Obituary notices from Athens and surrounding areas
Deaths and services for Mae Foughty of Athens at East Manor Nursing Home and Walter Simons of New Lexington with WWII veteran status and family survivors. Also reporting Charley Crook of Murray City, Frances Kenny of Point Pleasant, Frank Wegner of Murray City, Ray Nice of Stockport, Mary Ann Withers Lilly of Point Pleasant, Richard Knapp of West Columbia, and Robert Lee of Huntington with funeral details and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Edward
Mae) Foughty
East Manor
Albany
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
New Lexington
Walter W
Tink) Simons
Summit St
Peabody Coal Co
Congo
Greens Run
Athens County
Homer F
Hettie Schrappe Simons
Simons
Green Lawn Memory Gardens
Murray City
Charley B. Crook
Barthel Ave
Columbus
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Nellie
Charles E. Jr
Evans Funeral Home
E. Livingston Ave
Green Lawn Cemetery
Nelsonville
Point Pleasant
Frances Kenny
Crow-Hassell
Thompson
Suncrest Cemetery
Kenny
Toronto
Thomas
Olivia Fisher Fowler
Trinity United Methodist Church of
George
George Thomas
Frank ¥. Wegner
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Hungary
Agnes
Johnson
John Minsker
Ray E. Nice
Stockport
Ray L. Nice
Selby General Hospital
Marietta
Fred and
Miney Adams Nice
Hocking
Pattins Mill Grange
Margaret Davidson Nice
Union Furance
Herman
Mansfield
Elden
Dayton
Navy
Washington
Ellis
Robert
New Plymouth
Kenneth
Mt. Gilead
Ross
Union Furnace
Grace Six
Chauncey
Doris Reeder
Levinsburg
Mary Hull
Florence White
Lancaster
Fern Taylor
Warrett
Blaine
Chicago
Ill
Ethel Gilbreath
Grace Boden
Indiana
Madge Black
Cuyahoga Falls
Fawcett-Stone Funeral Home
Chesterhill
Charles Imhoff
New Marshfield Cemetery
Mary Ann Withers Lilly
Mason County
Ashland
Huntington
Lilly
Emma Rowsey Withers
Apple Grove
Charles Withers
Marshall University
Savannah
Ohio Education Association
William J. Lilly
Willa. Ann
Terry Renee
Daisy Burris
James
Bucky
Richard Olin II
West Columbia
Trena Russell
Pomeroy
Eva Knopp
Mason
Velda Simms
Crown City
Wanda Kapp
Don
Elbert
Clifton
Harry
Terra Ita
Ind
Bernice Winkler
Kirkland Memorial Gardens
Robert R. Lee
Meadowbrook Dr
Waddell and Reed Inc
the Heights United Methodist Church
Charles
Clifton Lodge
Lee
Jemurek
Point Pleasant Fire Calls and Losses Recap
Point Pleasant reports 124 fire calls in 1970 totaling 1 274 miles. Calls included 14 grass fires 20 false alarms 64 in town and 58 out of town plus one drowning and one rescue. Fire losses list dwellings 854 500 value 33 725 and autos 572 295 value 3 470.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Bob Johnson
Small Tet Offensive Forecast Spreads Across Cambodia
Washington sources say North Vietnam may launch a smaller Tet offensive in Cambodia by late January with possible South Vietnamese troop involvement to stem the push. Officials note supplies must move before rains, and compare current movements to 1968 69 and 70 patterns, predicting no major offensive yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
North Vietnam
Cambodia
White House
Pentagon
Vietnam
U.S
Pittsburgh Labor Woes Close City Schools
Pittsburgh faces a citywide shutdown as labor strife halts schools for about 73,000 students. Teachers boycott until a new contract, while maintenance staff and press workers strike. City services falter as sick leave and fuel logistics disrupt operations across Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Louis
Fighting Reported At 5 Points In East Northwest Cambodia
Military spokesmen reported fighting at five points in eastern and northwestern Cambodia. A U S jet fighter bomber was lost over southern Laos with two crewmen missing. In South Vietnam a convoy on Highway 20 was ambushed in the central highlands with one American killed and one wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
Laos
Air Force
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Phnom Penh
Svay Daun Keo
Pinom Penh
Vinton Levy Vote Called For February
The Vinton County Board of Education discussed placing an operating levy on February ballots to fund the 1971-72 school year. Bids on 15 school buses may be held until after the levy vote, with expected state help leaving estimated purchase costs near 55,000 if approved and bids hold. The board noted two advances from the State Department of Education totaling 197,446.96 in 1970, and approved free and reduced lunch programs, plus three substitute teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Vinton County Board of Education
Ohio Department of Education
State Department of Education
Allgood Peck
Shaffer & Williams
Thelma King
Lee Jackson
Chalis el
Point Pleasant Youth Cited in Two Car Crash
Kenneth Warren Ramey 18 of Point Pleasant was cited for failing to keep his vehicle under control after his car rear ended Edward Kinnaird 67 of Appleton while Kinnaird stopped on Land Street at the Sec ond and Vland Streets intersection Monday at 2 p.m. The mishap occurred as Kinnaird prepared to make a right hand turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
City Pace
Second
Vland Streets
Kenneth Warren Ramey
Edward Kinnaird
Apple One
Kinnaird
Youths Present Problems and Ideas in Murray City
Murray City sponsors a Community Action Youth Opportunity Program meeting at 6 30 p m in the Neighborhood Center. Area youths will share problems and ideas with the public inviting community attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Community Action
t _he
Dog Tag Deadline Is Jan 20 in Hocking County
Hocking County commissioners warn that January 20 is the deadline to obtain dog licenses without a 50 percent penalty. A deputy dog warden may be hired to enforce licensing. Licenses cost $2 for one year and are available in the auditor's office. after January 20 the price rises to $3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Pyles Heads Southern Local School Board in Racine
Charles Pyles was elected president of the Southern Local School Board at an organizational meeting in Racine. Vice president Clarence Lawrence was reelected. Superintendent Ralph Sayre and clerk Charles Norris attended along with several board members. A dinner for spouses preceded the meeting at The Club Restaurant. Hayman retired after 30 years as superintendent. The group plans regular meetings on the second Thursday at 8 pm, with the upcoming budget discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Charles Pyles
Southern Local School Board
Pyles
Dorothy Bentz
Clarence Lawrence
Lawrence
Gene Yost
Dennie Hill
Dennis Nease
Ralph Sayre
Charles Norris
Charles Rayman
Westerville
Hayman
Lauderdale hit by flu epidemic in Broward County
In Fort Lauderdale’s resort area 13 000 flu cases and 18 deaths in one week prompted officials to declare an epidemic. Health Director Dr Paul Hughes noted 98 percent of cases involved elderly with chronic ailments and urged vaccination or boosters as the best preventive measure. Mrs Imogene Calendine, formerly of The Plains, is a patient at St Anthony Hospital Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Seareh
Broward County
Paul Hughes
Hughes
the Plains
Imogene Calendine
Columbus
St. Anthony Hospital
iColumbus
Nixon Sees Hopes to Do Better in Coming Two Years
President Nixon in a wide interview expresses hopes for 1969-70 including tougher enforcement of housing integration but warns against federal overreach. He backs John Connally for Treasury, aims to push welfare reform and revenue sharing, and notes youths’ party loyalties while avoiding specifics on a 1972 running mate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Nixon
Daniel P. Moynihan
Israel
Congress
the Treasury
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Life Magazine
Frank Porter Elected Meigs Local President
Frank Porter Jr., Pomeroy attorney and Meigs Local School Board member, was elected president of the board at the annual organization meeting Monday night at the Junior High School in Middleport. Don Mullen was elected vice president. Additional members named include Hiram Slanter, Virgil King, Joe Sayre and L. W. McComas, with clerk L. W. McComas. Supt. George Hargraves and A t. Supt. Larry Morrison attended. A following special meeting approved hiring three high school teachers, accepted Raymond Wilcox’s resignation, and budgeted for 1971-72 with receipts of about 1,662,636 and expenditures of 1,62,309, highlighting major category costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Frank Porter Jr
Pomeroy
Meigs
Don Mullen
Hiram Slanter
Virgil King
Joe Sayre
L. W. McComas
George Hargraves
Larry Morrison
Terri Riley
Baden
Ohio University
Athens
Brent Lambrotte
Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont State College
Richard Coleman
Long Bottom
Raymond Wilcox
Allough
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Mae Foughty
Walter
Charley E. Crook
Kenny Services
Frank V. Wegner
Mary Withers Lilly
Ashton Baptist Church
Bud Hatfield
Fred Spurlock
Burigi
Beale Chapel
Beard Funeral Home
Richard
Knapp
Richard Olin Knapp
Marietta Manufacturing Co
James F. and
Della Hoffman Knapp
Lee Services
Marigene Valiquette
Toledo
105Th
Ohio General Assembly
Sishkovas
Pittsburgh Press
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Post-Gazette
East
Dawn" Stemper
Nola Scott
Police
Point
Southern
Lauderdale
Metzler
Valley View Circle
Zanesville, Ohio
Robert O/Nail
Ohio
F&t Life
Frank Porter
Athen
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