Weekend crashes injure four in two Ohio counties
Four people were injured in weekend accidents in Hocking and Athens Counties, State Highway Patrol reported. Raymond Kunkler, 52, of Logan, was treated at Hocking Valley Community Hospital after a two car crash on Route 664 near Route 33. Myer C. Faulkner, 48, of Chauncey, was cited for driving left of center. Earlier, three others suffered injuries in a single car crash on Route 124 near Hockingport. Larry Lyons, 16, Torch, lost control and his car hit an embankment. two passengers, Larry Griffin, 17,, and Carol Adams, 15, were treated and released. Griffin sustained a lip laceration and Adams two cracked teeth. Lyons was cited for Juvenile Court. Saturday, Dennis Dinsmore, 18, Guysville Route 2, overturned a car on Route 56 west of Athens with no injuries.
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Hocking
Athens
State Highway Patrol
Raymond Kunkler
Logan
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Joan Irene Kunkler
Hillcrest
Myers C. Faulkner
Chauncey
Faulkner
Meigs County
Hockingport
Larry D. Lyons
Torch
Larry Griffin
Guysville
Carol J. Adams
Stewart
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Griffin
Miss Adams
Lyons
Dennis N. Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Four Deer Lose Lives On Roads In Weekend Auto Battles
Four deer died and one was injured in Athens County and surrounding areas as cars collided with wildlife over the weekend. Incidents included a deer striking a Nelsonville driver on Route 33 near Athens, another on Route 50 in Vinton County, a third on Route 682 in Hocking County, and two on Route 50 near Guysville and east of Athens. Drivers named include John R. Dishong, John L. Eibest, Marcia F. Barnhart, and Richard P. Lucas. The patrol reported auto damage and deer fatalities.
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Athens County
State Highway Patrol
John R. Dishong
Nelsonville
Athens
John L. Eibest
Chillicothe
Vinton County
Hocking County
William T. Shelton
Logan
Route 50
Route 329
Marcia F. Barnhart
Guysville
Richard P. Lucas
New Lexington
Such Pile Relief She Can't Describe Says Mrs H Williams
Louisville reader Mrs. Hugh Williams cites a doctor-tested preparation for hemorrhoids. The ad touts Preparation H as shrinking inflamed hemorrhoids, easing pain burning and itching, shortening swelling, and easing bowel movements through lubricating and soothing effects with ointment or suppository forms.
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Louisville
Hugh Williams
Dry Cleaner Theft Suspect Denies Guilt
A youth accused of entering Farley’s Cleaners on W Union Street appeared in Municipal Court and pleaded innocent. Judge John Newcomb bound Otis A. Sandidge to Athens County grand jury on a $500 bond. Sandidge, 18, Ohio University freshman, was nabbed as he fled from a rear door.
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Farley’s Cleaners
W. Union Street
John Newcomb
Athens County
Otis A. Sandidge
Ohio University
Sandidge
City School Board Plans Meet Tonight
The Athens City District board of education will hold a regular meeting this evening. Items include bills to hire three teachers a bus driver and a cook and a plan to buy two new school buses. Rush Elliott son of Dr and Mrs Rush Elliott Sr elected vice dean of Delta Theta Phi at Ohio Northern University.
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Athens City District Board of Education
Rush Elliott
Rush Elliott Sr
Marietta Ave
Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity
Ohio Northern University
Elliott
Two Runs Are Made By Firemen
Athens firemen were called to two separate fires Sunday. At 5:49 p.m. they found trash and lumber burning at a home under construction for Lester Mills on Orchard Lane, with slight damage from an undetermined origin. The second alarm came at 9:20 p.m. to the intersection of West State and North Congress streets where a taxicab owned by Charles White had a wiring short. Loss was estimated at 65 dollars.
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Athens
Orchard Lane
Lester Mills
Fiemen
W. State
N. Congress Streets
Charles White
Weekend forest fires burn 7.8 acres in Ohio counties
The Ohio Division of Forestry reported two area fires over the weekend totaling 7.8 acres. A 7.5 acre blaze in Salem Two, Meigs County, destroyed brush and timber. A .3 acre brush fire was reported in Knox Township, Vinton County.
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Ohio Division of Forestry
Salem Two
Meigs County
Knox
Vinton County
Sheriff’s Cruiser Demolished In Chase Near Sharpsburg
Morgan County deputies chased Clifford Nichols through Chesterhill and into Route 50 A near Sharpsburg. The sheriff reported Deputy James B. Smith and passenger Chesterhill William Kittle escaped injury as Nichols, driving 80 mph, led them on a high speed pursuit ending with the cruiser wrecking on an embankment after striking a tree. Nichols was arrested Sunday on multiple charges of reckless operation speeding and resisting arrest.
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Morgan County Sheriffs
Sharpsburg
Don Bailey
James B. Smith
Chesterhill
Marshall William Kittle
Clifford Nichols
Bartlett
Nichols
Birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Lee Owens of Millfield Route 1 welcomed a daughter. Admission notes list Liza Menifer Athens Delores Elliott Athens Route 1 Billa Cox Athens Route 4 Robert Mc Mullen Athens Route 4 Hazel Dunfee Athens Route 3 Mrs Fritz Schieleit Athens Pearl Hartley Athens Route 2. Discharges include Mrs Glen Bartlett James Na gle Mrs Everett Cremeans Mrs John Manock and daughter Vicky Mansfield Timothy Easler Mrs John Walsh and daughter Juanita Shaver.
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Lee Owens
Millfield
Liza Menifer
Athens
Delores Elliott
Billa Cox
Robert McMullen
Hazel Dunfee
Fritz Schieleit
Pearl Hartley
Glen Bartlett
James Nagle
Everett Cremeans
John Manock
Vicky Mansfield
Timothy Easler
John Walsh
Juanita Shaver
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Long Hair Dog Radio
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Cartlage
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