OSU Frat Fire Claims Two Students
Firefighters battled a three story Alpha Rho Chi house as two Ohio State University students died from smoke inhalation. Witnesses say pledges tried to contain flames during an initiation ceremony and help others escape. One student, James Nelson Mitchell, 20, of Washington PA, died with a 22 year old woman identified as Vicky Lynn Toms. A third resident, Mark F. Heinz, 18, of Toledo, was hospitalized with severe burns. Nine escaped occupants were injured and six firefighters sustained injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Nelson Mitchell
Washington
Vicky Lynn Toms
Farmersville
Alpha Rho Chi
Mark F. Heinz
Toledo
Area Deaths Mary Murphy and Noreen Shepard noted
Gladys Mae Murphy 68 of 24 S. Eureka Ave. Columbus died Thursday at Mount Carmel Hospital. Survived by siblings, four nieces and nephews. her husband John F. Murphy predeceased in 1956. Graveside rites Monday 2:30 p.m. Basil Memorial Cemetery Basil. Noreen Shepard 52 of Reedsville Route 1 died Thursday at home after illness. Buried Meigs County Memory Gardens after services Sunday 1:30 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Myers
Vinton
James W. Myers
Glenora Workman Myers
Mildred Belt
Juanita Bump
Delaware
Avalda Martin
Mansfield
Lillian Reece
Okey Myers
Ruth Myers
McCoy-Moore
Gerald Brown
Vinton Memorial Park
Vinton Lodge
Thelma Snyder
Athens
Thelma L. Snyder
Truetown
Mark Best
McConnelsville
Athens County
Quince
Lucy Lattimer Bescoe
Millfield Christian Church
Frank Snyder
John
Judith) Nogrady
Gregg
Gary Nogrady
Shari
Carol Norgrady
Denzil
Hughes Funeral Home
Arthur Dahl
Hilltop
Millfield
Gladys Murphy Columbus
Gladys Mae Murphy
S. Eureka Ave
Mount Carmel Hospital
Thruston
Wert L
Cora R. Reedy Mason
Albany
Order of Eastern Star
Westgate United Methodist Church
Dean L. Mason
Columbus
Calvin J. Mason
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mary Ellen Seiffert
Betty Gorrow
John F. Murphy
Basil Memorial Cemetery
Basil
Delbert Krumm
Schoedinger Hilltop Chapel
Broad St
Coolville
Noreen Shepard
Reedsville
Morehead
Frances Newman
Wheelersburg
William Baldridge
Shepard
Tuppers Plains
Bruce
Joyce) Owens
Jack Baldridge
Portsmouth
Grace Caldwell
Findlay
Mary Miller
Clarice Saul
Jean Finn
Tuppers Plains Church
McPeek
Wood County
David
Linda Matheney McPeek
Pleasant Home United Methodist Church
Belleville
W. Va
Long Bottom
White Funeral Home
Charles Eaton
Dennis Creeger
Saw Hill Cemetery
Pherice Wingett
Selby Road
Jagers and Sons
John Love
Alexander Cemetery
Wingett
Jeff
Lucy Masten Tewksbury
Harley Stanley Mason
Harley Stanley
Chittenden Ave
University Hospital
Mason
Martin T. Stanley
Lula Gray Stanley
Dorothy Vine
Helen Gibbs
Martina van Matre
Clifton
Leta McDaniel
Cleveland
Nellie McElhanny
Middleport
Kenneth L
Martin L. Stanley
Gertrude Harding
Barbara Grimm
Robert
Foglesong Funeral Home
James Lewis
Graham Cemetery
Francis Williams
Gahanna
Lena West
George
Nora) McDaniels
Logan
Clyde
Ida) Corvin
Roberts Funeral Home
R. W. Faulkner
Shaw Cemetery
Cold snap grips area with record arctic highs and lows
Ohio temperatures plunged to minus values across the state as arctic air swept in. Mansfield hit minus 6, Dayton minus 5, and Columbus minus 4 while Lake Erie snow squalls were possible tonight. Local highs will reach the teens with sun in the south and snow flurries in the north. Funeral notices recount deaths in Belleville and Athens with services set for Sunday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Messenger
Mansfield
Ohio
Dayton
Columbus
Forest Shoemaker Retired Ohio U. Professor Dies
Forest L Shoemaker 76 of 15 Woodside Drive died Thursday in Athens after a brief illness. He was a retired Ohio University education and history professor, member of First Presbyterian Church, educated at Manchester College Chicago and OSU. He taught at OU 1938 69 and OSU 1929 38. his life spanned multiple schools and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Forest L. Shoemaker
Woodside Drive
Ohio University
Greentown
Solomon and
Clara Ebie Shoemaker
Shalersville
Mantua
Clinton
Green
Greensboro
Ohio State
College of Education
University of Texas
University of
Illinois
University of British Columbia
Phi Delta Kappa
Kappa Delta Phi
Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society
John Dewey Society of
Ohio
National Education Association
National Philosophy of Education Society
Danforth Associates
Sigma Theta Epsilon
First Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Honors College
Mabel Young Shoemaker
Richard
Veda) Gardner
Mandsfield
Community meeting notices across Athens County and surrounding towns
Local groups announce schedules including the Mary Shrine meeting at Pomeroy Masonic Temple with pot luck snacks, the Athens County Bean and cornbread supper canceled, and various club gatherings. Also listed are Pallas Club executive sessions, Athens County Retired Teachers Association events, Albany Grange programs, and Gilliam Frank Post 8804 bean soup and cornbread served to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilliam Frank
New Marshfield
Robbery at Wellston Station Over Gas Payment
A Wellston Certified Station on South Pennsylvania Street was robbed of 142 dollars this morning after a man bought five dollars of gas with ten one dollar bills. Police described the suspect as a white man, 50 to 55, about five foot nine, 160 pounds, driving a 1967 or 1968 green Dodge Polara. A highway patrol stop did not confirm the suspect. The New Marshfield VFW bean and cornbread dinner tonight was canceled due to bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Paul Edwards
South Pennsylvania
13Th Street
Edwards
State Highway Patrol
Thurman
Stilwell Seeks Common Pleas Judgeship
Judge James Stilwell of Hocking County Court announced his candidacy for judge of the Common Pleas Court. He withdraws from Johnston Stilwell and Oberlin to avoid conflicts and will remain County Court judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
James Stilwell
Hocking County Court
Common Pleas Court
Harley Meyer
Stilwell
Johnston, Stilwell and
Oberlin
Southeastern Ohio forecast report for January 9 1976
Fair and not quite so cold tonight with southeast region lows near 10. Increasing cloudiness and a little warmer Saturday with highs in the mid to upper 20s and a 20 percent chance of snow Saturday. Extended outlook shows a chance of snow or flurries Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the upper 20s to 30s and teens to 20s at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Lake Shore
Lake Shore
West Virginia
Panhandle
Hospital Notes Patients and Dismissals Across Ohio Communities
The record lists multiple patients and relatives from Athens Warren Kelley Lynn Es que Lowrie Hales Jr Renee L. Brown Annie McColley Millfield and others in McArthur Coolville Nelsonville New Straitsville Buchtel Logan Pomeroy Pomeroy Pleasant Valley Racine Columbus and University Hospital in Columbus with mentions of births and dismissals including William Inboden Sugar and Vicky Woodgeard South Bloomingville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Owens
Warren Kelley
Athens
Virginia Lynn Esque
Lowrie Hales Jr
Renee L. Brown
Annie McColley
Millfield
Charles Webb
Shade
John Zimmerman
McArthur
Peter M. Hrynkiewich
Columbus
Clarence McKnight
Coolville
Vicky Woodgeard
South Bloomingville
Ivan Miller
New Plymouth
Chad Fouch
Rockbridge
Franklin Hedges
Frank Aurand
Bonital Peck
Connie Johnston
Kenneth Scott
Logan
Spencer Adams
Nelsonville
Police Probe Entry Try at Neal Greenhouses
Police investigated an attempted breaking and entering at Neal Greenhouses on Jackson Street reported by Billy Neal owner. The incident occurred between 5 and 8 PM Tuesday. no injuries or arrests noted. In a separate case, Gary K. Gilkey was charged with attempted burglary of Koker Sporting Goods Store at the Public Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Neal
Jackson St
Billy R. Neal
Jackson Street
Gary K. Gilkey
Shade
Koker Sporting Goods
Public Square
Ohio Federation of Soil and Water to Meet in Columbus
Athens District Conservationist Robert Steele along with supervisors Cleo Gold and Glenn Lackey will attend the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts 33rd annual meeting in Columbus from Tuesday to Thursday. The three day conference covers program development supervisor training and district personnel and natural resource management topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Robert Steele
Cleo Gold
Glenn Lackey
Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation District
Columbus
Lawrence Grey and associates in Athens court docket
In Hocking County hearings Lawrence Grey 35 of Athens and Catherine L. Rodgers 28 of The Plains appear with others including Richard C. Banfield 26 of Warrensburg and Sally A. Luber 24 of Athens on various charges. Several pleaded guilty to parking speeding trespassing and disorderly conduct with fines and bonds noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Grey
Athens
Catherine L. Rodgers
the Plains
Richard C. Banfield
Warrensburg
Miss
Sally A. Luber
Clifford Slone
Albany
Kathy L. Stover
Charlies E. Krebs
Ruth A. Elliott
Leonard E. Kasler
Poplar St
Dave Jacobs
West Washington Street
Barbara McWilliams
Richard Phillips
Bone Hollow
Connie Phillips
Emergency runs by Middleport squad to Veterans Memorial
The Middleport squad made emergency runs on Thursday at 7 50 a m transporting Minnie Miller from Cook's Gap Hill to Veterans Memorial Hospital for medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Miller
Cook's Gap Hill
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Medical
Dog Tags Are Now For Sale
Janet Jackson, dog license agent for Athens County, reminds owners licenses are on sale. Dogs three months or older must be licensed with a two dollar fee plus thirty five cents agent fee. Kennel licenses cost ten dollars plus the fee. After January 20 penalties apply and licenses must be bought at the county auditor office. Mayor Violet Hollenbaugh says dog at large violations will be enforced and fines issued for no tag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Janet Jackson
Athens County Auditor
Violet Hollenbaugh
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Osu
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Emony
Brad Quicksall
Fire Department
Quicksall
Mitchell
Lake Cornelia
Edina
Minn
Lake Erie
Wingett Services
Ina Alvis
Harold Ruth
Harold Gene Ruth
Robert Butts
Sheriff's Department
Wilbur
Vera Douglas Ruth
Ruth
Albany High School
Germany
Eastman Kodak Co
Rochester
N.Y
Carl
Leona) King
Ronald
Letha Mary) Russell
Shelia Bridgewater
Joann Wallace
Charles
Roy
Cecil Cox
Bates Cemetery
Meigs County
New Marshfield Vfw
Athens City
Pallas Club
John Evans
Graham Drive
Robert Raymond
Athens County Retired Teachers Association
Columbus and Albany Grange
Grange Hall
Albany Grange Hall
Charles Carsey
Charles Thomas Lodge
IOOF
Temple
Glouster
Ces
VFW
Common Pleas
Plains
Great Lakes
Ohio University Geography Department
O’bleness
Wesley Mosher
Ira E. Brooks
Tom Giannas
Jeffrey Keifer
Mai Hoang
Hubert Cooper
Clarence Waldron
David Conover
Jay Keesee
Guy Simons
Amy Dingle
Peggy Butterworth
Mount St. Mary
Harold Nye
New Straitsville
Heath Bullock
Virgil Russell
Janet Smathers
Buchtel
Barbara Blair
Kathleen Ennis
Fred Horn
James F. Richards
Alex Nogrady
Thomas McClain
Marcus Levering
Mrs
Verna Pancake
Hocking Valley Birth
Alan Inboden
Grove
Walter Knight
Charles Hoops
Rich Howdyshell
Larry Clutter
Steven Holdren
Lee Harden
Millie Kuhn
Veterans Memorial Admitted
Pomeroy
Ralph Hall
Hartford
W.va
Harry Pickens Sr
Margaret Stevens
Angela Baker
Wanda Faulk
Pleasant Valley
Kenneth Roush
William
Gilbert Pullin
Edwin Radcliff
Robert Gordon
Mark Williamson
Henry Oliver
George Campbell
Franklin Collins
Delbert Milan
Gertie Buck
Ida Shifler
Charles Kuhl
Red Markham
Danilo Thomas
Hilda Bradshaw
Elmer Short
Wiley Ours of
Racine
Court News
Athens County Probate
Hocking
John Elza Beck
Peggy Louise Biggs
Valley View Drive
Hocking County
Rodney Wellman
Laurelville
Doyle Disbennett
Wellman
Robert C. Stoughton
Eugene A. Woltering
Hamilton
David L. Beaty
Lancaster
Thelma J. Buckner
New Haven
Jimmy D. McDonald
Allen B. Ao
William R. Pee
Ricky L. Tufts
Junction City
Thomas R. Ford
Grove City
Sandra K. Nott
Murray City
Randy G. Seitz
Londonderry
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