Honest Crook Torture Target Newsboy Moriarty in Jersey City
Joseph Moriarty known as Newsboy, linked to a $2.6 million numbers racket, was abducted and tortured by three men in July 1962 while authorities pursued a legal dispute over seized funds. He escaped from captivity and sought medical care before vanishing again. Police noted he had a history of handling large sums daily in a crooked but quiet business. The 1961 gross handle was over $43,000 daily.
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Jersey City
N.J
Joseph
Moriarty
Jersey Shore
Jersey City Medical Center
Patrick McGee
U.S. Court of Appeals
New York City
Hudson
Bers
Joe
Hudson County
Area ATHENS man dies after long illness
Elmer Rodehaver 85 formerly of Guysville died Friday morning in Kimes Convalescent Center Athens after a years long illness. He was a World War I veteran and coal miner with survivors including a brother Homer and sisters Mrs. Dorr and Mrs. Bartlett. Funeral services are Sunday at 1 30 p m Hughes Funeral Home with burial in Bean Cemetery Guysville.
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Athens
Elmer Rodehaver
Guysville
Kimes
Athens County
George and
Ida Rodehaver
Argonne Forest
Homer
Fred Dorr
Ora Bartlett
Earl
Naomi Johnson
Hughes Funeral Home
Wood County
John
Hester Young Graham
Logan
Trinity United Methodist Church
Hugh Meldrim
Luther Graham
William Barthlow
Harley Griffin
Heinlein
Edna Hughes
R. W. Faulkner
Oak Grove Cemetery
Gore
Glenn Edward Proctor
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Clarence
Anne Williams Proctor
Waverly Oil Co
James
Shawnee
Harold
Uniontown
Richard
Evelyn Stacey
Cleveland
Charlotte Bacho
Vinton
Elizabeth Woodyard Cottrill
Morton
Wilkesville
Radcliff
Columbia Chapel
James Cummings
Vinton Memorial Cemetery
Strong and Son Funeral
New Straitsville
Zearnie E. Lanning Sr
St. Columbus St
Lancaster
Perry County
Lancaster-Fairfield Hospital
Anchor- Hocking Glass Co
Celeste
Clifton Groome
Herbert Disbennet
Frances Thompson
Ervin Waddell
Roy and
Carrell
Herman
Johnstown
Audrey Miller
Thomas
Murray City
First Apostolic Church
R. G. Cook
Frank FE. Smith
Columbus St
Middleport
Neva Pratt
N. Second Avenue
Veterans Memorial Hospital
West Lafayette
Sherman
Rose Reed
L. V. Carr
Canton
Lewis Powell
Coshocton
Hazel Babcock
Lawrence Reed
Lee
Rawlings-Coats
Raullin Moyer
Riverview Cemetery
Robert McCoy
Bidwell
McCoy
Kentucky
McAndrews
John B
Polly May McCoy
Maudie
Ora Smith
Phillip
Earnie
Ewington
Death notices from Wilkesville to Vinton area
Obituaries for Elva J. Morton of Albany Route 3 Wilkesville with service details and survivors. Zearnie E. Lanning Sr. of Lancaster dies at 75. survivors listed. Neva Pratt of Middleport dies. funeral details provided. John L. Romine of Middleport Route 1 dies. burial planned. Robert McCoy of Bidwell dies. service and survivors noted.
Kindergarten Graduation Night at Mrs Siler’s School
Mrs Pat Siler’s kindergarten on Park Drive held its 13th graduation ceremony on Thursday. Students performed action poems and group songs for parents, with diplomas awarded to the graduates.
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Point Pleasant
Pat Siler
Park Drive
Younsters
Deron Hammack
Ricky Randolph
Jeff Hall
Annette Hanes
David Smith
John Clendenen
Timmy Mullins
Tammy Pickens
Anna Catherine Stanley
Kathy Northup
Chris Piercy
Pat Stewart
Larry Thomas
Scott Rutherford
Don Mullins
Minor Car Collision Occurs in Front of Johnson's Market
Point Pleasant police report minor damage from a two car mishap Thursday at 2 15 p m in front of Johnson's Market on Jackson Avenue. Pauline L Jones 47 of Leon backed from the parking lot and struck Bernice Lee Blain 68 of Point Pleasant. No injuries or citations.
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Point Pleasant
Johnson’s Market
Jackson Avenue
Pauline L. Jones
Leon
Jackson
Bernice Lee Blain
Point Pleasant High to Graduate 3 Additional Seniors
Point Pleasant High School reports three seniors were omitted from the Friday graduation list. Diplomas will also be awarded to James Lee Mattox Ronald Eugene McClintock and James Walter McCausland with the ceremony details to be announced.
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Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant High School
James Lee Mattox
Ronald Eugene McClintock
James Walter McCausland
VFW Auxiliary Plans Lunch After Memorial Day Services
NEW MARSHFIELD The Ladies Auxiliary of the New Marshfield VFW will serve lunch Sunday from 10 30 a m to 1 p m at the VFW rooms following Memorial Day services The services are set for 9 30 a m at the cemetery and the event is open to the public.
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New Marshfield
VFW
VFH
Cameras Stolen From Lam Born's Camera Store Window
Darrel Tom owner of Lam Born's Camera Store at 46 S Court St reports to Athens police that two cameras and lenses were stolen from the showroom window sometime between Saturday and Tuesday. The value of the equipment is estimated at 639 dollars.
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Darrel Tom
Lamborn’s
S. Court St
Athens
Tom
Holden Named Director at Ohio League of Women Voters
Ann Holden was elected a director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio at the statewide Dayton convention. Since moving to Athens in 1962 she has held roles at Ohio University including research assistant to the president and director of off campus programs, helped develop the Kennedy Lecture Series, and served as executive secretary of the Inter University Council of Ohio in 1965. She chairs the Athens Mayor's Citizen Advisory Council and is president of Holden Systems, a consulting and seminar firm she runs with her husband Ellsworth.
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Kennedy
Holden
Inter-University Council of Ohio
Athens City Charter Commission
Athens
Holden Systems
Ellsworth
Athens Warns Residents to Mow Weeds This Memorial Day
Athens city officials urge property owners to mow weeds three times yearly with windows May 1 to 15, June 15 to July 15, and August 1 to 31. Dolores Hayes, secretary to the mayor, confirms the schedule.
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Athens
Dolores Hayes
Athens High Plans For New Magazine
Athens High announces a new school magazine by Matrix, the school newspaper, amid financial troubles. The publication is slated to debut on June 1.
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Athens High
Matrix
Five Holzer patients treated after week of accidents
Holzer Medical Center treated five people this week after accidents. Connie Bird, nine, fell from a maypole at New Haven Elementary School. Mrs. Raymond Broyles, 65, injured ribs in a bathtub fall. James Evans Miller, 20, suffered a lacerated forearm when a car rolled onto him while he moved an obstacle. George C. Holley Jr., 14, fractured knee in a Memorial Field baseball collision. William K. Adkins, 17, observed for injuries after a Route 327 crash.
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Connie Bird
Ritchie Bird
New Haven
Raymond Broyles
Gallipolis
James Evans Miller
Memorial Field
George C. Holley Jr
George Holley Sr
William K. Adkins
John Adkins
Jackson
Route 327
Wellston
Ex-Resident Efaw Finalist in Chet Atkins Guitar Festival
Terry Efaw, former Athens resident and Athens High School graduate, will tour Knoxville June 3 to 5 as a finalist in the Chet Atkins Guitar Festival. Efaw, 22, earned a place among 12 finalists after a submitted tape won selection in the worldwide contest. POMEROY The Royal Oak Park Swimming Pool opens Saturday for summer hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lifeguards Mike Hargraves, Melanie Hackett, and Roger Karr are on duty.
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Terry Efaw
Athens
Knoxville
Tenn
Edmund Efaw
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio University
Efaw
Pomeroy
Royal Oak Park
Mike Hargraves
Melanie Hackett
Roger Karr
Fire destroys Hoge Street residence in Point Pleasant
A residence at 1111 Hogg Street in Point Pleasant was a total loss after a 4 45 p m Thursday fire. The five room house valued at 5000 by firemen was owned by Miss Guthrie and occupied by George Blanks who escaped unharmed after flames ignited from a kitchen grease fire. Firefighters prevented spread to adjacent homes.
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Point Pleasant
Hogg St
Guthrie
George Blanks
Blanks
Auto flips on gravel road injures driver in county incident
Athens County sheriff reports Arlin Radekin 23 of Albany Route 2 headed north on County Road 69 when another vehicle caused a swerve onto loose gravel. The car struck a bank and rolled onto its top but Radekin was not cited.
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Athens County Sheriff's Department
Arlin Radekin
Albany
Albany-Chase-Gilkey Ridge
Radekin
Divorce Petitions Filed by Ethel Perry and Betty Morman
Petitions show Ethel Perry of 110 Columbus Road and Milford Perry of 12 First Street seek divorce on grounds of gross neglect. Betty Morman and Charles Morman of Nelsonville file for divorce alleging extreme cruelty.
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Ethel Perry
Columbus Rd
Milford Perry
First St
Betty Morman
Charles Morman
Nelsonville
Massive Lobbying Aims to Influence Indochina War Vote
Two lobbying groups coordinate a push to cut U S war funds in Indochina with 24 targeted senators including 13 Republicans. GOP leaders Scott and Griffin oppose the McGovern Hatfield amendment expected next month, as lobbyists press for a June vote after draft-extension decisions.
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Washington
U.S
Indochina
Senate
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Nixon
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
Committee For Peace
Scouts Present 27 Books to Pomeroy Public Library
Big Bend Neighborhood Girl Scouts donated a set of 27 titles to the Pomeroy Public Library for countywide use. The list includes Girl Scout Handbooks across levels, activity guides, craft books, songs, and patrol books, among others.
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Pomeroy
Big Bend
Hammett
Gaudette
Girl Scout Pocket
Brownies
Marietta College Graduates 399 In May Ceremony
Three local residents from Meigs and Hocking counties were among 399 graduates at Marietta College on May 16. Diplomas were awarded to Charles A. Bradbury II for a Bachelor of Arts, Therese D. Fultz for a Bachelor of Science, and Steven C. Schultz for a Bachelor of Arts.
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Marietta
Meigs County
Hocking County
Marietta College
Charles A. Bradbury II
Charles Bradbury
S. Third St
Middleport
Therese D. Fultz
Leslie F. Fultz
High St
Pomeroy
Steven C. Schultz
Steven T. Schultz Jr
W. Franklin
Nelsonville
Lease firm sues in Athens County for $1428.98 over faucet system
The Exchange Leasing Co. of Buffalo filed suit in Athens County Common Pleas Court against Lorena Hemsley, widow of John Hemsley, seeking $1428.98 for a faucet system lease at Scenic Inn. A prior estate claim was denied and probate court confirmed that decision.
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The
Exchange Leasing Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Athens County
Meigs Winners Set For Beautification
Meigs Local School District announced Friday the Beautification Contest winners directed by Frank W. Porter. First prize 25 dollars went to four high school students Tim Dempskey, David Boyd, Bob Werry, and Jon Buck for posters on future environmental needs.
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Rock Springs
Meigs
George Hargraves
Frank W. Porter
Tim Dempskey
David Boyd
Bob Werry
Jon Buck
Salem Center
Deidra Ann Tyree
Sandra May Tyree
Route 124
Langsville
OU Student Hurt In Plunge At Park
An 18 year old Ohio University student fell 30 to 35 feet at Old Man's Cave in Hocking State Park during a camping trip. Donald L. Michael of Centerville suffered head and possible internal injuries and was transported to Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan. The group included William J. Conant of Milan, Michael W. Jenkins and Jim Weaver of Dayton, all 18, with Mary Hankinson reporting the incident to police.
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Logan
Old Man’s Cave
Hocking State Parks
Ohio University
Hocking County
Paul Hartman
Donald L. Michael
Centerville
Michael
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hartman
Ohio
Mary Hankinson
Sheriff’s Office
Banquet and Dance Set in New Straitsville
Plans announced for the New Straitsville alumni banquet at the United Methodist Church dining room. Registration starts 5 30 p m with dinner at 6 30 p m. A dance follows at the Clark Street gym.
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New Straitsville
United Methodist Church
Clark Street
Sans Shoes Sheriff Holds Unusual Evidence
Athens County deputies search for a shoeless suspect after finding a pair of brown loafers outside the Court House beside the posse jeep. The sheriff invites the owner to retrieve the footwear at the office, noting the item may belong to an absent-minded person.
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Athens County
births announced from multiple families
Mr and Mrs Earl Bennett of Vinton Route 2 welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Charles Davis of Scottsboro Ala welcome a son. Mr and Mrs James Thomas of Bidwell Route 2 welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Ronnie Allen of Jackson welcome a daughter.
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Earl Bennett
Vinton
Charles Davis
Scottsboro
Ala
James Thomas
Bidwell
Ronnie Allen
Jackson
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Amesville
Audrey Hines Lonas
Fawcett-Stone
Chesterhill
Michael Teagarden
Federal Valley Cemetery
Wanda Rich
Columbus
Jo Davis
James Hines
Jo. Hines
Sylvia Osborne
Chauncey
Cecil
Lonas
Rich
Lillian I, Griffin
Zanesville Ave
Glenn E. Proctor
Elva J. Morton
Point Rock
Holzer Medical Center
John L. Romine
Salem Twp
John and
Martie Boice Romine
Mary McKee Romine
Henry
Edward
Waukegan
Ill
Robert
Crystal Lake
Daniel
Juanita) Hewlett
Lester
Betty) Wise
Crystal
James Satterfield
Miles Cemetery
Rutland
Mrs
Tammy Pickels
PPHS
VRS. Holden
Ann Holden
League of Women Voters of Ohio
League
Dayton
Holzer
Alpha
Suase Athens
Robert Anon
Debbie Roaden
Jan Thompson
Hoge Street
National Council For An
Clark Clifford
Edwin Reischauer
Japan
Thelma Campbell
Sherry Barrett
Rutland Friendly Gardeners
Nancy Kay Lawrence
Meigs Junior High
C. F. Blakeslee
Herbert Shields
Conservation Office
Gov. J. Gilligan
William J. Conant
Milan
Michael W. Jenkins
Jim Weaver
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
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