Telephone Merger Approved by Ohio Utility Panel
Commonwealth Telephone Co of Ohio and General Telephone Co of Ohio win merger approval. Clare E. Williams says Commonwealth name will disappear, staff unchanged. Commonwealth served 17 300 telephones in 13 counties. General Telephone now serves over 241 000 stations in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Commonwealth Telephone Co
Ohio
Athens
General Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Clare E. Williams
Commonwealth Telephone
Williams
Commonwealth Company
General Telephone and Electronics Corp
New York
Commonwealth
Gt&e
Fairfield
Hocking
Meigs
Vinton
Logan
McArthur
Bremen
General Telephone of
General
A. C. Purpura
Portsmouth
James B. Kimball
Kenley Krinn
General Telephone
Ohio University cadets at Indiantown Gap ROTC camp
Thirty one junior and senior ROTC students from Ohio University join 2000 cadets at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation Pennsylvania for six weeks of training to earn Army Reserve commissions upon graduation. Events include a 48 hour tactical problem and a combined arms firepower demonstration. Staff include Capt. Henry R. Shelton Capt. Wilfred L. Sterzik Capt. Domenic P. Mastropasquad and M Sgt Charles R. Castleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Indiantown Gap Military Reservation
ROTC
Army Reserve
Regular Army
University
Henry R. Shelton
Wilfred L. Sterzik
Domenic P. Mastropasquad
Charles R. Castleman
Court Fines Three On Parking Charges
Three residents pled guilty in Municipal Court to not paying for parking meter space. Carl White Jr. 87 W State St. paid $8 and costs. Dewcey Laughlin 8 Wolfe St. paid $12 and costs. Harold B Laughlin 63 Morris Ave. paid $14 and costs. THE PLAINS The Plains Methodist Church Adult Fellowship Class hosts a picnic at noon Sunday at Kachelmacher Park Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl White Jr
W. State St
Dewcey Laughlin
Wolfe St
Harold B. Laughlin
Morris Ave
THE
Plains
Plains Methodist Church
Kachelmacher Park
Logan
Fifth Canaan Reunion Plans Announced
Plans for the fifth annual Canaan Township School reunion were announced by secretary A. E. McConkey. The event will be at Canaanville Methodist Church on Saturday with a noon picnic in the basement and a short program. Attendees should bring table service and beverages as coffee is not provided. All former students teachers or supervisors of Canaan High School or its one room township schools are invited. Gloria Jacobs elected state trustee for the Auxiliary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the Dayton convention, with her husband Bernard Jacobs of Aeriel 391 attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan Township
A. E. McConkey
Canaanville Methodist Church
Canaan High School
McConkey
Nelsonville
Gloria Jacobs
Fairview St
Order of Eagles
Eagles
Dayton
Estella O Neal ex grocery owner dies at 86
Estella O Neal 86 lifelong Athens County resident died Thursday night at Hillcrest rest home after three years of ill health. She and her late husband Charles owned a Albany and later a West Union Street grocery. Survived by daughters A H Dowler and Jess Parker son Orland. five grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. sisters and brothers. Funeral at Hughes funeral home Sunday 2 p m with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estella O'Neal
Mill St
Hillcrest Rest Home
Athens County
Andrew
Nancy South
Charles O’neal
Albany
W. Union St
Plains Nazarene Church
A. H. Dowler
la Rue
Jess Parker
Athens
Orland
Fremont
Charles Coon
O’neal
Marcella Jones
Port Clinton
Fred South
Linscott
Ray South
Columbus
Hazel
Hughes ‘Funeral Home
Tobe Mackey
West Union Street Cemetery
Ex-Mason Woman Eliza Metcalfe Dies at 82
Last rites are set for Eliza Metcalfe 82 formerly of Mason County at Foglesong Funeral Home Mason Sunday at 3 p m. A grandson the Rev Joe Grimm will officiate. She died Thursday at her daughter Rena Grimm’s home in Tiffin Ohio. Surviving are the daughter three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Friends may call after 7 p m Saturday. Burial will be in Brown's Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Eliza Metcalfe
Mason County
Foglesong
Mason
Joe Grimm
Metcalfe
Rena Grimm
Tiffin
Ohio
Brown’s Hill Cemetery
Births and hospital notes from Shelterin g Arms Hospital
Mr and Mrs Roger Finlay of Athens announce a daughter. Admitted are Mrs Marlin Steiner Orley Graham Athens Route 4 Mrs Ella Hawk Mrs Fred Walburn Errol Coen Laraine Bricker Athens Route 2 William Fichthorn Athens. Dismissed are Mrs John South Athens Route 3 Mrs Darrel Ford Athens and son Jack Thompson The Plains Mrs Joe R Miller Athens and daughter Mrs William Tippie Jacksonville Mrs Danny Easler Athens and son Bess J White Nelsonville Charles M James Gore Route 1 was not fined ten dollars and costs for driving with inadequate brakes cited Tuesday will appear in Mayor Hoffmans court Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Steiner
Athens
Orley Graham
Ella Hawk
Fred Walburn
Errol Coen
Laraine Bricker
William Fichthorn
John South
Darrel Ford
Jack Thompson
the Plains
Joe R. Miller
William Tippie
Jacksonville
Danny Easler
Bess J. White
Nelsonville
Charles M. James
Gore
James
Hoffman
County Bridge Project Completed and Repairs Planned
County engineer Harry Dust announced the Jacksonville Bridge on County Rd 27 is open after about a month closed. A new 73 by 20 foot steel truss replaces a deteriorated span built by the Ohio Bridge Co at 19600 dollars. Repairs to the South Bridge over the Hocking River in Athens may start in seven to ten days with one lane traffic during work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Dust
Jacksonville
County Rd
Millfield
Jacksonville Rd
Highway Department
Athens
Hocking River
Dusz
Meigs Boy Hangs Self
A Meigs County boy was found hanged by his mother and died at the hospital. Relatives including Wallace, Mixer, Ruth, Reible, and White aided with mouth to mouth resuscitation but Johnny Hash was pronounced dead on arrival. The Hash family has two other sons, Michael Lee and Timothy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Johnny
Hash’s
Michael Lee
Timothy
Family Picnic Occurs Amid Ohio Visits and Gatherings
The Plains Hernandez Louis of Brooklyn NY visited with his son in law Dwight Ferrell and daughter and attended a Burr Oak picnic with Athens residents Carl Johnson and Oden Johnson and families. A separate notice reports a Carbon Hill record hop sponsored by the local community committee from 8 to 11 p.m. with DJ Dave Reinhart and admission 25 cents, children 50 cents, adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ferrell
Pontiac
Mich
Clarence Fuller
Skip
Jimmy
Ricky
Mr. Fuller
Basil Mantle
Guysville
Carbon Hill
Dave Reinhart
Seven Men Enlist in Navy From Athens Area
AB1 D N Tapp Navy recruiter for Athens notes seven area men enlisted in June. The re-enlistees Clarence Ferebee Deanville Gary Wiser are bound for Washington DC as prior service. Others Ralph Walker Jr Kenneth Slay Jerry Brown Gerald Hogue and Richard Matheny head to Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. N. Tapp
U. S. Navy
Athens
Navy
Clarence Ferebee
Deanville
Air Force
Gary Wiser
Washington, D. C
Ralph Walker Jr
van Vorhees
Kenneth Slay
Lookout St
Mount Saint Mary Hospital Notes
Mount Saint Mary Hospital notes list patients and residents including Robert Williams Nelsonville Master John Gears Nelsonville Mrs Zora Walker Nelsonville Tas Giacomo Cannelton W Va Mrs Flora Taylor Deanville Mrs Sarah Lent Nelsonville Clifford Byrd Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs Marie Bailey New Philadelphia Mrs Helen Savage New Lexington Paul Galvin Logan Harry Peyton Albany Route 3 Mrs Emma Wilson Nelsonville Mrs John Kasler and son Glouster Route 3 Mrs Junior Sullivan and son Sardinia Mrs Goldie Showborn Glouster Route 2 Mrs Barbara Faulconer Nelsonville Mrs Dixie Graham Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs Nannie Jividen McArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Williams
Nelsonville
John Gears
Zora Walker
Tas Giacomo
Cannelton
W. Va
Flora Taylor
Deanville
Sarah Lent
Clifford Byrd
Marie Bailey
New Plymouth
Helen Savage
New Lexington
Paul Galvin
Logan
Harry Peyton
Albany
Emma Wilson
John Kasler
Glouster
Junior Sullivan
Sardinia
Goldie Showborn
Barbara Faulconer
Dixie Graham
Nannie Jividen
McArthur
Mourne Arrested After Multi agency Car Chase in Nelsonville
Mourne was pursued by the State Highway Patrol Athens County Sheriff and Nelsonville police on Route 1 Wednesday night. He faces two charges from Patrolman Burns Ervin for running a stop sign and a red light. Mourne to appear in Mayor Hoffman's court on July 11. The chase ended when a city cruiser joined at 10 35 p m and stopped him on Canal Street near Second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Charles Mourne
State Highway Patrol
Athens County
Mourne
Canal St
Second
Hartford woman Louise Anderson dies at 53
Louise L. Anderson of Hartford died Thursday at Pleasant Valley Hospital likely from a heart attack. Born in Syracuse Ohio she was the daughter of Mrs Mary Hubbard and the late L Hubbard. Her husband Rush Anderson died in 1959. She leaves two sons and five grandchildren plus siblings and nine Hubbard brothers. Funeral Sunday 1 30 p m at Foglesong funeral home Mason with Rev Guy Sayre. burial Graham Station Cemetery. Friends may call after Saturday noon. Two Athens students enter Ohio University Air Force ROTC advanced course Charles Burnfield and David Straw will, upon graduation, receive second lieutenant commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Louise L. Anderson
Hartford
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Syracuse
Ohio
Mary Hubbard
L. Hubbard
Rush Anderson
Allen
Ronnie
Phoenix
Ariz
Virginia Malden
Columbus
Elizabeth Stewart
Minersville
Mildred Pierce
Bill
Oris
Eddie
Carl Hubbard
Norman
Lawrence
Foglesong Funeral Home
Mason
Guy Sayre
Graham Station
Athens
Air Force Reserve Officers
Ohio University
Howard E. Hallenbeck
Charles D. Burnfield
I. W. Burnfield
Maplewood
David C. Straw
Ralph Straw
W. Washington St
Air Force
Groundbreaking Slated By Christ Lutheran Church
Groundbreaking services for the first unit of the $100000 Christ Lutheran Church will be held Sunday at the construction site 69 Mill St following regular morning worship in Galbreath Memorial Chapel. The church serves Ohio University students and the local congregation under the Lutheran Church of America. Participants include Donald Forquer William LaFountain Warren Reininga and E Rudolph Walborn D D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Lutheran Church
69 Mill St
Galbreath Memorial Chapel
Board of American Missions
Lutheran Church of America
Ohio University
Donald Forquer
Lutheran Student Association
William LaFountain
Warren Reininga
E. Rudolph Walborn
Synod of Ohio
United Lutheran Church In America
Three Hurt In Accident Near Albany
Three persons were injured in a two car accident on Route 50 just west of Albany at 6 20 a m Friday according to the State Highway Patrol Sheryl Anne Holton 24 of Albany Route 1 driver of one car received back injuries and was hospitalized Hollis R Grate 59 of Langsville and Thomas Butcher 50 of Carpenter Route 1 both complained of neck pains Butcher also had a severe headache They were treated by an Albany physician The autos were heavily damaged and Holton was cited for driving left of center and is to appear in County Court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
State Highway Patrol
Sheryl Anne Holton
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Hollis R. Grate
Langsville
Thomas Butcher
Carpenter
Butcher
Sheryl Holton
Guest Speakers to Lead July Services in Nelsonville
Nelsonville Pastor Rev. Ted G. Faulconer is on July vacation. Guest speakers will occupy the pulpit for four Sundays. This Sunday’s duty will be by Clark Armstrong of the First Christian Church Cambridge. Armstrong is active in Christian Men’s Fellowship, state church boards, and was elected president of the State Convention of Christian Churches for 1966. Morning service starts at 10:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ted G. Faulconer
First Christian Church
Clark Armstrong
Cambridge
Armstrong
Christian Men’s Fellowship
State Board of Christian Churches
International Convention of Christian Churches
State Convention of Christian Churches
Two Youths Deny Driving Charges
A Nelsonville man accused two The Plains residents of forcing his vehicle off Route 682. Robert N. Bryan aged 19 and Donald Lee Platt aged 24 pleaded no contest to reckless operation in Municipal Court. Bonds set at 30 dollars each. cases continued to July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Plains
Carl Smathers
Robert N. Bryan
Donald Lee Platt
Three Forfeit Bonds Cited in Municipal Court
The State Highway Patrol reported three forfeit bonds in Municipal Court Thursday. John Risch 25 of 127 W State St forfeited $26 for speeding. William W Shaffer 27 of Lima forfeited $21 for speeding. Charles R Phillips 32 of The Plains forfeited $21 for failure to yield the right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
John Risch
State St
William W. Shaffer
Lima
Charles R. Phillips
the Plains
Nelsonville Cruiser Damages After Backing Into Truck
Nelsonville police cruiser sustained about 187 in damage Thursday night when it rolled backward from Batie's West End Restaurant parking lot into an eastbound tractor-trailer on Route 33 at 9 p m. The truck driver was Kenneth Swinderman of New Philadelphia. Patrolman Burns Ervin said he shifted the cruiser into park as he and Auxiliary Officer Miles Wolf exited the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Batie
West End
Kenneth Swinderman
New Philadelphia
Ptl
Burns Ervin
Miles Wolf
Wolf
Ervin
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the Messenger
PACO
Lee Lewis
Bartlett, Glouster and
Pomeroy
Mt. Vernon
Ohio U
Seaman’s
Clover Farm Market
W. Union Street
Canaan
Royal Blue Market
Roger Finlay
Kenneth Goodfellow
Betty Morgan
Messenger Newsphoto
Ohio Bridge Co
Meigs Boy
van Dyke's
Buckeye Cafeteria
N. Court St
Tel. LY
Mount ST. Mary Hospital
Nnb
A. M. E. Church
Poplar St
Youth of Christ
Ratieree Educcation Department
Lenieh
Y. Isacor, Jr
B&t
Sunset Motel
Columbus Road
T Valley Drive-In
Tinea
Sarre
Denny Miller
Tarzan
Guns OF the Black Witch
Monuments
Keller & Weltner Monument Co
W. Hunter St
Logan, Ohio
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