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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1975

Page

6

Cancer victims to attend Cape Canaveral launch

Two 15 year olds Kevin Steen and Steve Southerland, in remission from cancer, will be guests at Cape Canaveral for the July 15 U S launch. They share a bond of resilience, each facing cancer with determination, one with a prosthetic leg, the other in remission a year. Also joining them is 15 year old Jimmy Craig of Rockledge Florida who lost a leg to cancer.

Carefree Ariz Cape Canaveral U.S Kevin Steen Steve Southerland Kevin God Arizona Steve Miami Fla Ted Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Ted Jr Jeffery Mike Orion Donald K. Slayton White House Richard M. Nixon Pacific Pago Pago Jimmy Craig Rockledge, Fla

Southern Levy Study Begins for Vocational Building

RACINE The Southern Local Board of Education met to outline steps for placing a levy before voters in November for a vocational agriculture building. They retained Squires, Sanders of Cleveland to detail the levy and discussed hospitalization insurance for non certificated employees. The meeting also covered desk purchases, a program for disadvantaged pupils, and staff changes.

Racine Southern Local Board of Education Squires, Sanders of Cleveland i David Nease All Ohio School Board Meigs County Board of Education Carla Shuler Ruby Congo Paul Cleland

Hospital Births and Dismissals List Remembers Numerous Names

A lengthy hospital notes listing multiple births and dismissals includes Mr and Mrs Charles Hoffman Athens a son and numerous relatives from Athens New Marshfield and surrounding towns plus several others from Logan Langsville McArthur and Nelsonville. Transfers include Elmer Kesterson to Veterans Administration Hospital Huntington W Va.

Charles Hoffman Athens Everett Williams New Marshfield Elmer Kesterson Veterans Administration Hospital Huntington W. Va Ruth Patton Frances Williams Lula Russell Anna Darby Tanaya Robinette Samuel Brainard

Veterans Memorial Admits List Of Names In Brief Notice

A Veterans Memorial notice lists Irene Cross Nancy Lou Pope Kevin Pummel of Middleport Thelma Grueser Cheryl Moore Lela Robinson of Syracuse Kathy Sue White and Vivian Johnson of Racine Pauline Jones Cheshire James Partlow Pomeroy Ronald Bostic Point Pleasant Ralph Wells Long Bot tom Darra Yahya and Sarah Jarrell.

Irene Cross Nancy Lou Pope Kevin Pummel Middleport Thelma Grueser Cheryl Moore Lela Robinson Syracuse Kathy Sue White Vivian Johnson Racine Pauline Jones Cheshire James Partlow Pomeroy Ronald Bostic Point Pleasant Ralph Wells Long Bottom

Community club and lodge notice roundup in Athens area

The Athens Area Democratic Women Club hosts a family picnic at 6 p.m. at the home of Mr and Mrs Marvin Sickels near New Marshfield with a 7 p.m program led by Mrs Harry Cokenougher. Several groups meet later including Albany 25 F am at the Masonic Temple, Canaan Grange potluck, Glouster chapters and clubs, Nelsonville Kiwanis at two locations, Lois Circle at First Presbyterian, Nelsonville Emblem Club, Elks Wellston and Chase Chapter 162 Eastern Star with honors and covered dish meals.

Athens Area Democratic Women Club Marvin Sickels New Marshfield Harry Cokenougher Mulligan Road Paramathia Lodge F&am Albany Canaan Potluck Glouster Boy Scouts Order of Eastern Star Glouster Nelsonville Kiwanis Club Mount St. Mary Hospital Lois Circle First Presbyterian Church Mabel Haffner Ruth Balir Nelsonville Wellston Chase Masonic Temple

Community Club Schedules And Local Meetings Update

Athens Theta Rho Club meets at 7 p.m. in DAV Hall with Ohio University Chapter OCSEA. Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. holds a 7:30 p.m. session. Athens Senior Citizens host a 5:30 p.m. pot luck with prize gifts. Fidelity Rebekah Lodge initiation at 8 p.m. in Coolville. Homemakers Club gathers at 10:30 a.m. with Eileen Bush on Leona Road. Ognib Club hosts a 6:30 p.m. dinner at Doris Lane’s Glouster home.

Athens Theta Rho Club DAV Hall Ohio University OCSEA Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Athens Fidelity Rebekah Lodge Coolville Homemakers Club Eileen Bush Leoda Road Ognib Club Popa Doris Lane Glouster

Grant OKd For Vinton Health Center

The Appalachian Regional Commission and Rep. Clarence Miller announce a $140,000 construction grant for the Vinton County Health Center in McArthur. The 3,000 square foot facility will house staff and clinics serving about 2,000 people in its first year. total project cost is $183,000.

Appalachian Regional Commission Clarence Miller Vinton County Health Center McArthur Esse

Area Death Notices and Obituaries Gather Local Obits

Multiple notices report deaths in Ohio and Florida including Mrs Helen Walker Moore of Jacksonville born in Wellston died in Baptist Hospital after illness. Vignettes list survivors, service times, and burial plans with locations such as Jacksonville and Nelsonville.

Carbon Hill Resident Dies After Brief Illness

CARBON HILL Lee Clark 81 of Carbon Hill died Monday night at home after a brief illness. Born in Carbon Hill he was a son of W. F. and Effie Dawley Clark. He was a retired coal miner and a United Mine Workers member. Survived by Rosa Evans Clark four Homer Betty Long Mount Sterling Mrs Clyde Vera Blackburn and Mrs Otho Shirley Dye both of Columbus four sons Ralph three brothers Earl Vienna W Va Edward Toledo Paul Columbus four sisters Mildred Clark Logan Flo Wheeler Vienna Evelyn Allison Gallipolis and Marjorie Devol Carbon Hill two sisters Ethel Abram and Madge Clark and a brother Ira. Services set Thursday 1 pm at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev Herbert Harris officiating Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery Friends may call after 7 pm today and anytime Wednesday.

Carbon Hill Lee Clark W. F Effie Dawley Clark United Mine Workers of America Rosa Evans Clark Homer Betty) Long Mount Sterling Clyde Vera) Blackburn Otho Shirley) Dye Columbus Ralph Johnson Funeral Home Herbert Harris Green Lawn Cemetery

Pair Held For Entry At Church

Point Pleasant police arrested two 19 year old Gallipolis men. One faces breaking and entering and indecent exposure charges, the other breaking and entering. Both are in Mason County jail awaiting arraignment by Justice of the Peace Charles Smith. Church damage estimated at 130 dollars.

Point Pleasant Gallipolis Mason County Charles Smith

Police Cite Logan Driver in Sharp Turn Collision

W Front Street vehicle cut in too sharply and bumper struck the Shark car. Both cars left the road and rolled into Green Gables Parking lot. Shoults cited for operating while intoxicated and improper passing.

Front St Green Gables Shoults

Family and Friends Attend to Local Residents Recovering

Charles Jaynes of 5 Strathmore Blvd Athens recovers at daughter Wanda Kuntz home in Carrollwood Village Tampa after two months in Tampa Memorial Hospital. Cards may be sent to Mrs Kuntz. Mrs Austin Hawk of New Marshfield Route 1 is a patient at Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis room 236.

Charles Jaynes Strathmore Blvd Athens Wanda Kuntz Fairway Circle Carrollwood Village Tampa Fla Tampa Memorial Hospital Kuntz Austin Hawk New Marshfield Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis

Death of Ivy Baker Priest and Eugene C. Pulliam

Ivy Baker Priest, 69, former U.S. treasurer in the Eisenhower era, died of cancer Monday night in Santa Monica California. Eugene C. Pulliam, 86, publisher of major Indiana newspapers, died Monday at a Phoenix hospital after a rush there.

Ivy Baker Priest U.S Santa Monica Calif Eugene C. Pulliam Indiana Phoenix

Southeastern Ohio Weather Forecast June 24 1975

Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers. Continued warm and humid. highs 85 to 90, lows 65 to 70. Extended outlook calls for warm, humid conditions with daily showers through Saturday.

Ohio West Virginia

Court News Records On Multiple Citizens For Offenses

A list of court actions for intoxication resisting arrest failure to disperse assault improper lane and red light violations and speeding. Individuals include Vance VanDeVenter Bailey James Russell Lucille Martin Susan Lawrence Leininger Albertson Darling Davis Dayer Edwards Gratz Ware Whittekind Jacquelyn Young and others with fines and costs noted.

Vance W. VanDeVenter Dora Bailey State St Joe Strassman James Russell Glouster Lucille M. Martin Nelsonville Susan Marie Lawrence Beechwood Estates John P. Leininger Columbus Red Light Police Urban J. Albertson Ill Darling Memphis McLain Davis, Jr Roger L. Dayer William P. Edwards Robert Lewis Gratz Winston-Salem N.C David S. Ware Dayton Harold L. Whittekind Elyria Jacquelyn Young

Emergency runs report from Athens and surrounding areas

Emergency squads respond to multiple incidents across Athens, Hocking and Middleport including injuries from an auto crash near O'Bleness hospital, a child slipping at a pool, ankle injury at a Dairy Queen route, ill passengers to Mount St. Mary, and various police court citations for fishing, load insecurity, reckless operation, and disturbances.

Alfred Carriage Hill Ricky Dean Lakeview Apartments West State N. Congress Streets O'Bleness Christopher Gates Second St City Swimming Pool Linda Hudwell Athens Dairy Queen Columbus Road O’bleness Mary Brooks Ill Willard Seel Haydenville Mason City Hill Nelsonville Florence Cne Os Estoning Valley

Also Mentioned on This Page

Olds Southern Levy Carl Wolfe Kathy White Stephen Wagner David Thompson Alan Snodgrass Samuel Bolin New Plymouth Richard Fink Darrell Hanning Derek Fauber Floyd Martin Jr Clyde Beasley Millfield Jerry Polley Walter Raymond Langsville Elizabeth Taylor Stanley Stalmaker Jacksonville Dorothea Nickoson Charles Patterson Mary Williams Shawn Cooper Lewis Meek Essam Mikhail Thomas Kirby Stewart Kelso Jesse Carsey David Stafioeddin Leroy Welsh Hocking Valley Terry Nutter New Straitsville Son Carl Wright Hills Thomas Snider Earl Timberlake Wilford Diane Parry Gary Bond Catherine McBride Logan Anthony Six Robert McLean James Hamm Mount St. Mary John R. Bickley Faye Barrett Pataskala Sheila Warren Mabel Simonton Marion Pickett Ramona Hine Theda Marstiller Alice Robinson New Lexington Francis Brooks Veterans Memorial Admitted Darra Yahya, and Sarah Jarrell Athens City Athens County Wellston Grant Okd Vinton Health Center Helen Moore Fra Helen Walker Moore Baptist Hospital William and Isabell Walker Virgil Swisher Cigar Co Hazel Verity Bill Wendy Moore Hardate Funeral Home Inez Blackford Inez Lulu Blackford Clifford Mona) Chaney Carbondale Blackford St. Paul's Parish Vinton County Edward Lydia Martin Gabriel Kenneth Arthur George Gabriel Alta Goff Grace Gabriel Ruth McKinley Lancaster Edith Forest Circleville Edna Stump Allen Goldie Blackford Carbondale Wesleyan Church David Scott Victor Hudnell Victor L. Hudnell Sr Glen Apartments O’bleness Memorial Hospital McBee Co Heath Delores Davis Hudwell Christine Victor L. Jr Stanley E Germany Gregory F Hollie M. Hudnall Marcella Hudnall Everett Rose) Bell Chauncey Larry Edna) Bailey Mansfield Holly Jack R Garrett Sfc Rudolph Army Marion Sherman Leora Secoy Hudnall Della Mae Jagers and Sons Funeral Home Leonard Barber Reedsville Veterans Memorial Hospital Meigs County John Alice Blake Barber Barber Eden United Brethren Church Pauline Baxter Barber Robert L Leonard L. Jr Danny M Howard L Ruby Drake Delbert Martha Holsinger Bertha Reed Empire Eden Church White Funeral Home Lewis Smith Dutch Creek Road Dutch Creek Ervin and Ollie Everett Smith Mr. Smith Ames Jagers and Sons David Holdred Amesville Smith Kenney Memorial Martha Einsel Martha Yeager Einsel Manhattan Susan Douglas Anna) Jeffers Frank Yeager Don Einsel George Waldo Watson United Methodist Church Myrtle Hill Memorial Cemetery Pleasant Valley Frank Gleason Reva Wamsley Florence Sterling Richard Cline Okey Jordan Harl McGowan Howard Montgomery Clarence Davis Boyd Coleman Richard Thomas Sylvia Harlthorn Richard Canterbury Melvin Wears Earl Reynolds William LaRue Andy Galford Lena Crookham Rockies Northwest New England Ohio University Geography Department C. L. Colmer Court News Athens Municipal Court Athens Fire Squad Secems Nevent VA Hospital Victor Hudwell Athens Mental Health Center Hocking Secems Dew Hotel Mount St. Mary, Ill NEW Haven Squad David Sneed Mt. Alto Sandra Sheilds New Haven Pleasant Valley Hospital Mason Squad Angie Ereneeet Chillicothe Eva Kauff Rutland Medical Racine Squad Ralph Lee Lucy White Memdial Medical Lenville W. Reynolds Milton Vernon W. Harbour Culloden Robert M. Scarberry John A. Goeglein Roger Coates Minersville Eugene Weir Coshocton Jack D. Beal Somerset Karl K. Rose John R. Owens Arlen L. Wilson Belpre Dan Jeffers John R. Jeffrey Todey Monument Co., Inc W. Mein Legen
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