Judge Sets Hearing On Railroad Abandonment Request
Federal Judge Fullam schedules a November 1 hearing on Penn Central's request to abandon 496.4 miles of track affecting ten states. Trustees seek court approval to sell 1,045,593 shares of Madison Square Garden Corp at 3.50 each and settle a loan tied to the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
Madison Square Garden Corp
Fullam
Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad Co
Penn Central
Area Death Notices From Wells ton Hamilton and Wellston
Genev a C Jenkins 70 of 15 W Lith St Wellston died at home from a heart attack. Survived by two daughters Jackie and Sue, a son Floyd, 10 grandchildren, two sisters Flossie Phillip and Carrie Straten, and burial at Ridgewood Cemetery after services at Gaskill Funeral Home. Charles E Sorrell 69 died in Lima after a heart attack. burial in Salem Cemetery. Survived by sisters Zella Howell Maude Kisor and brother Dave. E Floyd Robinson 72 of 805 Allen Ave Hamilton died at home. survived by wife Savilla Swaim Robinson and sons Harry and Raymond. funeral at Youngs Funeral Home. Flowers omitted per family request.
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Wellston
Geneva C. Jenkins
W. Lith St
John W
Susan Bolser Eddy
Jackie Jenkins
Sue Tribby
Floyd Jenkins
Chillicothe
Flossie Phillip
Carrie Straten
Charles E. Sorrell
Gaskill
A. M. Maloy
Salem Cemetery
Sorrell
Lima Hospital
Jackson County
A. J. and
Melinda Spires Sorrell
Zella Howell
Maude Kisor
Dave
Wilkesville
Hamilton
E. Floyd Robinson
Allen Ave
Athens County
Constitution Lodge
F&am
New Marshfield
Nelsonville Businessman Thomas H. Wilson Dies at 77
Nelsonville Thomas H. Wilson 77 of 377 W Washington St died Tuesday in Mount St Mary Hospital after eight years of poor health. A WWI veteran he co owned Wilson Brothers Store and Wilson Oil Co with his late brother A Miller Wilson. Surviving brother J W Dike Wilson of Columbus and relatives. Funeral Friday 1 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev J Lloyd Evans. burial Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Nelsonville
Thomas H. Wilson
Washington St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Thomas
Sadie Miller Wilson
A. Miller Wilson
Wilson Brothers
Wilson Oil Co
France
138Th Infantry
Meuse-Argonne
Wilson
Glenford Dugan Post
American Legion
Republican Party
Philadorian Lodge 157
F&am
First United Methodist Church
J. W. (Dike
Columbus
Mae Wilson
Jack Wilson
Newark
Mary Adeline Rudin
Faye Trout Wilson
Breman
Irma
Johnson
J. Lloyd Evans
Green Lawn Cemetery
Perry County court notes highlight assorted civil and criminal cases
Opal Elkins of New Lexington seeks 35780 in a personal injury action against minor Steven Wilson from a Jan 13 accident in New Lexington that left her injured and unable to work for a period. Other items include DWI fines, contempt jail terms, bond in a reckless operation case, tax-dismissed firm matters, and several estates with appointed executors and administrators. A Gallipolis car break-in on Tawney’s residence is under sheriff’s investigation.
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Opal Elkins
W. Brown St
New Lexington
Steven Wilson
Elkins
Ferdinand P. Dumott
Lexington
Harold Hane
Philo
Leroy E. King
Junction City
Hane
King
Joseph T. Quinn
Columbus
Aloysius Beshara
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Ice Company
Dessie Price
Corning
Allison W. Price
Goldie Frances Courtney
Clifford Mark Courtney
Maude Wilson
Glenn Hickman
Grace Morris
Mable Haffner
Jean Young
Mary T. Horn
New Lexingtor
George F. Horn
Margaret M
Archie
Evelyn M. Downer
Kathleen A. Horn
Stephen E. Horn
Margaret M. Archie
Evelyn B. Taylor
Crooksville
David E. Taylor
Ronald Max Hardy
Zanesville
Irene Hardy Fauley
Oil slick drifts across Lake Huron then vanishes
A mysterious oil slick appeared on southern Lake Huron and vanished the same day. It stretched about 144 miles at one point and a Coast Guard spokesman suggested it likely came from a Great Lakes freighter losing or dumping oil.
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Port Huron
Mich
Lake Huron
Coast Guard
Great Lakes
Meigs Banks Close For County Fair
Meigs County banks in Pomeroy Middleport Racine and Rutland will be closed Thursday for the county fair. Courthouse village hall and other local offices and many businesses will also shut down.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Middleport
Racine
Rutland
Man Beaten and Boots Taken in Gallipolis Robbery
Harold Mattox of Washington Court House was assaulted at the Sportsman Inn in Gallipolis Tuesday night. He was robbed of $25 and his boots, his car keys, and his tires were flattened. The incident is under investigation by Gallia County authorities.
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Gallipolis
Harold Mattox
Washington Court House
Sportsman Inn
Mattox
Gallia County
Missing Person Report Filed in Point Pleasant
A missing person report is filed with the Mason County Sheriff's Department for William W. Morrison of 2407 Lincoln Avenue Apartments Point Pleasant. Morrison, 22, 5'11" 185 pounds, brown hair green eyes, has been missing since the first of the month. Call the sheriff with any information.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County Sheriff’s Department
William W. Morrison
Lincoln Avenue
Morrison
Sheriff’s Office
Point Pleasant Police Investigate Accident
Police investigated a car bicycle collision Tuesday at 5 p.m. Kent Con Stalk, 418 Parkwood Drive Ashland Ohio, rode into a car driven by Linda E Juniper 19 2313 Jefferson Avenue. The boy was treated and released for minor abrasions. Damages were 15 to the bicycle. No citations issued. West Virginia State Police investigated a mishap at 8 15 p.m. on Route 35. Raymond E Neal 16 Henderson drove from a private drive when the door handle struck the left rear of a parked truck owned by Charles Van Sickle Cheshire.
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Point Pleasant
Kent
Parkwood Drive
Ashland
Ohio
Linda E. Juniper
Jefferson Avenue
Pleasant Valley Hospital
West Virginia
Raymond E. Neal
Henderson
Charles van Sickle
Cheshire
Obituaries for Grimm Hysell and Rush with services announced
Mason Georgia Grimm 74 Letart died Tuesday at Dotson Convalescent Home in Mason born November 14 1896 in Mt Alto. Survived by husband Oak Grimm daughter Mrs Jack Riley son William two sisters seven grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday Guiding Star Advent Christian Church Letart Rev Wilbur Baxter. Burial Hopewell Cemetery Mt Alto. Friends may call Foglesong Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Pomeroy Newell Hysell 65 Pomeroy Route 4 died at home late Monday. Life member of Disabled American Veterans veteran of World War I. Survived by wife Dorotha of Columbus brother Dwight Rutland niece Violet Ferguson Columbus nephews Ralph Salyers Conover Frank Salyers Cleveland. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday Ewing Funeral Home Burial Gravel Hill Cemetery Cheshire. Friends may call at the funeral home. Glouster George Rush Glouster died unexpectedly at the home of his son Charles 4914 Betsy Drive Columbus Tuesday evening. Arrangements announced by Van Fossen Funeral Home.
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Mason
Georgia
C. Grimm
Letart
Dotson
Mt. Alto
George Cantor
Isabel Carpenter
Oak Grimm
Jack Riley
William
Myrtle Shields
New Haven
Nona Hughes
New Cumberland
Guiding Star Advent Christian Church
Wilbur Baxter
Hopewell Cemetery
Foglesong Funeral Home
Pomeroy
Newell S. Hysell
Pomeroy Route 4
Dorotha
Columbus
Dwight
Rutland
Violet Ferguson
Ralph Salyers
Conover
Frank Salyers
Cleveland
Ewing Funeral Home
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Glouster
George Rush
Charles
Betsy Drive
van Fossen Funeral Home
Miss Richards Is Honored With Shower
A shower for Cheryl Richards was held recently at Mrs. Paul Richards home on St. Charles Street. Hostesses were Jeanne Richards Sue Richards and Shirley Theisen with Theisen in charge of games. Refreshments served to a list of guests and gifts sent by Kathy Horvath Dott Denney Jerri McCombs Mary Guess and Mary K Backus.
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Nelsonville
Cheryl Richards
Paul Richards
St. Charles Street
Jeanne Richards
Sue Richards
Shirley Theisen
Mrs. Theisen
Carolyn Bookman
Frances Stage
Ruth Lopez
Clara Belle Knight
Frankie Sackett
Lucille Bookman
Eula Horvath
Lucille Weaver
Nevada Quinn
Roberta Daugherty
Frances Guess
Peggy Nelson
Kathy Horvath
Dott Denney
Jerri McCombs
Mary Guess
Mary K. Backus
38 Soldiers Die In Copter Blast Near Grafenwoehr
A U S Army CH47 Chinook carrying 38 aboard exploded over Grafenwoehr Germany. Witnesses report the craft split in two and a fireball fell near the woods. Officials say 25 bodies recovered and the crew included five crew plus 33 from the 56th Artillery Brigade.
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Pegnitz
Germany
Grafenwoehr
Army
European Command
Heidelberg
56Th
Employment figures announced for Point Pleasant office
Point Pleasant Local Office of the West Virginia Department of Employment Security reports 48 placements in July. The office seeks Vietnam veteran training openings and maintains a work file for local veterans. Nationwide requests include machinists welders pipefitters ship fitters and others in Pascagoula. The Youth Corps program in Mason and Jackson Counties ended August 6 benefiting about 190 in-school youths with roughly $65,000 in potential income.
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Point Pleasant
Jack L. Smith
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Sixth Street
Smith
Pascaguola
Mississippi
Mason
Jackson
Jobless claims fall as auto industry swells layoffs
Ohio Bureau reports 15,719 new unemployment claims for the week ended Aug 14, down from 24,105 the prior week and 28,981 in late July. Most layoffs tied to auto manufacturing in Lucas Franklin Montgomery and Mahoning counties. Continuing claims total 96,643 for those out of work a week or more.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Lucas
Franklin
Montgomery
Mahoning
Sale of Athens street bond issue bids due Sept 9 1971
Athens Ohio seeks bids for 32 500 in bonds to fund La Mar Drive improvements. Bonds dated Oct 1 1971 mature 1973 1974 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 bear 5 percent interest with up to 8 percent bids allowed. Highest bidder with lowest rate awarded by lot if needed. Deposit 1 percent with bid.
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Athens
County of
State of
Ohio
East Washington Street
la Mar Drive
Athens National Bank
Savire, Sanders
Mildred Woodburn
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C. Jenkins
Savilla Swaim Robinson
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Young’s Funeral
Labor Day
Valley Forge
the Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Perry County
David Tawney
Meigs
Caravan
Berea College
Harold Edward Duncan
Herman Holcomb
Viand Street
Glenna Davis
Gallipolis Ferry
Miss Richards
Nuernberg-Berlin Autobahn
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