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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1972
Page
7
Three men were injured fleeing from their rooms in the Mohler Motel at 821 W Hunter St when a fire engulfed the two story building about 3 am. Fire crews from Logan and Nelsonville battled the flames as the interior suffered heavy damage and the exact cause remained unknown.
Enrollment applications are open for a 26 week Operation Mainstream program in Athens Hocking and Perry Counties. Funded with 190000 dollars by the Department of Labor the program will employ 40 men and 10 women in various jobs. Applicants must live in the county where the work is available and be at least 22 with preference for over 40. Applications available at Logan Athens and New Lexington offices and Tri County CAA 163 W Main St Logan.
Gallia County Sheriff’s Department arrested Dan ny Gillispie, 26, Columbus, on a forgery charge Thursday. Pearl A. Wend, 75, Nelsonville, died unexpectedly Friday at his brother Charles Wend’s Nelsonville Route 2 home after a yearlong illness. He was a WWI veteran and Natco Plant retiree. Services Sunday at 1 p.m. Johnson Funeral Home. Burial in American Legion Memorial Grounds. Virginia L. Ford, 69, Hamden, died in San Bernardino, California. Survived by husband George C. Ford and multiple children and step-children. Funeral Monday at Wrightsel Funeral Home, McArthur. Burial Elk Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday.
Mrs. Johanna E. Griesenbrock 85 Monticello Village died Thursday afternoon at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital after a brief illness born in Germany. Survived by three daughters three grandsons six great grandchildren and five sisters. Resurrection Mass Monday Corpus Christi Church Columbus burial St Joseph Cemetery Columbus. Also listed are Harold Gompf 62 Logan Myrtle Mae Wolfe 70 Racine Perley Sheets 86 Waterford and George Wilbur Smith 79 Gallipolis with funeral details. Other notices include Nettie M. Hart 69 Logan and Anna M. Snyder 48 Logan.
Old acquaintances describe Dr. Ronald Kaufman as a quiet scholar who opposed violence and helped civil rights efforts in Mississippi. FBI says he should be considered armed and dangerous as charges grow over bombs found in nine banks across San Francisco, Chicago and New York.
New York F. W. Woolworth Co. announces consolidated sales for the 12 months ended December 31 totaling 2,802,401,905 dollars, up 276,439,751 dollars or 10.9 percent from the prior year. December sales rose 13.6 percent from 406,094,835 to 461,436,790 dollars.
Mrs. Bessie Supple of Henderson filed her candidacy for Clendenin District committee woman in the Office of Circuit Clerk Howard Schultz. A Republican, she seeks re election.
Dr. Kenneth Gaver said a hospital review team will begin a management practices study at Lima State Hospital next week. He emphasized it is not a new investigation, but the usual management review process.
A state investigation of Lima Institution for the Criminally Insane yielded 31 indictments for mistreatment of inmates. A new eight member study team will examine hiring and personnel procedures, complaint review, clinical programs, food service, medical records and business office procedures to help address management issues.
Two Mansfield residents suffered injuries in a two car crash on Route 33 south of Logan during heavy snow. Harmon D. Huntley 38 New Plymouth collided with Charles E. Young 40 Mansfield injuring Janet Young 37 who both planned medical checks. Huntley received a citation for failing to stop within the assured clear distance.
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