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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1967

Page

7

Man Burns To Death In Car Near Laurelvile

Willis L. Wilson 67 died when a car burned by the roadside about two miles north of Laurelvile on Thursday afternoon. Sheriff Hartman said Wilson likely fell asleep while smoking. the interior was gutted and firemen found him dead on arrival. The fire was spotted at about 4 p.m. by James Speakman who was driving to Laurelvile. The car had been seen earlier along Moccasin Creek Road north of Route 180. Funeral services were held Saturday in Amanda.

Laurelville Amanda Laurelvile Hocking Paul Hartman Willis L. Wilson James Speak- Man Fire Department Hartman Moccasin Creek Road Route 180

Logan junior chosen Hocking County girl delegate to Washington

Janet Dennis 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Dennis of 519 West Hunter Street Logan has been selected as the Hocking County delegate to the Citizen Short Course in Washington June 11 to 17. Her sponsor Tansky Motors will provide 75 for the trip. She is a Logan High School junior and member of the Loganettes 4H Club in her eighth year of club work.

Logan Janet Dennis Edgar Dennis W. Hunter St Hocking County Citizenshop Washington Miss Dennis Logan High School Tansky Motors Loganettes Muss Dennis

Queen's Head Joins Kings in Bell Tower Lantern

A stone head of Queen Elizabeth II has been hoisted onto the lantern of Chichester Bell Tower beside the cathedral. Her portrait joins those of Kings Richard II Henry IV and Henry V, from the era when the tower was built in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Chichester England Elizabeth II Richard II Henry IV Henry V

What Your New Car Becomes After It Ends Up Scrapped

Ohio faces thousands of abandoned and junked autos yearly with cities bearing disposal costs. Dayton reports over 3000 cars towed since January 1, while Cincinnati averages about 1300 abandoned vehicles annually. Some cars are sold from impounds, but most end as scrap. a typical junked car yields about 7.50 to 96.38 per ton depending on processing and market demand.

Columbus Ohio Dayton Patricia Hundiey Auto Recovery Division Cincinnati Auto Squad James Boyle Boyle Steel Magazine Iron Age Magazine Sol Rosenberg Athens Rosenberg Philadelphia

Logan High School Concert Beats 3 PM Audience

The annual spring concert of the Logan High School instrumental music department will be presented today at 3 pm in the auditorium. Tickets are $1 for adults and 50 cents for students and may be purchased at the door.

Logan Logan High School

Mt Union Church Notes Highlight Family Occasions

Mt Union Church members at Kimes Convalescent Center gave potted plants to 40 mothers and honored the oldest mother Mrs Carl Cox and others with most children present. Births marriages and visits are listed for multiple local families including the Greer Burke Dye and Crabtree households with trips, hospital births, and a district awards contest.

Mt. Union Church Kimes Carl Cox James Hayes Lee Wood Parma Sheree Clark Larry Clark Roger Clayton Roger C. Greer Greenville D. C Greer Carol Ann Burke Hazel Burke Andrew Greer Dale Dye Beverly Dye Dale Dye Jr el Cerrito Calif

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