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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1966

Page

11

Obituary notices from Gallia to Hocking counties

Multiple obituaries note the deaths of George A. Young 71 of Crown City Route 2 Harley Maxwell 70 of Athens and Stanley Hart 63 of Letart along with Elmer Tucker 57 of Mc Connelsville Route 4 Javen Hess 99 of Athens Mary Mowery 59 of Chillicothe and others. The notices include ages birthplaces service in World War I churches funeral times and burial places with family survivors listed. Funeral services are scheduled at Elizabeth Chapel Church Hughes Funeral Home Graham Methodist Church Littleton Funeral Home and other local houses with burials in St Nicholas Cemetery Mount Zion Cemetery and Memorial Park.

Gallipolis George A. Young Crown City Gallipolis Medical Center John and Mary Young West Newton Libby D. Mayse Young Paul Mary Jo) Porter Dwight Libby Gay) Partley Virginia Franklin John Ruth) Scott Columbus Ronald Jane) Shepperd Huntington Plinky Young Pennsylvania Gallia County Elizabeth Chapel Alfred Harley St. Nicholas Cemetery Waugh - Harley Wood Funeral Athens Harley S. Maxwell Canaan Twp George H Minnie Maxwell Rainbow Division Paramythia Lodge F&am Betty Queenan Grosse Point Mich Virgil Maxwell Jesse L. Maxwell Kingston Leonard M Hughes Funeral Home Earl Bowser W. Union St Letart Stanley Hart Hart Graham _ Methodist Church Mason County Linley Sarah Virginia Oliver Hart Eunice Hart William Isabell) Brown Mason Earl Racine Emory New Haven Nora Ball Lillie Hubbard Middleport Graham Methodist Church James Morrison Graham Cemetery Foglesong Funeral Home Zanesville Elmer Raymond Tucker McConnelsville Malta Manufacturing Co Elmo W. Va Harmon Cora Hutchinson Tucker Athens County Elmyra Tipton Raymond Violet Thorne Carol Carroll Earl FE. Tucker Harold Blue Avenue Chapel Bolin Friend Memorial Park Javen Hess Kimes Hess Reesville Clinton Co Icy Mae Eugene Workman Ritchie Scott San Leandro Cal Burl Hess Miami Fla Hoy Hess Littleton Funeral Home Sabina Lees Creek Jagers and Sons Funeral Home Logan Mary M. Mowery Arch St. Chillicothe Chillicothe Hocking County George Essie Jennie Walden Than

Annie Clark Smith Services Sunday at 2:30

Funeral services for Annie Clark Smith will be held Sunday at 2:30 PM DST at Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home with Reverends Max Donahue Merle Plotner officiating. Burial follows at Bartlett Cemetery. Callers may visit the funeral home after 3 PM Saturday.

Annie Clark Smith Fawcett - Stone Funeral Home Max Donahue Merle Plotner Bartlett Cemetery

Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Slated In Nelsonville

Nelsonville announces Cub Scout Pinewood Derby to start at 2 p m Saturday on the Public Square platform with registration from noon to 1 30 p m open to all registered Nelsonville area Cub Scouts. Meanwhile Bob Clark, 19, treated for injuries to his right leg and ankle from a motorcycle mishap at Mount St Mary ER. Eu gene F Moore, 38, of Cheshire Route 1 injured in lawn mower accident. two toes amputated and she remains hospitalized at Holzer Hospital.

Nelsonville Bob Clark Robert Clark Adams St Mount St. Mary Gallipolis Eugene F. Moore Cheshire Holzer Hospital

60 Exhibits Displayed At Flower Show

Nelsonville Garden Club reported 60 entries in seven classifications of flower exhibits at the First Methodist Church. Separate classes were shown in groupings on separate tables. Mrs. W. W. Warren, show chairman, praised the club and committee for strong local and area participation and cooperation.

Nelsonville First Methodist Church W. W. Warren

New School Hours Set For Eastern Local

Eastern Local officials announced new start times for area schools. Eastern High School begins at 8 40 a m while Chester and Riverview elementary schools open at 8 50 a m and Tuppers Plains School at 9 00 a m. Bus schedules remain as they were last year.

Pomeroy Eastern Eastern High Chester Riverview Tuppers Plains

Hocking Sheriff Seeks Extra Deputy to Handle Workload

Logan Hocking County Sheriff Paul Hartman asked county commissioners for another deputy citing rising tasks for himself and three deputies. He estimated 1650 dollars needed to hire and equip a new deputy for the last four months of 1966. Commissioners delayed a final decision pending funds and approved renting a Laurelville garage as an outpost for the highway department.

Logan Hocking County Paul Hartman Route 33 Laurelville Cylde Underwood Grant Smith Library Board Dicken Addition

Management Changes At Restaurant NELSONVILLE

Fred's Steak House in Nelsonville showed a change of management when Bob Clark of Sir Loui Steak House in Hilliard took charge and the restaurant reopened on August 14. Clark appears to have left the business as the owner, Fred R. Beasley of Athens, was not available for comment. The steak house closed suddenly at the end of May and a future plan announcement was anticipated.

Nelsonville Fred R. Beasley Athens Bob Clark Hilliard Clark

Nelsonville Parade Sales and Events Placed Across Town

Sidewalk sales in conjunction with the Parade of the Hills begin in the morning and run all day Saturday. A teen dance on Public Square Friday at 8 pm, fireworks at 10 pm, free shows at Majestic Theatre Saturday at 10 am and 11:30 am, carnival rides in the afternoon and evening, prizes at 5 pm by the Deggeler Brothers arrival, and the Queens Ball at 9 pm in the Elks Ballroom. Notice of appointment and estate filings follow with probate actions in Athens and Meigs Counties in 1966.

Nelsonville Public Square Majesic Theatre Hor Deggeler Brothers Elks Ballroom

Murray City Youth Cited After Crash

Logan report: Jeffrey L. Kinnison, 16, Murray City, cited for left of center after a collision on Route 664. His car struck a house trailer behind a car driven by Clarence B. Woodburn, 34, of Ashtabula, following a right curve.

Logan Hocking

Three Hocking County crashes prompt state patrol probe

State highway patrolmen investigated three Hocking County traffic mishaps on Thursday. Norman Sales and Lloyd Nixon faced charges for a head on collision on Rauber Road after attempting to avoid a left of center approach. Gene Staley was cited for reckless operation after a Route 33 collision near Route 180. Derl Moore reported a deer strike on Route 33. deer died.

Logan Hocking County Norman Sales Lloyd Franklin Nixon Gore Rauber Road Ewing Sales Ruth Sales Nixon Hocking Gene T. Staley Chauncey Staley Bert Allen Watts Watts Hocking Valley Derl Wayne Moore Orient

Welder's Torch Sparks Fire Destroys Home Near Enterprise

Logan fire crews battled a blaze that badly damaged Wil liam Moder's home on Antioch Road near Enterprise on Thursday. They were called at 11 47 a m and returned at 3 25 p m. Moder said he left a propane torch burning while welding in the connected garage where gasoline and paint stored indoors intensified the fire. No one was in the house and no injuries were reported.

Logan William Moder Enterprise Antioch Rd Moder

Appointment of Executor for Rosler estate in Ohio

Notice announces Fred erick George Rosler of Guysville Ohio named executor of the Julius Fred erick Rosler estate in Athens County Ohio. Creditors must file claims with the fiduciary within four months. Dated August 17, Harold J. Probate judge of the county.

Clair E. Berry Washington Street Athens Ohio Ida Bricker the Plains Athens County Frederick George Rosler Guysville Julius Frederick Rosler

Notice to Bidders for Athens Senior High School Carpet Work

Sealed proposals by Athens City School District to furnish labor equipment and materials for carpet installation at Athens Senior High School will be received by Alice Elliott Clerk of the Board of Education until 12 00 Noon EST September 15 1966. Plans and specs by Joseph Baker and Associates are on file at multiple offices. A deposit of 25 secures plans with full refund if bid is bonded and returned in good order. Bid security 10 percent and performance and payment bonds required. Bids may be opened publicly in the High School Cafeteria. The board reserves right to waive informalities and reject all bids.

Alice Elliott Board of Education Athens City Putnam Drive Athens Ohio Athens Senior High School Joseph Baker FL W. Dodge Corporation Columbus Cincinnati Builders Exchange of West State Street Order of the Board of Education of

Sheriff Sale of Real Estate in Buchtel Ohio

The State of Ohio Athens County offers for sale at public auction September 6 1966 at 1 30 P M at the east door of the Athens Court House the Star Tavern Building in Buchtel known as Lot 325. The premises appraised at 5000 cannot be sold for less than two thirds. Terms are cash. Harold E B Shields Sheriff Athens County Ohio James F Shumaker Attorney

Guy Millholland Margaret Milllholland Court House Athens Ohio State of Buchteltown Buchtel Akron Avenue Hocking Valley Products Company Thomas W. Wallace Athens County Star Tavern Harold EB. Shields James F. Shumaker

Public Auction of Real Estate in Athens County Ohio

In Athens County Ohio under an order of sale the Peoples Banking and Trust Company offers two tracts of land in Troy Township for cash on auction day. Tract one covers about 65.24 acres in Fraction 24 with described bounds and contains. Tract two totals about 74.74 acres in Fraction 24 with detailed metes and bounds. Located on Brimstone Ridge, appraised at 16 000 dollars. Sale at the east door of the Athens County Court House Thursday in September 1966 at 1 30 P M.

Money D. Murphy Violet D. Murphy J. K. Murphy Josie H. Murphy Vaughn Earich Athens County Athens Ohio Aes Troyowit Edward Malone County Road Everett V. Norman Brimstone Ridge Shields Rowland Bridgewater Robe

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