Glouster Driver Killed in Route 78 Crash Hollister
A one car crash on Route 78 near Hollister left Airman 1-C Jerry Lee Wright 22 dead on arrival at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Passenger Gary Lee Brooks 22 was in critical condition at University Hospital. The car rolled after veering off the highway near Glouster at 12:30 a.m. The incident marked Athens County's first 1965 traffic death. Wright was a 1961 Trimble High School graduate serving four years in the Air Force at Wright-Patterson? No, Lockbourne AFB. Remainder details list extensive family survivors and funeral plans. A separate Route 681 crash near Albany left four injured and a Route 50 incident involved a falling metal table striking a car.
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Hollister
State Highway Patrol
Athens County
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Jerry Lee Wright
Glouster Area
Air Force
Lockbourne Afb
University Hospital
Gary Lee Brooks
Glouster Route 3
Wright
Glouster
Brooks
Columbus
Nelsonville Hospital
Trimble High School
Burglaries Probed At Two Athens Churches
Two suspects in custody are being questioned over Sunday burglaries at First Methodist and the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal in Athens. Methodists on College St. reported a break in through a first floor south window with a roughly $10 theft. Episcopal offices were disturbed but no major loss. a 50 pound secretary’s safe was moved to a new location. Police note multiple offices were ransacked and three ministers’ offices were pried open. Fire crews investigated a smoke scare at Space Arts Building caused by car exhaust.
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Methodist Church
College St
University Terrace
Episcopal Church
Wesley Foundation
Space Arts Bldg
Summer Temperature Rises as Athens Welcomes Season
Athens greeted summer with warm readings. U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer reports 80 degrees at 9:30 a.m. after a low of 67. Sunday’s high reached 90 degrees.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
City School Site Option Is Extended For Route 33 Site
The city school board extends the Route 33 high school site option north of Athens after a three to two vote to resume negotiations with E. A. Cottingham. The extension lasts until all are back in town and the engineering study including test borings is completed. The 62 acre site had been set at 75000 dollars.
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City School
Route 33
Athens
E. A. Cottingham
City School Board
Ohio University Hosts 20th High School Publications Workshop
Over 2000 students and advisers arrived for Ohio Universitys 20th annual high school publications workshop ending Friday. Summer enrollment rose 14 percent from last year with nearly 3200 in first term and 2600 slated for the second term beginning July 19. The program expanded its curriculum for 309 faculty members, added new courses, and opened eleven dormitories for summer housing and workshop use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Man cited for damaging sidewalk on Congress Street
Ned C Motter 36 S Congress St was seen with a screwdriver as he scratched initials into a freshly poured concrete sidewalk on South Congress Street Friday afternoon. City Service Safety Director Dwight Robinson witnessed the act. Motter was taken to the police station, charged with malicious destruction of property, and later pleaded guilty in Municipal Court, fined five dollars plus costs.
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Ned C. Motter
S. Congress St
City Service Safety
Dwight Robinson
Motter
Four Area Graduates Enlist in Army Under Buddy Plan
Four area high school graduates enlist in the Army under the buddy plan, per MSgt. Charles H. Houser Jr. They are William G. McBrayer from Gouster, Willis Kierns of The Plains, Paul Bartlett of Chauncey-Dover area, and Stephen Cooper of Athens Route 3. McBrayer, a 1965 Gouster High School graduate, will attend engineer heavy equipment maintenance school after basic training. Kierns and Bartlett, 1965 Chauncey-Dover graduates, will attend automotive maintenance school after basic training. Cooper, a 1965 Chauncey-Dover graduate and school band member, will attend signal school on dial central office control and communication procedures.
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Charles H. Houser, Jr
William G. McBrayer
Betty Cline
Glouster
Willis Kierns
Orland Kierns
the Plains
Paul D. Bartlett
Stephen Cooper
Athens
McBrayer
Gouster High School
Kierns and
Bartlett
Chauncey- Dover High School
Cooper
Chauncey-Dover
Zoning Board Studies Minor Revisions To Ordinance
Zoning board of appeals and planning commission discussed minor proposed changes to the zoning ordinance during an informal meeting. They expect no change to seven residential, neighborhood, and manufacturing classifications and may align changes with the forthcoming comprehensive community plan.
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Zoning Board of Appeals
The
Planning Commission
Traffic Court Summonses and Fines in Area Proceedings
Area Traffic Courts list multiple cases with fines from $5 to $75 for offenses including unsafe operation, fictitious registration, no operator license, muffler defects, speeding, and conditional speeds. Municipal and county actions include a bond forfeiture and a recovery ruling where Jackson Production Credit Association can recover $969.02 on a promissory note from Donald ONeal.
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Bennie Sayre Bruce
Glouster
Paul Leroy Chesser, Jr
Leonard A. Hill
William Richard Gardner
Paul Edmond Smather
Nelsonville
Common Pleas Court
Jackson Production Credit Association
Donald O'Neal
Shelter notes from Arms Hospital list patients and dismissals
A hospital note from Shelter Arms lists patients including Mrs. Paul Parsons Athens Ronald Scott Albany Route 1 Max Scott Albany Mrs. Arthur Lieuellen Albany Eva Kidd Zaleski Mrs. Albert Burns Jacksonville Mrs. Wyatt Burson Shade Route 1 Tamie Ogg Guysville and discharges Carl Keck Albany Route 1 Mrs Jerry Smith New Marshfield Mrs Frank Betts Athens Michael Mace Athens Robert Barber Long Bottom Richard Gaskins Athens Karen Duval Athens Mrs Anna Perry Athens Route 2 Mrs John Milar Athens Mrs Clifford Sanders Millfield
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Paul Parsons
Athens
Ronald Scott
Albany
Max Scott
Arthur Lieuellen
Eva Kidd
Zaleski
Albert Burns
Jacksonville
Wyatt Burson
Shade
Tamie Ogg
Guysville
Carl Keck
Jerry Smith
New Marshfield
Frank Betts
Michael Mace
Robert Barber
Long Bottom
Richard Gaskins
Karen Duval
Anna Perry
John Milar
Clifford Sanders
Millfield
Red Cross aquatic school trains 238 at Milford site
In Milford Pennsylvania the American Red Cross runs a national aquatic school at Indian Trails to certify water safety instructors. Among the enrollees is Richard Curry a 57 year old resident of 57 Columbia Avenue Athens.
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Alexandria
Richard Curry
Columbia Ave
Athens
American Red Cross National
Indian Trails
Milford
Burr Oak Lodge Bids Surpass State Estimate
Low bids for the Burr Oak Lake lodge and cabins topped the architects estimate by nearly 800000. The department studies the bids with funding from recent bond issues. Karr Construction Co. of Chester submitted the only general contract bid at 1.32 million.
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Burr Oak Lake
State Department of Natural Resources
Department
Karr Construction Co
Chester
Athens High Students Attend Journal Workshop
Seven Athens High School students will attend a workshop on high school publications sponsored by Ohio University School of Journalism. Their advisor is Charles McVey and the students are Becky Jenkins Greg Prakas Sheila Rypma Linda Root Andy Franks Debbie Kasler and Anne Turnbull.
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Athens
Ohio University School of Journalism
Charles McVey
Becky Jenkins
Greg Prakas
Sheila Rypma
Linda Root
Andy Franks
Debbie Kasler
Anne Turnbull
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Stimson Ave
Alma Halterman
Parkersburg
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Hudson Health Center
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Marshall Adams
Manchester
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Church of the Good Shep
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C. M. Gill
Chamber of Commerce
County Fair Board
Earl F. Mathews Inc
Earl F. Mathews
Earl A. Hooper
C. M. Gill and
D. M. Goddard
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LAUAN
H.C
Sleeth Lumber CO
Columbus Road
Mercury
Army
Paul Bartlett
Board, Commission Reviews
City Hall
Richland Ave
Ohio University Inn
William Glen Ervin
William Ervin
Billy W. C. Crosten
Carlos Crosten
Sharpsburg
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Virginia Romine
James L. Kempton
Mullview Inn
Frank Reardon
Millie Boudinot
Paramathia Lodge 25
F&am
Masonic Temple
Jack L. Clark
Roger John Schafer
Clinnati
Timmothy Carney
Washington St
Loren R. Morris
James Noel Rupe
Eugene F. Imbrogno
Charlton Heights
Gordon Phil Losy
Gary Frederick Bookman
Buchtel
Michael Anthony Newcome
Kettering
Kenneth Lowell Hartley
Frost
Rickie Dee Russell
John Anderson Johnson
Kenneth Lee Pauley
John Edward Petrick
Lancaster
Athens, Ohio
Donald K. Barstow
D M. Goddard
Houck & Reed Inc
Jessie W Ley
Dwight A. Rutherford
Joseph Seiple
Ohio
Oakley Ins
Saltz Ins Agency
Glouster, Ohio
Richard Guinther
Carl Radcliff
Euter
AGY
Imurphey
Tel LY
Insurance Agency
N. Court St
Burr Oak Lodge
AHS
Flexifone
Vere Smith
Court St
Oukane Corp
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