Laurel and Hardy Record Surges in Britain Top Ten
The 1937 Laurel and Hardy song The Trail of the Lonesome Pine climbs to No 2 in Britain after a revival of Way Out West. United Artists notes the hit emerged from archival discovery and light promotion, driven by nostalgia for a simpler era and radio DJs enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Blanche
Associated Press
London
Britain
Laurel and Hardy
Trail of the Lonesome Pine
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
United Artists
Alan Warner
Warner
Meehan
Lonesome Pine
Hardy
Laurel
Lancashire
England
United States
Charlie Chaplin
America
Chaplin
Georgia
Area Death Notices In West Virginia and Ohio
Gallipolis Ferry and surrounding towns report multiple obituaries. Ernest Pearson 73 Crab Creek Road Gallipolis Ferry died Friday after a long illness with services set at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church Tuesday. William Wallace Chafin 60 Pomeroy dies after two year illness with services at Ewing Funeral Home Tuesday. Mary (Mimine) Weisenbach 91 Athens dies after long illness with services at Christ the King Church Wednesday. Hazel Raber 72 Chillicothe dies at Ross County Medical Center with services at Adena Road Church of Christ Tuesday. Zella Mae Sullivan 70 Point Pleasant dies after short illness with services at Wilcoxen Funeral Home Tuesday. Ruby Williams 81 Gallipolis dies at home with funeral arrangements at Waugh Halley Wood. Mary Elizabeth Maxwell 88 Athens dies at O Bleness Memorial Hospital with services at Jagers and Sons Tuesday. Clark A Chevalier 87 Gallipolis dies at son’s home with services at Waugh Halley Wood. Homer Mason 44 Nelsonville dies from fall at Athens center. services pending. Marian Robinson 68 Defiance dies. services held at Lawson Stick Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Pearson
Gallipolis Ferry
W.va
Crab Creek Road
Mount Carmel United Methodist Church
Marlin Campbell
Pearson
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Point Pleasant
William and
Lara Duncan Pearson
Mount Carmel
Pomeroy
William Wallace Chafin
Mulberry Ave
Veterans Memorial Hospital
West Virginia
Thomas
Dick Baisden Chafin
Madeline Smith Chafin
Thomas A. Chafin
Columbus
Wallace R. Chafin
Macon
Carl Landers
Jo Lynn Chafin
Judith Bacon
Middleport
Darlene Vallance
Gallipolis
Rema R. Chafin
Howard Chafin
Ann Browning
Columbia Fouch
Ewing Funeral Home
Herbert Grate
Beech Grove Cemetery
Mar Weisenbach
Mary
Minin Weisenbach
Mill St
Athens
Marietta
Anthony
Ohio
Lodi Township
Dutch Ridge
Anthony A
Anna Spiro Niggemeyer
Weisenbach
Mill Street
Catholic Church
Altar and Rosary Society
Athens State Hospital
Carl’s Lunch
Lowman’s Dairy
Delmar Niggemeyer
Guysville
Rose
Charles
Jacob
John
Henry
Leo
Joseph
Theo
Frank
Christ the King Catholic Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Jagers and Sons Funeral
Chillicothe
Hazel J. Raber
Arch St
Ross County Medical Center
Trimble
Albert
Edna Koons Raber
Ohio University
Adena Road
Ware Funeral Home
Zella Mae Sullivan
Howard Ave
Cedarville
W. Va
Gilmer County
Sarah Cutlip James
Alvan
Kenneth
Bob
Ashland Ky
Lucky
Cincinnati
Morgan James
Wilcoxen Funeral Home
Bryan Blair
Kirkland Memorial Gardens
John Williams
Ken Boster
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Charles Lusher
Mound Hill Cemetery
Mary Maxwell
Mary Elizabeth Maxwell
N. Lancaster St
O’bleness Memorial
Carthage Township
Austin and
Anne Jennings Secoy
Athens High School
Shade
Hockingport
Athens Steam Laundry
Clarks Chapel
Robert
Anna) Hedges
George
Groveport
Virgil
James
Herbert Leonard
Christopher Watkins
Herman Lecoy
West Union Street
Clark Chevalier
Clark A. Chevalier
Paul Chevalier
Gallia County
Charles and
Naoma Baker Chevalier
H. C. Whetmore Co
Christ United Methodist Church
Hattie Maggie Jackson Chevalier
Cleo
Paul
Joe
Maurice
Virginia) Bane
William
Bertha) Richardson
Charles N. Chevalier
Blanche McCalla
Waugh-Halley- Wood
John Utterback
Logan
Homer
Junior) Mason
Nelsonville
Mason
Hocking County
Homer M
Margaret Rhoads Mason
Carborundum Co
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Margaret Denise Mason Logan
Brian David
Clarence E
Bernice) Durant
Willis
Lucille) Dicken
Dale
Anna) Daubenmire
Heinlein-Brown
Weldon L. Meade
Fairview Memorial Gardens
Marian Robinson
Defiance
Marian W. Robinson
Riverside Cemetery
Farm Population Decline Continues Across Decade
Government survey shows farm population fell from 9.7 million in 1970 to 9.3 million in 1974 with a preliminary drop to 8.9 million in 1975. Blacks and minorities on farms declined 9 percent from 938,000 to 655,000, while under 14s fell 20 percent. Retirement uptake and lower birth rates cited. migration to cities noted but not sole cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Agriculture Department
Vera Banks
Banks
Southeastern Ohio Forecast For Monday January 12 1976
Weather summary from Ohio University Geography Department and Mrs L Colmer. Clear tonight with lows in the upper 20s, fair Tuesday with highs in the 40s, small chances of precip. Extended outlook shows rain and snow midweek, then snow flurries later in the week. Regional variations include lake shore and inland zones with modest precipitation chances and a mix of temperatures from teens to mid 50s in spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Geography Department
L. Colmer
US Weather Observer
Ohio
West Lake Shore
East Lake Shore
West Central Central Southwest
East Central
West Virginia
Local court notes entry and civil action filings in Roseville area
A string of court notices covers traffic and noise violations with fines and suspensions, a $75,000 injury suit filed by Richard L. Davis against Arthur A. North over a December collision, and multiple divorce petitions from Somerset and Crooksville residents seeking custody and support for several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Richard L. Davis
Roseville
Arthur A. North
Davis
West Athens Road
North
Nancy Lou Hurley
Burl Edward Hurley
Somerset
Bailetsville
W.va
Mary Erwin
Ralph Erwin
New Lexington
Mary E. Henry
Crooksville
Gary Henry
Newark
Community group schedules in Athens county area
The Athens County community calendar lists events including Athens County Cattlemen’s Association meeting at 8 p.m. in Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company office Glouster Kiwanis Club at 6 p.m. at Hotel Gordon and Past Matrons meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Glouster Masonic Temple. Athens City schedule shows Athens Chapter 175 OES Obligation Night with recognition of 1975 at 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Cattlemen's Association
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Glouster Kiwanis Club
Hotel Gordon Past Matrons
Glouster Masonic Temple
Athens
Al-Anon
Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Paramathia Lodge
F&am
Albany
Athens Mental Health Center
Richland Garden Club
Masonic Hall
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
St. Paul's Church Hall
Bernadine
Athens Lions Club
Ohio University Food Service
Baker Center
Ladies Aid of
Taylor Ridge
Patty New
Hospital Notes Lists Wide Cast of Local Patients
A long hospital notes page records numerous patients and statuses including births for a daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Teal and others from Athens Pomeroy Londonderry Wellston and Reynoldsburg among many villages. Several names are listed with residences and some entries marked DISMISSED or transferred to Doctors Hospital Columbus.
Veterans Memorial Admitted Names Read Aloud in List
A long list of names appears for a Veterans Memorial event including Hazel Phillips Wellston Lela Forest Rutland Lettie Syracuse Loren Wolfe Portland Cathy Weaver New Haven Neva Grimm John Gillian Chester Helen Swartz Coolville Ernest Halley Angela Manuel John Wise Dixie Cadle Okey Bennett Margaret Goett Gene Yost Willie Blaine Sandra Stover George Carson Golda Epple Jeffry Carson Nora Reuter Raymond Hartley Paul Andres Effie Norman Lester Swiger Sarah Jarrell Adlice Addison Dennis Hackett Vada Swiger Gilbert Cooper Georgia Darst Daniel De Witt Lettie Spencer Samuel Pickens Ellen Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Phillips
Wellston
Lela Forest
Rutland
Lettie
Syracuse
Loren Wolfe
Portland
Cathy Weaver
New Haven
Neva Grimm
John Gillian
Chester
Helen Swartz
Coolville
Ernest Halley
Angela Manuel
John Wise
Dixie Cadle
Okey Bennett
Margaret Goett
Gene Yost
Willie Blaine
Sandra Stover
George Carson
Golda Epple
Jeffry Carson
Nora Reuter
Raymond Hartley
Paul Andres
Effie Norman
Lester Swiger
Sarah Jarrell
Adlice Addison
Dennis Hackett
Vada Swiger
Gilbert Cooper
Georgia Darst
Daniel de Witt
Lettie Spencer
Samuel Pickens
Ellen Stewart
Hocking Valley Birth and Local Club Notices
A fragmented list of births and community notices from Hocking Valley including a Logan birth announcement for a daughter to Mr and Mrs Michael Brierly, names of local members, luncheon plans, fraternal and social group meetings in Albany and Logan, and county chapter activities in Meigs Athens Nelsonville Glouster and Glouster area clubs with times and venues for meetings and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Brierly, Logan
Two Ada Residents Injured In Canal Street Crash
Two Ada residents Sharek Hisham and Mohamad Bouresh were hospitalized after a car skidded on Canal Street and struck the Willard Canter Home porch at 162 Canal. Police reports are incomplete but indicate both were admitted to Mount St. Mary Hospital for treatment. Also note an agricultural deadline: feed grain allotments must be filed by February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ada
Ohio
Canal Street
Sharek Hisham
Mohammad Bouresh
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Watkins and
Monroe Streets
Willard Canter
Canal
County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Radios Stolen From Cars In Weekend Theft
Earl Goodin of 19 Mound Street reported to Athens police that two citizens band radios were taken from a car and a truck parked at his residence over the weekend. The radios were valued at $357.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Goodin
Mound St
Athens
Citizens Band
Icy Weekend Causes Multiple Minor Accidents Across County
Athens police logged seventeen minor accidents over the weekend as icy roads and slush hampered travel. Warmer Sunday melted ice then freezing night temperatures re froze slush while Athens City Schools opened and rural districts canceled classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Two Hurt in County Road 26 Crash Near Dover
State Patrol reports two people injured in a one car crash on Bean Hollow Road County Road 26 east of Route 550 Dover. At 1 p m Sunday the vehicle driven by Chauncey Lyons lost control on ice and struck a mailbox. Passengers William R Wells 30 of Scatter Ridge and Vicki Keirns 25 of Athens Route 3 were taken to O Bleness Memorial Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bean Hollow
Dover
State
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
William R. Wells
Scatter Ridge
Vicki Keirns
Athens
David D
Chauncey
Lyons
Emergency runs reported by Athens fire squad
Sunday and Friday incidents list multiple medical calls. Velma Keller 71 falls to eye injury sent to Veterans Memorial. Carol Roush 30 goes to Holzer Medical Center. Clarence Riley 60 ill to O Bleness. John Stewart 21 falls and declines aid. Mrs Mary Maxwell 85 ill to O Bleness. Luella Moody 58 ill en route IGA Athens to O Bieness. Elizabeth Rose 70 ill to O Bieness. Christine Hoffman 24 ill to O Bieness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Keller
Mill Street
Middleport
Veterans Memorial
Carol Roush
Holzer Medical Center
Clarence Riley
Washington St
O'Bleness
John Stewart
State St
Mary Maxwell
N. Lancaster St
Luella Moody
Millfield
IGA
Athens
O'Bieness
Elizabeth Rose
W. Union St
Ill
Christine Hoffman
Monticello Village
O’bieness
Also Mentioned on This Page
Laurel & Hardy
Dave Meehan
Fort Washington
Prince Georges County
Washington Post Office
Postal Service
Reginal
Philadelphia
William Chafin
Hazel Raber
Zella Sullivan
Homer Mason
Western Plains
Great Lakes
Central Gulf
Lower Midwest
South Carolina
Central Pacific Coast
Southern Plains
Northern Plains
L Court News
Gregory W. Peppers
Washington Ave
Raymond Wagner, Jr
Jacob W. Bowen
Laurelville
Betty A. Sigler
Orchard St
Barbara H. Sanders
Second St
William J. Dalton
Angle Ave
Jon R. Edwards
Perry County
William G. Hancock
Malta
Dino Thorpe
Thornville
Larry E. Cannon
Athens County
Athens City
O’bleness
Jack Teal
Buchter
Sammy Puckett
Londonderry
John Davis
Marie Handley
Elia Windland
William Easler
Erica Brient
Richard Lotz
David McAllister
Jonathan Elmer
Jesse Schnitter
Benjamin Hutchins
Lottie Barnett
Warren Swyer
Murray City
Ima Jean Downard
George Rhorick
New Marshfield
Ann Turnbull
Reynoldsburg
John McManaway
Ida Easler
the Plains
Jonathan Bebb
Gordon Bing
Renee Brown
Linda Fletcher
Megan Keffer
Ann McManaway
Paul Perry
Michael Emody
Loyde Hales
Paul Puckett
Barbara Davis
Margaret Zimmerman
William Fritsche
Lorena Westfall
Roger Welch
Shirley Webb
Warren Kelly
William Mingus
Patricia Facemyer
Stephanie Hawk
Ruby Easler
Gerald Beckley
Terry Hill
Joseph Skeens
David Thompson
Mount St. Mary
Benjamin Simpkins
Kathy Zarley
Jacksonville
Phyllis Linton
Robert Marshall
Scott Blair
Otto Bethel
Mohammed Bouresii
Wilford Joy
Carbon Hill
Shelley Six
Jeanette Hutchinson
Doctors Hospital
Delores Lanning
Barbara Blair
Heath Bullock
Robert Irwin
Jessie Schlingerman
Frances Summer
Patricia Hartshorn
Janet Smathers
Virgil Russell
George Huddy
Kathleen Ennis
Ernest Nott
Jerry White
James Cullison
Elifie Ross
Harold Nye
Pearl Forst
Veterans Memorial Admitted
Hocking Valley Birth
Grady Fleshman
Joseph Peterson
James Cole
Levi Jonathan Cordle
Janice Skaggs
John Nelson
Robert Frasch
Pearl McCoy
Clarence Rooker
Leah Stimson
St. Bernard
RAM
Masonic Temple
Meigs County
Meigs Junior High
Nelsonville-York Band
York
Winton County
Zaleski Senior Citizens Club
Fischer House
Athens Fire Squad
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