Area Death Notices Brief Multiple Obituaries
New Haven resident Bertha Rickard 81 died after a long illness. Survivors include five daughters and one son with 16 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Services Friday at 1 30 pm at First Church of God New Haven with burial in Fry Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 30 pm Thursday at Foglesong Funeral Home Mason. Other notices include Mamie Starkey Junk in Brooklyn and Marion Linsner in Columbus. Carl Wyer died April 5 and Joseph Figgins 85 died in Florida after long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Bertha Rickard
Mason County
Rickard
William Noble
Laura Mourning Noble
E. Ray Rickard
Ada Vickers
Louise Roush
Zella Lieving
Edna Brown
Waterman, Ill
Betty Rasmussen
Rochelle
Ill
Fry Cemetery
Foglesong Funeral Home
Mason
Logan
Marion M. Linsner
Columbus
University Hospital
Rebecca Bumgardner Stewart
Vance Stewart
Immanuel United Methodist Church of
Ronnid Warthman
Robert Warthman
Donna Heft
Germany
Ralston
Effie) Vale
Parma Heights
Ray
Thelma) Roules
Akron
Kermit
Evelyn) Wiseman
Vance
San Diego
Calif
Heinlein
Conrad 0. Dichm
Nelsonville
Joseph H. Figgins
Medi-Center
Inverness
Fla
Masonic Lodge
Alonzo and
Mary Figgins
Frank
Reynoldsburg
Geneva Rosshirt
Buckeye Lake
Amy Jo Brown
Largo
Rollie
Edward
Gayle Johnson
Athens
Mildred Pendergrass
Chauncey
Grace Finsterwald Figgins
Woodyard
E. State Street
Greenlawn
POMEROY Council Seeks New Member to Fill Vacancy
The village council has until May 6 to appoint a new member to fill the vacancy after Robert Hysell’s resignation effective April 6. No candidates have been named yet. The meeting covered the Mason dump hours for residents on Saturdays 8 am to 4 pm, roof repairs for the second ward firehouse, and a village lot on Kerr's Run set for sale after an ordinance is passed to authorize bid advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Robert Hysell
Second Ward
Edward Parker
Kerr
Car Thefts In Gallia Include Tape Player Heists
Gallia County sheriff reports weekend thefts as a 1964 Chevrolet was stolen from Kanauga but recovered on Gallipolis State Institute grounds. A tape player with 25 inch speaker was taken from Dale Grant’s residence and another theft occurred at a bowling alley where a tape player and about 20 tapes vanished from Marcella Covin’s car.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Dale Grant
Ewington
Grant
Vinton
Marcella Covin
Goshen
Ind
Kananga
Guests of Miss Treva Shaw entertain at Fayette Street
Over the past weekend Miss Treva Shaw hosted guests including her sister Miss Helen Shaw of Fort Wayne Indiana a health and physical education instructor at Antwerp high school and her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Harold Shaw of Uniontown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Treva Shaw
Fayette Street
Helen Shaw
Fort Wayne
Ind
Antwerp High School
Inlaw
Harold Shaw
Uniontown
Heights United Methodist pastor certified as CAP officer
The Rev Charles Frum of Heights United Methodist Church received official CAP commission and certificate as an officer during Sunday evening services in Point Pleasant West Virginia. Col Robert Gobel Maj Earl Gault and Lt Robert Godfrey assisted. over 100 people attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Charles Frum
Heights United Methodist Church
West Virginia
Civil Air Patrol
Robert E. Gobel
Scott Depot
Cap
Earl Gault
Robert A. Godfrey
Salem
W. Va
Godfrey
Pastor Frum
CAP Session to Continue in New Lexington Armory
LOGAN A meeting of the Tri-County Community Action Program Board of Trustees is scheduled for Thursday at 7 30 p m at the armory in New Lexington. It will be a continuation of the April 15 session and will end by 10 p m due to room time limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Tri-County Community Action Program Board of Trustees
Armory
New Lexington
Alden
Board of Trustees
Ohio University
City National Bank and Trust Co
Columbus
New York Life Insurance Co
Galbreath Mortgage Co
Monticello
New York
PTA OKs Playground Donation in Riverview Meeting
Riverview PTA approved a $50 donation for playground equipment. Girl Scout Troop 67 led the flag ceremony as Dolores Frank presided. District 16 spring conference is May 1 at Pomeroy Elementary with a 9 a.m. coffee hour. Nomination committee members are Darlene Reed Frances Reed and Elizabeth Smith. Margaret Brew gave readings and film strips. Fred Kessinger won the attendance award. Eleanor Knight’s class plans a May 17 trip to Columbus.
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Reedsville
Riverview
PTA
Dolores Frank
Pomeroy
Darlene Reed
Frances Reed
Elizabeth Smith
Margaret Brew
Fred Kessinger
Eleanor Knight
Columbus
Grass and Brush Fires Prompt Fire Crews in Gallipolis
Gallipolis volunteers battled a grass fire on Bob McCormick Road near Route 588 burning about two acres owned by Robert Evans from Rio Grande. Earlier, a street hose-down followed a gasoline spill on Second Avenue and Court Street. A controlled burn near Bunce Road created alarm when a resident believed it out of control.
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Gallipolis
Bob McCormick
Robert Evans
Rio Grande
Second Avenue
Court Street
Billy Tabor
Bunce Road
Stiff Fines Handed Out In Hocking
In Logan County Court on Monday two drivers were fined for driving while intoxicated. Richard Buckley 53 Gore General Delivery received 150 dollars and costs three days in jail and a 30 day license suspension. Clyde James 25 Columbus fined 150 dollars and costs three days in jail and a 30 day license suspension for intoxication along with 10 dollars and costs for expired license. Other fines included Siegried Hausladen 27 Athens 10 dollars and costs for speeding James Congreve 22 Laurelville 10 dollars and costs with the fine suspended for operating a commercial truck without a chauffeurs license Chester H McGrath 30 Nelsonville posted 23.50 bonds for speeding and insecure load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Richard Buckley
Gore General Delivery
Clyde J. James
Columbus
Siegfried L. Hausladen
Athens
James A. Congreve
Laurelville
Chester H. McGrath
Nelsonville
Alden commitments tied to dorm occupancy questioned
Alan Tishman notes 25 percent of Bromley residents were freshmen in 1969-70 and that university mandates later forced all freshmen into dorms. Officials cite binding trustee approvals for dorm financing, while Alden letters lack official sanction. Monticello leases failed and the project faced financial losses and sale.
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Alan Tishman
Bromley
Tishman
Sowle
Alden
Monticello
Dale Howe
Claude R. Sowle
Hollander
County Speech and Essay Contest Set for Thursday
Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society prepares for a Thursday event at Grace Episcopal Church Parish House with 1 p.m. county contest. First place speech and essay winners advance, prizes funded by the Newcomers Fund, and awards follow the county contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Blakeslee
Grace Episcopal Church
Meigs County
Girl Sought In Middleport
Middleport police hunted for 18 year old Brenda Jeffers who was reported missing after 10 p.m. Monday and last seen at 6 30 a m when she was staying with relatives. She is five feet four inches tall weighs 125 pounds with long blonde hair and wore a white sweater and pink white striped flax.
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Middleport
Brenda Jeffers
Jeffers
Guests in Chester Visit Lucille Smith Home
Recent visitors at the Chester home of Lucille Smith include Miss Carolyn Smith of Pomeroy andMisses Eleanor Smith and Audrey Bell of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Lucille Smith
Carolyn Smith
Pomeroy
Eleanor Smith
Audrey Bell
New York City
Chauncey Council Plans Street Repairs And Dust Control
Chauncey village council met to set repair estimates for cracked streets and dust on Ellis Avenue during water and sewer work. May 8 was declared spring cleanup day with residents to place trash in containers. The council also approved fund payments and ordered dust control measures pending permanent repair.
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Chauncey
Ellis Avenue
Jack Kovaleski
Larry Kellenbarger
Edith Cochran
Charles Wadley
New Haven Council Grants Police Pay Increases
The New Haven Town Council approved a $10 weekly raise for Chief Thomas Parsons and a $10 monthly raise for Police Dispatcher Frances Parsons retroactive to April 1. They also finalized a park and recreation commission, discussed mobile home ordinance amendments, and set a May 3 meeting to address resurfacing on Route 33 and a planned building removal at Alex Quiller Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Park and Recreation Commission
Thomas Parsons
Police Department
Frances Parsons
Donald Embleton
Ed Cundiff
State Department of Highways
Haven Heights Road
State Highway Department
Howard Street
State Road
Joan Place
Charles Roush
Alex Quiller
Charles Zirkle
Jane Russell
Marion Dingey
Cecil Duncan
Vernon Smith
Luther Smith
Four Fined In Pomeroy Village Court
Four residents were fined and one bond was forfeited in Pomeroy village court on Saturday evening. Fines included Susan Grinstead for following too closely, Donald C Brown Jr for failure to yield, Edward F Close for reckless operation, and Dan E Follrod for reckless operation. Edward Stark forfeited a $200 bond for driving while intoxicated. Police also reported two arrests for permitting an unlicensed driver and squealing tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Charles Legar
Susan Grinstead
Point Pleasant
Donald C. Brown Jr
Middleport
Edward F. Close
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dan E. Follrod
Edward Stark
Jack Mowery
Sam F. Bird
New Haven
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Mamie Starkey
Junk
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frank Starkey
Lewis Carpenter
Mamie Maxwell
Orpha Michael
Marion Linsner
Carl E. Wyer
Gallia
Miss Shaw
Heights
ALCOA
Joe
PTA Oks
University
Metzenbaum
Lester H. Weinberg
David G. Hollander
Economy Investments, Inc
Economy Linen and Tower Service, Inc
Weinberg
Dale Howe Corp
Council
Pomeroy Village
MEIGS
Terry Arde! Fulks
Kay Follrod
Barbara Claudine Brown
Mulberry Ave
Larry D. Brown
Locust St
Kenneth Paul Lee
Racine
Esther Bell Lee
Lanomark
Lanomarx
Landmark
Ohio
Bank
Americaid
Delbert Kasler
Mgr. Kurtz
Korell
Marting’s Dress Dept
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