Area Death Notices from Washington to Gallipolis
Funeral services were held for Belford Carpenter 77 of Athens County, longtime Fayette County businessman. He died January 24 in Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. Survivors include wife Helen. Also noted are Cecil Warner of Meigs County death in Chicago, and Crystal Foster of Crown City, Flora Chase of Langsville, Edward Blosser of Laurelville, Kimberly Criner infant of Columbus, William Gibbons of New Plymouth, and other local obituaries. Services scheduled across Washington, Pomeroy, Gallipolis, Point Pleasant, Langsville, Laurelville, Gallipolis, New Plymouth, and Columbus areas with numerous church and cemetery events.
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Washington D. H
Belford
F. Carpenter
Athens County
Fayette County
Memorial Hospital
Glouster
Ohio University
Carpenter
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Fish and Game Association
Order of Symposiarch
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Helen Karl Carpenter
Rawlings St
Gallipolis
Crystal Foster
Crown City
Huntington
Guyan
Twp
Gary J
Nancy Johnson Sheets
John H. Foster
Floyd Sheets
Palm Beach
Fla
Marshall Sheets
Springfield
Webster
Russell Sheets
Gordon Sheets
Patriot
Point Pleasant
Timothy Wayne Whitt
Suncrest
Ira Wellman
Holzer Hospital
Archie Whitt Jr
Mary Crump Whitt
Archie Whitt
Jeffrey
Lori
Isaiah Crump
Archie Whitt Sr
Mohr-Stevens Funeral Home
Langsville
Flora Chase
Williamsburg
Ohio
Eugene Gill
Wright Cemetery
Martin Funeral Home
Laurelville
Edward Blosser
Huggins
Veterans Hospital
Dayton
Defenbaugh
Forest Cemetery
Circleville
Harry and
Walter Smith
Kimberly Ann Criner
Edgar Ernest Criner
Columbus
Mound Hill Cemetery
Hughey Jones
Children’s Hospital
Waugh
Halley-Wood Funeral Home
New Plymouth
William
Boots) G. Gibbons
Garnet I. Gibbons
John T. Gibbons
Logan
John C. Gibbons
Celina
Rose Ann Davis
St. Petersburg
Heinlein
Wilson Rollins
Elk Cemetery
McArthur
Cherries Via Birds Diplomatic Ploy in 990
The Vizier of Baalbek Syria staged a historic exchange by delivering fresh cherries tied to 600 carrier pigeons to the Caliph of Cairo, a remarkable 400 mile goodwill gesture that reflected medieval diplomacy and courier networks.
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Baalbek
Syria
Cairo
Peck vs Peck cases settled and dismissed
Carol Peck and Gary Peck settlement resolved and case dismissed by Judge C. W. Smith. Helen V. Hoye versus Nelly Hoyd dismissed by Judge C. W. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Peck
Gary Peck
C. W. Smith
Helen V. Hoye
Nelly Hoyd
Hit And Run Suspect Apprehended In West Virginia Area
State police arrested 23 year old David Lyle Durst of Point Pleasant on a warrant charging him with hit and run from a Route 17 accident Monday night. George W Hackett reported an oncoming car spun into his path, he injured his back and leg, and damage totaled 2300 dollars. Durst was taken into custody Tuesday morning.
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Point Pleasant
David Lyle Durst
Madison Ave
George W. Hackett
Seventh St
Middleport
Sheriff's Department
Wilk esvill e Wilk esvill e
Esther Faukenhouser and Florence Hume from Bellaire visited Mrs. Erma Nelson. John William son and Dan Sayre Sr. returned from Florida. Eugene Campbell's wife stayed with her mother at Iron ton. Mahaffey family from Athens visited Mrs. William Mahaffey. Glen Arnold Al Grande Mary Ogdin and Frank Helm of Athens visited Dean Tripp in Lancaster. Jimmy Cray of Wellston visited Dick Burns. Jeannie Cottrill visited William Mc Garvey in Wellston. Madeline Grueser and Sharon Giles of Wellston visited Clair Penn.
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Frank Helm
Athens
Dean Tripp
Lancaster
Jimmy Cray
Wellston
Dick Burns
Jeannie Cottrill
William McGarvey
Madeline Grueser
Sharon Giles
Clair Penn
Driver Hurt As Auto Hits Parked Semi Trailer
Felix Isaacs of Coolville, 72, was cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance after his car struck a parked semi trailer on Route 7 near the Athens County line. A Meigs County Court hearing is planned. Isaacs was taken to Pleasant Valley Hospital with a whiplash neck injury. The truck driver was Robert Probert, 55, of Peninsula. Heavy damage to Isaacs car was reported by patrolmen.
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Pomeroy
Felix Isaacs
Coolville
Route
Athens
Meigs
Isaacs
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Robert Probert
Peninsula
Isaacs Auto
Farm Bureau Opposes Tax in Countywide Drive
Farm Bureau Federation reports five county districts reached full renewal signups in a membership drive led by Worley Perry. Petition circulation urged removal of the personal property tax on farm property as township boundaries were eliminated to boost participation.
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Athens County Farm Bureau Federation
Worley Perry
Perry
Bradford and Bradford Families Attend Mrs Crary Rites
Racine notices list funeral attendance for Mrs Louise Crary with Mr and Mrs Crit Bradford and Mr and Mrs Otto Bradford of Newark present. Other items note relocations and visitors including Maynard family moves, Bryan Parr party from St Albans and visits to Syracuse Radcliff Chesapeake and Columbus connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Morris Racine
Crit Bradford
Otto Bradford
Louise Crary
Robert Bradford
Newark
William Maynard
Francis Morris
Bryan Parr
St. Albans
W. Va
Critt Bradford
Ina Reithmiller
Frankie Neigler
Titus Pickens
Josie and
Maud
Syracuse
Kimberly
J. Pendleton
Radcliff
Margaret Sellers
Creed Mills
Chesapeake
Darcy Potter
Bryan
Critt Bradford Jr
Worthington
A. C. Bradford
Vinton News Briefs Share Weekend Guests
Weekend guests arrive in Vinton as Mr and Mrs Karl Harder of Ewington host with the Milphand family and son visiting. Mr and Mrs Guy Guinther and children from Pomeroy stay with Mrs E E Cardwell. WSCS group meets at Mrs Conley Whitley home. Elmer Sherritt Jr and children visit Haydenville with Mrs Gussie Sherritt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor White Vinton
Karl Harder
Ewington
James Milphand
Jerry Lee Harder
Guy Guinther
Pomeroy
E. E Cardwell
WSCS
Vinton Methodist Church
Conley Whitley
Elmer Sherritt Jr
Haydenville
Mr. Sherritt
Gussie Sherritt
To Decide Resort's True Value in Bankruptcy Hearing
In Point Pleasant Federal Judge Sidney L. Christie will receive a report on a hearing to fix the true market value of the closed Pleasant Point Resort. The resort was sold last December at a court ordered public auction to the Small Business Administration for 475000 dollars. Witnesses testified in Huntington on January 20 that the true value ranged from 1030000 to 1200000 dollars.
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Point Pleasant
Pleasant Point Resort
Bluefield
Sidney L. Christie
Small Business Administration
Christie
Huntington
Livestock prices and market quotes from Ohio Valley and Cincinnati
Officials report weekend sale prices for hogs cattle veal and sheep across Ohio Valley markets with ranges for hogs cattle and lambs. Cincinnati USDA figures show steady to lower slaughter yields with calf values and grain prices noted. An American Legion rummage sale in Glouster listed with contact numbers and hours.
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Ohio Valley Livestock Co
Gallipolis
Cincinnati
USDA
Glouster
American Legion Auxiliary
Civic Center
Senator Collins Picketed by Coal Miners
Pickets from Ironton area demonstrated around the Statehouse on Monday night and more planned today over disputes involving State Sen. Oakley C. Collins and Collins Mining Co. union organizers joined miners on strike since December 14 with action pending and 92 nonunion miners employed. A sign read Would Senator Collins mine coal for 1.25 per hour with tops paid at 2 per hour.
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Columbus
Ohio
Statehouse
Ironton
Oakley C. Collins
Lawrence
Collins Mining Co
United Mine Workers
Collins
Benny's Guitarist Frank Remley Dies
Frank Remley, 65, longtime left handed guitarist for Jack Benny, died Saturday in Newport Beach after open heart surgery. The comedian had joked about him for nearly 30 years on the show.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Frank Remley
Jack Benny
Final words of Apollo 1 crew revealed
The New York Times reports the last twelve seconds of Apollo 1 tragedy with the crew crying out Fire in the cockpit and We're on fire Get us out of here The unidentified voice is believed to be Roger B Chaffee while Col White is confirmed As hatch failure trapped the three astronauts Virgil Grissom and Edward White II fought to escape in the burning spacecraft in Cape Kennedy Florida</S>
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New York
New York Times
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
Times
Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Chaffee
Virgil J. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Air Force
Col. White
Donald K. Slayton
Governor Fires Warden After Escape Bid In Nevada
Gov. Paul Laxalt took command of 40 officers to recapture seven prison escapees in Carson City and dismissed Warden Jack Fogliani on the spot. The escape involved bars opened on death row and a two-hour capture, with guards tied up, clothing swapped, and two fences breached during a rainstorm.
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Carson City
Nev
Paul Laxalt
Jack Fogliani
Laxalt
LBJ Urges Vietnam Veteran Benefit Hike
President Johnson asked Congress to raise educational and other benefits for Vietnam veterans to parity with those for World War II and Korean War veterans. He cited gaps in the law that leave today's veteran and family ineligible for benefits available to other veterans.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
Korea
Ohio Banks Lower Rates Of Interest
Cincinnati ap reports major banks in Cincinnati Cleveland and Dayton cut business loan rates from 6 percent to 5 percent while Columbus banks hold at 6 percent. Chase Manhattan Bank led the move dropping its rate to 4 1/2 percent. Union Commerce Bank of Cleveland expected to follow.
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dayton
Columbus
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
First National
Central Trust Co
Third Union Trust
Provident Bank
Cleveland Trust
Central National Bank
National City Bank of Cleveland
Society National Bank
Union Commerce Bank of
Winters National Bank
First National Bank
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Cecil Warner
Mrs
Criner Services
William G. Gibbons
Vinton Court
Hackett
Wilkesville
Clara Phillips
Farm Bureau
Racine
Commerce Department
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Dept. of Agricash
Sen. Collins
Benny
Publican
San Quentin Correctional
Carl Hocker
Fogliani
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
LBJ
Tates
Diors Corpora
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