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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1971
Page
6
Judge James Stil well levied eight fines in Hocking County Court Saturday and forfeited 16 bonds. Fined were Glen W. Payne Adelphi and others for speeding unsafe vehicle violations and license issues. Bonds forfeited included Edward J. Hergesell Reynoldsburg speeding and more. Additional forfeitures covered disobeying traffic devices, signs, and speeding by multiple residents.
Walter Landers 54 of Dayton died after slipping on a wet path and falling 50 to 75 feet at Old Man's Cave State Park. He landed on his head and died of a compound fracture. Sheriff says first park fatality since opening. Body removed by Hocking Honor Camp inmates.
Ryger Richard Wamsley joined his brother and sister in law on a trip to Macon Georgia and Tampa Florida. Multiple families from Belpre Middleport Columbus Logan Gallipolis Wilmington New Boston and Gallipolis areas visited relatives or attended a funeral in Mason West Virginia.
A series of obituaries from Wilkesville Logan and nearby places report Lena Cray 80 found dead at her son Earl’s farm. Minnie Holman 78 of Middleport, Thomas Mooney 78 New Lexington, Ethel Beasley 84 former Athens, and other locals including Ray Cottrell Sophia DeVault Ed Lat Timmer and John Hayes noted with survivors, funeral homes, and burial plans.
William Rutter 84 died Saturday at Arcadia Nursing Home Lesboro. Survived by daughters Mrs Marie Clayton Croton and Mrs Lydia Six Carbondale and three sons Chester New Straitsville Emmett Nelsonville Lester Glouster. Services Tuesday 1 p.m. Wrightsel Funeral Home McArthur Everett McKibben officiating. Burial Keeton Cemetery Lake Hope. Friends may call anytime.
Heights YF members of Heights United Methodist Church join the Point Pleasant sub district YF meeting at Good Shepherd Church Monday at 7 30 p m The Friendship class holds its monthly business and social meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the church The same committee directs the session after a February break The mid week prayer and Bible study hour is Wednesday at 7 30 p m with choir practice afterward.
Mrs. Don Comer hosted the Temple WSCS meeting with devotions by Mrs. Carl Crabtree and a surprise layette shower. Carpenter Baptist Busy Bees met at Mrs. Reed Jeffers home with Mrs. Clay Jordan as devotional leader. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Frazier from Gallipolis and Mrs. Elma Vernon from New Lexington visiting relatives. Columbia Grange held a recent meeting with the theme Everyone is Special, plus cookbook sales and donations to the State Grange Camp Foundation Development Fund and Meigs County Museum. Weekend visitors included Shirley Greer of Columbus and Sherman Greer of Hovert Indiana. Goldie Gillogly spent a night with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gaston of Albany during a Cedarville trip.
The Rev Roy McCoy pastor of Heights United Methodist Church Point Pleasant served nine years and now at Mountain Lake Park Maryland suffered a heart attack while preaching at McHenry Church Sunday morning. He is hospitalized at Garrett Memorial Hospital Oakland Maryland. The McCoys have two daughters Bonnie Bowyer and Donna Mullens.
In Oakland a 29 year old computer expert from University Computing Co. Palo Alto is charged with grand theft for allegedly dialing into a Univac at Information Systems Design Inc. and stealing data worth about 25000. Police linked the theft to a call from Ward's Palo Alto firm during the incident.
Mount St Mary Hospital lists multiple newborns including daughters for Geil of New Straitsville Bowers of Nelsonville Young of Athens Leffler of Nelsonville and others. Admissions include Phyllis Wright Nelsonville Route 1 Arley Howard Nelsonville Route 2 and many names from Glouster Glouster area and The Plains.
Logan High School schedules a repeat performance of Anything Goes next Saturday night to accommodate crowds turned away from three shows. The production, directed by Mrs. Pat Shannon, has surpassed its $5,000 American Cancer Society goal and may tour in early April. Tickets at the door cost adults 1.25 and children 0.75.
Six persons appeared before Judge James Stilwell in Hocking County Court to enter pleas and set bonds pending arraignments. Frazier and Hedges pled guilty to malicious destruction of mailboxes with sentencing deferred. Blosser pled innocent. hearing set for March 15 with $100 bond. Guess Sr. pleads innocent to DUI with $253.50 bond. Rosser bound for common pleas on breaking and entering with $500 charge. Collier pleads innocent to abandoning a pregnant wife and remains jailed on $300 bond.
Multiple Class AAA results highlight Chesapeake, Chillicothe, Point Valley, and Ross Southeastern games with wins and losses. Statewide standings include Columbus Walnut Ridge 105 over East 70 and several OT and close finishes across cities like Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, and Toledo.
The birthday of Vernon Weber was observed Saturday night in Rutland. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baer and family of Chester, Mrs. May Weber, Mrs. Lawrence Milhoan, and the Weber family Dennis and Dean, Ohio State University students, Dallas, Donna and Duane, and Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Jones. Lawrence Milhoan could not attend due to a fractured hip.
Logan seven drivers were found guilty and fined in Mayor's court Saturday morning. An additional driver forfeited his bond. Karen D. Andy, 19, was fined for failing to yield at a stop sign causing an accident on March 4. Danny O. Baker, 18, paid a fine for excessive speed on February 28. Nolan H. Brunk, 24, blamed for a Hunter Street accident, was fined for inadequate distance. Joe H. Collins, 21, was fined for not wearing a helmet. William Art Kearns, 25, was fined for driving left of center on Route 33. Samuel T. Kline, 18, was fined for unnecessary noise. Keith I. Thomas, 19, was fined for speeding in a school zone. Kenneth P. Johnson, 57, forfeited $30 bond for improper backing.
Lawrence G Mohr and wife Clara sold their stock in Mohr Stevens Funeral Home Inc ending affiliation with the business. Ted Stevens will operate at 1300 Viand St with plans for a new facility after lease expiry. Mohr may join another area funeral business during the interim and remains tied to the property. contact 675-3449. Official officers include Ted Stevens president Rosemary Stevens VP Larry Pyles secretary treasurer.
Nelsonville police received a report from Charles Andrews that a battery was stolen from his pickup while parked near Center Cafe. He said the theft occurred Friday night around 9 to 11:30 p.m. Another report from Margaret Crane notes a scratched left door and a broken side view mirror on her car parked at 1070 Walnut Street.
Mr and Mrs Richard L Brown of Logan announce a son. Donald E Kline Carrie Malone Mary Kimble Carol Thompson Clarence W Snyder and Paul Thrush all of Logan admitted. Mrs Thomas Snider and others transferred to University Hospital Columbus. Donald Kline moved to Lancaster Fairfield Hospital Lancaster.
The Athens Fire Department emergency squad was called to Lakeview Manor Building 35 at 10 32 a m Monday where William Wilson 21 was ill. He was taken to Hudson Health Center.
Nelsonville Gary L. Haynes son of Norwood and Mrs Haynes 596 Jackson St has been named to the Dean's List of the College of Education at Ohio University He majors in History and Government and is a 1965 graduate of Nelsonville High School
Nelsonville Rebekah Lodge No. 906 will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the Odd Fellows Temple for the initiation of candidates Members are urged to bring canned goods for the lodge project Royal Arch Encampment No 376 IOOF to meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the Odd Fellows Temple
A regular meeting of Valley Lodge No. 169 Knights of Pythias will be held Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Pythian Hall with dues and agenda to be discussed by members.
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