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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1974
Page
5
Samuel Dickinson Littlepage 58 a Point Pleasant attorney died Saturday night at Veterans Administration Hospital Huntington. He served in Hyer and Littlepage and had wartime leadership with a flame thrower battalion on Okinawa. Survived by wife Jean and four children, services set for Wednesday at Christ Episcopal Church Charleston burial at Spring Hill Cemetery.
Point Pleasant Gallie Thomas Thornton 52 of Robertsburg W Va died Saturday in the U S Public Health Hospital Staten Island N Y He was born in Elmwood Mason County son of the late Jasper and Lucy Wolfe Thornton A 20 year employee of Ohio Power Co first class pilot licensed electronics graduate and World War II veteran Survived by Grace Tucker Thornton a daughter Mrs Peggy Weickle Columbus a stepson Richard Gaylar Robertsburg three sisters Mrs Edith King and Mrs Genevieve Eminger both of Columbus and Mrs Gatha Bennett Point Pleasant two brothers Boyd Gallipolis and Charles Thornton address unknown and five grandchildren Services Wednesday 2 p m at the OMA Chapel Church with Rev Jack Garton officiating Burial in Tucker Cemetery Grimms Landing Graveside rites by American Legion Post No 23 Point Pleasant Friends may call Wilcoxen Funeral Home after 11 a m Tuesday
Stillborn daughter of Thomas and Patricia Marcinko of Long Bottom will be laid to rest Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Loretta Cemetery. She was stillborn Friday at St Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg. Arrangements by Ewing Funeral Home.
Services for John Lloyd Rock 74 Point Pleasant will be Tuesday at Christ Episcopal Church with burial in Lone Oak Cemetery. Rock died Saturday in Holzer Medical Center after a Detroit hotel career of 47 years returning in 1972. Carroll O Pickens 68 Mason died Friday in Brandenton Florida with services Tuesday at Foglesong Funeral Home and burial at Robinson Cemetery Rutland.
John Kesterson Sr. of 513 Poplar Street Nelsonville died Sunday morning at Aultman Hospital Canton. A retired coal miner and painter he was 83. Funeral arrangements are being completed by Johnson Funeral Home.
The Eta Phi of Beta Sigma Phi meets at 7 30 p m at Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Middleport with Susan Oliver giving a cultural report and an electric company representative presenting a demonstration. The Middleport Literary Club gathers at 2 p m at Mrs Dwight Wallace home as Mrs M L French reviews Burr by Gore Vidal.
Middleport Heath United Methodist Church Women host a holiday bazaar Tuesday with lunch from 11 a.m. to noon. Chauncey Chi Rho sponsors a bake sale Saturday at 9 a.m. Proceeds aid needy families for Christmas. Nelsonville merchants and Parade Committee meet tonight at VFW Post 3467 to sack candy for the Santa Claus treat next Saturday.
A severe winter storm caused one death in Cleveland and the collapse of a 72-year-old judge while shoveling snow. Damage reached about 1 million dollars. Races at Thistledown were canceled and a WHA game postponed due to travel disruptions. Snow totals varied from eight inches in Nesville to two inches in Cincinnati and Marietta, with high winds threatening Lake Erie shore erosion.
Miller's Supermarket in New Haven was destroyed by fire at about 3 30 a m. The roof and walls collapsed and damages were estimated at 175 000 by owner Harry Miller. Fire departments could not save the building and the cause was believed to be faulty electrical equipment. Greg Giggs manages the market in the upper end of New Haven.
Nelsonville police investigate a breaking and entering at Jack's Bar and Grill on Chestnut and Harper Streets. The 5:45 a.m. report cites theft of a dozen bottles of whiskey and several cartons of cigarettes.
Chauncey branch held a Holiday Story Hour with 33 children attending. The program featured holiday narratives, Christmas carols, and games. A Christmas party and gift exchange is planned for this Saturday at 11 a.m.
Six dogs were found caught in steel traps in and near Nelsonville over the weekend. Hunters freed the animals, and humane officer Doug O'Dell along with the Ohio Division of Wildlife have been notified and are investigating.
Gallia County deputies investigate two breakings at a Route 325 trailer owned by Bobby Wilson in Gallipolis and at Cathy Lynn Taylor’s home in Valley View Apartments Rio Grande. Items stolen include a record changer, recording equipment, and a television. A suit filed in Meigs County Court by Franklin Rizer of Pomeroy seeks $789.34 and $950.82 from Donald Griffin and Sanitation Systems.
The 200-foot freighter Jennifer sank after listing to starboard in 12 to 14 foot seas with 15 crew aboard. A Coast Guard helicopter rescued four and the remaining 11 were saved by a British freighter two hours later. No injuries were reported. The ship owned by Matthew Shipping Co. of Montreal was carrying 1,406 tons of steel valued at $300,000 bound for Milwaukee.
Hospital note listings show patient movements and transfers including Richard Tinkham moved to University Hospital Columbus and individuals such as Chuck McCall Jocelyn Tolliver Tina Tolliver and others named in the Nelsonville Logan and Athens routes for care. The record also names Mrs Edna Brammer Mrs An nabelle Ervin Master Timothy Loudner and several others across multiple locales.
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