Athens Youth Injured at Drag Race in Indianapolis
A 16 year old Athens High School junior David Strawn remained in critical condition after a clutch explosion at the National Hot Rod Association event sprayed metal into the stands. Strawn was seated between friends Bob Tribe and John Canale when struck on the forehead. he underwent brain surgery and his parents were by his side at Methodist Hospital.
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Athens
Indianapolis
David Strawn
Strawn
National Hot Rod Association
Raceway Park
Bob Tribe
John Canale
Methodist Hospital
Columbia Ave
John Mulligan
Garden Grove
Calif
Mulligan
Paving For Richland Is Set Thursday
Dwight Robinson says Richland Avenue paving by F H Brewer Co will start Thursday depending on weather. The two day project will blacktop half the street at a time to keep one lane open. Pending bridge approach work and Hocking River relocation updates.
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Dwight Robinson
Richland Avenue
Robinson
F. H. Brewer Co
Richland
Hocking River
Births and dismissals listed for Athens area residents
Sheltering Arms Hospital notes register births for Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bush Athens a son and list numerous Athens residents by name and route. Dismissals include Myrle Vernon Kenneth Schmidt Leslie LaJohn Paul Martin and others. Royal Arch Masons meet at 7 30 p m and Royal and Select Masters meet at 8 30 p m at the Masonic Temple in Athens.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
Lawrence Bush
Athens
Myrle Vernon
Kenneth Schmidt
Leslie LaJohn
Paul Martin
Jim Allman
Ernest W. Coe
Julia Anastas
Lonnie Starcher
John Chenevey
Hollis Chen
Bertha Huston
Theodore West
William Ransom
Francis Packard
Orville Stover
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Entry Suspect Charged in Plains Burglary Case
George Albert Christman, 20, of 79 N Congress St, was charged with breaking and entering after sheriff's deputies seized him Sunday night. He faced arraignment in Municipal Court Tuesday for the Platts service station burglary in The Plains, where $3 in pennies and $6 in change from a vending machine were taken during the Aug 26 break-in.
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George Albert Christman
N. Congress St
Christman
Platt
The
Plains
Platt’s
Grass Fire Burns on East Hill Near Hastings Road
A grass fire burned over a quarter acre on East Hill along Hastings Road Sunday evening. Richland Area firemen were called at 6 30 p m and extinguished the blaze. Several young boys were seen in the area and may have started the fire.
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East Hill
Hastings Road
Richland Area
Traffic light Labor Day weekend in Athens area
Traffic in the Athens area remained relatively calm over Labor Day weekend with three injury accidents Sunday and Monday. Police reported crowded campgrounds in Athens Hocking and Vinton counties and listed five crash incidents with injuries and several speeding and passing violations.
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Athens
Guy Martin
State Highway Patrol
Martin
Hocking
Vinton
Eileen Burch
Haydenville
William Monroe
Nelsonville
Preparation H News Release Claims Rapid Hemorrhoid Relief
New York reports doctors testing a medication that stops itching relieves pain and shrinks hemorrhoids quickly. The product Preparation H is promoted as uniquely effective in ointment or suppository form and said to soothe irritated tissues and help prevent infection.
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New York, N.Y
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EATON
Stationery Department
Logan
Follett Store
Bankamericard
Leer
Mary F. Packard
Florette Hess
Ethel Shannon
Harold J. Rose
Earl Bailey
Jack Shipley
Norman Riley
William Irvin
Gomer Jones
Sean Mosier
William Mulford
John Dillinger
Lin Bricker
Rocco Trisolini
Thomas Rose
Gladys Ivers
Glouster
Lorenzo Nelson
the Plains
Donald Hawk
Albany
Gary Davis
Robert Carr
Jacksonville
Laura Guthrie
Guysville
McArthur
William Allison
Columbus
Eugene Bish
Chauncey
Masons
Janice Kline Brief
Shirley Breeze
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Albert Snyder
Hamden
Route 160
Vinton County
Robert Huffer
Stoutsville
Floyd Scott
Bay Route 1
Huffer
Scott
Carl A. Klaus
Barberton
William Reid
Lancaster
Klaus
Reid
P.m
George McCreary
Waverly
Ohio
Frank Dickey
Hillsboro
Electric Company
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Myrl Coakley
Coolville
Plains and
Athens County Fairgrounds
Follett
Athens City Schools
West Side School
Morrison
East Side School
Tech
Altman
Athens, Ohio
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