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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1968

Page

6

Area Death Notices Highlight Obituaries in Region

MIDDLEPORT Frank Christopher Emrich 94 dies at Athens hospital area. Survived by four daughters and two sons. services Saturday 10 a.m. at Ewing Funeral Home. burial Evergreen Cemetery Waverly. CORNING Zoa Lovell 90 dies in Baltimore home of son Frank. Survived by son Frank and Edward. five grandchildren 11 great grandchildren. services 2 p.m. Saturday Oakfield Cemetery. NELSONVILLE Nan Gaspers Canton widow dies Wednesday. Services Saturday 10 a.m. Wackerly Funeral Home Canton. burial Canton.

Middleport Frank Christopher Emrich Bailey Run Athens Ewing Funeral Home Amos Tillis Evergreen Cemetery Waverly W. Va Corning Zoa M. Lovell Frank Lovell Baltimore Frank Edward New Smyrna _ Beach, Fla Arthur Little Jessie Wilson Alice Post Funeral Home Oakfield Cemetery Nelsonville Nan Gaspers Canton Buchtel Everett Crane Walnut Street Gaspers Jose James Columbus Louise Phillips Catherine Whipps Clarice Brooks Doris Lane Glouster Harriett Deraldson Dayton Norma Stoody Carpenter Home Ralph Carpenter William Poling Mayme Henderson Florida Hughes Funeral Home Harold Scott Donald Saum Clark’s Chapel Cemetery Funeral Leonard Funeral Home Harry Bruton Shaw Cemetery Hocking County

Athens Urban Renewal adds assistant director and progress update

Gloria Snider announces Stephen Sachs 25 of Pound Ridge New York named to new overall assistant role funded by federal urban renewal monies. Bernice Winning named relocation director as 71 of 91 parcels in phase two are acquired with eight more cases set for court docket. Harold Shields property at 21 North McKinley Avenue bought today with a Dec 31 deadline for parcel acquisition.

Athens Gloria Snider Stephen Sachs Pound Ridge N. Y Snider Sachs Raymond Shepard Sach HUD Bernice Winning James P. Cumley

Assault and Battery Counts Are Denied in Hocking County Court

Logan Woody Wagner, 26, Laurelville Route 1, pleaded innocent to two assault and battery charges in Hocking County Court. Bond set at 50 dollars, hearing scheduled for August 23. Also reported deaths include Guy Carpenter, 77, of 39 Broad St Glouster, and Isaac Bush, 69, of Logan Route 3 with funeral details.

Logan Woody Wagner Laurelville Hocking Betty Dietzel Mary Wagner Athens Guy W. Carpenter Broad St Glouster Riverside Hospital Columbus Isaac D. Bush Hocking Valley Community Hospital Kentucky John Ella Davis Bush Iron Point Perry County

Mental Health Plan Set For Athens County Commission Meeting

Mental health officials will meet the Athens County commissioners Monday afternoon to discuss creating a multi county mental health and mental retardation board. Attendees include Kenneth Sweeney Dr Harry Chovnick and Dr Lyle Lehman. Other items on the agenda cover roads in University Heights and a vacancy on the Child Welfare Board.

Athens County Commissioners Helen Robinette Commissioners Kenneth Sweeney Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation Harry Chovnick Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center Lyle Lehman Ohio Valley Paul F. Platz University Heights Athens Rowena Sprout Sister Jo An Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville

Colorado's farms shrink as forests expand across state

National forests now cover one fifth of Colorado, with farms dropping from 30 percent of state acreage in 1900 to ten percent in 1960.

Colorado

Jackson Driver Pinned In Route 50 Wreck

James Sturgill, 45, of Jackson, was trapped for about ninety minutes after his truck left Route 50 near Hooper Park in Vinton County. He was rescued by crowbars, treated for shoulder and leg injuries and facial lacerations, and admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital. The crash occurred on a curve and is under investigation by the State Highway Patrol. A separate report notes a 1963 car damaged by fire at Shake Shoppe on W Hunter Street, caused by a backfire.

Jackson Vinton Hooper Park Athens James Sturgill Sheltering Arms Hospital Wrightsel Funeral Home McArthur Sturgill Logan George Charles Betty Ave W. Hunter Street

Balloting Plans Move Forward With 22650 Ballots Ordered

Athens County election board approved 22650 ballots for the November election with Lawhead Press as low bidder at 37 per 1000 for rotated ballots and 28 per 1000 for non rotated ballots. Voter registration details show Athens city counts and ward breakdowns, plus a defeated Alexander school levy and potential November reconsideration.

Athens County Election Board William Winnie) Howe Lawhead Press Athens Lawhead Union Printing Howe Nixon Athens City Elections Board Alexander

Murray City Eagles Lodge Liquor Permit Suspended

The Murray City Eagles Lodge liquor permit is suspended for 28 days by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control. The suspension runs from noon September 9 to noon October 7 after the lodge did not admit an investigator with credentials during an April 27 inspection attempt.

Murray City Eagles Lodge Ohio Department of Liquor Control Liquor Department

Car Truck Crash Causes 400 Damage Near Point Pleasant

Mason County Sheriff's Office reports a Thursday auto accident near Point Pleasant with 400 damage. No injuries or citations. Winifred C Williams, 24, of Staats Mill WV drove north on Route 2 and stopped for a flagman. Charles H Price, 61, of Huntington rear ended the pickup.

Point Pleasant Mason County Winifred C. Williams Staats Mill W. Va Charles H. Price Huntington Williams Sheriff's Office

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Frank C. Emrich Daisy Marie Shaw Nampa Idaho Margaret Swick Montgomery, Mich Flossie Fansler Hillsdale Mich Dorothy Newbauer Montgomery Earl Cheyenne Wyo Ray Dennis Fla Mrs Zoa Lovell She Was Oakfield Frank and Olive Wallace Little Athens County Anderson Louisa Carpenter Carpenter Mansfeld Reformatory Clark’s Chapel Methodist Church Mr. Bush Elvaree Morris Bush Dover Arthur State of Washington Willmott Vermillion Union Furnace George V. Vermillion Delbert Morris New Lexington Roy James Morris Dorothy Patton Princess, Ky Mary Fisher Marie Keister Hazel Brown Osie Tolliver Leonard Estella Patton Missouri McGatha Carrie Linscott Sarekr Nots Americas Nationelly Ken Harrelson Red Sox Chanh Luu Saigon South Vietnam 5Th Infantry Division George Patton The State Highway Patrol Ted Brown Marc D. Lohr Jr Murray City Eagles Elberfelds Custom Drapery Sale Kirsch Elberfelds Drapery Dept Rosy Elberfelds Pomeroy
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