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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1971

Page

5

Area Death Notices Area rites for Kennedy II at Suncrest Cemetery

Point Pleasant Bidwell Route 1 family of Gregg E Kennedy and Linda L Hoschar Kennedy await funeral rites for stillborn Gregg Eugene Kennedy II at Suncrest Cemetery Monday at 2 p.m. Rev George Hoschar officiates. In Glouster Frank Williams 77 dies at Mount St Mary Hospital. He served as stationary engineer and WWI veteran with survivor list including wife Bessie M Williams and multiple relatives. Funeral Tuesday 1 p.m. at Va Fossen Funeral Home Maplewood Cemetery burial. viewing Monday.

Point Pleasant Gregg Eugene Kennedy II Gregg E Linda L. Hoschar Kennedy Bidwell Suncrest George Hoschar Jasper Hoschar James Kennedy Columbus Wilcoxen

Pomeroy Librarian Lucy Gainer Dies at 72

Lucy F. Gainer 72 of Union Ave Pomeroy died Sunday at Ohio Valley Nursing Home Parkersburg former Meigs County teacher and head librarian at Pomeroy Library for 26 years. Surviving husband two daughters seven grandchildren three sisters and several nieces nephews. Services Tuesday 2 p.m. Ewing Funeral Home Beech Grove Cemetery with Rev. Card officiating. Visitation at funeral home. Graveside services for Elizabeth Molnar held Hollister Cemetery Tuesday 3:30 p.m. in GLOUSTER.

Pomeroy Lucy F. Gainer Union Ave Ohio Valley Nursing Home Parkersburg Meigs County Jesse Gainer Russell Geraldine) T. Smith Jr Eugene Rita) Buckley Cheshire Sylvia Poole Ashland Eliza Foreman Portland Frances Larkins Long Bottom Andrew Hannah Bush Powell Ewing Robert Card Beech Grove

Obituaries for Malone and Glidden in Ohio death notices

Delbert L Malone 55 of Glouster Route 3 died at home at 4 30 AM Monday. He was born in Hamden son of the late Henry and Bertha Malone. a custodian at Ohio University. Navy World War II veteran. member of VFW Jacksonville and survived by Glenna Lowry one son Kenneth four grandchildren one sister Mildred Allison Hamden one brother Thomas Brown Beaver and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements later by Van Fossen Funeral Home. Claude A Glidden 55 of Kalamazoo Michigan died February 21 funeral held February 24 native of Bassett Ridge Athens County son of the late Orris C and Emma Glidden member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Kalamazoo survivors include wife Cora a daughter Mrs Richard Burris two grandchildren Randy and Nancy Burris sister Mrs Frank Chaney Cincinnati two brothers Paul Bremen and Vernon Logan.

Glouster Frank Williams Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Athens County William and Margaret Williams Oakdale Church of Christ McCann-Frederick Post American Legion Bessie M. Heiser Williams Frank E. Williams Jr Huntsville Tex Margaret Spinner Southfield Mich Alvin Jones Terre Haute Ind Emma Cox Athens Martha Searle Zanesville Elizabeth Clark Indianapolis Dave Youngstown Bob the Plains Emma Va Fossen Funeral Don Seevers Maplewood Cemetery Delbert L. Malone Hamden Henry and Bertha McManus Malone Ohio University VFW Jacksonville Glenna Lowry Kenneth Mildred Allison Thomas Brown Beaver van Fossen Funeral Home Kalamazoo Frank E. Chaney Cincinnati Paul Bremen Vernon Logan Point Pleasant Ernest Arnold Arnie) Frazier Ernest W. Frazier Fraziers Bottom Putnam County Charles and Eliza Errett Frazier Ethel Mae Frazier Verba Long Ernest W Odell E Nitro Charles F Mason Stella Bain Vada Shaffer Massillon Freda North Huntington Akron William Gallipolis Wilcoxen Thomas Clark Ray Miller Cunningham Memorial Park St. Albans

15 Year Old Girl Detained By Point Pleasant Police

A 15 year old girl traveling from Chicago to Buffalo was picked up by Point Pleasant City Police. She had been living with her mother and step father in Chicago and is held in juvenile quarters at Mason County Jail awaiting her step father’s arrival.

Point Pleasant Hom Chicago Buffalo W. Wi Mason County

Welfare discussion at GLOUSTER-Hocking Salon 365 meeting

The 8&40 sister salon met at Hotel Gordon with host Neal Morris presiding after dinner. Kate Parks led a brief meeting while Kate Parks presided and child welfare was discussed. Regina Hall won the mystery prize. Valentine favors were given to all members. Next gathering set for March 25 hosted by Lucille Withem or Grace Zimmer.

Glouster Hocking Salon No 365 Gordon Neal Morris Chapeau Kate Parks Regina Hall Logan Valentine Favors Lucille Withem Grace Zimmer

Willie Johnson 70 dies in Union Community

Willie Johnson 70 of Union Community died on arrival Sunday night at Veterans Memorial Hospital Pomeroy. He worked for the West Virginia State Road Commission and served as a church and cemetery trustee. Surviving are his wife Mina a brother Henry three sisters and two Johnson sisters. Services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Union United Methodist Church with burial in Union Cemetery. Friends may visit Fogle Song Funeral Home Mason after 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Mason Willie Johnson Union Community Veteran’s Memorial Hospital Pomeroy West Virginia State Road Commission Johnson Union United Methodist Church and Cemetery Union James Sarah Hart Johnson Mina Henry New Haven Wilbert Weaver Anna Lillie Johnson

Mourning Dies in Pleasant Valley Hospital at 75

Virgil Ray Mourning 75 of 2216 Lincoln Ave died Monday at 6 15 am in Pleasant Valley Hospital after a year of declining health. A longtime Marietta Manufacturing Co. employee, he was born in Mason County to Harvey and Sarah Rice Mourning. Survived by wife Lily three daughters Jo Ann Rose Alice Mourning Eileen Elpers Evelyn Brooks a son Alva a brother Herman fifteen grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Services Wednesday 2 pm at Crow Hassell Funeral Home with Rev. O H Carder. Burial Suncrest Cemetery.

Point Pleasant Virgil Ray Mourning Lincoln Ave Pleasant Valley Hospital Marietta Manufacturing Co Mr. Mourning Mason County Harvey and Sarah Rice Mourning Lillie Jo Ann Rose Alice Mourning Eileen Elpers Houston Tex Evelyn Brooks Lafayette Ind Alva Herman Tucson Ariz Crow- Hassell Funeral Home O. H. Carder Suncrest Cemetery

Driver Cited After Crash in Point Pleasant Weekend

Police cited Elizabeth McConshay after she drove from a Texaco station driveway into the path of Roger Roush at Third and Vi. The 5:15 p.m. Saturday crash led to a failure to yield charge. A second incident occurred at 1:45 a.m. Sunday in a Pennysaver parking lot when Robert Gregory backed into a parked car owned by Wendell Pan cake. no citations were issued.

Elizabeth McConshay Point Pleasant Texaco Third and Viand Roger Dennis Roush Pennyfare Robert Austin Gregory Burdette Street Wendell M. Pancake Park Drive

Beverly death toll rises for Kirtha Donaldson

Mrs. Kirtha M. Donaldson of Beverly died Sunday at 1 45 a m at Marietta Memorial Hospital. A former registered nurse she was the wife of Rev Frank Donaldson a former Athens pastor. Died Sunday at 1 45 a m. Burial at Beverly Cemetery with services by Evangelist Dean Mills. She was aged and survived by nieces and nephews.

Beverly Kirtha M. Donaldson Athens Marietta Memorial Hospital Bingham Mich John Ida Carmichael Frank Donaldson First Christian Church Donaldson Charleston W. Va Marietta Fifth Street Church of Christ Mount Moriah Order of Eastern Star the Daughters of the American Revolution McCurdy Evangelist Dean Mills Beverly Cemetery

Disaster Depositions Are Asked

Attorneys in civil damage actions linked to the Silver Bridge collapse are ordered to file final depositions in U.S. District Court in Baltimore by March 26. Judge Kaufman set the date after a six hour hearing, noting it does not guarantee early trials among 47 actions filed since the December 15 1968 Ohio River bridge disaster that killed 46 and produced nearly $47 million in federal claims across Ohio West Virginia and Maryland. An additional 47 claims totaling over $5 million are in the West Virginia Court of Claims. The hearing was the third in a year, with prior sessions in October in Baltimore and last May in Charleston.

Charleston Silver Bridge U.S. District Court Frank A. Kaufman Baltimore Kaufman Ohio River Point Pleasant Ohio West Virginia Maryland West Virginia Court of Claims Balltimore

Fire guts Jacksonville home of Ernest and Mrs Sabo

Jacksonville Fire Department fought a gas stove caused blaze that destroyed the residence of Mr and Mrs Ernest Sabo. The Sabos were away in West Virginia where Mrs Sabo works, and nothing inside the home was saved.

Jacksonville Ernest Sabo Sabos West Virginia Sabo

Tyrone Sees Hope and Hard Times in Economic Revival

The town braces for industry push while many residents eye relocation. Mayor Hoover cautions a rough short term, yet church funds and student contests fuel a local jobs campaign. Some youths plan to move to California, others cling to a shared belief Tyrone can survive through community effort.

Tyrone James W. Hoover California Promised Land Pennsylvania Avenue

Nixon Forecasts New Birth Of Greatness In Iowa

President Nixon urged Iowa legislators to back his rural development and revenue sharing plan, proposing a total of 16 billion dollars in revenue sharing and urging removal of federalism constraints. He announced a 100 million dollar increase to rural aid and argued for abolishing the Agriculture Department as part of government reorganization.

Des Moines, Iowa Nixon Iowa America Agriculture Department Washington, D.C Congress

Berean Class Elects Officers in Church Meeting

The Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ in Glouster held a meeting in the Church Social Room. Officers elected were President Mrs. N. R. Maxwell Vice President Mrs. Beatrice Vaughn Treasurer Mrs. Ross Hogue and Secretary Mrs. Joe Mesares.

Glouster Church of Christ Church Evelyn Vernon John Ross Hogue William Spencer Joe Mesares H. H. Zimmer N. R. Maxwell Beatrice Vaughn

Two Mason Thefts Reported This Weekend

Police investigated two thefts in Mason city limits. A Kaiser Credit Ravenswood transmission valued at 250 dollars disappeared from the B and S used car lot between midnight Friday and Saturday. Harry Flowers Point Pleasant reported a universal bar mount and hitch bar stolen from his car at Heck's parking lot between 7 and 7:30 p.m. Friday. Each loss totaled 31 dollars and 41 cents.

Point Pleasant Kaiser Credit Ravenswood B and S Second and Viand Harry Flowers Universal Heck’s Flowers

Two Car Collision Occurs In Mason

A two car collision on Clifton Road at 5 p m Sunday was investigated by the Mason County Sheriff s Department. Daniel H Zirkle 26 of Mildenport and Edna P Reitmire 36 of West Columbia were east and west bound when their vehicles bumped fenders at the crest of a hill. Damage estimated at 75 with no injuries or citations. Nelsonville Advisory Board of Rainbow for Girls meets Tuesday at 7 p m at Masonic Hall listing 1971 members. Mr and Mrs Charles Garland of Mossman Circle Point Pleasant travel to Columbus to enter daughter Angela into Children s Hospital as patient.

Point Pleasant Clifton Road Mason County Charles Garland Mossman Circle Columbus Angela Children’s Hospital

Logan Firemen Rescue Two Men From Hocking River Rapids

Logan firemen aided by a volunteer with a personal boat rescued Gerald A. Wright and Jack Redmond from rocks in the Hocking River at Falls Mills rapids near Route 664. They had started a Lancaster float at 7 a.m. and became trapped. Fifteen firefighters and a ladder extended to the boat, then the men climbed to safety.

Logan Hocking River Jones Lancaster Falls Mills Rapids Gerald A. Wright Jack Redmond Wright Redmond

Bottle Drive Nets 92 For Cadettes In Glouster

Cadette Troop 82 met at the high school with 23 members and one guest. They collected 92.71 from a pop bottle drive and thanked donors. Funds will help send them to Washington D.C. in April.

Glouster — Girl Scout Cadette Washington D.C

Man Freed In Deaths From Crash

James Lee Janzen 25 of Phoenix Arizona pleaded guilty to second degree vehicular homicide in a four car crash on U S 50 near State Route 7 junction that killed two Ohio University students. Athens County Common Pleas Court Judge John Bolin suspended the remaining six months of sentence, gave six months probation and a $100 fine.

Ohio University Athens County Common Pleas Court John Bolin James Lee Janzen Phoenix Ariz U. S. 50 State Highway Patrol Janzen Bolin

Car fire damages Jim Leonard’s engine in Point Pleasant

Firefighters from the Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department responded to a car engine fire on Redmond Ridge at 6:40 a.m. Monday. The blaze damaged the engine of the car owned by Jim Leonard.

Point Pleasant Jim Leonard Redmond Ridge

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gregg E. Kennedy II Elizabeth Molnar Cleveland Hollister Claude A. Glidden Virgil KR Ernest A. Frazier David Rathburn Vinton David Roscoe Rathburn Eno Mr. Rathburn Dexter Amos Mary Jane Wiseman Rathburn Anna Hack Eno United Methodist Church Eno Grange Darinae Prino New York Aothy Bis Bill Berean R. White N. Blackburn Road Order of Rainbow For Masonic Hall Judy Ohlinger Edith Hardy Norma Whitlatch Carol Bawley Marline Figgins Jean Carpenter Willimena Mender Bill Whitlatch John Pedigo Dean James Falls Two Phelps Road Good Hope Route 180 Cadettes Man Athens Messenger Union ST APT Duraclean E. State ST. PH
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