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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1977
Page
18
Obituaries list Nick G Pappas of Point Pleasant aged 74 survived by wife Metaxia and son George N with Greek relatives and WWII veteran status. Other notices include Geraldine Wilkinson in Athens Ohio and Laura I Kinsel of Wellston obituary with family details, plus several regional deaths in Pomeroy Wellston Vinton and Jackson. Graveside and church services scheduled across Crow-Hassell and other local funeral homes.
Weather continues clear in Southeast Ohio with lows near 60 and highs around 80. Extended outlook calls for fair conditions Friday and Sunday with a chance of showers Saturday. statewide harvest and spraying conditions favorable Thursday and Friday with cooler stockmen relief in the next few days.
The Hocking Valley Parish CMF hosts Family Night Thursday at 6 30 pm at Tom Jenkins Dam with rain plan to Trimble Church. Attendees bring table service and a dish to share while men cook hot dogs and hamburgers. The Chauncey Young adult Fellowship resumes Sunday with a 6 30 am departure for Ohio Cavern trip and an outdoor worship directed by Becky Wilson. nineteen young adults have joined the summer outings.
Esther A Roop of Rockbridge died early today at Doctors North Hospital in Columbus after admission Sunday. Born in Hocking County, daughter of the late Ernest and Ella Daubenmire, she retired from Anchor Hocking. Survived by son Ernest A Roop and two daughters Helen Griffin and Norma Wharton, six grandchildren, two great grandchildren, sister Goldie Roop, and sisters Fannie and Dorothy Jackson. Funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. Heinlein Brown Funeral Home with Rev Carl Gutekunst. burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Gwendolyn Sue Morris Clark 29 of 1292 Sunbury Road Columbus died Tuesday after an extended illness Born in Wellston she was daughter of John E and Waltus S Morris She was a housewife attended St Thomas Catholic Church in Columbus and wife of John L Clark She had three sons Scott Sean and Shane all at home Her grandmother Alta Murphy of McArthur sisters Madeline Wicker Joyce Sprague Becky Morris brothers Paul Alaska and John Patrick Morris Whitehall The funeral is Friday at 10 am at St Silvester Catholic Church Zaleski Rev Fr Charles Grittin officiating Burial in St Sylvester Cemetery Rosary Wednesday at 7 30 pm at James M Blower Funeral Home McArthur
Logan area residents and others named include Greg Inhoden William H Miller Jr Kevin Brown Susan B West Clarence Reed Dina Bailey Jean I Harden Shelva McKinley Daniel Sanders Harold Rowland John Brown Parley Lehman Vera Backus Leros Scribner Dale L Johnson John P Parry John K Stump Angelika Stump Kenneth Rutter Earl L Kitchen George Boggs Margaret FE Mosure Dave Newhart Edna M Sowers Steve Dicker son Charles O Davis Mary Den nis Tommy K Rollins Robert W Stimson Jeanette Lightfoot Robert Lt Barnes Loren RK Carroll Edgar Cunningham Charles FE Russell Peggy Dalton and other listed voters. The 35 names were drawn to establish a jury venue for the county court. Names span Logan Clarence Laurelville Rockbridge Haydenville Murray City and nearby townships. The list includes multiple street addresses and routes in Logan and surrounding communities.
Quotations from the NASD show representative interdealer prices as of about 3 pm. Markets shift through the day. prices exclude markup, markdown or commission. Institutions and firms named include Acceleration Corp Banc Ohio Corp Beasley and Berkley Bio Eng Beverage Mang ig Drum Evans Farm Buckeverin' Columbia Net core fal stolere Financial ind Coro veston Houston S&L Corp Pike Natural Gas Retail Merchants ind tein.
Reports list multiple ambulance responses: Harvey Deem 67 of 1832 W Union St to O Bleness with stomach pains on Tuesday afternoon. Ralph Kile 73 from Athens Mall to O'Bleness after a fall. Guy Gardner 98 assisted after fall on State Street. Also Mildred Hawley to Holzer Medical Center, Todd Lathey 11 months to Holzer, Dawn Eynon to Eastern High School then Veterans Memorial Hospital, a Meigs Mental Health Center transfer to Holzer, Dewayne Dowell to Veterans Memorial, and Edna Roush Mason to Pleasant Valley Hospital.
The Parkersburg Community College offers a Defensive Driving Course Saturday taught by Gene Sigman coordinator of PCC Public Service Division. Successful participants may have three points removed from their West Virginia driving records. Co sponsored by WV Safety Council and National Safety Council the course runs 8 am to 5 pm with a $10 class fee and $4 textbook. Enrollment during regular PCC registration or morning of class. CEU awarded. Contact Sigman at 424 8299 for details.
Thirteen students at Hocking Technical College have been certified by Ohio as emergency medical technician paramedics EMT P. Among the new paramedics are Joe Koker Nelsonville Fawn Way Millfield Brian K Conde Reedsville James C Horst Galloway Richard E Smith Ralph Bell Wheelersburg James A Landon Tuppers Plains Gregory Clements Springfield Anita Gaulke Newark Bryan Schmidt Westlake Brian Towler Waverly Kenneth Wilkins Orient. Students in the program receive training in both classroom and clinical situations. They completed courses covering rescue techniques rappelling and advanced emergency patient treatment.
Freda Middleswart and John Wayne Fleming were indicted for aggravated murder in the July 4 death of William Clayton Middleswart after an autopsy showed arsenic poisoning. Fleming’s hearing was postponed when his counsel withdrew and new counsel was appointed. other defendants named include Calvin Mayle, George Hosey, Terry Brewer, Ronald Harbour, Homer Cole, and Austin Newsome with jurors listed.
Fragmented entry lists Mr and Mrs Kalix and other families with daughters and sons in Athens Nelsonville Millfield and surrounding areas. Includes numerous names without coherent events or dates, offering mainly associations rather than actions.
A severe electrical storm in Meigs County damaged multiple structures. The Mulberry Avenue apartment complex in New Haven lost part of its roof and flooded first floor units, forcing evacuations. A large tree near the Meigs County Courthouse blocked Second Street after 6 30 am. The Ekias home on County Road 3 was struck by lightning with minor exterior damage. The Middleport Fire Department responded to the scene.
Bob Eynon of Syracuse was charged by Meigs County Sheriff James Proffitt with breaking into a home owned by Mrs. Marie DiCiavitro. He will appear before Judge Robert Buck this week. Two juveniles were questioned in vandalism to three tractors at the Russell Cummins farm. One tractor owned by Floyd Cummins had oil line damage. Wires, battery, and seat were damaged. Two tractors belonging to Russell Cummins had fuel and radiator caps stolen and tools taken.
A scanned roster lists individuals admitted at Mount St Mary including Wiliam Evener Athens Arthur Roberts Mrs Debra DeBolt Murray City and others such as Mrs Lillan Drake Jacksonville Miss Tia Pearsall Buechtel Master Jason Hamilton New Straitsville Heather Burns New Lexington Jerry Knoderer Glouster and more. The fragmentary OCR shows numerous names tied to towns like Nelsonville Albany and Martin Chiet with several middle initials and titles.
Mr and Mrs Robert Coblentz announce the birth in Hocking Valley of a child at Logan. Others named include Gary Miller of Union Furnace, Dorothy Bray of McArthur, Fannie McAfee of Wellston, Jefferson Fetheroll of South Bloomingville, Henry Cook of Lewis Davis, Randolph Cox, Billy Callender, Charles Hoops of Logan, Brenda Starr, and Mrs Larry Welch with daughter.
The notice lists admitted veterans Memorial names including Lillie Adams Leona Hensley Dana Canter Winnie Dailey Leslie Wheeler Carol Coleman Roger Klein Chitton Robert Dye Etta Will Kevin Stewart and others. Dismissals include Christie Laudermill Edith Woolard James Scally Mark Still Hazel Phillips and several more.
A list of individuals connected to Pleasant Valley including Josephine Voss Arnold Bush Captain Charlie Stone Mrs Ora Durham Mrs Charles Whitt Mrs Albert Cremeans Kelly Bonecutter Mary McDermitt Mrs William Smith Mrs Harry Thomas Mrs David Rhodes Mrs R M McKinney Clyde Porter Grace DeVault and William Gygax.
The New Marshfield Constitution Lodge 426 F&AM holds a special meeting for Fellow Craft work at 7 30 pm. Trimble Ladies Park Committee convenes at 7 00 pm. Loyal Berean Class meets at Glouster Church on Christ at 7 30 pm. Jacksonville Old Settlers Senior Citizens Club gathers at the center at 7 00 pm. Non-certified employes OAPSE meets at Alexander High School at 7 00 pm.
Bonnie S Boals 33 Logan fined 200 costs for driving while intoxicated and 10 days in jail with 60 day license suspension. Bernice Mo Hart 43 Coolville had charges dismissed for insufficient evidence. David V MooVMeComps 26 Albans Route 30 expired license. sheriff’s department $10 costs. Ann L Flynn 22 Chargin Walls. Robert Walls charged with possession of marinions. $50 costs. Dissolution petitions listed for numerous couples across multiple towns including Portland Minersville Pomeroy and Reedsville, naming pairs and addresses in aggregation.
Eight counties in Area Eight Agency on Aging will send Meigs County seniors to the Ohio State Fair on Friday. Two Greyhound buses depart at 8 am from the Senior Citizen Center with funding covering half transportation costs for those over 60. A noon dance contest and daytime entertainment are planned at the fair.
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