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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1977

Page

10

Two Men Sentenced in Hocking Court

Judge James E Stilwell sentenced Jack Guess of Logan for grand theft to one to five years with credit for jail time. William Miller of Port Charlotte Florida faced trafficking and marijuana charges and drew six months in jail or five years probation plus five years’ probation and court costs within a year.

Logan James E. Stilwell Hocking

Star Wars stars tour Seattle and praise Lucas

Mark Hamill Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher praised George Lucas as Star Wars breaks box office records in its first week. They described the film’s appeal, the lack of gore, and the director’s influence while in Seattle on a promotional tour. The actors said a sequel would begin filming next summer with them returning.

Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher Chewbacca Hamill Seattle Dorothy Hamill Debbie Reynolds Eddie Fisher Warren Beatty Ford Miss Fisher Variety 20Th Century Fox George Lucas Lucas Hawaii Luke Skywalker George Marcia

Footprints Hint At Suspect In Girl Scout Slayings

Bloody footprints from large tennis shoes were found on a tent platform where three Girl Scouts were murdered at Camp Scott near Locust Grove Oklahoma. The state Crime Bureau tests footprints and evidence including a red flashlight. autopsies show all three victims were sexually molested with Lori Farmer and Michelle Guse dying from blows and Doris Milner by strangulation. Services are planned for Lori, Doris, and Michelle in Tulsa and Broken Arrow.

Locust Grove Okla State Crime Bureau Oklahoma City Mayes County Sid Wise Camp Scott Lori Lee Farmer Doris Denise Milner Tulsa Michelle Guse Broken Arrow Cookson Hills Oklahoma Wise Lori Michelle Doris Asbury Methodist Church

Hospital notes list multiple admissions and dismissals

Admissions include Mr and Mrs Ralph Six of Athens with a daughter and Mr and Mrs Maung Gyi of Athens with a daughter and several others from Athens Nelsonville The Plains and Parkersburg. Dismissals include Edna Settle Joseph Reinhart Otto Sauters Helen Hall Samuel Riggle and many others across Nelsonville New Straitsville Shawnee Carbon Hill Pomeroy Portland Parkersburg and Middleport.

Ralph Six Athens Maung Gyi Ronald Paulk Nelsonville Edna Settle Joseph Reinhart Otto Sauters Helen Hall Samuel Riggle Brian Peters Richard Crossen Jr Irwin Bowersock Tim Shutts Brenda Krolow Ellen Combs Patricia Biffle Herbert Cooper Louise Lent Jacqueline Miller Regina Warren Louella Parsons Helen Vernon Martha Breeze John Pegigo Steve Huddy Mabel Ray Lucille Dixon Kay Wright Myrtle Saultbeamer New Straitsville Richard Fouts Shawnee Effie Nutter Carbon Hill Audry Arnold Carl Gheen Nancy Walker Pomeroy Ronald Dailey Kathryn Evans Portland Jeanette Lawrence Frances Parsons Aubry Sands Parkersburg Judith Laudermill Esta DeLong Middleport Ella Linehan Alfred Billie Gilmore New Haven Goldie Lawson Minersville

Weather Overview Southeast Ohio and Ohio Valley Forecast

June 15 1977 weather report from Ohio University notes low 60s and high 80s across regions with patchy fog tonight. Extended outlook calls for fair to warm with scattered showers, zero to 20 percent rain chances, and above normal temperatures through mid July.

Ohio West Lake Shore Lake Shore Cleveland National Weather Service

Ohio corporate names and percent figures in terse list

A fragmented OCR list shows multiple company names from Ohio and beyond with associated percentages and numbers. The entries include investors or fund names like Berkley Bio Eng, Cardinal Fund, Nationwide Corp, Shaw Barton, and Wendy’s International, among many others, with percentages such as 13, 9, 12a, and 7.73 indicating stakes or values. The text resembles a financial register or holdings summary with scattered figures and company labels.

Acceleration Corp Banc Ohio Corp. Va Beasseging Lala Berkley Bio Eng Beverage Mang Ijva Big Drum Bob Evans Buckeye Intn’i Broughton Food Co Buckeye Fed S&l Cardinal Fund Celina Financial Columbia Nat‘! Corp Consolidated Int Coastal States Corp Communication Comey Serv Network Dayton Maleabie New World First Banc Group Funtime Financial Ind. Corp Galveston Houston Gen. S$&i Corp Gibson-Homan Co Greater Ohio Corp Homewood Corp Hoover Corp Hunt Bancshares Hoosier Engineering Jaeger Machine Co Lancaster Colony Limited Liaus-Box Nat'l Mobile Concrete Nationwide Corp Nationwide R.E. Inv No. Am Nat’s Corp Payco American Pike Natural Gas Retail Schottenstein Scioto Downs Shaw Barton Summer & Co United McGill Wendy's International W. Williams Co Worthington Zondervan Corp Wis

Speaker Planned Talks On Free Enterprise And Energy Policy

Rio Grande high school seniors and business community college students will discuss the U S energy policy with Floyd A Thomasson a 28 year veteran of Ashland Petroleum Company. He will speak at a Thursday evening session about the need for free enterprise and energy policy discussion.

Rio Grande Business Munity College America United States Ashland Petroleum Company Floyd A. Thomasson

Chiefs Providing Only Fire Police Protection In Nelsonville

Nelsonville chiefs Knight and Morgan manned the police and fire lines as officers and firefighters called in sick. With four policemen and four firemen plus volunteers, no relief meetings were scheduled and alarms were minimal while on duty patrols continued and the radio ran through the fire chief.

Nelsonville Richard Morgan Knight Morgan

Local arrests listed on disorderly conduct and DWI charges

Police report multiple individuals facing charges including Phil Combs and William Clay for disorderly conduct, Arnold Mathena and Steve Altman for DWI, plus non support for Larry Compton and other minor offenses. Several marriage licenses, court costs, and jail terms noted alongside community group meeting notices in Athens and Nelsonville areas.

Phil Combs S. Court St William L. Clay Nelsonville

Court News Summary From Boring and Crooksville Dockets

Local court records list custody actions for Joseph M. Phillips and Pamela S. Phillips of Somerset after alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Multiple dissolutions filed or granted include cases involving Taylor C. Holman and Terisa R Holman, and other couples from New Lexington and Crookedsville. Court fines cover speeding, driving while intoxicated, improper driving, marijuana possession, and unsafe vehicle with modest sums and occasional jail terms or license suspensions.

Joseph M. Phillips Pamela Sue Phillips Somerset Raymond R. Cornell Thornville Edith M. Cornell Columbus Taylor C. Holman Terisa R Holman New Lexington

Hocking County Common Pleas Dissolution Decrees

Janet P. Smith of Murray City petitions dissolution from Jackie Lee Smith for gross neglect and cruelty. Listed dissolution decrees include Karen Unger of Rockbridge and Jim Unger of Sugar Grove, Beverly Biggers and William Biggers of 474 Poplar Street, Joseph Dunn and Margaret Dunn of Laurelville Route 2.

Janet P. Smith Murray City Jackie Lee Smith Karen Unger Rockbridge Jimmy P. Unger Sugar Grove Beverly Biggers William C Biggers Poplar St. Joseph Edward Dunn Margaret Lucille Dunn Laurelville

Wellston officials cite fines for speeding and offenses

The column lists numerous individuals from Wellston and surrounding areas facing speeding, improper backing, driving on sidewalks, no safety equipment, and other violations with fines ranging from 8 to 145 dollars plus costs. It notes sever al bond forfeitures and a fatality entry for Mason-Ray Neal in West Columbia. Funeral notices follow for Masonic figures and local residents with service details and survivors.

Joanne Johnston Wellston John Wittee James A. Fultz Oak Hill Peggy A. Leach S. Minnesota Ave Robert T. Wilson Welllston Oscar C. Exline Thomas S. Williams Coffman St Jackson Patricia L. Tedrow S. New Jersey Harold S. Dixon Coalton Mason — Ray Jaybird) Neal West Columbia Pleasant Valley Hospital Gallipolis Ferry Joseph D Mary E. Taylor Neal Spilman United Methodist Church Boilermakers Union 667 Charleston Mildred K Virginia Johnson Letart Deborah E. Neal Jimmy Charles O Pomeroy Timothy W Dimple Long Dorothy Bush Opal Gallipolis Lyda Weathers Aliquippa Charles W Ildren Ray Eugene

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