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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1967

Page

5

Death notices from Clifton to Gallipolis

Obituaries list Emma Rickard of Clifton age 72 and Marvin Wamsley 39 of Point Pleasant from the Silver Bridge disaster. Also named: Charles Wahl 77 Athens, Forest Casto 75 Mason, Edward Alexander 92 Leon, and many others with service times, graves, and family survivors across Mason, Point Pleasant, Logan, Athens, Pomeroy, and New Haven. Funeral details include Foglesong, Crow Hassell, and Leonard Homes with graves at Graham Station, Suncrest, Mt Zion, and Oak Grove.

Athens Charles H. Wahl Perry County Lawrence Wahl Church of God Mary Krajeska Wahl Carl M Logan Eugene Charlene) Geil Phoenix Ariz Oak Grove Cemetery Leon Edward E. Alexander Delebert Durst Lon Mason County K & M Railroad John Sarah Rollins Alexander Crow. Hassell Funeral Home Ella Ann Whaley Shade Lima Julia McCumber Hudnall Freda Martin Id. Dorst Parkersburg W. Va Carol Dorst Pomeroy Clara Powers Henderson Harley of Victor Springfield Herbert Shade Route 1 Ona Cook Charles J. Hudnall Glenn Hudnall Albany Delmar Jennie Mae Hudnall Lucy Lillie Kate Jagers and Sons

Ex Ryger Creek mentor James White dies in bridge disaster

James White 40 of Point Pleasant, head wrestling and golf coach and assistant football coach at Point Pleasant High School, died when the Silver Bridge disaster struck. He previously coached at Ryger Creek and Kgger Creek, contributing to multiple SWAC crowns and a 20 game winning streak. Born in Holden, he was Marshall University graduate, a church member, and father of two sons. Burial planned in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill.

Mason Forest E. Casto Ohio State University Hospital Fraternal Order of Police Jackson County W. Va Allen Julie Lanham Caste Isabelle Wilda Montgomery Blendena Conde Pasadena Ben Jack Otho Harmon Point Pleasant Flossie Hoffman Martha Nolan St. Marys Foglesong Funeral Home Ralph Mahoney Mt. Zion Cemetery Smith-Capehart Legion Post New Haven James White Point Pleasant High School Silver Bridge Ohio River White Man Kgger Creek High School Gallia County Kgger Creek Bobcats Ryger Creek SWAC Eastern Buchtel-York Mr. White Holden Effie Eggelston White Ed White Logan Marshall University Masonic Lodge Kiwanis Club Jimmy David Cheshire Kgger Creek Junior High School Ethel Perry Logan W. Va Helena Rommy Charleston Dorothy Jimison Roseville Mich Comfort White McConnell Robert White Oak Ridge William Frederick White Ravenswood Honaker-Harris Gaston Boyle Forest Lawn Pecks Mill

Benefit Group Dinner For Holiday Event

The North American Benefit Association held its Christmas dinner at Barne's Restaurant in Nelsonville. Members later gathered at Mrs. Earl Streets Fort Street home for a decorated holiday meet. A gift exchange and games followed with prizes to Mrs. Schoonover Neikirk Lax Hillen Steenrod Steenrod Bussey Duskey Miner Matheny. Members absent received flowers. date of next meeting to be announced.

Nelsonville North American Benefit Association Barne’s Earl Streets Fort Street Garnet Schoonover Martha Neikirk Grace Lax Walter Hillen Bob Steenrod Randall Steenrod Oscar Bussey Carl Duskey Howard Miner Sylvia Matheny

Girls Assist On Tag Day at Logan Junior High

Logan Junior High Y Teens aided Tag Day for the Hocking County American Cancer Society. Volunteers listed include Julie Brooker Judy Ganes sey Susan Kuhn Carla Hart and others. They raised 210.93 dollars for the unit. A 1965 treaty shifted Jordan territorial bounds, granting Saudi Arabia new Gulf of Aqaba shoreline.

Logan Hocking County American Cancer Society Julie Brooker Judy Ganessey Susan Kuhn Carla Hart Mary Ogle Betsy Green Kendra Price Debbie Fell Susan Baird Bridgette Blick Bobbi Young Barbie Casner Kathy Nutter Peggy Biggs Anette Wade Nancy Myers Jean Newell Gala Beougher Becky Bell Denise Larimer Barbara Mathais Linda Martin The Jordan Saudi Arabia Gulf of Aqaba Aqaba

Market roundup from Ohio and Cincinnati markets

Ohio grain prices show No 2 red wheat 1.33 to 1.37 per bushel, No 2 yellow corn 95 to 101, No 2 oats 72 to 85, and No 1 soybeans 2.45 to 2.60. Cincinnati livestock markets report limited slaughter tests with mixed cattle and hog figures. steers and heifers broadly steady, cows and bulls 15.50 to 23.00, calves 30 to 39.50, hogs down 25 to 35 cents for barrows and gilts, sows steady, sheep untested.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Cincinnati USDA

Tractor Driver Arrested After Route 2 Collision

Point Pleasant area report states Chelcie Fowble 61 of Apple Grove arrested by state police for failure to yield when his farm tractor crossed Route 2 about 14 miles south of Point Pleasant. His collision with 23 year old Marvin Branner of Chesapeake caused no injuries. Antarctica’s street lamps glow at McMurdo Sound powered by an atomic reactor.

Point Pleasant Chelcie Fowble Apple Grove Marvin Branner Chesapeake Antarctica McMurdo Sound United States

Candlelight Service Set at Murray City Methodist Church

A candlelight service tonight at 7 at Murray City Methodist Church features the Christmas Story with the youth choir and men's choir performing. Pastor Rev. Gordon Sullivan leads the church in a seasonal program.

Murray City Murray City Methodist Church Gordon Sullivan

California Claims World’s Oldest and Largest Trees

California can claim the world’s oldest Bristlecone pines, the tallest coast redwoods, and the largest Sequoia gigantea, underscoring its unique forest giants and enduring timber heritage.

California

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