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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1974

Page

5

Death notices from Ohio area list Gillilan Ballard Curry Halliday

Clarence A Gillilan 70 of Cleveland dies in Lutheran Hospital. Survived by wife Maud two daughters Beatrice Green Celia Zimlach and son Hugh. Services Monday 10 30 a m North Royalton United Methodist Church. Millard E Ballard 92 of Bidwell dies in Holzer Medical Center survived by wife Lennie three daughters three sons and siblings. Services Sunday 1 p m Wesley Chapel Methodist Church burial Gravel Hill Cemetery. Rachel Jennie Curry 82 of Gallipolis dies in Monterey Nursing Center Grove City survived by two daughters a son six grandchildren and a sister. Services Sunday 3 p m McCoy Wetherholt Moore Funeral Home burial Pine Street Cemetery. Kenneth Clark 47 of Parkersburg W Va services Saturday 1 p m White Funeral Home burial Troy Baptist Church. Gertrude Halliday Point Pleasant dies at Harmer House Nursing Home Marietta survived by one nephew and a brother-in-law. Funeral Saturday 2 p m Presbyterian Church Point Pleasant.

Cleveland Clarence A Gillilan Farview Road Lutheran Bidwell Millard E Ballard Holzer Medical Center Burley S Victoria Miller Ballard The Grange Wesley Chapel Delmer Wadsworth Brady Gallipolis Carl Orlando Fla Albee Marmet W. Va Nettie Kuhn Ripley Effie Cripes Charleston Ruth Hagger Madison Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Julius Chandler Gravel Hill McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Vinton Rachel Jennie) Curry Fourth Ave Monterey Grove City Sherman Catherine Burns Cox First Baptist Church W. W. Curry Virgil Saunders Jack Kelley Samuel Herbert Spencer Kananga McCoy-Wetherholt- Moore Harry Cole Pine Street Coolville Kenneth Clark Fifth St Parkersburg White Funeral Home Herschel Thompson Troy Baptist Clark Ohio Greyhound Bus Dorothy) Church Belle Glade Francis Marshall Mary Clark Cuyahoga Falls Point Pleasant Gertrude Halliday Harmer House Marietta Mason County Robert Martha Taylor Liter Point Pleasant High School Presbyterian Church of Col Charles Lewis Daughters of the American Revolution Tom D. Halliday Atty. John Halliday Robert Liter Presbyterian Church Rufus Cromartie Mound Hill Cemetery Crow- Hassell Funeral Home

Study in Florence Italy program offered by Ohio University

The Department of Comparative Arts at Ohio University announces a spring quarter Study in Florence program open to undergraduates and graduates from any college. Applicants need sophomore standing and a 2.0 GPA. the fee is 710 dollars plus tuition and transportation and includes housing, field trips, and cultural activities. Applications with a 25 dollar fee are due by January 20 and available from the Study Abroad Italy office.

Florence Italy Department of Comparative Arts Ohio University Ohio University Department of Comparative Arts lItaly

Suit Seeks $103 000 Judgment in Athens County

Judith K. Billingsly, Porter's daughter, sues in Athens County Common Pleas Court for 103000 against Helen Robert and Jeffrey Withem Amesville. Alleged car owner Helen Withem aided driver Robert Withem who crashed into John H Porter’s home fatally injuring him. Damages include 50000 compensatory and 50000 punitive plus 3000 for daughter and son Michael Porter.

Athens County Common Pleas Court Helen Robert Jeffrey Withem Amesville Robert Lee Withem John H. Porter Judith K. Billingsly Porter Michael Porter Helen Withem Robert Withem

Judge to Step Down From Malicious Shooting Case

Athens County Municipal Court Judge Franklin Sheeter will step down from a case involving Mrs Zazel Davies of Athens Route 5 accused of maliciously shooting at Richard Grim of 290 Carroll Rd with intent to kill or injure. The hearing was postponed to Jan 17. further details unavailable. Grim and Stanley Meeks, both of Athens Route 5, pleaded innocent to assault and battery charges filed by Davies last week. Davies filed the charges on behalf of her deceased husband. Both cases continued to Jan 22.

Athens County Franklin Sheeter Athens Sheeter Grim Stanley Meeks Davies

Yearwood’s Feb jury set after traffic fatality plea

Joe Yearwood 23 of Vincent Route 1 faced a Feb 8 jury trial in Athens County Municipal Court on a second degree vehicular homicide charge filed by the State Highway Patrol. He pleaded guilty to driving left of center and paid a 25 dollar fine plus costs in connection with a Nov 21 Route 50A crash that killed James A. Weil.

Joe Yearwood Vincent Route 1 State Highway Patrol Athens County Yearwood James A. Weil

County Officials Study 1974 Budget in Logan Meeting

Hocking County commissioners wrap up routine items before 1974 budget work. Laurel Two trustees get 1066 from revenue sharing for Gibisonville High roof. volunteers will do labor with supervision by the trustees and possible liability insurance discussed. Board views land transfer and building ownership with Logan schools. seeks road view, temporary highway fund, and potential land purchase to expand storage yard. Ambulance tires and driveway access also noted.

George Lovell Logan Hocking County Commissioners Laurel Two Gibisonville High School Otto Shaw Laurel Christopher E. Veidt Veidt Logan City Board of Education Starr Two

Regents Expansion Sought in Ohio Legislature

State Regents push for broader authority with a two both parties board seat plan plus a northeast Ohio combined university facility. House and Senate floor activity included energy bills and a good samaritan compensation measure, with judiciary custody reforms advancing and a challenge to a Senate appointment postponed to next Tuesday.

Senate House Anthony C. Calabrese Cleveland Charles P. Bolton Mentor

Wellston Council Opens 1974 Plans Amid Rate Hike Note

Wellston city council held its 1974 organizational session with oaths and committee appointments. The meeting noted that the gas rate increase would be under the figure requested by Columbia Gas of Ohio and featured a study of a fire protection contract.

Wellston Joann Hunter Wellston Columbia Gas Ohio Edgar Hayburn Public Utilities Commission of Ohio PUCO Hayburn PACO Homer E Pete) Abele Larry Newman Jim Baker Jerry Collins Gary Huston Carl Griffith Lonnie Leonard Scott Thompson Ralph Booth Pearl Kiser Henry Willard Kisor Leonard Thompson Newman Service Baker Huston Griffith Collins Council Milton Washington Twps Steve Trainer

Water Battle Continues In Nelsonville Council Session

Nelsonville council set a 7 p.m. Monday special session to discuss the water project and other business. A referendum petition with over 300 signers seeks to place a water rate on the November ballot, while a council member vows to rescind prior bond authorization before sale.

Nelsonville Donald W. Bumgardner James Shumaker Athens County Board of Elections

Ohio daylight time exemption rejected by Gilligan

The article details Ohio lawmakers opposition to daylight time exemptions, listing Republican representatives by district and noting states like Indiana and Hawaii with exemptions. It explains a Nixon administration proposal allowing exemptions for undue hardship and cites Brinegar's ruling pending, with a national shift to daylight time through Oct 1975 and energy-use projections.

John R. Brandenberg Cincinnati John M. Scott Fairborn Oakley C. Collins Ironton Indiana Hawaii Nixon Arizona Oregon Kentucky Uniform Time Office Idaho Transportation Claude Brinegar Congress White House

Former OU Woman Assistant Registrar Named at Marshall

Patricia L. Gebhart formerly a graduate assistant and pre college counselor at Ohio University has been named assistant registrar at Marshall University in Huntington W V She earned a 1968 bachelor of music education and a 1969 master in student personnel services at OU She was active in Mortar Board and led Phi Mu sorority as president

Huntington W. VA Patricia L. Gebhart Ohio University Marshall University Mortar Board Phi Mu Social

Athens Board of Education to Convene Monday Evening

The Athens city board of education will hold its organizational meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the high school building Supt Sam Henderson announced.

Athens City Board of Education

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