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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1977

Page

7

Community Meeting Listings for Athens Area Groups

AlAnon meeting at Church of Good Shepherd lounge at 64 University Terrace 8 p.m. open to those concerned about a friend or relative with a drinking problem. Athens County trustees and clerks note heirs spouses invited. refreshments. Albany PTO 7 30 p.m. discussion topics near. Athens High School Booster Club 7 30 p.m. in high school cafeteria. Alexander Board 7 30 p.m. Alexander Church. Elks Lodge 8 p.m. business meeting. Paramythia Lodge 25 F&AM 7 30 p.m. Athens Masonic Temple. Glouster Boy Scouts 6 p.m. Scout Building. Glouster Masonic 7 30 p.m. Waterloo PTO 7 30 p.m. cafeteria with Sue Cable speaking on child nutrition and spring carnival plans. babysitting provided. Chauncey official board 7 30 p.m. at Pearl Henry home. Wednesday Athens City event list includes Athens Commandery 15 E T 7 30 p.m. Masonic. Catholic Ladies of Columbia 7 30 p.m. St Paul’s Church Hall. LaLeche 8 p.m. at 43 Strouds Run Rd with Loraine Myers. breastfeeding group. United Methodist Women Bible study 9 30 to 11 a.m. hosted by Mrs Richard Whitman 49 Sunnyside Dr. Amere Club 2 p.m. with Mrs Earl Trunick 74 Morris Ave. Adena area girls scout service unit 9 30 a.m. Extension Service building West Union St. Day camp committee at 9 a.m. Trimble Local School Board 7 p.m. high school. Trimble Village Council 7 30 p.m. Village Hall.

AlAnon Church of Good Shepherd University Terrace Athens County Township Albany Pto Athens High School Bulldog Booster Club Alexander Board Ben Alexander Elks Lodge Paramythia Lodge F&am Athens Masonic Temple Glouster Boy Scouts Cee Eee Se Glouster Masonic Waterloo Pto Sue Cable New Plymouth Ohio Department of Public Health United Methodist Women of the First United Methodist Church Richard Whitman Sunnyside Drive Amere Club Earl Trunick Morris Ave Adena Athens Chauncey the Plains West Union Street

Vinton Budget Near Complete in 1977 General Fund Plan

McARTHUR The Vinton County Commissioners expect to finalize the 1977 general fund budget today trimming about 6 percent from each department with heads. They must keep the total within 472 dollars of anticipated income. Commissioner Harry Collins credited a state AG ruling on his resignation and appointment to the vacancy. Collins will seek re election in 1978. Senior Citizens group met with officials including Elsie Ryther and Betty Dobbins. A car fire at 80 W Main St damaged the engine aboard Brenda Conley’s vehicle with no damage estimate.

McArthur Vinton County Harry Collins State Attorney General's Office Democratic Central Committee Collins Senior Citizens, Senior Citizens, Inc Elsie Ryther Betty Dobbins Logan Brenda Conley Charles St Main St Conley

Never A Horse In Sch A Amid Hallway Horse Rumors

Athens High School principal Robert Shamp denies a horse was ever in the hall. students recalled a past rumor of riders four years ago and sightings of horses tied near the pond. No confirmed incident occurred at the school.

Sch Robert Shamp Athens High School the Messenger Shamp

Weather briefing for Southeast Ohio and surrounding areas

Tuesday March 8 1977 weather summary reports high yesterday 40 and low today 22 with a 71 percent morning humidity. No precipitation yesterday, total this month 0.87 inches, year to date 3.10 inches, departure minus 2.49 inches. Sun sets 6 29 pm, rises 6 51 am. Extended outlook shows unseasonably warm trend with showers daily, highs in 60s Thursday, 40s to 50s by Saturday, overnights 40s. Lake Erie fair with 10 to 20 knot winds and ice cover.

Ty Department C. L. Colmer U.S Ohio Lake Shore West Central Central Southwest East Central Lake Erie

School Machines Opened

WELLSTON Police investigate a breaking and entering at Wellston High School during the weekend after 8 p.m. Affected rooms include the auditorium area. two candy machines and a soft drink machine were damaged and two offices yielded two sets of keys two rings and two watches. The library and industrial arts shop were entered with three rasps and a hammer stolen. No entry point details beyond an east side door.

Wellston Wellston High School Sandra K. Clemms McArthur Route 1 East Broadway Dale Arms Hamden Michigan Avenue Broadway Commercial Carriers, Inc Romulus

Grass Fire Near Athens High School

The Plains volunteers responded to a grass fire near Athens High School on Monday afternoon. Chief Clyde Baker reported six firefighters and two pieces of equipment arrived at 12:50 p.m. and extinguished the blaze in about 15 minutes.

The Plains Volunteer Fire Department Athens High School Clyde Baker

Hospital notes list numerous Athens area births and names

A compiled hospital notes entry lists multiple Athens families welcoming new daughters and sons. Names include Mr and Mrs Eddie Spires, Mr and Mrs Richard Batey, Mr and Mrs Diel Mayle, Mrs Thomas Walker and son Roy McMannis, and many others with listed spouses and individuals such as Violet Hillyer, Margaret Stoody, Ruby Vance, Elizabeth Lyman, James Bond, Howard Knapp, and more.

Eddie Spires Athens Richard Batey Diel Mayle Cutler Violet Hillyer Margaret Stoody Ruby Vance Elizabeth Lyman James Bond

Mount St Mary Admits Nancy Milliran for Surgery

Mrs. Nancy Milliran of 231 N Lancaster St Athens has been admitted to St Anthony Hospital in Columbus for surgery. Her room is 1010. Charles Vollmer and Edward Matas are also noted for transfers to River Side Hospital in Columbus.

Nancy Milliran N. Lancaster St Athens St. Anthony Hospital Columbus Charles Vollmer Riverside Hospital Edward Matas

No Damage in 2 Fires Reported

No damage was reported in two fire runs by the Richland Area Fire Department. One incident at Marion Rose’s home on Route 33 S involved a chimney fire with soot. The other was a grass fire Sunday afternoon along Route 33 South at Hawk's Nest Road in Lodi Two.

Richland Area Fire Department Marion Rose Route 33 Hawk’s Nest Road Lodi

Veterans and others named in court dismissals list

The record lists multiple individuals including Floyd Rhodes Nellie Vale Frances Davidson Mable Hennessy Mark Hood Thomas Hart Rollin Beards Edward Willet Jr and Ord Bush with rest dismissed in Salem Yates James Will Rose Hooper Mable Kesterson Ralph Paul Andrews Deana Good Mary Diehl Susan Bennett and Paul. The document notes dismissals across several names and locations.

Floyd Rhodes Middleport Nellie Vale Frances Davidson Rutland Mable Hennessy Mark Hood Thomas Hart Rollin Beards Edward Willet Jr New Athens Ord Bush Letart Salem Yates James Will Rose Hooper Mable Kesterson Ralph Paul Andrews Deana Good Mary Diehl Susan Bennett Paul

Fire crew responds to wiring fire at local plant

Four firemen rushed a pumper to the Hercules Trouser Co. on Se cond Street after a 4:05 a.m. call for a switch box insulation fire. No damage or loss resulted.

Wellston Hercules Trouser Co Reston Stacks Second Street

Emergency runs report from Athens and surrounding areas

Fire squads from Athens respond to multiple calls. A 33-309 Lakeview resident cramps on a Monday morning. Dora Frost 41 travels to O'Bleness. A 13 year old Lena Neal from Apple Grove to Pleasant Valley skating incident in New Haven. Donald Graham 4 from Hartford and Floyd Bush from New Haven to Veterans Memorial Hospital. Mason squad reports Ruby Smith transferred to Clifton. Middleport squad treats Eva Moodispaugh at home and moves Penny Smith to Holzer Medical Center.

Lena Neal Apple Grove New Haven Pleasant Valley Donald Graham Hartford Floyd Bush Veterans Memorial Hospital MASON Ruby Smith Clifton Eva Moodispaugh Park Street Middleport Penny Smith Holzer Medical Center

Woman Hurt In Vinton Accident

A McArthur woman, Vivian M. McAllister, 31, was injured and taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital after a two vehicle collision on Route 677 north of Route 50 in Vinton County. Stephen D. Brooks, 28, of Lake Worth Florida, struck McAllister's car when he slid left of center while slowing for another vehicle.

McArthur O’bleness Memorial Hospital Vinton County State Highway Patrol Vivian M. McAllister Stephen D. Brooks Lake Worth Fla Brooks Route 677 McAllister

Area Death Notices From Attica to Greenfield News

Attica area death notices list Mrs. Hamilton as a former Lawhead Press employee and Athens resident with surviving kin in Cincinnati and Florida. Ida Brooks of Jacksonville dies at 75. teaching career spans 37 years with local church and Ohio University ties. Robert Knapp Jr. dies at 11 months in Mason after crib death. services planned at Don Knapp residence. Florence Mae Pubbs of Logan dies at 66. burial in Fairview Cemetery after services. Doris N. Hink of Phoenix formerly of Nelsonville area. burial in Mansfield Cemetery. Emory Litchfield of Point Pleasant dies at 83 in Henderson. survived by family. services scheduled. Violet Call of Cincinnati dies. survived by Glenn family. burial planned in Madison, Indiana. Ada Beckett Miller of Greenfield, former Athens teacher and beautician, dies. services in Greenfield with graveside note in Carthage Two.

Robert McGee Green Lawn Cemetery Nelsonville Robert Knapp Jr Mason Robert Vernon Knapp Jr Robert Vernon Marsha Lynn Murray Knapp Pleasant Valley Hospital Gallipolis Angelica Rae Knapp Don (Coley) Knapp West Columbia Clifford Lucille Don Knapp George Hoschar Clifton Hill Fonglesong Funeral Home Logan Florence Mae Walnut Dowler Road Mount St. Mary Perry Coun Newark Ralph Lancaster Herman Columbus Dorothy) Dickerson Mount Vernon Roberts Funeral Roger Fidler Fairview Doris N. Hink Michigan Ave Phoenix Ariz Athens County Robert M Annie Stevens Corwin Victor Corwin Reynoldsburg Gerald Max Corwin Venus Turner Johnson Funeral Home William Myers Mansfield Cemetery Mansfield Point Pleasant Emory Litchfield Henderson William and Sarah Ann Lines Litchfield Vaught Memorial United Methodist Church United Mine Workers of America Virginia Snodgrass Erma Misner The Plains Lillie Mae Jeffers Litchfield Homer Stevens Bennie L. Stevens Suncrest Cemetery Violet Call Nera Ave Cincinnati Pearl Clara May Glenn Nelsonville High School Howard Call Jerry Jackie Louisiana Pete Glenn Carols Buchtel David Chillicothe Fanny Straugh Mount Victory Betty Keaton Clarence Call Madison, Ind Greenfield Addie Beckett Miller Athens Lynn Miller Tyler County W. Va William Dorcas Haynes Beckett Athens Order of Eastern Star Ohio University Greenfield First United Methodist Church Greenfield Mothers Club Greenfield Business and Professional Women Bennadine Miller Florence Bertsch Lara Parmiter Edith Bobo van Nuys Calif Anderson-Strueve Funeral Home Clarence Dinnen Asbury United Methodist Church County Road Carthage Lawrence Haskell

Best Photo Officials Killed in Nashua Crash

Three Best Photo Co. officials from Parkersburg were killed when a light snow flight from Boire Field, Nashua, crashed after takeoff. Victims: Karl Summers president. Jimmy Morris plant manager. Richard Yenkala Greensboro manager. Summers had led the firm for years after his founder father retired.

Best Photo Co Parkersburg Nashua N.H Karl B. Summers Jimmy Ray Morris Wood County W.va Richard Yenkala Greensboro Boire Field Summers Cenegedy

Commissioners set public meeting in Coolville on Wednesday

The Athens County Commissioners will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Coolville senior citizens center to hear residents discuss local concerns.

Athens County Commissioners Coolville Senior Citizens Center

Hocking Joins Search for Missing Boy

LOGAN The Hocking County Sheriff's Department has joined in the search for 4 year old Shawn Lane missing since Sunday. His mother reported he was to stay Saturday night with two older boys and return to Columbus on Sunday. State park rangers and juvenile authorities are involved and have found no trace in parks.

Logan Hocking County

Regular VFW and DAV Meetings This Friday

Floyd Bolin Post 3477 VFW holds its regular meeting Friday at 7 p.m. at the post on East State Street. Conrath Bean Chapter 37 DAV will meet at 8 p.m. Friday.

Floyd Bolin East State Street Conrath Bean DAV

Also Mentioned on This Page

Athens City Pearl Henry St. Paul's Church Hall Pauline Zoulek LaLeche Loraine Myers Strouds Run Road Trimble Jacksonville Vinton Detroit Health Department O’bleness Thomas Walker Hocking Valley Roy McMannis, Logan Howard Knapp James Swindler Landis Absten Blankenship Jerry Litchfield Joe Oliver Robert Shamblin Connie Lear Carsel Stone Raymond Smith Ruth Daugherty William Burris Aaron Stone Michael Crites Ted Markham William Bunion Annita Maddy Melvin Bush George Wamsley Leon Parker Harold Clark James Dunn Charles Buck Kenny Polliver Larry Oldham William Thomas Ronald Roush John Lewis Joe Markins Levin Sturgeon Robert Fowler Emmons Selby Elvin Black Orville Ellis Nellie Kent Bell Raike Elmer Wood Athens National. Bank First Banc Group OF Ohio, Inc Westerville Franklin County America Anti-Saloon League Athens Fire Squad NEW Haven Squad Attica Ind Hamilton Lawhead Press West Washington Street Ralph Price Jerry Murphy Dorothy Coddington Ft. Lauderdale Rowena Sprout Ida Brooks Mae Doris Hink Violet Addie Miller Hocking Cassie Maria Logan Monument Co., Inc West Main St Wellston, Ono Circleville, Ono W. Court Pomeroy, Ohio
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