Rockbridge Marine Lance Corporal Hansley Killed in Vietnam
The area mourns Marine Lance Corporal Timothy Wharton Hansley 20 of Rockbridge killed by hostile fire south of Da Nang after being wounded June 7. A 1967 Berne Union graduate, he enlisted 1968 and earned a Purple Heart. Survived by parents Lawrence and Mrs. Hansley and sister Pamela. grandparents and family. Heinlein Funeral Home to announce arrangements.
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Logan
Marine Lance Corp
Timothy Wharton Hansley
Hocking
Vietnam
Lawrence Hansley, Jr
Rockbridge
Hansley
South Vietnam
Marine Corps
da Nang
Berne Union High School
Berne Union
Fairfield County
Pamela
8. F. Dennison, McArthur
Lawre Hansley Sr
Rock
Heinlein Funeral Home
James T Fisher longtime Point Pleasant leader dies at 63
James T. Fisher 63 of 35 Windsor Court Point Pleasant died at 2 45 am Thursday at Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis after seven hours of illness following a trip from Columbus with his wife He was president of Fisher Stores Inc including Fisher's Department Store and Shopper's Mart with locations in Point Pleasant Gallipolis and Mason He was a 32nd degree Mason and held many civic roles including Kiwanis Lions and local church positions Funeral services were set for 2 30 pm Saturday at Crow Hassell Funeral Home with burial in Kirkland Memorial Gardens He is survived by his wife Mildred Knox Fisher two sons a sister brother and 10 grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
James T. Fisher
Windsor Court
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Columbus
Carrie Richards Fisher
van Buren
Ohio
Thomas Bert Fisher
Mr. Fisher
Fisher Stores, Inc
Fisher's Department Store
Shopper's Mart
Mason
Kiwanis Club
Lions International
Tennessee
Rio Grande College
Fisher
Mount Blanchard
J. C. Penny Co
Paris
Tenn
Royal and Select Masonic Council 92
Beni Kedem Shrine
Charleston
Evan M. Fisher
Easton
Crow-Hassell Funeral Home
Charles $. Thompson
Kirkland Memorial Gardens
Obituaries Bring News of Decker and Others in Ohio Towns
Robert W. Decker 52 of Athens dies after hospitalization following a heart attack. Surviving: wife Kathryn, son Robert W. Jr., stepdaughter Pamela Kay, a sister, and two grandchildren. Services Friday and graveside Saturday with multiple local fraternal and veterans affiliations noted. Middleport and Pomeroy notices follow with details on Merritt and Landers families, private services, and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Robert Wayne Decker
W. Union St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Kathryn
Robert W. Jr
Portsmouth
Pamela Kay
Ethel Henry
Columbus
Hughes Funeral Home
Robert Marrer
The
Valley Cemetery
Washington County
Bedford pool imposes bath cap rule for long haired boys
Cleveland AP report notes a city owned Bedford pool enacts a rule requiring boys with hair as long as girls to wear bathing caps to prevent hair from clogging the filter. A council member also questions swimsuit safety for girl lifeguards amid the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Bedford
Herbert Hoover Jr. Dies in California at 65
Herbert Hoover Jr., son of the 31st president, died in Pasadena California at 65 after a brief illness. He worked in research and engineering roles and served as undersecretary of state from 1954 to 1957. A private funeral is planned at All Saints Episcopal Church.
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Herbert Hoover Jr
California
Pasadena
Calif
United States
Huntington Community Hospital
Hoover
Harvard Business School
Western Air Express
Transcontinental and
Western Air
White House
Eisenhower
John
International Radio Relay League
International Amateur Radio Union
Stuntington Memorial Hospital
All-Saints Episcopal Church
Solon Targets Army Over Troubled Sheridan Tank Shortage
A House subcommittee reports the Army is delaying main line tanks to push the Sheridan and its Shillelagh missile variant. The M60 production slowed or halted in the 1960s as Iran, Austria, and Italy bought older models, while critics cite persistent mechanical, ammunition, and electronic flaws. Army spokesmen defend balanced combat assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
House Armed Services
Europe
Subcommittee
Samuel
Iran
Austria
Italy
Vietnam
Kyger Social Notes Highlight Local Family Reunions
Mary Sisson Kyger reports on numerous family gatherings across Ohio and West Virginia. Reunions include Grace Louden’s kin in Youngstown with Detroit relatives, the Chapmans on Africa Road, and the Elkins Gallia County gathering. Over 100 attended the main reunion and several visits span Cincinnati, Charleston, and Fos toria with multiple families noted.
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Kyger
Betty Louden
Grace Louden
Youngstown
Bert Louden
Detroit
Mich
Louden
Stingy Creek Road
Elizabeth Honiker
Charleston
W. Va
Ancil Prunty
Maxine Prunty
Kathy
John
Nancy
George Louden
Betty Lowden
Grace Lowden
Stella Pridemore
Millfield
Tony Elkins
Bill Frazier
Robert Rupe
Carol Weimann
Bonnie Easton
Fairborn
Elkins
Gallia County Fairgrounds
Ed Spears
Don Williams
Allen Spears
Crooksville
Arthur Casto
Otho Fisher
Frankfort
Ohio
Chapman
Bill Norris
Africa Road
Assault and Gun Theft Charges Denied in Municipal Court
Lawrence Clark of The Plains posted 83 bond in Municipal Court on assault and battery and gun theft charges after pleading not guilty. Hearings set for 9 a.m. Tuesday with Blaine Evener of Athens Route 3 filing the accusations Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Clark
Hocking Hill
the Plains
Blaine Evener
Athens Route 3
Sylvia Harding found dead in Columbus home
Sylvia Harding aged 71 of 1825 Kent Street Columbus was found dead at her home on Wednesday after a long heart illness. Former Glouster resident. arrangements announced by Van Fossen Funeral Home. Also notes the AJBC bantam boy’s series record held by Tom Turner of Barberton with a 531 over two games 299 and 232.
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Glouster
Sylvia Harding
Kent St
Columbus
The
van Fossen Funeral Home
Tom Turner
Barberton
Ohio
Turner
Chess Tournament Set for July 26 at Baker Center
A one day four round chess tournament will be held Saturday July 26 on the second floor of Ohio University's Baker Center. Mark Nostrant president of the Athens Chess Club said the event is open to all with an entry fee to fund three trophies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Baker Center
Mark Nostrant
Athens Chess Club
1600Year-Old Roman Industry Uncovered Near Stibbington
Archaeologists in Stibbington England locate two fourth century pottery kilns a stone floor and hundreds of Roman era pottery fragments in a field within ten minutes of digging. Emblems and awards for AJBC members rolling 299 and 298 games now exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stibbington
England
Britain
AJBC
Evers' Mississippi Mayoral Administration Repeals Segregation Laws
Fayettn Miss AP Mayor Charles Evers leads the first all Negro administration in a biracial Mississippi city since Reconstruction. He and a five member board tackle department head appointments a budget and repeal of segregation ordinances as they tour a neglected Negro district and address overdrawn finances hiring white city workers and attracting industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette, Miss
Charles Evers
Evers
Mississippi
Martha Wood
Cuyahoga Jail Break Try Fails in Late Tuesday
An attempted jail break by 114 prisoners at Cuyahoga County Jail failed late Tuesday night with no escapes. Guards and deputies, armed with shotguns, cornered the inmates on the fifth floor before a storm by officers restored control, and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Ralph E. Kreiger
Grant Announced for Ohio Foster Grandparents Program
The U S Office of Economic Opportunity notified Congressmen Clarence E Miller and Senator William B Saxbe of a 67841 grant to the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction in Columbus to fund a foster grandparents program employing elderly poor people to assist disadvantaged children. Counties served include Ashland Wayne Franklin Meigs Gallia and Pickaway with a local funding share of 41835.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Office
Off Economic Opportunity
Clarence E. Miller
William B. Saxbe
Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Columbus
Ashland
Wayne
Franklin
Meigs
Gallia
Pickaway
Ordinance 047.69 Appropriates Funds for Court Reporter and Decor
The City of Athens Ohio passes emergency ordinance 047 69 to allocate 5000 yearly from the general fund to the Athens County Municipal Court for a court reporter and 2000 to create a downtown holiday decorating inventory. The measure declares an emergency to preserve public peace and health and takes effect at the earliest legal time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Harry B. Crewson
Catherine Phillips
Raymond Shepard
Motorist Charged After Route 2 Crash
State Police report a two car collision on Route 2 with no injuries. Virgil Siders, 62, of 136 English Road, was charged with improper passing after passing during James D. Spencer’s left turn attempt from Gallipolis Ferry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Virgil Siders
English Road
James D. Spencer
Gallipolis
Siders
Public notices fix tax re turns and budget hearing in Athens Ohio
Notice states revised tax returns for the current year and July 2 1949 valuation inspection at the County Auditor's Office Athens County Courthouse Ohio. Hearing set July 28 1969 at 7 00 CST in the Auditor's Office. Also a public hearing July 15 1969 at 4 00 pm on the Athens Township budget for 1970 in the township trustees office West Union Street Athens Ohio Vernon O Shaw Clerk Athens Township Trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
Athens County
Board of
West Union Street
Vernon O. Shaw
Notice for Publication in Athens County Court
Publication notice in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Ohio. Richard Edward Russell sues Ronda Marie Russell and Ronde Marie Russell claiming divorce on grounds of incompatibility. Hearing set on or after July 21 1969 with attorneys Jones and Ball listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Common Plea
Athens County
Athens
Ohio
Richard Edward Russell
Millfield
Ronda Marie Russell
Colonial Heights
Virginia
Ronde Marie Russell
Richard Bewerd Russell
Coon
Iworce
Wittulmos
Richard Russell
Ordinance 048.69 Raises City Salaries and Insurance
Ordinance No 048 69 passed June 30 1969 increases salaries of city employees by ten percent effective July 1 1969 for listed departments and full time staff, with Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance commencing July 1969. Emergency measure to preserve public peace health and safety in Athens Ohio.
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Athens
Ohio
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Ak Nm
Coon
City Recreation DE Sa Ae
Colt League
Pony League
Sescer
Cence Receerees
IMS Piat
Cevsievereceee
Bose
Lee
Neon
Harry
Crewson
Catherine Phillips
Raymond Shepard Meager
Notice of Appointments and Executor in Ohio Estates
Legal notices reveal John H. Daugherty named Administrator of Lola Darty estate in Athens County with four month creditor claims window dated July 7 1969. Barbara B. Howard appointed Executrix of Mildred Marie Tinkhany estate in The Plains Ohio with claims deadline four months from July 7 1969. Trustees set special session July 11 1969 at 7 30 PM to review 1970 budget for Bern Two. Trustees meeting to be held in Sharpsburg Ohio.
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John H.daugherty
Guysville
Lola Darty
Athens County
Detone Aid Coute $A
Barbara B. Howard
The
Plains
Mildred Marie Tinkhany
Ohio
Harold J. Rose Prohote Tudes
Bern
Sharpsburg
Lee
Glass
Athens Adopts Emergency Ordinance on Salary Increases and Tax Revenues
The city of Athens Ohio passes an emergency ordinance funding summer recreation salaries and defining tax revenue allocation. It sets 35 percent of net income tax receipts for operating costs and 65 percent for capital improvements including storm sewers streets and city facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Timothy W. Hansley
Rockbridge Marine
Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity
United Methodist Church
Silver Bridge
Civil Service Commission
Robert W. Decker
Lawrence High School
Elson and
Carrie Decker
Stimson Avenue
Paramythia Lodge 25
A.M
Scottish Rite
Aladdin Temple of the Shrine
Athens County Shrine Club
K. T. Crossen Post
American Legion
Athens Elks and
DAV
Franklin County Carry Out Association
Ruth
Herbert D. Merritt
Middleport
Middleport Route 1
Letart
Martin and
Ruth Vincent Merritt
U. S. Steel Corp
Lorain
Mary
Herbert Jr
Fairless Hills
Phillip
Dickson
Robert
Lett
Iowa
Joan Marta
Shadyside
John Cunningham
Waterloo
Ind
William
Springfield
James
Bertha) Howe
Pittsburgh
Rawlings-Coats Funeral Home
Max Donahue
Riverview Cemetery
Liza J. Landers
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Route 3
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Raymond
Minersville
Charles
Otho
Wilkesville
Ewing Funeral Home
Rock Springs Cemetery
Freinds
Foster Dulles
London
Stanford
Harvard
Me. Stratton
Samuel Stratton
D-N.y
Solon
Associated Press
Kyger Social Notes
By Mary Sisson
Ortha Roush, Mary Miles and
Sara Moody
Cincinnati
Wendell Roush
Mary Higgins
Melody
South Carolina
Higgins
Carl Jenkins
Beth Ryan
Gregg
Osher ‘Tribble
Jerry Lemley
Ralph Lemley
Fos‘toria
Blaine Topping
Ethel Swisher
Mabel Thaxton
White Oak
Perry Bradbury
Pearl Stanley
Mrs. Harding
the Messenger
Robert Vanderson
Vanderson
Cuyahoga
Joan Sona Simpkins
Jewett Street
Rayburn Road
Sheriff's Department
Chauncey
MC Club
Peg Schoonover
Leta Davis
Jean Ball
Tommy Helms
Reds
San Diego
Tom Seaver
Mets
Chicago
Jim Quolls
Mason County
South Side
Campbell Stevens
Friendly Circle Club
Everett Ridge
J W. Whaley
Athens County Auditor
PAS
Jones End Ball Attorneys
Donald C. Flowers
Dawne L. Flowers
Charles E. Nunemarker
Orvell
San Jose
Califerme
Security Bank
Court of Common Pleas
Sibei
Rees
Pas de Tract
Athens County Dees Records
L. G. Worstell, Jr
Ara
Fotion
Shepard
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