Conference to outline union goals in Ohio
The Ohio Public Employes Council of AFSCME plans a statewide conference in Columbus next week with about 100 union leaders at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel. Topics include collective bargaining procedures, unemployment compensation, and better pay and fringe benefits for state and county workers. Speakers include State Sens. Oliver Ocasek and Davis S. Holcomb and AFSCME President Frank King.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Public Employes Council
American Federation of State
General Assembly
Sheraton Columbus
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Davis S. Holcomb
Dayton
Frank King
Ohio Afl-Cio
Area Death Notices From Ohio Small Towns
Readable obituaries from several Ohio towns note Alvah Vest 79 of South Bloomingville, James Evans 76 of Murray City, Minnie Willis 85 of Millfield, Lawrence Mitchell 50 of Rodney, Walter Hamm 79 of Pomeroy, all with service details, burial sites, and surviving family members. Each item lists birthplaces, occupations, church ties, and funeral arrangements across multiple communities.
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South Bloomingville
Alvah M. Vest
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Benton Twp
Hocking County
Jacob and
Mariam Saffel Vest
Columbus
Wesley Chapel
United Methodist Church
Hulda Davis West
Delbert
Springfield
Darley
Heinlein
Logan
Murray City
James Evans
Tinker Street
Mountain Lodge
Lancaster
Hollister
James
Mary Ann Filler Evans
American Legion Post
Eagles Lodge
Don Swyers
James Sanborn
Wilbert Sanborn
Orphin McNutt
Dover
Sylvia
Warren Funeral Home
Nelsonville
Gordon Sullivan
Green Lawn Cemetery
Pomeroy
Walter T. Hamm
Wetzgall St
Lena
Mike
Howard
Kenton
Ohio
Robert
Chillicothe
Charles
Mexico City
Mexico
Larry
Hamilton
Allen
Navy
Carol Crujeiras
Brooklyn
N.Y
Betty Johnson
Nancy Hamm
Albert Smith
Huntington
W. Va
Ewing Funeral Home
Wilber Perrin
Beech Grove Cemetery
Vandals Target Car Then House in Gallia County
Gallia County deputies investigate vandalism incidents reported by Ron Russell on Chestnut Street where his car was scratched and damaged at the Kanauga Drive-In Theater and by Leo Carpenter on Nebo Road where Herbert De Heart’s house had several windows broken and an apparent entry. No theft confirmed.
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Ron Russell
Chestnut Street
Kanauga Drive-In
Russell
Sheriff's Office
Leo Carpenter
Herbert de Heart
Nebo Road
Bread Truck Strikes Car at Kapps Grocery Route 62
A collision between a bread truck and a car occurred at Kapps Grocery on Route 62 West Columbia Thursday at 3 30 p m. Deputy reports Melvin Sherman Henry 28 Point Pleasant was dropping a rider when Harold Edwin Burt 32 of Pomeroy Route 4 driving the bread truck backed into the car. Minor damage and no citations.
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Point Pleasant
Kapp’s Grocery
West Columbia
Mason County
Sheriff's Department
Melvin Sherman Henry
Harold Edwin Burt
Pomeroy
Heiners Bakery
Middleport
Voter Registration Deadline Nears for May Primary
Elections Director William Howe urged final registration before 4 p.m. on March 24 for voters seeking the May primary. The notice stresses urgency for those not yet registered.
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William Howe
Cleanup at Waterloo Two Cemetery Planned for March 29
Cleanup will begin at the Waterloo Two Cemetery on March 29. Anyone wanting to save grave decorations should pick them up or notify the sexton Ernest Whitlatch at 664-3685.
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Waterloo Two
Ernest Whitlatch
POW Drive Launched In State
Ohio Navy League of the U S launches a statewide campaign urging humane treatment for POWs and MIAs in Southeast Asia. R W Shoemaker says over 100 Ohioans are among 1 600 POWs or MIAs as county committees organize petitions and letters for North Vietnam and other authorities. Howard Parsons leads the regional effort for the K T Crossen Post 21 American Legion.
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Southeast Asia
Ohio
Navy League of the
U.S
R. W. Shoemaker
League
Project Freedom
Howard Parsons
American Legion
K. T. Crossen
Births and Dismissals At O making Memorial Hospital
The O Bleness Memorial Hospital notes announce the births of a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Lombard of Athens and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bush of Wellston Route 1. Several patients listed for births include Mrs. Paul Coffey Ellen McClintick Paul Beasley and Estel Ward of Athens Earl Reeves of Athens Route 3 and others. Dismissed names include Mrs. George Berry Mrs. James Morgan and Seigfried Hausladen transferred to Lancaster Fairfield Hospital and several others.
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David Lombard
Athens
Paul Bush
Wellston
Paul Coffey
Ellen McClintick
Paul Beasley
Estel Ward
Earl Reeves
Charles Walker
Nanette Bricker
Lissa Willoughby
Charles B. McDaniel
Stewart
Rhonda Brown
Deborah Brown
the Plains
Donald Bailey
Albany
Cecil Wilson
Corning
George Berry
James Morgan
Seigfried Hausladen
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Rita J. Sininger
Charles Brozak
Daryll Covert
Raymond Webb
Mac Williams
Raymond Gaston
Larry Gabriel
Anna J. Nicholson
Martin Kimmey
Hiley Wogan
Jeff King
Woman held in jail for intoxication delay
NITRO woman Mabel Keltz 43 arrested by Putnam County Sheriff on intoxication charge and housed in Mason County Jail while Putnam County Jail women’s quarters are repaired. GALLIPOLIS Gallia County Sheriff arrests Gerald Harlow Fuller 22 of Proctorville Route 1 on grand larceny in tools theft from Donald Workman residence.
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Point Pleasant
Mabel Keltz
Putnam County Sheriff's Department
Mason County
Putnam County
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Ohio University student pleads innocent in bonfire case
Robert Martin of Howard Hall appeared in Athens County Municipal Court Friday and pled innocent to obstructing an officer and public intoxication in a College Green bonfire incident. Bond posted last week. affidavits dismissed due to a misnamed entry. Hearing set for March 31.
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Ohio University
College Green
Athens County
Robert Martin
Howard Hall
Martin
Marlin
Cleveland Seeks Railpax Spot On New Network
Cleveland has a 50 50 chance to join Railpax with service starting May 1. The city could be on the New York Chicago or Washington Chicago routes, with selection tied to ridership, facilities, and other factors as evaluated by officials. Bettino said Cleveland could gain service by covering two thirds of operating losses if initially excluded.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Railpax
Donald L. Bettino
Bettino
New York
St Paul Parish Council Elects Members in Church Hall
The St Pauls Catholic Church Parish Council organized after an election in the Church Hall on Wednesday. Elected were Gene Charney Andy Chonko Roy Cross Robert Kline Vince Scarmack Dr Ray Strekal Mrs Mack Ellis Mrs James Farley Mrs Edward Moran Mrs Frank Shay Mrs Ellen Thompson and Mrs Paul Alichney. The Rt Rev Msg Jan B Kish is chairman and Mrs Moran is secretary.
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St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Gene Charney
Andy Chonko
Roy Cross
Robert Kline
Vince Scarmack
Ray Strekal
Mack Ellis
James Farley
Edward Moran
Frank Shay
Ellen Thompson
Paul Alichney
Jan B. Kish
Moran
Poling Named to Ohio University Dean's List
Gary Lee Poling of Nelsonville has been named to the Ohio University Dean's List in the College of Education. A Athens High School graduate, Poling earned a Bachelor of Science in education with a chemistry major. He is married to Dorothy Horne Poling, a high skill science instructor at Tri-County Vocational High School.
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Nelsonville
Gary Lee Poling
Poling Ave
Ohio University
College of Education
Poling
Athens High School
Ohio
Dorothy Horne Poling
Tri-County
Point Man Charged In Theft Ring
In Charleston West Virginia Jesse Anderson of Point Pleasant faces charges in U S District Court for receiving concealing storing a stolen car as part of an alleged 10 state auto theft ring Juries have convicted three men in the past two weeks testimony tied Anderson to two previously convicted ring members Jackie Lee Martin now Cleveland Ohio former Dunbar resident testified he met Anderson twice with transactions involving John A Bruno Glen Dale Bruno was found guilty recently of interstate transportation of a stolen car
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Charleston
W. Va
U.S
Jesse Anderson
Point Pleasant
Anderson
Jackie Lee Martin
Cleveland
Dunbar
John A. Bruno
Glen Dale
Bruno
Albany Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Mrs Emma Holly of Hamden visited Miss Florence Brown while returning from Columbus where she attended her grandson Darrell Woodruff’s wedding. Mrs Lillie Kaylor of Kirkersville spent the weekend with sister Miss Mary Rickard and joined Mrs James Rickard on a trip to West Virginia.
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Melva Radcliffe
Albany
Emma Holly
Emma Woodruff
Hamden
Florence Brown
Columbus
Darrell Woodruff
Harold Woodruff
Lillie Kaylor
Kirkersville
Mary Rickard
James Rickard
West Virginia
Mae Radford
Charles Rich
Radford Road
Winifred Hooper
Morton Avenue
Dayton
John Keogh
Merrill Nelson
Marion Hoover
Grace Rowland
Glenn Tewksbury
State Street
O’bleness Methodist Memorial
Government course approved at Tri-County Technical Institute
The advisory committee approved an associate degree credit program in public service and governmental technology. It targets careers in government, current officials, and those seeking part or full time study with courses on laws zoning budgeting and court procedures. Recommendations go to the Ohio Board of Regents next week.
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Nelsonville
Tri-County Technical Institute
John Light
Ate
Light
Ohio Board of Regents
Sen
Southern Board Eyes Staff Re Employment
The Southern Local School Board in Racine did not finish its meeting due to lengthy business. Three new teachers Sharon Fischer Rouger Roush and Delores Wolfe were hired. The board approved Meigs Equipment Co. bids for three chassis and Superior Bus Co. bid for one bus body.
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Racine
Southern
Sharon Fischer
Rouger Roush
Delores Wolfe
Meigs Equipment Co
Superior Bus Co
Sandra Boothe
Red Cross Seeks Donations for John Williams Family
Athens County Red Cross requests clothing and household items for the John Williams family of Gloucester after a Wednesday fire. Sizes cover adults and children, and needs include beds, furniture, appliances, linens, dishes, and cookware. Call 593 5273 by day or 593 6894 evenings or weekends to donate.
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The
Athens County Red Cross
John Williams
Glouster
Red Cross
Charles McVey
Williams
Trophies Donated For Local Fishing Derby
The Izaak Walton League and Hocking Valley Sportsmen donated trophies for a Sunday fishing derby sponsored by the Ohio Division of Wildlife at their Waterloo State Forest cabin. Ted Dean showed a water pollution film "Troubled Waters." New league members are James Thomas Walter Graham and Rev. James Grooms.
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Izaak Walton
Hocking Valley
Waterloo State Forest
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Ted Dean
James Thomas
Walter Graham
New Marshfield
James Grooms
Athens
Butch the vegetarian mongrel dog in Wigan
In Wigan England a mongrel named Butch keeps a vegetarian diet eating salads only with owner Diane Argent reporting the dog shuns meat bones a local vet noting the unusual habit.
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Wigan
England
Butch
Lancashire
Diane Argent
Appropriations Case Goes To Jury Monday
A highway appropriations dispute over land owned by Clifford Enterprises will go to a jury in Athens County Common Pleas Court. The case centers on land taken by the State Highway Department for the Route 33 bypass.
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Appropriations
Clifford Enterprises
Athens County Common Pleas Court
State Highway Department
Route 33
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Willis Services
Millfield
Minnie Willis
Millfield Methodist Church
Don Seevers
Green Lawn
van Fossen
Lawrence E. Mitchell
Rodney
Veterans Hospital
Cincinnati
Southside
Mr. Mitchell
Flora Jane Glen Mitchell
Vinton
J. C. Mitchell
John
Otho
Bidwell
Calvin
Spring Valley Estates
Larry Gene
Mercerville
Ronald
Mary Marie) Davis
Athens Heating CO
Depot
Don Lorenz
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
St. Paul
Bess Musser
Catherine Rickey
E. Clinton Street
Paul Cotterill
Cotterill
Musser
Rickey
Harry L. Armstrong
Charles W. Legar
Charles Shafer
Edwin Johnston
Harry B. Crewson
Athens Council
Robert Tague
New Lexington
Southern Board Eyes
Paul Sellers
Linda Badgley
Charles Norris
Racine Baptist Church
Earl F. Mathews
Earl A. Hooper
John J. Lavelle
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
N. Court
Athens, Ohio
Allen Howe
Chain Saw Headquarters
Stihl Chain Saws
Tillison
Oregon
Less Bar & Chain
STIHL
Oregon Saw
Oregon Chain Accessories
Bar & Chain Oil
Stimson Ave
A&p
Stockade
Red Cedar
Post & Rail
Columbus Road
Ohio Valley
Fence CO
Belpre, Ohio
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