Flooding Forces Evacuations Across Athens Meigs and Perry
Flood waters from the Hocking River and its tributaries swamped roads in Meigs, Hocking, and Perry counties. Roads closed include routes 124 144 682 12 13 50 56 216 33 and 93 with landslides and seven towns under water. Dozens evacuated as crews from police fire and civil defense aided residents and two amphibious ducks ferried stranded families.
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Hocking County
Hocking River
Logan
Roy Kelch
Dicken Addition
West Logan
South Logan
Scotts Creek
West
Red Cross
Rockbridge
Robert Stoughton
U. S
Enterprise
Five Mile Creek
Athens-Hocking
Meigs County
Chauncey
Athens
Nelsonville
South Bloomingville
Murray City
Buchtel
Sugar Creek
Amesville
Glouster
Pomeroy
Pomeroy Seniors Challenged On Eve Of Graduation
Dr Benne Kendall of Ohio University addressed Pomeroy High School graduates urging them to seek new opportunities in vocations, take on responsibilities, and continue learning. Ninety six seniors entered as the Meigs High Band played Pomp and Circumstance, with diplomas awarded by Supt George Hargraves Jr. after the benediction and recessional.
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Pomeroy
Pomeroy High School
Benne Kendall
Ohio University
Kendall
Meigs
Meigs High School
Wilbur Perrin
Dave Bowen
Michael Hargraves
Three Are Injured In Route 7 Collision Near Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol reports a two car wreck Wednesday at 2:45 P M on Route 7 four miles north of Route 248. James O'Brien 18 of Pomeroy stopped to left turn. Bill Ivey 17 of Belpre rear ended him with Sue Boyd passenger from Una West Virginia. Both crews complained of injuries but were not treated. Ivey cited to court for assured clear distance.
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Pomeroy
State Highway Patrol
James O’brien
Bill Ivey
Belpre
O’brien
Ivey
Sue Boyd
Una
W. Va
County Road 19 relocation hearings set for May and June 1968
Athens County Commissioners schedule view and hearing dates for relocating and resurfacing 1050 feet of County Road No. 19 from the Goff Dunfee house to the junction with County Road No. 10. Plan includes ditching berms, widening pavement by about one foot for 2000 feet north of the Dunfee residence, paving with 1 3/4 inches bituminous concrete, raising berms, and constructing a roadside ditch to Margarets Creek. Proceedings held by Commissioners and Clerk Helen Robinette. 5-17, 5-24
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Board of County Commissioners
Goff Dunfee
Dunfee
Margarets Creek
Athens County
Helen Robinette
Whaleys Attend Fort Gordon Graduation
Mr and Mrs Herbert Whaley and daughters Brenda and Terry and their daughter in law Mrs Donald Whaley of Darwin have returned from Fort Gordon Georgia where they attended the graduation of Private Donald Whaley from basic training Mrs Donald Whaley is the former Virginia Gail Grover
Athens council bids on off street parking notes
Resolution directs the city auditor to invite quotations for the purchase of one year notes to finance an off street parking garage in Athens Ohio. Principal estimated at 1 000 000 dollars. Date for quotations to be set to maximize competition and align with construction bid analysis. Adopted May 6 1968.
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CTT
Athens
County of
State of
Ohio
Harry G. Crewson
Raymond Shepard Mauar
Obituaries: Wandling Family, Della Farrell Remembered
Obituary notices from Athens area list John Wandling 87 of Millfield and Della Farrell 80 of Athens with services at St Pauls and Jagers. Also reported are Charles Elliott of Rand and the deaths of Bobby Joe Stotts Minnie Dixon Eva Sayre and community 4-H and church events in Pomeroy Corning and Glouster. Funeral arrangements pending updates on services and visitations.
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Athens
John W. Wandling
Millfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Meigs County
Athens County
Wandling
Chauncey Catholic Mission
Mary Ann
John E. Wandling
Albany
Catherine Valentine
Sugar Grove
Estella Jenkins
New Straitsville
Louella Rousey
Ethel Evener
Parley
Springfield
Arthur
Pomeroy
Mack
Dayton
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Frank Patala
Della Farrell
Jagers and Sons
Jan B. Kish
Farrell
Mill St
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Furral
RAND
W. Va
Maxine Arnold
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Charles S, Elliott
Florence Hill
Letart
Nelsonville
Bobby Joe Stotts
Blick Ave
Minnie Dixon
Johnson Funeral Home
Stotts
Dixon
Glouster
Eva Lucille Sayre
Pickerington
Harry
Florence Boyer
Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center
Delores Drescher
Cornwell Heights
Thurmond Boyer
Aller Park
Mich
Wayne
Los Angeles
Calif
Kenneth
Bucyrus
van Fossen Funeral
Paul Johnson
Green Lawn Cemetery
Accidents Investigated In Meigs County Creeks and Collisions
Pomeroy sheriff’s department investigated two crashes on Route 124 and Route 7 Thursday. Leonard Leroy Lake of Circleville drove into a creek when roads were slick. he was treated at Veterans Memorial Hospital with no citation. Another crash near Racine involved Robert Hill and a trailer of tomato stakes damaging Henry Roush’s garage. no injuries or arrests.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Sheriff's Department
Rt. 7
Leonard Leroy Lake
Circleville
Lake
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Robert Hill
Racine
Henry Roush
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U. S. Observer
Colmer
Ohio U
Athens City
Hocking Valley
Ocean
Lake Erie
Fulton Street
Messenger
Wilbur Mender
Patton Street
DeSteigner Street
Estel Crabtree
Columbus
Fulton Streets
Myers Street
Monroe Street
Carbon Hill
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Rutland
Leading Creek
Beulah Jones
Miller
Martin
Cross
Langsville
Vinton County
Vinton Countian
Creola
McArthur
Harold Steele
John McGaffney
Nellie Howell
Donald Newton
Newtons
Hartshorns
Eagles Mill
Salt Creek
Fred Jarvis
Harmon Clements
Perry County
Corning
Village
Hatfield
Burr Oak
Clarence Dunwoodey
South Valley Street
Elberfelds
TORO
Toro Manufacturing Corporation
Farrell Services
Mrs
Eva Sayre
Pomeroy First Baptist Church
Main Street
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