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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1966

Page

3

Creola Woman Perishes As Blaze Levels House

An 83-year-old Creola resident Miss Mary Karns died Sunday when flames destroyed her two story home. The body was found in a bathroom. Firefighters and nearby residents battled the blaze after it was spotted around 3 p.m. by Burt Karns. The victim’s survivors include several nieces and nephews listed in the report. The cause remains undetermined but is being investigated.

McArthur Steele Mary Karns Burt Karns Swan Two Harold Ward Karns Vinton Joseph Strong Miss Karns Claude Herrold Hamden Ruth Karns Charles Ralph Walter Karns Crooksville Glouster William Wogan Robert Stump Columbus C. and O. Railroad Norbert W. Johnston Don Makarius New Marshfield Point Pleasant Delphia Parsons Kay Ravenswood Jackson General Hospital Ripley Stubenville Ohio Methodist Church Kay Tanner Mary Williams Parsons William Kay Gladys Kay Chicago Ill Bert Parsons Mt. Alto Thornton Persons Cottageville Pomeroy Esta Mae Eaton Racine Stanley Dow W. Va Racine Baptist Church Great Bend Baptist Cemetery Middleport Frank Lewis Knopp Charleston F. B. Knopp Marjorie Lewis and Carey Sue Fowler Nitro J. K. Smith Bonsall Funeral Home Virginia Ave Lilly Macil Burgess Sanford Fla Dunbar Burgess Lester Casto Eury Osher Casto Given Carl Casto Cross Lanes Acil Lovejoy Genevieve Barnett Keller Funeral Home Moss Chapel Jackson County Logan Alfred F. Warren Athens Scioto County Buchtel Frank Rosalind Bennett Warren A. L. Dierker Bakersfield Calif Franklin C. E. California H. V. Warren Wellston Warren Gas Company Wellston Eub Church Heinlein Funeral Home Earl Appleman Oak Grove Cemetery Nelsonville Sylvia Thomas Deanville Mount St. Mary Hospital Athens County William Cora Shannon Thomas Thomas First Presbyterian Church John Thomas the Plains Sandusky Beatrice Judson Guysville Doanville Chapel J. Lloyd Evans Green Lawn Cemetery Johnson Funeral Home Alice M. Dawley Carbon Hill Rd Marie Keplar Orchard St Don Dawley Hocking County Edward Emma Smith Russell Lancaster Arthur Carbon Hill Sylvia Dickens Roy Smith Harry Smith John Hickman

Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Local School Notices

Mount St Mary Hospital reports numerous births including Carlo Powell and Donald Wolfe pairs from New Lexington and Nelsonville respectively. Other entries list many newborns with mothers and routes across The Plains Glouster Haydenville and Nelsonville areas. Nelsonville city schools opened Monday with bus routes operating except Robbins Rd district. York Local schools closed Monday.

Carlo Powell New Lexington Donald J. Wolfe Nelsonville Kevin Meade Glouster Elizabeth Duffy New Straitsville Ronald Kline Robert J. Musick Shawnee Wilma Cannel the Plains Louise Mount Haydenville Mary Bright Connett Esta Brandenburg Miles Wolfe, Jr Garnet Vegso Jacksonville Alfred Nevil Augusta McNamee Buchtel Hazel R. Johnson Logan Carl H. O’nail Wilford Maccombs Mary Thomas Murray City Mary L. Crihfield Joan Trout Albany Norma J. Harden William Morman Marjorie Wingett Shade Russell Spence Naomi New Ruth Hoffman Ledgie Sagraves Herman Roeder Alex Perry Athens Patricia van Sickle Denyse Frazier Delores Taylor Chauncey Ruby Cooley Connie Teal Robbins Rd York

Area Death Notices Highlight West Virginia And Ohio Losses

Area death notices list Mollie Armstrong of Apple Grove and Esther Bryan of East Liverpool among others. Obituaries name multiple survivors and funeral details across Point Pleasant, Pomeroy, Glouster, Racine, and Nelsonville with churches, cemeteries, and funeral homes noted.

Pomeroy Esther Batey Bryan East Liverpool Cleveland Clinic Dawson Funeral Home Bryan Joseph M. Batey Batey Racine J. M. Batey Roofing Co Griscom Daughters of the American Revolution

Nelsonville Meetings and Scout Updates

Nelsonville Eighteen Order of the Eastern Star meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple. Boy Scout Troop 6n has no meeting Tuesday night. Scouts are reminded to feed birds and clear snow from around fire hydrants. Nelsonville Eagles Auxiliary reorganization meeting is tonight at 8 p m at the Eagles Hall on Washington Street.

Eudora Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple Nelsonville Eagles Eagles Hall Washington St

Snowstorm Dumps 14 Inches on Nelsonville Area

Nelsonville city crews labored through the weekend as up to 14 inches of snow halted traffic. City officials used graders and salt trucks to keep main streets passable while breakages and a water line fault tested response.

Nelsonville Clarence Kelley Ralph Perry Earl Hilleary E. Chestnut St

Meetings in Logan Schedule Local Events Tonight

The Hocking County Extension Service opens Medicare meeting on February 8 at 8 p.m. in the Ohio Power Co auditorium led by Frank Sheehan from Chillicothe Social Security office. Logan Band Boosters gather at 7 30 p.m. in the high school band room. Homemakers Council meets Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the courthouse auditorium. The Hocking County Mental Health Association holds its January meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Westminster House Presbyterian Church.

Hocking County Extension Service Ohio Power Co Frank Sheehan Chillicothe Logan Band Hocking County Extension Homemakers Council Hocking County Mental Health Association Presbyterian Church Westminister House

Snow Closes Streets After 11 Inch Logan Snowfall

Snowfall reached 11 inches at the state weather station two miles north of Logan. Logan police logged six minor accidents while the Hocking sheriff’s department counted numerous property damage incidents. No serious injuries reported as highway workers cleared streets Saturday and Sunday.

Logan State Highway Department Hocking Highway Department

Runaway Youth Taken Into Police Custody

Logan police arrested a 14 year old Worthington boy Saturday night and turned him over to his parents Sunday afternoon. The youth had been reported as a runaway one week earlier.

Logan Worthington

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