Area Obituaries: Knapp and Foster
Middleport and Murray City mark obituaries for Ben T Knapp 86 of Locust Street died at Veterans Memorial Hospital He leaves three sons one daughter nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Services Thursday 2 pm Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home Rev Max Donahue officiating Friends may call after 2 pm Wednesday Sarah Foster 84 dies in Murray City resident of Murray City member of United Methodist Church Survived by two brothers several nieces and nephews Services Thursday 2 pm Warren Funeral Home Nelsonville burial Green Lawn Cemetery Friends may call after 4 pm Wednesday
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Middleport
Ben T. Knapp
Locust Street
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Point Pleasant
Thomas
Jane Lambert Knapp
Edward
Cincinnati
Everett
Washington, D. C
Dale
Laplata
William Suit
Phoenix
Ariz
Rawlings-Coats
Max Donahue
Murray City
Sarah Foster
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Pennsylvania
Robert
Elizabeth Foster
Nelsonville
Gordon Sullivan
Green Lawn Cemetery
Cutler
Harold H. Howell
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
Maggie Howell
Charles Melvin Howell
Athens
Washington Counties
Centenary Methodist Church
Bartlett High School
Penn Metal Co
Nancy
Barbara Jane
Cathy Sue
Donna Key
Keith Melvin
Harold Daniel
Mary Howell
Charles Gordon
Guysville
Wanda Sue Martin
Columbus
William B. Beaugher
Church
Spencer Funeral Home
Agnew May Attend Henderson Bridge Dedication
Gov Arch Moore Jr said Vice President Spiro Agnew may attend the December 15 dedication ceremony for the Henderson Ohio River bridge. Ohio Gov James Rhodes US Senators Congressmen and highway officials are expected. The event marks a swift engineering achievement and the bridge opening for traffic between Point Pleasant and Gallipolis.
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Point Pleasant
Arch Moore Jr
Spiro T. Agnew
Ohio River
Henderson
Ohio
James Rhodes
U. S
William §. Ritchie Jr
Revitalizing Washington Described as National Endeavor
RCA president Robert W. Sarnoff urged a nationwide effort to revitalize Washington D C and its environs through a large pilot program spanning housing transportation race relations employment health welfare education communications law enforcement and environmental protection to test a system approach.
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Robert W. Sarnoff
RCA
Sarnoff
Rotary Showcases Two Fellows in Overseas Grants
Rotary Foundation fellowship recipients David Ladd of Athens and Wolfgang Vernon of Hamburg were highlighted at the club. Lawrence Worstell explained the program and its all expenses paid year abroad, with Ladd headed to the University of Western Australia and Vernon studying electrical engineering at OU while in Athens. Guests included Jerry Izor of WATH Radio and visiting Rotarian Herbert Ross.
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Rotary Foundation
David Ladd
Ralph Ladd
Athens
Wolfgang Vernon
Hamburg
Germany
Rotary Club
Rotary District
Lawrence Worstell
Ladd
University of Western Australia
Perth
Los Angeles
Sydney
Vernon
Technical University of Hanover
Worstell
Jerry Izor
Wath Radio
Herbert Ross
Logan
Wine Names Show Pride in South African Labels
Cape Town Parliamentarian Senator Paul Sauer criticizes local wine farmers for labeling wines as claret type burgundy type or champagne type arguing that South African wines should use South African names. He notes an Alsatian farmer would not call an Alsace wine a Moselle type despite proximity to the Moselle River. Sauer questions how similarly distant producers can call wines by foreign regions.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Paul Sauer
Sauer
Moselle
Feminine Touch For High Court
North Carolina Secretary of State Thad Eure urged President Nixon to nominate Susie Sharp, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, as a step toward balance on the U S Supreme Court. Eure said the nomination would be acclaimed by women and likely win strong Senate confirmation votes.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Thad Eure
Nixon
U.S. Supreme Court
Susie Sharp
State Supreme Court
Eure
Senate
Car Wash Coin Boxes Break-In Investigated
City police investigate a Monday night break in at Chapman's Car Wash on E State Street. Two coin boxes were broken and an undetermined amount of money was stolen. The incident was found at 9 44 p m by Carol Riley while washing her car.
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Chapman
E. State Street
Carol Riley
West Virginia Court to Consider Appeal
The West Virginia Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from a case centered in Point Pleasant. The decision follows recent lower court rulings and sets the stage for a manuscript review of the involved parties and legal questions.
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West Virginia
Point Pleasant
West Virginia Supreme Court
Charlie's Bistro Bar Permit Suspended in Ohio Action
The Ohio Liquor Control Commission suspended the bar permits of Mark C. Prakas and Charlie's Bistro at 128 W Union St Athens after alleged June 20 infractions involving selling alcohol to a minor and a minor handling liquor. Two cases 21 day suspensions run concurrently Dec 24 to Jan 14. Three more cases with similar patron seating violations yield 14 day suspensions Jan 14 to Jan 28.
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Columbus
Ohio Liquor Control Commission
Mark C. Prakas
Charlie’s Bistro
W. Union St
Athens
Cars Slide On by Road in Ice Affected Crash
Dewey S. Hicks, 45, of Columbus, and Roger Clouse, 31, of Parkersburg, slid off Route 62 into Leah Baker’s yard early Tuesday. Hicks walked toward the home when Clouse’s car left the highway and struck Hicks car. Damage $400. No injuries. Heavy fog and frost turned road to a sheet of ice.
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Point Pleasant
Dewey S. Hicks
Columbus
Leah Baker
Hicks
Baker Home
Roger Clouse
Parkersburg
Baker Yard
Sheriff's Department
Troy Huffman
Hocking's Sanitarian Assistant Resigns to Take State Job
Logan Hocking County loses its only sanitarian and assistant as David Mingus resigns effective December 31 to join the Ohio Department of Health as an advisor and consultant. He will serve 22 southeastern counties from an office in Nelsonville while remaining in Logan. Fred Weaver, currently splitting duties, plans to move to full time work in Vinton County early 1970.
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Logan
Hocking County
David Mingus
Ohio Department of Health
Ohio
Nelsonville
Mingus
Fred Weaver
Vinton County
Vinton
Chauncey Church Christmas Meeting and Scout Party
The Chauncey Friendship Class of the Chauncey Christian Church will hold a Christmas gathering at Dorothy Daugherty’s home at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday. The Chauncey Boy Scout troop will also host a Christmas party at 7 30 p.m.
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Chauncey
Chauncey Christian Church
Dorothy Daugherty
Chauncey Boy Scout Troop
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Henry Funeral Home
Chillicothe
Clark’s Chapel
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Eileen) Cline
Emma Morris
Arthur
Gallipolis
Denver Walker
William Arthur
Oak Hill
Gallia County
Ohio State Penitentiary
Charlie's Bistro
Mason County Circuit Court
Charles Withers
Charles Chambers
Point Pleasant High School
Mason County Board of Education
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