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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1974

Page

3

Monoxide tragedy claims Middleport woman in trailer

Verna C Hysell 82 of Maple Street Middleport found dead in her trailer Sunday morning emergency squad called at 9 36 a m coroner ruled accidental carbon monoxide poisoning she had been dead 12 to 14 hours previously a partially opened gas valve found funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 pm at Rawlings Coats Funeral Home with burial in Middleport Hill Cemetery survivors include four daughters three sons a brother and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

Middleport Verna C. Hysell Maple Street Meigs County Ray Pickens Hysell Rawlings- Coats George Glaze Middleport Hill James and Althea Dyke Russell Bradford Church of Christ Howard Hysell LOGAN Raymond L. Wilson Church of Christ In Christian Union Grayson L Ferguson Fairview Roberts Funeral Home Wilson Mount St. Mary Hospital Rockbridge Fletch Emma Mahala Myers Wilson Fletcher Eugene Wilson Norfolk, Va Orval Dwight Wilson Clyde Jennie Nellie Clarica

State Auditor Ferguson to Release Athens School District Report

State Auditor Joseph Ferguson will release the latest audit of the Athens City School District on Tuesday. The report will be available for public inspection at the district clerk's office and the city solicitor's office, Ferguson said.

Joseph Ferguson Athens City Ferguson

Graveside rites for one-day-old Angel Rice held in Beech Hill

Graveside services for Angel Marie Rice one-day-old daughter of Marcus and Janice Lanier Rice were set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Beech Hill Cemetery Southside with Rev. Ronald S. Hand officiating. The infant died Saturday night at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Surviving grandparents are James H. Rice Sr. of Point Pleasant Route 1 and Curtis Lanier of Southside. Friends may visit Crow Hassell Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Monday.

Springfield Gladys Marie Stewart S. Euclid Ave Madison Elms London Ohio Nelsonville Joe and Lennis Spellman Pilgrim Holiness Church Dorothy Lambert William Stewart Jones Funeral Home Green Lawn Cemetery Lucian Mounts Zanesville Harry A. Crowley St. Petersburg Fla Ohio University Bay Front Medical Center Hillis Forrest Ave Memorial Park Cemetery Mr. Crowley Coy E. and Jewell Holloway Crowley Florida William Jackie) Brooks Louisville Coy Gene Crowley Nashport LOGAN Charles W. Kerns Heinlein Grayson L. Ferguson Oak Grove Cemetery Kerns Veterans Hospital Cincinnati Gallipolis Deborah M. Blazer Third Avenue Arcadia Coolville Gallia County Emma Wilson Lewis Edward Michalus Walter Blazer McCoy-Wetherholt Moore Charles Lusher Sunset Cemetery Columbus Elsie M. Ingerick Fourth Avenue McCoy-Weatherholt-Moore Pleasant Valley Hospital Point Pleasant Linson Stebbins Ridgelawn Huntington Wellsboro Joseph and Wilhelmina Barauer Liebick Presbyterian Church Angel Marie Rice Marcus and Janice Lanier Rice Michigan Ave Nitro W. Va Mason County Beech Hill Southside Ronald S. Hand James H. Rice Sr Curtis Lanier

Freedom Of Information Is Goal Bill Would Keep Records Open

A proposed Ohio freedom of information bill would require state agencies to publish catalogs of their structure and office locations for public access. It would require disclosure of internal opinions and manuals affecting the public while protecting personnel, credit, medical, and law enforcement investigatory files. Reluctant agencies could be cited for contempt in common pleas court.

Columbus Ohio Ohio General Assembly Sam Speck New Concord C. William O'Neill Richard Celeste Cleveland W. Ben Rose Lima Common Pleas Court Speck

Benson urges return to past standards at Westlake Stake

Ezra Taft Benson, new president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Council of Twelve, spoke at the Westlake Ohio Stake Conference. He warned society downgrades values, urged less government control, criticized price controls causing shortages, and cited potential offshore drilling and the Alaska pipeline as examples of undeveloped resources.

Cleveland, Ohio Ezra Taft Benson Council of Twelve Apostles Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormon Benson US S Eisenhower Westlake Ohio

TTA Bus Money To Run Out

Tri-State Transit Authority chief Jim Lee Ayres says federal funding averaging 20 000 dollars a month will end this week. He notes Gov. Arch Moore notified him the emergency money used for 18 months will not be available. Huntington city council and Cabell County Court pledged support if federal funds stop. The authority serves Huntington Ashland and Ironton areas.

Huntington W.va Tri-State Transit Authority Jim Lee Ayres Huntington City Council Cabell County Court

Damage and thefts reported in Gallia County

Gallia County Sheriff’s Department investigates vandalism across Bidwell and surrounding areas. Victims include Betty Duncan who found a damaged mailbox, Carl Phillips with a damaged car, Grace McCormick reporting a broken night light, Mrs. Fred Beach whose Bidwell store was broken into, and Masey Bass noting gasoline theft from his vehicle.

Gallipolis Gallia County Masey Bass Bidwell

Commuter Plane Crash Claims Eleven In Air East Flight

Authorities identify 11 dead and 17 injured after a night crash at Johnstown Cambria County Airport involving an Air East commuter plane. Victims include pilots from Ga litzia and Mansfield as rescue operations continue and investigators from NTSB CAB and state police review the incident.

Krise National Transportation Safety Board Civil Aeronautics Board Johnstown, Pa Air East Johnstown-Cambria County Joachim F. Berlinger New York City Daniel Brannan Galitzia James Creighton Mansfield Ohio Paul Friedhoff Johnstown Christopher Harrington Philadelphia Susan Imhoff Esther Kirschmann Richard H. Maver

Vandals Damage School at Bidwell-Porter Elementary

Gallia County deputies investigated Friday night vandalism at Bidwell Porter Elementary School leaving 48 windows broken and one light fixture damaged. A second incident involved a Patriot Route 1 house owned by Mrs Elizabeth Shepard catching fire early Saturday with a failed phone line delaying aid. The fires remain under investigation and no local fire department was contracted to respond.

Gallipolis Bidwell-Porter Bidwell Gallia County

Mattress Fire in OU Dormitory Causes $50 Damage

An extension cord plug shorted in an Ohio University dormitory fire at 6 a.m. in Room 340 Crook Hall West Green. Susan Stanton occupied the room. mattress damage listed at $50. Firefighters also checked at 10:15 a.m. Saturday for a belt slip on a furnace motor at 9 Old Coach Road. no fire found. House owned by Lucian Spataro.

Ohio University Athens Crook Hall West Green Susan Stanton Old Coach Road Lucian Spataro

Emergency Runs Fire Department Report

Fire department log records multiple medical transfers and an assist at a fall. Emmett West, 77, of 43 N Lancaster St, fell with no aid given. Helen Meek, 76, The Plains, ill, from Kennedy Memorial Wesleyan Church to O Bleness. Joyce Wilfed, Carbon Hill, transferred from Mount St Mary to University Hospital Columbus. Bobby Gibson, Athens, to Spencer West Virginia. Claire Burson, Pratts Fork, to O Bleness Memorial Hospital.

Emmett West N. Lancaster St Fell Helen Meek the Plains Ill Kennedy Memorial Wesleyan Church E. State St O'Bleness Joyce Wilfed Carbon Hill Mount St. Mary University Hospital, Columbus Bobby Gibson Athens Spencer W. Va Claire Burson Pratts Fork O’bleness Memorial Hospital

FA TEETH ADVICE PROMOTES DENTURE ADHESIVE

A consumer notice urges denture wearers not to feel embarrassed about loose teeth. FASTEETH denture adhesive powder provides longer lasting, firmer holds for comfort and better eating. Regular dental checkups are advised for well fitting dentures.

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