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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1976

Page

17

Logan Mayors Hearings Reported In Local Court

Several Logan residents faced innocent pleas on assault and minor charges after a July 2 family argument at 660 E Front St. Others pled innocent to intoxication criminal mischief and unnecessary noise with transfers to County Court. A few cases were dismissed or fined for traffic and related offenses.

Dorothy McCune E. Front St Katherine L. McCune W. Second St Raymond McCune Somerset John McBroom Homer Ave Curtis W. Phillips Logan Ricky A. Fain

Storms Knock Out Power Across Northeastern Ohio

Severe storms and high winds battered northeastern Ohio on Saturday, uprooting trees, damaging roofs, and halting power for thousands. Lightning forced radio stations offline in Oberlin and Elyria, while the Cuya hoga River rose nine feet at Independence. County officials reported road closures, mobile homes overturned in Madisonburg, and damage across Summit Portage Stark Wayne Holmes Carroll and Jefferson counties.

Associated Press Lake Erie South Shore Ohio Vermilion Ashtabula Oberlin Elyria National Weather Service Cleveland-Hopkins International Norton Summit County Akron American Ship Building Co Lorain St. John Hospital Salvation Army Springfield Weather Service Summit Stark Wayne Portage Holmes Carroll Jefferson Ohio Bell Cleveland Area Cuyahoga Independence Wayne County Madisonburg Smithville Highway Patrol Green Township Lake Michigan Kentucky Pennsylvania West Virginia Wooster Patrol Post Sterling Grace Brethren Church Wayne County Rd Orrville Wooster

Southeast Ohio Weather Summary July 11 1976

Variable clouds today with thunderstorms likely in Southeast Ohio. Highs in the upper 80s, tonight and Monday partly cloudy with a chance of thundershowers. Lows near 70 tonight, highs in the lower 80s Monday, 60 percent rain today, 40 percent tonight.

Ohio

Group Activities Tonight in Athens County

Athens County Homemakers meet at 8 30 pm at Clarks Chapel Church Rock Riffle Road. Sigma Phi Gamma Alpha Tau chapter with Peggy Jagers hosts 8 pm installation of officers. Glouster Kiwanis 6 pm at Hotel Gordon. Thea Chapter Past Matrons 6 30 pm at Glouster Masonic Temple pot luck. Nelsonville City Council 7 pm in council chambers.

Athens County Clarks Chapel Rock Riffle Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority Alpha Tau Peggy Jagers Glouster Kiwanis Club Gordon Thea Chapter Glouster Masonic Temple

Hocking County Common Pleas Dissolution Petitions

Janice Nihiser and Franklin D Nihiser of Logan Route 2 file dissolution petitions. Raymond E oe Hideaway Hills and Carolyn Goe of Los Angeles California referenced in the filing.

Hocking County Common Pleas Janice Nihiser Logan Franklin D. Nihiser Raymond E.oe Hideaway Hills Carolyn Goe Los Angeles Calif

Perry County Indictments Highlight Speeding and Robbery Cases

A long list shows Perry County defendants charged with speeding and reckless operation. Names include David Young, Henry Price, Paris Hess, Ferdinado Gilland, and Jimmie Johnson among others with varied fines and jail terms. The report also covers aggravated robbery and burglary tied to Kroger and a Somerset line office break in with defendants named from Millersport to Crooksville.

David Young Pomeroy Henry Price Paris Hess Ferdinado Gilland Reedsville Paul Steinmetz Albany Terry Cotterman Millersport Peter John Pholod Lancaster Kroger New Lexington Ralph Golden Thornville Ralph McMullen Glenford Donald Gose Somerset Line Stone

Hospital Notes Mention Numerous Local Names In Ohio

A list of hospital notes names many individuals across several towns including Athens The Plains Glouster Millfield Granville and more. The notice mentions Carey Hoffman Helen Rosser Joy Thomas Chauncey Charles Stephen son Hattie Kirk Albany Hazel Lahugh and others with several surnames such as Rosser Osovich Gaston and Sturgill.

Carey Hoffman Helen Rosser Athens Tammey Osborn McArthur James Brookhart the Plains Joy Thomas Chauncey Charles Stephenson Glouster Hattie Kirk Albany Hazel Lahugh Millfield Mary McDaniel Stewart

Hocking Valley Births Reported in Local Notes

Mr and Mrs Danny Welrich welcome a son in Rockbridge. Other births listed include a daughter for Hallie Moore and a child for Mrs Linda Ridgley, Mrs John Lewis and son, Mrs Blake Brown and son, with Fred Campbell and Stella Bowers named in the notice.

Danny Welrich Rockbridge Hallie Moore Linda Ridgley John Lewis and Son Blake Brown Fred Campbell Stella Bowers

Residents listed for rest home placements

Mrs Olive Hardy of Carbon Hill and Mrs Mary Keplar of Nelsonville join Edwin Pyke as residents headed to Mark Rest Home in McConnelsville. Also noted: Miss Rochelle Shifflet from Motton Lamb and Mrs Bessie Higgins of Nelsonville.

Olive Hardy Carbon Hill Mary Keplar Edwin Pyke Nelsonville Bessie Higgins Mark Rest McConnelsville Miss Rochelle Shifflet Motton Lamb

Local social notices list residents and relatives

A list of names appears in a social notices item including Rebecca Thomas and Mrs Charles Johnston with son, Robert Guthrie and Mrs Charles Stewart, John Wilson and John Adams with Mrs James Walker, Anthony Taylor and more such as Henry Olive Wilbur McKown Melissa Hoffman Mrs Clifford Pauley William Vance Amy Roush William Shell Kimberly Roush Mrs Harry Boyer Bill McConihay Charles Legg Mrs Paige Humphreys Mrs Henry Wainwright Andrea Beattie Flossie Daniels Mrs Homer Austin and Brady Duncan.

Rebecca Thomas Charles Johnston Robert Guthrie Charles Stewart John Wilson John Adams James Walker Anthony Taylor Henry Olive Wilbur McKown Melissa Hoffman Clifford Pauley William Vance Amy Roush William Shell Kimberly Roush Harry Boyer Bill McConihay Charles Legg Paige Humphreys Henry Wainwright Andrea Beattie Flossie Daniels Homer Austin Brady Duncan

Local names listed for unspecified notices

A collection of personal names appears in the fragmentary OCR text including George Smith Dorothy Rea Pomeroy Doris Buchanan Reedsville Juanita Gearhearts Wilburt McClain Burwell McKenny Curtis Powell Carroll Dodderer Avanell Bass Gladys Reeves Paula Good Lisa Capehart. Further context is not provided.

George Smith Dorothy Rea Pomeroy Doris Buchanan Reedsville Juanita Gearhearts Wilburt McClain Burwell McKenny Curtis Powell Carroll Dodderer Avanell Bass Gladys Reeves Paula Good Lisa Capehart

Newport Welcomes Queen Elizabeth II After Two Centuries

Newport Rhode Island gears up for Queen Elizabeth II visit marking a historic return of royal presence 200 years after America's rebuff of a British monarch. Mayor Donnelly notes the excitement surpasses past royal visits as crowds gather and dignitaries plan tours including the Naval War College and Queen Anne Square.

Newport R.I America Rhode Island Elizabeth II George III George Washington Rochambeau Colony House Newport Daily News Jean de Rochambeau Ford Betty Susan Naval War College Queen Anne Square Trinity Church George Washingen Newport Bridge

Death notices from Wellston Nelsonville and Athens areas

Multiple obituaries and funeral notices across Wellston Nelsonville and Athens area for Eva Hambrick Lorenzo Wilson King Homer Crabtree Mary Jacobs Fred Dowler. Details include ages addresses relatives churches funeral times burial sites and donation requests to the American Cancer Society.

Richard Wagner Dies in Wreck Near Circleville

Circleville man Richard Wade Wagner 26 died at the scene when his eastbound car on Route 56 slid and struck a guardrail near Route 664 in Hocking County about 9 30 p.m. He was a former South Bloomingville resident. He leaves a large family and was to be buried at Otterbein Chapel Cemetery in Vinton County after services at Otterbein Chapel. Other obituaries note Donna H Denyes Hannah Peyton and Denise E Lowery with services and burial details listed for each.

Vinton Homer Crabtree Oakland Calif McCoy-Moore John D. David Calvary Cemetery Crabtree Crit Crabtree Rodney Athens Fred A. Dowler Strouds Run Road Joseph Buryl) Seiple Fred Dowler Dowler Sharon Tinkham the Plains Claude Ginger) Cunningham Chauncey Ronald Gary The Plains Paul Dowler Marietta Lara Bennett Jagers and Sons Fred Crabtree Alexander Cemetery Circleville South Bloomingville Hocking County Athens Post State Highway Patrol Richard Wade Wagner Dunkle Road P.m Wagner Lewis H. Wagner Juanita Shaw Wagner Ethel Shaw Monte Bainter Lyle Bainter Chillicothe Leroy Wagner Laurelville Marilyn Murdock Lisa Wagner Lancaster Sharon Weaver Debra Hettinger Logan Phyllis Unger Harold Otterbein Chapel Vinton County Jack Norman Glenn Johnson Wellman Funeral Home Shawnee Hannah Peyton Fairfield Oakthorpe Robert Jane Williams Mason William T Mich Hugh Mason Mount Clemens John P. Mason Seminole Fla Humphrey Funeral Home Frank Cheesebrew Shawnee Cemetery Eastern Star Nelsonville Denise E. Lowery Murray City Mount St. Mary Hospital Edward May Hise Charles John Chastine) Spicer New Straitsville Judy Canter Hebron Allen Lowery Glenn Hise Barberton Burt Hise Colgate Frosty Hise

Emergency medical runs list with multiple patients

Thursday emergency runs report includes Laura Sayre 89 Racine transported from Holzer Medical Center to her home after convulsions at 5 53 pm. Rusty Holzinger 20 Racine taken to Veterans Memorial. Mary Kerns 66 Portland moved to Holzer for medical needs at 10 10 pm. Jesse Morris Bashan and James Thabet 77 New Haven transported to Veterans Memorial and Pleasant Valley for breathing difficulty and other issues.

Laura Sayre Racine Holzer Medical Center Rusty Holzinger Veterans Memorial Mary Kerns Portland Holzer Jesse Morris Bashan James Thabet New Haven Pleasant Valley

Also Mentioned on This Page

Court News Alvin J. Pugh Malta Clarence Spears Arnold J. Brunton Michael Coffman Rolland Higgins Clyde Norris Adam Orzechowski Homer Curry Delaware Thomas E. Skinner Betty Hudnell Gene Strausbaugh Charles Love Charles W. Kasler Betty Lowery Jerry Dixon Ann Gatcher David Lunsford Abe Ullman Bartlett Reckless Operaton Kim Keirns Rosemary Woolever Buchtel Jerry Holcomb Janis Faire Windland Loren Jones Zanesville Lavonne R Anders S. Zanesville David Losey Carol Whaley Beatrice Patrick Florence Exline Judith Hasman Wayne Felice Ed Woolever Opal F. Thomas Rockbridge Mildred Rawlins Second St Harold Homer Schein Front St Walter Wayne Brown Orchard St John W. Triplett Adam St Deborah G. Lynch Jean A. Kearns Wellston Richard W. Gendle Shawnow Kansas Texas Oklahoma Louisana Arkansas Minnesota North Dakota Ohio University Geography Department C. L. Colmer U.S Athens City Nelsonville City Council Meigs County Albert Dixon William Cross Jimmie Johnson Jerry Coleman Rutland James Yates Blair W Va George Walkup Jr Vienna William Nicholson Gallipolis Thomas Gilliham Chester Paul Morris Gurnel Lawrence Haley Ashland James Smith Lake Worth Richard Plymale Gallipolis Lonnie Thomas Stephen Westerville Paul Thomas Middleport Perry County Wilbur Davis, Jr Mansfield Walter E. Bryant Junction City John Roush Corning William Brown Curtis RK. Hewitt Maurice Leland Winsel Charles H. Buckner Loren RK. Hunt Robert E. Newton Roseville Willard van Wey Leonard E. Cotterman Somerset Route 1 Arthur Bush Bush Roy L. Hoover David L. Kehl Pickerington Robert N. Goodman Columbus Robert K. McDonald Canton Dale F. S. Wagner Hudson Brian W. Hoy Mount Perry Timothy W. Wright Pleasantville David L. Glass Judy KR. Richele Raymond L. Womack Marilyn Jean Meehan Ellwood City Clinton D Hasson Newark James H. Keates Crooksville O’bleness Edward Tippie Douglas Mitchell Granville Lyons Michael Gaston Darrell Hanning Tracy Barnett Mildred Hall James Osovich Raymond Sayers Mary Gabriel David Chesser Molly Sturgill Earl Schneider David Spencer Basil Rutter George Zebley James Gall Taeo Haas Hocking Valley Birth Mount St. Mary Veterans Memorial Admitted James F. Canning State Bridge Authority Conn Charlottesville Monticello Thomas Jefferson University of Virginia Boston Humphrey J. Donnelly III England Wall Street Elizabeth New York Abraham Beame Eva Hambrick Eva F Hambrick Connecticut Ave Bingham N.Y Hope United Methodist Church Marcia Olshaw Davie Emma Robinson Haines City Kenneth Kettering Alvis Howard Charlotte Adams Newark Valley Byron Smalley Miami Wellston Chapel James N. Blower Robert Davis American Cancer Society King Services Lorenzo Wilson King Sandra Wilson King Clinton St Johnson Green Lawn Cemetery Lancaster Fairfield Hospital Robert G. King Robert M. Wilson Andrew Sorenson Warren, Pa Malvern Wilson Eugene Chesher Crabtree Services Mary Jacobs Canal St Thomas and Gertrude Schmidt Gaspers St. Andrew's Catholic Church Catholic Woman's Club Gerald Bernard George William Wapakoneta Theresa Wagnier Gertie Gill Margie Clark Catherine Levering Margaret Crain Annie Miller John Gaspers Ironton Tom Henry Gertrude Spaten Henry Gaspers Norbert Connelly Warren Funeral Home Funeral Richard Wagner Donna Denyes Donna H Denyes May Ave Kimes Convalescent Center Parkersburg W. Va Brainard Sara Hopkins First Christian Church Ann Clark P.G. Denyes Virginia Mary Lorrin Kreider Arlington Memorial Gardens Dorise Lowery Racine Squad NEW Haven Squad Weshington Bowers Sr Mgr Pomeroy, Ohio Respec Logan Monument CO IR Inc West Main St Ohie Vinten Rain St
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