Heat Wave Strains Water and Power Across Cities
East Coast and Midwest cities face water shortages and electric outages as a prolonged heat wave continues. New York declares a water emergency as river water is sent to reservoirs Philadelphia drains reservoirs while DC shuts a vehicle inspection station due to heat and fumes.
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Barton Reppert
Associated Press
National Weather Service
New York City
Philadelphia
New York State
Ohio
Washington
Carmen F. Guarino
District of Columbia
New York
Haydenville Celebration Planned at United Methodist Church
Logan A homecoming at Haydenville United Methodist Church sets Sept 9 with 9 a.m. worship 10 a.m. Sunday School and a noon basket dinner followed by a 2 p.m. afternoon service. Attendees are asked to bring table service with their baskets.
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Logan
Haydenville United Methodist Church
Romanian Official and Ford Engineer Charged in Secret Glass Process Theft
A Romanian government official and a Ford research engineer were charged with conspiring to steal Ford’s glass making process data under a license from Pilkington. Akfirat, held on $100000 bond, and Patrascu, held on $50000, allegedly planned to sell the secrets to Covina Companhia Vidreira Nacional of Lisbon for $250000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
Ford
Detroit
Washington
FBI
Alexandru Patrascu
Ministry of Light Industry
John C. Akfirat
Ann Arbor
Mich
Akfirat
Pilkington Brothers, Ltd
Liverpool
England
U.S
Patrascu
Neil J. Welch
Fanel L. Mangu
Welch
Covina Companhia Vidreira Nacional of
Lisbon
Covina
Dearborn
Portugal
Area death notices list Stewart and Wellston obituaries
Obituaries from Stewart, Wellston, Gallipolis and Point Pleasant note J Frank Cunningham 70 of Stewart died at University Hospital Columbus after a long illness. Surviving family includes wife Carol Linton Cunningham and two daughters. Services Sunday at White Funeral Home Coolville. Also Gaylord Angel 74 of Wellston died at home, survived by daughter Lilly Frye and son Carol Columbus, with services Saturday at Rogers Funeral Home Ridgewood Cemetery burial. Emma S Quickle 82 of Gallipolis formerly of Vinton died at home, with service Sunday at McCoy Moore Funeral Home Vinton. Cassie Duff Riffle 91 of Point Pleasant died in New Carlisle Ohio, with service Sunday Wilcoxen Funeral Home Letart burial Forrest Hill Cemetery. Funeral details include call times and burial arrangements for each line.
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Stewart
J. Frank Cunningham
Marietta
University Hospital, Columbus
Ritchie County
W. Va
Blanche Cunningham
Parkersburg
Ranar Cunningham
American Viscose Corp
Athens Mental Health Center
Carol Linton Cunningham
Rex
Carol Louise) Quinn
Rohnart Park
Calif
Conrad
Fran) Chess
Centennial Cemetery
Wellston
Gaylord Angel
Indiana Ave
Rogers
C. H. Rice
Ridgewood Cemetery
Angel
Lawrence County
Henry and
Lilly Rankin Angel
Columbia Gas of Ohio Co
Wellston Fraternal Order of Eagles
Robert
Lilly Lou) Frye
Montgomery
Ala
Carol Columbus
Dora Felton Angel
Zella Angel
Eagles Lodge
Gallipolis
Emma S. Quickle
Third Ave
Vinton
Glen Summit
Lowe
Laura Hanger Cloud
Tom Quickle
Florence Quickle
Rose Glassburn
Bidwell
McCoy-Moore
C. J. Lemley
Vinton Memorial Gardens
Point Pleasant
Cassie Duff Riffle
Belle Manor
New Carlisle
Ohio
Ambrosia
Mason County
James L
Sarah Gartten Duff
Cecil Riffle
Herman Riffle
Sycamore
Ill
Howard Duff
Pratt
Early F. Riffle
Harry
Gladys) Taylor
Wilcoxen Funeral Home
O. H. Carder
Forrest Hill
Letart
Mona Faye Bennett Rites Set After Death in Nelsonville
Mona Faye Bennett 74 of 871 Chestnut St Nelsonville died early Thursday at Mount St Mary Hospital after a short admission. Born Orbiston Hocking County she was daughter of the late Charles and Susan Dupler McManaway. She belonged to First Christian Church and Eudora Chapter 72 Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are three daughters Mrs Thomas Yost Pleasantville Mrs James Minehart Lancaster and other listed next of kin.
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Nelsonville
Mona Faye Bennett
Chestnut St
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Orbiston
Hocking County
Charles
Susan Dupler McManaway
First Christian Church
Eudora
Order of Eastern Star
Thomas (Wava) Yost
Pleasantville
James (Ois) Minehart
Lancaster
Vandals Damaged Signage at Kingdom Hall in Wellston
Wellston police logged vandalism Tuesday night at the Kingdom Hall on E. 14th Street. A sign and surrounding shrubbery were damaged in the incident.
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Wellston
Kingdom Hall
E. 14Th Street
Cundiff Indicted In Killing In Racine Township
James Cundiff 34 of Racine Route 1 faces a first degree murder indictment in the death of neighbor William Harden 34 on E Main Street in Racine Township. Harden died from a chest wound and skull injuries after a fight and shooting. Police found a bloodstained gun in Cundiff’s car.
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Pomeroy
James Cundiff
Racine
William
Bill) Harden
Harden
E. Main Street
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Bernard Fultz
Cundiff
Fultz
Jed Webster
R. R. Pickens
Two Wrecks Leave Three Hurt In Hocking County
Logan area crashes injure three people as two drivers are cited for excessive speed. Darrell Inman, 40, Nelsonville, crashed into a bridge railing on Route 278 and ended in a ditch. Elizabeth Jeffreys, 40, Columbus, slid into an embankment on Route 664 at Blosser Road after missing a curve. both she and passenger Lawrence Ek. Cunningham were hospitalized.
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Elizabeth Jeffreys
Columbus
Lawrence Ek. Cunningham
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Two Wellston Men Fined in Mayor's Court
In Wellston Mayor's Court James K. Gross and Samuel Claar both of Wellston were fined $20 and costs on intoxication charges. Claar was also cited for disturbing the peace and fined $25 and costs.
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Wellston
James K. Gross
Samuel Claar
Claar
Possession Of Cocaine Charged Drug Case Bound To Grand Jury
Scott Gillman 21 of Parkersburg W V was bound over to the Athens County grand jury on cocaine for sale and two cocaine possession counts after a Sunday drug raid. Mescaline and amphetamine charges follow as companion cases. Thorazine possession was dismissed. Gillman posted 2050 dollars on a 20500 bond and was released under new procedures. A co defendant Robert Van Meter 26 of Parkersburg will have a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Athens Municipal Court.
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Scott Gillman
Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens County Sheriff's Deputies
Athens County Grand Jury
Gillman
Athens County
Athens
Robert van Meter
Two Injured In One Car Accident At Route 33 Letart
A car driven by Maurice Smith 25 of New Haven left Route 33 in heavy fog near Letart at 5 30 a m. The vehicle struck trees and stopped 45 feet off the road. Smith and passenger Barry Allen Harris 19 were hospitalized Holzer Medical Center and St Marys Huntington. No citation issued.
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Point Pleasant
Letart
Mason County
Maurice Smith
New Haven
Route 33
Smith
Holzer Medical Center
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Barry Allen Harris
Holzer
Mason
Fog Causes Car Crash Injuring Mason Man
Heavy fog was the probable cause of a two vehicle collision on Thomas Road near a bridge in Meigs County. Ronald D. Taylor of Mason suffered minor injuries while Edward A. Russell of Middleport Route 1 had medium damage to his vehicle.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Recycling Center to Close for Labor Day Holiday
Athens Recycling Center will be closed Saturday Sunday and Monday for the Labor Day holiday. The center will also shut Sept 8 9 and weekend operations resume Sept 15. Weekdays it opens 730 am to 4 pm to receive materials.
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Athens
Police to Start Records System to Cut Response Time
Athens police will roll out a new records keeping system beginning Saturday. Chief Ted Jones says it will help reduce response times and boost preventive work by increasing personal contact with citizens and noting field interactions on complaint and vacation sites.
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Athens
Ted Jones
Jones
Middleport Emergency Squad Answers Two Calls
Middleport Emergency squad responded at 3:38 p.m. to transfer Nellie Hanson of Apartment 2 to Veterans Memorial Hospital for a heart condition. At 9:50 p.m. a missing 8 year old boy, Rodney Clench, was reported near the levee but was later found and the call cancelled.
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Middleport
Nellie Hanson
Bailey’s
N. Second Avenue
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Rodney Clench
Band Boosters Plan Dinner At Reunion
The Trimble Local Band Boosters will serve a home cooked dinner at the Trimble Local School in Jacksonville in conjunction with the Old Settlers Parade. Serving runs Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner options include turkey ham or fish with a drink for $2. Proceeds benefit the band boosters.
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Jacksonville
Trimble
Band Boosters
Point Pleasant Attack Probed in City Barfront
Police pursue leads in a stabbing and beating of Herman Spears 23 in front of The Lounge. Spears says an armed passerby warned of an outside assailant who fled after a shout, leaving him with knife wounds and a released from Holzer Medical Center.
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Point Pleasant
Herman Spears
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Office
Murphys
Murphy’s
Spears
Holzer Medical Center
Inci
Frame Building Razed for City Hall Fire Station Site
Nelsonville Stalder Wrecking Co began razing a three story frame building on the West side of City Hall after the city bought the property from the William Meyer estate. The city plans to erect a fire station on the site in the future.
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Nelsonville
Stalder Wrecking Co
the Plains
City Hall
William Meyer
Elementary Reporting Plan Set for Logan
Logan City School District elementary administrator Harold Smith announces reporting schedules for transferred students. Pupils moved to new attendance areas to relieve crowded classes report to the same building as last spring. Circle Four at First United Methodist Church meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at 106 Adams Street. Queen Esther Sunday School Class also meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
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Logan
Harold Smith
Logan City
Circle Four
First United Methodist Church
Malvern Wilson
Adams St
Queen Esther
Fellowship Hall
Trimble Elementary Opens Title I Preschool Applications
Jacksonville Trimble Elementary School invites four year olds to apply for its Title I preschool program. Children must be four by September 30. Applications available at the Trimble Elementary School Office before September 7. Eligibility testing will follow.
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Jacksonville
Trimble Elementary School
Trimble
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Linda Rowsh
Ohio River Valley
Pomeroy National Bank
Joseph A. Cimino
Cimino
Canada
John Mayer
Weather Service
Muda
Atlantic
Mayer
Haydenville
J. F. Cunningham
Ray
Joan) Anderson
Charles Grayden
Jack E
Hilliard
Ralph Bennett
Warren Funeral Home
William Wells
Green Lawn Cemetery
Emma Quickle
Cassie Duff Biffle
Mona Bennett
Stephen Hill
Evelyn Erwin
Randy Mouser
Andrew Mouser
Coolville
Charles Woolford
Cincinnati
Gregory Hunter
W. Stimson Ave
Bruce Basinger
New Marshfield
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