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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1971

Page

25

Obituary notes for James H. McClure and several others

James H. McClure 89 former Athens bank official died Saturday in Versailles Ky He was born in Allegheny County Pa and lived on Grosvenor Street in Athens He worked at Athens National Bank 1926 1952 serving as cashier and later vice president He is survived by two daughters a son and eight grandchildren Graveside services are set for 2 30 p m Monday at West Union Street Cemetery with a list of honorary pallbearers.

Athens James H. McClure Athens Bank Versailles Mr. McClure Allegheny County Cicero Pangbutn Rebecca Olive Warren McClure First United Methodist Church Athens Rotary Club Henry M. Phillip Masonic Lodge Monongehela Pennsylvania Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland McClure Grosvenor Street Athens National Bank George R Marian) Garrett Lloyd Mahan Betty Lexington J. Warren McClure Burlington, Vt New England-Pennsylvania Lillian V. McClure West Union Street Clyde C. Pinnell Philip L. Peterson Wilson Smith Allen Kresge D. H. (Jonesy) Sams Blaine R. Goldsberry Clark Williams Rush Elliott Harrie Ross Gordon Gray Oliver F. Rowland

Clara Farrar of Athens Dies After Long Illness

Mrs. Clara Farrar 75 formerly of 92 S Shafer St died Friday in Athens after a long illness. A Wesleyan Church minister she was the daughter of the late William and Minerva Beverage Robinette. Survivors include an aunt Ethel Beverage Nelsonville and cousin Pearley Wicks Athens Route 2. She was preceded in death by husbands Roy Price and Theodore Farrar. Services Monday at 2 pm at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home with Rev. John Minsker officiating. Burial at West State Street Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm Sunday.

Middleport Lewis Elzray Triplett Broadway Osteopathic General Hospital Miami Fla Ohio Guy Triplett New York Central Railroad Triplett Brotherhood of Railroad Fraternal Order of Eagles of Corning Middleport Church of Christ Lillian Edwards Triplett Rawlings-Coats Fred Gardner Johnson City Tenn Raullin Riverview Athens Clara Farrar S. Shafer St William and Minerva Beverage Robinette Farrar Wesleyan Church Ethel Beverage Nelsonville Pearley Wicks Roy Price Theodore Farrar Jagers and Sons John Minsker Buria West State Street

Saturday Morning Selected for Festival Debut in Buffalo

Columbia Pictures project Saturday Morning chosen for the First Annual International Experimental Film Society Festival held February 11 13 at Canisius College Buffalo NY. The film shot on location at a Palm Springs area resort 6000 feet above sea level with 20 nonprofessional young people from the greater Los Angeles area.

New York Columbia Pictures Canisius College Buffalo Palm Springs Los Angeles

Hill 31 Fighting Is Heavy

In Cambodia, a government task force with U S air support claimed 278 enemy killed near the Chup rubber plantation inside Cambodia. Five government troops were killed and 107 wounded. In South Vietnam, fighting was limited to scattered shelling with light casualties.

Cambodia U.S Chup South Vietnam Phnom Penh Tuk Chhou Waterfall

World Day of Prayer Services Planned in Middleport

The Women's Association of the Middleport First United Presbyterian Church discussed World Day of Prayer services set for March 5 at Syracuse United Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Dwight Wallace opened with devotions, readings included "Be Glad You're Alive" by Norman Vincent Peale, and members prayed for foreign and native missionaries.

Middleport Syracuse Paul Jamison Egypt Meigs County Karl Owens Mike Zirkle Mark Chambers B. M. Sherman

Peggy Kirk Bell to teach golf clinic at Pine Needles

Former Ladies PGA Teacher of the Year Peggy Kirk Bell will supervise and teach youths aged 10 to 18 over three weeks from July 11 to 31 at Pine Needles course. She and her husband Warren Bell, a former pro basketball player, will oversee the sessions in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

Southern Pines N. C Peggy Kirk Bell Pine Needles Warren Bell

Notice of divorce case and public bid advertisements

The document notes Howard Beard filing for divorce from Eilean Beard in Athens County Common Pleas on February 24, 197k with hearing after April 18, 1971. It also advertises bids for educational district vehicle equipment including truck chassis and bus bodies with specifications on file in Reedsville Ohio, due March 9, 1971.

LEGA Eilean Beard Wiose Howard Beard Common Pleas Court Athens County Ohio Howard Beare J.& Yani, Jr Eeeistrict Reedsville Pax Amayer Aboo Atpote Wanger LO. McCay

Tornado-Struck Delta Recovers

The Delta region suffered a devastating tornado outbreak with 101 confirmed deaths in six Mississippi counties and 111 in two states. More than 600 injured and about 2,300 homeless followed as towns Inverness Delta City Pugh City and Little Yazoo were leveled. Estimated losses reach 7.5 million amid as many as 100 twisters.

Jackson Miss Bill Keating U.S. Weather Bureau Mississippi Delta Keating Louisiana-Mississippi Delhi Mississippi River Vicksburg Mississippi Mississippi Civil Defense Inverness Delta City Pugh City Little Ya- 200 Red Cross Delta Allen Pearson Kansas City Cary Sharkey County Oxford Pearson Weather Bureau Lamar Wayne Nate Wayne Creel Little Yazoo

End Of Era As Green Berets Leave Vietnam In March

AP reports the 2,800 soldiers of the 5th Special Forces Group will depart Vietnam in early March marking the end of nearly a decade of US covert and conventional operations. A small number will stay as advisers or conduct clandestine reconnaissance in Laos and North Vietnam under US Command.

U.S Laos North Vietnam Vietnam Rheault

Hospital Notes mixed patient updates from various towns

Admission and discharge records list multiple individuals by name and location across Point Pleasant Henderson Robertsburg West Columbia Glouster Nelsonville Athens and surrounding areas. Entries include births at Mount St Mary and Chauncey and dismissals from O'Bleness Memorial.

Lydia Long James Traian Barbara Lucas Gregory Bughes Point Pleasant Robert Casey Henderson Timothy Jeffers Robertsburg Billa Lewis West Columbia

Births Reported at Holzer Medical Center

Holzer Medical Center lists several newborns including a daughter for Mr and Mrs Roland Doven barger of Gallipolis and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Stephen Finlan of Pomeroy Route 3, among others. Other families cited include Mr and Mrs Jeffrey Blevins of Thurman Route a daughter and Mr and Mrs Joseph Barsotti of Gallipolis.

Roland Dovenbarger Gallipolis Stephen Finlan Pomeroy Jeffrey Blevins Thurman Joseph Barsotti Charles McComas Point Pleasant San

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