Youth Admits Area Burglaries
A 19 year old Glouster Route 1 youth pleaded guilty in County Court to burglary destruction of property and petty larceny. He broke into Greens Run garage owned by Darrell Fierce on Aug 28 and into a Myers Rd garage owned by Mrs George Brady. He was also charged with stealing a tire and wheel from a construction firm’s truck in Buchtel on Sept 19 and breaking a gas pump lock at York schools on Sept 8. He was fined 35 and costs on each charge and placed under 500 bond and bound over to the grand jury. A 15 year old involved in some incidents has been sent to the state youth commission for another crime.
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George Brady
Athens
Nelsonville
Cunningham
State Youth Commission
Deputy Allen Qualifies for National Police Pistol Matches
Deputy Sheriff Bob Allen again qualifies for the national police pistol matches. He placed third in the Buckeye State Pistol Championship at the Columbus Police Department range with a .38 service pistol and a 94.4 percent score. He will join the 1965 state team for Bloomington Indiana and previously starred on the team last June. He has won the district sheriff's pistol matches four straight years.
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Bob Allen
Allen
Buckeye
Columbus
Bloomington
Ind
Albany Pack Fair Brings Scouts and Dunker Event
Albany Pack 50 held a fall fair at the riding grounds with midway games and refreshments under a September theme. Uniformed Scouts sang classic tunes guiding the public to the fairgrounds while a dunk tank featuring Mayor Ivan Tribe and other local figures drew cheers for a good cause.
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Albany
Ivan Tribe
John Reibel
Robert Green
Paul Davis
Home Fire Safety Demonstration At Athens High
A Wednesday fire safety demonstration at Athens High School, led by Bernard Crigger of the Ohio Department of Health accident prevention unit and Fire Chief Charles W. Dalton, showcased how fire needs fuel heat and oxygen. The event, part of Fire Prevention Week, warned against home use of gasoline and other volatile substances and included dramatic electrical and grease fires for students.
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Athens High School
Bernard Crigger
Ohio Department of Health
Crigger
Charles W. Dalton
Col Gardner Assigned To Fort Belvoir Post
Col Glenn H. Gardner, former G-3 of Headquarters Allied Land Forces Southeastern Europe in Izmir, Turkey, moves to Combat Developments Command at Fort Belvoir on Dec 1. A WWII veteran and former 318th Regiment commander, he earned Silver Star and Bronze Star among other decorations. He is a Greek Plains native and Ohio University professor emeritus, with a wife and three children.
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Glenn H. Gardner
G-3
Allied Land Forces
Europe
Izmir
Turkey
Combat Developments Command
Fort Belvoir
Gardner
NATO
80Th Infan
National War College
Washington, D. C
Athens County
Ohio University
Karl Gardner
Chauncey
Maxine McCarty
Parkersburg
W. Va
Glenn II
Ohio State University
Mack
Brant
Gardiner
George S. Patton
Third Army
Teachers Plan Curriculum Across Athens Chauncey-Dover and The Plains
Teachers from Athens Chauncey-Dover and The Plains High Schools met at Athens High School to outline a new system-wide curriculum. The schedule includes a curriculum day every two weeks and 2:30 p.m. student dismissal. Separately Security Bank sues Walter E. and Dorothy E. Graham for 1580 on a promissory note as mortgage foreclosure action targets land in Waterloo Township with other defendants asserting liens.
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Athens
Chauncey-Dover
the Plains High Schools
Athens High School
The
Security Bank
Walter E
Dorothy E. Graham
Waterloo
Forest Fire Report in Trimble Township
District fire warden Ed Chesser reported a fire Wednesday in Trimble Township Athens County that destroyed two acres of land. The cause remains undetermined and officials warn residents to use extreme caution during fall fire season.
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Ed Chesser
Trimble Township
Athens County
Dayton Youth Involved In Traffic Sign Incident
Willis Harter Armstrong, 19, of Dayton, faced charges over a traffic sign incident. Mrs. John Wallace, 19, of 14 Ohio Ave., was ill and transported by the city fire department emergency squad to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 12 22 p.m. Wednesday.
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John Wallace
Ohio Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
City Fire Department
Auto Crashes Into Store At The Plains
A car driven by 16 year old Sherrie Kay Wilson of The Plains crashed through the Wright Paint and Hardware Store on Route 682 Wednesday afternoon. The incident scattered merchandise and narrowly missed proprietor Blanche Wright who was inside the store. Wilson was cited into Juvenile Court for conditional speed. store damage was estimated at $500.
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the Plains
State Highway Patrol
Sherrie Kay Wilson
Wright Paint and Hardware Store
Blanche Wright
Sherrie Wilson
Weather notes from Athens reveal warmer, cloudy day
U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer reports Athens experienced a cloudy warm spell on Thursday with a 10 am reading of 58 degrees after an early low of 33. Wednesday’s high reached 69.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
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