Election Board Upholds Dog Confinement Ordinance
Election board chairman E B Young reaffirmed the upholding of the dog confinement ordinance amid controversy. Voters totals 1023 yes 2352 no confirmed council action to confine animals 12 months with fines up to 25 dollars. Police will enforce immediately once city notified of referendum defeat.
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County Election Board
Amist
Columbus
E. B. Young
Election Board
Young
Plains Firemen Blocked by Traffic
The Plains volunteer fire department reports difficulty reaching a recent fire as a motorist refused to yield and onlookers parked vehicles blocking access. Fire officials say future incidents will be handled by law enforcement agencies.
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The
Plains Volunteer Fire Department
Passenger narrowly escapes wreck on rural Ohio road
Wilma Golden 45 of Athens Route 3 escaped injury when her car overturned after leaving Route 329 two miles north of Route 50. State Highway Patrol reported she lost control of the vehicle.
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Wilma Golden
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Municipal Court Records Update Involving Kim Taylor Chauncey
City police report a toxication case involving Kim Taylor Chauncey in Municipal Court with a fine of $31. He faced the charges and the case was processed through the local legal system.
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Kim Taylor
Chauncey
Four Held on Gasoline Theft Pleas Granted Probation
Four defendants pled guilty in Municipal Court to stealing 10 gallons of gasoline from Athens Building Material. They received six months probation, $25 fines plus costs, suspended jail terms, and restitution to Kenneth Jones. Sheriff’s duties handled the cases.
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Athens
Riley Tippie
Leon Reed
Millfield
Cecil Hart
the Plains
George Stanley
Kenneth Jones
Transfer Application Withdrawn and New Permit Sought
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control reports withdrawal of the transfer application for Opal and Walter Mathews Sportsman Restaurant at 510 W Union to 762 E State St. A new permit to Naomi Hartley of 22 Sixth St Jacksonville for a D L license is also under processing. Conrath Bean Chapter DAV meets Friday at 8 p.m. with a Dayton official attending and Dale Kirkendall as commander.
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Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Opal
Walter Mathews
Sportsman Restaurant
Union
State St
Tiled
Mathews
Naomi Hartley
Sixth St
Jacksonville
Conrath-Bean
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
Dayton
Asid Dale Kirkendall
Athens Thursday Weather Report from Observer Colmer
Colmer reports Athens experienced cool cloudy weather on Thursday with a 9:50 a.m. temperature of 55 degrees, two degrees above the morning low. The previous night’s high was 59 degrees and rainfall measured 0.19 inches.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Volunteer fire aid appreciated by district forester
Vern Hondell, district forester, thanked local volunteer fire departments and Ohio University students for help during the fire danger period. He noted 120 fires burned 645.7 acres in October amid drought with only .024 inches of rain, and said burning permits were lifted as danger declined. He warned future fires may be easier to control but still a risk.
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Vern Hondell
Ohio Division of Forestry
Ohio University
Honehell
H.nehell
Hanchel
Birth of a daughter at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs John Bail of Athens Route 5 welcome a daughter. Admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital include Fannie Bailey Ames ville Dale Uldrich Athens and several Athens area residents with listed routes and accompanying spouses.
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John Bail
Athens
Fannie Bailey
Amesville
Dale Uldrich
Robert Martin
Ronald Reith
Edward Smart
Speeding and traffic fines listed for multiple defendants
A ledger of traffic violations shows names ages and places from Columbus Parkersburg Suchtel Seville West Green Athens Chauncey Montrose Middleport Kingsport and other locations. Fines range from 1 to 46 dollars with penalties imposed by State Highway Patrol and city police. A separate entry notes custody and support in a gross neglect case.
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Thomas R. Whitmore
Suchtel
Jerry Bruce Ferrell
Seville
Michael Shaw
Columbus
John Alexander Malashevitz
West Green
Raymond Lewis Buck
Athens
Donald Henry Niesse
Columbia Ave
Jack Raymond Berry
Chauncey
Montrose Ray Goodfellow
Columbian Ave
Arthur Hugh Williams
Kingsport
Tenn
Russell T. Wilson
Middleport
State
Athens City Schools Eyes Regional Reorganization Talks
The Athens city board invites adjacent district boards including Waterloo Ames Bern Rome Canaan Shade Albany and The Plains to discuss reorganization as part of a plan aimed at expanding the district High school enrollment projections show 1250 students for the city district and 1861 for the Chauncey Dover area The board also approved summer employment for four staff members and a custodial scheduling consultant from Ohio State University while adding ninth grade basketball to the extra curriculars
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Athens
Erle Bridgewater Jr
Waterloo
York
Ames-Bern
Rome-Canaan
Shade
Albany
the Plains
Bridgewater
Chauncey- Dover
C-D
Fred Chase
Morrison
Thomas Bowen
William Bartels
Oif
Supt
Clyde Plant
State Foundation
Columbus
Merlyn Phillips
Charles McAfee Plant
Plant
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Plint
Ohio University
Florida chain gang escapees linked to bank note theft
Sheriff reports two escapees, Richard Lindhorst and Jeffrey Jerkot, admitted stealing three savings notes worth 7000 from a home near Albany. They were arrested in a stolen car in Seattsdale, Alaska, and face burglary charges with FBI handling interstate theft.
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Florida
Savings Company
Albank
Harold Shields
Richard Bernard Lindhorst
Georgia
Jeffrey Adam Jerkot
Chicago
Til
Seattsdale
Wilbur W. Daughman
Albany
Shields
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Berker
Lindhorst
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Jack Coon
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