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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1968

Page

9

Obituaries from Middleport to Warren area services

Obituaries detail deaths across several towns including Middleport Albany Shawnee Beaufort and Columbus. Notables include Mrs Gar net May Davidson owner of a tavern and member of the Wilkesville Pythian Sisters Lodge. Edward Wayne Brooks World War I veteran and Albany church and lodge member. Edith Reese found dead in Shawnee apartment. Owen Hanley Lemmon former Ohio University graduate and North Carolina civic activist. Clarence Bill Bonecutter Gallipolis Ferry resident and Marietta Manufacturing employee. Bertha M Evans Columbus retired bookkeeper and Pythian Sister. Emmett Sexton Athens and Emmett B Sorrell Murray City with recent services planned. Funeral homes in each locale listed with service dates and burial sites.

Beaufort N. C Owen Hanley Lemmon Guysville Ohio University Morehead City Lemmon Menhaden Fish Co Stewart W. A. Lemmon Hyattsville Berlin Pokomoke City Maryland Greenville Masonic Beaufort Lodge New Bern North Carolina Mabel Mildred B. Lemmon Fred Lockhard Fred Zimmerman Michigan Point Pleasant Clarence Bill) Bonecutter Gallipolis Ferry Pleasant Valley Hospital Marietta Manufacturing Company Wyoma Pentecostal Church Bertha Austin Sheline Phillipp Bonecutter Thelma Baker Ronnie Rodney Helen Birchfield Beverly Bonecutter Leland Bonecutter Mary Nibert Jewell Wamsley Clara Nibert Lowell Wyoma Penecostal Church Stella Carlyle Mohr- Stevens Murray City Emmett B. Sorrell Orbiston Lucinda Gill Warren Buchtel Martin Laura Sorrell United Mine Workers of America Anna Gill Laura Lang Mecca James Akron Charles Stockport Steve Glouster Bertha Pinnick Emma Kern Lancaster Nelsonville Leora Auflick University Hospital Columbus Athens County Bertha Schoonover Frank Hunley Edgar Jeff Hunley George Robert Marguerite Mounty Marie Hunley Rosella Blackston Michigan City Ind Nelsonville Wesleyan Church John Minsker Green Lawn Johnson Funeral Home

U S Referee Sets Meeting With Union

A federal mediator from Columbus meets Local 1279 Carpenters and Joiners of America to discuss the union’s demands for wage and fringe benefit increases as the old contract expired Friday midnight. A membership vote on the company offer will follow. Nelsonville death notices follow with Leora Auflick, 57, and Thomas Hood, 64, both reported in Ohio.

LOGAN H. J. Monroney Columbus Carpenters and Joiners of America Willard Dutcher Dutcher

Judge Raises 6 Million for Hellenic College

New York report notes Judge John C. Pappas of Boston, vice chairman of United Greek Orthodox Charities, has raised over 6 million dollars for Hellenic College in Brookline Mass. The college plans a 10 million development program over five years. United Greek Orthodox Charities, formed in 1966, is the central fundraising body for Greek Orthodox in America.

New York John C. Pappas Boston United Greek Orthodox Charities Hellenic College Brookline Mass America

Officer Installation Set By OES Chapter

Mrs. Bernice Winn will install Harrisonville Chapter Order of Eastern Star officers at the December 12 meeting at 8 p.m. Newly elected officers include Donna Lath ey as worth matron and Joe Stanley as worth patron with several other posts filled. Outgoing officers are Jo Ann Stewart and Dana Hoffman. In entertainment notes, David Rose, of The Red Skelton Hour, maintains a large private model locomotive collection on his California estate. Gretchen Walther has taken the lead role on The Secret Storm on CBS TV.

Harrisonville Bernice Winn Order of Eastern Star David Rose Red Skelton Hour CBS California Gretchen Walther Martha Novotny Patti Tate

Local Families Share Visits Across States

Racine Miss Grace Ellis and Miss Jane Ellis of Arlington visited Homer and Edith Hayman in Ohio. Mrs. Audrey Wilson and family from Jackson visited her mother Mrs. Harry Hayman. Oval Diddle and Robert Fisher with families visited Donald Diddle in Converse Texas. Lee Jackson of Pickerington visited his mother Mrs. Sybil Miles. Clyde Cross and children of Columbus spent the weekend with their mothers Mrs. A. B. Cross and Mrs. Howard Neigler.

Grace Ellis Columbus Jane Ellis Arlington Homer Edith Hayman Audrey Wilson Jackson Harry Hayman Oval Diddle Robert Fisher Donald Diddle Converse Texas Lee Jackson Pickerington Sybil Miles Clyde Cross Children of A. B. Cross Howard Neigler

License Renewed For Woman 93 In New Zealand

WELLINGTON New Zealand Mrs Emily King of Waipawa North Island has had her driving license renewed for another year at age 93. New Zealand law requires all drivers over 70 to pass a test annually. King who has been driving 63 years says younger drivers are risking lives and there will only be older drivers left on the road.

Wellington New Zealand Emily King Waipawa North Island

Government blocks Black professor appointment at Cape Town

CAPE TOWN South Africa the government blocked the appointment of a black professor to the University of Cape Town faculty Education Minister Jan de Klerk said naming African Archie Mafeje as lecturer in social anthropology would flout the accepted traditional outlook of South Africa. Students are mostly white and the university has only one colored mulatto faculty member.

Cape Town South Africa University of Cape

Patching plywood holes and carport rafters guidance

Patching holes in plywood should use wood putty or plastic wood for small holes, or insert a fitted wood plug for clean results if a jig saw is available. For larger holes apply multiple coats to fill gradually and sand smooth. For a carport roof use 2 by 4s only if the rafter span between supports is under 10 feet. otherwise use larger framing and verify local codes.

Burglars Take 12000 From Somerset Hardware Store

Burglars backed a truck to the Underwood Hardware and Furniture Store basement and loaded an estimated $12,000 in goods including guns, ammunition, power tools, hand tools, a deep well pump, appliances, and window displays. The break-in was found at 8:15 AM when David Underwood opened the business. Investigators from the Ohio Bureau of Investigation Logan office, Perry County sheriff, and Somerset police noted two large stoves left behind, a damaged safe knob, and an unsuccessful back-entry attempt. Insurance partially covered the loss.

Somerset Underwood Hardware and Furniture Store David Underwood Herman Henry Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation Logan Perry County Sheriff's Office Somerset Police Henry

Logan Woman Found In Bathroom Gas Heaters Used

A Logan woman was found in her bathroom with a gas heater on but not lit. She was taken Sunday afternoon to Hocking Valley Hospital and later transferred to the Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center in Athens. A second woman, Treva McLaughlin, 55, of 293 Hocking Ave, was found in the bathroom.

Logan Hocking Valley Hospital Treva McLaughlin Hocking Ave Hocking Valley Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center Athens

Another Use For Science In Calcutta University

In Calcutta, some science students use chemicals to erase failing marks on report cards. Vice-chancellor S N Sen complains that these students then apply for admission to higher courses after inserting qualifying grades.

Calcutta India Calcutta University S.N. Sen

Honest Man Finds Missing Pocketbook Near Post Office

Linda Freeman of 49 Furnace Street lost her pocket book containing 25 dollars near the post office. Neal Decker of Murray city found it and turned it over to city police.

Logan Linda Freeman Furnace St Neal Decker Murray City

Postmark and notices from 1968 Athens County

Israeli post office opens in EL QANTARA area of the city split by the Suez Canal with a defense forces postmark in Hebrew English and Arabic. Also notes U S rat damage at 1 billion dollars yearly and mass mobility stats. Probate and election notices in Athens County Ohio outline estate filing and Grange director election details with deadlines and eligibility.

EL Qantara Egypt Suez Canal Israeli Defense Forces

Public Auction Notice by Athens Township Trustees

The Athens Township Trustees announce a 1:00 p.m. sale on Saturday November 23 1968 at The Plains Volunteer Fire House The Plains Ohio of listed emergency vehicles including a 194? International truck cab and chassis a 1954 Pontiac ambulance and a 1956 Pontiac ambulance Vehicles are inspectable at The Plains Volunteer Fire Department Cash terms only Vernon Shaw Clerk Route 1 Box 43 Athens Ohio vote 12-18

Athens Township Plains Volunteer Fire House Flains Volunteer Fire Department Pigins Ohio Vernon Shaw Athens

Sealed bids for ice control equipment due in Athens Ohio

The City of Athens Ohio invites bids for a cinder spreader body to control ice on streets. Bid deadline is 12:00 noon EST November 25 1968. Bids must include a ten percent bond or certified check and are subject to rejection.

Municipal Parking Garage Bid Notice Athens Ohio 1968

Sealed bids for a municipal parking garage in Athens Ohio will be received until 12 00 noon EST Monday December 11 1968 at the office of the Service Safety Director and publicly opened. Bid forms and plans may be inspected at Builders Exchange of Columbus and Dodge Reports. deposits refundable on return of documents. The owner reserves the right to waive information or reject bids. Dwight D. Robinson Vdd 12 18 14 25 12 2

Oho University Athens Ohio Mir —Master Electric Company Dayton Ohio University Tony Reis Factory Street Gerald F. Evans Service Safety Builders Exchange of Columbus Dublin Road Dodge West Fifth Avenue Sotey Service City Hall Trott and Bean Associates Architects West Broad Street Iheck Dwight D. Robinson Service Safety

Notice of multiple Ohio probate court actions to quiet title

Mary C Watkins, Nettie E Watkins and William P Watkins and Lucille Campbell Lowe and Florence F Franklin appear as plaintiffs or respondents in Athens County cases. Proceedings seek to quiet title, declare sole ownership in fee simple, or sell real estate to pay debts of deceased relatives. Parties must answer by dates in 1968. notices name heirs executors and administrators and list specific parcels in Mechanicsburg and Athens jurisdictions.

Mary C. Watkins Nettie E. Watkins William P. Watkins Lucille Campbell Lowe Lucille Campbell Florence F Franklin Common Pleas Court Athens County Ohio Lucile Campbell Lowe Florence F. Franklin Ther Florence F. Franklin Homer G. Gall John F. Hull Buchana Wayne Michigan Anderson Burton Frank L. Hull William Mechanicsburg G. W Hoppers G. W. Hoopers Recorder Prank L. Hull

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