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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1963

Page

2

Soil Conservation to Aid Margaret Creek Watershed Project

The Athens County SCS plans a detailed survey mid February for an $850,000 Margaret Creek watershed project to control erosion and floodwater damage. Five floodwater retarding dams and 1.27 miles of channels are proposed with federal funding and possible local costs for water supply or recreation features.

Soil Conservation Service Margaret Creek Athens SCS John Millar Conservancy District Millar Conservancy District Board Athens County Common Pleas John Bolin Hocking River Albany Chan

FASTEETH Improves Fit for False Teeth in Advertising

FASTEETH powder claims to keep upper or lower plates from sliding or slipping after use. It is described as alkaline non acid and says it controls plate odor and improves retention, available at drug counters nationwide.

Insurance you can count on for jury claims

A promotion of liability insurance promising protection when facing claims from a jury. It suggests responsibility without liability coverage, offering a legal safeguard for individuals who may be sued for property damage or personal injury.

Houck & Reed Insurance Service Listing

Houck and Reed Inc provide insurance services at 5 West Union Street Athens Ohio. G Houck and Don Reed operate the agency with phone line LY 3 4646.

G. Houck Don Reed W. Union St Athens Ohio

Ex-Teacher Gail C Harris Dies At 70

Gail C Harris 70, a retired teacher and businessman, died Sunday afternoon at his Sharpsburg home. Born in Washington County, he taught in Athens and Washington Counties and ran a general store in Lathrop. Survived by two sons and a brother. wife Hazel Harris died in 1958. Services Wednesday 2 p.m. at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home Chesterhill with burial in Bartlett Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Gail C. Harris Sharpsburg Washington County George and Hattie Wood Harris Bartlett High School Ohio University Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home Chesterhill Virgil Versteeg Bartlett Cemetery Funeral

Nelsonville Teacher Recovers At Home After Surgery

Nelsonville High School faculty member Jack Sowers and Explorer Post 70 Advisor is recuperating at home on Monroe Street after an appendectomy at Mount St. Mary Hospital. It will be several days before he returns to duties at school.

Nelsonville Jack Sowers Nelsonville High School Explorer Monroe St Mount St. Mary Hospital

Route 33 Crash Near Nelsonville Injures Maine Driver

A passenger in a south Nelsonville crash on Route 33 was injured. Leroy Lowell 20 of Long Island Maine treated at Mount St. Mary Hospital for a back injury. Motorist Michael Lee Hiles 18 Chauncey cited for excessive speed for conditions and to appear in County Court January 19.

Nelsonville State Leroy Lowell Long Island Maine Mount St. Mary Hospital Michael Lee Hiles Chauncey

Retired Coal Miner dies in Mount St Mary Hospital

NELSONVILLE Allison Barney Cox 77 of Carbondale died on arrival Sunday at Mount St Mary Hospital. Survived by wife Nora a daughter Mrs Freda Crow Carbondale a son Leo Mansfield and five sisters and two brothers. Funeral 1 p m Thursday at Carbondale Methodist Church Rev Lillian Wright officiating burial New Marshfield Cemetery. Friends may call after Tuesday 3 pm at the family home.

Nelsonville Allison Barney) Cox Carbondale Mount St. Mary Hospital Jasper Elizabeth Cox Nora Freda Crow Leo Mansfield John Columbus Fred Largo Fla Glee Lucas Wellston Minnie Cly

Carbon Hill Resident Dies in Nelsonville Notice

Nelsonville obituary notices Leslie Evans 73 Carbon Hill dies after heart attack pronounced dead arrival Mount St Mary Hospital. Former merchant ran Carbon Hill grocery 50 years with brother Pete Evans. Survived by son David, brother Albert, half-sister Esther Matheny, and three grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 1 p.m. at Johnson funeral home. Burial Carbon Hill Cemetery.

Nelsonville Leslie Evans Carbon Hill Mount St. Mary Hospital Pete Evans David Margaret Evans Mary Albert Wellston Esther Matheny Johnson William Mechem

Straitsville Man Dies at 84 in Mount St Mary Hospital

Levi Guysinger 84 of New Straitsville died Sunday at Mount St Mary Hospital. Survived by three sons Denver James both New Straitsville and John Junction City. three daughters Flora Downs Edna Burne and Hazel Gallagher 38 grandchildren. Wife Sarah and a daughter predeceased him. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Trevey funeral home Rev Henry Kellenbarger officiating with burial in New Straitsville Cemetery. Friends may call at funeral home.

NEW _ STRAITSVILLE Levi Guysinger Mount St. Mary Hospital Perry County William Jane Wright Guysinger Denver James New Straitsville John Junction City Flora Downs Edna Burne Newark Hazel Gallagher Zanesville Sarah Trevey Funeral Home Henry Kellenbarger New Straitsville Cemetery

Commission Studies Plan For Nelsonville Government Change

NELSONVILLE The charter commission meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. at city hall to discuss a proposed government plan for voters May primary or November general election. Sidney Ohio’s plan will be reviewed. Two defendants plead guilty in city court with fines totaling $85 and suspended penalties in separate assault and accident cases.

Nelsonville Charter Commission Sidney Ohio

How Primary Ballots Are Chosen In Local Politics

Citizens should learn how candidates reach the ballot as Nelsonville prepares for another primary. Mabel Tigner and Jack Riley seek city auditor and treasurer roles, while the Charter Commission and ward councils shape local governance. Ohio’s 105th General Assembly and tax talks loom, with Mechem in influence and tax fears. Nelsonville note: Mrs C E Whitmore visiting in town.

Nelsonville Mabel Tigner Jack Riley Alonzo Figgins Delbert Kuhn Charter Commission Ohio General Assembly Columbus Ohio C. Stanley Mechem State Senate

Sister Mary Hyacinth Dies At Age 80

Sister Mary Hyacinth OSF, 80, died after a long illness at Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville. She served at Mount St. Mary since 1953 after teaching in Columbus parochial schools and catechism at St Andrew's Parish. She joined the Sisters of St. Francis in 1914. Survived by sisters Helen Braun and E J McSweeney and several nieces and nephews. Requiem High Mass at St Aloysius Academy New Lexington. Interment in the sisters cemetery at St Aloysius.

Nelsonville Mary Hyacinth OSF Mount St. Mary Hospital Hospital Columbus St. Andrew’s Parish Hyacinth St. Francis of Penance Christian Charity Stella Niagara N. Y Thomas H Ellen Cullinan Helen Braun E. J. McSweeney Delaware St. Aloysius Academy New Lexington St. Aloysius

Mount St. Mary Hospital births admissions and discharges

Hospital section lists births for Hartman Rutter Kern McCombs Hooper and others. Admissions include Charles Anderson Bessie Arbell Wayne Hickman Freddy Dailey Howard Bush Zora Walker Mary Slater and many more. Dismissals cover numerous patients including Jack Simmons Charles Peppers Mervyn Vanderlind Georgia Foughty Ruth Powell and David France. Blood used three units.

Charles Anderson Glouster Bessie Arbell Nelsonville Wayne Hickman Freddy L. Dailey Howard Bush Murray City Zora Walker Mary Slater William Buechler Beverly Mercer McArthur Cecil Barnhart New Lexington Larry E. Snyder Albert Burns Edward Ley Jack Simmons Athens Charles Peppers Logan Mervyn Vanderlind Georgia Foughty Ruth Powell David France Franklin Sullivan Buchtel Lawrence Reeves John Paulison James Gibbs Lucinda Frank Jennie Cole

Knifing Incident Reported In Glouster Tavern Dispute

Glouster police investigate a Saturday night incident where James Cox was injured by his own knife during a tavern dispute with a man and wife. The assailant reportedly fell on the knife during a grapple. no charges filed and Cox was not hospitalized. Mayor Thomas Williams confirmed Cox’s condition.

Glouster Thomas Williams James Cox

Vinton Area Farmer Preston McGhee Dies at 81

Preston McGhee 81 a lifelong Vinton County farmer died Sunday morning at his daughter Mrs Elizabeth Wells home in Radcliff He is survived by six grandchildren seven great grandchildren and three sisters Mrs Laura Bail Mrs Flora Wells and Mrs Mary Pyle Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Columbia Chapel Church with Rev Keith Kriebel and burial in Mace Cemetery Friends may call at the daughter s residence.

Albany Preston McGhee Elizabeth Wells Radcliff Vinton County Mace Cemetery

Nelsonville Native Gay Ervin Pairan Dies at 51

Nelsonville native Gay Ervin Pairan 51 died Sunday evening in a Columbus hospital after an extended illness. A former schoolteacher in Nelsonville Haydenville and Sugar Creek, she was born in Nelsonville to Edward and Alice Ervin and is survived by four brothers and two sisters. Arrangements are with Johnson Funeral Home.

Nelsonville Gay Ervin Pairan Columbus Edward Alice Ervin Haydenville Sugar Creek Lawrence Wallbridge Ben Burns Ervin Tessie Cavanaugh Florence Reeder Athens Nelsonville High School Ohio University Johnson Funeral Home

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