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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1968

Page

5

Area Death Notices for Mabel Bobbitt Sowers in Jobs

Mrs Mabel Bobbitt Sowers 77 of Glouster Route 3 died Tuesday night at home. Services Saturday 1 p.m. at Warren Funeral Home with Rev John Minsker officiating. Burial in Dew Cemetery near Buchtel. Survived by four daughters three sons several siblings and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Friends may call funeral home any time.

Murray City Mabel Bobbitt Sowers Glouster Jobs Warren Funeral Home John Minsker Dew Buchtel Happy Hollow York Two Henry Liza Bobbitt James Sowers Dorothy Stover Haydenville Ruth McNabb Nelsonville Lou Hensley Gary Ind Darlene Horn Bessemer Ala Eldon Columbus Akron Tom Barberton Lulu Voris Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home Ronald Justice Providence Cemetery Friends Funeral

Obituary notices from Ohio towns batch

Mrs. Cora E. Smart of Logan 61 died Wednesday at Hocking Valley Community Hospital after seven days as patient. Survived by two daughters, grandchild, siblings. services Saturday 3 p.m. Heinlein Funeral Home. burial Carbon Hill Cemetery. contributions to First Church of Christ preferred. Thomas Vaughn 79 of Glouster died Wednesday night at Mount St. Mary Hospital. retired coal miner. Masonic rites Saturday 10:30 a.m. Van Fossen Funeral Home. burial Maplewood Cemetery. Rome S. Bell 81 of Racine died Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Hospital Pomeroy after short illness. funeral Saturday 1 p.m. Mohr-Stevens Funeral Home. burial Blaine Cemetery Cottageville. Surviving relatives listed for each.

Logan Cora E. Smart James Rd Hocking Valley Community Hospital Carbon Hill Robert and Eliza Coffey Johnson Hobart Alice Louise Smart Gerald Lois) Tope Ray Johnson David Johnson Columbus Glen Martha) Sowers Heinlein Funeral Br. KE. J. Sparrow Carbon Hill Cemetery First Church of Christ E. Main St Glouster Thomas Vaughn New St Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville John Sarah Jane Guy Vaughn Glouster Lodge 607 F&am Maude Gatchel Richard Faye Clemons Pontiac Mich Leona Saylor Walter Ill Minnie Gaskin Arkansas Guy Waterford Charles Masonic Lodge van Fossen Funeral Home Maplewood Cemetery Point Pleasant Rome S. Bell Racine Veterans Memorial Hospital Pomeroy Millwood W. Va Silas Bell J. M. Bell Paul Booth Wayne Woodrow Booth Huntington William Booth U. S. Army Texas Thomas Booth Okinawha Rome Booth Mohr-Stevens Funeral Freeland Norris Wilbur Baxter Blaine Cottageville

Markets report from Cincinnati and Athens sale data

Market summaries show cattle and calves trading slowly with cows steady and bulls scarce, while hogs moved fairly active with No 1-2 weights at 19.10. Athens Livestock Sales reports steers and heifers in dry fed programs, cows and calves prices, veal and lamb markets, with varied weekly sale figures. A separate note from Columbus reports weather cancelling a bridge replacement meeting between Ohio and West Virginia engineers, delaying discussions until the rescheduled Thursday 1 p.m. session.

Cincinnati USDA Athens Livestock Sales Co., Inc

Birth Control Clinic Planned In Mason

Mason County Health Department reports a family planning clinic to start Feb 6, held first and third Tuesdays each month for needy married women living with spouses. In the month, 12 immunization clinics vaccinated 117 for polio diphtheria tetanus whooping cough measles or smallpox.

Point Pleasant Mason County Health Department Health Department

Bad Weather Delays Meet Of Engineers

Weather halted a planned discussion in Columbus between West Virginia and Ohio engineers on replacing the Silver Bridge that collapsed December 15 over the Ohio River near Point Pleasant, causing at least 36 deaths. The Virginia road crew en route to Ohio was grounded in Beckley due to poor flying weather. meeting rescheduled for 1 p.m. today.

Columbus Ohio West Virginia West Virginia State Road Commission Ohio Highway Department Ohio River Point Pleasant Kanauga West Virginia Road Commission Beckley W. Va

Record Fatalities Mark Mason County Traffic Year

Mason County law enforcement logged 387 auto accidents in 1967. Ten fatal crashes killed 11 people and injured 138. Silver Bridge failures add 41 deaths, bringing total yearly traffic fatalities to 52, the county’s highest on record. five other bridge fatalities occurred in Gallia County when the bridge collapsed on December 15.

Point Pleasant Mason County Gallia County

Board Praises Support For Levy Adoption in Mason County

The Mason County Board of Education adopted a resolution praising community support for the school levy extension. The levy passed 2,867 to 492 at Tuesday’s election, with the resolution drafted by board member Dr. Leonard Brown.

Point Pleasant Mason County Board of Education Leonard Brown

Suspension of Gallia County Prosecutor Epling

The Ohio Supreme Court board recommends indefinite suspension for John Epling, Gallia County prosecutor and Gallipolis attorney. They say he failed to account for client funds, did not perform probate work, and wrote over 200 bad checks in a three year span, while entering the final year of his term.

Gallipolis Board of Commissioners Ohio Supreme Court John Epling Gallia County Pling Epling

Mason County Land Transfers Summary

E R and Alice Keig transfer real estate in Waggener District to Dennis and Brenda Weaver for 8500 dollars. James and Nora Lewis sell property in Waggener District to Carl and Dorothy Schwartz. John and Wanda Wedge, Lewis and Alpha Wedge, Elvin and Frances Wedge transfer Lewis District property to James and Gertrude Beaver for 22500 dollars. Carl and Mamie Hicks sell Lewis District real estate to David and Goldin Gainer for 16700 dollars. State of West Virginia transfers Lewis District real estate to John, Elvin, Everett and Lewis Wedge.

E. R. and Alice Keig Waggener District Dennis Brenda Weaver James and Nora Lewis Waggener Carl and Dorothy Schwartz John Wanda Wedge Lewis and Alpha Wedge Elvin Frances Wedge Lewis James Gertrude Beaver Mamie Hicks David Goldin Gainer State of West Virginia John, Elvin Everett Lewis Wedge

Mason 4-H Leaders Plan Panel Discussion at Courthouse Annex

Mason County 4-H Leaders Association meets Thursday at 8 p.m. in the courthouse annex Point Pleasant. A panel of 4-H pinwearers will discuss what 4-H is doing to develop boys and girls and offer views on improvements. Public invited to attend.

Point Pleasant Mason County

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