Obituary notices from Shawnee and surrounding areas
The Rev. Jessie Lee Thompson 74 of Shawnee died Tuesday night at Mount St. Mary Hospital Nel sonville after a brief illness. Survived by his wife Maud M five sons and four daughters. services Saturday 2 p.m. at Old Straitsville Baptist Church. Also notices for Norma Vaughan 46 Glouster. Harold H. Choguill 83 Stockport. Wilburt W. Stewart 87 Logan.
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Shawnee
Jessie Lee Thompson
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Maud M
George
Seville
Hubert
Akron
David
Logan
Carl
William
West Jefferson
Lucille McDonald
Murray City
Mona Dunkle
New Lexington
Glenna Brennan
Doylestown
Patricia Neal
Eastlake
Vernon
Arkon
Glouster
Norma Vaughan
Firwood Place
Columbus
Wilburt W. Stewart
Third St
Maxville
William and
Jerusa Hamilton Stewart
Gore
Ex Restaurant Owner Dies In Arizona
Lonnie B. Slagle 67, of Phoenix and former Athens resident, died Tuesday at Good Samaritan Hospital Phoenix. Survived by wife Ethel daughter Jean Puzz two sisters and brother. services Friday at Bethany Chapel Phoenix with burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. MASON Walter Bulmer Sr 87 Hartford died at Holzer Medical Center Survivors include wife and 5 children services Saturday at Foglesong Funeral Home Mason. auther Frederick Mourning 85 Middleport died at Veterans Memorial Hospital Pomeroy born Point Pleasant retired railroad engineer services Saturday at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home Middleport. Burial plans incomplete.
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Athens
Lonnie B. Slagle
Phoenix
Ariz
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ethel
Jean Puzz
Ray
Marysville
Calif
Osa Chadwick
Ed Aills
Bethany Chapel
the Grimshaw Funeral Home
Bethany Home Road
Greenwood Memorial Park
Mason
Walter Bulmer, Sr
Hartford
Holzer Medical Center
Middleport
Frederick
Fred
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy
Rawlings- Coats
Max Donahue
Death notices for M. G. Lewis Lewie Hatem and Hulda P. Northcutt
M G Lewis known as Lewis Hatem dies in Homs Syria at age unknown after heart attack while visiting relatives. Funeral and burial held in Homs. memorial service Monday 2 p m at St Augustine Church New Straitsville. Hulda P Northcutt 69 Nelsonville Route 1 died at Monterey Nursing Home Columbus after months there. survivors include daughter June Frazer and two sisters. arrangements later by Johnson Funeral Home Nelsonville. may call at residence after noon.
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New Straitsville
M. G. Lewis
Lewis Hatem
Homs
Syria
St. Augustine Church
Nelsonville
Hulda P. Northcutt
Happy Hollow
Monterey Nursing Home
Columbus
Athens County
Charles
Lola Lewis
Albert
June Frazer
Rose Curry
Buchtel
Mary Smith
Johnson Funeral Home
Bridge work jackets claim leads to bond for supervisor
Point Pleasants construction supervisor Robert Hoening is free on a 55 dollar bond after a safety inspector charged life jackets were not available for workers on the new Ohio River Bridge superstructure. Hoening says jackets are available if workers want them. A hearing with Justice Olivia Mahan is set for Friday.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio River
Henderson
Robert Hoening
Dana Rayburn
Rayburn
Hoening
Justice of the Peace
Olivia Mahan
Three Cars Hit When Brakes Fail
Gallipolis Ohio State Patrol reports three car collision on Route 124 east of Racine at 9 30 am. A car driven by Randall Proffitt 18 Portland was eastbound and struck the Proffitt vehicle after an unidentified car stop failure. Moderate damage with no injuries. White cited for assured clear distance.
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Gallipolis
Ohio State Patrol
Racine
Randall Proffitt
Portland
Proffitt
White
Auxiliary Of Hospital To Hold Sales
The ladies auxiliary of Veterans Memorial Hospital sponsors a rummage sale the week of September 8 at the former Phillips Sisters Dress Shop on Court Street. The sale runs Thursday to Saturday with early clothing and shoe donations accepted at the shop. Proceeds fund new hospital equipment.
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Pomeroy
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Phillips’ Sisters
Court Street
Dog Not Forgetting Master Returns To Graveside In Budapest
Timea the black mongrel showed devotion after her master's death burying him three months earlier and returning to the graveside daily despite cemetery guards efforts. Society for cruelty prevention intervened and placed Timea in a stray dogs home at Fot. Dr Tibor Ballo then took Timea home to cheer her but she remained despondent, later escaping and not yet found.
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Budapest
P— Timea
Timea
Hungarian Society For the Prevention of
Fot
Tibor Ballo
Twins and births at Holzer Medical Center
In Gallipolis and nearby towns new births are reported at Holzer Medical Center. A son and a daughter were born to Mr and Mrs James E Trout in Gallipolis, a daughter to Mr and Mrs Marlin D Rose in Gallipolis, a daughter to Mr and Mrs Olan C Wilt in Hamden, a son to Mr and Mrs Fred M Priddy in New Haven, a son to Mr and Mrs Gary A Chapman in Point Pleasant, a son to Mr and Mrs Basil C Bailey in Pomeroy, and a son to Mr and Mrs Ronald Nicholas in Scottown. Several individuals were discharged including Mrs William Miles Bennett and son and others listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Trout
Gallipol’s
Marlin D. Rose
Gallipolis
Olan C. Wilt
Hamden
Fred M. Priddy
New Haven
Gary A. Chapman
Point Pleasant
Basil C. Bailey
James C. Norton
Pomeroy
Ronald Nicholas
Scottown
William Miles Bennett
Alva J. Coates
Richard FE. Cox, Jr
Charles Aaron Davis
Roger Allen Eolin
Randall E. Harrison
Norman R. Hendrix
Harry Houdashelt
Dencil Hudson
L. David McCarley
A. Jackson McFann
William Leroy Morgan
Bernard Lee Neutzling
John J. Smith
Rodney L. Smith
Michael Arthur Taylor
Edward Wolfe
Shirley Ann Boggess
Bert Gilkey
Jerry L. Cline
Jackie L. Jenkins
Lincoln Stiltner
Racine Notes on Local Families and Travel
Walter Tuttle on furlough from the Army heads to Saigon. The Dick Taylor family of Gallipolis visited the Clelands. The Sell ers return from Stoutsville Camp. Several families made trips to Canada and the Midwest, including the Maynards, Wilcoxens, Hall, and Pickens groups. Visitors from Columbus, Athens, Gahanna, Mason, and Vinton joined relatives in Racine during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Morris Racine
Walter Tuttle
Saigon
Dick Taylor
Gallipolis
Frank Cleland
Paul Sellers
Stoutsville
Booster Club Schedules Tag Day and Meet Dates
Southern Band Boosters members heard Ralph Sayre and Robert Shaver outline new policies on lunch, discipline and practice attendance. Tag Day was set for Saturday Oct 4 and the first football game announced for Sept 5.
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Racine
Ralph Sayre
Robert Shaver
Southern Band Boosters
Sayre
Billy Hill
Carl Morris
Harold Burke
John William Stobert
Charles Norris
Charles Alkire
Martha Lou Beegle
Ann Wellman
Victor Wolfe
Firemen Plan Contests In Pomeroy Festival
POMEROY The Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department plans a Labor Day parade at 10 15 a m through downtown to the Mechanic Street parking lot Then a chicken barbecue in the new shelter with dine in and takeout options A buck et brigade and pumper contest with units from Pomeroy and nearby will award large first and second place trophies Proceeds fund new community equipment
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Pomeroy
Mechanic Street
Haydenville Scout Trip and Visits Report
Haydenville Girl Scout Troop No. 752 spent a weekend at Echo Hills with leaders Mrs. Ray Chute and Mrs. Tracy Conrad. Members include Jackie Conrad Lynn Chute Barbie Swaim Sarina Swaim Brenda Lehman Pam Phares Lee Ann Mojzer and Tamara Mace. Kenny Kline Tony Neal and Rocky Harkless report a six legged frog sighting in the Old Canal. Mr and Mrs Henry Sparks spent a 10 day vacation with Mr and Mrs Tom Davis and son Tony of Long Beach California visiting naval base sites and local points of interest. Tony returned home with the Sparkses for the rest of the summer. Mr and Mrs Lewis Moore of Springfield visited Mrs Marie Moore and relatives. Virgil Carter of New Marshfield visited Mr and Mrs Homer Carter. Mrs Kathryn Moore and Mrs Eugene Chesser visited Mrs Nellie Sparks of Logan.
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Haydenville
Echo Hills
Jackie Conrad
Lynn Chute
Barbie Swaim
Sarina Swaim
Brenda Lehman
Pam Phares
Lee Ann Mojzer
Tamara Mace
Ray Chute
Tracy Conrad
Kenny Kline
Tony Neal
Rocky Harkless
Kenny
Henry Sparks
Tom Davis
Tony
Long Beach
Calif
Naval Base
Sparkses
Lewis Moore
Springfield
Marie Moore
Virgil Carter
New Marshfield
Homer Carter
Kathryn Moore
Eugene Chesser
Nellie Sparks
Logan
Dump Auto Fires Doused in Gallipolis Fire Call
The Gallipolis Fire Department extinguished two blazes on Wednesday. A car owned by Harry Smith on Route 1 sparked by a backfire caused 25 dollars in damage with no injuries. A Texas Road dump fire was found under control when crews arrived. ten men and two trucks responded.
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Gallipolis
Second
Locust Sts
Harry Smith
Texas Road
Whyte Clan Gathers In Nelsonville
The annual Whyte family reunion took place Sunday at Nelsonville City Park. Local attendees included Meade Whyte, Jack Whyte, William Blake and families, Regina Whyte, James Dean and Earich, Maude Whyte, William Watkins and others, with out of town visitors from Kentucky, Logan, Cambridge, and Buchtel.
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Nelsonville
Whyte
Meade Whyte
Jack Whyte
William Blake
Willie
Jay
Regina Whyte
James Dean and
Earich
Maude Whyte
William Watkins
Linda
Tersea
Tom Odenthal
Matt
Melyn
Mark
Mary Finsterwald
Lexington
Charlene Doouin
Kimberlee
Nicholsville
James Carpenter
Jamie
Doug
Logan
Franklin Hill
Rockey
Jeff
Michael
Tracey
Amy
John David
Cambridge
Terry
Pat Whyte
Lillian Leake
Buchtel
Chester Fire Department Barbecue Planned for Labor Day
The Chester Fire Department will host its annual barbecue featuring ribs and chicken with homemade ice cream cake and pie. Service starts at 11 30 a m followed by a parade at 1 40 p m and a garden tractor pull at 3 p m Proceeds fund department equipment.
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Chester
Chester Fire Department
Massive Rock Festival Eyes Bigger White Lake Event
New York organizers plan an expanded three day rock festival for August 21 23 in White Lake New York population 3000 at Max Yasgur dairy farm site. About 400000 youths attended last year causing traffic food water and medical shortages and a 1 million dollar deficit. In Point Pleasant a false alarm summoned fire crews to Pleasant Valley Hospital. Marriages Licenses listed: Don Gilbert Pujlin 24 Point Pleasant West Virginia and 21 year old. Walter La 22 Pomeroy and Potsy Alley 19 Racine.
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New York
Grand Canyon
White Lake
N. Y
Michael Lang
Max Yasgur
Meigs
Don Gilbert Pujlin
Point Pleasant
W. Va
The
Middleport
Walter la
Pomeroy
Potsy Alley
Racine
Horse School Planned For 4 H Members
SWAN A multi county Horse Management School is set for 4 H youth and horsemen. Four meetings run September 8 15 22 29 from 730 to 930 PM at Swan Elementary seven miles north of McArthur Route 93. Dr Charles Hutton OSU will speak on Horse Nutrition Brood Mare Management and Trail Rides plus Show Improvement. Final session features Dr A P Smith Athens County vet on Internal Parasites and Health.
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SWAN
McArthur
Charles Hutton
Ohio State University
A. P. Smith
Athens County
Gun Club Winners Announced at Hill Top Gun Club
Nelsonville report shows Roger Davis and Loie Pauley among top shooters with multiple perfect scores at 16 yards. From 25 yards Bob McCafee Jack Neal and John Burchfield scored once. Davis went 10 for 10 at 21 yards. Keefer and Pauley claimed doubles and singles in various events. Keefer previously won doubles with 46 of 50.
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Nelsonville
Hill Top Gun Club
New Marshfield
Roger Davis
Loie Pauley
Bob Smith
John Burchfield
Ralph Elist
Clarence Carsey
Ed Martin
Max Bumgardner
Dick Hubbard
Clyde Ely, Jr
Ralph Keefer
Pauley
Bob McCafee
Jack Neal
Buddy
Davis-Pauley
van Fossen-Elist
Collins
Keefer-Reedy
Pauley-Pauley
Notice to bidders for Ohio National Guard Armory work
Sealed proposals are invited by the Adjutant General of Ohio for replacing aluminum windows steel guards exterior doors asphalt shingle roof and related repairs at the Ohio National Guard Armory Marietta Ohio. Bid blanks and specs may be obtained from the Engineering Division Columbus. Bids valid for 30 days after opening. The Adjutant General reserves the right to reject any bid and to meet all bids. Deadline 11 00 A M EOT September 26.
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Front Street
Marietta
Ohio
Adjutant Genero
State of Ohio
Columbus
Adjutant
Adjajarent
S. T. del Corso
Justice divorce petition filed in Athens County Court
Legal notice states Jack C. Justice files for divorce from Patsy Ruth Justice in Athens County Common Pleas Court Ohio on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect. Hearing set after October 9 1969 with attorneys Lavelle and Vanint y noted. Also appointment of Edgar Dele Thompson as executor of Ellie E. Thompson estate with four month creditor filing period.
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Jack C. Justice
Patsy Ruth Justice
Athens County
Jock C. Justice
Lavelle
Vanity
Edgar Dele Thompson
Roag
Lancaster
Ohio
Ellc E. Thompson
Ohio Bell seeks rate increases across multiple services
The Ohio Bell Telephone Company filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio an application for increases and adjustments in rates for basic and other telephone services including intrastate toll and private line services, teletypewriter exchange, and wide area telecommunications. The company seeks approval of proposed schedule changes and effective dates, with copies available at the Commission office in Columbus and the company’s offices.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Com
Mission of Ohio
Ite Exchange
P.U.C.O
Commission
Office of the Commission
North High Street
Columbus
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of
Usio
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
W. BE. MacDonald
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Jessie Thompson
Hocking County
Alfred and
Minnie Hicks Thompson
Interdenominational Association
Humphrey Funeral Home
Old Straitsville Baptist Church
Charles B. Turner
New Straitsville Cemetery
Thomas and
Phoebe McAllister
She
Glouster High School
Larry
Patrick
Cathy
Kerrie
Lewis
Joseph
Lawrence
St. Louis
Delores Melvin
Rosemary Byers
Westerville
St. Anthony Church
Maplewood Cemetery
Egan- Ryan
Harold H. Choguill
Stockport
Podd
Morgan County
Almeda Worthington Choguill
First National Bank of
Morgan
Muskingum
Webb Lodge
Webb
OEF
Harold Mapher
Kathryn LeSabor
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Goldie M. Dubarry
Fawcett-Stone
Chesterhill
Charles Imhoff
Gore United Methodist Church
Earl Hazel Parton
Dwight E
Ashland
Franklin
Estella Nutter Stewart
Heinlein Funeral Home
Oak Grove Cemetery
Lonnie Slagle
Arizona
Longhaven West
Mobile Home Park
Pike County
Slagle
Paramathia Lodge No. 25 F & AM
College Inn
Kanawha County
Timothy and
Lucy Jane Hall Bulmer
State Highway Department
Mariam
Walter, Jr
Donald
Milburn
California
Arthur
Miriam Alice) Smith
East Liverpool
Lucy Jane Bulmer
Foglesong Funeral Home
H. C. Billups
Graham Cemetery
Point Pleasant, W. Va
New York Central Railroad
Ida Mourning
Tuppers Plains
Margaret Mourning
Ironton
Timothy
Lewie Hatem
Mrs
Hulda Northcutt
Richard
Cecil
Sammy
Oscar
Bill Maynard
Canada
Clyde Cross
Lynn
Shirlee Neigler
Francis Morris
Christine Lake
Martin Wilcoxen
South Dakota
Illinois
Martin Hall
Edna Pickens
Florida
Fannie Belle Brown
Keno
Bessie Ervin
Lillian Jividen
Charles Jividen
Dave Thomas
Gahanna
Ann Coe
Larry Grimm
Baby
Roderick Grimm
Anna Wines
Sam Marrs
Vinton
Marrs
Maud Young
Glenna Miller
Mrs. Young
Mildred Roush
Sandusky Bay
Henry Roush
Dale
Booster Club
Bernice Carter
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Gun Club
Messenger
the Messenger
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