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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1967

Page

10

Area Obituaries Briefs From Ohio Communities

Obituaries note Alfred Pete Boles of Leon Route 3 with last rites at Leon Methodist Church and burial in Leon Cemetery. Surviving family includes Lena, six daughters, a son James, a brother Harold, three sisters, 22 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Friends may call at Mohr Stevens Funeral. Also reported are Charles C. Byers, 51, former Logan resident, piano tuner for Este Piano Co. in Detroit, with burial at Oak Grove Logan. Lt. Col. Earl Wilson USA Ret, 58, in Ogden Utah. Mrs. Lucy Sharp 83 of Youngstown, with funeral arrangements by Hughes Funeral Home. Harold Holt Miller, 70, Portland, Letart Cemetery service. Alton D. Vale, former Pomeroy resident, in Morrow with services at Yale Funeral Home.

Alfred Pete) Boles Leon Leon Methodist Church Boles New York Central Railroad Pleasant Valley Hospital Alfred Boles Lena Burdette Boles James Betty Robbins Osie Smith Point Pleasant Marie McClure Ruth Kidd Charleston Goldie Grimm Rutland Beulah Little Harold Boles Alta Blankenship Columbus Pearl Spangler Buckhannon Nellie Stover Buffalo Mohr-Stevens Logan Charles C. Byers N. Oak St Bluffton Ind Harper Hospital Detroit Mich Charles E Lucridia Harble Byers Byers Este Piano Co Piano Technician Guild Leona Evans Dayton Leonard Funeral Home John Lloyd Evans Nelsonville Oak Grove Cemetery Athens Earl Wilson USA Ogden Utah Harry Susie Wilson Janet Susan Billy

Albany Social News from Melva Radcliff column

Mr and Mrs Darrel West and family vacationing at Cape Hatteras for two weeks. Mrs Phillip Bolin of Florida vacationing with her parents the Withrows, with Mrs Jack Crowder from Ft Lauderdale joining. Numerous relatives and guests listed from West Virginia and Ohio visit and moves noted. Attendees include Gale Chesser and others at Sandy Bend Girl Scout Camp. Navy officials visiting from California to Norfolk pass through. Several trips and visits to Columbus, Oklahoma City, Groton, Conn, and Seattle group tours noted.

Melva Radcliff Albany Darrel West Cape Hatteras Phillip Bolin Florida Bernard Withrow Withrow Ft. Lauderdale Fla Jack Crowder Bolin Withrows Foster Barnett Dunbar W. Va Vivian Simpson Charleston J. C. Crowder Belle Mary Malcolm South Charleston Don Hawk Spurlock Meadowbrook Road Albany Heights Bert Cox Hawks Sandy Bend Winifred Hooper Oklahoma City Everett Carbaugh Seattle Wash David Hamill Norman Rogers Groton Conn Coast Guard David Steve Paul Gillogly Alice Anita Columbus Maude Gillogly Ted Tewksbury Mr. Tewksbury Glenn Tewksbury Phillip Johnson Indiana Johnson Eldon McDaniel Howard Stout Bata Mae Wolfe Donald Dorr South Canaan

Man Injured When Auto Rolls Over Near Point Pleasant

Paul J. Patterson, 21, of Ripley suffered a fractured clavicle in a Tuesday wreck on Route 2, four miles south of Point Pleasant. He was a passenger in a car driven by Basil Warren Rhodes, 22, of Middleport Route 1, whose wheel dropped off the berm causing the vehicle to roll several times. Rhodes was cited by State Police for lack of vehicle control. The car was owned by Two River Motor Co.

Point Pleasant Paul J. Patterson Ripley Rhodes Two River Motor Co

Terminology Tip Offered

In Minneapolis the Rev. Arthur J. Seegers explains the Greek word diakonia now common in Christian usage meaning service to others. He notes its roots in diakonos or servant and cites Jesus teaching that the greatest must be servant of all.

Minneapolis Arthur J. Seegers Jesus

Public Notice Divorce Petition In Athens County Ohio

Specialist Gerald Rupe listed as defendant in a July 5 1967 divorce petition filed by Sondra Rupe in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio case 2432 The respondent with last known address at Travis AFB Fairfield California must answer by the Sunday of August 1967 in a case alleging gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty and seeking custody of a minor child. Attorneys Brownfield Kesydar Folk Yearling James P Ball Bally. Publication dates July 1 July 18 July 25 August 1 August 8 August 15.

Gerald Leon Rupe U. S. Army Personnel Center Travis Air Force Base Fairfield California Sondra D. Rupe Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio Brownfield James P. Ball James P. Bally

Alwilda Sorrell files alimony suit in Athens Common Pleas

In Athens County Ohio Alwilda Sorrell seeks alimony and child support from Amos Sorrell unknown address. Petition filed June 16 1967 requests court costs and attorney fees. Respond by August 5 or default judgment will be entered. Gerald A Mollica attorney notice dockets appear dates June 20 27 July 4 11 18 25.

Amos Sorrel Amos Sorrell Alwilda Sorrell Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio

Syracuse Notes On Social Visits And Losses

Mrs Guy Guinther mourns uncle John Baker who died at the home of Rev Emmett Baker in Logan. Weekend visitors include the Stebbins family and relatives in Virginia and West Virginia. Multiple families from Ohio and nearby states spend time with kin in Syracuse and Huntington. Several travel visits and short holidays are noted among Collins, Hudson, Parker, Bartels, and other local households.

Margaret Cottrill Syracuse Guy Guinther John Baker Emmett Baker Logan Linson H Stebbins Candy Frank McConnell Richmond Virginia Clarksburg W. Va Grace Lance Salem Evelyn Jones Rittman Harry Potts Richard Roush George Schneider Eleanor Kay Walter Terrill Billie Pataskala Jack Wolf Richard Harner Springfield Willis Leadingham John Crooks Columbus Crooks Orville Crooks Jan Tannehill Parma C. H. Williams Susie Wood Ruben Nicholson John Holcomb Janie John Enterprise Virgil Collins Nelsonville William Eichinger Johnny Ralph V. Hudson Chillicothe M. Hudson Myla Hudson Agnes White Richard Duckworth James R. White Dunbar Brenda Paul Nollge Mason Millard Duckworth Huntington Vernon Jones Karen Bridgeport

New Father Meets The Stork Not A Duck

In Lebanon Kentucky a physician en route to deliver the family's 12th child nearly struck a duck in a rural yard. The new father quipped that it was not a duck but the stork with worn legs, a humorous mishearing of the delivery myth.

Lebanon

Electronic Word Next In Religion

GRAND RAPIDS Mich. according to Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan the spoken word gave way to the written word but now we are leaving the age of printing and passing into the age of electronic communications a shift that affects Protestant theology says Rev Dr Howard Hageman in the Church Herald He notes that Gods Word had meant the printed words of Scripture but asks what we mean by the Word of God as the printed word slips from prominence

GRAND _ RAPIDS Mich Marshall McLuhan Howard Hageman Church Herald God

Markets Cincinnati Cattle and Hogs Mixed at Slower Prices

AP market summary from Cincinnati shows cattle and calves mostly steady to down, hogs 50 lower, sheep softer for slaughter lambs and ewes. Steers and heifers priced by weight with ranges. cows and bulls quoted at utility, commercial levels. calves steady with better weights fetching higher.

Cincinnati USDA

Involvement Necessary Involvement Necessary

New York reports Rev. Malcolm Boyd argues in his Holt book Free To Live Free To Die that authentic Christians must engage with all human life here and now rather than meditating only on God above or Jesus in the past.

New York Malcom Boyd Jesus Holt, Rinehart and Winston

British Teens Cast in Zeffirelli Romeo and Juliet

Two British teens Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey are chosen to star in Franco Zeffirelli's youth oriented Romeo and Juliet set in Tuscany. Zeffirelli aims for teenage chemistry, plans an Italian sojourn to capture the Bardic spirit, and will trim long scenes with a 1968 release target.

Rome Tuscany Leonard Whiting Olivia Hussey Franco Zeffirelli Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Romeo Zeffirelli London New York Bard Olivia Leonard Artful Dodger Oliver Italy

Mason Students Make Marshall Deans List

Mason County students at Marshall University earn dean’s list honors for spring. Among 1038 honorees with a 3.00 GPA or higher are Ashton Carolyn Shank, Glenwood John Steele, Letart Robert L. Brown, Mason Jarrel Call, and many others including Leah Ann Miller Betty Scarberry Rex Simpkins Carolyn Hesson Thomas McGiffin Roy Keefer John Flowers Linda Humphrey Sandra Reynolds Vicki Steele Pamela Buffington Patricia Brennan Penny Proffitt Frances Kooken Deborah Morrow Thomas McGiffin Roy Keefer Woodrow Wilson Molly Park Opal Rose Bari Baker Florence Sterne.

Point Pleasant Mason County Marshall University Ashton Carolyn , Shank Glenwood John Steele Letart Robert L. Brown Mason Jarrel Call New Haven Leah Ann Miller Betty Scarberry Rex Simpkins Richard Denny Abel Vid Flowers Linda Sue Humphrey Sandra Sue Reynolds Vicki Sue Steele Pamela Sue Buffington Patricia Ann Brennan Penny Lynn Proffitt Frances Ellen Kooken Deborah J. Morrow Thomas V. McGiffin Roy Klein Keefer Ronald H. Jarrell Woodrow D. Wilson Molly Young Park Opal M. Rose Bari Ellen Baker Florence Sterne

C-Rations Postcard From Vietnam Soldier

An Albuquerque family received a C-rations box top turned postcard from Marine S Sgt Tony Salazar in Vietnam. The label lists Meal, Combat, Individual Ham and Eggs Chopped B-3 unit and a note asks what they think of his writing gear while noting he is in the field.

Albuquerque N. M Vietnam Tony Salazar J. M. Salazar

Jam jar from 1946 message travels from Czechoslovakia

A 20 year old jar of Goodwin Preserving Co jam sent to Europe after World War II reached Norbert Miller via a Hrdeany resident. Ota Cermak, writing in 196? praises the jam’s quality and notes the tin’s galvanized inner sheet showed no defects.

Louisville Goodwin Preserving Co Europe Goodwin Preserving Norbert Miller Hrdeany Czechoslovakia Sirs Ota Cermak

Laurelville Social News Highlights and Births

Miscellaneous shower honors Miss Rose Mary Hitt at EUB church with hostesses Linda Kempton and Sharon DeLong. Weekend guests include John Reid and Richard Biery family visits for a Reid home reunion. Michele Dawn Schroeder born June 26 to Donald and Mary Schroeder of Tarlton. Various local visits, teas, picnics, and vacations noted among Laurelville residents.

Laurelville Rosemary Hitt EUB Linda Kempton Sharon De-Long Virginia Korn Larry van Fossen Gerry Poling Florence Stahr Cincy Christy DeLong Judy Swackhammer Carol West Mary Poling John Swackhammer Randy McNeal Beverly Lehman Dan DeLong Tom Haynes Kaye Meenach Patty Ebert James Shaw Charles Smith Carolyn Pontious George Reid John Reid Oteen N. C Betty Edwards Stevenson Richard Biery Norman Edwards Rod Glen Lancaster Lowell Karshner Harold Nihiser Rockbridge Carl Bennett Canal Winchester Howard Hartley Circleville Burnell Karshner Ansel Tisdale Robert Thompson Elizabeth Edwards Joe Blick Michele Dawn Donald Schroeder Tarlton Kenneth Weaver Ed Schroeder June Lively Lewis Newland Clarence Maxson George Macklin Margaret Chilcote Howard Egan Don Kempton Robert Straus Hugh Poling Robert DeLong Melvin Mettler Goldie Byers Celesta Hoy Mary Barclay Bethel Nell Swackhammer C. B. Chilcote Canada

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. Lucy Sharp Lucy Sharp Youngstown Kimes Convalescent Center Samuel C. Sharp Ohio University Office of Economic Opportunity Sharp Fresno Calif Church of God Mrs. Sharp Ernest Hudspeth San Francisco Calvin The Hughes Funeral Home Harold H. Miller Portland Harold Holt Miller Gallipolis Portland Grange Doris Betty Komkratym Medina Fred Miller Wheeling Ewing Chapel Freeland Norris Letart Cemetery Pomeroy Alton D. Vale Morrow Mr. Vale Alvin Vale Pomeroy High School Cincinnati School of Embalming Esther Gardner Vale James Robert the Vale Funeral Home Yale Man Auto Diakonos Duolos the Common Pleas Court Alwilda Sorrell Buchtel Gerald A. Mollica Alwitha Sorrell Herattor Oon Pentagon Syracuse News E. S. Mills Frances Driever Akron Ted Mills Beaver Falls Earl Watkins Earl Jr Charessa Carol Toledo Mr. Watkins Ada Slack Harley E. Johnson Tammy Cheryl and Terry Wolf Pen Herbert Parker Nancy Adams Howard K. Parker Morgan City Pvt Robert E. Hudson Valley Forge, Pa Ellen Newland Mary Beth White Dunbar, W. Va Rose Schwarz Barbara Nollege Leslie Fri Charles McArthur Mary Jane Gibbs Doyle Parkersburg Vernon Bartels Mr. Bartels Mrs Emmett Bartels LIONS Jorge Bird San Juan Puerto Rico Lions International Chicago By Dennis Redmont Shakespeare Norma Shearer Leslie Howard Tuscania Whiting Miss Hussey Elsie Mayfaire Shakespear Dino de Laurentis Marshall Messenger Harley D Jake) Zarley Albert Carpenter Kitty Porter Merle Platner Don Stone A. H. Whitacre Harley D. Zarley Herby H. Hanning Elsie Estella Marshall Paul T. Williams Dr. Davis Mt. Carmel Hospital W. H. Marshall and Family Athens, Ohio Desert Bridge Club Pomeroy Regotte First Christian Church CWS SEO Golf North American Benefit Association Channel 7 Higgins Feed Store Bricklayers Union Local No. 52 Robert Calentine Amesville Athens County Fairgrounds Mansfield Museum Dail Clyde Mansfield Goddard & McMutcheon Harold Goddard Jim McCutcheon Bartlett Kathryn Drake Barlow America Max Kinneer Red Embrey Kinneer Motors
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