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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1968

Page

4

Area Death Notices From Multiple Ohio Cities

Area death notices report long list of locals including Rue C. Tuckerman 83 former Middleport businessman died in Columbus after illness. Survivors include two daughters a son and several grandchildren. Funeral in Middleport with services at Rawlings-Coats. Other obituaries note Mrs. Richard Acomb and Athens residents George R Shafer Edith Mae Luckadoo Nell Copeland and Austin Kontner. Services in Mansfield Athens and Jacksonville announced with burial plans.

Middleport Rue C. Tuckerman Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus Richard James Mansfield

Nelsonville widow dies after two weeks in hospital

Mrs. Julia Ann Love, 73, of 550 Chestnut St Nelsonville, widow of Merle Love, died Saturday night at Mount St. Mary Hospital after a two week stay. Survived by daughter Mary Pitts, two sisters, a brother, and two grandchildren. Funeral at Nelsonville Wesleyan Church with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Arrangements by Johnson Funeral Home.

Nelsonville Julia Ann Love Chestnut St Mount St. Mary Hospital Merle Love Athens County James and Nettie Pickett

Two Hurt In Route 2 Collision At Point Pleasant

State Police report a Route 2 crash injuring two people. Phillip Smock, 32, Huntington, lost control and struck Emory Ray, 43, Apple Grove. Edna Ray and Emory Ray sustained minor injuries. Smock cited for left of center. A separate note mentions Richard Schirrman opening Germany's first youth hostel in 1910 and about 200 hostels by 1914.

Phillip Smock Huntington Emory Ray Apple Grove Edna Ray Richard Schirrman Germany

Death notices for Mrs Georgia Grose and Mrs Mae McCombs

Mrs Georgia Grose 77 of Nelsonville dies at Mount St. Mary Hospital after six weeks with hip fracture. Survived by brother Robert of Akron and nieces and nephews. Services 2 30 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. Rev Roy Ballard presiding. Friends may call anytime. Nelsonville also notes Mae M McCombs 81 of Mason City Hill dies in an Athens hospital after days as patient. Widow of Asbury McCombs. Survived by two daughters Flossie Lang and Ruth McCombs, two brothers Harry and Clyde Wood, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services 2 30 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home burial Green Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call anytime.

Athens George R Ted) Shafer New Port Richey Fla Athens County George Etta Shafer Shafer Railway Express Agency Plains Plains Methodist Church Paramythia Lodge F&am Order of Eastern Star Athens Grange Mary Roger San Diego Calif Darrel Peggy) Gorby the Plains Charles Irene) Dearing Newark Theatre of the Plains James California Earl of Columbus Paul Maxine Robinson Phoenix Ariz Elizabeth Coleman Nelsonville Etna Young Columbus Hughes Funeral Home D. M. Bryson Alexander Cemetery Paramuthia Lodge Edith Mae Luckadoo State St Veterans Hospital Chillicothe Rutland Area Luckadoo Mount Zion Baptist Church Baptist Training Union of Providence Curtis Donald Wallis Grant Toledo Martin Funeral Home Rutland Chester Lemley Miles Cemetery Moxahala Anna Wesney Kissinger Nursing Home Corning Hungary John Anna Aveges Skurka Joseph Goldie) Collins Clyde Ann) Hill Julius Wesney Pasadena Texas Elmer Wesney Joseph Bertrand George Wesney Albert Wesney Evans Funeral Home Kendig Greenlawn Humphrey Funeral Home Shawnee Columbus Funeral Home Nellie Cagg Oak Grove Mount St. Mary Hospital Heathcoat Emily Jane Pickett Shires Leroy Lawrence Irma Patterson Barberton Esther Wigal Abe Pickett John Minsker Connett Cemetery Johnson Funeral Home Georgia Grose Washington St Lawrence County Robert and Mary Carmicheal Clifton Grose Emblem Club Robert Akron Roy Ballard Green Lawn Cemetery Mae M. McCombs Mason City Hill Sarah Wood Asbury McCombs Flossie Lang Lancaster Ruth McCombs Harry Clyde Wood Huntington W. Va

Supreme Court limits draft board power on exemptions

The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that draft boards may not strip divinity student exemptions for conduct, while allowing prosecutions for resisters without exemptions. Justice Douglas noted divinity students are exempt and local boards cannot act as freewheeling agencies.

Washington Congress Supreme Court James J. Oestereich Andover-Newton Theological School Newton Center Mass Oestereich Cheyenne Wyo Justice Department U.S Vietnam William C. Douglas Douglas

Births and a DUI Charge Highlight Point Pleasant Brief

Holzer Medical Center reports multiple newborns to families in Gallipolis and nearby towns including Hale Cremeans Dobenbarger Conley Garnes and Bryant. A list of names follows with residences. In Point Pleasant William McFall age 43 was charged with driving while intoxicated by the State Police was fined 50 and sentenced to 10 days in jail.

Mildred I. Conley Wellston Clarence Garnes Bidwell Marshall Willis Jackson Azra A. Bryant Rutland Robert E. Haynes Hamden Kenneth D. Tillman Athens Judith L. Hall Gallipolis Gomer L. Donnally Aaron D. Southden Bruce A. Hysell Pomeroy Cyrtil Walker Mason Robert Scott Durst William E. Pottery Vinton Weston FE. Barker Glenwood Teena Marie Neadel Point Pleasant Homer A. Baker Gallioplis John T. Coffee Robert F. Gordon Cheshire James H Kelly Ironton Pamela J. Davis Racine Don E Swick James K. Shawver Lewis R. Baker Patriot Emery A. Proffitt William McFall Main Street

School Bus Driver Injured In Gallia

Gallia County authorities report a school bus overturn on Route 253 Garfield Avenue injuring 53 year old driver John C. McCullough of Lower River Road. He was treated at Holzer Medical Center for back injuries after claiming steering failure. The accident occurred at 8 20 a m Sunday. No pupils were aboard.

Gallipolis Garfield Avenue State Highway Patrol John C. McCullough Lower River Road Holzer Medical Center McCullough Route Bobby Bennett Lancaster Lee Bennett Stephen Faulks Crown City

New Bridge Completion Unchanged By Collapse

POINT PLEASANT The Ohio River bridge at Henderson will open on schedule for the four lane replacement of the Silver Bridge in late 1969 despite a cofferdam collapse Friday night. The leak was serious but not earth shaking and divers checked damage.

Point Pleasant Ohio River Henderson M. R Cy) Hamill Ohio

First Dutch agricultural cooperative founded in 1886

The first cooperative society in the Netherlands dates to 1886 and has grown to more than 4,000 member groups.

The Netherlands

Alaska State Flower Forget-Me-Not

The official state flower of Alaska is the forget-me-not. This designation highlights Alaska’s native flora and symbolic ties to memory and resilience.

Alaska

Police Cite Two Drivers In Nelsonville Incidents

Nelsonville officers cited Rickey Cullison 17 of Nelsonville Route 2 for improper backing after a truck auto collision at Chestnut Street and Burr Oak Boulevard. He backed a bookmobile from Shafer's Sohio Station into Charles Katzenbach 18 of Nelsonville Route 1, damaging his car and stopping at a traffic light. Cullison to appear in Athens County Juvenile Court. Sandra Hickman 22 of Columbus was cited for excessive speed on Canal Street and posted a $30 bond for Nelsonville Mayor Court appearance Friday at 8:30 p.m.

Nelsonville Rickey Cullison Chestnut Street Burr Oak Boulevard Cullison Athens County Public Library Shafer’s Sohio Station Charles W. Katzenbach Athens County Sandra Kay Hickman Columbus Canal Street

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