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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1974

Page

2

Athens Area Man Dies From Gunshot Wounds

Jackson County authorities hold a suspect in the fatal shooting of Albert Steve Kirkendall 31 of Athens Route 3 Sugar Creek who died at Holzer Medical Center. The shot occurred about 10 p.m. at the Teets home between Wellston and Coalton. Kirkendall survived by a wife a son and five stepsiblings with services set for Wednesday at Hill Funeral Home Kingston and burial in Forest Cemetery Circleville.

Jackson County Albert Steve Kirkendall Athens Sugar Creek Charles Hunter Hunter Kirkendall Holzer Medical Center Donald Teets Wellston Coalton Southeast Ohio Teets Kirkendalls Circleville Hazel Robertson Kirkendall Jackson Albert Kirkendall Beulah Reed Neff Kirkendall Albert Steve Kirkendall III Timothy Eugene Neff Jimmy Loyd Neff Joseph Harley Neff Theresa Violet Neff Tamara Irene Neff Juanita Teets Donna Kirkendall Nelsonville Clarence Hutchens the Hill Funeral Home Kingston Henry Justice Forest Cemetery

Popular Arts Institute Planned at Ohio University

The Ohio University Schools of Art Dance Music and Theater sponsor a Popular Arts Institute from July 8 to 20 offering workshops in folk music dance theater and visual arts and crafts for participants.

Ohio University Schools of Art Athens Tupper Hall

Moore To Address Republicans at Ohio University Rally

Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr will speak at the Old Fashioned Republican Cookout and Rally on Friday at 6 30 p.m. behind Grover Center on the Ohio University campus. The event, sponsored by the 10th District Republican Committee, attracts GOP candidates and officials from Athens and neighboring counties. Tickets from local chairmen or by phone.

West Virginia Arch A. Moore J Ohio University Grover Center 10Th District Republican Committee Athens Fairfield Gallia Hocking Jackson Lawrence Meigs Morgan Muskingum Noble Perry Vinton Washington

Police cite director's aide for hit and run in Athens

Police charged Jack Coon, 51, director's aide, with leaving the scene and unsafe operation after his personal car struck a parked vehicle at W Washington and Lancaster in Athens at 11 15 p m Friday. The parked car owner is Thomas J Carroll of Louisville Kentucky. Witnesses say the car struck the vehicle and knocked it onto the sidewalk before fleeing. Coon was not injured.

Jack Coon Athens Coon Stewart St W. Washington Street Lancaster Street Thomas J. Carroll Louisville

Weather outlook shows showers, cooler nights ahead

Partly cloudy with a shower tonight and cooler temps with lows in the upper 50s. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and cooler with highs in the mid 70s. The state forecast calls for fair conditions Wednesday and Thursday, possible showers Friday, and highs from mid to upper 70s, rising to the mid and upper 80s by Friday.

Local Thieves Target Vehicles and Home Goods

Thieves stole a radiator from a car near Lakeview Center owned by Lauren Pihera of Bryan Hall. Two bicycles chained together were taken from William Tietten on Stewart Street, valued at 270 dollars. A box of coins worth 68.55 dollars was stolen from Jerri Hook at Riverside Drive. A typewriter valued at 181 dollars was taken from John Wagner on Court Street Friday night.

Lakeview Center Athens Lauren Pihera Bryan Hall William Tietten Stewart St Jerri Hook Riverside Drive John Wagner S. Court St

Two Injured In Wreck On Route 347 In Trimble

At 8 30 p m Saturday a car crashed into a tree on Route 347 in Trimble Two. Alfred Thompson 28 driver and William Thompson 22 passenger from Glouster suffered lacerations. Alfred Thompson cited for DUI and driving without a license.

Trimble Two State Highway Patrol Alfred Thompson William Thompson Glouster

Local Families Welcome New Arrivals Across Several Towns

A list of births and newborns is recorded across Athens Glouster Jackson and nearby communities. Names include Handley Green Bartoe McCune McKnabb Nichols Allen Eilsbree Graber Stedom Rowland Stedom Nelson McArthur etc. Several entries note transfers to a Columbus hospital.

David Handley Glouster Edward Green Jacksonville Roger Bartoe McArthur John McCune New Marshfield Edwin McKnabb Earl Nichols Walter Allen Willard Eilsbree Sam Graber Helen Stedom Fred Rowland Athens Nancy Martin Kevin Mayle Cutler Virgil Dowler Shade Edward Nelson Lloyd Mace Nelsonville Mimi Shuttleworth Ruby Collins William Christman Jerry A. Johnson Mary E Young Richard Staten the Plains James H. Kelley Jackson Gerald Burke Reedsville

County Home Residents Care For Orphan Lambs

In Chauncey Athens County Home Wes and Becky Harris oversee about 30 orphan lambs bottle fed by Dr. Abbott P. Smith and residents. The plan aims to prove Southeastern Ohio marginal lands can raise sheep while expanding livestock and produce for self sufficiency within two years.

Chauncey Athens County Wes Becky Harris Abbott P. Smith Roman Warmke Ohio Dr. Smith Harrises Messenger Deborah Hroeds

Also Mentioned on This Page

Athens Area Popular Arts Institute Planned Gov. Moore Ohio University Dept. of Geography C. L. Colmer U.S O’bleness Memorial Hospital Charles Snow Howard Welch Jerry Richardson Ernest Powell Edna LaFollette Dwight Grim Warren Jeffers Russell Stoner Thomas Bing Thomas O'Malley Lester Smith Richard Dixon Paul Keever Betty Roberts Florence Reefer Norma Davis Columbus Hospital Harley Moler Lana Lyck Wilma Christman Lenora Chappelear Frank Levacy Connie Sowenski Dale McCune Paul Grafton Harris Smith Community Action Agency U.S. Treasury Department ANB The Mint Athens Chamber of Commerce F.D.I.C
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