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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1971

Page

3

Area Death Notices Highlight Cunningham and Corbin Losses

Chauncey Terrence Cunningham 39 dies at home after long kidney illness. Community fundraising supported a kidney machine for home treatment. he previously traveled to a Columbus hospital. Survived by parents Hollis and Dorothy Cunningham and wife Betty Lou. several siblings. Corbin family notice details Zaleski resident 78 dying in Mount St. Mary Hospital, with surviving relatives and funeral arrangements. Also listed are Nellie Sims 73 of McArthur and Joseph H. Green 80 of Logan, with service details, survivors, and posthumous memorials.

Chauncey — Terrence Terry) Cunningham Jacobs St Cunningham Chauncey Athens County Columbus Hollis Dorothy Ferrell Cunningham McBee Lit Gie Jeffers Randy Johnson Marco Lester Jeffers Georgia Wiles Cindy Jenny Robin Tina Midway Victor Perry Elza McComas Carl Ross Circleville William Cheadle Billy Petty McArthur Marie Dailey Wilbur Dailey

Edward Donson Rites Set for Murray City Man

Edward Donson 72 of Murray City died Sunday morning at Russell Nursing Home Albany where he had been a patient since 1968. He was a retired coal miner survived by two daughters Barbara Bruce Nelsonville Mary Hewitt Logan one son Fred Grove City three sisters Esther Ruth Anna and a brother Arthur eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services Wednesday at 1 p.m. Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. John Currens officiating burial in Green Lawn Cemetery after 7 p.m. Monday.

Zaleski Grover D. Corbin Mount St. Mary Hospital Charles and Mary West Corbin Eliza Mates Corbin Clyde McArthur Harley Grace Bolton Emma Tewksbury Ruth Breckler Columbus Frances Wingler Wellston Corbin Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Zaleski Free-Will Baptist Church Marvin Marcum Oak Grove Cemetery Wrightsel Funeral Home Frank F. Jones Elk Cemetery Chauncey-Dover Ohio Division of Forestry Cunningham Betty Lou Glass Cunningham Fred Mike Charles Jane) Pancake Nelsonville Paul Sharon) Williams Decatur Jack Bloomingdale Robert David Millfield Edward New Carlisle Dean Chauncey Jagers and Sons Athens Paul Johnson Hilltop Cemetery Logan Joseph H. Green Mr. Green Blue Rock Ohio Thomas Martha Hillyer Green Green Ohio University Eagles Lodge Mason-Mingo Lodge Minne A. Green R. J Mike) Green Miami Fla Lee Lehman Lancaster John Evelyn) Jefferys New York N. Y Della Wilkinson Willard Roberts Funeral Home R. W. Faulkner Fairview Cemetery Mingo-Mason Lodge Funeral Hocking County Murray City Edward Donson Russell Nursing Home Albany Louise Donson Barbara Bruce Mary Hewitt Grove City Esther Donson Ruth Donson Barberton Anna Harris Akron Arthur Florence Johnson Funeral Home John Currens Green Lawn Cemetery

Point Man Injured In Crash On Route 35 Henderson

Robert G. Hite a 51 year old driver received a cut mouth and chest injury after veering left of center to avoid a car on his side and striking two mailboxes a gas meter and a telephone pole on Route 35 at Henderson early Sunday. Gas leak prompted Columbia Gas Co to respond and C P Telephone Co to replace the damaged pole. Damages were estimated at 800 to the car and 200 to the meter and pole. The incident remains under investigation.

Point Pleasant Henderson Robert G. Hite Mason County Troy Huffman Hite William Reiker Bob Powers Columbia Gas Co C & P Telephone Co

Three Arrested in Mason County Weekend Sweep

Mason County Sheriff's deputies arrested Roger Blankenship of Gallipolis Ferry and Freddie Westfall of Gallipolis for intoxication. John Okeyer of Point Pleasant is held for Ohio authorities on a bad check charge.

Point Pleasant Mason County

Four Hurt In Meigs County Car Crash

Four people were injured in a Sunday night two car collision on Lick Skillet Road near Long Bottom Meigs County. Vivian Maxey 60 Estella Adkin 75 Kathy Maxey 13 were in the Maxey car with injuries. Butch Welch 26 a Bartimus passenger sustained arm injuries. Bartimus cited for driving left of center.

Pomeroy Lick Skillet Long Bottom Meigs County Maxey Butch Welch Columbus Bartimus Veterans Memorial Hospital

Ohio Man Is Jailed After Armed Robbery Charge

Billy Frank Patterson, 33, of Northfield Ohio, charged with armed robbery, is jailed in Mason County after arrest by Putnam County deputies and West Virginia State Police. He will await a preliminary hearing in Putnam County before being returned to Mason County jail for trial.

Point Pleasant Billy Frank Patterson Northfield Ohio Mason County Putnam County

Pliny Driver Cited After Parking Lot Collision

City police charged Walter L. Kay 46 Pliny with improper backing after his car struck a parked auto on Third Street Saturday at 5 30 p m Kay backed out of a driveway and hit Horton Eckard 68 Point Pleasant whose car was parked in front of his residence

Point Pleasant Walter L. Kay Pliny Third Street Kay Horton Eckard

Bidwell Man Cited After Collision

Gallia County patrol reports a Bidwell man 27 was cited after a two car crash on Gallia County Road 17 near Route 594 at about 7 50 p m injuring four people. David H Smith faced charges of driving while intoxicated and driving left of center.

Gallipolis Bidwell Smith Clayton Smith Holzer Medical Center

Youth Shot Accidentally in Middleport

Middleport police said 16 year old Jeff Saunders of 729 Oliver Street was accidentally shot in the heel when a revolver fell from a table as he reached for a ringing phone. He was treated at Holzer Medical Center and released. His mother Martha Saunders had placed the gun on the table after hearing a possible prowler.

Middleport Jeff Saunders Oliver St Holzer Medical Center Martha Saunders

Leaking Gasoline Triggers Car Fire at Motel in Gallipolis

Gallipolis fire crews responded at 7 27 p m Sunday to extinguish a car fire at the Blue Fountain Motel on Route 7. The blaze started when Wilson Hamrick Middleton car leaked gasoline onto a hot exhaust pipe. Damage was about 100 dollars.

Gallipolis Blue Fountain Route 7 Wilson Hamrick Middleton

Drag Racer Priest Rev. Jerome Leake Drives GTO

The Rev. Jerome Leake of Sacred Heart Church in Aurora Illinois is described as a fast man who preaches then races a souped up Pontiac GTO nicknamed Padre's Goat The Friendly Persuader The car reportedly runs a 12 8 second quarter mile according to The National Enquirer

New York Jerome Leake Sacred Heart Catholic Church Aurora Illinois Leake Padre National Enquirer

Air Force dual basing pullback from Europe disclosed

The United States quietly withdrew two Air Force squadrons from Europe last year while pledging to maintain strength there. Dual basing rotates US units to Europe for NATO defense, but senior officers question its value, noting increased costs and limited in place force parity.

Washington United States Europe U.S House Appropriations Committee NATO Pentagon Air Force Shaw Air Force Base S.C Nixon Brussels David A. Burchinal Appropriations Committee Burehinal U.S. Air Force Britain West Germany Holland Spain Germany

Court Greenlights Church Affiliated Colleges Aid

The Supreme Court upheld the federal construction grants program for church affiliated colleges by a 5 to 4 vote. Chief Justice Warren Burger said that Pennsylvania and Rhode Island schemes were unconstitutional due to excessive church state entanglement.

Washington Supreme Court Pennsylvania Rhode Island Warren K. Burger

4-H Club Congress attendees and visiting notices

Ruth Ann Jordan attended state 4-H Club Congress in Columbus as a Meigs County delegate. Local 4-H and Boys Club members attended camps and visits across multiple towns, plus a note on $240 million in church college construction grants and a Supreme Court ruling on religion and federal funding.

Ruth Ann Jordan Columbia Make H. E. Starkey Dennis Facemyre Eugene Facemyre Milton W.va Facemyre Leslie Facemyre Clyde Hampton Merlin Langsville Dale Stansbury Arthur Crabtree J. Willis Parker Cambridge Jane Jordan

Justice Black Ranks Third in Supreme Court Longevity

Justice Hugo L. Black, with 33 years 10 months 5 days on the Supreme Court, moves to third place in length of service behind Justices Field and Marshall. He is the third oldest justice in history, as Field served 34 years 6 months 11 days and Marshall 34 years 5 months 2 days.

Washington Hugo L. Black U.S. Supreme Court Black Stephen Field John Marshall

Fire department responds to possible heart attack at Athens center

Emergency crews were called to Athens Mortal Health Center Sunday at 2 15 p m to aid 61 year old Mrs Goldie Huddy of Buchtel an employee who suffered a possible heart attack She was given oxygen while transported to O Bleness Memorial Hospital

Fire Department Athens Mortal Health Center Goldie Huddy Buchtel O’bleness Memorial Hospital

Boxer’s Draft Evasion Conviction Reversed in Court

In an interview at his suburban Philadelphia home, a former boxer discusses the reversal of a conviction for draft evasion and reflects on his life purpose. He notes a 34 year layoff from boxing, the value of health and family, and his plans to stay out of trouble while awaiting the final court decision.

Philadelphia America

Also Mentioned on This Page

Terrence Cunningham Chauncey Man Grover Corbin Nellie Sims Meigs Drag Racer Fred S. Hoffman High Court Church College Aid Carpenter News Burger Harry A. Blackmun Nixon Administration John M. Harlan Potter Stewart Byron R. White William C. Douglas William J. Brennan Jr Thurgood Marshall Justice Black Don Reed Bob Baur Complete Insurance Service Reed & Baur Inc Feyj Hee Ang Siges Eac Playtex Girdies Marting Putnam Howe Belpre DIAL
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