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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1976

Page

8

Hospital admissions and discharges list for Athens and area

A compiled hospital notes list shows numerous patients admitted and discharged from facilities in Athens and nearby towns including Ewington Glouster and Laurel. Names span Clarence Cooper Clark Collins Mrs Karl Sadler John South Karen Saltsman Charles Dunlap William Lydick and many others with spouses and offspring noted in some entries.

Clarence Cooper Clark Collins Karl Sadler John South Athens Karen Saltsman Ewington Charles Dunlap William Lydick Glouster George Holdcroft Amesville Jerry Wolosyn New Marshfield

Editor's Sneer Backfired in 1836 Whig Campaign Conquest

A Baltimore Democratic editor mocked William Henry Harrison with a log cabin barrel cider line. The insult energized Whigs to adopt the log cabin emblem as they built support for Harrison, who would become president. Also noted is a 1805 treaty at Fort Industry near Toledo that ceded Western Reserve lands west of the Cuyahoga to Connecticut grantees.

Baltimore William Henry Harrison Harrison Fort Industry Toledo Ohio United States Connecticut Western Reserve Cuyahoga

Emergency Runs From The Plains And Mason To O'Bleness And PVH

The Plains squad responds at 4 30 am with Marcella Patterson from Mound Street to O'Bleness for illness. A second Plains call at 3 15 am sends Lena White from Mount Street to O'Bleness ill. Mason squad at 9 am picks up Walter Bailey age 56 from Mason to Pleasant Valley Hospital after a fall. New Haven squad at time transfers William Dye age 76 from New Haven to Pleasant Valley for medical care.

Marcella Patterson Mound Street the Plains O’bleness Ill Lena White Mount Street MASON Walter Bailey Pleasant Valley Hospital William Dye New Haven Pleasant Valley Medical

Temperatures and Snow Forecast for Southeast Ohio Area

Weather bulletin for Thursday January 15 1976 with yesterday's high 36 low 14 and snow forecast. Southeast Ohio expects light snow tonight and Friday with 60 percent precipitation chance and highs 35 to 40. Extended outlook calls for fair skies Saturday and possible snow Sunday and Monday.

Ohio University Geography Department C.L. Colmer U.S. Weather Observer Ohio Lake Shore East Central West Virginia Panhandle

Community group events and meetings listed for Athens area

Local organizations in Athens County hold a range of activities tonight. Grange, Girl Scout, sorority and Masonic lodges host meetings and socials from 7:30 to 8 p.m. at various halls, churches and clubs. A district legislative session and a humane society annual meeting are also noted with locations in Albany and Athens City Hall.

Athens Grange Grange Albany Riding Club Albany Jacksonville Eagles P.m C. M Chauncey Parish House Sig Kozma W. Theisen James Hartley Athens County Humane Society Athens City Hall Amesville Lodge F&am Albany Lodge Masonic Temple

Meigs Band Boosters Host Jitney Supper at HS Cafeteria

Meigs High School hosts a jitney supper from 4 to 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria before the Meigs versus Waverly basketball game. The Meigs High Band Boosters sponsor the event. The high school jazz band directed by Randy Hunt will perform during the dinner.

Meigs High School Meigs- Waverly Meigs Randy Hunt

Martin Luther King Jr Birthday Observances Across Nations

The 47th birthday of Martin Luther King Jr is observed from Atlanta to Hawaii with memorial services in Ebenezer Church and vigils in Washington. Jesse Jackson urges a special prosecutor for King’s death and FBI harassment. Coretta King will present awards at the Atlanta event. Governor Busbee proclaims King Day in Georgia as Chicago closes offices and Memphis plans marches.

Associated Press Martin Luther King Atlanta Hawaii Washington Jesse Jackson Atty Edward H. Levi King FBI Jackson Justice Department James Earl Ray Memphis, Tenn Ebenezer Baptist Church Coretta Robert Lee Green College of Urban Development Michigan State University Martin Luther King Jr George Busbee Georgia Memphis Ford Chicago Dirksen Federal Building Alabama Montgomery State Bicentennial Commission

Court notices list multiple local traffic and conduct fines

A court document lists individuals from New Straitsville to Steubenville facing charges and fines for actions including intoxicated driving, disorderly conduct, failure to confine dogs, driving with suspended licenses, and speeding. Several defendants receive jail days and license suspensions, with fines ranging from 10 to 200 dollars and costs.

Robert Fink New Straitsville Joe Taraba Coss St Augusta Barnhart Jennifer J. Jordan State St James V. Hamilton James E Wilson Corning Suleiman A. Abalkhail Mill Street Apts Daniel Popa Andover Dora Bailey Brook Hubert Carriage Hill Gary Koon Nelsonville Larry D. Doughty Buchtel James V. Tabler Stewart Red Light Albany Shumaker Mill Street Apts John R. Talbert Hemlock Lanois K. Wandling Gallipolis Cynthia J. Mayers Steubenville

Area death notices spread across several towns

Obituaries from Middleport Pomeroy Lancaster Barberton Gallipolis Racine list Elsie Haddox Stella Zink Lillian McCoy Grace Durose and Carol Stobart with ages birthplaces spouses and relatives. Services set for Haddox Zink and Durose with funeral homes and burial sites noted.

Bobby Hughes Dies at Eight Months in Ashton

Bobby Hughes point Pleasa eight month old son of Brady and Wanda Deal Hughes of Ashton died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday after a short illness. He is survived by three brothers and three sisters at home and by grandparents on both sides. Services will be Friday at Balls Chapel United Methodist Church in Gallipolis Ferry with Rev. Max Spurlock officiating, and burial will follow at Balls Chapel. The Stevens Funeral Home will host calling hours today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.

Middleport Elsie Haddox Pomeroy Holzer Medical Center Rutland Loren Little Elfie Saunders Little Silver Run Baptist Church Walter Nancy) Morris Dale Josephine) Goodnite Minster Ohio Charles F. Smith George Kenneth Haddox Elmer Verda) Johnson Palomino Fla William Helen) Righthouse Lee Little Phoenix Ariz R. C Pat) Little Carl C. Little Canton Ray Little Paul W. Little Youngstown Charles Smith Charles Haddox Rawlings-Coats Merlin Teets Gravel Hill Lancaster Stella V. Zink Stringtown Road Hocking County Peter Eliza Jane Carpenter Harmon Thomas C. Zink Zink James Thomas Mary Agnes Walsh the Plains Richard Ireland Tucson Charles White Roy Heigle St. Mary’s Church St. Mary’s Cemetery Sheridan Funeral Home Lillian McCoy Barberton Lillian A. McCoy Mason County Green Cross Hospital Cuyahoga Falls Point Pleasant James Rayburn Ruben H. McCoy Sr James W Ruben H William T Akron Robert R Chillicothe Paul E el Paso Texas Mabel Roush Johnstown Foglesong Robert Maring Lone Oak Cemetery Bobby Hughes Point Pleasa Darin Hughes Brady Wanda Deal Hughes Ashton Billy Jason Cathy Verena Penny Louis Deal Jess Hughes Balls Chapel United Methodist Church Gallipolis Ferry Max Spurlock Balls Chapel Stevens Wellston Bill H. Ware W. Broadway Jackson County Helen Thomas Xenia George Ware Ware Hazel Pittenger Ware Eddie Grove City J.P. Rogers C.H. Rice Ridgewood Cemetery

Calculators Become Common Tool in Hamilton County Classrooms

In Cincinnati area schools calculators replace slide rules and tables in math drills. Lincoln Heights Elementary uses them in multiplication. Western Hills High substitutes for logarithm tables. Teachers cite motivation and efficiency, while critics warn about overreliance on machines.

Cincinnati Hamilton County Lincoln Heights Western Hills William Merten Sawyer High School

Black Laws Repealed in Ohio Legislature Action

The 1848 49 Ohio Legislature repealed the Black Laws that barred Black settlement without a freedom certificate and required security for good behavior. Laws excluding Blacks from schools and denying Black testimony in cases involving whites were removed and Black children were provided schools.

Ohio

Obituary notices detail Bowers Ware and infant Carsey kin

Donald L. Bowers 45 of Newark Del died in Delaware Division Hospital after six weeks as patient. He served in the Navy and worked 22 years for DuPont. Survived by wife Mary and three children. burial in Oak Grove Cemetery after 4 p.m. Friday followed by Masonic services. Also notices for Bill H. Ware and infant Kelly Jo Carsey with funeral and burial details.

Donald Bowers Logan Donald L. Bowers Newark Del Delaware Division Hospital Wilmington Hocking County Roy F Bertha Lane Bowers Logan High School Ohio State University Ralph Blanche) Rheinscheld Logan Hugh Velma) Little Heinlein-Brown Irvin H. Lane Oak Grove

Oregon University centennial events include Ping symposium

University of Oregon in Eugene marks its centennial with a year long observance. Ohio University President Charles J. Ping will speak at a symposium on Higher Education. Inauguration of William B. Boyd as Oregon president occurs Saturday with Yale's Dr. Kingman Brewster as keynote.

Ohio University Charles J. Ping University of Oregon Eugene Ore Ping United States William B. Boyd Boyd Central Michigan University Kingman Brewster Yale University

Missionary Judy Powell to Lecture on Africa Work

Nelsonville program features Judy Powell of Circleville Bible College sharing color slides and details of her missionary studies in Africa. Accompanying trio from the Ambassador's Quartet. Saturday 7:30 p.m. at Wesleyan Church Chestnut and Harper Streets. Public invited.

Nelsonville Judy Powell Circleville Bible College Africa Wesleyan Church Chestnut Harper Streets Powell

Gas rate hike opposed by Ohio lawmaker

Columbus AP report says Rep. Michael Stinziano introduced a bill to block residential pass through of a $17.1 million portion of Columbia Gas of Ohio's recent $33.7 million natural gas purchase. PUCO had allowed bill adjustments. Stinziano argues residents should not pay for gas not used and the issue belongs to elected officials, not regulators.

Columbus, Ohio Columbia Gas of Ohio United States Columbia Public Utilities Commission of Michael Stinziano Strnziano PUCO

Illinois Lecturer Visits OU for Topology and Biomath Lectures

Dr. P. J. Nyikos of the University of Illinois visits Ohio University delivering two 4 p.m. lectures in Morton Hall on topology and biomathmatics. Topics include Estimating Antibody Numbers in a Cell Perimeter and Evolution of Measurements on Shock Trauma Patients. The talks are sponsored by the OU Institute for Medicine and Mathematics.

P. J. Nyikos University of Illinois Ohio University Morton Hall

Also Mentioned on This Page

Norman Ward James Webb Clarence Hedges Karen McClintock James Mescher Mary Young Marilyn Bryan Vivian Kelly Cecil Wilson Carlos Elliott Sr William Easler John Davis Jeffrey Elliott Nancy Border A. Jane Wagner W. Jean Stewart Benjamin Hutchens Robert North John McManaway Andrew Brozak Mary Szerbansky Veterans Memorial Admitted Marty Morarty Racine John Powell Maxine Durst Portland Edgar van In Wagen Phyllis Newtun Long Bottom Bertha Zamorano Shade Wesley Musser Cathy Weaver Mary Durst Gene Thompson Flora Murphy Kathleen Caine Kathy Hudson Hocking Jack Klump William Reeves Bonital Peck Jason North Tim Sinnott Inez Allen Adam Trader Mount St. Mary Deidre Brooks Mary Truzaska William Irwin Mary Reinshell New Plymouth Gary Brown Rita Myers McArthur Judy Tolliver Ila Cox Leta Tigner Donald Tigner Ruth Bishop Ella Giffin Otto Bethel Mildred Andrews Elsie Beal Gerald Kennard Virgil Sutton Marchia Harrison Ruby Trout Danny Thomas Helen McFall Anthony Cemini Roy Lee and Son Arthur Gheen Kenneth Gray Paul Rollins John Barker Charles Zerkle David Winkler Edwin Edwards U.S the Plains Squad NEW Haven Squad National Weather Service Flereies Noaa US Dep. of Commerce Gulf Atlantic Rockies Dakotas Northwest Pacific Northwest Athens City Athens County Charles Thomas Lodge IOOF Glouster Meigs County White Shrine Mary Shrine of Jerusalem Pomeroy Masonic Temple Meigs County Levi White House J. Edgar Hoover King Library Betty Ford Walter Washington Martin Luther King Court News Athens Municipal Court Robert Gordon Hamden Intoxico Physical Stella Zink Grace Durose Grace S. Durose 3Rd Ave Whipple Samuel P Columbia Pfeiffer Schwartz First Baptist Church of Marietta Grace United Methodist Church Debrah Circle Galen G. Durose George Gretchen) Smith Ashland Don Judy) Warehime McCoy- Wetherholt-Moore Frank Hayes East Lawn Memorial Mausoleum East Lawn American Cancer Society of Carol Stobart Carol Sidney Stobart Veterans Administration Hospital Huntington W. Va Ewing Funeral Home Richard Shumway Nina Yi Western Hill High School Rae Bill Ware Carsey Hilltop Fred Crabtree Kelly Jo Carsey O’bleness Memorial Raymond V Ginger Hart Carsey Millfield Harold and Bonnie Carsey Willard June Hart Floyd Jessie Hart Harley and Goldie Robinette Hughes Funeral Home Oregon Ack Middleport Ayor’s Illinois
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