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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1968

Page

8

Death notices from Nelsonville to Huntington area

Area obituaries list Marine Pfc Richard A Polley of Port Columbus arrivals in Ohio after dying in Vietnam at Khe Sanh June 4. Other obituaries include Blanche Easterday 74 Racine and Audra Wood 33 Bidwell with services at Nazarene and Ewing funeral homes. Also Bob Coe 35 Carbon Hill, Elsie Stacy 53 Pomeroy, Kenneth Withers 64 Huntington among mourners.

Nelsonville Richard Allen Polley Vietnam Khe Sanh Port Columbus William Polley Grosvenor St Johnson Funeral Home

Ruth Juanita Allen Died in California After Illness

Mrs Ruth Juanita Allen 36 died Thursday in Los Angeles after a lingering illness. Born in Athens County she had lived in California since 1955 and belonged to Wesleyan Methodist Church. Survived by parents Ralph and Doris Patterson Guysville a sister Barbara Mansfield Akron. Preceded by sister Dorothy Virgene. Graveside services Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Clark's Chapel Cemetery conducted by Rev George Williams.

Athens Ruth Juanita Allen Los Angeles Calif Athens County California Wesleyan Methodist Church Ralph Doris Patterson Guysville Barbara Mansfield Akron Dorothy Virgene Clark’s Chapel George Williams

Services Held for Mrs. Elsie Nanna Alflan in Columbus

Funeral rites were conducted Monday afternoon at Egan-Ryan Funeral Home Columbus for Mrs Elsie Nanna Alflan a former Nelsonville resident born to the late Mr and Mrs Irvin Nanna burial followed in Columbus tribute notes her Columbus origin and family ties.

Columbus Elsie Nanna Alflan Nelsonville Egan-Ryan Funeral Home Mrs. Alflan Irvin Nanna

Miller denounces extension of Poor People permit

Washington AP Rep. Clarence E. Miller of Ohio criticized the National Park Service for extending the Poor People Campaign camping permit. He said the campaign harmed Washington's tourism, causing layoffs and costing the district about $1 million monthly in tax revenue due to the encampment at West Potomac Park.

Washington USS Clarence E. Miller Ohio National Park Service Lancaster Miller District of Columbia West Potomac Park

Macon Quarterback Club funds Joe Terry kidney aid

The Macon Quarterback Club launches a Joe Terry fund with $200 to assist Macon High School graduate Joe Terry, a three-sport athlete suffering from kidney disease. Terry travels to Kansas City twice weekly for a dialysis machine and may need a transplant.

Macon Macon High School Joe Terry Terry Kansas City

Glouster Groups Plan Meetings and Picnic

Clean-up campaign members will meet Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Civic Center with representatives of all organizations and clubs urged to attend. The Orpha Class of the United Methodist Church will hold its annual picnic Thursday at 6 p.m. in Glouster Park, members to bring a covered dish and own table service.

Civic Center Orpha United Methodist Church Glouster Park

Patrol Investigates Mishap Near Rutland

POMEROY The State Highway Patrol counted heavy traffic but only one accident Sunday at 1 55 a m on Route 124 one mile east of Rutland. Dorothy Gore 27 Rutland stopped to turn left when William Dean 44 Rutland failed to stop hit Gore’s rear left. Dean fled but was caught about an hour later cited for leaving the scene and to appear in Pomeroy court June 21. POINT PLEASANT L W Getty Mason County clerk elected state president of the West Virginia County and Circuit Clerks Association at the 31st annual meeting in Fairmont succeeding James Morgan. CHAUNCEY Little League organizational meeting set for 7 p m Monday at the Lions Club building open to all interested persons.

Pomeroy State Highway Patrol Rutland Dorothy C. Gore William R. Dean Gore Pomeroy Court Point Pleasant L. W. Getty Mason County West Virginia County and Circuit Clerks Association Fairmont James C. Morgan Marion County Chauncey Lions Club

Record Contributions Rise for Disciples of Christ in 1967

INDIANAPOLIS P Contributions to the Christian Churches Disciples of Christ reached a record high of 109,631,006 dollars in 1967 while church membership fell by one percent, according to the denomination's report.

Indianapolis Christian Churches Disciples of Christ

Junior Choir States Program Of Songs

The Junior Choir of Middleport Church of Christ will present a program of songs Sunday evening at 7 30 under the direction of Mrs Kenneth Scites. The theme is An A Little Child Shall Lead Them with group numbers and solos. Patricia Glaze accompanies. solos by Sharon Wilson Debbie Triplett Cindy Triplett Cathy Baker Regina Tolbert and Mary Boggs.

Middleport Middleport Church of Christ Kenneth Scites Patricia Glaze Sharon Wilson Debbie Triplett Cindy Triplett Cathy Baker Regina Tolbert Mary Boggs

Chauncey Personal News and Local Incidents

Sunday visitors of Mrs. Alice Shumway included her son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs William Young and family from Columbus and her niece Miss Mable Hughes The Plains. Gallia deputies captured two youths Russell L Ferguson and Freddie W Gardner both of Gallipolis at 3 10 a m Sunday for stealing gas from a Kyger Creek school bus. Middleport Emergency Squad responding to Cecil Smith ill at his Cheshire residence near the Meigs Gallia line made two runs Saturday and Sunday with care for overheating and hemorrhaging from the mouth.

Alice Shumway May Avenue William Young Columbus Mable Hughes the Plains Gallipolis Gallia Middleport Cecil Smith Cheshire Meigs-Gallia

Cincinnati Markets: Cattle Hogs Sheep Slaughter Data

Cincinnati markets report USDA cattle activity steady to 25 lower with steers and heifers mixed. Cows and bulls largely steady while calves vealers fetch high values. Hogs down 25 with barrows and gilts 190 to 230 pounds at 20.75 to 21.25. sows and boars also lower. Slaughter lambs and ewes steady with spring lambs at 26.00 to 28.00.

Czzwyyfyyx Ralz Cincinnati USDA

Yale Trustee Race Victory for Cyrus Vance

Cyrus R. Vance, diplomat and Viet Nam peace talks negotiator, was named Yale University's new trustee defeating William L. Buckley Jr and John Musser. The 1939 Yale graduate won the seat in New Haven, while Buckley trailed in the vote.

Cyrus Vance Bill Buckley Yale University New Haven

Court Won't End Arrests Of Drunkards

Washington AP reports a divided Supreme Court refused to ban jailing chronic alcoholics for public drunkenness. Justice Thurgood Marshall notes medical consensus lacks agreement on alcohol ism as a disease. He warns against returning unsanitary, dangerous inebriates to streets without brief jail terms. Four justices dissented Abe Fortas William O Douglas William J Brannon Jr Potter Stewart.

Washington Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall Abe Fortas William O Douglas William J. Brannon Jr Potter Stewart

James Roosevelt Jr Weds Cambridge Public Official's Daughter

James Roosevelt Jr grandson of President Franklin D Roosevelt married Ann Martha Conlon in St Pauls Church Cambridge The bride a Radcliffe College graduate 1966 and Boston University graduate student The groom from Pasadena Calif Harvard class of 1968 news from Cambridge Massachusetts AP

Cambridge Mass James Roosevelt Jr Pasadena Calif Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Harvard Ann Martha Conlon St. Paul’s Radcliffe College Boston University

Slugging It Out Nobody Winning DMZ Bloodbath

In the DMZ fighting this year neither side gains advantage as U S and North Vietnamese battalions slug it out. Officers say Hanoi seeks battlefield leverage for Paris talks while U S command notes heavy enemy casualties but similar combat strength. Intelligence notes replacement regiments moving intact, bombing limits raise danger, and DMZ defenses and supply lines remain critical factors in a high risk stalemate.

Dong HA Vietnam Paris U.S United States South Vietnam Dmz Hanoi Washington North Vietnam

Cabinet meets as Kiesinger may fly to U S

West Germany faces new East German squeeze on West Berlin with passport and visa demands and higher overland travel costs. Chancellor Kiesinger may visit Washington to discuss the crisis with President Johnson as Parliament set to debate the issue later this week. The government will cover increases estimated at 18.5 million dollars annually. Unity Day comments linked 1953 uprising to current pressures and echoed by observers noting wider Soviet actions.

Bonn West Berlin Germany East Germany Kurt Georg Kiesinger Washington Johnson Kiesinger West Germany United States Britain France Willy Brandt

Time Running Out For Poor's Solidarity Day Plan

Washington AP — Lights burn through the night at a two story brick headquarters as organizers rush to mobilize for Solidarity Day in support of the Poor People’s Campaign. Sterling Tucker, new in charge eight days ago, aims to rally at least 25 000 demonstrators with help from unions religious groups and the campaign network. Walter Reuther leads an Auto Workers contingent and high profile speakers include Edward Brooke Roy Wilkins Whitney Young Jr and Mrs Martin Luther King Jr Solidarity Day is organized separately from the Poor People’s Campaign which held a slow vigil at the Agriculture Department Sunday with about 30 participants.

Washington Sterling Tucker Chip Wood Tucker Washington Urban League Poor People’s Campaign Resurrection City National Student Association Wood United Auto Workers Walter Reuther UAW National Council of Churches The American Jewish Committee League of Women Voters District of Columbia Medical Society Women McCarthy Edward Brooke R-Mass Roy Wilkins National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Whitney M. Young Jr National Urban League Martin Luther King Jr Agriculture Department

Local guests visit Glouster families this weekend

Glouster residents hosted relatives from Gary Indiana Canton Columbus and McDonald over the weekend. William Spencer hosted Mary Exline Billie Jean Standley and families from Gary Ind. Enlow Grubbs welcomed Dr. David Grubbs and family from Canton. Heskett Zimmer and Zimmer family visited Dew Street. Ronnie Myers and Norman Myers hosted their Greenville relatives with Charles Milhoan of Nelsonville. Ansel Gamwell hosted William Johnston Cathy Johnston and Florence Bulen locals also visited.

William Spencer Spring Street Mary Exline Billie Jean Standley Gary Ind Enlow Grubbs Walnut Hill David Grubbs Canton Dr. Grubbs Bishopville Church Ronnie Myers Greenville Norman Myers Trimble Charles Milhoan Nelsonville Ansel Gamwell Hill Street William Johnston Cathy McDonald Mary Johnston Florence Bulen

Reunion Held At Vicksville Mingus Home

GLOUSTER The Mingus reunion was held Sunday at the Mr. and Mrs. William Mingus home in Vicksville. Attending were William J. Mingus and daughter Phyllis Ann Mingus, Helen Mingus, Joe Mingus, Peggy Bailey, Don Weidermeyer, Sanford Mingus and daughter Nancy, Sonny Stover, Charles Mingus, Walter Mingus and sons George and Billy, C. F. Deffenbaugh, Jack Frazier and daughter Pam, Bill Taylor, Jack Mingus and daughter Nancy, Hattie Mingus, William Hanley and daughter Ruth Ann, Kenneth Pinney and Kristin Lynn, Alex Ross, Maxine Taylor and Jim Hammond, Clell Mingus and daughter Elaine.

C. F. Deffenbaugh Jack Frazier Pam Bill Taylor Jack Mingus Nancy Hattie Mingus William Hanley Ruth Ann Kenneth Pinney Kristin Lynn Alex Ross Maxine Taylor Jim Hammond Clell Mingus Elaine

Trash Collection Service Explained

Mayor Ted Rupe of Jacksonville explains residents misread a news item about W&S Sanitation Service The pickup will start only after an attorney draws the franchise and residents are not required to use W&S but must remove trash from premises either personally or via W&S as no other collection will be available.

Jacksonville Ted Rupe W&s W&s Co

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Pfc Richard Polley Blanche S. Easterday Blanche Smith Racine Meigs General Hospital Oak Grove Reed John Rose DeBruhl Black Mountain N. C Lela Easterday Edgar Durst Fred B. Smith Ewing Funeral Home Pearl A. Casto Oak Grove Cemetery Funeral Audra L. Wood Bidwell Holzer Hospital Circle's Cafe Martha Robinson Hurlow Leman Hurlow James Indiana Bill Fort Lee Dale Leonard Sam Okey Lewis Sparis South Side Betty Nazarene Church Ronald Justice Salem Cemetery Waugh-Halley-Wood Bob R. Coe Carbon Hill Mount St. Mary Hospital Logan Goodyear Shirley Forbes Ann Neal Cornwall N.Y Gene Buchtel Michael Jack Coe Warren Funeral Home Richard Nelson Elsie K. Stacy Arcadia Nursing Home Coolville Nazarene Church of James and Ora Kaylor William Elizabeth Moore Miami Ariz Carolyn Cutburth Barbara K. Dyar Toyatte Idaho Wilda Hope Stacy Nampa William Howard Stacy Lowrey Colo Air Force Base Ruth Muncey Mary Moore Fairborn James Kaylor Donald Kaylor Clyde Bartlett Gilmore Cemetery Kenneth L. Withers Huntington Huntington Fire Department Beard Funeral Home Rome Fire Department Withers Robert and Dorcas Young Withers Phyllis Pyles Withers Joseph Sonderman Warren James Morehead South Bend Ind Walter Perry Barbara White Carl and Russell Ruth Allen Glouster Meetings Junior Choir States Program of Songs Beulah Jones Louisville, Ky A. D. Williams King Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta King Louisville Zion Baptist Church Ebenezer Scarsdale Fred W. Friendly CBS News Ruth Weiss Mark Bloomingdale’s Friendly CBS Reports Edward R. Murrow Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Dorothy Greene Mark Hollywood Bob Hope Hope St. Vincent’s Hospital John T. Wheeler Associated Press Eugene Kramer Berlin Wall Glouster Vicksville
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