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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1973

Page

6

Death notices span several towns with multiple obituaries

A cluster of notices reports deaths of Torch Lewis A. Person 92 Wellston Ott O Ward 86 Nelsonville Mack Skivers 78 Point Pleasant Shearl L. Edler 75 Lucasville Joseph William McKinley 60 Syracuse Herbert W. Stobert 92 and relatives. Details include birthplaces, prior employment, church memberships, survivors, and funeral arrangements across Cam­den-Clark Memorial Hospital White Funeral Home Gaskill Funeral Home Warren Funeral Home Crow-Hassell Funeral Home Lucasville McKinley Funeral Home and Ewing Funeral Home with burial at area cemeteries. Funeral times and calling hours are listed.

Torch Lewis A. Person Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg Alfred Meigs County Joshua B Mary Tucker Person Person Pomeroy Ford Motor Co Orange Christian Church Rock Springs White Funeral Home Coolville Wellston Ott O. Ward Vinton County George and Sarah Clair Lyle Ward Kessler Drilling Co Ward Hope United Methodist Church Order of Eagles Maude Austin Ward Peg) Smith Jackson Clarence Gladys) Mahle James Doris) Fox Ott Ward Jr Clare Ward Seattle Wash Gaskill Funeral Home Second Street Alfred Tripp Ridgewood Cemetery Eagle Lodge Nelsonville Mack Skivers Washington St Mount St. Mary Hospital Frank Skivers Point Pleasant Shearl L. Edler St. Mary’s Hospital Huntington Crow-Hassell William Rope Woodmere Edler West Virginia First Huntington National Bank West Virginia State Banking Association Berkley Springs W. Va Citizens National Bank St. Paul's United Methodist Church Kiwanis Club Elizabeth Langstaff Edler Suzanne Patterson Sally Jo Masters Columbus Sheri L. Edler Sidney Ohio Lucasville Joseph William McKinley University Hospital Jesse Calvin Mable Bonzo McKinley McKinley Funeral Home Ohio University Valley Ohio Funeral Directors’ Association Civic Club of Knights of Pythias Lodge Opal William of Mary Jane McKinley Nelsonville-York City Kathryn Rheinscheid Ruth Malone Ann McKinley Logan Robert Cincinnati Joe Fred Malone Fred Lucasville Methodist Church McKinley Syracuse Herbert W. Stobert E. Lime St Lakeland Fla Ewing Letart Falls Methodist Church Tampa Lenora Campbell Euclid

Meigs County Deeds And Transfers List of Transfers

Meigs County records show multiple transfers including parcels in Columbia Scipio Olive and Salisbury townships. Notable moves include Clark to Stout Hammons to Barton Hysell to Sizemore Sprague to Sprague Erwin to Erwin Warner to Edwards O'Brien to Fasano and Thomas to Evelyn Thomas Bastiani to Scipio Two. Red Cross meeting set for Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Veterans Memorial Hospital cafeteria.

Robert N Lola E. Clark Columbia Scipio Charles E. Stout Betty M. Hammons Olive Hazel R. Barton Kenneth E. Hysell Rutland Garfield Edna Sizemore Charles R Anna Sprague Salem Dwight J. Sprague Howard R Nancy Erwin Sutton Nancy Erwin Elberfelds Scipio Two Lawrence Bastiani Sam N Ruth E. Arnold Harry L Barbara L. Eblin Salisbury Two Jack Riggs Stanley Karen J. Stanley Pomeroy Meigs County The Red Cross Veterans Memorial Hospital

Veterans Memorial Hospital Discharges and Admissions

Admitted Mary Grimm Loretta Bush Letart Thomas Gratehouse Portland John Salisbury Parkersburg Gregory Collins Tuppers Plains and Madelyn Chafin Pomeroy. Dismissed Linda Bragg Phyllis Whaley Keith McDaniel George Roberts and Harold Jones.

Mary Grimm Loretta Bush Letart Thomas Gratehouse Portland John Salisbury Parkersburg Gregory Collins Tuppers Plains Madelyn Chafin Pomeroy Linda Bragg Phyllis Whaley Keith McDaniel George Roberts Harold Jones

VICA to Meet POMEROY Meigs High Club Opens Booth Plans

Industrial clubs of America members from Meigs High School will meet Friday at 7 p.m. in the Jr. Fair building on the Meigs Fair grounds. They will prepare the building and finalize plans for the booth at the fair.

Pomeroy — Meigs High School Industrial Clubs of America

Students Register for Miller High School Entry

New students in the HEMLOCK area must register at Miller High School before August 15. Registration hours are 9 to noon and 1 to 3.

Hemlock Miller High School Miller

License To Wed In Meigs County Probate Court

Marriage licenses issued include Roger Abbott 19 Pomeroy and Susan Soulsby 19 Pomeroy Steven Hawk 18 Columbus and Roberta Duckworth 18 Middleport Michael Hind Jr 23 Pomeroy and Joyce Vance 23 Rutland Danny Profitt 26 Tolono Illinois and Pamela Codner 19 Racine

Pomeroy Meigs County Roger Abbott Susan Soulsby Steven Hawk Columbus Roberta Duckworth Middleport Michael Hind, Jr Joyce Vance Rutland Danny Profitt Tolono Pamela Codner Racine

Wilkesville Personal News Highlights Local Visits

Local residents include Mr. and Mrs. James Spires visiting Spires' parents in Wilkesville with Wendy Elizabeth from Minot. Former Hamden teachers and friends share social time. James Wood recuperates after major surgery in Columbus. Fire destroys a mobile home on Route 689 with no one home.

Gladys Pierce Wilkesville James Spires Wendy Elizabeth Minot N. D Spires Earl Spires Jane Bowles Mary Lou Palmer Radbitt C. H. Jones Wellston Hamden James Montgomery Leona Davis Route 160 Grant Hospital Columbus Mae Duffy Holzer Medical Center Keith Molihan Ironton Molihan Donna Chapman Findley Marcella Gamberling Carey

Nixon Reveals Costs and Plans Private Home Audits

President Nixon discloses nearly 10 million dollars in government spending since 1969 on security, communications, and work at the First Family homes. A private auditing firm will publish a full accounting of purchases in San Clemente California and Key Biscayne Florida within a month.

Washington Nixon California Florida White House Secret Service General Services Administration First Family Gerald L. Warren San Clemente Calif Key Biscayne Fla Warren Robert M. Abplanalo San Clemente Estate GSA Arthur Sampson Watergate

Three Bound To Jury After Athens Drug Raid

Three individuals arrested in an Athens police drug raid at 65 North Congress Street last month were bound over to the Athens County grand jury. Mark Meyers Audrey Kunz man and Jill McCullough faced charges including possession for sale of marijuana and related counts.

Athens N. Congress St Bound Over Athens County Grand Jury Mark Meyers Press Tim Harold R. Jordan Albany DWI Frank J. Knotts Nelsonville State Craig R. Schwinn Mill St John Trout Mark A. Meyers Monroeville

Rio Grande Names Foundation Director

Rio Grande College names Dr Elmer Eickelberg of Jackson as foundation relations director to secure funds from national foundations for academic capital and scholarships. Eickelberg, a Iowa State graduate and former RJR Foods executive, aims to expand community educational opportunities. He and his wife Emma reside in Jackson with two married children.

Rio Grande Carl Dahlberg Rio Grande College Elmer Eickelberg Jackson Dahlberg Iowa State University Eickelberg Chun King R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co RJR Foods Jackson Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club Jackson County United Fund Education Building Fund Christ Methodist Church Emma David Avenue Ruth Thomas Falls Church Virginia John Upper Arlington

Mason Names John Harrah Police Chief In City

The Mason council installed John Harrah as police chief Monday night with acting chief Jim Crabs remaining as patrolman. New uniforms for officers approved. Mayor Atkinson will visit Point Pleasant to discuss water storage tank maintenance with Farm Home Administration officials. A bicycle safety clinic and a curfew study are planned. Library hours set for Tuesdays 5 to 8 pm. Several drug and traffic cases handled with fines and sentences listed, including DWI and marijuana charges.

Mason — Mason Council John Harrah Jim Crabs Ira Atkinson Point Pleasant John Bogess Farm Home Administration Mason

July title collections reported in Meigs County Clerk of Courts

Meigs County Clerk of Courts reports total July title fees of 2312.50 with 1887.50 to the county and 425 to the state. The tally includes 923 certificates of titles 259 liens notations 161 memo titles 4 salvage titles 908 applications and assignments 72 penalties and 10 duplicates of titles.

Pomeroy Meigs County

Eckert to file complaints against General Telephone for high rates

Former Public Utilities Commission chairman Henry Eckert says he will file a complaint with the commission accusing General Telephone Co. of charging excessive rates and providing inadequate service. He represents Portsmouth New Boston and Scioto County officials and notes General Telephone's average residence rate of 8.36 dollars versus Ohio Bell's 6.62. He also aims to block dividend payments to General Telephone and Electronics Corp. and seeks to intervene in a proposed 13.5 million rate increase, separate from a four week CWA strike and recent vandalism affecting service.

Columbus, Ohio Public Utilities Commission Henry Eckert Commission General Telephone Co Eckert Portsmouth New Boston Scioto County PACC General Telephone General Telephone and Electronics Corp Ohio Bell Ohio Commu Nications Workers of America CWA

Cattleman Jeffers Sells Majority Of Purebred Herd At Auction

Cumberland Ohio breeder Jeffers sells 140 head of Herefords to R J Ranch while planning to rebuild with about 100 young cattle. He notes high prices, fears market timing and explains government policy and imports shaped beef costs. Licenses list Meigs County names Thomas Laudermilt and Rita Holman.

Cumberland Ohio Jeffers R. J. Ranch Oklahoma Texas South Carolina Canada

Divorce suit filed in Meigs County Common Pleas Court

Mary Newlan of Long Bottom sues Johnnie Newlan also of Long Bottom and Eloise Smith of Pomeroy against Curtis Smith of Pomeroy on grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.

Pomeroy Meigs County

Pomeroy EMS Responds to Spring broke Arm Call

The SOEMS emergency squad assisted Mrs. Esta Taylor of Harrisonville after a broken arm at her home on a Monday. She was transported to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens for treatment.

Pomeroy SOEMS Esta Taylor Harrisonville

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Shearl Edler Joseph McKinley Herbert Stobert VICA Wilkesville Sampson San Clemente den Audrey Kunzman Jill McCullough Rio Grande Names Foundation Director William Buckley Olive St Linda Jacobs Ralph Thomas Jacobs Harrah Mason Chief Williamstown MEIGS Thomas Wayne Laudermilt Rita Irene Holman Xerox Corp
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