Looking Back – August 18

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Columbus Traffic "Meterettes," Mrs. Robert Talkington (holding sign) and Mrs. Larry Hartog, and young Carol Snapp, 12, on her bicycle, demonstrated proper crossing safety to five "school mom" recruits, from left, Mrs. James Willis, Mrs. Steven Jones, Mrs. Larry Smith, Mrs. Leonard Richards and Mrs. William Trisler in 1969. From The Republic archives

2009

A Jet Ski accident on Schaefer Lake injured a Greensburg man who was rescued by witnesses after being face down in the water for close to two minutes.

1994

John C. Groub Co. announced it would replace the Jay C Food Store on State Street with its third Ruler Store statewide.

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1969

A total of $1,026 in cash was taken from the safe at Sap’s Coffee House at 12th and Washington streets, the second safe to be broken into at a Columbus business in less than 24 hours.

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