Six Athens County inmates thwart jail break attempt
Sheriff Harold Shields stopped a Sunday jail break attempt at the renovated county jail. Six prisoners were placed in maximum security cells and face charges of attempted jail break, with arraignment expected Tuesday morning in Municipal Court.
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Athens County
Harold Shields
Shields
Dewitt Walker
Robert Allen
Sam Buffington
Harold Victor Harrison
Columbus
Robert Mattingly
Dayton
State Highway Patrol
Athens State Hospital
Theodore Wayne Montgomery
Billy Claude Miller
Millfield
Norfolk, Va
Naval Base
Joseph Clark Christy
Coolville
Donald Kern
Washington
D.H
Robert Bail
Athens
Bennett Blakeslee
Avon
Winter Driving Tips From Southern Ohio Auto Club
The Auto mobile club of Southern Ohio urges motorists to winterize driving habits and cars. It lists road tests before starting, keeping safe following distance, avoiding sudden moves, skid prevention, using snow tires or chains, and staying alert. For car prep it advises battery check, antifreeze and thermostat, generator and spark plugs, carburetor and choke, oil level, winter windshield solvent, and carrying sand or cinders.
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Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
Auto Club
Guests Visit Local Families In Social Notes
Recent visitors include Mrs. Kenneth Grover and Joy from Pomeroy, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Haning of Flatwoods, and Cecil Gillogly with Stevie from Athens. Also noted are visits by Joseph Johnsons with daughters to Mack Jones family in West Columbia and Brenda Wagner in. Carol Sargent from Columbus visited her parents.
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Wolf Pen
Everett Lambert
Kenneth Grover
Joy
Pomeroy
Harley Haning
Flatwoods
Cecil Gillogly
Stevie
Athens
Joseph Johnson
Mack Jones
James W. Johnson
Jamie Sue
West Columbia
Brenda Wagner
Carol Sargent
Columbus
John Sargent
Guy
Harley Johnson
Harley E. Johnson
New Jersey
Germany
Eugene Haning
Haning
James Reeves
Lincoln Russell
Clinton Gilkey
Harrisonville
Franklin Russell
Middleport
Gloria Shumate
Jan Ann Smith
Jo Smith
Beverly Johnson
Joe Hatfield
Dick Reed
Vicki
Ronnie Melbourn
Lesia
Gail
Christopher
Lawrence Scarberry
Susie
Kathy
Larry Ray
Denice Kay
Letart Falls
W. Va
Hemlock Grove groups fund drive and meetings noted
Hemlock Grove home demonstration club met at Grange Hall with 11 members to work on copper tooling. Hemlock Grange 2049 voted a donation for March of Dimes and discussed fund raising for a Memorial Hospital room. Boy Scout Troop 270 held a court of honor with merit badges awarded to many first class scouts.
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Hemlock Grove
Grange Hall
Bernard Paulsen
Clara Paulsen
Hemlock Grange
New Memorial Hospital
Roland Eastman
Harold Smith
Ralph Kern
Allen Swartz
Ronald Eastman
Cecil Midkiff
Michael Hazelton
Kenneth Doty
Robert Smith
Don Cullums
Deryl Well
Charles Smith
Richard Sargent
Wilford Biggs
Honor Rolls Listed By Four County Schools
Albany Local School announces third six weeks honor rolls with 61 students named across grades twelve to seventh led by Judy Wyant and Richard Elliott among others. Waterloo Local School lists 30 honorees for first semester and notes overlap with third six weeks. Carthage-Troy and Stewart Rome-Canaan districts publish similar honor roll rosters for high schoolers with numerous named students. Also reports a fire department call, a soldier’s hospital return, a speeding citation, and a municipal court bond forfeiture.
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Albany
Robert Harrison
New Marshfield
Waterloo
Raymond H. Brooks
Nancy Young
Sharon McClain
Sue Lightfritz
Ruth Allen
Nancy Pittman
Judy Carman
Anita Chesser
Jane Rice
Robert Brooks
Barbara Gabriel
Nancy Adams
Joyce Allbaugh
Sandra Perry
Anita Shambart
Karen Saylor
Sandra Saylor
Fred Davis
Shirley Hutton
Jackqueline Crow
Wanda Gorby
Lee Hoisington
Ramona Carman
George McClain
Christian Carpenter
Steve Comeans
Jackie Scott
Randall Brooks
Jeffrey Clark
Rebecca Hudwell
Barbara Stover
Judy Flowers
Lula Flowers
Melba Flowers
Charlene Klinglesmith
Norma Mansfield
Margaret Ogg
Gary Phillips
Randall Wilson
Dorothy Woody
Paula Minear
Clearing Plan Outlined For Roads In Ohio
Ohio's bare roads policy aims to reduce driving hazards by keeping highways ice and snow free. The plan notes drawbacks when plows deposit snow on shoulders and suggests homeowners clear a 10 to 12 yard by 1 to 2 yard area ahead of driveways to receive plowed snow, minimizing driveway blockage.
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Ohio
Ohio Department of Highways
Light Snow Falls in Athens Causes Minor Traffic Delays
A light snow fell in Athens Monday morning impeding traffic. City crews began spreading salt and cinders at 6 a.m. U S Observer C L Colmer noted a 9 30 a m temperature of 28 after a 24 degree low. The Hocking River crest was 9 9 ft Saturday night, dipping to 6 3 ft Monday morning.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Colmer
Hocking
Driver Cited After Hitting Utility Pole Near State Street
A driver collided with a utility pole near 329 E State St Saturday night. Daniel Hutchins 27 of Guysville was cited by police and uninjured. His 1958 vehicle suffered moderate damage.
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E. State St
Daniel Hutchins
Guysville
Two Men Fined for Intoxication in Municipal Court
City Patrolman Clyde Beasley Jr. led two men brought before Municipal Court on Monday. Pleading guilty were Carl Bobo, 41, of Shade, and Adger H. Kindell, 47, of Hebbardville, each fined $25 plus costs for intoxication.
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Clyde Beasley Jr
Carl Bobo
Shade
Adger H. Kindell
Hebbardville
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N. Y
Ady
S. Court St. Athens
Underwood - Olivetti
Athens Typewriter Sales and Service
W. Union Ph. LY
Jessie W. Ley
Katherine Hartley
Murphey Insurance Agency
L. P
Weree Smith
N. Court ST
Wolf
By Naomi Smith
Robert Will
Jerome Cook
Verry Houck
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Ada Bailey
Mary Rawlings
Nelsonville
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Francie Romine
Carl Shreve and Son
Frank Clark
Judy Wyant
Mary Lou Woodyard
Ann White
Judy van Dyke
Laverne Turner
Karen Stanley
Sharon Russell
Sharon Martin
Janet Ingram
Gordon Gibson
Judy Fowler
Steve Escue
Marjorie Byron
Sharon Brooks
Carole Butterworth
Donald Clark
Ruth Ann Cooley
Carolyn Dickson
Richard Elliott
David Escue
Carol Haning
David Hudnell
Sue Love
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Mary Massey
Marilyn Mitchell
Maurita Ross
Dan Stright
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Julia Scott
Charles Williams
Linda West
Barbara Lohr
Sharon Holland
Lynda Markins
Gayle Young
Anita Perry
Karen Stright
Linda Woodyard
Bill Balfour
Roy Knappe
Roger Oxley
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Larry van Dyke
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David Ladd
Willard Love
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Mike Jenkins
Terry Teal
Pamela Brooks
Larry Clark
Linda Hawk
Doa Holland
Tara Kirkendall
Goff Rice
Sheila Young
E. L. Koehler
Carthage- Troy
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Carolyn Huffman
Joyce Ritenour
Donna Harvey
Bettina Boston
Kathy Chapman
Brenda Clark
Martha Sue Deeter
Donna Johnson
Gloria Knapp
Martha Null
Marilyn White
Roger Black
Gloria Craig
Shelia Hickel
Barbara Phillips
Tom Glover
Bruce Gill
Joyce Archer
Karen Ketcham
Jane Nutter
Barbara Rose
Rolland Voss
Fire Department
W. State St
William Lohse
Rose Ave
Lohse
Robert L. Graham
Arthur Graham
Lancaster
Valley Forge Hospital
Phoenixville
Frankfurt
Charles Franklin Sharpe
Hudson Ave
Donald K. Barstow
D. M. Goddard
Houck & Reed, Inc
Murphey Ins
Agency
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill and Co
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Joseph Seiple Glouster
Richard Guinther
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Kentucky
Dant Distillery CO
Dant, KY
Security Bank
the Security Bank
Athens, Ohio
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