Grace Church in Gallipolis Burns. Fire Marshal to Probe
Grace United Methodist Church in Gallipolis was gutted by a Monday evening fire. State fire marshal from Jackson will investigate the blaze's cause as firemen from multiple departments battled the flames for nearly four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Church
Gallipolis
Grace United Methodist Church
Frazier
Jim Northup
Jackson
Point Pleasant
State Middleport Institute
Meigs County inmates moved to Columbus prison
Two Meigs County Jail prisoners were sent to a Columbus correctional facility to begin sentences. Terry Brewer, 31, Portland, was convicted of extortion and menacing threats, while Jackie Lee Smith, 24, Albany, received one to 10 years for a 1976 theft he pled guilty to and initially dodged sentencing. Also noted is 18-year-old Raymond E. Brown returned from Fairfield School for Boys to face auto theft charges involving a Tillis property in Reedsville. Brown appeared Friday in county court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Columbus
Terry Brewer
Portland
Jackie Lee Smith
Albany
Smith
Athens County
John C. Bacon
Bacon
Brewer
Proffitt
Raymond E. Brown
Fairfield School For Boys
Lancaster
John Tillis
Reedsville
Brown
Fairfield
Enterprise
Hocking County
Tillis
Clarke County
Springfield
Frog Derby Winners Listed at Tall Timbers Nite Club
Frog winners listed with Hatfield and Middleport entrants. Maude jumped 12 feet 11 inches earning $80, while Jennifer Leachman of Hockingport took third and won $15. Aponte led Willie Jump. Midnight claimed place. Winners received trophies.
Two Men Held To Grand Jury In Hocking County
An overloaded extension cord sparked a small fire at 22 Greenbrier Drive in Athens. Firefighters found the blaze out on arrival about 4:30 p.m. with $40 damage. Edward Lee Scott of McDermont Route 1 faces charges of carrying a concealed weapon and criminal tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenbrier Drive
Athens
Charles Lustfield
Logan
Hocking
Common Pleas Court
Edward Lee Scott
McDermont
Sheriff's Department
Weather Summary and Forecast for Ohio Regions June 21 1977
Readable meteorology report from Ohio University quotes yesterday's precipitation 0.25 inches and year to date 9.02 inches. Southeast Ohio forecast calls for clearing tonight with mid 50s low and mid 80s highs Wednesday. rainfall near zero tonight and 20 percent Wednesday. Extended outlook shows possible showers west Thursday and statewide Friday and Saturday in 80s. Water temperature Cleveland 64 F. boating forecast shows northerly winds 10 to 15 knots and 3 to 5 foot waves fading tonight. Agricultural notes warn dry conditions affecting haying and crop stands with advice on alfalfa leaf hopper control and timing for chemical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Central
Southwest
Sero
West Lake Shore
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Eugene Wittmeyer
Bill Blair
Court news lists numerous Athens County cases and fines
A long Athens County court list covers numerous civil and criminal matters from Coolville to Glouster. It includes numerous names in civil suits, traffic and property offenses, multiple couples in divorce or support actions, and fines for offenses such as speeding and driving under the influence. Several addresses and defendants appear across Athens and surrounding towns with court costs and bonds noted.
Hospital Notes List of Names and Dismissals
A compiled roster from Athens and surrounding towns includes Mr and Mrs Michael Miller with a son, Mr and Mrs Leslie Paster with a daughter, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jones with a son, Nancy Neasloney, Herschel Wolfe, Shawna Wend, Ricky Sweaval, Joy Sinclair, Jeri Bumgardner all from Athens, Benson McPherson Millfield, Mitchell Lee Deal Trimble, Bessie Hines Stewart, Edna Dahl Wellston, Virginia McWilliams Stockport, Jane Anthony New Straitsville, Otto Hewitt, Natalie Gibson, Delores Stephenson, Robert Young Sr Byron Calvert Frank Russell Phyllis Rosenberger Thomas Brooks Dora Goldsberry, Gerald Stedman, Mrs Jef frey Koehler and daughter Sylvia Matheny, Larry Douglas, Harry Minerd, Bill Hall, Mrs Wesley Perry and daughter Bisha Bean John Richards Adcock, Mrs Betty Jones all Logan, Todd Vollmer John Watkins both New Straitsville. DISMISSED Mrs Chester Cagg and daughter, Mr and Mrs Charles Hoopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Neasloney
Herschel Wolfe
Shawna Wend
Ricky Sweaval
Joy Sinclair
Jeri Bumgardner
Athens
Benson McPherson
Millfield
Mitchell Lee Deal
Trimble
Bessie Hines
Stewart
Edna Dahl
Wellston
Virginia McWilliams
Stockport
Jane Anthony
New Straitsville
Otto Hewitt
Natalie Gibson
Delores Stephenson
Robert Young Sr
Byron Calvert
Frank Russell
Phyllis Rosenberger
Thomas Brooks
Dora Goldsberry
Gerald Stedman
Jeffrey Koehler
Sylvia Matheny
Larry Douglas
Harry Minerd
Bill Hall
Wesley Perry
Bisha Bean
Emergency runs by Athens fire squad on Sunday
Emergency runs reported with multiple patients listed. Mrs Helen Clark 42 of 360 Richland Ave taken to O Bleness hospital after injuries. Florence Clark 65 of New Haven transported to Veterans Memorial Hospital and later to Holser. Tom Parsons moved from Cleveland to New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Clark
Richland Ave
O'Bleness
Florence Clark
New Haven
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Holser
Tom Parsons
Cleveland
Public Meeting On Police And Fire Working Conditions
Nelsonville holds a public meeting at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers to discuss police and firemen working conditions after a blue flu incident. Ohio Civil Service Employes Association will represent the employees at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Council Chambers
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
Pleasant Valley Names in Local Social Notes
A roster of residents including Mrs John Hill Gladys DeBoard Harold Stover Steven Nutter Mrs Charles Yeager Mrs James Duncan Cora Bonecutter Patricia Spencer Myrtle White Mrs Vernon Miller Edith Simpkins Mrs Pearl Smith and son Mrs Sidney E Hudson Mrs Harvey Eugene McGowan Josephine Force Mrs Robert Freeman Orville Rimmey Mrs William Willis Elvin Black James Missen Mrs Sylvester Knapp Oma White Harold Nelson Okey Baker Mrs Joan Swisher Mrs Jennifer Hoffman Robert Vanmeter Perry Hoffman Michelle Cox Glen Marjorie Shaver Annabelle McDermitt Belva Roush George Young Margaret and son Mrs Johnnie Russell and daughter Kevin Bonecutter Pamela Glassburn Mrs Willard Jeffers and Eugene Stanton sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hill
Gladys DeBoard
Harold Stover
Steven Nutter
Charles Yeager
James Duncan
Cora Bonecutter
Patricia Spencer
Myrtle White
Vernon Miller
Edith Simpkins
Pearl Smith and Son
Sidney E. Hudson
Harvey Eugene McGowan
Josephine Force
Robert Freeman
Orville Rimmey
William Willis
Elvin Black
James Missen
Sylvester Knapp
Oma White
Harold Nelson
Okey Baker
Joan Swisher
Jennifer Hoffman
Robert Vanmeter
Perry Hoffman
Michelle Cox
Glen Marjorie Shaver
Annabelle McDermitt
Belva Roush
George Young
Margaret
Johnnie Russell
Kevin Bonecutter
Pamela Glassburn
Willard Jeffers
Eugene Stanton Sr
Local residents named in community roster
Fred Holcomb of Point Pleasant Timothy Eynon of Reedsville Kay Warden of Racine Ruth Dailey of Portland Bobby Winebrenner of West Columbia and Linda Hawley of Middleport are listed alongside Ada Whited Margaret Rudolph Edna Stiles Wilma Wells Esta Delong Chester Foutty John Kinkle Merody Redmond and David Ebersbach in the parish or city record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Holcomb
Point Pleasant
Timothy Eynon
Reedsville
Kay Warden
Racine
Ruth Dailey
Portland
Bobby Winebrenner
West Columbia
Linda Hawley
Middleport
Ada Whited
Margaret Rudolph
Edna Stiles
Wilma Wells
Esta Delong
Chester Foutty
John Kinkle
Merody Redmond
David Ebersbach
Community group notices and meetings in Athens area
A schedule of local events includes Master Mason degree at Athens Temple, Richland Garden Club potluck with Dorothy Stalker, Al-Anon open meeting at Church of the Good Shepherd, Lodi Grange birthday potluck, Glouster Boy Scouts and American Legion meeting, Sarepta Circle program at First Presbyterian, Athens Senior Citizens birthday refreshments, Conway Diet Institute talk at Ohio University Inn, Homemakers Club picnic at Athens County Fairgrounds, and Eagles activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Mental Health and Retarda- Paramythia Lodge
F&am
Athens Masonic Temple
Richland Garden Club
Dorothy Stalker
Al-Anon
Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Lodi Grange
Glouster Boy Scouts
American Legion McCann
Frederick Post
Legion Home
Glouster
Conway Diet Institute
Ohio University Inn
Oak Room
Homemakers Club
Athens County Fairgrounds
Athens County
Logan gets new librarian at Hocking County Library
Logan hires Patrick Finan to lead the Hocking County Library, 26, from Stow with degrees from Akron and Kent State. He invites patron suggestions and will reside at 362 North Church Street. Other notices cover Howard Fisk obituary in Nelsonville, infant Rainey death in New Haven, Henry Smith death in Porter, and Charles Slater Sr obituary in Jacksonville with funeral plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Patrick Finan
Hocking County Library Board
Finan
Stow
Akron University
Kent State University
Walsh High School
Public TB tests offered at Amesville Fire Dept Clinic
The City-County Health Department will hold a free tuberculosis testing clinic at the Amesville Fire Department on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m. The event is open to the public. Two Hocking County prisoners were moved to Columbus and Mansfield counties for serving sentences. Jack Guess begins serving auto larceny sentence in Mansfield. Lucius Hart will serve time in Lucasville. Oren M. Pierpoint, 85, Pennsville, died Monday at Good Samaritan Medical Center after a short illness. He was a farmer, oil field worker and teamster, survived by wife, two sons Conrad and William, a daughter Betty, a brother Linley, and two grandchildren. services Thursday at Stone-Matheney Funeral Home. Four-year-old Cassandra Berkley died in a Galipolis area car crash. services held at St. Lewis Catholic Church. Burial at Centenary Cemetery. survived by parents John and Jeanette, a brother Nathan, and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Margaret Webb Logue
W. Main St
Newark
William Cartlidge
Mary Ann Stalter Webb
Webb Summitt
Eastern Star
Venus
Nosco Club
Oil Producers Wives
Webb Chapel
Howard Fisk
Nelsonville
Howard A. Fisk
High Street
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Athens County
Edward
Della Skivers Fisk
Gertrude Auflick Fisk
Porter
Elizabeth) Barron
Verlon
Sharon) Bricker
Junior
Lancaster
Johnson Funeral Home
Walden Meade
Green Lawn Cemetery
Vinton
Henry A. Smith
Holzer Medical Center
Hurricane
West Va
James and
Isadora Rowsey Smith
Porter United Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Huntington
Odell
New Vienna
Hubert
Larry
Freda
Ben
Betty) Bunch
Ravenna
Georgie Cottrill
Sadie Scott Smith
McCoy-Moore Funeral Home
Charles Slater
Jacksonville
Charles Edgar Slater
Third St
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Fred
Elizabeth Hayden Slater
Clara Kirkendall Slater
Charles, Jr
Athens
Bill
Middleport
Ira Darnell
Pomeroy
John
Canonsburg
American Cancer Society
van Fossen Funeral Home
Amesville
Hocking County
Columbus
Mansfield
Paul Thrush
Jack Guess
Lucius Hart
Lucasville
Oren Pierpoint
Pennsville
Oren M. Pierpoint
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Marian Two
Morgan County
John W
Sarah Chaguill Pierpoint
Embree Park
Conrad
Stockport
William
Pickerington
Betty E. Pierpoint
Linley
Stone-Matheney
Chesterhill
Ferrell Lowe
Pennsville Cemetery
Gallipolis
Gallia County
A.J. Golubiewski
Centenary Cemetery
John R
Jeanette Berkley
Nathan
Donald Polcyn
Nora Berkley
Warehime Funeral Home
Six Hurt In Gallia Directional Collision On Route 7
A two car crash on Route 7 north of Gallipolis at about 11:10 p.m. sent six people to area hospitals. Donald Gabritsch of Point Pleasant drove left of center and collided with Granville Likes of Gallipolis, with passengers Betty and Sandra Likens also in the Likens car. David and Joseph Carlyle of Henderson were transported by volunteer squads to Holzer Medical Center. Likens and another passenger were taken to Pleasant Valley Hospital. Injury details were not immediately known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Tal Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Donald Gabritsch
Point Pleasant
Granville Likes
Gabritsch
David
Joseph Carlyle
Henderson
Holzer Medical Center
Gallia County
Likens
Betty
Sandra Likens
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Free Beltone hearing aid offer from Beltone Electronics
Advertises a no cost non-operating Beltone aid mailed to readers for home trial. Claims many hearing problems are solvable and promises the unit weighs under one ounce and sits at the ear. Readers urged to write to Dept. 9189 Beltone Electronics Corp Chicago Illinois for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corp
W. Victoria
Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Renee Stone Messenger
Agah
James Kil
Olie Oliver
Second Ave
Map Oy
James O'Dell
Holzer School of Nursing
Meigs
Juvenile
Cord
Ohio University
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Court News
Jerry McKibben
Chan Ye McKibben
Alan R. Booth
Elmwood Place
Beatrice M. Booth
Bedminister
Lola B. Hale
New Marshfield
William R. Hale
W. State St. Sharon
Grace Klingberg
William Joe Klingberg
Radcliffe
Otto K. Bethel
W. Union St
Stella P. Bethel
Betty Burton
Thomas K. Hoskins
Kausar Ahmad
Rolling Hills
Ibrahim Abu Shah
Selangor
Malaysia
Sara Jane Losey
Tyrone Paul Losey
Gautier
Pricilla Kaye Monroe
William Lee Monroe
Pamela M. Kisor
James W. Kisor
Mary Ann Trader
James Lewis
Freda L. Mayle
Gilbert Mayle
Jamita A. Jones
Edward C. Jones
James R. Rush
Toledo
State Park Patrol
Hocking County Common Pleas
William Carr
Logan Route 4
Elsie E. Carr
Elizabeth E. Spenser
Beaver
Denver T. Carter
S. Railroad St
Coalton
Charles Pixley
Simmons
John F. Norman
E. First
Edmond M. Miller
Fourth St
Sprague
Wells Manor
Speed
Thomas E. Cooper
Wisconsin Ave
Snerry
Minersville
Follrod
Both
O’bleness
Michael Miller
Leslie Paster
Kenneth Jones
Mount St. Mary
John Richards
Hocking Valley
Adcock
Betty Jones
All Logan
Todd Vollmer
John Watkins
Chester Cagg
Charles Hoopes
Athens Fire Squad
Pomeroy Squad
Willowby Hill
Chester
Tim Nits
Veterans Memorial
Lacera
Tri- County Joint Vocational Board of Education
Pleasant Valley
Deege Sieg
National
the National. Bank
First Band Group OF Ohio, Inc
FDIC
Veterans Memorial Admitted
Athens City
Sarepta Circle
First Presbyterian Church
Louise Wolfe
City Hall
Eagles
Maxwell
Kenneth G. Maxwell
Hill Street
van Fossen
Wendell Vermillion
Margaret Logue
Church St
Charles Rainey Jr
Evergreen Cemetery
Letart
Charles Hargraves
Foglesong Funeral Home
Henry Smith
Cassandra Berkley
Geraldine Brooks
Budd Schulberg
Riverhead
N.Y
Gallia
Parnshaw
Logan Monument Co., Inc
West Main St
Logan, Ohio
Tlston
Ono
Tate
Circleville
Owio
Logan, Ono W. Main
Vinton, Owo W. Malm Street
Biese Tao
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