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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1975

Page

6

Missing Family Not Missed at Ellsworth Route

In Hays Kansas AP two quick stops on I 70 led Terry Schneider of Colby to realize his wife and daughter were left behind after his first denial. Troopers tracked him to Russell then Toulon before confirming the missing family and turning back to retrieve them.

Hays, Kan Colby Kan Ellsworth Highway Patrol Terry Schneider Russell

Auto Entered Items Stolen in Logan Parking Lot

Logan city police report a South Point couple’s car was entered while they played pool at Scenic Lanes. The door was pried open between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday, and items valued at $331 were taken, including a purse cash jewelry and a ceramic bird.

Logan South Point Jarvis Chapman Scenic Lanes

Export grain flow aligning with 1975 76 projections

USDA analyst Deborah Pollock says wheat, corn and other exports are moving smoothly from farms to ships in line with 1975 76 projections. Improved rail car and barge capacity plus a shift in demand and a shipping-rate agreement reduce past bottlenecks seen in 1972-73.

Washington Agriculture Department U.S Deborah D. Pollock USDA Economic Research Service Pollock Miss Pollock

Community notices from Athens County events list

Local group schedule includes Glouster Kiwanis Club at 6 p.m. in Hotel Gordon Athens Al Anon at 8 p.m. in the Lounge of the Good Shepherd Church 64 University Terrace meeting for friends or relatives with drinking problems contact 592 3025 Glouster Boy Scouts meet at 6 p.m. Scout Building Public lecture on transcendental meditation at 7 30 p.m. in the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co community room 100 S May Ave by International Meditation Society.

Athens al Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company S. May Ave International Meditation Society

Area death notices and hospital notes summary

Area residents receive notices of births and names listed for newborns and survivors across Athens Rutland Wellston Jacksonville Stewart Athens and other communities. Individuals named include Carl DeNune Jeff Beatty James Mayles Brenda Karnes plus many others with spouses and family links. Some entries mention transfers to Huntington VA Hospital and various obituaries or hospital notes.

Carl DeNune Jeff Beatty James Mayles Brenda Karnes Alice Russell Rachel Conant Joseph Bishman Irvin Wolfe Jim Squibb Athens Elbert Brewer Raymond Vernon Trimble Betty Lee Cincinnati Aaron Bush Wellston Barbara Davis Darrell Hanning Albany Eleanor Smart Buchtel Anna Strausbaugh Jacksonville Crystal Crum Millfield Walter Lenigar John Murray Betty McAllister Glouster Goldie Spaulding Chauncey Nora Wallace New Marshfield Guy Hickman Dayton

Births and obituaries mark Hocking Valley area notices

Hocking Valley BIRTHS reports a daughter for Mr and Mrs Forest Ayers New Straitsville and a son for Mr and Mrs Jerry Weaver Logan. Numerous admissions list names from Nelsonville Zaleski and Logan. Obituaries include James Alva Hanning Athens 83 and Virgil C Maxwell Athens 85 with services in local churches and cemeteries.

Forest Ayers New Straitsville Jerry Weaver Logan

Courtroom pleads innocence on traffic offences and fines set

Arthur J. Townsend aged 18 and Leo J. Boyle aged 50 each pleaded innocent to traffic signal disobedience and speeding respectively. Multiple defendants were fined or bonded for DWI speeding left of center excessive speed, with various sums listed and numerous property transfers recorded in Salem and Rutland counties.

Arthur J. Townsend N. Market St Leo J. Boyle East St Sheila M. Cunningham Cutter Carl E. Stallings Corning Thomas R. Skunza Columbus Harry L. Kennedy Dayton Stanley Emmerson Edwards Rockbridge Deborah K. Alcorn James Green Thomas E. Hyde Lancaster Gaye Hampton Martin Athens Lorenzo E. Hanning John M. Garrett Louisville Julia Watson Parkersburg W Va David Stafford Green Wyandotte Mich Carl L. Lehman Haydenville Ronald E. Huffer Logan Lester Lee Penn

Southeast Ohio Weather Forecast December 29 1975

Weather summary for Monday December 29 1975 with yesterday high 38 low 28 and sunrise sunset times. Regional forecast shows rain tonight and Tuesday with 70 percent chance, highs in the 40s, and cooler 30s to 40s by midweek. Extended outlook calls for fair Wednesday, then rain or snow flurries Friday across Ohio regions.

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

Emergency Runs Reported By Athens Fire Squad

Athens firemen assisted 86 year old Mary Maxwell at 134 N Lancaster St to turn an oxygen tank. A 19 year old Jim Squibb was injured playing basketball after being moved from Grover Center to O Bleness. Ray Collett 60 ill refused aid at 24 Columbia Ave.

Mary Maxwell N. Lancaster St Jim Squibb Jacobs Drive Grover Center O'Bleness Ray Collett Columbia Ave

Dog Toy Incident Sparks Insurance Benefit Reminder

Edna M. Oliver of Nelsonville slipped on a dog toy spraining her wrist and bruising her. She filed a Messenger Insurance claim and received a quick settlement. She notes the accident policy covered her emergency bills. Subscrib ers can still buy the insurance for 10 cents a week with newspaper payment.

Edna M. Oliver Shepart St Nelsonville Messenger

New Year's Dance Set

TUPPERS PLAINS The Ohio Valley Horse Show Association will sponsor a New Year’s Eve round and square dance at Tuppers Plains Elementary School from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music by the Pioneer Boys of Marietta. Reservations call H A Cole 667-3405.

Tuppers Plains Ohio Valley Horse Show Association Pioneer Boys of Marietta H.A. Cole

Athens Woman Estelle Battiste Dies in Nelsonville

Mrs Estelle C Battiste died at noon Wednesday in Leggs Nursing Home Nelsonville. A former New York City resident she had lived with her daughter Mrs James Cavender in Athens since 1974. She was a former secretary for an adoption agency in New York. She was preceded in death by three sisters Beatrice Rhoda Pearl and three brothers Harry Samuel and Benjamin. Funeral arrangements are being completed by Jagers and Sons Funeral Home.

Howard Murphey Nelsonville Howard W. Murphey Mayfair Columbus Calhoun County W. Va James Melissa Buler Murphey Ohio West Virginia Herbert Lee Battle Creek Mich Denver Athens Dessie Kearn Davenport Norma Bell Chaney Charles Oakey William Shirley Clayton Mary Elizabeth Stover Thelma Taylor Jody Satwers Murphey Emory Clarence Dora McKee Edna Thompson Henry Essie Louise Salem Church Walter Gastin Salem Cemetery Johnson Funeral Home Logan James Robert John R Chris) Hansley Newport News Susan Carol Walsh Terry Patrick Walsh William Dayton John Jack Thomas Tommy Arthur Helen) Gasser Jane) Shaw Martha) Trobridge Dallas Judith) Heft Jr Harry Margaret) Goodlive Toledo Paul Patricia) Fickel Federal Way Wash St. John’s Catholic Church James A. Geiger Oak Grove Cemetery Roberts Funeral Home Funeral Virgil Maxwell Virgil C. Maxwell Lancaster St Athens County George and Armintha Moore Maxwell Sunday Creek Coal Co Stedman Packing Co Clark's Chapel Robert Anna) Hedges George Groveport Jesse Lee Kingston Herbert Leonard Harley Leonard Jagers and Sons Herman Secoy Estelle C. Battiste Grosvenor St Leggs New York City Andree) Cavender New York

Deaths Mark Weekend Across United States

The Rev Dallas Tarkenton Sr 63 father of Fran Tarkenton died of a heart attack Sunday while watching the Vikings Cowboys playoff game in Savannah Ga Mary King Patterson 90 former Womens editor of the New York Daily News and widow of Joseph Medill Patterson died at home Saturday after a long illness Mrs Maris Garside 88 Nevada newspaperwoman and writer died Saturday night in Las Vegas after a long illness

Dallas Tarkenton Savannah Minnesota Viking Fran Tarkenton Mary King Patterson New York The New York Daily News News Joseph Medill Patterson Maris Garside Las Vegas Nev Nevada

Trimble Church Christmas Program Shown with Santa Visit

Trimble United Methodist Church hosted a Christmas Sunday School program featuring a one act drama The Angels Sang. Cast included Mary Jane Rainey Amy Sanders Rebecca Hooper Jane Sanders Sara Beth Hooper Leo Morrison with Martha Rainey as reader. Jane Dial directed assisted by Mrs Helen Willeke. A group and individual rehearsal photo were presented.

Trimble Trimble United Methodist Church Santa Claus

License Deadline Wednesday for Middleport Amusement Machines

Middleport village reminds owners with on site amusements to renew licenses by Wednesday midnight to avoid penalties under local ordinance. Fees are 50 dollars for the first three machines and 25 dollars for each additional, juke boxes 50 dollars, trash hauling licenses 25 dollars yearly, due before January 1. A historical note mentions Annie Oakley’s 1926 Greenville death after a long career and wartime notoriety.

Middleport Fred Hoffman

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McKinley Elementary School Racine Wis Bob Kapellusch Glouster Kiwanis Club Hotel Gordon Athens City Glouster Boy Scouts O’ Bleness Ronald Sanders Perry Kennedy Rutland Scott Coffman Fredrick Craig Gregory Dixon Stewart Ronald Harris Robert Sinclair Ruth Dickens Wanda Lehman David Richards Janine Rizer William Brooks Kathryn Champlin Jennifer Messina Maynard LeMay David Crippen Vera Sharpe Charles Dunlap Flora Easler Charles Henderson Mount St. Mary Donald Milliron William Davis Justin Sheets Flossie G. Smith Jerry Dearing Jr Dorothy Wintermute Veterans Administration Hospital Huntington Pollie A. Turn Charles Davis Violet Thompson Ola Phillips Chad Warren Patricia K. Wright Estel Russell Benjamin Simpkins Hocking Valley Leonard Eberts Zaleski Alan Rutherford Kim Glenn Carl Reed McArthur Fern Cruise Leslie Smith Cora Ross Ray Spafford Helen Wells Russell Babbs John Mays Mount Carmel Hospital Cline Holcomb University Hospital, Columbus Charles Cox and Son Terry James Charles Smith James Hanning James Alva Hanning S. Plains Rd Hanning Charles and Elma Radford Hanning Rhoda Waymer Hanning John Reeves Ira Hanning Montgomery Edna Bolton Newark Ora Leedy Hanning Hughes Funeral Home Roy Hewitt Alexander Cemetery William Brame New Lexington William R Rick) Brame Paducah St. Rose Catholic Church New Lexington Eagles Carborundum Co Martha Carney Brame Ronald Jeffrey New Lexington Cemetery Clyde Sickels Clyde J. Sickels Arcadia Nursing Home Coolville Jehial Hattie Graham Sickels United Mine Workers of America Beatrice Belle Sickels Paul E Pittsburgh Jack B Bigony-Jordan Leonard McVay Nellie Franz Moose Haven Orange Park Fla Vinton Dick) Kennedy Holzer Medical Center Mason S Ruth Duke Kennedy McCoy-Moore John Bryant Vinton Memorial Park Merle Strait Gallipolis Merle Lionel Strait Neighborhood Road Mary Weldon Strait Pantasote Co Point Pleasant Donna Smith Strait Cathy Allen Weldon Strait Jr Nolind Hugh Bush Pomeroy Hugh E. Bush Letart Falls Veterans Memorial Hospital Lewis R Sarah Jeffers Bush Stella Linda) Searles Rodney Gibeaut Lowell Long Bottom Eli New Haven Hartford Guy Floyd Letart Francis’ Rice Peterstown Margaret Rhodes Ewing Howard Shively van Dyke Rites Bertha van Dyke W. Llth St Ridgewood Kirby Oiler van Dyke Rogers Funeral Home James Walsh James Barton Pleasant Valley Hospital Gallia County Addison Clara Poindexter Barton Mildred Vance Barton William L. Shaver Kananga Jerry Durst Arthur Henson Gene Henson Johnstown Georgia Derflinger Fort Meyers Beach Miller Funeral Home Alfred Holley Reynolds Cemetery Mae Mae B. Love Lincoln Ave John and Addie Roush Wolfe Wesleyan Church Harry Love Harold Chespeake Charles Lester Worthington Harry Jr Marshell Wolfe DeKalb Ill Wesleyan H.W. Durst Suncrest Crow-Hassell Court News Hocking County John L. Smathers Thomas L. Brown Murray City Walter E. Taylor St. Louis Violet L. Batey Phillip A. Miller Charles K. Ensley Zanesville Meigs County Fred W. Crow Jr Eleanor Crow George S Zelda Maxine Hobstetter Archie E June P. Lee Chester Two Ethel and Orley Rife Franklin Real Estate Co Salem Lenore Harold A. Vorys Carter Carolyn French Thomas E Mary Fowler Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses Inc Anna E. Ogdin Clarence C. Ogdin Granvel Junaita Wamsley Robert D Mary V. Carson Boneta Harold E Ruth A Samson Delilah Durst Paul Edmundson Flossie, Cavett C Viola M John P. Edmundson Viola M. Collins Flossie Edmundson Cavett C Elizabeth L John P Linda L. Edmundson Franklin Real Estate Mary E. Eblin Steve J Cindy M. Blackwell Salisbury John B Claudia Hale J. B Hale Jesse Lambert Melba L. Nieser Jessie L. Geyer Marilyn Robert Trussel Mary Belle Dale Warner Ronnie W Cowdery Olive Mary V Kalad Gulf Midwest Great Lakes Northeast Rockies Florida Ohio University Geography Department C L. Colmer Athens Fire Squad Estelle Battiste Wilhelm II Germany Annie Oakley Greenville
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