20 Year Fair Board Officer Dies Monday
ATHENS Emory W. Allen Sr. 71 of Athens Route 1 secretary for 20 years for the Athens County Fair Board died early Monday in O Bleness Memorial Hospital after a weeklong illness. A WWI veteran and retired dairy farmer, he is survived by his wife Frances three sons nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Hughes Funeral Home with burial in Alexander Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday after 2 30 p m
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Athens
Emory W. Allen Sr
Athens County Fair Board
O’bleness Memorial
Danville
W. Va
William and
Nettie Allen
Athens County
Constitution Lodge 426
F&am
New Marshfield
Columbus
Frances
Emory W, Jr
James E
Waterford
Bernard L
Albany
William H. Sr
Faye Allen
Huntington
Charles R. Allen
Sandusky
Albert W. Allen
Mobile
Ala
Blanche Holloway
Iris Coward
Clarksburg
Hughes Funeral Home
Frank Hare
Alexander Cemetery
Funeral Home
Harry W. Fritts Rites Held in Nelsonville
Harry W. Fritts 81 of 30 High St. Nelsonville died Sunday after a long illness at Mount St. Mary Hospital. He was a Navy veteran of World War I and a former sales man for North Bangor State Co. Survived by wife Adda Higgins Fritts and daughter Lillian Engel of San Diego. Services Wednesday at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home with burial in Alexander Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Monday.
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Chauncey
Harry W. Fritts
High St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Clinton
N. J
Hunterdon County
Stewart and Lilly Fritts
Christ Lutheran Church of
Easton
Fritts
North Bangor State Co
Bangor
Navy
USNRF
Wissihicken Naval Training Station
Cape May
Adda Higgins Fritts
Lillian Engel
San Diego
Calif
Isabelle
Ruth
Jagers and Sons
Paul Johnson
Alexander Cemetery
Double obituary notices from Coolville and Gibisonville
Harry H. Kimes 63 of Coolville Route 2 died Sunday after an extended illness at Selby General Hospital Marietta He was a farmer and guard rail construction worker World War II Army veteran and survived by wife Mrs Tetha Buchanan Kimes two sons Clayton and Carrol two daughters Mildred Yeater and Milford Cox a sister Elsie Deem 11 grandchildren and a predeceased son Clifford Services Tuesday 2 pm at White Funeral Home Coolville with burial in Stewart Hockingport GIBISONVILLE John S Whitcraft 78 of Gibisonville died Saturday night in Hocking Valley Community Hospital He was a lifelong Hocking County resident a retired farmer and Ohio Fuel Gas Co employee Attending Mount Olive United Methodist Church He is survived by wife Gertie Kuhn Whitcraft two sons John J Gibisonville Ellsworth Columbus two daughters Mrs Vaughn Ruby Hudson Columbus and Mrs Margaret Slate Gibisonville four grandchildren four great grandchildren one great great grandchild a brother Creighton Whitcraft Rockbridge Route 1 two sisters Mrs Mary Anderson Gibisonville Mrs Gertrude Davis Gomer He was preceded in death by a brother Carl and sister Lillian Services Wednesday 2 pm at Heinlein Funeral Home burial Mount Olive Cemetery near Gibisonville Friends may call after 7 pm Monday
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Coolville
Harryh. Kimes
Selby General Hospital
Marietta
David and
Delia Kidder Kimes
Chester
Tetha Buchanan Kimes
Clayton
Reedsville
Carrol
Long Bottom
Mildred Yeater
Milford Cox
Little Hocking
Elsie Deem
Nelsonville
Clifford
White Funeral Home
Roy Deeter
Stewart
Hockingport
Gibisonville
John S. Whitcraft
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hocking County
Thomas and
Margaret Sheik Whitcraft
Mount Olive United Methodist Church
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Gerti
Rutland
Sidney O. Wells
Parkersburg Rig and Reel Co
Clara
Donald
Reynoldsburg
Marian Strickler
Washington
Ethel Cullums
Albany
Martin Funeral Home
Richard Pumphrey
Wright Cemetery
Langsville
William E. Monk
Judy McCombs
E. Franklin Sr
Greenup County
Larkin
Nancy Monk
Connett United Methodist Church
Flora
Dorothy Adams
Martha Baston
Haydenville
Gale
Logan
Thomas
Chicago
Sherman
George
San Antonio
Tex
Emmett W Shuler Middleport contractor dies Sunday
Emmett William Shuler 62 of Middleport owner of Shuler Construction Co died suddenly Sunday. A World War II Army veteran, he served in local civic groups including American Legion Feeney Bennett Post Middleport Emergency Squad and Rotary Club. He is survived by Barbara Stout Shuler wife and siblings. Funeral 2 p.m. at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with burial at Gravel Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions to George Thompson Kidney Fund requested.
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Middleport
Emmett William Shuler
Page Street
Cheshire
Howard
Lilith Thompson Shuler
Shuler Construction Co
Columbia Gas Co
American Legion Feeney-Bennett Post
John
Hilah) Herrmann
Belpre
Rawlings-Coats
Stanley Plattenburg
Gravel Hill Cemetery
George Thompson Kidney Fund
Notable Chauncey Leader Erle Bridgewater Sr Dies
Erle Bridgewater Sr. 75 of Chauncey died in Grant Hospital Columbus after a month as a patient. A World War I veteran and longtime Chauncey resident, he was a coal miner turned lumber broker and active in many local fraternal and religious groups. He is survived by wife Ruth, two sons, six grandsons, one great grandson, and other relatives. Services Tuesday in Athens with burial at West Union Street Cemetery.
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Chauncey
Erle Bridgewater Sr
High St
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Lost Run
Esau
Sarah Bridgewater
Chauncey High School
Chauncey Christain Church
Paramathia Lodge
F&am
Scottish Rite
Aladdin Temple of the Shrine
Athens
Order of the Eastern Star
Odd Fellows and Rebekah
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Ruth England Bridgewater
Erle Jr
Don
Joseph
Glouster
Crab Creek House Destroyed By Early Morning Fire
A house on Crab Creek Road was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin Monday morning. The home, owned by Ed sion Mayes of Gallipolis Ferry, was reported to the Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department which answered the alarm at 3 45 a.m. Firefighters could not provide further details beyond the destruction.
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Point Pleasant
Crab Creek Road
Edsion Mayes
Gallipolis Ferry
Rutland Man M M Sheets Dies After Long Illness
Point Pleasant resident Armet M Sheets 84 formerly of Mason County died Saturday in an Athens Hospital after a long illness. A retired farmer and Church of Christ member born in Gallia County he was the son of Lewis M and Nancy Harbour Sheets. Survived by wife Ora Nichols and children Edward of Nitro Mae Lee of Gay WV Carrie Wears of Rutland Beulah Stahl of Columbus plus 11 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 2 30 PM at Mt Union United Methodist Church officiated by Rev Eugene Underwood Burial Mt Union Cemetery Mt Union Cemetery Point Pleasant funeral arrangements by L G Mohr Funeral Service.
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Point Pleasant
Rudy C. Pickens
Jones St
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Pickens
Wyoma Pentecostal Church
Maple Shade
Bessie Flowers Pickens
Henry Wolfe
Marengo
George Young
Wyoma
Chapman Funeral Home
L. G. Mohr
Armett M. Sheets
Rutland
Mason County
Athens
Church of Christ
Sheets
Gallia County
Lewis M
Nancy Harbour Sheets
Ora Nichols
Edward
Nitro
Dale
Mae) Lee
Gay
W. Va
Hershel
Carrie) Wears
Fire Damages Rock Riffle Road Home. Three OU Students Charged
Richland County firefighters battled a basement fire at a Rock Riffle Road residence causing about 8000 in damage. Three Ohio University students Wayne Owens Caroline Owens and John Lyobb were charged with marijuana possession and keeping a house for illegal drugs. Bond set at 5500 each. Mrs Owens hospitalized with smoke inhalation hysteria and convulsions. Deathly details omitted.
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Richland Area
Ohio University
Richland
Pete Good
Jim Deardorff
Wayne D. Owens
Caroline
John Lyobb
Franklin Sheeter
Owens
Lyobb
Spanish Pupils Explore Mexico City Language Tour
Six Athens High School Spanish students Mary Cross Jan Heffelfinger Peggy Kappes Emily Murphree Carlita Wickline and Carla Young traveled to Mexico City via Dallas with teachers Elsa Heffelfinger and Robert Kapes. They toured Toluca Market Chapultapec Castle Museum of Anthropology and Mexican History sites and enjoyed bargain hunting at outdoor markets and inexpensive meals.
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Ballet Folklorico
Chapultapec Castle
Museum of Anthropology
Museum of
Toluca Market
Mexico City
Mason Schools Receive $14 769 43 Funding For 1971 72
Mason County will receive 14769.43 in CEP funds for the 1971 72 school year as the state legislature allocates a $1 million total. Daniel B. Taylor, state superintendent of schools, said allocations depend on per pupil enrollment and that current funding represents 35.01 percent of the maximum possible.
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Charleston
Mason County
Daniel B. Taylor
Bureau of Instruction and Curriculum
West Virginia
Taylor
Shawnee Woman Alice Worthington Dies at 93
Alice Worthington 93 of Shawnee died Sunday at 11 55 p m at home after a long illness. Survived by daughter Catherine Hoy and two grandsons Dick and Rick, she was buried at New Lexington Cemetery. Services at St Mary Catholic Church with Fr Brice Metzger. Visitation after 7 p m Monday at Humphrey Funeral Home. rosary Tuesday at 8 30 p m.
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Alice
Alice) Worthington
Shawnee
Alva and
Margaret Coyle Day
St. Mary Catholic Church
Richard
Catherine) Hoy
Rick
Columbus
Brice Metzger
New Lexington Cemetery
Humphrey Funeral Home
20 Acre Grass Fire Doused Near Hickory Chapel Church
A 20 acre grass fire on Route 2 across from Hickory Chapel Church was brought under control Saturday morning by Point Pleasant Mason Cottageville and Ripley Fire Departments with Civil Defense personnel from Mason and Gallia Counties and staff from the McClintic Wildlife Station. The property owner was not known.
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Point Pleasant
Mason
Cottageville
Ripley
Hickory Chapel
Gallia
McClintic
Calley sentencing sparks debate on war guilt
The text argues Lt. William L. Calley Jr.'s life sentence for the My Lai killings reflects a broader American complicity in war crimes. It notes public protests, presidential orders, and calls for accountability beyond the individual, urging restraint from hero worship or scapegoating.
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William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
1961 Class Meeting Set
Final reminder to 30 to 40 graduates of Point Pleasant High School class of 1961 in or near Point Pleasant. Meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the courthouse annex to plan the upcoming 10 year reunion. Call Mary Lou Saxton Beverly Ridenour or Roger Clark with questions.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
Mary Lou Saxton
Beverly Ridenour
Roger Clark
Fires Tie Up Gallipolis Fire Crew on Saturday
Gallipolis firefighters battled three grass and brush fires Saturday afternoon. A 12:50 p.m. blaze on Morris Bane property on Neighborhood Road burned about an acre. A second fire at 1 p.m. on Flamingo Drive, Kananga, scorched about an acre and a half after sparks from a 55 gallon drum sparked adjacent field. A third, undetermined-origin fire burned 40 acres behind the Gallipolis State Institute, with 10 acres on GSI and Ohio state land and 30 more acres owned by Oscar Beard.
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Gallipolis
Morris Bane
Ann Davis
Clark Hagger
Flamingo Drive
Kananga
Thas
Gallipolis State Institute
GSI
State of Ohio
Oscar Beard
Cycle Hits Car injuring two youths near Hidden Valley
Two Mason County youths on a motorcycle were injured Saturday when their cycle collided with a car at the Hidden Valley Country Club entrance on Sand Hill Road. Russell suffered a fractured left leg and ankle with facial lacerations and abrasions. Cochran sustained a severe left leg fracture with abrasions and contusions and was moved to Holzer Medical Center. Sheriff Huffman said Russell was traveling left of center when the crash occurred with a car driven by Philip Welke.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Hidden Valley Country Club
Sand Hill Road
Larry Cochran
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Russell
Cochran
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Troy Huffman
Philip Welke
Stabbing in Coolville Leaves Watkins Injured
Paul Watkins, 52, of Coolville Route 2, was stabbed in the stomach and sustain liver injuries following an argument at the home of Roland Dodderer in Tupper Plains. He was taken to St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg by private ambulance. The Meigs County Sheriff learned of the incident Saturday after a call from Mrs. Watkins. Watkins did not press charges.
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Coolville
Paul Watkins
Roland Dodderer
Tupper Plains
Watkins
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Meigs County Sheriff's Department
Meigs
Cambridge couple guests of Mrs Ellis on Washington Street
Albany Mr and Mrs Bob Kirkman of Cambridge were weekend guests of Mrs Elma Ellis, the mother of Mrs Kirkman, on Washington Street.
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Bob Kirkman
Cambridge
Mrs. Kirkman
Elma Ellis
Washington Street
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Harry H. Kimes
Emmett W. Shuler
Chauncey Man
John Minsker
Connett Cemetery
Warren Funeral Home
Crab Creek
Messenger
Chuck Beckley
Athens Area
Kiwanis
Athens County Fairgrounds
Stormy Williams
Ted Williams
Joneswood
Frederick Young
Benny Bennett
Pine Place
Michelle Stauffer
Athens Route 5
Scott Reichard
Mill St
Rodney Hart
Old Coach Road
Miriam White
Morris Ave
Star Williams
Lisa Smith
Mound St
Kevin Brown
Ring St
Alan Goldsberry
Hudson Health Center
Goldsberry
William Lavelle
Syood
Good
AHS
Hemisphere
United States
Peggy Kappes
U. S
John Wilhelm
Wilhelm
College of Communication
Mexico
Mason Schools
Alice Worthington
Celia Roush
Calley
Nixon
Gloria Cross
Debbie Norris
Carroll Norris
Keith Ashley
Robert Ashley
Southern High School
Paris
Rhonda Ervin
Ball Ueen
Norris
Ervin
Steve Dailey
Shirley Congo
Mary Smith
Steve Grady
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