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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1977
Page
8
Meigs Local School District announced plans to open Wednesday to allow access to textbooks and assignments amid severe weather and energy shortages. Buses run one hour late, kindergarten classes canceled, and parents urged to dress children warmly as conditions permit sessions Thursday and Friday.
Vinton County schools stay closed due to poor back road conditions. The board discussed a fuel shortage and water issues in Nelson ville with low pressure. Repairs on East Columbus Street restored some water service but a new break may exist.
Southeast Ohio forecast calls for mostly sunny today and Wednesday with highs 25 to 30, lows 5 to 10, and a 20 percent chance of snow today. Extended outlook shows light snow flurries Thursday and Saturday. Lake Erie winds shift to 15 25 knots with ongoing ice cover.
ATHENS Mrs Iona Good man 83 Alderman Road Athens Route 3 died early this morning at O Bleness Memorial Hospital Arrangements are being completed by the Jagers and Sons Funeral Home. POINT PLEASANT Mrs Bessie Ethel Edsall 80 of 3314 Howard Ave Point Pleasant died Sunday morning at Pleasant Valley Hospital after a long illness She was born in Flat Rock W Va daughter of Howard C and Jennie Jackson Glass She worked with the United Methodist Church at Beaver W Va and attended Mason County Schools She is survived by a daughter Vera Nan Vellia Palm Beach Fla a brother Robert P Glass Calif a sister Annie Glass Wilcoxen Point Pleasant three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews Stevens Funeral Home Point Pleasant. RUTLAND Robert L Forrest 52 Salem Street Rutland died at home Monday of an apparent heart attack Born in Rutland son of Lela Stiles Forrest Rutland and the late Adam Forrest Employed as a laborer in steel mills Coroner Dr R R Pickens ruled death natural causes He is survived by two sons Robert Athens and Happy Forrest Mount Vernon Ohio six grandchildren and several cousins Preceded in death by two half brothers Services will be Thursday 1 p m at Walker Funeral Home with Rev Dennis Smith officiating Burial Wells Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m
Richard Hoy Corning Fire Department member dies from injuries after a collapse at the New Straitsville fire station. Funeral service Thursday at Humphrey Funeral Home with graveside rites by Battery B Ohio National Guard. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery Millertown. He is survived by his parents and wife.
The Nelsonville York Education Association will hold a meeting Thursday at 10 a.m. in the high school cafeteria. NYEA President Gordon Sullivan says the executive committee will meet first at 9 a.m. on the same day.
New telephone directories will be delivered this week to more than 12,400 customers in exchanges of Athens Albany Amesville Chauncey The Plains Guysville New Marshfield and Shade. J L Parker Athens customer service manager for General Telephone urged customers who do not receive a directory by next Tuesday to call the office.
Sheriff James Proffitt reported Judith Bacon, 32, formerly of Middleport, arrested in Clifton Tennessee on bad check charges, waived extradi tion and returned to Meigs County Sunday. Indicted January 3 on two felony counts for bad checks after allegedly passing an $800 check at Goessler Jewelry and a $150 check at New York Clothing in Pomeroy. Held temporarily at Gallia County jail awaiting hearing.
The record lists patients including Audria Arnold Dennis Little both of Pomeroy Opal Barr Langsville Gladys Woll Syracuse Muriel Foley Rutland Victor Diehl Middleport Emmitt Ferrell Gallipolis Floyd Bush Letart and others as dismissed or moved Resident notes show Pearl Reynolds Middleport moved from Cleveland Clinic to Medicenter Akron for therapy and Leta Westfall released from O'Bleness Memorial Hospital residing at Ketcham's Nursing Home Sayre Ohio
On Saturday John Smithson age 13 months from Letart was transported to Holzer Medical Center. Also Saturday Goldie Goodnite 73 from Middleport was moved to Veterans Memorial Hospital at 4 10 p m for medical. Sunday Trevor Harrison 2 from Pomeroy was treated at the Suds and Duds for a head cut and sent to Veterans Memorial Hospital.
A family of five was left homeless after a fire destroyed their Bishopville residence on Monday night. Fire crews from Glouster and Jacksonville battled freezing conditions, saved a neighbor’s house, and kept the blaze from spreading to Mrs. Florence Bulen’s home. Chief Robert Funk Sr. thanked residents for coffee and meals as volunteers remained on scene until 3 a.m.
Roger J. Detterre was jailed in Nelsonville after his car struck a police cruiser on Columbus Street. Patrolman Raymond F. Kendall said Detterre drove from an alley around 3 PM and appeared intoxicated.
Local groups announce meetings in the Athens area including Child Guidance Circle with Judy Smith at Townsend 17, Al-Anon at Church of the Good Shepherd, Albany Lodge 723 F&AM at Albany Temple, Glouster organizations, United Mine Workers Auxiliary Jacksonville, and various fraternal and civic gatherings.
Glouster Church of Christ announces midweek prayer meetings will not be held at the church until further notice. Home gatherings set for this week include Mrs. Ben Vaughn at 52 Main St and William Christman Jr. at 35 Braun St. Nelsonville senior citizens cancel meetings until schedules resume. Ruth Blair notes February women’s association meetings canceled at First Presbyterian due to weather and fuel concerns. The Athens County Junior Fair energy crisis cancels the operation engineers’ regular meeting scheduled for Thursday.
Ohio Water Paper Co. of Columbus was the lone bidder to supply the city with a paper baling machine for the recycling center. The company quoted a price of 3000 dollars. No action was taken at the bid opening and officials will travel to Columbus to view the baler offered.
A Beltone Electronics ad offers a free non-operating model of the smallest Beltone aid to anyone replying. The unit weighs under a third of an ounce and is worn at the ear. No cost or obligation, with thousands already mailed. Send to Dept. 5680, Beltone Electronics Corp., 4201 W. Victoria, Chicago, Illinois 60646.
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