Area Death Notices from Nelsonville and surrounding towns
Obituaries list Karl Keplar 61 of New York City formerly Nelsonville interior decorator died Jan 5 after long illness. Survived by father Andy Keplar, brothers Clarence and Bill, sisters Mary Lou Mohney Eileen Matheny Doris Drake Margaret Parry and many nieces and nephews. Laura Hartman 78 Nelsonville Route 1 died in Mount St Mary Hospital born in Athens County survived by husband Charles died 1967, eight daughters, one son Wilbert, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Cecil Raymond Smart 69 of Tovey Ill. obituary notes Nelsonville and Buchtel relatives. former Buchtel resident died Dec 30 after long illness. William E Dutcher 47 Creola died at Hocking Valley Community Hospital heart attack survived by wife Mildred Ashmore Dutcher, daughter Dora Irene Hutt, two sons William A and Carlos, mother Dora Hartley Dutcher, and brother Marvin. Irene Sharlike 70 Glouster died unexpectedly at O Bleness Memorial Hospital survived by husband Mike son Jack, three grandchildren, brother Lester Zimmers, sister Freda Darling. services Thursday at Van Fossen Funeral Home. Burial Maplewood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Karl Keplar
New York City
Andy Keplar
Viola Keplar
Clarence
Bill
Mary Lou Mohney
Eileen Matheny
Doris Drake
Columbus
Margaret Parry
Orrville
Hazel Kieffer
Laura Hartman
Oak Grove
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Athens County
Elmer Carrie Davis
Wilbert
Garnet Johnson
Belpre
Norman Heightland
Monterey Park
Calif
Beatrice Allen
Zaleski
Waneta Kennard
Athens
Edith Bobo
the Plains
Evelyn Marecki
Orlando
Fla
Donna McLean
Mona Merriman
Leonard Davis
Stella Smart
Barberton
Mabel Barrows
New Marshfield
Charles
Oak Grove Wesleyan Church
Connett Cemetery
Johnson Funeral Home
Buchtel
Cecil Raymond Smart
Tovey
Ill
Kincaid
Otto B. Smart Jr
Elmer Smart
Estella Freeman
Logan
Elsie Sawyer
Glouster
Beverly Shifflett
James Gibson
Melvin Smart
Eldon Smart
Smart
St. Vincent Memorial Hospital
Taylorsville
Otto B
Flora Adelphia Easler Smart
John
Sanford
Blanche Taylor Smart
Evelyn Mann
Pauline Wingo
Ruth Parkes
Illinois
Ethel Nagle
Pawnee
Mcarthur
William E. Dutcher
Creola
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Vinton County
Dora Hartley Dutcher
Hamden
Carlos
Marvin
Groveport
Wrightsel Funeral
Willard Appleman
Elk Cemetery
Irene Sharlike
Front St
O’bleness Memorial
Henry
Selena Vaughn Zimmers
Glouster United Methodist Church
McCann- Frederick American Legion Auxiliary
Mike
Jack
Lester Zimmers
Chillicothe
Freda Darling
van Fossen Funeral Home
Maplewood Cemetery
Eastern School Board hears teacher salary and staffing requests
Eastern High School Teachers' Association presented four hiring ideas including an elementary guidance counselor art instructor PE teacher and a health nurse plus aides for Chester Tuppers Plains and Riverview elementary schools. They also urged a cost of living based salary schedule and a future negotiations proposal. No action taken. Graduation plans set for May 21 and 22 with baccalaureate on May 21. Substitute hires approved for high school. Special Jan 17 meeting to discuss portable classrooms. Also approved home instruction for ill student Jody Smith and burglary insurance for school buildings. 4-H gym use granted for August 8 style review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Eastern School Board
Eastern High School Teachers’ Association
Chester
Tuppers Plains
Riverview
Teachers’ Association
Randy Young
Vicki Spencer
William Downie
Jim Butcher
State Department of Education
Vacy and Hill Inc
Chillicothe
Jody Smith
Carolyn Parker
Warton Insurance, Co
Meigs County
Two Women Injured Crossing Street In Logan
Two women were struck by a car at the intersection of West Hunter and Market Streets in Logan as they crossed with the light. Helen Saxton and Regina Hall were taken to Hocking Valley Community Hospital with bruises and cuts. the driver Myrtle Ruth Howdyshell said bright headlights blinded her. No citations were issued.
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Walnut St
W. Hunter and
Market Streets
Cattle rustling ring uncovered in Point Pleasant arrest made
In Point Pleasant a cattle theft ring was disrupted when Donald Lee Hern, 25, of Lawrence County Ohio, was arrested by the Mason County Sheriff. A juvenile provided information that four others are involved. Hern agreed to return to Lawrence County to face cattle theft charges.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Salt Rock
W. Va
Hern
Huffman
Lawrence County
Little Hocking Man Jailed On Drug Intoxication Count
Blake Dyer Jr. 22 of Little Hocking was jailed 22 days after pleading guilty to illegal possession of phenobarbital and driving while intoxicated by drugs. Athens police arrested him after a minor crash at South Congress and West Union Street. He received fines, license suspension, and a 75 day jail term suspended on good behavior for two years. Additional court notes include preliminary hearings for two assault cases and several guilty pleas in unrelated traffic and public intoxication cases with fines and short jail terms.
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Blake Dyer Jr
Little Hocking
Franklin Sheeter
Athens
Dyer
South Congress
West Union
Sheeter
Athens County
Owen Taylor
Valerie Webb
Mackinnon
Nelson Commons
Howard Cooper
Royal Palm Beach
Fla
Gilbert Foster
Bellaire
Cathy Rosser
Robinson Trailer Park
State Patrol
Alva Martin
Zaleski
State Highway Patrol
Helen D. Young
Richard Shirley
Richland Ave
Blaine Riggs
Thomas L. Thomas
OU Trustees tackle budget as civil service hikes loom
Ohio University President Claude R. Sowle warns civil service pay raises strain the budget while expected income tops 43.4 million for 1971 72. The board supports a 24.8 million bond issue for South Green Mill Street Apartments and other projects. They also approve federal funds for WOUB colorization and establish five regional councils with a central coordinating body.
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John Milar
Sowle
Civil Service
Chubb Hall
College Green
South Green
Mill Street
Milar
Ohio
Athens
Beaumont Davison
Woubtv
Sheriff Hartman’s Car Damaged in Logan Collision
A Logan police report states a car driven by 79-year-old Tuck W. Wheeler struck the sheriff’s personal vehicle owned by Paul Hartman of Hocking County. Wheeler, who was wiping the windshield, lost control and was cited for following too closely.
Escapees Recaptured at Mason County Service Station
Four of six patients who fled Lakin State Hospital in Mason County were captured Monday night at the Certified Service Station on West Main Street. Patrolman Willard Boyer arrested them around 10 p.m. and they were handed over to Mason County authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Lakin State Hospital
Mason County
W. Main Street
Willard Boyer
Call for swift action on prison camp observers by Hanoi
The speaker urges Hanoi and allies to allow neutral observers into prison camps to verify humane treatment of American prisoners. The appeal stresses humanity over politics and hopes for global respect and gratitude from Americans and the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
International Committee of the Red Cross
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Cecil R. Smart
William Dutcher
Diana Edwards
Trotwood
James W. Brown
Millfield
Amy Jaffe
Walker St
Tom Price
Messenger City Editor
Ohio University
Treasury
Ohio U
Claude R. Sowle
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Appalachian Regional Commission
Davison
WOUB
Public Broadcasting Service
White
State Department of Highways
Highway Department
Hooper Street
Paul H. Wagner
Taylor Culbert
Harry Morgan
Norman Palmer
University College
Don Flournoy
Lakin
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
American Red Cross
National League of Families of American
K” Street
N.W
Washington, D.C
Allen Hardware & Farm Supply
Stimson Ave
Athens, Ohio
ALPAR
Sam Alvarez
Athens Bottling Company
Athens National Bank
North Court St
Belk
N. Court St
Carpenter’s Hardware
S. Court St
W. Union St
Hocking Valley Bank
Stimson Avenue
Keck Distributing CO
Columbus Road
Lakeview Shopping Mall
Lawhead Press, Inc
E. State St
Chapman's Jewelers
Cornwell & Son, Jewelers Court & W
Union St
Moture, Inc
Court & Carpenter St
Dale's
Sohio
State and Court St
the Ohio Company
Washington St
Pipe Dreams
Rosenberg Company
S. Depot St
Rusty’s
Hudson Street
Stanley's Shoe Store
Steppe’s Beauticians, Inc. and
Steppe’s Beauty Salons
THE
TOM Oil CO
Elliott St
Vinton County National Bank
McArthur, Ohio
White Motors
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