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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1972

Page

7

Southern Students Dance In Paris Setting At Ball

Beaux Arts Ball at Southern High School with Debra West named queen. West received flowers from previous royalty Debbie Norris and Keith Ashley, escorted by Edwin Yeager Cross. Senior attendants Melissa Prof ditt Ray Frank Nancy Ours Brad Hart. Freshman Vicki Wolfe with David Huddleston. sophomore Beverly Hart with Barry Theiss. junior Jorna Bell with Bruce Hart. Auditorium themed Paris with arches candles and bridge. Grand march followed. adviser Mrs Liza Hobbs and dedication to ill former teacher Mr Howery.

Beaux Arts Debra West Southern High School Ray Frank Melissa Proffitt Edwin Yeager Cross Nancy Ours Brett Hart Debbie Norris Keith Ashley Miss Norris Racine Paris Miss West Melissa Prof»ditt Brad Hart Vicki Wolfe David Huddleston Beverly Hart Barry Theiss Jorna Bell Bruce Hart Liza Hobbs Howery

Area Death Notices from Athens and Surrounding Towns

Obituaries list Mrs. Nona Baird of Athens and others including Frank Cornell of Portland and Gertrude Allen of Nelsonville. Details cover ages, family survivors, service dates, and burial plans across multiple communities with associated funeral homes.

Nelsonville

Holzer Medical Center Moves to New $21 Million Facility

Holzer Medical Center plans a May 27 move of patients from the old building to its Route 35 complex three miles west of Gallipolis. Elective admissions will be trimmed May 22 to ease transfer, with the move expected to finish by noon and emergency teams along the route ready for any issues.

Gallipolis John W. Rafferty Holzer Medical Center Rafferty Gallia County Holzer Delmar Gingerich Gingerich U.S. Route 35 First Avenue Cedar Street Medical Center

Sheriff Reports Four Month Meigs County Stats

Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach released a four month 1972 report showing 6 285 incoming calls and 108 complaints including missing persons assaults stolen autos and vandals There were 28 break ins 70 larcenies 110 traffic accidents with two fatalities and 220 prisoners housed The department served 1 756 meals paid 669 51 to the county fund led five drug arrests held three AWOL suspects sent five to BC I for polygraphs investigated one death by self drowning and two by fire conveyed eight to state institutions logged 43 629 9 miles with 12 448 in April urged residents to notify the office before vacations for checks and asked motorists to watch for children on highways

Pomeroy Meigs County Robert Hartenbach County General Fund Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation

Riverview PTA backs school levy and welcomes new officers

Riverview PTA members support the three and one half mill operating levy to be on the May ballot. Cub Scout Pack 59 presented its charter, and David Chadwell explained its meaning. The meeting featured student displays, a play by Ohio University Players, and installation of new officers Collins, Holter, Smith, and Brown.

Reedsville Riverview Pta Cub Scout Pack 59 Rocky van Meter Pact 59 David Chadwell PTA John Reibel Eastern Pauline Myers Marilyn Hannum Teresa Collins Jackson Elizabeth Smith Roger Dillon Margaret Brown Chadwell Fred Kessinger Ohio University Players

Chauncey Bike Riders Meeting Set At Dover Field

A Chauncey gathering for boys who own and ride motorbikes will be held Monday at 6 30 p m at the Chauncey Dover Memorial Field. Police officers Don Douglas and Larry Carr will conduct the meeting with parents invited.

Chauncey Chauncey Dover Memorial Field Don Douglas Larry Carr

Fire Crews Respond to Cheshire Shed Blaze and Cemetery Brush Fire

Firefighters battled a Sunday blaze at a one story frame storage shed owned by the Ohio Power Company on Route 554 Cheshire with minor damage. A brush fire at Gravel Hill Cemetery near Cheshire burned about three acres with no damages reported. In West Virginia, Point Pleasant firefighters fought a Glenwood house fire that destroyed a home owned by Herman Deboard causing 10000 dollars in damage. the 40th call of the year.

Athens Nona Baird Grosvenor St First Christian ‘Church American Legion Auxiliary June Minton Sara Strawn Jo Rider Cayrl Hogsett Charleston W. Va Gail Seevers Sacramento Calif Zoe Hanna Tucson Ariz Paul Casley Walter Willis Bess Laughlin W. A. Adams Hughes Funeral James Grooms West Union Street Syracuse Etta A. Custer Stewart Minersville Pilgrim Holiness Church of Springfield Corwin Melvin Xenia William Dayton Jerry Powell Racine Dona Ray Wolfe Jane Ann Hill Jerry Amy Wolfe Scottie Hill Goldie Gustin Peebles Charles West Cincinnati Otway Ewing Funeral Home Lawrence Bush Belfast Glouster Wilbur F. Bryan Cherry St Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Athens County Charles Emma Kincaid Bryan Murray City Cliff VanFossen Vinton Smith Glouster Cemetery Point Pleasant Wanda Brown Zeller Main St Martins Ferry Ohio Charles Welsey Mary Virginia Love Brown Charles Adam Clarksburg Methodist Church Order of the Eastern Star Joseph D. Morton Keyser Parkersburg Floyd E. Cole Robert K. Smith Dana T Charles Leonard Brown Crow- Hassell Funeral Home O. H. Carder Suncrest Cemetery Middleport Cheshire Ohio Power Company Gravel Hill Cemetery Glenwood Herman Deboard

1400 Pound Sundae Planned For July 4

In Wooster Ohio Bob Bercaw aims to reclaim a world ice cream record with a 1400 pound sundae at Wooster College during Independence Day fireworks. Last year he served an 883 pound sundae to about 2400 of 16000 attendees. The recipe calls for 1113 pounds of ice cream 42 flavors 50 pounds fudge 35 pounds pineapple 30 pounds strawberries 30 pounds marshmallow cream 20 pounds nuts and a gallon of cherries.

Wooster, Ohio Bob Bercaw Waterloo Swift & Co Atlanta Bercaw Wooster Wooster College

Accident Report Clarified After Single Vehicle Crash

Larry Collins, a injured party, revised the incident as a single car crash on April 22 near the Athens County Fairgrounds. Peter Christensen, 24, driver, experienced steering problems causing the vehicle to flip and land upright after hitting a curb. Passenger Collins, 26, from Shafer Street, Athens, was taken to Hudson Health Center for minor injuries by the Athens Fire Department. Police had earlier described it as two cars but could not locate the original report.

Larry Collins Collins Peter Christensen United Apartments Athens Athens County Fairgrounds Christensen Shafer St

Milton Day Care Center Incorporation Granted

WELLSTON The Milton Day Care Center has received final papers of incorporation as a non profit serving Jackson and Vinton Counties. The board includes Elizabeth May as chairman Shirley Fridenmaker as vice chair Judith McClurg as secretary and Carolyn Denney as treasurer. NELSONVILLE Glenford Dugan Post 229 American Legion meets Monday at 7:45 PM at the Legion Building per Commander Vernon Teel.

Wellston Milton Day Care Center Ted W. Brown Jackson Vinton Milton Day Care Center Corp Pete Elizabeth) May Shirley Fridenmaker Judith McClurg Carolyn Denney Nelsonville Glenford Dugan American Legion Legion Vernon Teel

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Frank Cornell Portland Veterans Memorial Hospital Fox Hunters Association Leonard Alfred Bolivar Wiley Steubenville Wilmer Lara Wells St. Marys Virgie Allen Wellsville Edna DeLong New Matamotas Norma McClaskey Newark Gertrude Allen Etta Custer Bryan Smith Bryan A. Smith Washington Ave Lancaster Fairfield Hospital William and Grace Smith Anchor Hocking Glass Co James Garnet Blosser Johnson Funeral Home Fred Crabtree The Plains Cemetery Hazel Blosser NEW _ STRAITSVILLE New Straitsville Columbus John Flora Cutler Parkinson William L Francis Bill Alva New Lexington Joe Homer Junction City Roger Shawnee Rosa Wallace Gahanna Geraldine Lincoln Mary Miller Bess Spears Josephine Norris Mount Zion Community Church Ira Burnworth Humphrey Funeral Home Elsie Epple Michael Calvin Epple Smithsburg Richard Glenn Bernie Robert Tentnople Frank Imogene Brown Mary Leedy Lockport Janice Waldeck Minnie Arthur Swiger Coolville Arthur R. Swiger Fairfax Hospital Fairfax Harrison County George and Mary Ellen Harvey Swiger B and O Railroad American Viscose Corp Ireland C. Owen Virginia Hope Smith Tecumseh Mich John L Margaret) Mills Delta Frank W Rose H.) McCauley Marietta Mansfield Marilea) Steidel Falls Church Arthur R. Jr David E Adrian, Mich Roy K Clinton, Md Donald C J. D. Palmer Middletown Raymond Phillip Anna Mae Ankrom Swiger White Funeral Home Harold E. Speer Mount Olive Cemetery Vinton County William Reynolds William Ray Reynolds Jr State Street Reynolds R. R. Pickens Elizabeth Reynolds Napoleon Kenneth Edward Long Bottom Ronald John Henry McGinness Joseph Reynolds North Carolina Alma Louise Slayton Dorothy Viola Reynolds Minnie Clark John Long Hensley Riverview Cemetery Wanda Zeller Messenger Ruth Wilkinson Hocking Valley Hocking County Fairgrounds Delores Frank Maxine Whitehead Hannum Orva Jean Holter Walter Brown Judy Holter Jo Ellen Wells Edward Thelma Moran Jo Ann Crips Cable Heirs Jo Ann Crisp Cable Shepherd J Mirriam Farrar Townsend Township Fred W Gene Wheaton Lacie Helen Brown Mary Beckler Parkview Estates Limited York Township Cora Rosetta Moor Clyde Sylvia Smith Arnold Betty Smith Troy Township Don Welch Albert Nel Buckley Leonard O Grace Lenigar the Plains John R. Davis Nile D Sarah Parks T. C Carthage Earl H Marie Seel Danniel Mobil Homes Inc Lee Town T. Dewey Franklin J Nina Shefter Helene P. Ayers Lorna Lou Nisley Richard E. Nisley Edward A. Cottingham David T. Williams Athens Township E. M Elizabeth Conant Tone Kempton Alexander Mingus Howard L Sharon Matlock, Jr Joseph W Beverly Welch Noah Johnetta J. Holdcroft Augustine Dover Township
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