 100 piece symphony orchestra yields about 75 decibels.
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Athens
Varsity
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Ohio U
Frank Shay
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Power Company
Union
State
Robert Keatley
The
General Telephone Co
Christopher Brian Nutter
Newark
Carol Lee Williamson
Grove City
Clifton Branell Bowles
Robertson
W. Va
Patrol
David Eugene Harkins
McArthur
Charles Joseph Hobbs
Alliance
Jurgen M. Beutel
Fairborn
Belks
North Court Street
B&e
Men's & Boys
Yie
Cussins & Fearn
Home Furnishings Sale
East Athens
Tenco
Buckeye Mart
John & Customer
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