Area Death Notices Mix in Athens and Surrounding Regions
Obituaries recount Viola Fell 96 of Zanesville and Mary Ann Carpenter age 16 of New Haven. Other notices include Daniel S. Davis 77 of Gallipolis, Lora Guthrie Story 78 of Athens, Thomas W. Fitzpatrick 61 of Wilkesville, Allie Johnson 69 of Mason, Byrd Jeffers 66 of Bidwell, and Byrd Jeffers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Mary Ann Carpenter
Church of God
David Fields Jr
Kirkland Memorial Gardens
Mary Ann
Fay Carpenter
Foglesong
Youth Admits Charge of Drug Possession
John Peck, 19, of 342 Gamertsfel der Hall, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to possession of a barbiturate. The charge arose from an incident Feb. 17 investigated by OshO University security. A separate charge for an hallucinogenic drug LBJ was dismissed. Judge Franklin Sheeter fined $300 costs and suspended a 60 day sentence, with one year of good behavior required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peck
Gamertsfelder Hall
Osho University Security Department
Peck
Franklin Sheeter
Prison Sentences For Three Youths In Ohio University Burglaries
Two men and a youth were sentenced after pleading guilty in Common Pleas Court for a Feb. 5 spree at Ohio University East Green that burglarized six cars and netted $634. Freshmen Robert Jordan Jr. and John E. Shay received three years probation. Duke Knorr, identified as ringleader, was sent to Mansfield Reformatory for an earlier Belk Simpson's break in. Additional sentences included James Knight for incest and James Pencelli for breaking and entering, while Charles Willard Young faced probation violation proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Ohio University
East Green
Robert Jordan Jr
Washington Hall
Steubenville
John E. Shay
Hudson Ave
Shay
Frank Shay
Duane Knorr
Scott Quadrangle
Albany Route 2
Belk Simpson
Knorr
Mansfield Reformatory
John Bolin
Jordan
Clair Ball Jr
James Knight
the Plains
Knight
Ohio
Bolin
James Richard Pencelli
Cleveland
Pincelli
Nelsonville
Veterans’ of Foreign Wars
OMA Backs Fluoridation Bill in Ohio Senate Action
The Ohio State Medical Association endorses a Senate bill mandating fluoridation of public water in Ohio. President Dr. Ted Light calls it long overdue and a proven public health measure. Oakley C. Collins leads the bill, with support from the Ohio Citizens Committee for Fluoridation chaired by Dr. Albert Sabin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Medical Association
Ted Light
OMA
Ten Woodland Fires Burn in District 10 Southeastern Ohio
Ten fires were reported in southeastern Ohio on Tuesday, totaling about 35 acres. Rutland volunteers battled a 10 acre blaze near Route 124 in the Dexter area, then returned at night. Additional fires appeared in Meigs County's Bald Knob district, Vinton County, and near Amesville in Athens County with Ames Bern Amesville responding.
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Ohio
District Four
Ohio Division of Forestry
Rutland
Dexter
Route 124
Bald Knob
Meigs County
Racine
Vinton County
Athens County
Amesville
Forestry
Ames Bern-Amesville
Driver Cited After Wreck On Route 50
McArthur teenager Fred E. Kruger 19 was involved in a Route 50 crash east of McArthur. The car overturned in a ditch after leaving the highway when he fell asleep while returning from work in Chillicothe. Kruger escaped with minor injuries and was cited for speed unreasonable for conditions.
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Mcarthur
Fred E. Kruger
State Highway Patrol
Kruger
Ratcliffourg
Chillicothe
Coed Fined After Taking Letter To Jail
Linda Jean Tennison an 18 year old Ohio University freshman from Amelia was arrested by sheriff deputies for attempting to convey a letter to a county jail prisoner without permission. She pleaded guilty in Municipal Court and was fined 35 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Jean Tennison
Ohio University
Amelia
Sheriff's
AHS Faculty Members To Visit Toledo Whitmer High School
Athens High School faculty members plan a visit to Toledo Whitmer High School during the AHS spring vacation starting March 17. The two schools are noted as Ohio's only non graded high schools per Principal Richard N. Stacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Toledo Whitmer High School
Toledo Whitmer
Athens High
Ohio
Richard N. Stacy
Death penalty not sought in Wyant first degree murder trial
Meigs County opens with William Frederick Wyant 54 facing first degree murder charges after the Aug 17 1968 shooting that killed Michael Lee Dotson 28 near Wyant’s Racine home. Prosecutor Bernard Fultz says death penalty not a factor. jurors seated and challenges remaining. Wyant previously classified sane after hospital observation.
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Liam Frederick Wyant
Racine
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Wyant
The
Michael Lee Dotson
Parkersburg
Bernard Fultz
Supreme Court
John Bacon
Dotson
Medieval Art On Display At Athens High School Exhibit
Ray Abraham, Athens High School art teacher, announces a medieval art show supported by the Ohio Arts Council and the Arts and Humanities program. Lois McGuirn aided HAPSEC in arranging the display of reproductions from European and U.S. museums and churches, viewable 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Ohio Arts Council National Foundation
Arts and Humanities
Ray Abraham
AHS
Lois McGuirn
Hapsec
Hocking
Athens
Perry County
Supplemental Educational Center
U.S
Stacy to Speak at Area Conference
Richard N. Stacy, principal of Athens High School, will address the 74th North Central Association meeting in Chicago March 23-26 on A Profile of a Significant School. About 4,000 educators from qualifying schools are expected to attend. Cars driven by Joseph Vance and Daniel Anco were slightly damaged when Vance backed into Anco’s car. Vance was cited for improper backing.
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Richard N. Stacy
Athens High School
North Central Association
Chicago
Joseph Vance
Lancaster St
Daniel Anco
Newark
Vance
Ance
North
Lancaster
Nine Dogs Available at City Pound Listed by Villars
John Villars, county dog warden, releases a list of dogs at the city pound. Nine animals are available this week including a female border collie, a yellow female spaniel, a black and white female part beagle, two black and tan part beagles, and four puppies. Contact him at 593-5435 for details.
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John Villars
Villars
Coolville Lodge to Hold Annual Inspection Friday Evening
Coolville Lodge No. 337 F and A M will conduct its annual inspection Friday at 7 30 p m with peach cobbler refreshments served after the meeting in the lodge hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Coolville Lodge No. 337
F&am
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International Club
Georges Fauriol
Sail-Sous-Couzan
France
Fauriol
University College
Mexico City
Nihat Gursoy
Ismet
Turkey
Frank Babcock
North McKinley
Liz Spires
Wilkesville
Narendra Kirpalani
Trinidad
Viola May Fell
Locust Ave
Zanesville
Muskingum County Hospital
Rufus
Carrie Stone Fell
Miss Fell
Athens City County Health Department
Market Street Baptist Church
Ohio Public Health Association
Muskingum County Nursing Association
Louise McElhaney
Blue Avenue
Daniel S. Davis
Gallipolis
Fourth Ave
Holzer Medical Center
Perry Township
Gallia County
John
Elizabeth Evans Davis
Garnet Davis
Davis
Nebo Methodist Church
Patriot Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite Valley of Columbus
Eastern Star Chapter
Asa
Clara Mae) Mossbarton
Patriot
Edna
Lora Guthrie Story
E. State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Arthur C
Alice Guthrie
Story
Frank D
Paul
Emmett Guthrie
Athens First Christian Church
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Thomas W. Fitzpatrick
Albany
Edward Fitzpatrick
Houston
Hamden
Debbie Booth Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Point Rock
Orphans Friend Lodge F & AM
Wilkes Grange
Opal Graves Fitzpatrick
Gary
Bonnie) Houston
Wellston
Elmer
Strong and Son
James Cummings
Robert Smith
Franklin Eberts
Memory Gardens
Mrs
Allie Johnson
Mason
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Mason County
Charles
Elzina Russell Garren
James Johnson
Lola Kovalick
Gahanna
Mabel Cain
Sarasota
Fla
Paul Johnson
Beavertown
Forrest Johnson
Grover Garren
Mansfield
Viola Edwards
Clifton
Stella Detty
Jewell Cole
Retha Scott
Grace Jones
Foglesong Funeral Home
Lowell E. Keeney
Fairview Cemetery
Byrd Jeffers
Point Pleasant
Bidwell
Nancy Clench Jeffers
Henderson
Inda Marie Jeffers
Guy and
Springfield
Freddie
Mt. Sterling
Margaret Swords
Junior White
Ronald White
Oretha Crookham
Wanda White
Mack
Erma Milner
Concord Baptist Church
Gary Roach
Church
Mohr-Stevens Funeral
William Kane
Reformatory
Charles Willard Young
S. Shafer Sr
Gladys
Youngs
Page Chevrolet
Young
Coed
George Lovell
Goldberg's Store
Glouster, Ohio
Bek
Stacy
Ory
Bargain
Belk
Rific
Ron
North Court Street
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