Community event notices and club meetings list
A dense schedule of local group meetings and events across Athens County including luncheons, demonstrations, Al-Anon, gallery talks, bicycle club, Masonic and PTA activities, church circles, scouts, women’s groups, and school board sessions. Highlights include Ohio Ada Phi Chapter pledge training, Tri County Vocational School board, and a film Buyer Beware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury Pta
Salisbury School
Darrell Taylor
Ohio
Ada Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
Middleport
Middleport Masonic Lodge
Fellowcraft
Births at O'Bleness Hospital and admissions list
Hospital notes from O'Bleness report the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Ronald Riley of Nelsonville. The admissions include Mrs Charles Vosler, David Hook and numerous others from Athens Nelsonville Pomeroy Chauncey and surrounding towns. several named patients and spouses. Discharge shows Tom McCollan transferred to Riverside Hospital and John Seymour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Riley
Nelsonville
Charles Vosler
David Hook
Athens
Forrest Matheny
Orion Colmer
Pomeroy
Audrey Bobo
Chauncey
Rachel Buckley
Stewart
Tom McCollan
Riverside Hospital
John Seymour
Inquiry Sought On Loss Of Fitzgerald Cargo Vessel
An inquiry examines the Fitzgerald disaster with witnesses noting a depth of 525 feet and questioning delays in launching a search. James J. Courtney Jr. outlines planned civil suits against Oglebay Norton Co. by survivors and says crews were largely unlicensed steelworkers. Vic Hansen calls for an independent board. Oglebay Norton defends lawful inspection and Coast Guard certification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
James J. Courtney Jr
Duluth
Minn
United Steelworkers of America Local 5000
Cleveland
Courtney
Steelworkers
U.S. District Court
Oglebay Norton Co
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Vic Hansen
Coast Guard
Hansen
Cocounsel
Nel L. Mann
Mann
Court Notes Divorces And Bond Forfeitures In Area
Court reports list divorces including Thelma Tremper from William Tremper for gross neglect of duty and Carol D Jones from Tony H Jones. Also entries show marijuana and speeding charges, a number of bond forfeitures, and various local addresses and ages across Pomeroy Albany Nelsonville Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Tremper
Wood St
William Tremper
Carol D. Jones
Logan
Tony H. Jones
E. Second St
Ohio and regional forecast for Tuesday November 18 1975
Weather data from Ohio University Geography Department notes yesterday’s high 66 and today’s low 29 with no precipitation yesterday and 1.76 inches this month. Southeastern Ohio expected clear tonight with lows 40 to 45 and sunny Wednesday highs near 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University Geography Department
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Ohio
Lake Shore
Southwest
West Virginia
Death notices span Gallipolis to Point Pleasant regions
Obituaries report Gertie Swain 75 Mercerville died at home. May S. Stollatis 69 Concord NH to be buried in Lone Oak Cemetery. William Harris 77 Thurman Route 1 died at home. Clarence L. Lasure Sr. 79 The Plains died at home. Opel S Church 69 Lansdale PA formerly Point Pleasant died at home. Services and burial details listed with call hours and funeral homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Swain
Gallipolis
Mercerville
Gallia County
Alonza
Rosetta Beaver
Buell Swain
Willard Swain
Eureka Star Route
Gerald
Betty) Beaver
Springfield
Thelma Daniels
Crown City
George
Vernie) Mask
Ridgelawn Cemetery
May Stollatis
Point Pleasant
May S. Stollatis
Lone Oak Cemetery
William Perrin
Stollatis
Concord
N. H
Hartford
W. Va
Horace F
Florence Higbee Smith
Edwin
Marilyn Stollatis
Berea
Ohio
Barbara Stollatis
Seattle
Wash
Peggy Twitchell
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Caroline Green
Kent
Paul D
Alice) Nease
Pomeroy
Foglesong Funeral Home
William Harris Vinton
William Hargess Harris
Thurman
Floyd County
Bess Banks Harris
Jack
Verlie Harris
George Harris
Darby
Ray Harris
Virginia Fry
Freda Backus
Colummbus
Lois Denny
Bidwell
Lenora Kinnard
Oak Hill
Ypsalanti
Mich
Steve Harris
Patriot
Janie Harris
Ashland
McCoy-Moore Funeral Home
Athens
Clarence L. Lasure Sr
McDonald St
the Plains
William and
Rose Lasure
Lasure
Athens Aerie
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Glenn
Ida) Foughty
Columbus
Melvin
Martha) Walraven
Dean
Joan Hardy
Billy Coots
Clark’s Chapel
Opel S. Church
Green St
Lansdale
Lumberport
Oleg
Della May Nicely Quickle
Raymond Church
James A. Church
Telford
Carl L. Church
Francis Swiger
Green Lane
Corley Swiger
Flemington
N.J
Lorar Quickle
Pennington
N. J
Marjorie Hinton
Meridian
Pomeroy Home Hit By Fire
An electric clothes dryer caused a fire at Roger Jeffers home on Hiland Church Road Pomeroy. The blaze confined to a laundry and furnace room with smoke damage to the rest of the house. estimated total damage $2500. No injuries. Fire chief Legar noted 18 firefighters and two trucks responded. cause under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Roger Jeffers
Charles Legar
Hiland Church Road
Legar
Pomeroy Meigs County to Hold Second Hearing on Grant
The Meigs County Commissioners will hold a public hearing next Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the courthouse commissioners office. It is the second hearing on the proposed Title 1 Community Development Act block grant application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Meigs County
Strike at Gallipolis State Institute
About 160 employees from Local 4455 of the Communication Workers of America remain on strike at the Gallipolis State Institute. Superintendent Dr. Bernard Niehm says patients are cared for by other staff bused in, while workers walk between buildings. No negotiations will start until striking workers return, per a contract. The facility employs around 900 staff and houses about 1,500 patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Planter Target of Vehicles in Middleport Faces Repairs
In Middleport a triangular concrete planter planned by the Garden Club to honor Bicentennial year has been struck twice by motorists. Labor was donated by Elden Walburn and Charles Burdette. The planter sits at the site of a Mason fire truck crash. The club hopes to repair it and continue the project, including hanging baskets in the business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Prisoner Escapes Middleport Jail Then Recaptured
Dan Berry of Middleport escaped from the Middleport jail Monday night using a broken spoon to pick a rear emergency door lock. He was later picked up in Wilkesville and returned to Meigs County where he is jailed awaiting an escaping charge. Berry was also a suspect in a November 13 car theft at Hi Ho Bar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleport
Wilkesville
Meigs County
J. J. Cremeans
Dan Berry
Hi Ho
Berry
Shrine Ceremony Planned at Pomeroy Masonic Temple
Plans for a Mary Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem ceremonial December 12 at the Pomeroy Masonic Temple with four candidates to be initiated. Officers to wear formal dress. sandwiches or cookies served. Rehearsal for officers December 7 at 2 p.m. A note of appreciation read for Mary Hawk during her death. Middleport club to meet Wednesday 7 30 p.m. Mrs. Dewey Horton hosts and two reviews of Paine works planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Mary Shrine
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Pomeroy Masonic Temple
Gordon Hawk
Shepherds of
Middleport
Middleport Literary Club
Dewey Horton
Ben Philson
Thomas Paine
W. E. Woodward
Carl Horky
Common Sense
Paine
Tribute Paid To Lost Edmund Fitzgerald Crew in Toledo
Relatives and friends of 29 men aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald gathered for a memorial in Toledo at the Bay View Naval Armory. A trumpet sounded taps as a wreath was placed on a Coast Guard vessel and 29 bells tolled aboard the USS Toledo. The service honored merchant mariners and noted the crew’s sacrifice while emphasizing faith and service to the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, Ohio
Edmund Fitzgerald
Bay View Naval Armory
Lake Superior
Coast Guard
Lake Erie
Robert Armstrong
Maumee River
Fitzgerald
Mr. Armstrong
Toledo
Armstrong
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
U.S. Steelworkers Union
Columbia Transportation Division
Oglebay-Norton Co
Cleveland
Youths Injured In Gallipolis Motorcycle Crash
A 14 year old Patriot rider William J. Lester suffered severe injuries after a head on collision with Lewis Paulins 19 of Patrott Route 2 on Pumpkin Town Road Gallia County. Passenger Roger Hutchison 16 was treated and released at Oak Hill Hospital. Investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pumpkin Town Road
Gallia County
Ohio Highway Patrol
Lewis Paulins
Patrott
William J. Lester
Patriot
Lester
Oak Hill Hospital
Roger Hutchison
Oak Hill
Wellston Man Missing After Saturday Disappearance
A Wellston man, Joseph Mallick, 53, remains missing after being last seen Saturday morning walking toward a strip mine pond at the city north edge. Authorities dragged the pit Monday while a note to his wife was found. Mallick has long worked for Frick Gallagher Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Joseph Mallick
Max Downard
Mallick
Frick- Gallagher Co
Scout recognition meeting date moved to January 7
John Hoffman District Scout executive says the Hock Hocking District Kootaga Area Council Boy Scouts recognition meeting shifted from Wednesday to January 7. The change affects local scouts and leaders planning expected ceremonies and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hock-Hocking
Kootaga Area
John Hoffman
Emergency ambulance runs list from Racine area
emergency runs reported Sunday include Alice Balser from Racine Route 2 taken to Veterans Memorial Hospital with a medical condition at 3 a.m. Hattie Roush from Racine Route 1 moved to Holzer Medical Center with a broken collar bone from a fall at 6:02 a.m. David Clark from Racine to Veterans Memorial with a knee injury at 8:15 p.m. Jessie Yonker from Pleasant Valley to Clifton at 11 a.m. Juanita Chapman from Clifton to Veterans Memorial for medical needs at 9:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Balser
Racine
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Hattie Roush
Holzer Medical Center
David Clark
Veterans Memorial
Jessie Yonker
Clifton
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Juanita Chapman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens City
Green and White Club
Baker Center
Richland Garden Club
Gerald Terrell
Coolville Ridge
Madonna Ements
Al-Anon Group
Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Trisolini
Seigfried Auditorium
Michael Harper
Durier
Athens Bicycle Club
United Campus Ministry
N. College St
Guiding Hands Circle
CCL
Curtis Johnson
Paramathia Lodge
F&am
Albany Masonic Lodge
Athens Mental Health and
Athens County
Chit-Chat Club
Phyllis Koons
Walnut Hill
Amesville
PTC
Cattlemen’s Association
South May Avenue
Glouster Boy Scouts
Progressive Study Club
John Davis
Lazy Acres
Bishopville
Harmony
First Christian Church
Fort Street
DeMarius Decker
Pleasantview Ave
Lois Circle
First Presbyterian Church
Doris Pergin
E. Washington St
Athens Chapter
RAM
Athens Council
F&sm
Albany
Masonic Temple
CWF Group
Mildred Robinson
Society of Professional Journalists
Sigma Delta Chi
Lasher Hall
Homemakers Club
Flossie Clark
Hebardville
Women of the Moose
Glouster Moose Hall
Glouster Lodge
Jacksonville
Eagles Hall
Trimble Township
VFW
Post Home
Federal
Hocking Citizens For Better Schools Advisory Council
Hocking High School
Hocking
Tri County District
Joint Vocational School Board of Education
O’bleness Birth
Howard Berg
Nancy Ice
Carl Lamp
Mamie Swanger
Clifford Logue
Pearl Bolin
Jane Johnson
Paul Hamilton
Sam Thompson
David Lamp
Juanita Morgan
Helen Morgan
Mount St. Mary
Lawrence Smathers
Buchtel
Audrey Young
Robert Cinquepalmi
Glouster
Ruth Rosser
Bobby Smathers
Fern Taylor
Vernon Tye
Thomas Winchell
Catherine Rosser
Edna Cavanaugh
Annette Dearing
Naomi Maurer
Willard Wright
Tom McCollum
Ruth Kittle
Joan Whitmore
Lora Campbell
Virginia Birtcher
David Coleman
Etta Allen
Hocking Valley Birth
Rick Hart
James Reynolds
Junction City
Harvey Mohler
Lancaster
Earl St. Clair
Harry Reeves
Maria Westfall
Robert Wolfe
Great Lakes
Notic
U.S. Navy
Mary Poviach
Bradenton
John J. Poviach
Court News
Meigs County Probate Court
Rober Brooks
Reedsville
Captalia Cole
Coolville
Robert Shaffer
Harrisonville
Theresa Eastman
William Junior Dye
Linda Shuler
Craig Howard
Debra Price
Jonathan Scott
Christinia Miller
Robert Knapp
West Columbia
Marshal Murray
Hocking County Common Pleas
Athens Municipal Court
William Earl Landis
Second St
James K. Davis
William Kasler
Carriage Hill
John T. Dunn
Gamertsfelder Hall
Barbara Ann Leonard
Cecil Andrew Hart
Corning
Donald W. Thomas
Denver L. Peck
Michael H. Devore
Sandra Lamson
Everett E. Ridge
S. May Ave
Nancy J. Butcher
Guysville
Meril R. Hatten
Gary B. Lamm
Lanny K. Norton
Kenneth W. Sharp
Trimble
James Burcher
Kaye Burcher
Ronald J. Walters
James H. Whaley
Charles M. Newsum
Steven H. Lenz
Kettering
Mark A. Lee
Sara V. Browning
Lennie W. McKibben
Rita A. Flood
Billy Joe Warren
Brenda F. Leffler
Carbon Hill
Jeffrey K. White
Cheryl L. Wheaton
Rex L. Angle
Beverley J. Bingman
Howard H. Parlette
Mildred R. Klinebrier
Alfred W. Hudnall
Rebecca Lynne McHaffie
William W. Powell
Pamela Baier
Zaki O. Arab
Susan L. Emerson
Allen F. Ackerman
Patricia M. Coyne
Bruce L. Lawrence
Gloria J. Welch
David W. Denney
JoAnn J. Ellsworth
New Marshfield
Richard L. Meissner
Damascus
Debra L. McCollister
James B. King
Janet C. Goldsberry
Hocking County
Jay Reveglia
Kenneth Matheny
Rick Matheny
Buethel
Ronald Jack
Murray City
Chris L. Gabriel
Dayton
Alva F. Betts
South Bloomingville
Gary Clark
Meigs County Common Pleas
Violet Woodyard
James Woodyard
Hubert Taylor
Mary Taylor
Texas
Plains
Dakotas
Clarence Lasure Sr
Opal Church
GSI
Planter
Racine Squad
Mason Squad
Vinton, Ohio
James
Bush
Mgr
Monument
Logan, Ohio
W. Main St
Sears and Elberfeld
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