Death notices greet Ohio regions from Glouster to Columbus
Joshua T. Johnson 79 of Glouster died in an Athens hospital. Born December 9 1888 he was a retired landscaping laborer. Survived by sister Anna McClelland and brother Sam. Funeral Wednesday 1 p.m. Van Fossen Funeral Home Glouster. Burial in Glouster Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday 7–9 p.m. Edith L. Heskett 80 formerly of Pennsville died at Country Lawn Nursing Home Navarre. Survived by daughters Mildred Porter Canton and Alice Dougan Bolivar. sons-in-law. and many grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. Pennsville Methodist Church. Burial Pennsville Cemetery. Rolla Smith 70 Logan died at Murphy Nursing Home Rushville. Survived by children Nancy Richardson Montrose Mich Martha Pullin Breckenridge Mich June Mount Logan Ann Bevins Tol er Ky Allen Logan William R. Lancaster. and relatives. Friday 2 p.m. Heinlein Funeral Home Smith Chapel Cemetery. Jay Webb 59 Kananga died at home. Survived by wife Jerry Ferrell Webb and daughter Mildred Davis Titusville Fla. sons Dale Winchester Ky John Marines at Cherry Point NC. eight grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 11 a.m. Miller Funeral Home Logan. Gartie Napper 63 Columbus. Took his life in Columbus. Survived by wife Stella Napper, daughters Loretta McCarty Nancy Hurley. sons Dale Winchester Ky John USMC. eight grandchildren. siblings. Funeral Tuesday Mount Olive EUB Church. Burial Curry Cemetery. James Marsh Logan? death notice notes Palm Dale Calif. Agnes Malone Columbus native Coolville died in Columbus. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Wednesday St Aloysius. burial St Joseph’s Cemetery.
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Glouster
Joshua T. Johnson
Athens
Athens County
James
Elizabeth Hiney Johnson
Johnson
Sam
Anna McClelland
van Fossen Funeral Home
Don Seevers
Glouster Cemetery
Logan
Roll
Gladys) Smith
Front St
Murphy
Rushville
Ohio
Pickerington
George
Nancy England Beals
Rolla Smith
Smith Chapel
Robert
Nancy) Richardson
Montrose
Mich
Elmer
Martha) Pullin
Breckenridge
Paul
June) Mount
Wallace
Ann) Bevins
Toler
Smith
Allen
William R
Lancaster
Mark
Bernice) Lohr
Millersport
Henry
Mary) Jaggs
Saginaw
Heinlein
Smith Chapel Cemetery
Funeral
Chesterhill
Edith L. Heskett
Pennsville
Country Lawn
Navarre
Anna Harmar DeWees
Pennsville Methodist Church
Robert D. Pratt
Pennsville Cemetery
Fawcett Stone Funeral Home
Gallia County
Kanauga
Holden Baptist Church
Jerry Ferrell Webb
Floyd
Mildred) Davis
Titusville
Fla
Clarence
Huntington
W. Va
Webb
Edward Dalton
Holden
Charles Holbrook
Webbville
Brady Perry
Edith Tripp
Columbus
Patricia Ann
Miller Funeral
Charles Clarke
Highland Memorial Gardens
Wilkesville
Gartie Napper
Mount Olive Eub
A. B. Maloy
Napper
Clarion
Harding
Wellston Eagles Lodge
Stella Honaker Napper
Loretta June McCarty
Nancy Hurley
Dale
Winchester
John
Marine Corps
Cherry Point
N. C
Nora Corbett
Sandusky
Garnet Taylor
Ewington
Edward
Wellston
Kenneth
Chester
Ben
Lettie Napper
Strong and Son Funeral Home
Curry Cemetery
Agnes Malone
Coolville
Markets report from Cincinnati and Columbus Ohio
AP market notes show cattle and hogs slow with modest rallies in select cuts. Cattle: steers 1000 lb yield 2 26.50, 800-1000 lb 22.50-25.50. heifers 24.50. cows 16.50-18.00. calves 40.00. Hogs: No 1-2 200-230 lb 18.85, 230-250 lb 18.35-18.85. sows 14.75-15.50, boars 11-12.50. Grains: No 2 red wheat 1.32-1.35, corn 0.99-1.04, oats 0.75-0.87, soybeans 2.57-2.62.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
USDA
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Wallace Awarded Medals in Vietnam and at Ft Meade
Lt Col Festus E Wallace son of Mr and Mrs Charles Wallace of 973 Third has received the Bronze Star Medal for outstanding meritorious service in Vietnam. He also earned the Air Medal for combat air support during ceremonies at Fort Meade Maryland. He holds multiple medals including Army Commendation Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Silver Star and the Vietnam Medal of Honor. He and wife Sandra are stationed at Fort Meade with Headquarters First Army Inspector General. Also notes on Myrtle Blessing patient at St Marys Huntingon and a statistics update showing 40 percent of adults 24 plus have four years of high school in 1960s comparison.
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Logan
Vietnam
Festus E. Wallace
Charles Wallace
Wallace
Ba Gi
Ft. George G. Meade
Maryland
University of Omaha
Omaha
Nebraska
Sandra
Ft. Meade
First Army
Council Increases Pay Of Pomeroy Employes
Pomeroy village council hikes wages across departments with new classifications. Street and cemetery maintenance, police salaries, water plant pay, and board clerks see changes, including hourly and monthly rates, with some figures shown in parentheses as prior levels.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy Village
Quick Arrest After Route 33 Break-in At Roush's Drive-In
A citizen call to the sheriff led to the quick arrest of three Jackson County men after a break-in at Roush's Drive-In on Route 33 north of New Haven. Officers stopped a truck at Sandhill Road and Route 33 at 1 41 am, bullets were fired to stop the vehicle, and the suspects were booked at the county jail. Loot from the truck included meat, poultry, fish, dairy, baked goods, snacks, and other items. The drive-in, owned by Mrs Vera Roush, was burglarized Jan 11 and Jan 13.
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Point Pleasant
Sheriff's Department
Roush
Route 33
New Haven
Jackson County
Sandhill Road
Doyle Edwain Sollberger
Bellville
Timothy Lakin Kimes
Sherman
Roger Keith Jones
Vera Roush
Installation Of Pastor Scheduled For Sunday
Nelsonville The Rev Richard Jerald Nelson will be come pastor of the First Christian Church on Fort Street Sunday. He will be inducted as pastor during installation services with Dr Herald B Monroe delivering the charge. Nelsonville welcomes a pastor who previously led Wickliffe Christian Church Youngstown and held leadership roles in several regional associations. He is a Kent State and Lexington Theological Seminary graduate, married to Elinor Achison with two daughters Lisa and Amy. The family will live at 48 Ke Franklin Street parsonage. Mrs Nelson teaches at Nelsonville Elementary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Richard Jerald Nelson
First Christian Church
Fort Street
Herald B. Monroe
Monore
Ohio Society of Christian Churches
Wickliffe Christian Church
Youngstown
Nelson
Youngstown Ministerial Association
Austintown Ministerial Association
Youngstown Council of Churches
Christian Churches of
Trumbull
Mahoning Counties
Kent State University
College of the Bible
Lexington Theological Seminary
Lexington
Kent State
The
South Elkhorn Christian Church
Central Christian Church of
Huntington
W. Va
Elinor Ann Achison
Lisa
Amy
KE. Franklin St
Buchtel Woman Given Jail Term and Fine
Mary Mohney of Buchtel was found guilty of driving while intoxicated and unsafe operation after a two car crash at Canal Street and Lake Burr Oak Boulevard. Mayor Earl Hilleary imposed three days in city jail and $150 fine on the first count and $15 with costs on the second.
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Nelsonville
Mary Mohney
Buchtel
Canal Street
Lake Burr Oak Blvd
Earl Hilleary
Vinton Gets $78,956 Federal Funds For Schools
Vinton County schools plan to spend 78056 in federal funds this school year under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The funds fund Title I projects beyond current offerings, not local taxes or state foundation costs, aiming to raise reading and cultural levels for deprived and low income students with a list of teacher aides across several communities.
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State of
Ohio
Road Closing Approved for State Route 346 Work
POMEROY A representative from the State Highway Department joined Meigs County commissioners Monday to secure approval to close a portion of Columbia Township Road 7 for the completion of State Route 346 construction. Present were Robert Clark Warden Ours commissioners and Mrs. Richard Chambers clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
State Highway Department
Jess Latimer
Marietta
Meigs County
Columbia Township
Robert Clark
Warden Ours
Richard Chambers
Sweetheart Ball Dance in Nelsonville
The annual Sweetheart Ball will be held Saturday night at the Elks Ballroom in Nelsonville. Music will be by the Five Saints band from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets available at the door or from Twig Seven and Mount St. Mary Hospital Guild, sponsors of the dance.
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Nelsonville
Elks Ballroom
Five Saints
Twig Seven
Mount St. Mary Hospital Guild
Saw Mill Blaze Doused By Firemen
A fire at the Harrison Runyon saw mill north of State Route 216 near Jones Tavern was subdued by the fire department Monday night. Alarm time 7 10 p m. Two trucks were dispatched to the scene and damage was not estimated. In Nelsonville Mr and Mrs Robert North of Grosse Isle Michigan visited over the weekend with Duard North a patient at Mount St Mary Hospital.
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Nelsonville
Harrison Runyon
Jones Tavern
Robert North
Grosse Isle
Mich
Duard North
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Ninth Grade Honor Roll at Pomeroy Junior High
Ninth grade students of Pomeroy Junior High named on the honor roll include Donald Anderson Roger Abbott Carrol Baker Mary Brickles Twila Clatworthy Robert Coates Debbie Crow Frank Girolami Carol Hargraves Bernadette Hennessy Mary King Mary Pearson Franklin Rizer Nancy St. Clair John Sebo Brenda Smith Tom Soulsby Becky Swindell Becky Triplet Wayne Wel Mike Williams Marc Howell Becky Houda Shelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Junior High
Donald Anderson
Roger Abbott
Carrol Baker
Mary Brickles
Twila Clatworthy
Robert Coates
Debbie Crow
Frank Girolami
Carol Hargraves
Bernadette Hennessy
Mary King
Mary Pearson
Franklin Rizer
Nancy St. Clair
John Sebo
Brenda Smith
Tom Soulsby
Becky Swindell
Becky Triplet
Wayne Wel
Mike Williams
Marc Howell
Becky Houdashelt
Sixty one named to Pomeroy honor roll third six weeks
Pomeroy Junior High lists sixty one students on the third six weeks honor roll. Seventh graders named include Edgar Abbott Lynn Baker Elizabeth Blaetmar Gene Davis Merri Ebersbach Phillip Gaul and others. Eighth grade honorees include Susan Andrews Richard Ash Irene Barnes William Barnhart Rob ert Blackston Pam Burson Michael Cullums Jo Ellen Diehl Roger Dixon Sheila Folmer and more in the long roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Edgar Abbott
Lynn Baker
Elizabeth Blaetmar
Gene Davis
Merri Ebersbach
Phillip Gaul
Donna Francis
Terry Hall
Sheila Hawk
Steve Jewell
Ragena McQuire
Edith Mees
Phyllis Newton
Desiree Kay Pike
Theodore Reed III
Linda Oh
Stephen Stanley
Desiree Still
Marinda Young
Susan Andrews
Richard Ash
Irene Barnes
William Barnhart
Robert Blackston
Pam Burson
Michael Cullums
Jo Ellen Diehl
Roger Dixon
Sheila Folmer
Dennis Gilmore
Nancy Greenlee
Jon Buck
Connie Grueser
Cathy Hall
Roger Hendrie
Shelly Hall
John Hannell
Connie Lanning
Charles Legar
Mary Midkiff
Cheryl Nelson
Darla Neutzling
Marla Neutzling
Ann Ohlinger
Debbie Ohlinger
Steve Powell
Judge Rules Road Order Is Justified
Judge John Bacon ruled the Meigs County Commissioners were justified in ordering George Carper to vacate part of Bedford Township Road 367 near his nursery. The decision follows multiple hearings tied to the construction of Route 33 limited access highway in the area.
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Pomeroy
John Bacon
Meigs County
George Carper
Bedford Township
Carper
McCollister Transferred To Korea
Mrs Don ald MecCollister Canal Street has been notified that her husband Sp 4 Donald McCollister has been transferred from Military duties at Pleiku Vietnam Seoul Korea McCollister talked to his wife by telephone from Japan His new military address is Spec 4 Donald F McCollister US 51875816 Headquarters Co 304 Signal Battalion San Francisco Calif APO 96301
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Nelsonville
Donald MecCollister
Canal Street
Donald McCollister
Pleiku
Vietnam
Seoul
Korea
McCollister
Japan
Donald F. McCollister
Headquarters Co
304 Signal Battalion
San Francisco
Calif
Educator Attends 10th Annual Professional Conference
Nellie Vale of Meigs County supervised local schools at the 10th annual conference in Columbus held at the Youth Center with the theme Critical Issues Ima Morrow of SODESP presiding. Braulio Alonso, NEA president, delivered the banquet address, joined by Dr Arthur Lewis of Columbia University and Jack Frymier of Ohio State University. The event featured over 60 exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Nellie Vale
Meigs County
Columbus
Ima Morrow
Sodesp
National Education Association
Braulio Alonso
Arthur Lewis
Columbia University
Jack Frymier
Ohio State University
Mount St. Mary Hospital Birth Announcements
Birth notices from Mount St. Mary Hospital list families in Shawnee Nelsonville Buchtel Murray City Zaleski Athens and The Plains. Newborns include sons for McLean McClain Taggart and Spencer and a daughter for James W Spencer with numerous additions among relatives and residents.
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Robert McLean
Shawnee
Glen McClain
Nelsonville
Thomas Taggart
Buchtel
James W. Spencer
Murray City
Mary Rider
Zaleski
Mabel Howell
Athens
Louise Wolfe
Roger Wright
Susie Forbes
Lancaster
Howard Brookins
Julia Love
Elizabeth Winefordner
the Plains
Otis Huffman
New Lexington
Mabel Simonton
Arthur la Follette
Democrat Shaw Seeks Commissioner's Chair for County Seat
Otto A. Shaw, Hocking County realtor and farmer, sought the Democrat nomination for county commissioner. A former commissioner from 1958 to 1966 and lifelong Rockbridge resident, he and wife Elizabeth Hansley have five children. Other Democrats filing included Clyde Underwood for engineer and Linda Bensonhaver for recorder. two sought party central committee seats. The lone Republican filing was Thomas Travis for sheriff.
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Logan
Otto A. Shaw
Hocking County
Shaw
Rockbridge
Elizabeth Hansley
Sandy
University of Wisconsin
Debbie
Miami University
Bill
Logan High School
Roger
Freddie
Enterprise
County Commissioners Association of Ohio
Trinity Lutheran Church
Clyde O. Underwood
Linda K. Bensonhaver
Lloyd E. Ellinger
Lester Derr
East St. Logan
Thomas N. Travis
Middleport Personal Notices Highlight Weekend Visits
Mr and Mrs Charles Murray of Point Pleasant visited his mother Mrs Clara Murray over the weekend. Mr and Mrs William Russell and family of Cambridge stayed with Mr and Mrs Bernard Fultz and family. Ellen Dutton, Dennison University student, visited her parents Mr and Mrs Dale Dutton. Diana Davis, a Ohio State University student, spent the weekend with her parents Dr and Mrs J J Davis and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murray
Point Pleasant
Clara Murray
William Russell
Cambridge
Middleport
Bernard Fultz
Russell
Middleport High School
Ellen Dutton
Dennison University
Granville
Dale Dutton
Diana Davis
Ohio State University
Columbus
J. J. Davis
Candidates File Their Petitions Pomeroy May primary
Meigs County election filings show six Democratic committeemen candidates led by Robert Burdette Pomeroy precinct and Frances E Brown Pomeroy 2 with Alpha Smith Reedsville James Bailey South Chester Chester W Erwin Middleport and Lawrence M Stewart Middleport 5th Also filing were Republicans William F Harris Minersville Clarence Lawrence Portland and Edgar E Brewer Portland Incumbent Sheriff Robert Hartenbach and Clerk of Courts Mrs Evelyn Lucke also filed petitions.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Evelyn Lucke
Nelsonville Meeting Alarms and School Dismissals
The Cosmopolitan Club meets Friday at 7 30 p m at 727 Walnut St with devotions led by Mrs. Jessie Duncan and a program on Air Pollution by Miss Elizabeth Linton. Murray City Civic-Ettes meet tonight at 7 at Judy Vasko’s home. Kay Six co host. Retta Howe Class gathers Wednesday at 7 30 p m at First Methodist social room. Valley Lodge No 169 Knights of Pythias meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the Pythian Building, announced by Dr Edward L Murphy. Golden Rule Class meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at 121 Watkins St with Edna Hall. co hostesses Lulu Hoskins Bernice Cagg and Frances Stage plus Lucille Weaver handle the program. Nelsonville York School District teachers meet Friday at the high school building. all elementary dismissed at 1 p m and junior senior high at 1 50 p m. Pomeroy Meigs County records show a suit for 10469 53 by First Federal Savings and Loan at Sistersville against Robert and Donna Smith of Syracuse plus 650 against Clifford Frazer Hartford W Va, 600 against Charles and Dorothy McCloud and Nellie McCloud of Middleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Harry Stage
Walnut St
Jessie Duncan
Elizabeth Linton
Murray City
Civic-Ettes
Judy Vasko
Kay Six
Retta Howe
First Methodist Church
Valley Lodge No. 169
Knights of Pythias
Pythian
Edward L. Murphy
Edna Hall
Watkins Street
Lulu Hoskins
Bernice Cagg
Pomeroy
Meigs County
First Federal Savings and Loan
Sisterville
W. Va
Robert Smith
Donna Smith
Syracuse
Clifford Frazer
Middleport
Faye Bolin
Hartford
Citizens National Bank of
Charles McCloud
Dorothy McCloud
Nellie McCloud
Meigs County Jaycees Earn State Pageant Honor
The Meigs County Jaycees received a state award for the Ohio Junior Miss Pageant held in Xenia Ohio. The certificate credited the local pageant as the best run in the state and praised the four young men Ralph Werry Jim Mees Earl Ingels and Bill Lambert for directing producing and arranging the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Xenia
Ohio
Meigs Jaycees
Russell Miller
Ohio Junior Miss Inc
Ralph Werry
The
Jaycees
Jim Mees
Earl Ingels
Bill Lambert
Missionary Plans Visit To Syracuse
Syracuse The Rev. A F E Miller announces Miss Marjorie Peel missionary to South Africa will speak at the Church of the Nazarene on Wednesday at 7 30 p m. She has taught in South Africa and served as matron of the Girls Hostel teacher at Bible College manager of the Farm School and Y M C A camp supervisor. The service will feature Africa work with Peel presenting mission reports and slides. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
A. F E. Miller
Church of the Nazarene
Marjorie Peel
Republic of South Africa
Miss Peel
South Africa
Bible College
Zovis Young Peoples and
Church In Africa
Africa
Nelsonville Alumni Banquet Plans Discussed at Meeting
Nelsonville High School graduates plan the 90th alumni affair with an alumni association meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mrs. James Linscott’s Pinegrove Drive home. Officers will consider banquet timing and location and announce details when concrete plans are ready.
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Nelsonville
Alumni Association
James Linscott
Pinegrove Drive
Nelsonville High School
Hocking Valley Hospital Admits Several Local Residents
Hocking Valley Community Hospital admitted John Eveland of South Bloomingville Clyde Bell of Logan Mrs Jessie Walker of New Plymouth and Mrs Dorothy Burgess of Logan for fractures and injuries. Harry Bittner 73 of Dew Hotel Nelsonville fractured hip after a fall on stairs Friday about 7 10 p m admitted to Mount St Mary Hospital. Census Clock notes U S population reached 200 million on November 20 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eveland
South Bloomingville
Clyde Bell
Logan
Jessie Walker
New Plymouth
Dorothy Burgess
Nelsonville
Harry Bittner
Dew Hotel
Mount St. Mary Hospital
United States
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the Messenger
Joshua Johnson
Gladys Smith
Edith Heskett
Jay Webb
Gallipolis
Pike St
Kananga
Island Creek Coal Co
Wylie
Jane Wright Webb
Kentucky
Robert J. Chapman
James Marsh
Main St
Palm Dale
Chapman
Phyllis
Wirt Love
Love
Mason County
Marsh
Mrs
Myrtle Blessing
Roy Blessing
Lincoln Ave
St. Mary's Hospital
Miss Blessing
St. Mary’s Hospital
Water Department
Board of Public Affairs
Central Christian Church
Marshalltown
Town
Richard Nelson
Vinton
Allensville
June Radcliff
Ethel McFadden
Carol Dixon
Amanda Barker
Nyla Holdren
Hamden
Barbara Eberts
Phoebe Frazee
Lucille Rodgers
Ruth Partee
Barbara Hayes
Dorothy Martin
McArthur
Donna Waldron
Virginia Ward
Shirley Ward
Nancy Cozad
Swan
Donna Crow
Karen Herrold
Wilton
Joanne Kincaid
Marlene Allman
Marian Koenecke
Vinton High School
Della Jane Snavely
Cledith Osler
Faye George
Donna Graves
Marjorie Blake
James Burley
Larry Bay
George Erdy
Margaret Martin
Barbara Handa
Jessie Shafer
Phillip Pettit
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
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