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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1968

Page

4

Murray City Area Deaths and Services Brief

Murray City relatives report the death of Mrs Don Owens Jr formerly Helen Short in Boyne City Michigan. Funeral and burial were in Marietta with survivors including husband daughter Francis and two grandchildren. Also noted are deaths in Mount Vernon Shawnee Logan Toledo Chicago Guysville Westerville with multiple survivors and funeral arrangements.

Murray City Don Owens Jr Helen Margaret Short Boyne City Mich Owens Everett Short Marietta Edith Morris Short Short Murray City High School Francis Everett Short Jr Cambridge Mount Vernon Athens County John Hiles Mercy Hospital Mr. Hiles Newark Mary Elizabeth Lake Carthage Township Wade A. Richardson William L. Richardson Coolville

Glouster Personal News Courting Silver Anniversaries

Glouster area social notes report Mr and Mrs James Dekan of Massillon visiting Mrs Dekan’s parents Mr and Mrs Dallas Christman in Glouster to mark their silver wedding anniversary while the Christmans observed their 51st year. Also listed are dinners at Harold Snyder and Goldie Snyder’s home with guests from Spar tansburg and Chesterhill and visits by Elsie Forsbach and Rosemary Culp of Jacksonville to Barberton Columbus and other local households.

James Dekan Massillon Dekan Dallas Christman Glouster Dekans Christmans Harold Snyder Goldie Snyder Jon Dallas Snyder Spartansburg S. C Ron Shaw Danny Lynn John Chesterhill Elsie Forsbach Rosemary Culp Jacksonville

Meigs County Land Transfers Reported in Quick Note

Ear J Wolfe transfers 60 acres in Letart to David A White Ear and Fannie Hart. Parcels in Sutton Two shift to Ronald Hart and Hilda Hart.

Wolfe Letart David A White Ear Fannie Hart Sutton Two Ronald Hart Hilda Hart

Fire Victims Funeral Scheduled Thursday

A joint funeral for five fire victims will be held Thursday at 10 30 a m at Crow Hassell Funeral Home with Rev Kenneth Durst officiating The dead include four children and their aunt who was babysitting Their home on Shirley Road burned from an unknown sourceMrs Velma McCune Allen a Morris Harvey College student and student teacher at South Charleston died with the family The aunt Frances Ellen Peggy McCune 24 of Leon Route 2 leaves four brothers and three sisters among other relatives Funeral and burial details are given with burial at Independence Cemetery near Sandyville

Logan Harley M. Marks Front St Lancaster Fairfield Hospital Andrew Rebecca Marks Hocking County Hocking Valley Brick Co Marks Verna Strawn Marks Leonard Funeral Home George Smith Oak Grove Cemetery Sleeper Grove St Westerville Ohio Pythian Church of the Messiah United Methodist Knights of Pythian Columbus Society of Professional Engineers Ruth D. Sleeper Elbert L. Sleeper Long Beach Calif William Simms Houston Tex Don England Ralph Shunk Moreland Funeral Home E. College Ave Point Pleasant Shirley Road Crow-Hassell Kenneth Durst Velma McCune Allen Allen Morris Harvey College South Charleston Frances Ellen Peggy) McCune Leon Route 2 Cale McCune Chloe W. Va Minnie Starcher McCune Cottageville Rebecca Wilson Ravenswood Mary Horton Lower Salem Ohio Robert Wadsworth Sandyville Delmer

Nelsonville Meetings and Picnic Schedule

Valley Temple No 137 Py thian Sisters meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Py thian Hall for special business. Nelsoth Chapter Ohio Civil Service Employer Association holds its annual family picnic Thursday at 6 30 p m at Nelsonville City park. Emblem Club meets 8 p m Tuesday at Elks Hall. July has only one meeting. Hydrology note explains water study.

Valley Temple No. 137 Pythian Sisters Pythian Hall Nelsoth Chapter Ohio Civil Service Employer Association Nelsonville Nelsonville Emblem Club Elks Hall

Kyger Group Holds Party

Kyger Youth Group members and guests gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Homer Hockman after a recent meeting. Attendees included Linda Hoschar Debbie Neal Dale Knight Linda Watson Rodney Spires Jr Jess Louden Mike Conkle Drema Amos Terry Searls Treva Beck Jim Hockman Mrs Rita Wright Clara Mclintyre Phyllis Louise Pennington Jim Holman Ottie Virginia Grogan Emrogene DeWease Sharon Kevin Keith Gregg France Billy Hall Jan Kennedy Sherri Roberts.

Kyger Homer Hockman Linda Hoschar Debbie Neal Dale Knight Linda Watson Rodney Spires Jr Jess Louie Louden Mike Conkle Drema Amos Terry Searls Treva Beck Jim Hockman Rita Wright Clara Mclintyre Phyllis Louise Pennington Jim Holman Ottie

New Officers Elected By Game Club

Carbon Hill Mon day Creek Fish and Game Club elected John Bartoe president Carl Young first vice president Harold Winig man second vice president Floyd W Brown secretary Larry Rutherford treasurer Ira Wilson trustee for three years succeeding Jim Browning James Cazad sergeant at arms Theodore Carpenter alternate Trustee William Spencer reported pheasants and rabbits purchased last winter will be released soon A Labor Day family picnic is planned Secretary Floyd Brown reported membership at 310 An inch of rain on one acre equals about 27154 gallons per hydrologists U S Geological Survey

Carbon Hill Monday Creek Fish and Game Club John Bartoe Carl Young Harold Winigman Floyd W. Brown Larry Rutherford Ira Wilson Jim Browning James Cazad Theodore Carpenter William Spencer Labor Day Floyd Brown

New Plymouth Home Destroyed In Blaze

Fire crews responded to a 1:22 a.m. alarm at the home of Charles E. Jarvis in New Plymouth near Route 1 and Route 56. The house, four to five rooms, burned to collapse with occupants escaping uninjured. Contents were not insured. Also reported were three Logan calls for sprinkler activation, an oil tank fire on Maysville Williams Road, and a brush fire on Hillcrest Road. all with slight damage. In Nelsonville, a car on Public Square caught fire, likely from a backfire, destroying ignition wiring and an air filter. owner listed as Mary Jane Ginnan of Columbus.

Firmen Logan Goodyear Cook Maysville- Williams Road Delbert Davis Hillcrest Road Nelsonville Woodruff Johnson Mary Jane Ginnan Columbus

Philip Sporn Strike Reaches Ninth Day at Plant

The Philip Sporn Plant at Graham Station faced a ninth day of strike as Local 426 of the Utility Workers Union of America AFL-CIO set up picket lines at midnight June 30 when the contract expired. The union said Central Operating Co. had issued a statement willing to negotiate, but no union officials had been contacted.

Point Pleasant Philip

District Governor Speaks at Logan Rotary Club Meeting

District 669 governor LOGAN-Charles Duncan spoke at the Logan Rotary Club Monday night at Blosser's Restaurant. Committee chairmen presented programs for the coming year.

Logan Charles Duncan Govenor Logan Rotary Club Blosser

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