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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1969

Page

10

Area Death Notices from The Messenger of Athens 1968

Logan unverified 72 of Nelsonville Route 2 dies in Mount St Mary Hospital. WWI veteran, farmer, former operator of Hocking Valley Nursing Home. Survived by wife Nellie McGrath Orn and multiple stepchildren and stepdaughters, funeral Monday 10 a.m. Leonard Funeral Home. Burial Smith Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call. Mona Stewart 71 of 2219 Oak St dies in Pleasant Valley Hospital after months of ill health. Former Gene Ball's Restaurant employee and Heights United Methodist Church member. Surviving daughter Jean Rainey and two sons Hale and Paul, plus two sons-in-law and other relatives. Funeral Monday 3 p.m. Crow-Hassel Funeral Home. Burial Otterbein Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday. James Paul Neal seven months old dies at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Survived by four sisters, paternal grandparents, and maternal grandmother Susie Roberts. Services Monday 1 p.m. Church of Christ in Christian Union, burial Beale Cemetery. Parents James E. Neal Jr. and Annabelle Roberts Neal. Paul W Taylor 68 of Point Pleasant Route 2 dies at Holzer Medical Center. WWII veteran and former National Guard armory guard. Survived by wife Icie, daughter Sarah, two stepdaughters, two brothers and several grandchildren. Funeral Monday 1 p.m. Mohr-Stevens Funeral Home. Burial Kirkland Memorial Gardens. Friends Sunday 2-4 and 7-9.

Logan Moose Lodge Nellie McGrath Orn Weldon McGrath Nelsonwile Rowley Emmette McGrath Columbus Richard McGrath Logan Lester McGrath Alliance Ruth Reynolds Ilsboro Charlotte Popovich Hui Leonard Funeral Home Hugh Robinson Smith Chapel Point Pleasant Mona Stewart Oak St Pleasant Valley Hospital Gene Ball Heights United Methodist Church Berm At James Paul Neal James E Annabelle Roberts Neal 13Th Street Nancy Ann Newman Patsy Lea Janet Debra Neal James E. Neal Jr Paint Pleasant Susie Roberts Charleston Church of Christ In Christian, Union James Slaughter Buria Beale Cemetery Crow-Hassell Paul W. Taylor Holzer

Temperature Not Warming Temperature Not Warming

In Great Falls Montana residents faced five degree cold as a bank thermometer on a main street reportedly showed 119 degrees. A bank switchboard clerk quipped that warm thoughts are the answer, reflecting the odd reading and local humor.

Great Falls Mont Yar

Kyger Community News and Visits Amid Obits and Weddings

Local notes show many families visiting relatives across Ohio and nearby states. Summaries include Kenton Groveport and Columbus visitors, trips to Florida, West Virginia, and New Jersey, plus a December wedding at Rag er Church and relocations to Columbus and Proctorville.

Gals Ahead Of Fellows in Budapest Demographics

Budapest statistics show women outnumber men by 144 for every 1000 males. The data highlights a gender imbalance with women leading in the city's population ratio.

Budapest

Students, residents to be arraigned in Common Pleas Monday

Twenty one defendants face 26 charges including breaking and entering and narcotic offenses in a common pleas court Monday. Indictments follow a county grand jury action last week. Names include Steven Harding 18 and Michael Gugel 19 among Ohio University students implicated, with others charged in related narcotics and weapon cases.

Common Pleas Common Pleas Court John Bolin Claire Ball Ohio University Steven Thomas Harding Scott Quadrangle Michael Dean Gugel Gamertsfelder Hall Duane Knorr Lawrence Ray Conrad Perkins Hall Joseph William Crosson Frederick Floyd Myers Dana Ward Mieral Wilbur Joseph Robertson Los Angeles Robert Williams Lincoln Ball Michael Mickey Schwartz Guysville Michael David Edgecomb Washington St Wayne Dean Owens Ondis Ave Paul Abrams Harvey Niles Salsky N. High St Elizabeth Emma Kristanis

Gas Tank Seized Sparks Marietta Car Trouble

Oto-Poli ce spotted an automobile gas tank filled with gasoline on a city street. They found a motorist had reported a stalled car on the outskirts. Police located the car and learned the driver was inspecting the engine for trouble. The tank was missing from the other end of the car.

Marietta Oto

Point Pleasant Mayor Doubtful On Federal Disaster Aid

Mayor D B Morgan expressed pessimism over Point Pleasant qualifying as a federal disaster area after the Silver Bridge collapse. A state task force studies grants and funding while Morgan notes acts of God criteria may hinder eligibility. The city also faced a January downtown fire causing heavy damage and two business losses.

Point Pleasant D. B. Morgan Morgan Virginia Department of Commerce Ohio River Silver Bridge Commerce Department William Brotherton Kanawha County Office of Economic Opportunity Brotherton

Flamingo Air Symbol Becomes Brand Icon for Bahamas Airways

In New York JP reports the flamingo has become Bahamas Airways symbol after new management took over. The jet-age image appears on the outside of new jets. Flamingo Flights operate between Florida and the Bahamas with island snacks and flamingo sling. Hostess uniforms echo the Royal Bahamas Police.

New York Bahamas Airways The Bahamas Florida Royal Bahamas Constabulary

Meigs County Land Transfers Record Fragment

Meigs County land transfer list shows numerous parcels and owners throughout Lebanon and Rutland Townships, with names including Bernard Wilson, Clarence Stevens, Agnes Stevens, Bobby Ord, Leah Ord, Ours family, and many others. The garbled OCR mentions specific parcels and adjacent properties along rural roads, with references to Glove Fate Cor and Rutland Solem Twp and Racine Gun Club in a dense ledger-like entry.

Jewell Cureus Elma. Curtis Bea Curtis Jeorve Charlee R Harms Wapmts Harets Cebonos Twe William Ay Mekaivey Herd Mekalvey Lebanon Tapsey We Prati Myre Proffin Libenan Agnes Stevens Rutland Solem Besnard Bernard Ful Belly Fultz Porcels Clarence Agnet Sravenc Bobby Ord Leah Jean Ord Lori Chester Dettmer Borhryn Baur Ralph Ours Ido Mae Dopan Hill Ler Jan Thegiore Matenicle Corp Binley Warde Bayley John W Bailey Olinaley Hattie Powell Sutton Jet Rustaay Racine Gun Club Reed Jettars Helen Jeters Scipis Jo Herald Hull Genevieve Hill Fate Les Peres Ruane Torry E Meye Cleland JH Michell Loshia Murebell Poceals Burland Merkin Linde Michell

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