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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1967

Page

7

Obituary notices from multiple Ohio towns report deaths and services

Middleport Victor L Grim 82 dies at Meigs General Hospital survived by wife Anna son Paul Surf City NC two daughters Mrs Russell Mills Middleport Mrs Robert Sever Zanesville a sister Mrs Bessie Miller Hollywood CA eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren funeral Thursday 2 p.m. Rawlings Coats Funeral Home burial River View Cemetery. Columbus Andrew E Noland 85 dies former Athens County resident survived by two daughters Mrs Pauline Cole and Mrs Russell Quaintance one son Elmer Santa Rosa CA seven grandchildren 11 great grandchildren funeral Thursday 10 a.m. Schoedinger Linden Chapel graveside Bean Cemetery Guysville. Nelsonville Kate Lenox Maccombs dies at Mount St Mary Hospital survived by daughter Vivian Maccombs brother Walter Lenox sister Mrs Fred Mulligan brother John Lenox sister Mrs George Hutchinson funeral Thursday 1 p.m. Johnson Funeral Home burial Green Lawn Cemetery. Litchfield Park Clarence H Sixx 80 formerly Barberton dies in Arizona survived by wife Sarah son Dwight two stepsons Eugene Rhoads Clyde step-daughter Mrs Margaret Clark four sisters seven grandchildren.

Middleport Victor L. Grim S. Second Avenue Meigs General Hospital William and Ruie Mae McKenzie Grim Rawlings - Coats Roy Hallman Carver Williams Riverview Cemetery Columbus Andrew E. Noland Athens County Pauline Cole Russell Mary _ Elizabeth) Quaintance Elmer Santa Rosa Calif Edna Stinger Schoedinger Linden John and Mary Lenox Vivian Maccombs Nelsonville Walter Lenox Fred Mulligan John Lenox George Hutchinson Johnson Funeral Home J. Lloyd Evans Green Lawn Cemetery Litchfield Park Ariz Clarence H. Sixx Barberton Carbondale Masonic Lodge New Marshfield the Shrine Akron Elks, Moose and Eagles Lodges Phoenix Sarah Dwight Eugene Rhoads

DWI Charge Draws Fine Jail Sentence

Ralph Rodehaver Bartlett 44 of Athens Route 4 pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in County Court. He was fined 200 dollars plus costs, sentenced to three days in jail, and received a three year license suspension.

Ralph Rodehaver Bartlett Athens Route 4 State Highway Patrol Bartlett

Search Continues For River Victim Near Silver Bridge

Point Pleasant fire department continued the search today for the body of Billy German 33 of Point Pleasant who drowned when he tried to swim the Ohio River April 4 at 2 45 a m near the Silver Bridge. A companion Russell Robbins Point Pleasant swam to the West Virginia shore.

Point Pleasant Billy German Ohio River Silver Bridge Russell Robbins West Virginia

Notice to Bidders for Liquid Asphalt and Limestone

The Village of Jacksonville Ohio directs sealed proposals to Bonnie Oskey at 6th Street for furnishing materials to resurface city streets. Bids due by 12:00 noon EST on April 17, 1967 with opening by the clerk. Council may reject any and all bids.

Jacksonville Bonnie Oskey 6Th Street Ohio Sixth Street

Criswell Receives Ten Month U S Office of Education Fellowship

Cyrus E. Criswell, teaching fellow in Ohio University’s guidance and counseling, has won a 10 month U S Office of Education fellowship. He will report to Washington D C on Sept 1 for on the job training and federal state relations study before returning to finish his Ph D work in September 1968 at Ohio University. He earned a BA at the College of Steubenville and an M Ed at Ohio University.

Cyrus E. Criswell Department of Guidance and Counseling Ohio University U. S. Office of Education Washington, D. C Office of Education Criswell College of Steubenville

Man Ordered To Appear In Mayor Court

Nelsonville report details a motorcycle auto crash on Canal and Second Street at about 1 15 p m. Ronald Elliott 22 Chestnut Street was riding a motorcycle owned by Gary Matheny of Chestnut Street when he turned from Second into Canal colliding with a eastbound sedan driven by Nelson H Rhinehart 36 of Parkersburg West Virginia. Elliott sustained facial injuries and was treated at Mount Saint Mary Hospital. Police cited him for driving left of center and ordered him to appear in Nelsonville Mayor court.

Nelsonville Canal Second Ronald Elliott Chestnut Street Gary Matheny Second Street Nelson H. Rhinehart Sixth Ave Parkersburg W. Va Elliott

Federal Hocking School District Sealed Bid Notice

Bids for sale and removal of buildings on the Coolville site in Rome Township Ohio are due by April 20 1967 at noon. Bid must include all interested parties names and a certified check on acceptance. Structures must be removed by June 1 1967.

Federal Hocking Coo!ville Ohio Federal Hocking Local Rome Coolville Moor Board OF Education Hocking L. Koehler

Phone Calls Birds Don t Often Make

A whimsical early morning scene notes a rapper chased away by rocks after a frost door and a bell that sounds like a telephone. U.S. observer C. L. Colmer recalls a 28 degree low, then warming to 50 by noon as the day advances and TV antennas begin to hum.

Bennett C. L. Colmer U.S Colmer

OBC Would Aid Sewage Financing

Dr Emmett W Arnold director of the Ohio Department of Health and chairman of the Ohio Water Pollution Control Board says Athens County taxpayers can save 900000 by approving the Ohio Bond Commission proposal at the May primary The board reports an immediate need of 1200000 for new sewage treatment facilities with 50 percent federal grants and 25 percent state share to be provided by the Bond Commission

Emmett W. Arnold Ohio Department of of Health Ohio Water Pollution Control Board Athens County Arnold Ohio Bond Commission Water Pollution Control Board Rhodes

Anti Annexation Meet Set At Canaanville

Residents of Canaan Two and the Federal Hocking school district will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Canaanville Grange Hall to discuss a proposal by Athens to annex a portion of Canaan Two Route 50E area including the new McBee Systems plant. More than 700 district residents have signed affidavits opposing the plan and affidavits will be available at the meeting.

Canaan Two Federal Hocking School District Canaanville Grange Hall Athens McBee Systems Federal Hocking District

Market cattle hogs and grain prices across Ohio Valley regions

Regional livestock prices show hogs 175 to 220 lbs at 17 to 18 dollars, cattle steers 20 to 25, veal calves tops 34.25, and lambs to 20. Ohio markets report varied demand in Cincinnati and Columbus with slaughter steers, heifers, cows and bulls shifting, while grain prices in Columbus list corn at 1.24 to 1.33 per bushel and soybeans around 2.70 to 2.74.

Cincinnati USDA Columbus Ohio Ohio Dept. of Agri

Notice of Filing Inventory and Appraisement Meigs County

Probate Court Meigs County Ohio notifies executor and heirs that the Inventory and Appraisement of Clara E. Russell of Pomeroy Ohio has been filed and will be heard April 2, 1967 at 10:00 AM. Exceptions must be filed five days prior. Judge F H O'Brien signed April 7 1967.

State of Ohio Meigs County State of Ohio Clara E. Russell Pomeroy F. H. O'Brien Said Court Henrietta O'Brien

Paul Blessing First Gallia Road Fatality

Paul A Blessing 438 Route 1 Point Pleasant became Gallia County s first highway fatality dying at 235 p m Monday in Holzer Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Route 7 just above the Silver Bridge early Sunday. Driver David M Miller 19 Beverly Rio Grande College student was not charged. Blessing owned Blessing Body Shop. surviving include wife Mary Stewart Blessing mother Maud Roush brother Cecil. services Thursday 2 pm West Columbia EUB Church with burial Kirkland Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Foglesong Funeral Home after noon Wednesday.

Point Pleasant Paul A. Blessing Gallia County Holzer Hospital Silver Bridge Route 7 Blessing David M. Miller Beverly Rio Grande College Ohio State Highway Patrol Sand Hill Road Pomeroy Maud Roush Letart Cecil Blessing Roush Mary Stewart Blessing Akron West Columbia EUB Church Lester Lane Kirkland Memorial Gardens Foglesong Funeral Home

Henderson Sewer Plan Gains Okay

The Public Service Commission approved an agreement for Point Pleasant to treat and process Henderson sewage for 1200 dollars yearly, maintain Henderson Pumping Station for 1200 dollars, and provide billing for 600 dollars yearly. After service, a flat 6.25 dollar monthly rate applies to all users except schools. schools pay 6.25 per 25 pupils or staff. The 600-person town gains its first public sanitary sewer system.

Point Pleasant Public Service Commission Mason County Henderson PSC

Naomi M Roush Appointed Executrix in Meigs County Estate

Naomi M. Roush of Pomeroy Ohio is appointed executrix of the estate of Lee Robert Roush, deceased of Pomeroy Meigs County Ohio. Dated April 7 1967.

Naomi M. Roush Pomeroy Ohio Lee Robert Roush Meigs County F. H. O'Brien Said County

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Andrew Noland Mrs Kate Maccombs Kate Lenox Maccombs Happy Hollow Mount St. Mary Hospital Charles Dame Nature Alexander-Smith Vance-Leach Furniture West State Street Canaanville Ohio Valley Livestock Gallipolis Ohio General Assembly Fire Department City OF State OF 10 Solid City Harry B. Crewson Serco B. Betz Raymond Shepard Lillian A Knudson Ara Park Blvd Ray W. Knudson Harold J. Rose Dorothy Clark Gerald N. Sidders Ida K. Rowe James E. Rowe John C. Bacon Paul Blessing Gallia Fone Sunnybank State Connie Springscope Shannon ROUTH Irs Dad Junior C.O.D Vlumbia OMNES
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