Three-Way Mayor's Race and Local Council Contenders
Pomeroy Racine will feature a three way mayoral race Tuesday with five candidates for two council seats. Incumbent Charles Pyles is joined by George Cundiff and write-in Fredrick Stobart. council hopefuls include Maxine Wingett Harry Willford Stephen Simpson David Spencer and Linley Hart. Dorothy Johnston election director notes township trustee races narrow to one seat and clerk and warns voters of many ballots across Bedford and Orange Townships with early voting urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuler
Albert Hill
Dorothy Johnston
Bedford
Orange
Community Organization Meetings and Club Events Planned
A roundup lists numerous local groups with meeting times and venues including Sigma Phi Gamma at 34 Lincoln St Athens, Quota Club at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville, PEO Chapter 6 at 73 Maplewood Dr, Meigs County United Methodist Men slides in Pomeroy, and many other clubs in Glouster Nelsonville The Plains and surrounding towns. Attendees include Judy Woolery Mrs Murl Woodyard Roy Ballard Lois Circle and more as groups discuss events hall reservations and program plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Phi Gamma
Judy Woolery
Lincoln St. Athens
Quota Club
SEO
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
PEO
Maplewood Dr
Meigs County
Auto Destroyed By Fire on County Road 19
Fire destroyed a car on Radford Road near Hebardville Sunday evening. Chief William Pidcock cited an undetermined cause. Harold Clark of Athens Route 5 drove the vehicle with several children aboard. A witness said the fire started under the rear seat. Albany firefighters extinguished the blaze. damage was about $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radford Road
Hebardville
Albany Volunteer Fire Department
William Pidcock
Harold Clark
Athens
Albany
Pidcock
Southeast Ohio Weather Summary for Monday November 3 1975
Showers tonight with lows in the mid to upper 50s and partly cloudy skies Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 70s. State outlook calls for cooler conditions Wednesday through Friday with 60s and low 70s highs and 40s to 50s lows. Regional maps show varied showers across Northwest Inland Lake Shore Northeast Inland Southwest and East Central zones with 60 percent tonight and 20 percent Tuesday chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lake Shore
Central Central
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Panhandle
Obituary notices from Point Pleasant area deaths
Multiple death notices across Point Pleasant and surrounding towns including Rachel A. Burrows of Fostoria and Clifford Roush of Letart with details of birthplaces, survivors, funeral arrangements, and burial plans. Also listed are Harvey A. Bush of Porter, Dorsel Smith of Pomeroy, Iva Tipple of Columbus, Wyatt Burson of Pratts Fork, Shirley Vanscoy of Urbana, William Snyder of Middleport, Inez Snyder of Middleport, Everett Anderson of Newark, and other local residents with service times and burial sites.
Special Meeting Set Thursday by Athens County Bicentennial Commission
The Athens County Bicentennial Commission schedules a special meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at Columbia Gas Co of Ohio Route 50E with representatives from all communities and townships to discuss planning a countywide celebration on July 4 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCL
W. D. Poling
Madison Avenue
Athens Emblem Club
Elks Lodge
Athens Advisory Board
Rainbow Girls
West Union Street
Green and White Club
Ohio University Inn
Baker Center Ballroom
Athens County Bicentennial Commission
Columbia Gas Co
Ohio
Retired artist Melvin Graff dies at 68
Melvin J. Graff, who drew the Sunday Captain Easy comic from 1959 to 1969, died at 68 in Orlando after a heart attack. A Cleveland native, Graff moved to Florida in 1959 and previously worked for the Associated Press in New York, later creating Patsy and Secret Agent X-9 inspired work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando, Fla
Melvin J. Graff
Captain Easy
Graff
Cleveland
Ohio
Orlando
Les Turner
Roy Crane
Associated Press
New York City
Patsy
Mayor Barret Faces GOP Criticism Over Homecoming Parade
A Republican official said he is appalled by Mayor Donald Barretts claim that Republicans started a dispute over his Homecoming parade ride. Barrett contends no political intent guided his invitation acceptance while Fire Chief Cooley barred him from the antique engine and a local group coordinated candy donations and parade candy distribution was disrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Barrett
Barrett
Athens
Fred Weber II
Republican Executive Committee
Richard Cooley
Ohio University
The
Committee
Lillian H Brown Dies at 84 in Logan Ohio
Logan Ohio funeral notices state Lillian H. Brown 84 of 742 East Second Street died Saturday night at Hocking Valley Community. Born Forest Indiana she was daughter of Henry and Addie Walter. She was a Sunday School teacher and pianist at Trinity United Methodist Church. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery with service by Rev Conrad O Diehm. Visitation Heinlein Funeral Home today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Burrows
Point Pleasant
Rachel A. Burrows
High St
Fostoria
Wyandot Memorial Hospital
Upper Sandusky
Gallipolis Ferry
James and
Louise Jones Campbell
Mason County
Mount Carmel
William
Robert
Samuel
Emogene Baird
Phyllis Denny
Delaware
Stevens
Odell Bush
Beale Chapel
Apple Grove
Clifford Roush Letart
Clifford Roush
Letart
Union
New Haven
Roush
Barnie
Olga Hart Roush
Clawson
Carson
Clara Parsons
Chlorus Herb
Westerville
Union United Methodist Church
Bobby Woods
Union Cemetery
Foglesong Funeral Home
Mason
Harvey Bush Porter
Harvey A. Bush
Porter
Holzer Medical Center
Gallipolis
Carl Bush
Baltimore
Rachel Donnally Bush
Ohio Valley Bank
Porter United Methodist Church
Pauline Russell Bush
Harvey Bush Jr
Hartford
Frances Plants
Cambridge
Nancy Crawford
John Bush
John Bryant
Vinton Memorial Park
McCoy-Moore Funeral Home
Vinton
Iva Tipple Columbus
Iva Robison Tipple
Columbus
Dora Linscott Robison
Tony
Doris) Gankoski
Grayling, Mich
Ruby) Montgomery
Jessie Williams
Athens
Sybil Kurtzman
Glouster
Percy Lunsford
Paul Tipple
Schoedinger Funeral Home
East State Street Chapel
Maplewood
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Wyatt Claire Burson
Pratts Fork
Shade
O’bleness
Lvella Durst Burson
Rowland
Helen) Dias Pomeroy
Ralph
Frank
Rex
Jagers and Sons
John Elswick
Burlingham Cemetery
Middleport
William A
Art) Snyder
Beech Street
Veteran Administration Hospital
Huntington
William Edward and
Ada Hill Snyder
Signal Corps
Feeney-Bennett
American Legion of
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Silver Run
Inez Eileen Bennett Snyder
Leroy
Dixie Rose) Cadle
James Arthur Snyder
Rutland
Jackie Lee Snyder
Galion
Charles R. Johnson
Rushville
Terrence Lee Johnson
Betty Donahue
Peggy Taylor
California
Hattie Duckworth
Crestline
Juanita Setter
Florida
Dianna Johnson
New York
Clifford
Richard Snyder
Barnes
Beech Grove
Everett Anderson
Newark
Everett (Sparky) Anderson
Cedar St
Licking Memorial Hospital
Athens County
Jake
Ona Ward Anderson
Anderson
the Plains
Owen-Corning Fiberglas Corp
International Association of Machinists
Laura Collins Anderson
Glenn
Joyce Mercer
Criss Brothers Funeral
Granville St
Lillian Brown Logan
Lillian H. Brown
E. Second St
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Forest
Ind
Henry
Addie Merrell Walter
Brown
Immanuel United Methodist Church
Trinity United Methodist Church
Millard S. Brown
William C
Napoleon
John S
New Lexington
Clyde
Phyllis) Pinnell
Grove City
Conrad O. Diehm
Oak Grove Cemetery
Heinlein Funeral
Parents Give Up Child in Meigs County Case
Charges of felonious assault and child abuse against Jimmy and Mrs. Graham were dismissed after the parents surrendered their three month old son to county welfare. Prosecutor Bernard Fultz declined to pursue charges as the child was placed with authorities. The case stemmed from injuries treated at Holzer Medical Center earlier this year.
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Pomeroy
Jimmy Graham
Hartford
Middleport
Meigs County
Holzer Medical Center
Mason County Welfare Department
Grahams
Math Seminar Planned at Muskingum College
Muskingum College and the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics plan their second annual mathematics workshop this Saturday. General sessions cover the metric system computers individualized instruction geometry and problem solving. Speakers include Helen Cunningham from the University of Louisville Emalou Brumfield president elect Sam Manning and Dr Len Pikaart of Ohio University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskingum College
Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Helen Cunningham
University of Louisville
Emalou, Brumfield
Sam Manning
Len Pikaart
Ohio University
Area Eagle Scouts To Be Recognized Dinner Chairman Named
Paul F. Ploutz of Athens named chairman of a Bicentennial Eagle Scout recognition dinner. The event honors Southeast Ohio and northern West Virginia Eagle Scouts and those who earned their badge in the council area. Ploutz is an Eagle Scout and serves under L Alan Goldsberry in the Kootaga Area Boy Scout Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Scouts
Paul F. Ploutz
Athens
L. Alan Goldsberry
Kootaga Area
Boy Scout Council
Ohio
West Virginia
Ploutz
Ohio University
Kootaga
Scout Service Center
Juliana St
Parkersburg
W.va
Grand Central Mall
Pinewood
Boy Scouts of America
Three Hurt In Three Car Wreck On Route 78
Three people were injured in a three car crash on Route 78 east of Glouster early Sunday. Mary Koon 22 suffered a possible skull fracture and was taken to O Bleness Memorial Hospital. Patricia Collins 28 and Annie Johnson 24 were treated for injuries. Donald Webb 24 assisted after the crash. The third car fled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route
Glouster
State Highway Patrol
Mary Koon
Donald Webb
McConnelsville
Koon
Webb Auto
Patricia L. Collins
Koon Auto
O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
Annie Johnson
O’bleness
Webb
Hospital Notes Report Births and Dismissals Across Town
List of names from Athens and surrounding towns noting a daughter or son for several couples and families. Includes Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koska Nelsonville and others with children or daughters. Dismissed names include Virginia Tucker Evelyn Hillyer Adda Kinnear Hazel Hamon Eveth Mulpas and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Koska
Nelsonville
Robert Nicholson
Athens
Virginia Tucker
Evelyn Hillyer
Adda Kinnear
Hazel Hamon
Eveth Mulpas
William Kerr
Leroy Bentley
Paul Metts
Hazel Hails
Oval Woods
Richard Russell
Betsy Larson
Agnes Conant
Anna Martin
Ruth Dowler
Mount St Mary Admits List of Residents and Transfers
Mount St Mary Hospital records admit and transfer activity listing residents and relatives across Nelsonville Glouster Logan Laurelville Oakfield New Straitsville and other local towns. Notable transfers include to Legg Nursing Home Lancaster Fairfield Hospital and aLong Term Care designation for Mrs Tressa Hermann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McConnell
Legg Nursing Home
Nelsonville
Virginia Alvis
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Lancaster
Charles Paulk Jr
Dorothy Mitchell
Lawrence Reeves
Judy Ice
Rosetta Isel
Lois Koon
Kathy S. Zarley
Goldie Clark
Emergency Runs Reported for Athens Residents
Emergency runs logged in Athens include Susan Huss 21 of 2 E Stimson Ave taken to O'Bleness Hospital at 11 07 p m Sunday and Arthur McMullen 61 of Athens Route 4 transported from Carpenter St to O'Bleness Hospital at 10 56 a m Sunday for illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Huss
Multiple Court Bond Forfeitures And Speeding Fines List
Ruth C Franklin and others face two charges each for reckless operation and leaving the scene. Nelsonville mayoral waiver cases include speeding and disturbing conduct with small fines. Numerous individuals from Athens Nelsonville Logan and surrounding areas are listed with speeding fines ranging from 5 to 58 50 and several driving suspended or license related penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth C. Franklin
P.O. Box
Pecks Mill
W. Va
Man Hurt When Struck By Vehicle on Route 550
Athens County Sheriff reports Sam Showalter 40 was struck while walking on Route 550 in Sugar Creek by 19 year old Tommy Mayles from Millfield. Showalter was taken to O'Bleness Memorial Hospital and later transferred to the Columbus facility with a broken right leg and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Route 4
University Hospital
Columbus
Sugar Creek
Athens County
Sheriff's Office
Sam Showalter
Tommy Mayles
Millfield
Showalter
O'Bleness Memorial
Columbus Hospital
Fire damages mobile home on Connett Road
Firefighters responded at 7 a.m. to a mobile home on Connett Road Nelsonville where residents reported smoke from Elizabeth Huddy’s residence. The home sustained extensive damage and investigators had not determined a cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Connett Road
Elizabeth Huddy
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Athens City
Plains
Murl Woodyard
Glouster Kiwanis Club
Hotel Gordon
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Legion War Memorial
Presbyterian Women’s Association
Lois Circle
Lodi Grange
the Plains United Methodist Naomi Club
Mary Horn
Blue and Gold Ladies Association
Nelsonville Eagles Hall
Ohio Eta
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Southern Ohio Electric Company
Kathyee
Fry
Brenda Haggy
Albany Grange Hall
Carrie Hall Club
York City
Trimble Local
Board of Education
Jacksonville
Northwest
New England
Ohio University Geography Department
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Edmonton
Alberta
Dorsel Smith Pomeroy
Dorsel Smith
Hemlock Grove
Jenny Pennbacker Smith
Hemlock
Nellie
Denver
George
Raymond
Ernest
Ewing
Wilbur Perrin
Claire Burson
Shirley Vanscoy
Urbana
Shirley Evans Vanscoy
Walter Funeral
William Snyder
Melvin Graff
GOP
Seaman
IGA
Seaman's
Poul F. Plout
Deborah Evans
Mary Terrell
Harold Graham
Clifford Hicks
Arthur McMullen
Bartolomeo Martello
Thomas Winning
Willard Cumbo
Ernest Prater
McArthur
Charles Zinn
Guysville
Mabel Hale
George Charney
Andy Kostival
George Walton
Chauncey
Mount St. Mary
Ronald Decker
Wilma Lanning
William Wicks
Ivan Dolman
Ruby Harris
Francis Erwin
Lois Tripple
Robert Woodyard
Hocking Valley
James Spicer
Logan
Robert Barnes
Laurelville
James Willison
Oakfield
Nellie Rischert
Francis Wahl
New Straitsville
Donald Keels
Haydenville
Lee Carpenter
Rockbridge
John Goss
Wesley Cannon
Robert Shannon
Herman Humphrey
Blaine Hill
Mrs
Tressa Hermann
Athens Fire Squad
Lcourt News
Wellston
Joseph Wendall
High Street
Paul E. McDonald
Hocking
David W. Jeffrey
Loogan
John F. Brunney
Ransom B. Staley
James Hartsock
Alan A. Aichinger
Mary M. Bailey
Kee Soo Nam
Gregory L. Barker
Carl Frazier
William Danner
South Bloomingville
Arthur Ayers
John A. Roberts
Scott A. Warthen
Albert H. Scharf
Harold Kuhn
Lockbourne
Jeffrey Dean Thompson
Myron F. Dennis
E. Jennison Ave
Donald E. Robinson
W. Second St
Anthony J. Artino
Castalia
Robert J. Ball
Darrel D. Harding
Don G Weaver
Oria W. North
Gregory L. Haning
Robert L. Llewellyn
New Marshfield
Michael S. Gelbaum
Oceanside
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