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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1977

Page

8

Court News Roundup of Speeding and Violations Across Buckeye Locales

A court list from Middleport to Zanesville records multiple speeding fines and related offenses. Names include James Pettit, Ronnie Casto, Richard Caruthers, Charles Wilson Jr, and more, with penalties ranging from 10 to 360 dollars and several license suspensions. Instances cover speeding, driving while intoxicated, disorderly conduct, and possession of illegal deer.

Ronnie Casto Pomeroy Richard Caruthers Charles Wilson Jr Reedsville Steve L. Wilson Cleveland Wallace Hatfield Edward Coon New Haven Paul R. Kingery Gallipolis Clifford Murray Bob R. Moore Syracuse John W Stobart Racine Nicholas B King Robert Stewart Bidwell Thomas P. Avis Coolville Doris Irene Miller Elizabeth Moodispaugh Middleport Clifford Whittington Daniel A. Roach Kitts Hill Jennings Adkins Vienna James A Smith Charleston Noble Gilkerson Huntington Louise B. Frederick Long Bottom David E Lacey Zanesville Kenny Wilt Minersville Ronald E Barker Charles Canter Dwight Carl

Cost of Disabled Aid Burdening Taxpayers Across Programs

Washington experts warn disability costs from Social Security disability insurance to Civil Service pensions are rising rapidly. The SSA program will pay 11.6 billion this year to 2.8 million beneficiaries and is projected to 26 billion by 1983 with 3.5 million recipients. This growth strains workers and businesses and is obscured by fears about Social Security and pensions.

Washington Social Security Administration Congress

Weather outlook and regional forecast for Ohio and surrounds

Southeast Ohio forecast calls for occasional rain or snow tonight and Tuesday with lows near 30 to 35 and highs near 40. Extended Ohio outlook shows chances of precip Wednesday through Friday, mostly snow, with regional variations including Lake Shore and Central zones.

Ohio West Lake Shore East Lake Shore East Central Northeast West Central Central

Community Christmas Events Across Athens Area

Local clubs in Athens and surrounding counties host Christmas parties gift exchanges and meals. Groups include Athens Garden Club Kiwanis clubs Masonic bodies Job's Daughters and Legion posts with gatherings at venues such as the Sportsmen Hotel Gordon Trimble Lodge and the Good Shepherd.

Athens Garden Club Margaret Davis E. State St Athens Kiwanis Club Athens County New Marshfield Harold Ogg Patton St Athens Job's Richland Garden Club Gail Griffin Longview Heights Al-Anon Church of the Good Shepherd University Terrace Alcoholics Anonymous

Hospital admissions and births list various patients and relatives

A dense hospital notes page lists admitted patients and family connections including Mr. and Mrs. Harold Han a son Pomeroy and others. Birth announcements name several families with Nelsonville Logan New Straitsville and Conneaut mentions a former Athens resident Mrs. Herb confined to Ashtabula Medicare Nursing Home.

Conneaut Ohio William Cecile) Herb Ashtabula West Street Herb Athens

Obituary Notices From Nelsonville to Islandton and beyond

A long sequence of death notices across several towns lists Esther Scofield North 83 of Nelsonville, Florence Rasmussen 88 of Coolville, and many others including Gertie Howell 74 Logan and Eva James 86 Logan. The notices cover survivors, burial plans, and church affiliations with multiple funerals set across Johnson White Roberts Blower Hughes and Ewing funeral homes.

Nelsonville Esther Scofield North Madison St Crestview Manor Lancaster New Straitsville John S Agnes Lindsay Wilson Henry Wanda) Jeanne) Yacobellis Columbus William Edward R.F Ismay) Brandt Robert Yacobellis Illinois Judy Harris New Jersey Benjamin North Canal Winchester Carl Matthew James Wilson Mary Wilson Agnes Fleming Johnson Funeral Home Mike Yarbrough Grant Layman New Straitsville Cemetery American Heart Association Logan Gertie May Howell Junction City Lancaster Fairfield Hospital Beavertown Graham Jackson Verna Johnson Boyer Free Will Baptist Church the Plains Early A Charles Virgil Eva Woster Guy Mary) Straight Hubert Boyer Burgettstown Pa Dessie Stewart Leon W. Va Alberta Martin Sebring Roberts Funeral Home Ed Boyer Fellowship Cemetery Green Two Hocking County National Society of Daughter of American Colonists Old Trail Athens Order of Eastern Star American Pioneers White Shrine of Jerusalem Veterans’ Auxiliary Social Whirl Club Elouise Watson Carl E Carl Merton James Roberts Conrad O. Diehm Edna B Hughes Oak Grove Friends Ray Eastern Star Wellston Fena Grider James M. Blower Lewis Skiver Pattonsville Grider Jackson County Cyrus and Isabelle McQuesten Scurlock Charles Grider

Fleming Trial Begins in Meigs County Court

Jury selection underway in the aggravated murder case of John Fleming 45 Long Bottom accused of poisoning William Clayton Middleswart 56 Portland with arsenic. Widow and witness Mrs. Freda Middleswart 40 convicted on a murder charge and serving 15 years to life. Fleming represented by Joseph Vanity Athens state by Rick Crow.

Pomeroy Meigs County Ohio Reformatory For Women Marysville Middleswart Fleming Veterans Administration Hospital Cincinnati Meigs Joseph Vanity Athens Rick Crow

Oil Furnace Overheats Trailer Near Athens

An overheated oil furnace filled an unoccupied trailer with smoke along Route 56 west of Athens at 6 a.m. Neighbors alerted the Richland Area Fire Department to the smoky trailer owned by Curtis Johnston of Athens Route 1.

Richland Area Fire Department Route 56 Athens Curtis Johnston

Two Early Morning Fires Reported in Local Areas

Logan firefighters were alerted at 7 21 a m to a burning trash barrel on North Street with no damage reported. At 12 03 p m Sunday, Forest Chesser residence 177 Maple Street required response for an overheated woodburning stove, causing no loss. A Nelsonville meeting of the 5 for 5 committee was set for 7 tonight at Nelsonville York High School, called by co chairs William A Mechem and Rex Maiden.

Wellston Harry T. McClain E. Town St Columbus Riverside Methodist Hospital Hamden Harry S. McClain Ethel Thomas McClain State of Ohio Division of Banks William D. McClain James N. Blower Lewis Skiver Ridgewood Cemetery Nelsonville Ruby N. Ervin Ault Park Ave Cincinnati Hyde Park Villa Hocking County John Luella Lax Loud Jodie Campbell Bernard Anna Lina Loud Larry John Jr Johnson Wendall Stutler Green Lawn Athens Dorothy M Russell New Marshfield Mentor Way Villa Mentor Samuel Alma Pidcock Allen Harry Jr Glouster Worden Logan Rose Fantello Miami Fla Harry Russell Sr Mary Ellen Hugh Emmanuel United Methodist Church Conrad O. Diehm Oak Grove Cemetery Leonard-Lyke Funeral New Concord William A. Gould Friendship Drive Guernsey Memorial Hospital Cambridge Athens County William A Mary Cline Gould Columbia Gas of Ohio Betty Rake Gould Tony Patricia) Conley Don Brenda) Crotty Michael Charleston Bryan Marianna) Linscott Lancaster Opal McBride Dan Paul Coshocton Roger Dayton Mack-Miller Caroll A. Wood Glen Rest Memorial Park Reynoldsburg Islandton Sharon Dowler Lawrence E Martha Jane Walling Dowler Hearden and Sons Waterboro Pennial Baptist Church Miss Dowler Charleston Naval Hospital Charleston County Ruffin High School Ashton Baptist Church Judy Dowler Martha Yates Pennsylvania Ave Jackson Edith Leach Simpson Edward T. Simpson Hope United Methodist Church Wylodine Perkins Ernestine Sheward Helen Mapes Nellie Brisker Sugar Grove Robert G Jenkins Funeral Home Yates Hope Haven North Street Forest Chesser Maple St Nelsonville- York High School William A. Mechem Rex Maiden

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