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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1977

Page

12

Kiwanis District Officer Highlights 1977-78 Plans

Lt. Gov elect Albert Durose of Ohio Division 9 spoke at Glouster Kiwanis Club on 1977-78 goals and recent Dallas convention actions. He announced a Lieutenant Governor Training School for Sept 18 at Rio Grande College and a ladies night dinner.

Glouster Albert Durose Division Ohio Kiwanis International Glouster Kiwanis Club Gordon Durose Gallipolis Club Inter Club William Mills Luther Tracey Louis Miller Gallipolis Dallas Texas Rio Grande College Joe Steele Joe Bush

Meigs Fair Pet Show Planned

ROCK SPRINGS The Meigs County Fair hosts a Pet Show Friday at 10 a.m. with youth and adult divisions. Youth classes include best dog, best cat, best dressed pet, most talented, most unusual, and best overall. adults compete for best dog, best cat, most unusual, and best overall. Animals over 150 pounds are barred. one entry per class costs 25 cents. pets must be controlled and may be led or carried in a suitable container.

Rock Springs Meigs County Fair

Pottery Shop Damaged at Odds End in Meigs County

Law officers investigate damage to a metal building at Odds & End shop near Houston after a vehicle backed into it Monday night. Pottery inside was damaged. Sheriff Proffitt warns fairgoers to lock parked cars as Meigs County Mounted Posse patrols the fairgrounds.

Pomeroy Meigs County Odds & End Shop Houston James Proffitt Meigs County Fair Meigs County Mounted Posse

Auction price list spans cattle hogs and calves at two Ohio markets

Prices at Saturday auctions include Slaughter steers 39 to 39.60, feeder steers 35.25 to 39.25, slaughter bulls 29.75 to 32.90, sows 33 to 39, baby calves 12 to 41, top lambs 44 to 46.2, hogs 44.5 to 44.8, and pigs to 37.50. Ohio Valley Livestock Co Gallipolis lists stocker steers 28 to 41, veals 34 to 46.50, stock cows and calves 210 to 320, stock bulls 185 to 300. Also court terms and fines for multiple individuals for driving, speeding, and assorted offenses.

Ohio Valley Livestock Co Gallipolis

Court notices list dozens charged with various offenses

William Woodson of Haydenville faces forgery charges under a bond below one thousand dollars. James Tolliver of Nelsonville faces non support with a fifty dollar fine and six months jail, suspended for weekly payments. Traffic and park violations include DWI for Leonard Dougherty of Lancaster, three days in jail and license suspension. Dennis Gibson Jr of Lancaster faces reckless operation with a fifty dollar fine and license suspension. Willard Rice and Jeffrey Welcheck face alcohol in park and marijuana charges with fifty dollar fines. Dozens more names from Lancaster, Dresden, Toledo, Zanesville, Groveport, Columbus, Athens, and nearby towns appear with fines from twenty-five to fifty dollars, and limited jail or license suspensions.

William Woodson Haydenville James W. Tolliver Nelsonville Leonard Dougherty Lancaster Dennis Gibson Jr Willard W. Rice Dresden Jeffrey T Welcheck Groveport Gale B. Ward Toledo Grace V. Inman Darrell A. Boals the Plains John R. Marko Mayfield Heights Deborah Hawlk Athens John A Roemer Cincinnati Kurt Wieblenbach Hilliard Roger Allen Christian Lucille E Phillips Parkersburg W. Va Shogo Okada Kenneth H. Shafer Albany

Weather Forecast and Field Outlook for Ohio and Regions

Southeast Ohio forecast calls for clear cool nights with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s plus a 10 percent rain chance, extended to Friday through Sunday with 70s to 80s highs and 40s to 60s lows. Regional summaries cover Lake Erie waves 3 to 5 feet, haying and harvest conditions, and forage growth driven by recent rains.

Ohio Lake Shore West Central Central East Central Southwest Lake Erie Cleveland

Dissolution Notice Filed in Hocking County

Agnes Gay Miller and Frederick William Miller Jr of 10020 Frazier Helber Road filed for dissolution in Hocking County Common Pleas Court. The case details are listed for public record.

Hocking County Common Pleas Agnes Gay Miller Frederick William Miller Jr Frazier Helber Road

Naked man on porch reported in Hilltop

Logan police investigate after a Hilltop woman reports a 24 year old naked man on her front porch late Monday. She heard a noise, stepped outside, saw the man approaching, and retreated inside to call police.

Logan

Southern Levy Defeated by 700 Votes in Meigs County

In Meigs County Southern Local School District voters rejected a 10 mill levy for operations by 1,030 against and 262 for. Supt. Bob Ord warned that insufficient funds could force school closure later this year. Last year voters approved a building levy for a Vocational Agriculture addition to be completed by October.

Racine Meigs County Bob Ord

NASD quotes interdealer prices around 3 pm

Interdealer markets move through the day and prices exclude markup markdown and commissions. Listed firms include Acceleration Corp Banc Ohio Beasley and Berkley Bio Eng Cardinal Fund Celina Financial Columbia National Corp and others. The note ends with a question mark and unresolved figures.

Acceleration Corp Banc Ohio Cero Beasley and Berkley Bio Eng Bob Evans Farm Buckeye Intn Graughton Food Co Buckeye Fed Sél Cardinal Fund Celina Financial Columbia Nat'l Corp Consolidated Int Coastal States Corp Communication Avion Malivabiener Bell Foods Farmers New World First Banc Corp Funtime Inc Financial Intl. Corp Galveston Houston S&lee Gibson Human Greater Univess Homewood Corp Hoover Corp Hunt Bancshares Hoosier Engineering Jaeger Machine Co Lancaster Colony Limited Lievi-Bor Mass Inc Mooney Broad Nat'l. Mobile Concrete Nationwide Corp. Nationwide Amer Nat’! Corp Payco American Pike Natural Gas Retail Merchants Incl Schottenstein Scioto Downs Shaw Barton Summer & Co United McGill Wendy's International W.W. Williams Co Worthington Ind Zondervan Corp Zondervan Corp Wis

Dissolution Petition and Vehicle Offense Dockets

Terry Lee Ringhiser and Sheila Ann Ringhiser of Columbus and Dorothy L. Leach of Wellston fail to keep a vehicle under control with a combined $20 fine and costs. Bond forfeitures include Donald Varney of Harrisonville for toxication $32. Jeffrey L. Richardson of Jackson Route 3 for speeding $29. Everett R. Brown of S Maine Ave for headlights off and unsafe vehicle $64. Larry R. Smith of Wellston Route 2 for speeding $22. Terry Snider of 1316S New Hampshire for fleeing a police officer speeding reckless operation and improper passing stop sign. cases plead not guilty. transfers to Jackson County Court. posted bond $278.

Thomas A. McDonald Antioch Wetzel Phillips Pomeroy Jeffrey Senegal Wellston George S. O'Rourke Nelsonville Roger L. Davis Charles A. Powell Athens Blanche A. Dille Albany Timothy Quine Carpenter St Robert W. Balch Millfield Charles Lee Sheriff's Department Theresa O. Coen Coolville Dorothy L. Leach Eleventh St Donald Varney Harrisonville Jeffrey L. Richardson Jackson Everett R. Brown Maine Larry R. Smith Terry Snider New Hampshire Jackson County Court

Plains Man Nearly Drowns In Creeks Near Moonville

Scott Hook, 19, of 26 N Plains Road, was swimming in Raccoon Creek in the Moonville area when he disappeared for four to five minutes. Friends found him under water and he was rushed by SECEMS to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital then to St. Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg in critical condition with head injuries.

Plains Athens Vinton County Sheriffs’ Departments Scott Hook N. Plains Road Raccoon Creek Moonville O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Secems St. Joseph Hospital Parkersburg W.va

Community Fraternal Meetings and Lodge Events

Local organizations schedule meetings at various venues including Women of the Moose at 8 p.m. in Glouster Moose Hall Lodge 607 F&AM at 7 30 p m Masonic Temple United Mine Workers Auxiliary in Jacksonville at 7 30 p.m. Eagles Hall Trimble Township and VFW Post 9866 in Jacksonville host gatherings around 8 p.m. at Post Home.

Women of the Moose Glouster Moose Hall Glouster Lodge F&am Masonic Temple United Mine Workers Auxiliary Jacksonville Eagles Hall Trimble Township VFW

Pride and Prejudice events across Athens City venues

Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 30 p m on Lancaster Street Izaak Walton League hosts 7 30 p m at the cabin Mary Jane Wells presents Pride and Prejudice at 8 p m Forum Theater College Street open to public without charge Carrie Hall Club noon Albany Grange hostesses Clara Poston and Genevieve Grinstead Pearl Ator Albany Lodge 723 F amp M 7 30 pm Masonic Temple

Alcholics Anonymous Lancaster St Izaak Walton League Mary Jane Wells Jane Austen Forum College Street Woman's Place Carrie Hall Club Albany Grange Clara Poston Genevieve Grinstead Pearl Ator Albany Lodge F&am Masonic Temple

Hospital notes list patients from multiple towns

Hospital notes document patient names and their hometowns including Nelsonville Racine Pomeroy Bidwell Lancaster and Portland with a long list of individuals such as Mrs Helen Smith Mrs Loretta Cunningham Rex Bailey Miss Christy Lynn Taylor and others. The record reads like an attendance roster rather than with clinical details.

Helen Smith Nelsonville Loretta Cunningham Rex Bailey Christy Lynn Taylor Mabel Verity Lancaster

Names Shown in Towns and Families Across Ohio Read

A regional roster lists residents and kin from towns such as Guysville Athens Lancaster Amesville Albany Glouster Shawnee and others. Individuals include Nettie Casto Paul Harmon Carl Lambert Mrs Charles Mounts Harold Loomis Lori Neal Dale Rollins and many more with several households noted as families or couples and a few listed as having daughters or sons.

Nettie Casto Paul Harmon Carl Lambert Charles Mounts Harold E Loomis Lori Neal Dale Rollins Gunther Weise Charles Guy

Village Mayors Association to Meet Tonight

The Athens County Village Mayors Association will convene at Buchtel village hall at 7 30 p m. The gathering aims to discuss local governance and planning matters among mayors from area communities.

Athens County Village Mayors Association Buchtel

Elvis Presley Dies After Ill Fame and Touring Plans

Presley, top of the Hot Country Singles chart with Way Down, died after a long career shaped by Col. Tom Parker. The Memphis native planned an 11 day Northeast and South tour and private funeral services were set for Graceland.

Elias Ghanem Las Vegas Presley Portland Maine Col Tom Parker Ed Sullivan Parker

Death notices from several Ohio towns include Wolfe Cox Matsuo and more

Obituaries from Logan to Wellston report Denver Q Wolfe 53 of Logan Route 1 died of an apparent heart attack at home. Survived by wife Mona M Hart Wolfe and extensive family. James Cox 92 of Athens and Homer Davis 91 of Nelsonville also noted with service details. Other notices list Ryohei Matsuo 11 months in Athens, Marie Harris 64 of Point Pleasant, Loretta Walsh 88 of Athens, Wilbur Klitebriel 66 of Nelsonville, Lillie Powell 90 of Athens, and Edna Dahl 90 of Wellston with funeral arrangements and burial plans.

Logan Denver Q. Wolfe Walton W. Va Edward B. Sr Elizabeth Keffer Wolfe Hocking County Japan Shriner Oil Co Mona M. Hart Wolfe Denver Larry Nevada Hart Terry Spillman Wolfe French Edward Jr New Plymouth Ernest Hadenville Harold Creole Herman Wayne James Ripley Fred Virginia) White Columbus Charles Hazel) Turner Dwight Dorothy) Rider Cincinnati Stella Conley Mabel Wolfe Heinlein- Brown Conrad O. Diehn Fairview Memorial Gardens James William Cox Mill Street Athens Jagers & Sons David Holdren Maplewood Cemetery Odd Fellows Lodge 339 Cox Indiana State Odd Fellows Home Greensburg Georgetown William Elizabeth Cox Ft. Beasley Grocery Co Hock Hocking Odd Fellows Lodge Emma Virginia Spencer North Canton James W Indianapolis Ind Cary Cox Ryohei Matsuo O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Nobutaka Matsuo Ohio University Security Police Point Pleasant Marie Harris Lincoln Avenue Ohio Valley General Hospital Tennessee John and Lavine Adkins Howard Marcela) Crawford Norma Dowell Beach Bottom W Va Robert Adkins Tampa Fla Jeff Stevens Funeral Home Grace Memorial Cemtery Ruth W. Va Loretta N Walsh N. Congress Street West Paces Ferry Hospital Atlanta Chillicothe Philip and Katherine Micrae Neudorfer Walsh Electric Charles L Walsh St. Paul's Catholic Church Catholic Ladies of Columbia Hughes Nelsonville Wilbur L Butch) Klitebriel Rowe Saginawhich Mary Arft Klitebriel Alberta Sheets Klinebriel Richard Marlene) Klinebriel Cole Wilbur Jr Buchel Lawrence Haydenville Arthur Newark Jennie Schmidt Parkersburg Tom Ruth) Higgins Wilford Margaret) Pyle Miamisburg Russell Raymond Johnson Funeral Home Wiliam Mechem Buria Connett Lillie Powell Long Run Road Angel of Mery Albany Geone Washington Liza Ann Green Perry Zion Free Wil Baptist Church Walte Mildret Westerville Ralph Helen) Frost George Paul Hughes Funeral Home Eddie Boyer Clarks Chapel Wellston Edna Dahl West A Street Huston Jenkins Funeral Home

Spiral Country Performs Country Show for Athens Center Patients

A Nelsonville area group calling themselves Spiral Country played Western country tunes for eight volunteers at the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center. They volunteered their time and plan a return performance at the center and a Parade of the Hills appearance in Nelsonville.

Nelsonville-area Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center Nelsonville

165 Register During Fair

At the Athens County Fair last week a registration booth counted 165 voters signing up. The county Election Board also processed 37 address changes during the event.

Athens County County Election Board

Emergency Runs List for Racine and Mason Patients

Emergency runs report transfers to Veterans Memorial Hospital and Pleasant Valley Hospital. Mitzie McClintock from Racine at 4 p.m. Friday. Billy Joe Brewer from Portland at 11:25 a.m. Saturday. Elizabeth Wood from Racine at 1:20 p.m. Monday with a lacerated foot. Dale McDaniel from Mason and Nora VanMeter from Mason to Pleasant Valley Hospital at 11:45 a.m. Monday and 4:32 p.m. Monday respectively.

Mitzie McClintock Racine Veterans Memorial Hospital Billy Joe Brewer Portland Veterans Memorial, Medical Elizabeth Wood Dale McDaniel Mason Pleasant Valley Hospital Nora VanMeter

Also Mentioned on This Page

Durose Miller Roger Kittle Glouster Club Burr Oak Lake Robert Smith Ruth Teater Boyd Ruth Tom Hamm Edison Hollon Earl Dean Dave Booth Renee Stone Sunshine Express Jo-Jo the Clown Meigs Fair Athens Livestock Sales Inc Roger Newman Keith A. Cunningham Earl H. Seel Dean Withrow Eleanor With Skyline Speedway Jeff Lang Mill St Humane Society Lyle D. Carey Wintersville John R. Cross Vincent Tammy Snauffer Massillon Sanford A. McCown Amesville Larry D. Baker Hudson Ave Nancy J. Butcher James W. Ewing Jr Union St Wayne D. Fox William E McClure Elaine J Tyler Paul G Rinehart Court News Charles E. Davis Cardinal MiniMart AP Laserphoto Rockies Ohio University Geography Department C. L. Colmer U.S Visa THE Athens National. Bank First Banc Group OF Ohio, Inc FDIC Terry Lee Ringhiser Baird Sheila Ann Ringhiser Athens City Mount St. Mary Tom McCollu Burns Ervin Carl Altier Edythe Cox Margaret Pritchard Donald Marks June McCall Lester Newton Emma Connor Loma Deal Lula Hambel Vern Riley Grace Korchak Marvin Durst Henry Johnson George Foss Luther Minor Bidwell Okey Tribble Helen Pickens Bertha Brickes Middleport David Pickens Terry Proffitt Lynn Harris Thomas Harris Paul Fraley Rose Reynolds Sheila Powell Eugene Young Donna Guinther Pleasant Valley O’bleness Robert Mantle Guysville Terry Lloyd. Jackson Fred Hart Jr Rosalene Knight Raymond Brooks Blanche Church Robert Everett Lawrence Skinner Marsha Conrad Guy Day William Ritchie Edna Everett Maria Snow Nellie Roush Sandra Hunter New Marshfield Frank Moody Glouster Randall Parsons Chesterhill Pauline Chesser McArthur Patricia Loudner Buchtel Ronald Hogue Jr Murray City William Gougan Dexter Maxwell Drake Carol Biggins Terri Flood Jimmy Crosno Shawnee Baker Frances Bullock Merle Atkinson Randall Parsons Jr Ronald Betts Kimberly Wolfe Elvis Presley Tupelo, Miss Wyeth Chandler Elvis Memphis’ Humes High School Sam Phillips Sun Records Blue Moon Kentucky United States Canada Mexico Cuba England France Australia Germany Air Force Priscilla Beaulieu Lisa Marie Baptist Louisana Memphis Graceland Forest Hills Mausoleum Denver Wolfe James Cox Homer Davis Oak Grove Wesleyan Church Glen Johnson Connett Cemetery Loretta Walsh Wilbur Klinebriel C&w Band Racine Squad Mason Squad
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