Area Death Notices Fire Victim's Services Set for Saturday
Bruce McGill 80 of Langsville died when a fire destroyed his home. Services 1 p.m. Saturday at Strong and Son Funeral Home with Rev. A B Maloy officiating. Survived by daughter Lesta Graziani, sister Kate Reese, brother Lawrence. Burial Cast Cemetery Point Rock.
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Wilkesville
Bruce McGill
Langsville
Strong and Son
A. B. Maloy
McGill
Lesta Graziani
Cold Springs
Lawrence
Cincinnati
Kate Reese
Vanceburg
Buria
Castor
Point Rock
Logan
Barbara M. Michaels
Gerbert St
Columbus
University Hospital
Third St
Myrad
Mary Weiland Miller
Michaels
St. Mary
St. John’s Catholic Church
H. C. Godman Shoe Co
Irma Nash
Mary Karl
Margaret Manter
William F
Walter
Henry
Ruth Harris
St. John’s Church
James A. Geiger
Oak Grove Cemetery
Roberts Funeral
Middleport
William Beeson
Franklin County Engineering Department
Ohio State University
First Presbyterian Church
Cora
William
DePlain, Ill
Robert
Mt. Giliad
John
Upper Arlington
Helen Beeson
Union Cemetery
Nixon Job Rating Drops in Harris Poll Decline
NEW YORK The Harris Poll shows President Nixon's national popularity slipping from 62 to 58 percent since December. The decline is linked to discontent with inflation controls and the economy, with 68 percent criticizing him for not keeping down the cost of living and 27 percent approving.
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New York
Harris
Nixon
Driver seeks to sell luck plate 999MP in Harrow
Harrow businessman Robert Evans, who has no traffic offenses, puts his prized registration plate 999MP up for sale. London police often mistake him for a MP or Metropolitan Police member, given the 999 emergency number.
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Harrow
England
Robert Evans
London
Metropolitan Police
Bookkeeping Entry Clarified by School Board Clerk
Kenneth Elliott explained a false bookkeeping entry at the Alexander School District board. He said the entry was deleted to avoid misrepresenting the district�s 1969 funds to new board members.
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Alexander
Kenneth Elliott
Elliott
Navy Fights Pollution Through Its Own Methods
At Pearl Harbor the Navy joins the air pollution battle. A spokesman says the service no longer burns documents, instead treats with chemicals and shreds them, as part of its environmental efforts.
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Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Athens County Land Transfers Show Broad Property Moves
A series of conveyances records transfers in Athens County including Charlies R Forrest and Patricia Forrest of Springfield to Burt and Mary Dishong of Nelsonville. Paul R Fiske of Chouncey to Helen A Fiske. Michael J Corby of Nelsonville to Viole M Corby. Ada Belle Maynard of Athens. Nora Kincade of Coolville. Elmer and Loury Jones of Athens. T Nermen and Martha Tormazic of Millfield. Bernard and Joyce Friend of Coolville. Donald and Mary Borchert of Athens. Paul and Geri Ploutz of Athens to various buyers. and others transferring Lot 468, Lot 3, and multiple tracts in Athens and surrounding areas.
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Charlies R
Patricia Forrest
Springfield
Burt
Mary Dishong
Nelsonville
Rec
York
Paul R. Fiske
Chouncey
Helen A. Fiske
Michael J. Corby
Viole M. Corby
Trainer
Athens
Ada Belle Maynard
Stanley Heights
Earl S. Kincade
Coolville
Nora Kincade
Lois C. Campbell
Coalville
John and
Frees Bolen
Elmer and
Loury Jones
Johnson Coal Mining Company
Paul E
Donna M. Brown
T. Nermen
Martha Tormazic
Millfield
Columbus
Trimble
Sobel G. Morris
Viva Reeves
Glouster
T.cc
Wright
Sedalia
Nellie Sb. Penrod
Kathryn J. Walburn
W. H. Potter
Dallas
Marjorie Taylor
James
Dorothy Bruce
Dover
Harold Sayre
Hartsel Nixon
Orley Vore
Traffic Fines for Multiple Offenders Across Cities
A list of traffic violations shows drivers from Barbera De Lugo to Columbus cited for offenses such as speeding and stopping at signs. Fines range from 10 to 52 dollars plus costs, with patrols recorded for each case.
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Barbera de Lugo
Tradley Hall
Keneth Donahue
Nelsonville
Elizabeth Graham
Mill Street Apts
John Glancy
Riverside Drive
James Kitchens
Mariette
Roger Miller
Chillicothe
Ellen Musgrave
Vienna
W. Va
Patrol
Charles Een
Belpre
Speed
Logan
Belore
Starr
Dot
Lee Waite
Columbus
Carpenter News Notes From Plain City Social Roundup
Westina Crabtree reports a season of visitors and gatherings as local families and friends travel to Columbus Nelsonville Athens and other towns. The piece lists many households hosting relatives with names including Starkey Massey Crabtree Jewell Daugherty Comer Mattox Perry Jordan and Frazier among others. Many weekend visits and birthday greetings are noted along with district Laymen's Rally attendance in Lenox.
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Carpenter
Earl Starkey
Columbus
Starkey
Board of Directors
Jessie Jewell
Cecil Jewell
Donald Jones
Nelsonville
Larry Clark
Athens
Mary Massey
Springfield
Brad Massey
Arthur Crabtree
Orland Ely
Mineral
First Methodist Church
Lencaster
Vina Rutherford
Faye Jordan
Dorsey Jordan
Lewis Smith
Leo Daugherty
Ray Daugherty
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Clyde Walker
Thurman
Dale Dye
Charles Stevens
Londonderry
Edna Fauber
Peggy
David McComas
Phillip Wiles
Dayton
Robert Mattox
Frank Bennett
St. Albans
Richard Mattox
Huntington
D. V. Cummings
Murl Galaway
Vernon Perry
Mona Perry
Michael Perry
Milliards
Sharon Darden
Arlin Radekin
Amy Jo
Albany
Rex Cheadle
ReElection Sought By Governor Hathaway In Wyoming
Cheyenne Wyoming Governor Stan Hathaway a Republican announces he will seek a second four year term. He notes no Wyoming governor has won re election in 25 years and says Democrats have yet to name an opponent for the 46 year old governor who defeated Ernest Wilkerson by about 10000 votes in 1966.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Stan Hathaway
Hathaway
Wyoming
Ernest Wilkerson
Justifiable Homicide Declared In Ohio Shooting
Mrs. Elsie Slines has not been charged in the death of Dennis Oxyer a 40 year old of Cheshire. Dr. Donald Warehime Gaaba County coroner ruled the death from internal hemorrhage and the shooting as justifiable homicide.
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Gallipolis
Elsie Slines
Dennis Oxyer
Cheshire
Donald Warehime
Gaiba
Stampede to Klondike Gold Through Steep Chilkoot Pass
Stampeders recalled climbing Chilkoot Pass with a 25 percent grade for most of the way and 35 percent on the rest. The scenery pleased them but the ascent proved brutal as they sought Klondike gold.
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Chilkoot Pass
Klondike
Patrol Finds Before Man In Hit-Skip
Gallia patrol reports a hit and run on Route 7 in Meigs County at 2 45 a m. A pickup owned by Thomas Burroughs of Tuppers Plains was parked when Donald McClung of Belpre, 44, struck it and fled hitchhiking to Belpre. He was arrested four hours later and cited for leaving the scene of an accident.
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Gallipolis
Highway Patrol
Meigs County
Athens-Meigs County
Thomas Burroughs
Tuppers Plains
Donald McClung
Belpre
McClung
Point Resort Stock Sold To Arizonan
Phoenix Arizona buyer 100 percent of Pleasant Point Resort stock after purchase from Frank Curatolo and P A Sayre. New owner Phil Ehurlick says changes include skeet range riding stables pitch and putt golf and a year round pool dome for conventions.
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Point Pleasant
Phoenix
Arizooan
Pleasant Point
Phil Ehurlick
Fank Curatolo
P. A. Sayre
Fhurlick
Nader claims Ohio is among most polluted states
Ralph Nader told an Otterbein College audience Ohio ranks high in pollution and the crisis may be worse than scientists indicate. He criticized industry and urged action while citing Lake Erie as heavily polluted and accusing Ford Motor Co. of contributing about 20 percent of its pollution.
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Westerville
Ohio
Ralph Nader
Nader
Otterbein College
Lake Erie
Ford Motor Co
Short Circuit Blamed For Auto Wiring Fire
A short circuit in wiring caused a car fire in the parking lot at Clippinger Hall University Terrace. Firefighters responded at 10 11 p m. The vehicle owned by Robert E Dalton Jr Athens Apartments suffered about 79 dollars in damage.
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Clippinger Hall
University Terrace
Robert E. Dalton Jr
Athens Apartments
Address Correction for University Student Ronald G Baker
Ronald G Baker, an Ohio University student, pleaded not guilty in Municipal Court on Wednesday to a police charge of being a suspicious person. He no longer lives at 67 North High Street, the address listed in Thursday’s Messenger account. Mrs. Dale Sanders, of High Street, said Baker roomed there last semester but moved to a trailer court some time ago.
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Ronald G. Baker
Ohio University
N. High St
Dale Sanders
High St
Baker
German Measles Shots Available To Prevent Widespread Epidemic
West Virginia faces a potential German Measles epidemic this year as health officials report rising rubella cases. Dr. N H Dyer notes vaccinations have begun in December 1969 with 12 000 doses distributed and 35 000 more sent to counties for school clinics. Mason County clinics operate weekly with several monthly sessions across New Haven Hartford Mason and nearby schools to immunize children from six weeks to twelve years.
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Charleston
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Dyer
State Health Department
Mason County
County Health Department
New Haven
Quillen Memorial
Hartford United Methodist Church
Mason
Ashton Baptist Church
Hannan
Arbuckle
Mason County Health Department
Iqiblic School
Spring Gardens Topic At Wildwood Meeting
Wildwood Garden Club members met at Mrs. Mason Fisher’s home to discuss spring garden plans. Mrs. Harris spoke on planting catalogs and credible seed sources, while others covered shrubs, peanuts as underground crops, soil tests, and dried flower arrangements.
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Wildwood Meeting
Minersville
Wildwood Garden Club
Mason Fisher
Roll Call
Ken, Harris
Denver Holter
Dwight Milhoan
Harris
Milhoan
Edson Hollon
Edna Wiggins
Hiram Fisher
Meigs High School Honors Induct 33 to NHS Chapter
Meigs High School in Middleport inducted 15 seniors and 18 juniors into the National Honor Society. New seniors listed include Richard Hawley and Pamela Rawson. new juniors include Anita Fultz and Cathy Bunce. Present members and officers are named, with Jim Swatzel as president and Miss Neutzling as vice president.
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Middleport
Meigs High School
National Honor Society
Richard Hawley
Roger Gilmore
Pamela Rawson
Linda Cotterill
Sharon Brawley
Nina Stiles
Bette Jean Hobstetter
Cheryl McLaughlin
Randy Burt
Celine McGowan
Juanita Jerrell
Mary Radford
Sherrie Blackston
Darla Sheridan
Karolyn Soulsby
Anita Fult
John Ritchart
Tim Glaze
Diana Knorr
Sherry Hayes
Marlene Goodwin
Pam Neutzling
Robbie Ord
Rick Werner
Steve Miller
Linda Cardillo
Hazel Kiser
John Lohse
George Skinner
Beverly Thompson
Jim Swatzel
Swatzel
Miss Neutzling
Miss Goodwin
Strawberry Short Course for Ohio Strawberry Growers
POMEROY MEIGS AREA growers are invited to the second statewide Strawberry Short Course on Tuesday March 16 in the conference room at the Research and Development Center campus Wooster. The program runs 10 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. Speakers include Dr D H Scott USDA Beltsville on cultivar origins and production innovations. Registration forms available from the County Extension office.
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Pomeroy
Meigs Area
Research and Development Center
Wooster
D. H. Scott
USDA
Beltsville
G. A. Schaefers
New York Agricultural Experiment Station
Brian M. Jones
County Extension Office
Driver Denies Two City Police Counts
An Athens Route 1 man Donald Moore pleaded no contest to two police charges after driving left of center on February 21. He was released on bonds totaling 218 dollars. Moore struck a parked car on Richland Avenue near Mill Street Apartments. His hearing is scheduled for March 5.
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Athens
Marriage Licenses Granted in Local District
Chester Roy Rose 26 of Racine wed Edna Maxine Weaver 20 of Letart. William Harlen Martin Jr 30 of Jackson wed Mary Elizabeth Porter 21 of Jackson. James Robert Donohue 19 of Point Pleasant wed Debra Lynn Borrer 16 of Point Pleasant.
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Chester Roy Rose
Racine
Edna Maxine Weaver
Letart
William Harlen Martin Jr
Mary Elizabeth Porter
Jackson
James Robert Donohue
Debra Lynn Borrer
Point Pleasant
Firemen Douse Brush Fires Behind Homes Near Point Pleasant
Volunteer firemen responded to two brush and grass fires in the Point Pleasant area. At 2104 Mason Blvd a brush fire behind the Bob Roberts residence caused minor damage with one truck and six firefighters on scene. A second call at Flatrock, ten miles east, saw four acres burned on the Jack Warner property as debris burning got out of control.
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Point Pleasant
Bob Roberts
Mason Blvd
Roberts
Flatrock
Jack Warner
Athens ordinance authorizes notes for off street motor vehicle parking
Athens Ohio enacts notes in anticipation of bonds to finance clearing and building for off street parking. It sets a 6 1 8 percent interest rate, twenty two year maturity for bonds, secured by full city tax levy pledges. Proceeds fund construction and improvement of property for parking.
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City of
Athens
Athens County
Ohio
Ohio National Bank of Columbus
Columbus
Oho National Bank of Columbus
Legal notices from Athens County Ohio including loan authorizations
A notice announces a special meeting of LEAX Water Distribution Corporation in Albany, Ohio to consider borrowing 1,056,000 with a 354,000 grant and related bond actions. also details probate inventories, hearings on estates, and multiple financial reports from Athens City School District and court matters. Other items include notices of public publication in the Court of Common Pleas and administrator actions for William McClelland estate, with deadlines in March 1970.
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Leax Water Distribution Corporation
Athens County
Ohio
Alexander High
Albany
Board of Trustees
Farmer Home Administration
George Mora
Court OF Common Pleas
Probate
Coute
Edward 8. Robe
Wiliam McClelland
Rigney
Lawrence W. McClelland
Bsedford
Massachusetts
Edward Robe
William McClelland
Commer Pleas Court
Athens
State of
Acid County
Glouster
Penelton
Tamble Township
Mud Fork
Kanawha and
Michigan
Hegening
Republic Coal Co
Republic Col Co
Sunday Creek Co
Neversber
Samuel Peach
Ohio Company
Eed Athans
Edward
Robe
Rowland. Bridgewat
Financial Report Board of Education
Athens City
General Fund
P.L
Permanent Improvement Fund
Hendea Visseesenese
NIDEA
Cscccess
GRO
Csscese
Vannecsee
M-P.l
SBI
ADC
Creeseees
Notice to Bidders for Jacksonville Water Line Extension
Sealed bids will be received by the Village of Jacksonville Ohio until 12 00 noon March 13 1970 for labor and materials to extend a water line about 885 feet of tench cast iron pipe class 150 with two 6 inch gate valves fire hydrant and lead valve bow river crossing and a railroad crossing using slip joint caul iron pipe. Plans and specs on file in village office and at Evans Mechwert Herbiton Tilton Inc consulting engineers Athens Ohio. Bidder may reject any or all bids by order of the Village Administrator.
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Jacksonville
Athens County
Ohio
Evans, Mechwert, Herbieton & Tilton, Inc
Security Bank
Athens
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Victor Perry
Point Resort
Meigs School Honor Society
Thes
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Arhons
Towit
Tro C. Gilkey
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Athens County Cormmon Place
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