Area Death Notices Herald Mason Civic Leader Dies
Mason County and Bend Area figure Herman Layne, 72, died Monday at Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis after a heart attack. A New Haven native, he led local businesses and served on town council and church boards. He set a baseball world short-base path record in the mid 1920s with Toronto, later played for several major teams, and helped form the Hartford Tigers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Herman Layne
Mason County
Bend Area
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
John G
Louella Riggs Layne
New Haven High School
West Virginia University
Layne
Mason County Bank of
Bend Rotary Club
St. Paul's Lutheran Church of
New Haven Builders Corp
Hidden Valley Golf Club
National Youth Administration
Hartford Tigers
Ohio Valley Association
Toronto
Cincinnati
Evar Swanson
Bristol, Tenn
Harry
Detroit Tigers
Augusta
Pittsburgh Pirates
Louisville
Three Wellston Men Fined After Brawl
In Wellston Mayor's Court three men Napper Gregory and Steve Gregory were fined 50 dollars and costs on two charges disturbing the peace and fighting. William E. and William F. Watson were fined 50 dollars and costs for squealing tires and fast take off. Hayes forfeited 60 dollar bond for leaving the scene. Loper was fined 150 dollars and costs and jailed three days for driving under the influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Duchess Bar
Ray R. Napper
Laird Gregory
Steve Gregory
William E. Watson
William F. Watson
James V. Hayes
John K. Loper
Meeting Changed By Tri County Human Rights Panel
The Tri County board of trustees human rights committee will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. at the central office on Poston Route 50 A. The session was moved from 7 30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Human Rights Committee
The
Tri-County Board of Trustees
Poston
Obituaries from Athens Logan and New Marshfield
Three obituaries report deaths in Athens Logan and New Marshfield with survivors and funeral details. Charlotte Frashier of Athens 86, husband George predeceased. Merritt Wonn Sr. 90 of Logan long time church member and store owner. Harold A Barrows 80 of New Marshfield former farmer.
Obituary of Mrs. Bessie Ahle Glouster Resident
Mrs. Bessie Ahle 92 former Glouster area resident died Tuesday in Valley Hills Nursing Home Mc Connellsville. Born Morgan County daughter of George and Emma Lent Vincent she belonged to Wrightstown Bible Christian Church. Preceded in death by husband Emery son Eldon sister and four brothers. Nieces and nephews survive. Services Thursday 1 pm Wrightstown Church Rev Willard Dutcher officiating burial in church cemetery. Friends may call Van Fossen Funeral Home 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm.
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Minersville
Kearns Roush
Forrest Run
Roush
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Pomeroy
Ray Pickens
Meigs County
Harry B
Etta Mae Roush
Union Barge Lines
Mary K. Roush
Yvonne Richardson
Rachel Gorman
Columbus
Manning
Robert
Lewis
Ewing
William Perrin
Gilmore Cemetery
Charleston
Harry
Clarence Fisher
Bert Grimm
Hartford Tigers
Norine Fisher Layne
C. M. Adams
New Haven
Bruce Adams
Raymond
Parkersburg
Otto Grimm
Clare Horner
Canton
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
John Haeverly
Kirkland Memorial Gardens
Foglesong Funeral Home
Logan
Flossie M. Moore
Laurelville
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hocking County
Jake Bainter
Samuel Moore
Paul Thomas
Doris Disbennett
Phyllis Swackhammer
Charles
Robert Febes
Circleville
Lawrence Febes
California
Patricia Hettinger
Amanda
Leonard-Lyke Funeral Home
William Bougher
Mount Olive Cemetery
M. Helene Wilson
Middleport
Whetstone
Southwick
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Worthington
Theodore
Lulu Wilson
North Broadway
Albany
Delbert Clarence Brickles
Springfield
Lee
Delbert
Dean
Ray
Dana Brickles
Jerry
David
Beverly Carnes
Mildred
Tinnie
Cindy
Tammy Brickles
Josephine Dilcher
Braynton Beach
Fla
Grace Pierce
Elkins Grove Valley
Ill
Howard
Kokomo
Ind
Avery
Louisville
Edward Welch
England
Edgar Welch
Bigony Funeral Home
J. Stiles
Wells Cemetery
W. Merritt Wonn Sr
Wilson Ave
Wesley
Kate Kern Wonn
Immanual United Methodist Church
Wonn
Meritt Wonn Jr
Alliance
Marion
Mary Frances) Allen
George Wonn
Gertrude Heft
Arta Wonn
Myrtle M. Wenn
Heinlein
Conrad O. Diehm
Forest Rose Cemetery
Lancaster
New Marshfield
Harold A. Barrows
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Athens
Mac
Lavina Ridenour Barrows
Church of Christ of
Mabel
Nick
Grace) Budimier
Gary
Wayne
Dorothy) Johnson
Kenneth Davis
Lee Barrows
New Matamoras
Eldon Barrows
Frank
Edith) Throckmorton
Lloyd Barrows
Ernest Barrows
Ewington
Kenneth Barrows
Jagers and Sons Funeral
Elmer Sparrow
New Marshfield Cemetery
Glouster
Bessie Ahle
Valley Hills
McConnellsville
Morgan County
George
Emma Lent Vincent
Wrightstown
van Fossen
Holzer ICU opens completing Gallipolis medical complex
The Holzer Medical Center ICU opened today as the final area of the complex to begin operations. Nine beds for acutely ill patients will be staffed by specially trained nurses under Cathy Hill RN with coordination by Drs. Berkich and Walker. Visiting hours are limited and certain items are restricted.
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Gallipolis
Holzer Medical Center
Hugh P. Kirkel
Beulah Ward
Cathy Hill
Edward Berkich
Isom Walker
Missing gun sought in Evans homicide in Hocking County
Hocking County Sheriff Paul Hartman asked for public help locating a hammerless LC Smith 12 gauge double barrel shotgun missing from the home of 88 year old Clifford Pete Evans. Evans was found murdered Sunday at his Route 33 residence near Johnny Appleseed State Park with no bullets involved.
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Logan — Hocking County
Paul Hartman
Clifford
Pete) Evans
Route 33
Johnny Appleseed
Evans
Hartman
Athens-Hocking County
Joubert (Peck) Jeffrey
Nelsonville
Owen Yaw
Hocking County
Divorce Granted in Meigs County Court Cases
A divorce was granted to Elwyn R. Yost from Frances M. Yost on gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Two additional suits were filed: Kenneth L. Carsey versus Sheila A. Carsey and Helen M. Knotts versus Frank J. Knotts, at various addresses.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Elwyn R. Yost
Frances M. Yost
Kenneth L. Carsey
Middleport
Sheila A. Carsey
Helen M. Knotts
Minersville
Frank J. Knotts
Nelsonville
Meigs County Deeds And Transfers Recap
Richard Bo and Ada Jane Rowe transfer a lot in Letart to Raymond L. and Kay M Rowe. Harold and Carol J Wolfe receive acreage in Rutland from Nellie Vale. Marcia J. Harrison transfers acreage in Rutland to Jerry and Charlotte Ek. Brown Waldain fs and Bernice E. May move lots in Middleport to Harold E. and Carol J Wolfe. Florence M. Rowe sells a lot in Middleport to Alfred F. McCoy. Dorothy and George L. Arnold transfer a lot in Olive Two to Charles Ro and Carole R Swagger. Joe and Kathryn Denison convey lots in Middleport to Sidney B. and Carolyn E. Little. William H. and Alva Lee Reed transfer acreage in Orange Two to Athens County Savings and Loan Co l. Roger and June Epple convey acreage in Orange Two to Linda Bentley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bo
Ada Jane Rowe
Letart
Raymond L
Kay M Rowe
Harold
Carol J. Wolfe
Rutland
Nellie Vale
Marcia J. Harrison
Jerry
Charlotte Ek. Brown Waldain
Color TV Stolen From Vinton Home
Burglary at the residence of Mrs. John Palmer near Radcliff reported by Vinton County Sheriff. Home ransacked while Mrs. Palmer is away. theft of a color television discovered by her mother Mrs. Gladys Pierce.
Middleport Council Fails to Convene Quorum
The Middleport Town Council did not hold its Monday night meeting due to a lack of a quorum. Several village lots were noted as needing cleaning and mowing.
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Glouster
Middleport
Middleport Town
Wellston Hires Eight Teachers Amid Coach Vacancy
The Wellston Board of Education hired eight teachers at a special session and approved ten substitutes plus a 20 cent per hour raise for title program workers. A basketball coach position remains open as school nears start. new staff include Mel Carter and Merle Hardinger among others. new roles also include a part time attendance officer, a school nurse, and a substitute bus driver. Allen Griffith was named Ohio School Board conference delegate and the district voted to join the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joann Hunter
Wellston
Wellston Board of Education
Mel Carter
Coalton
Merle Hardinger
Bundy
Gaylord Coffey
Central
Meigs Courthouse Remodeling Contracts Awarded
Meigs County Commissioners awarded the courthouse remodeling to King Contracting Co. of Jackson for 148 200 with additional bids to A J Stockmeister Inc 820 063 and Northwest Electric Co 32509 totaling 262 772. Architectural firm Besley Lee and Vargo to negotiate, project completion about seven months.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
King Contracting Co
Jackson
King Contracting
A. J. Stockmeister, Inc
Northwest Electric Co
Besley, Lee and Vargo
Marietta
Vernon Inc
Wesley A. Buehl
Meigs
Accidents Investigated In Hocking County
Logan The Hocking County Sheriff's department investigated two accidents Friday and cited one driver. At 8 40 a m Clayton E Stahr 29 Laurelville was east bound on Route 180 when a dog ran into the road. Stahr applied the brakes and went into a skid of about 78 feet. His vehicle struck the Old Mound Crossing store property of Dexter Crosby. At 1 45 p m Floyd Hartman 65 Logan Route 5 was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance ahead when his vehicle struck a car driven by Margaret J Farrar 33 Logan Route 4 who was turning left off Route 93 North into the Logan Meat Supply parking lot. The Hartman car skidded 75 feet before the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Margaret J. Farrar
Logan Meat Supply
Hartman
Middleport EMS
Middleport Emergency Squad transported Mrs. David Miller of 668 S Seventh St to Holzer Medical Center at 12 39 p m Saturday for medical attention.
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Middleport
David Miller
S. Seventh St
Holzer Medical Center
Bee Stings Hospitalize Vinton Boy
A 14 year old Vinton County youth, Jim Riley, was rushed to Chillicothe Hospital after multiple bee stings near Route 50 two miles west of McArthur. He improved by morning. his mother Marilyn Riley works as a health nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Riley
Marilyn
Vinton County
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