Past Masters Night and Dance Events in Athens Area
Athens Paramuthia Lodge hosts Past Masters Night at 7 p.m and Master Mason's Degree with beans and corn bread. Athens Moose Lodge offers a dance from 9 p.m. to midnight with Rudy and the Spiral Country admission $1. United Mine Workers Aux hosts Christmas dinner at Burr Oak Restaurant with a $2 gift exchange. Three Star Senior Citizen Club holds a 6 p.m potluck and gift exchange at the Glouster center on 80 High St. Overeaters Anonymous meets Saturday.
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Athens City
Paramuthia Lodge
F&am
Athens Moose Lodge
Herald St
Rudy
Athens County United Mine Workers Auxiliary
Burr Oak
Senior Citizen Club of
Glouster
High St
Athens County
Albany Grange
The
Glouster Church of Christ
Albany Vfw Post
Albany Riding Club
Charles Thomas Lodge
Glouster Ioof
Athens Emblem Club
Athens Elks Lodge
Athens Shrinette
Masonic Temple
Santa Claus
Alcoholics Anonymous
Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Furnace blast injures man as Racine home burns down
A Racine area man, Bill Parsons, was burned when a furnace exploded during repairs Thursday night. The ensuing fire destroyed his home on Blind Hollow Road, delaying fire trucks due to spectator cars. Loss is about 25 thousand dollars. relief for the Parsons family is being organized, with clothing and furniture needed.
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Racine
Bill Parsons
Blind Hollow Road
Parsons
Tires Stolen From Auto In Athens County
Athens County sheriffs report four radial tires valued at 200 dollars stolen from Catherine Allhous’s car parked at Wakefield's Garage on Route 50W while awaiting repair. local deputies noted the incident occurred around 10 30 am.
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Athens County
Public Event Saturday Winter in Appalachia at Athens Middle
The Appalachia Green Parks Project hosts a public program titled Winter in Appalachia at Athens Middle School this Saturday at 2 p.m. The event invites community members to explore regional ecology and local conservation efforts.
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Athens City
Appalachia
Appalachia Green Parks Project
Athens Middle School
Weather Summary for Friday December 16 1977
Frontal system passes with partly cloudy skies and warmer temps overnight. Lows near 40s, highs upper 50s with rain possible late Saturday. Extended outlook shows mild days Sunday and Tuesday with chances of rain and cooler spells Monday and Tuesday across Ohio regions. Lake Erie sees winds southeast 20 to 30 knots and 3 to 5 foot waves.
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Ohio
Lake Shore
Lake Erie
Local soldiers earn early Army awards and training notes
Pvt. Donald E. Bush of Racine Route 3 received the 50 Mile Award for Run for Your Life at Fort Benning Georgia. He is a 1975 Southern Local High School graduate and a truck driver with the 197th Infantry Brigade who entered service in March. Pvt. Donald K. Owen Jr. of Point Pleasant was assigned as an armor crewman with the 7th Cavalry at Fort Hood Texas after enlisting in June. His wife Lana resides in Gallipolis Ferry. Pvt. Roger P. King of Wellston Route 2 completed OSUT training at Fort Sill Oklahoma and entered service in August. He attended Ohio University and is married to Gloria of Wellston. Pvt. Robert E. Johnson of Pomeroy completed seven weeks of advanced individual training at Fort Benning including weapons, tactics, patrolling, landmine warfare, and more. A 1977 Meigs High School graduate, he entered the Army in June.
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Donald E. Bush
Jacob M. Bush
Racine
Fort Benning
Bush
Southern
197Th Infantry Brigade
Fort
Army
7Th Calvary
Fort Hood
Texas
Owen
Lana
Gallipolis Ferry
Roger P. King
Cecil E. King
Wellston
Fort Sill
Oklo
King
Ohio University
Gloria
Robert E. Johnson
Simon Johnson
Hill St
Pomeroy
Johnson
Meigs High School
Smoldering Charcoal Removed at Roseville Plant
McArthur Fire Department reports removal of smoldering charcoal at the Roseville Charcoal Manufacturing Plant. Crews used forklifts to move charcoal in bags on pallets inside a pole-type warehouse, a process lasting about three hours. The plant sits on Route 93 at the town’s south edge.
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McArthur
Roseville
McArthur Fire Department
Man Bound Over From Break-In Case
One of the men charged in a break in at Ford Hack Auto Supply was bound over to the Athens County Grand Jury. Gary Haynes was released in Municipal Court after charges of breaking and entering were dismissed. A Mineral teenager also faces similar charges as police say cash and merchandise totaling 3000 dollars were taken from the store.
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Ford
Athens County
Larry Barnhart
Stewart
Franklin Sheeter
Gary Haynes
New Marshfield
William Grim
Haynes
E. State St
Grim
Mineral
Light ballast overheats at Morrison Elementary
Firefighters responded to Morrison Elementary School after an odor in a classroom. Crews found a fluorescent light ballast overheated, turned off the fixture, and advised repairs. Later, a car owned by Jack Ley backfired at 5 59 p m on East State Street, causing about 400 dollars in damage plus a portable extinguisher use.
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Athens
Morrison
Richland Ave
E. State St
Jack Ley
N. Shannon Ave
Hospital Notes births and dismissals listing dozens of names
hospital notes record multiple births including a daughter for Mr and Mrs James Hart man Athens and a son for Mr and Mrs Charles Bolin Albany, with numerous other patient names and dismissals listed across several towns.
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James Hartman
Athens
Charles Bolin
Albany
Sammie Brown
Pomeroy
Veterans Memorial Admitted Names List
A list of individuals admitted to Veterans Memorial includes William Morris Cletus Ar nott Richard Kesterson Eda Well all of Pomeroy Martha Roush Rutland Marsha Spaulding Charles Neese Middleport Chad Granen Racine Shelly Roush Joan Browning Ronald Dillon Sr Hilda Hunt.
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William Morris
Cletus Arnott
Richard Kesterson
Eda Well
Pomeroy
Charles Spires
Martha Roush
Rutland
Marsha Spaulding
Charles Neese
Middleport
Chad Granen
Racine
Shelly Roush
Joan Browning
Ronald Dillon Sr
Hilda Hunt
Area death notices from Apple Grove and surrounding towns
Death notices from Apple Grove Mason Nelsonville Glouster Logan Albany record service details for Mary H McCoy Anderson Floyd Bush John Harold Bullock Jr Ethel Riley Nellie Elliott Florence P Ricketts William Steinmetz with kin survivors and funeral arrangements set across several West Virginia Ohio communities. Proceedings include church affiliations and burial sites.
Share Christmas program aids Wellston children
About 400 youngsters in Wellston receive benefits from the Share Christmas program run by the Ministerial Association. Gift certificates were handed out at City Hall Thursday morning. The 1950s effort aims for 800 dollars but will cost about 1200 with further contributions expected.
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Wellston
Lewis F Skiver
Sponsoring Ministerial Association
Skiver
Ministerial Association
Emergency Technician Is Injured In Morning Crash
Logan Ohio EMS worker Calvin C. Price 27 of the Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service unit was injured in a morning crash on Mound Street. Price, driving his personal car, lost control after being blinded by the sun and hit a parked vehicle owned by Thomas Brannock. He received first aid and was taken to Hocking Valley Community Hospital by SECEMS crews.
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Logan
Calvin C. Price
Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service
Mound Street
Price
Mound
Thomas Brannock
244 Mound
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Secems
Tires Stolen From Zaleski State Forest Center
Thieves used a state pickup to haul tires from a warehouse at the Zaleski State Forest service center on Thursday night. The state truck was recovered near the center. Hocking Technical College Crime Lab was called to investigate.
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McArthur
Zaleski State Forest
Nursing Home Bill Staton Resides at Fairview Manor
Bill Staton formerly of 30 percent N Court Street lives at Fairview Manor Nursing Home on Pinecrest Drive Bever ly. He retired in 1970 from the Ohio University library and has worked at several local business establishments.
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Bill Staton
N. Court St
Fairview Manor
Pinecrest Drive
Beverly
Staton
Ohio University Library
Local names linked to Nelsonville and Columbus transfers
Emily Thornton of Athens and several Nelsonville residents are listed alongside transfers of Linda Green to Riverside Hospital in Columbus. Names include James Saum, Marie Whitmore, Minnie Whitmore, Jennie Bruce, Russell Lenigar, and Mary Blower.
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Emily Thornton
Athens
James Saum
New Lexington
Marie Whitmore
Minnie Whitmore
Jennie Bruce
Nelsonville
Linda Green
Riverside Hospital
Columbus
Russell Lenigar
Mary Blower
Community Members Named in Local Notice
Mary Meldrim, Mrs. Steven Forrester and son Ray Snider, Ivan Cox, Larry Dicken, Michael Derr, Mrs. Carmen Whyte, Mrs. Ethel Harden, Mrs. O L Hensworth and Wyatt Byers are listed in the readable portion of a local notice. No further context is provided in the surviving text.
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Mary Meldrim
Steven Forrester
Ray Snider
Ivan Cox
Larry Dicken
Michael Derr
Carmen Whyte
Ethel Harden
O.L. Hensworth
Wyatt Byers
Armster Man Wilbur Drake Jr Hospitalized in Columbus
Wilbur Drake Jr., known to CB radio listeners as Armster Man, is a patient at Riverside Hospital Columbus in Room 4020. His status is listed in the hospital roster.
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Wilbur Drake Jr
Armster Man
Riverside Hospital
Columbus
Vincent Man Hurt In Wreck
A one car crash west of McArthur injures 60 year old Robert E. Palmer of Vincent Route 1. Palmer drove off the road at a left curve on Route 50 at 10 10 p m and struck a guardrail and wire fence. He was taken to the Veterans Administration Hospital in Chillicothe by EMS.
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Mcarthur
Ohio Highway Patrol
Robert E. Palmer
Vincent Route 1
Palmer
Veterans Administration Hospital
Chillicothe
Mason County School Levy Passes in Special Election
Mason County voters approved a six mill school tax levy by 2,392 to 609 in a five year measure. The levy adds about 967000 yearly for the countywide school system in general operating funds.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Court Names Partners Across Multiple Parings
The court lists several defendant plaintiff pairs from Middleport Albany Gallipolis Pomeroy and surrounding areas including William Brown 23 and Patricia Walsh 24 versus Roger Gilmore 24 and Mary Radford 25 Stephen Hoover 18 and Rhonda Wood Rutland Fred Joseph Jones 23 and Mary Kathryn Rushel 19 Mary Newlan Racine against John Newlan Long Bottom Shirley Herman Middleport versus Dale Herman Middleport Karen Gilkey versus Richard Gilkey Middleport Sue Kauff Long Bottom versus Cecil Kauff Jr. Pomeroy.
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Willaim Brown
Middleport
Patricia Walsh
Albany
Roger Gilmore
Athens
Mary Radford
Pomeroy
Stephen Hoover
Rhonda Wood
Rutland
Fred Joseph Jones
Gallipolis
Mary Kathryn Rushel
Mary Newlan
Racine
John Newlan
Long
Shirley Herman
Dale Herman
Karen Gilkey
Richard Gilkey
Sue Kauff
Long Bottom
Cecil Kauff Jr
Property Transfers Across Meigs and Nearby Areas
Meigs and adjacent communities report numerous property and right of way transfers. Transfers include Hobart D. Goggins acquiring multiple parcels in Pomeroy from several parties, and various easements and permits granted to Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. and Monongahela Power Co. through Sutton Town and Salisbury Glen.
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Aaron E
Yvonne Kennedy
Lynn
Frank Bell
Hobart
D. Goggins
Pomeroy
Douglas A. Young
Emma L. Young
Mildred Robinson
Eugene Robinson
Hazel Shelton
Melvin F. Young
Betty J. Young
Fred A. Young
Mary Young
Rural Electric Corp
Columbia
School Lot Cemetery
Buckeye Rural Electric Corporation
Wayne H
Karen Sue Miyashiro
Monongahela Power Co
Olive
Winifred A. Marcinko
James J. Proffitt
Mary Crooks Turnbull
Lowell D
Bonnie Sue Chevalier
George E
Mary Starcher
Columbia Gas Transmission Corp
Salisbury Glen
Grace M. Stout
Chester Two
Carl L
W. Joyce Bartrum
Roger Adams
Rutland
James Leo Walker
Larry Russell Thomas
Salisbury Two
Charles and
Evelyn Manuel
Joan E. Manuel
Letart
Guy Midkiff
Verlie B. Midkiff
Meigs
Charles W
Judith Bolin
Richard L. Coleman
Anne S. Goss
Jackson
Melvina Jackson
Fred Jackson
Laura Young
Douglas Jackson
Cora Young
Kathleen Braxton
Goldie Evans
Dave Jackson
Helen M. Harper
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Vinton County
Sperling
County Committee On Aging
National Weather Service
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AP Laserphoto
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Great Lakes
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South Atlantic Coast
Mississippi
Ohio University Geography Department
CL. Colmer
U.S. Weather Observer
Tick Ridge
David T. Woodruff
Pvt
Donald K. Owen Jr
Leon Thompson
Santa Shops
Athens National. Bank
First Banc Group OF Ohio, Inc
FDIC
Bid Acceleration Corp
Incomo Corp
Jassey Ind
Berkley Bio Eng
Orum
Buckeye
Evens Farm
Ed Buckeye Fed
Cardinal Fund
Celina Financial
Columbia Nat
Consolidated Int
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W.W. Williams Co
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Phyllis Love
Marylee Hastings
Joanne Harkins
Debbie Williams
Amy Beech
Willis Blower
Shanklin Roland
Eva Kidd
Zaleski
Clea Burke
Chesterhill
Melissa Roberts
Judith Kur
Roger Gilliland
Wilmoth Whitson
William Giesecke
Donyal Stanley
Manley Christy
David Sawyer
Lewis Shirley
Robert Jackson
Pleasant Valley
Steve Knapp
Iva Young
Gary Callcoat
Nellie Kent
Gertrude Hall
Armo Morrison
Tina Ross
Shirley Canterberry
Sharon Reed
Robert Stranhan
Vada King
Veterans Memorial Admitted
Mary Anderson
Mary H. McCoy Anderson
Apple Grove
W.va
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Grant
Bertha Dunn
Anderson
Barton Chapel
Virgil H. McCoy
Lorain
William D. McCoy
Orville Dunn
Robert
Stevens
Joe Gwinn
Potts Cemetery
Floyd Bush
Mason
West Columbia
Len R
Sarah Edith Jeffers Bush
Margaret Rhodes
Frances Rice
Peterstown
John
Eli
Hartford
Guy
Leonard
Lowell
Hugh
Foglesong
John Campbell
Adamsville
John Bullock
John Harold Bullock Jr
Pasadena
Calif
John Harold Bullock Sr
Elizabeth Ann Bishop Bullock
Orlando, Fla
Johnson Funeral Home
Ethel Riley
Mount St Mary Hospital
Colgate
Harvey
Nora McGinnis Dailey
Letha Robins
Norwalk
George Hayden
Frank Riley
Esther
Margarette
George
James Harvey Dailey
Ellen Wood
Duane Saylor
Greenlawn Cemetery
Nellie Elliott
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Thomas
Viola Stiers
United Pencestal Church
Marion
Arthur
Garnet) Wilson
Richard
Newark
Harry
Charles
Springfield
Agnes Gibbs
Gwennie Stump
Gladys Powell
Clara Gregory
van Fossen
Roy Burnside
Florence Ricketts
Steinmetz Services
William Steinmetz
Aberdeen
Bigony-Jordan
Paul Yeun
Wells Cemetery
Steinmetz
Maysville
Mabel Jones Steinmetz
Henry A. Steinmetz
Henry
William
Cleveland
Faye D. Young
Mount St. Mary
Hocking Valley
Vincent
Court News
Meigs County Common Pleas
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