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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1977

Page

10

Births and admissions list from O'Bleness Hospital

Hospital notes record numerous births including a daughter to Mr and Mrs Terry West Albany and a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Vance Albany. Also listed are many individuals from Athens Albany Chauncey Jacksonville Glouster The Plains Nelsonville Zanesville Circleville Racine and other communities. Admitted include Mrs Marion Biggs and others from Logan Nelsonville and Buchtd. Discharged include Calvin St Clair and Randy Kennara.

O’bleness Terry West Albany Robert Vance Marion Biggs Mansd Holbrook Elizabeth Mount Logan John Kern Victor Sharb Nelsonville Jimmy Martin Buchtd Calvin St. Clair Randy Kennara

Revival Starts Today at Boring Chapel United Brethren Church

ALBANY The Boring Chapel United Brethren Church launches a revival tonight through June 11 with Rev. Denver McCarty as evangelist. Services begin at 7:30 nightly with special singing. public invited per Pastor Rev. Bob Johnson. In Athens, Raymond Matias reported his apartment at 505 Davis Hall was broken into over the weekend, 15 cassette tapes valued at $75 stolen.

Albany Boring Chapel United Brethers Church Denver McCarty Bob Johnson Raymond Matias Davis Hall Athens

Nelsonville Service Safety Director Resigns Rumor

Sources claim Tom Wilkinson has resigned as Nelsonville service safety director. Mayor Violet Hollenbaugh denies the report and says no official resignation letter has been received. Wilkinson, named 16 months ago, has not commented on future plans.

Nelsonville Tom Wilkinson Wilkinson Violet Hollenbaugh Hollenbaugh

Bomb Threat Reported at Wahama High School

A bomb threat forced Wahama High School to evacuate on Tuesday after 2 pm. Mason County deputies and Mason Police searched the building with nothing found. Students stood outside for about 20 minutes before buses resumed.

Mason Wahama High School Mason County Sheriff's Department

Southeast Ohio Weather Forecast June 1 1977

Southeast Ohio forecast calls for cooler conditions tonight and Thursday with variable clouds. Lows in the 50s, highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, 30 percent rain chances tonight and Thursday. Extended outlook shows fair Friday and showers possible Saturday and Sunday with 70s to 80s highs. Agricultural notes discuss dry soils, slower crop growth, and better haying conditions by Thursday.

Ohio West Lake Shore East Lake Shore East Central Central Southwest Lake Erie

Final Acreage Purchase For Park to Be Made

The Controlling Board authorized the natural resources department to complete purchases totaling about 200 acres for the Great Seal State Park. Major tracts include 56.4 acres owned by John D. and Emily B. Davis at $100,500 and 85.6 acres owned by Catherine Frey at $86,000 near Chillicothe in Ross County.

Columbus, Ohio Great Seal State Park Natural Resources Department John D Emily B. Davis Catherine Frey Chillicothe Ross County Ohio

Athens Municipal Traffic Fines and Court Actions

The list records numerous traffic fines and court actions in Athens including DUI, speeding, reckless operation, signal violations, and license suspensions. Names span James Bernlohr to Coell Wetherholt with addresses and fines listed, plus multiple bond forfeitures and pleas of innocent, and property transfers noted in surrounding legal notices.

Athens James F. Bernlohr Ewing House Barry M. Love Mulligan Road Joseph D Meetin Chillicothe Ejadan Sheriff's Department Kathy I. Ingalls Eleventh St Wellston Ricky D. Harvey Water St James R. Davis S. Wisconsin Ave Randall H. Lambert Main St McArthur Robert Kallner Randall Warrington

Area death notices gather in Ohio towns

Fred H. Pomeroy, 66, Pomeroy, a Navy World War I veteran and Carpenters Local 1207 member, dies at home. Delbert Powell, 52, Gallipolis, a former garage owner and Eagles member, dies at Holzer Medical Center. Alice C. Robinson, 78, Athens, dies at O Bleness Memorial Hospital. Orville Ackison, 61, Nelsonville, dies at home. survived by two sons. Horace E Hod Kibble, 88, Reedsville, dies at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. former U S Corps of Engineers lockman. Myrtle Smilley, 80, Twin Maples Nursing Home, dies. daughter Marjorie Nemeses survives. Tibiatha Dugan, 77, Wellston, dies at Oak Hill Hospital. burial in Salem Cemetery. Funeral services and arrangements listed for each.

Pomeroy Fred H. Clark Meigs County Oliver W Phoebe Fowler Clark Carpenters Local Union 1207 Charleston Dorothy Brown Clark Alva Dennis Sue Ann Roush Shelly Clark Columbus William F James Orville Chester van Meter Ewing James Corbitt Rock Springs Gallipolis Delbert Powell Holzer Medical Center Estell County Dewey Nellie Powell Carroll Norris Sportsmen Club The Eagles Jane Coulter Powell Donny Phillip Mike John Judy) Dray Zat Vickie) Salmons Evergreen Church Gerry Lewis Mound Hill Cemetery Miller Funeral Home Alice Robinson Athens Alice C. Robinson Robinson Road O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Charles and Rosa Lee Robinson Harmony School William Grace Jagers and Sons Wade Radford Clarks Chapel Nelsonville Hoon) Ackison Adams St Lawrence County Willard and Grace Carmen Ackison Emma Jane Grose Ackison Danny Joe Hawesville Ellis Logan Edwin New Plymouth Reedsville Eden United Bretheren Church Hazel Barton Ada Congreve Forrest Kibble Fairybelle Foster Belpre Jess Kibble Parkersburg Susie Buchanan Kibble August Mildred White Funeral Home Coolville Eldon Blake Eden Cemetery Dugan Wellston Tibiatha Dugan Hamden James N. Blower Raymond Stockman Aliie Skaggs Salem Cemetery Miss Dugan Oak Hill Hospital

Local community events and meetings across Athens and Washington counties

A dated compilation lists multiple 7:30 pm gatherings and public events in Athens County including Alpha Gamma Delta art auction preview, National Foundation March of Dimes meeting, Rebekah Lodge and Moose chapters, VFW and Masonic events, and social club activities. Additional items feature Ohio University Hobby Club, Alcoholics Anonymous, Grange, and a Southeastern Ohio Regional Council on Alcoholism meeting, with venues ranging from courthouses to lodges and hospitals.

Alpha Gamma Delta Ember Sportsman National Foundation March of Dimes Athens County Arthritis Foundation O'Bleness Memoral Hospital Athens Stamp Club Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co May Avenue Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge Rebekah Hall the Plains Glouster Lodge F&am Mason Temple Women of the Moose Glouster Moose Hall Trimble Township VFW Jacksonville United Mine Workers Auxiliary of Eagles Hall Mineur Guysville Masonic Temple Nelsonville Ohio University Women's Hobby Club Anna Lisa Ostulund Coolville Ridge Alcoholics Anonymous N. Lancaster St Athens Mental Health Inc Athens Grange Waldo Poston

Auto Fire on Grosvenor Street Destroys Car

An auto ignited on Grosvenor Street Tuesday afternoon causing $500 damage. Firemen said the car owned by Jim Gilmore of 205 Monticello Village backfired through the carburetor. Employees of Charley Moore Ford Inc. put out the blaze. Nelsonville York Grange No. 2436 meets Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Grange Hall Oak Grove with degree practice and a potluck refreshments.

Grosvenor Street Athens Jim Gilmore Monticello Village Charley Moore Ford Inc Nelsonville — York Grange Hall Oak Grove

Emergency ambulance runs and fires report across multiple towns

In New Haven and surrounding communities, several emergency runs were logged. Victims include Floyd Bush and Pam Caddy en route to Veterans Memorial and Pleasant Valley, with multiple transfers to Holzer Medical Center and Veterans Memorial. Volunteer firefighters fought diesel spill on Route 50W and a rubbish fire on County Road 17A.

Floyd Bush New Haven Veterans Memorial Pam Caddy Portsmouth Pleasant Valley John H. Mayes Veterans Memorial Mason Edna Roush Jason Delbert Henry Jason Middleport Clara Bell Riley Brenda Templeton Bailey Run Road Veterans Memorial Pomeroy Squad Richland Area Athens Fisher Station

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