Death notices from area papers list several local passings
Area notices report Brenda Gillespie 16 of Columbus died Wednesday and funeral Saturday in Gallia County with burial at Letart Falls. Other obituaries include Otis M. Marret 63 Evansville former Pomeroy resident. June Pauline Preston 45 Rutland Pomeroy. Helen Ramsey Stone 60 Cutler Route 1. Charles L. Mallory 77 Racine. Details cover birthplaces, survivors, and funeral arrangements in Ohio and Indiana.
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Point Pleasant
Brenda Sue Gillespie
Gallipolis
Columbus
Crow- Hassell
Chalmer P. Conley
Letart Falls
Miss Gillespie
Ruby Edwards Gillespie
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Clarence A. Gillespie
Brookhaven High School
Pomeroy
Otis M. Marret
Hawthorne Ave
Evansville
Ind
St. Mary’s Hospital
Marret
Royal Crown Cola Co
Middleport
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Blanche
Jim
Owensboro
William
Huntingburg
Robert
Kevin
Gary
Steve
Glenn Funeral Home
Owensboro, Ky
Rutland
June Pauline Preston
Willis Hill
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Walter K
Ida Singer Preston
First Baptist Church
Betty Morton
Lenore Washington
Junior E. Preston
Walker Funeral Home
Eugene Roush
Miles Cemetery
Chesterhill
Helen Ramsey Stone
Cutler Route 1
Selby General Hospital
Marietta
Racine
Charles L. Mallory
Benjamin
Cathryn Lines Mallory
Disabled American Veterans of
American Legion Post 602
Mayme
David
Linda) Hill
Charles D. Mallory
Riverdale
Lynn L. Mallory
Ed Caroll
Milton Mallory
Tampa
Bob Mallory
Ewing Funeral Home
Sowles Plan Open House on Mother's Weekend
Ohio University President and Mrs Claude R Sowle host an open house from 10 a m to noon Saturday for visiting students and parents. The event includes tours of the president's home at 29 Park Place on campus grounds during Mother's Weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Claude R. Sowle
Park Place
Route 50A Singing Evangelists Scheduled at Church Services
The Angelaires from Sugar Grove will sing during services today Saturday and Sunday at the Poston United Methodist Church on Route 50A. Pastor Robert L. McGee announced that Mrs Don Sharp the former Judy Norman of the Athens area will be one of the singing evangelists during the weekend.
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Angelaires
Sugar Grove
Poston United Methodist Church
Route 50A
Robert L. McGee
Don Sharp
Judy Norman
Athens Area
Athens County Traffic Fines Set in Municipal Court
The Athens County Municipal Court listings show multiple defendants with fines and penalties. James L. Carney Jr. faced left of center and fleeing charges with 50 dollars plus costs, while Joseph Reeves received 50 dollars costs and license suspensions for reckless operation and resisting arrest was dismissed. Charles Carter paid 10 dollars costs for assured clear distance, Christine Adams and Lori Krainess faced shopping and traffic related penalties, and others were cited for intoxication and assault with various fines, jail time, and license suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Carney Jr
Cutler
Joseph L. Reeves
Albany
Charles Wood Carter
Gallipolis
Clarence Lloyd Thompson
Athens
Christine Kay Adams
Johnson Hall
Break-in at New Haven home. $200 stolen
Mason County Sheriff's Department probes a breaking and entering at the Grimm residence in New Haven. The theft occurred between 6:30 and 9 p.m. Thursday while Mrs Grimm was at a meeting. Investigator K. W. Love leads the case.
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New Haven
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Grimm
K. W. Love
Actress Agnes Moorehead to be buried in Dayton Ohio
Actress Agnes Moorehead who died Tuesday in Rochester Minnesota will be buried in Dayton Ohio per her attorney. Moorehead requested no funeral and burial in Dayton after death at Methodist Hospital. She was 67 and famed for Bewitched and a long career across stage film radio and television.
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Los Angeles
Agnes Moorehead
Rochester
Minn
Dayton
Ohio
Frank Rohner
Baptist Student Union Car Wash Benefits Mission Trip
The Baptist Student Union at Ohio University sponsors a car wash Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the First Baptist Church lot to raise funds for their summer mission program. OU student Paula Nolte will spend 10 weeks in Lima, Peru as a summer missionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Student Union
Ohio University
First Baptist Church
E. State St
BSU
United States
Paula Nolte
Lima
Peru
Wellston Council Advances Police Cruiser Purchase and School Building Talks
The Wellston City Council authorized bidding for a new police cruiser funded from the parking meter fund as the current unit nears 90 000 miles. Members also discussed terms with the school board on Harvey Wells and South buildings including use restrictions and demolition timing while noting fire marshal pressure over hazardous conditions.
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Joann Hunter
Wellston
Director of Public Service and Safety
Lonnie Leonard
Gary Huston
Harvey Wells
South
Huston
Girl Scouts Teeter Totter for Tennis Fundraiser
Glouster Senior Girl Scouts host a 24 hour teeter totter marathon starting 6 today on the square with donation containers to raise money for a tennis court at Memorial Park. Proceeds support equipment and gas costs referenced in a council memo.
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Glouster
Old SLA Hideout Found Amid Hearst Abduction Probe
Police and the FBI seized clothing and items at an SLA hideout used recently by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Slogans on the walls included a signature Tania linked to Patricia Hearst. Hearst was abducted February 4 from Berkeley. A $4 million Hearst offer expires tonight.
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Hillsborough
Calif
FBI
Symbionese Liberation Army
San Francisco Chronicle
SLA
Tania
Patricia Hearst
Miss Hearst
Randolph A. Hearst
Berkeley
Hearst Corp
O Bleness Memorial Hospital Notes and Local Names
Mayor Donald Barrett admitted for tests at O Bleness Memorial Hospital after falling ill at work. The list of Athens and surrounding area names includes Mr and Mrs George Weigly and many others referenced in hospital notes. Also noted are reports of free food distribution totaling over $2 million in February and March and Miss Hearst’s kidnapping saga with her stated preference to stay with the Symbionese Liberation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Barrett
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Miss Hearst
Tania
Symbionese Liberation
Crabtree Appeal Dismissed Over Illegal Business Manager Appointment
Ralph Crabtree withdrew his appeal of a Jackson Common Pleas Court ruling that his appointment as Wellston City Schools business manager was illegal. The Fourth District Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal at Crabtree’s request, keeping the ruling that the position creation was legal but the naming process and contract flawed. Crabtree may be required to repay salary received during the tenure. The Wellston board had created the post by a 3-2 vote, but no appointee was named.
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Wellston
Ralph Crabtree
Jackson
Crabtree
Mitchell
Wellston Board
State liquor stores closed for primary election day
Ohio will close all state liquor stores Tuesday for the primary. Permit holders may sell only beer up to 3.2 percent between 6 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Richard Guggenheim, director of the Liquor Control, announced the rule as the election nears. March 1974 sales of Series E and U S Savings Bonds in Ohio totaled 35.8 million dollars. Athens County Volunteer savings bond chair man B T Grover R reported county sales of 57,156 dollars, with county progress more than 20 percent above the 758,160 dollar annual goal.
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Green Springs
Ruth Ory
Edgar Hayburn
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
John W. Brenner
South Pennsylvania Avenue
Service Committee
Lloyd Evans
Milton Bank
Richard Guggenheim
U.S
Ohio
B.T. Grover R
Athens County
Reception for Collins Draws About 50 Athens Women
Approximately 50 Athens women attended a Tuesday reception for Rep. Oakley Collins at The Ohio University Inn. Collins spoke on education in Ohio, hosted by Mrs. Nina Sheeter Mrs. Virginia Campbell and Mrs. Evelyn Romine.
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Athens
Oakley Collins
Ohio University Inn
Collins
Ohio
Nina Sheeter
Virginia Campbell
Evelyn Romine
Perkins Hall Fire Damages Lobby on Ohio University Campus
Fire destroyed a trash can area in Perkins Hall lobby on East Green, causing an estimated 150 dollars in damage. OU security found the blaze at about 3 a.m. and Athens firefighters extinguished it. Earlier, a separate blaze on Factory Street at 7 04 p m sparked by a cutting torch used in salvage work from a razed university building.
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Perkins Hall
Ohio University
East Green
Athens
Factory Street
University
Johnston Petroleum abandons Diamond Stone Quarries well
After drilling to 3892 feet the Johnston Petroleum Corp has abandoned and plugged its well on the Diamond Stone Quarries Property in Lee Township. Rotary drilling attracted motorists at night per the Ohio Oil and Gas Association.
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Johnston Petroleum Corp
Diamond Stone
Lee Twp
Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Sheriff Open House Planned Amid Law Week Invite
Athens County Sheriff's Office hosts an open house Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Deputies and families will greet the public with tours of the facilities including the jail. Sheriff Paul Brown notes cooperation with neighboring agencies and highlights neighborhood watch as public participation during Law Week ending with Law Day May 1.
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Athens County
Paul Brown
Brown
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Otis Marret
Preston
Helen Stone
Ethel Davis Ramsey
Roy A. Ramsey
Decatur Chapel
James A. Stone
James A. Stone Jr
U.S. Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Patricia Nemeth
Coshocton
Nichola Jean
Paulette Marie
Alaska
Jack
Idaho
Christine Meese
Audredy Phillips
Shirley Fannin
Canton
Evelyn Postlewait
North Canton
Dorothy Orendorf
Toronto
Marjorie Stephens
Carrollton
Stone Funeral
Walter A. Carney
Forest Cemetery
Glouster Mayor's Court
Ralph S. West
Amesville
Charl Lee Fous
Rodney L. Antle
Richard M. Smith
Gordon P. Losey
Agnes Losey
Athens Municipal Court
Athens County Municipal Court
Lori Krainess
Logans
John E. Cain
Miles E. Cain
Nelsonville
John M. Byron
Brown Hall
Patrick Fitzgerald
Mound Street
Karen A. Leonarki
Tiffin Hall
Audrey J. Himeloch
Leonardi Woolworths
Himelhoch
Krogers
Baptists
Athens County Common Pleas
Charles Malscolm
Penny Malcolm
Jacksonville
Sandra Lyons
Coalville
James Lyons
Parkersburg
W. Va
Nona Brooks
Paul R Brooks
Linda Gabriel
David Gabriel
Conestoga Trailer Park
Carolyn Strausbaugh
Marion Strausbaugh
Cecilia R. Golden
W. State St
Greer Golden
Box
Dorothy I. Hoodlet
Riverside Dr
Harold V. Hoodlet
Dairy Lane
Carolyn Davis
John R. Davis
John Stephen Hasel
Curran Drive
Vicki A. Hasel
Central Ave
Alexander
Dixie Kay Thompson
Wheelersburg
Michael Ray Thompson
Roman F. Warmke
Dorothy E. Warmke
Beechwood Road
Marilyn Ellis Smith
Danny N. Smith
Ellis
Wellston Cruiser
Hayburn
Joe Kisor
Lake Wellston
Leonard
Skinner
Ohio Civil Service Employes Association
Pearl Kisor
John Walton
George Weigly
Ethel Stewart
Dan Merrick
French Ervin
Clifford Bean
Charles McAfee
Damiel Dinsmoor
el Marimi Kashin
Richard Phillips
Stuart Clisson
Steven Burning
Kristen Reed
Jennifer Casper
Millfield
Earl Depue
Cyrus West
Clayton Acord
Creola
Richard Sizemore
McArthur
James Woody
Stewart
Raymond Cope
Fay Bailey
Byron Tudy
Timothy St Onge
Raney Secoy
Emmet Baughman
William Lanning
Christopher Byron
John South
Lucille Duffey
Edward Cain
William Mitchell
George Thomas
Jim Allman
Don Laughlin
Jimmie Davis
Brandy Wright
John Race
Minnie Pidcock
Patricia Antle
Birdie Baker
Dana Cheadle
Angela Krolow
Barbara Keith
Chester Keith Jr
Monnday
University Hospital
Keith
San Francisco
Grand Jury
Weeee. Lumber Company
Watkins ST
Sheriff's
Vere Smith Audio
Sony
Marantz
BSR
E.S.S
Were Smith Audio-Visuals, Inc
W. Union
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