Ohio University student dies in boating accident at reservoir
Edward Michael Cepelnik, 23, of 17 Mill St., a Cleveland native and Ohio University senior, drowned when a wooden boat overturned on the old Canaanville mine reservoir. Cepelnik swam to shore after helping Strubel reach safety. his body was recovered after search efforts led by Athens County coroner Dr. Robert Butts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Cleveland
Canaanville Mine
Edward Michael Cepelnik
Mill St
Athens County
Robert Butts
Sheriff's Department
Cepelnik
William Pendrey
Paul Strubel
Strubel
Dale Koltan
Koltan
Prominent Point Pleasant Woman Dies at 3 P.M.
Randolph Spencer 79 of Point Pleasant Route 1 dies at home after a year of ill health. WWI veteran and Mason County American Legion Post 23 member. Survived by brother Carl. services Tuesday 11 a.m. at Crow-Hassell Funeral Home. burial Suncrest Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Randolph Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Mason County
W. T
Minnie Alice Eads Spencer
American Legion
Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church
Carl
Crow-Hassell Funeral Home
C. H. Carder
Suncrest Cemetery
Veteran Riverman Dies At 88 In Point Pleasant
Captain R. Russell Stone 88 of 801 Vi and St Point Pleasant died at Pleasant Valley Hospital after a brief illness. He was a retired marine engineer, elder emeritus of Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church and a 62 year Mason. Burial in Suncrest Cemetery with Minturn Lodge rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
R. Russell Stone
Viand St
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Capt. Stone
William Gygax
Pauline Dye
Belle
New Stamps Available From Postal Machines
Nelsonville post master William H Theisen said vending and self service units in southern Ohio and northern Kentucky will dispense the new stamps. The rates are temporarily in effect while a permanent increase is considered by the Postal Rate Commission under temporary authorization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
William H. Theisen
Ohio
Kentucky
Postal Rate Commission
Theisen
Postal Service
Logan
Middleport
Gallipolis
Wellston
Jackson
Oak Hill
Hillsboro
Bainbridge
Newsman Dies Of Wounds In Ohio Courthouse Shootings
Columbus Dispatch courthouse reporter Robert D. Horan, 46, died from a gunshot wound after being found with a .38 revolver nearby. He had led the courthouse beat since 1970 after five years as a general assignment reporter. Survived by wife Cicily and seven children. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Additional obituaries note passing of Jessie Horton in Vinton and Chloe Wonn in Logan.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
Robert D. Horan
Horan
The
Dispatch
Charleston
W. Va
Associated Press
Huntington
Press Club of Ohio
Sigma Delta Chi
Professional Journalism Society
Cicily
Ohio University School of Journalism
Henderson Mishap Kills Man near Route 35
A Princeton man, Paul Hart Marion, 61, died in a head on collision on Route 35 near Henderson at 11 30 a m. He apparently suffered multiple skull fractures and a crushed chest. George Lewis 71 of St Petersburg Fla was not injured. The accident was investigated by state police.
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Point Pleasant
Princeton
Route 35
Henderson
Paul Hart Marion
John Grubb
Mason County
Marion
George Lewis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lewis
Hocking Valley Hospital Admits Local Residents
Admission list from Hocking Valley Community Hospital includes Frederick Primmer and Arden Sands among Logan and McArthur residents. Names Lois Waters, Raymond Graf, Florence West enbarger appear with Logan routes. Additional entries include Roger Bentley and William Dennis.
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Frederick Primmer
Logan
Samuel Jewell Sr
Arden Sands
McArthur
Marjorie Waters
Raymond Graf
Lancaster
Frank Masure
Roger Bentley
William A. Dennis
Florence Westenbarger
William Griffin
Obituary notices for Barger, Sherman, Barker in Ohio townships
Florence M. Barger 77 of Leon Route 1 died Saturday at Holzer born in Mason County daughter of Cyrus S. and Emma McGrath widow of Frank Barger survived by daughter Geraldine Keefer two sons Frank and Harrison siblings Lucille Roburg Alta Terrill Anna Redman Golden McGrath and several grandchildren. Services from Crow-Hassell Funeral Home to Weaver Funeral Home Dayton Tuesday burial Willowview Cemetery. Charles Edward Sherman 74 of New Marshfield died Saturday in University Hospital Columbus services Tuesday 1 p.m. Hughes Funeral Home burial New Marshfield Cemetery. Robert G. Barker 86 former Athens resident died Saturday in Oak Hill Hospital services Tuesday 2 p.m. Jagers and Sons Funeral Home burial Zion Cemetery. Burial details and service times provided by local funeral homes.
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Kentucky
Athens State Hospital
Isaac
Elizabeth van Horn Wooten
Donald
Pomeroy
Anderson
Clifford
Albany
Lucille Jordan
Huntington
W. Va
Strong and Son Funeral Home
Wilkesville
O. Harvey
Ogdin Cemetery
Lucille Legg Mash
Vickie
Shirley Hutchinson
Lucille Martin
Nelsonville
Pauline Mathain
Patsy Rutter
Joan Stump
Athens
Jesse
Goldie Monroe
Bertha Hines
Buchtel
Marie Legg
Columbus
Lawrence
Clarence
Ora
Asa
Warren Funeral Home
A. E. Miller
New Marshfield Cemetery
Point Pleasant
Sue Heslop Wilhelm
Holzer Medical Center
Wilhelm
S. Chandler Wilhelm
Marietta Manufacturing Co
John W. C. Heslop
Aurilla Jarrett Heslop
Christ Episcopal Church
Middleport
Lorenzo Dow
Paul) Scott
Locust Street
Vinton County
John and
Ida Hood Scott
New York Central
Maude Price Scott
James
Esther) Simpson
Maurice
Dorothy) Walker
Ina Rife
Ada Pierce
Gallipolis
Henry
Cheshire
Michael
Luskin
Tex
Harry
Sandra Jean) Roush
Rawlings-Coats
Max Donahue
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Glouster
Evan Humphrey
Courtright
Medi
Athens County
Evan
Jennie B. Jonas Humphrey
Ohio State University
Anna Mae Jenkins
Los Angeles
Calif
Charles
Daughers
Mae Fairchild
Stockport
Violet Cattrell
Monticello
Ind
Jane Hensley
William
John
Glouster and
Homer
Genevieve Dunkle
Hollister Eub Church
Roy Bookman
Hollister Cemetery
van Fossen Funeral Home
Horton
Gallia County
Langsville
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Garrett
Troy
Dollie Chaffins Horton
Lessell Justice
Danny
Mark
Cathy
Josephine Banks
Sandy Hook
Janetta Banks
Akron
Louise Blanton
Chicago
Barbara Kazee
Lockbourne
Thelma Harris
Paintsville
Vincent Didato
Flemingsburg
Rondel
Dempsey
Gary
Dave
Sam
Fairborne
McCoy
Vinton
Robert Preston
Vinton Memorial Park
Chester
John Wesley Hoffman
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Sophia Spenagel Hoffman
Ivylyn
Tuppers Plains
United Methodist Church
Mary Thayer Hoffman
John F
Mason
Marjorie Goett
Mary Bailey
Zanesfield
Edith King
Walter
Ewing Funeral Home
Roy Deeter
Chester Cemetery
Charlotte Stevens
Gallipolis Ferry
Teddy Rainey
Chapmar Funeral Home
Joe Hammack
Suncrest Cemetery
L. G. Mohr
Laura Schempp Reeves
Logan
Immanuel United Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
The
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Toast Mistress Club
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Wenn
Hocking Valley
Leonard Funeral Home
Conrad 0. Diehm
Edna Hughes
Oak Grove Cemetery
Funeral
Eastern Star
Frank B. Miller
Elliottville
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Michell
Mattie Miller
Catherine Smith
Roy
Georgia) Golden
Amesville
Clayton
Stanley McDonald
the Plains
Minnie Luella Miller
Albert
Jagers Funeral Home
Rev. L. A. Robinson
Alexander Cemetery
Mason County
Cyrus S
Emma Styman McGrath
Frank Barger
Geraldine Keefer
Leon Route 1
Frank
Harrison
Lucille Roburg
Leon
Weaver Funeral Home
Willowview
New Marshfield
Charles Edward Sherman
University Hospital
Hughes Funeral Home
Donald Saum
Robert G. Barker
Oak Hill Hospital
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Stanley Markin
Zion Cemetery
Charles A
Athens Area
Lydia P. Barker
Logan High School Spring Concert Delights Audience
Logan High School music department presented its annual spring concert with three bands filling the auditorium. The Junior Band opened with Pageantry Over ture, directed by Al Horsky, followed by the Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition conducted by Fred Schmidt. Back-Talk March, directed by Dave Sellers, and Cha conne directed by Rebecca completed the program.
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Logan
Logan High School
al Horsky
Kiev
Fred Schmidt
Dave Sellers
Nelsonville York High School Patriotic Assembly Honors Seniors
Senior students presented a patriotic program at Nelsonville York City High School auditorium with speaker Gil Voight. Bands performed selections including Battle Hymn of the Republic and America. senior and dance bands directed by Dale Horshy and others. Graduating seniors were introduced and a reception followed in the cafeteria hosted by the Logan Band Boosters.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville-York City High School
Gil Voight
Horshy
Sellers
Schmidt
Motorcyclist Injured In Route 2 Collision At Point Pleasant
Apple Grove youth Hunter Brown 18 sustained serious injuries in a collision on Route 2 near Hogsett with a car driven by William M. Coble 31 of Gallipolis. Brown in fair to good condition at St. Mary's Huntington with multiple injuries. Deputy Robert Uhl said Coble left of center and fled about 300 feet before stopping. A second crash on Route 2 seven miles north involved Ray Emmons Eads 16 and Max W. Jarrell 55. Eads had abrasions. no citations were issued.
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Point Pleasant
Apple Grove
Hunter Brown
St. Mary’s Hospital
Huntington
Mason County
Robert Uhl
Hogsett
Uhl
Brown
William M. Coble
Gallipolis
Coble
Danny Brown
Tom Dalton
Cable
Sheriff's Department
Ray Emmons Eads
Max W. Jarrell
Bidwell
Eads
Jaycees to Meet Glouster in Special Trimble Township Call
The Trimble Township Jaycees will hold a special meeting at 8 30 p m Monday in the Jaycee Hall Glouster to discuss community affairs and upcoming projects.
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Jaycees
Glouster
Trimble Township
Jaycee Hall
Wife shoots husband in Gallipolis amid family argument
Virginia Chapman, 34, released on $500 bond after appearing in Gallipolis Municipal Court on pointing and discharging a firearm. Richard Chapman, 32, listed in good condition at Holzer Medical Center with a shotgun wound to the buttocks following a 9 pm Saturday incident. The couple, four children aged 1 to 10, and Mrs. Chapman four months pregnant, said he slapped her before she fired as he left the yard.
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Gallipolis
Virginia Chapman
Richard Chapman
Holzer Medical Center
Gallia County
Logan Man Forfeits $250 Bond at Mayor's Court
Logan drivers faced fines for traffic offenses on Saturday in Mayor's Court. Dogan Hartman forfeited a $250 bond for driving while intoxicated after a May wreck on Henrietta Avenue. Several others, including Geneva Welch and Steve Herron, were fined for speeding and noise, with various costs and suspensions noted.
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Logan
Geneva A. Welch
Steve R. Herron
W. Main St
Richard. Spencer
W. Front St
Danny J. Griffin
George E. Spry
Rockbridge
W. Front Street
Porter W. Grove
N. Market St
Main
Spring Streets
Larry D. Vermillion
Storm Strikes Nelsonville City Lights Fail
A thunderstorm swept Nelsonville around 8 15 p m Sunday bringing heavy gusts. By about 9 p m the business district street lights went out as the storm passed through.
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Nelsonville
Drunk Driving Trial Postponed In Hocking County
A Logan area hearing for Archie Fritzpatrick 18 Columbus on driving while intoxicated was reset to May 22 after attorney Richard Gerken requested a case record. Judge James Stilwell also fined thirteen defendants and forfeited bonds in related actions in Hocking County Court.
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Logan
Columbus
Richard Gerken
Hocking
James Stilwell
Archie Fritzpatrick
David T. Litzenberg
Marion
Robert R. Garey
Logan Route 3
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Russell Stone
Ohio U
Hazel Wooten
Erwin C. Stout
Trimble
St. Laurence Ave
Orange City
Neola Eby Stout
Wayne
Florida
Isabel) Fierce
Vern
California
Delmer
Springfield
Fred
Mary Burton Stout
Rudolph
Susan Cepelnik
Wainstead Ave
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity
Corrigan Funeral Home
Lorain Avenue
Frank A. Mash
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Gahanna
Birdie Mash
Edward Mash
Tery
Jefferson Blvd
Foglesong Funeral Home
Presbyterian Church
Rufus Cromartie
Chapman Funeral Home
Minturn Lodge
Lorenzo
Paul
Scott
Lewis Johnson
Shade
Lewis Samuel
Johnny) Johnson
University Hospital, Columbus
Marcia
Cheryl Perry
Jackie Johnson
Johnny
Millfield Hilltop
Schoedinger Funeral Home
E. State and
Fifth Streets
Jessie Horton
Thurman
Mrs
Chloe Wonn
Church St
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
John W. Hoffman
Willie C. Neal
Mohr Brothers
Neal
Zion Baptist Church
Daughters of America
David and
Rebecca Fout Pearson
Timothy Neal
New Straitsville
Michael Loomis
Charles Hopkins
Florence M. Barger
Sherman Services
Barker Services
Patriotic Assembly
Liza Hartman
Annette Lechleidner
Lissa Galvin
Bill Oliver
Mark Oakley
Jennifer Dishong
Dave Kline
Beth DeLong
Carolyn Carter
Brenda Wachenschwanz
Greg Frank
Jim Dawley
John King
Bill Lower
Cathy Whitlatch
Cindy Kreslin
Barb Levering
Barb Davis
Nancy Christian
Rita Carter
Ted Eldon Dane
Larry E. Alvis
Ronald E. Kline
Holmstead
Michael W. McClure
Belpre
Connie L. Roop
Alan A. Aichinger
Michael J. Shell
Newark
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