Area Obituaries CHAUNCEY-Orlando Craig dies in Mount St
Orlando Craig 68 of Chauncey died at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville after months of illness. A lifelong Athens County resident, retired coal miner and Morristown Holiness Church member. Survived by wife Mildred, two sons Richard and Charles, two daughters Bertine and Louise, 12 grandchildren, four half-brothers, one half-sister. Funeral Sunday 1:30 p.m. Morristown Holiness Church, burial in Buchtel Cemetery. Friends may call Hughes Funeral Home Athens after Saturday noon.
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Chauncey
Orlando Craig
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Mr. Craig
Athens County
Morristown
Holiness Church
Mildred
Richard Craig
Athens
Charles Lloyd Craig
New Lexington
Bertine Craig
Louise Craig
Logan
Eva Bailey
Rockbridge
Edna Flowers
Blue Valley Road
Lancaster
Bailey
Peter
Amanda Troxel
St. Mathew Lutheran Church
Sugar Grove
Frank
Robert
Flowers
Ruth Hacker
Nona Cooney
Columbus
Iola Deeds
Leonard Funeral Home
Robert Browning
Union Cemetery
Hocking County
135 Acre Site Purchased For New Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis officials announce Holzer Hospital Foundation has bought 135 acres of the Roush Farm at the U S 35 and Ohio 160 junction for a proposed new hospital. Architects Hewitt and Royer will advance planning for a 350 bed facility, with an initial 250 beds and a 50 physician medical arts building, plus future expansion through 1985.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Hospital Foundation
Roush
U. S. 35
Ohio 160
John W. Rafferty
Holzer Hospital
Hewitt and Royer
Kansas City
John Hewitt
Medical Center Hospital
Additio
Couple Wed In Front Of Meat Counter
Walter Clark and Sharon K Stewart both 18 wed Wednesday in front of the meat counter at a Boone supermarket. Justice of the Peace Dave Hodges conducted the ceremony with two shoppers as witnesses, the moment briefly interrupted when an elderly lady asked for jar lids.
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Boone, N.C
Walter Clark
Sharon K. Stewart
Boone
Bristol
Unlawful Alcohol Sale Charges Dismissed
Municipal Court dismissed unlawful liquor sale charges against Granville Thompson Nelsonville William Osborn Athens Route 2 and A. P. Hatch First Street Athens after a state liquor agent raid at the Redman Lodge in Athens Two on July 1.
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Municipal Court
Granville Thompson
Nelsonville
William Osborn
Athens
A. P. Hatch
First Street
Redman Lodge
Youth Held On Forgery Charge In Point Pleasant
A 15 year old juvenile was taken into custody by state police on a check forgery charge, with a 14 year old arrested Thursday evening and due before Judge James Thompson this morning. In a separate incident Glenn F. Harris, 20, of Cutler, charged with failure to yield after a two car crash on Richland Avenue near Athens State Hospital. Max F. Grueser, 19, of Shade Route 1, was the other driver.
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Point Pleasant
James Thompson
Glenn F. Harris
Cutler
Richland Avenue
Athens State Hospital
Max F. Grueser
Shade Route 1
Grain and livestock prices across Ohio and Cincinnati markets
Ohio Department of Agriculture lists No 2 red wheat at 1.28 to 1.35 per bushel, No 2 yellow corn 1.06 to 1.12, No 2 oats 0.68 to 0.75, and soybeans 2.61 to 2.72. Cincinnati(AP) reports cattle and calves receipts light, hogs up 25-35 cents, No 1-2 200-240 lb at 21.35, and 350-400 lb cattle 18.00-18.50, boars 14.50-15.50, sheep untested.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Dept. of Agricash
Cincinnati
USDA
Readability Study Aids High School Journalism
Dr. George R. Klare of Ohio University and Dr. Laurence R. Campbell of Florida State University authored a 16 page study titled Measuring Readability of High School Newspapers. The work outlines applying the Flesch reading ease formula to improve printed media and will be sent to Quill and Scroll chapters this month.
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George R. Klare
Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences
Laurence R. Campbell
Florida State University
Quill and Scroll
Klare
Donation to Children's School Highlighted by DAV Auxiliary
At a Monday meeting of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in Pomeroy a donation was made toward the Mentally Retarded Children's School. Committees named included Freda Watkins Mildred Wolfe Mary Madden and Sadie Wolfe. A chicken dinner was held to reach the membership quota.
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Pomeroy
Disabled American Veterans
DAV Hall
Freda Watkins
Mildred Wolfe
Mary Madden
Sadie Wolfe
Auxiliary
Skyline Speedway to Boost Cash In 1967 Title Races
The Skyline Speedway championship night raises cash prizes by 50 dollars for modifieds and 25 dollars for stocks. Winners earn 450 and 225 respectively. Veterans like J D Leas Jim Fizer Larry McPeek Bobby Morgan and Tommy Dickson are slated for the modified scramble along with MacClingan. Stock contenders include Darrell Dexter Darrell Willie Ronnie Bond Bob Boyles Jim Wigal Mick Headley and Monty Goodfellow. Pre feature contests welcome speedway fans at County Road 53 beyond Stewart northwest of Route 50E.
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J. D. Leas
Jim Fizer
Larry McPeek
Bobby Morgan
Tommy Dickson
MacClinga
Chauncey Personal News From Portland Visit
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Darst spent several days in Portland Indiana and nearby areas last week with his brother and wife Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Darst and daughter Lois They also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gable and daughters Carol and Karen who were there from Painesville
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S. L. Darst
Portland
Ind
Area
Harvey Darst
Lois
Paul Gable
Carol
Karen
Painesville
Initiation Ceremonies Planned by Bethel 62
Bethel 62 of the International Order of Job's Daughters in Pomeroy plans September initiation ceremonies at the Masonic Temple. Honored Queen Becky Nease presided as reports showed tag day proceeds for the Mentally Retarded School raised 161.95 dollars. Guests included Mrs. Betty Cowan, CBS Pomeroy Chapter worthy matron, Mr. and Mrs. John Sebo, Mrs. Peggy Taylor, and Mr. and Mrs. James Buchanan.
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Pomeroy
Bethel
International Order of Job’s Daughters
Masonic Temple
Becky Nease
Betty Cowan
CBS
John Sebo
Peggy Taylor
James Buchanan
James Hammond 5 Falls From Bridge
James Hammond five fell from a bridge on Middleport Route 1 and was treated for head lacerations at Meigs General Hospital before being released. He was brought in by his mother and is the son of Mr and Mrs William Hammond.
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Pomeroy
James Hammond
William Hammond
Middleport
Meigs General Hospital
Athens Man Sentenced On DWI Charge
Kenneth Arlie Morris twenty seven of Athens Route five pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to two State Highway Patrol charges. He was fined one hundred twenty five dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail with a one hundred eighty day license suspension for driving while intoxicated and fifteen dollars and costs for improper passing. Mrs Lorenzo Davis and her sister Mrs Delea Mohler returned from a three weeks vacation in Rochelle Illinois and in Madison Wisconsin with relatives.
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Kenneth Arlie Morris
Athens Route 5
State Highway Patrol
Lorenzo Davis
Delea Mohler
Rochelle
Ill
Madison, Wis
Ohio State Fair Draws 76 Athens Area Exhibits
The 1967 Ohio State Fair opens August 24 at Columbus with 6 044 competitive exhibitors a 10 rise from 1966. Franklin County leads Ohio county displays at 1355 while Indiana sends 543 out of state, and Athens County contributes 21 exhibits among 74 from area counties. The fair runs through September 4 with record high commercial exhibits.
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Ohio State Fair
Athens
Columbus Fairgrounds
E. J. Keirns
Ohio State
Indiana
Keirns
Perry
Meigs
Gallia
Hocking
Morgan
Vinton
Middleport Personal Notices Travel to Portsmouth for Alan Wallace Visit
Middleport residents Dwight Wallace and family depart for Portsmouth Virginia to spend a week with Hospitalman Alan Wallace their son. Gene Abbott and Lancaster relatives visit Morris and Abbott families while Karl Owen hosts guests Charles Price Kay Susan Bowman and Peter Christopher. Owen had recent Dayton visit with John Goodrich and an Indian Lake trip.
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Dwight Wallace
Nancy
Bruce
Portsmouth
Alan Wallace
Gene Abbott
Lancaster
William Morris
Martin Abbott
Karl Owen
Charles Price
Kay
Susan Bowman
Columbus
Charles E. Price
Christopher
Jon
Ann
Westerville
Dayton
John Goodrich
Indian Lake
WSCS Plans Programs at Heath Methodist Church
Heath Methodist Church WSCS officers met to plan the year with Nan Moore as president Galen Brown as vice president L W McComas and M L French for Class 12 Circle and Walter Hayes and Everett Davis for the Afternoon Circle. Meeting dates were set: WSCS second Monday Afternoon Circle and Eleanor Circle second Thursday and Class 12 third Wednesday.
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Middleport
WSCS
Heath Methodist Church
Nan Moore
Galen Brown
L. W. McComas
M. L. French
Walter Hayes
Everett Davis
Eleanor
Infirmary residents taken to Meigs Fair
Mrs. Clifford Jacobs and Henry Ewing drove eight county infirmary residents to the Rock Springs Meigs Fair Thursday evening. The six women and two men were guests of the county fair board and attended the Big Bend Minstrel during the event.
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Pomeroy
Clifford Jacobs
Henry Ewing
County Infirmary
Rock Springs
County Fair Board
Big Bend
Athens County land transfers show multiple parcel changes
Parcel transfers list several deeds in Athens County. Lester and Vivian Pittman transfer to Ronald and Shirley Pittman part of Section 36 in Waterloo Two. Marvin and LaVey Phillips to Jack and Anne Lenser in Athens part of lot 40 in Athens Two. Vinnie Roberts to Earlon Roberts in Glouster Section 17 of Trimble Two. Gladys Weber and Arthur Buckle with Vivian Weber and Robert Worthman to Ronald and Martha Litz lots 270-271 in Albany M. 4. Ernio Horner to David and Barbara Lindsey in Section 25 of Alexander Two.
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Lester
Vivian Pittman
Carbondale
Ronald
Shirley Pittman
Waterloo
Marvin
LaVey A. Phillips
Martha M. Litz
Albany
M. 4
Ernio Horner
Athens
David and
Barbara Lindsey
Alexander
Bond Forfeitures Municipal Court Names Listed
Eugene Conner of Columbus charged with speeding with patrol fine 16 dollars John H Turner of Fairborn cited for stop on patrol 14 dollars William Calvert Woellner of Athens unsafe operation patrol 14 dollars Loder P Laomela of Home Sr 63 stop sign patrol 14 dollars William Woellner of Cincinnati left of center patrol 22 dollars David L Kempton of Utah Place 10 charged stop sign patrol 4 dollars Kenneth Ames of Jackson stop sign patrol 14 dollars Anneth Sutherland of Akron stop sign patrol 14 dollars James Bashore of Athens Route 1 speeding patrol 18 dollars
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Eugene Conner
Columbus
John H. Turner
Fairborn
Iiam
Calvert Woellner
Athens
Kenneth R. Ames
Jackson
Anneth R. Sutherland
Akron
James Russell Bashore
Chauncey parish hosts CYF dance evening event
Chauncey parish house hosts a CYF dance from 8 to 11 p m today. A baseball recap notes Cleon Jones had seven hits and scored three runs as New York beat Pittsburgh 6 5 in game one and lost the rematch 6 5 in 14 innings. Astros pitcher Dave Giusti allowed eight hits and earned his first season shutout in a win over Los Angeles. Ohio forecast shows five day stretch with highs 70s to near 80, cooler weekend, showers Saturday and Wednesday.
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Cleon Jones
Pam
New York
Pittsburgh
Dave Giusti
Astros
Los Angeles
Ohio
Duane Kackler
Wadsworth
Ashley
Miamisburg
Cambridge
Steubenville
Pemberville
Lima
Clark
Fred Scott
Scott
Kackley
Paul Mullenhour
Duke Strager
Dave King
Bill Sharp
Mitch Black
Dave Bowers
Strager
Stan Wickam
Bowers
John Martin
Mike McMullen
Roger Garrison
McMullen
Rex George
Dave Poetter
Randy Hall
Poetter
Bill Lyons
Tom Goyer
Jim McKenzie
Bill Schurch
Pace Ashley
Hall
Danny Beam
RBI
McMuhen
Larry McDivitt
Bruce Mchellin
Martin
Larry Orahood
Tom Rausch
Ing
Brian Farrar
Tony Madock
Zimmerman
Terry Montgomery
Montgomery
Ron Stafford
Stafford
Mike Wells
Bruce Mehellin
Finals Saturday In Legion Play Lima Awaits Opponent
The Dayton area Miamisburg and Wadsworth teams won Thursday to reach the semifinals of the state American Legion baseball tournament in Athens. Lima leads the field with undefeated 4-0 mark and awaits the winner of Miamisburg vs Wadsworth in the 9 a.m. semifinal at Trautwein Field, with a possible title game Saturday at 9 a.m. if Lima advances.
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Legion
Nohitter
American Legion
Athens
Wadsworth
Miamisburg
Trautwein Feild
Lima
Trautwein Field
Miamisburg-Wadsworth
Cambridge
Garry Clark
Clay Weds In Muslim Ceremony
CHICAGO Cassius Clay the sidelined world heavyweight champion and his fiancée Belinda Boyd 17 received a marriage license Thursday at the Cook County Clerk Office He may wed in a Muslim ceremony Sunday or sooner if the bride finishes arrangements Involved is Belinda the eldest of the four Boyd children and daughter of Raymond Boyd a Black Muslim family member The couple's marriage follows Clay 25' s recent divorce from Sonji Roi and the couple lives in Blue Island Illinois
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Chicago
P— Cassius Clay
Clay
Belinda Boyd
Raymond Boyd
Cook County Clerk’s Office
Sonji M. Roi
Belinda
Boyd
The
University of Islam
Theamily
Blue Island
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Owers
Pitcher Black
Sac
Rogger
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