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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1968

Page

9

Death notices span several Ohio towns and an injury case

Area death notices report Mary Catherine Baker 69 of Hastings Road died in Sheltering Arms Hospital after years of ill health. Her survivors include son Floyd and daughter Mariam Cole with four grandchildren. Other notices record Mary Ellen Graves 73 of Columbus, and several other regional deaths with funeral details and survivors listed. One entry notes Larry E. Cozart of Taylor, Michigan, died with services in Pomeroy planned. Additional notices cover Tom Hood of New Marshfield, Marcus Hoplite of Lancaster, and Bobby Vern Turner of Columbus, detailing funerals, burial sites, and workplaces. Security, health, and local affiliations are included for each deceased.

Athens Mary Catherine Baker Hasting Road Sheltering Arms Hospital Montgomery County Jackson Orion Floyd Mariam Cole Greenville Ruth Shearer Verona Ohio Alta Kelley Dayton New Marshfield Tom Hood James Bertha Nicholas Hood Carl Marshall New Marshfield Cemetery Point Pleasant Marcus McKinley Hoplite Lancaster Mohr-Stevens James Neal Concord Cemetery Hoplite Athens Machine Corporation Meigs County Mason County John and Mary Newell Hoplite Larry Allen Hoplite Columbus Ralph Avery Hoplite Adra Hoplite Amanda James Hayes Zanesville Eulah Glover Handerson Bertha M. McCune Charles Frazier Ella Sater Hocking County Alex McCune Howard Matheny Merle McCune Logan Roy Sater Thelma Blackstone Helen Todd Rosie Godfrey Newark Vernie Leonard Funeral Home I. N. Burnworth Mount Tabor Bobby Vern Turner Riverside Hospital Westinghouse Electric Westgate Baptist Church Westgate Lodge Lester Nelsonville Schoedinger State Street Chapel Green Lawn Cemetery Millfield Robert Jackson Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center Athens County Joseph Fannie Jackson Clarence John Velma B. Smith Irene Pyle Mary Bullock The Plains Geneva Johnson John Minsker Hilltop Cemetery

Senior Citizens Club to Meet in Jacksonville Center

The Senior Citizens Club will meet Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Jacksonville Center. All residents of Glouster, Jacksonville, Trimble and nearby areas are invited to attend.

Glouster Senior Citizens Club Jacksonville Center Jacksonville Trimble

Driver Cited for Speeding in Nelsonville Court Date Set

Janice A Madej of Cleveland was cited by police for speeding early Monday and ordered to appear in Nelsonville mayor court on November 26.

Nelsonville Janice A Madej Grayden Avenue Cleveland

Diana Ross Drives Tolerance Plea at Royal Palladium Show

American pop star Diana Ross used the Palladium royal performance to deliver a plea for tolerance and carried it with a warm royal reception, but critics in London were mixed. Diana urged unity echoing Martin Luther King Jr ideas while Princess Margaret and members of the royal family led applause, though critics called the moment mawkish and the Supremes not at their best.

London Diana Ross the Palladium Diana Detroit The Supremes Martin Luther King Princess Anne London Palladium Aristes Benevolent Ohio University Athens

Recreation Commission Bypasses Audit Report

NELSONVILLE The City Recreation commission at its recent November meeting reviewed bills for payment. The secretary Mrs Violet Hollenbaugh sought to read the state audit report by Examiner R B Sullivan but the majority objected and the report was not read. The examiner questioned ticket sale handling at the swimming pool and failure to approve salary schedules. Dec 4 was set for the next session as the 1969 budget will be prepared. A new diving board, bleacher roof repairs, and a six inch water line replacement at the pump house were noted. Present: Chairman Max Adkins John Steenrod Hubert Stage Roland Pierce Mrs Hollenbaugh and Robert Sheskey.

Nelsonville City Recreation Commission Violet Hollenbaugh R. B. Sullivan Max Adkins John Steenrod Hubert Stage Roland Pierce Hollenbaugh Robert Sheskey

Nelsonville Meetings Schedule at Local Churches

Nelsonville circles and organizations post midweek gatherings. First United Methodist Church groups meet Wednesday evening at various homes for programs led by Rose Vaughn Elvin Bean and others. The Tri County District Vocational School board plans a Tuesday 7 30 p m meeting in the school board room.

Circle Two First United Methodist Church Rose Vaughn Pine Grove Drive Elvin Bean Nelsonville Board of Education Tri-County Joint Vocational School and Technical Institute

Mount St. Mary Hospital Births Listed

Birth notices from Mount St Mary Hospital list Leah Smith Nelsonville John Lehman Nelsonville Route 1 James Henderson Haydenville Tamela Dishong Nelsonville Janie Kelley New Marshfield Emma Huber Junction City Route 1 Janice Gabriel Athens Route 3 William Walters New Straitsville Albert Reynolds Sr New Straitsville Route 1 Sylvia Evans Murray City Benjamin Simpkins Milford Mrs Robert Dowler daughter Mrs Danny Johnson daughter William McConnell Ronald Hogan Master Tim Price Master Michael Brown

Leah Smith Nelsonville John Lehman James Henderson Haydenville Tamela Dishong Janie Kelley New Marshfield Emma Huber Junction City Janice Gabriel Athens William Walters New Straitsville Albert Reynolds Sr Sylvia Evans Murray City Benjamin Simpkins Millfield Robert Dowler Danny Johnson William McConnell Ronald Hogan Tim Price Michael Brown

Two Dead In Car Crash and Janet Huffman

Two people died in a car crash. Janet Huffman noted as at home. White Funeral Home to announce details. parents in Florida awaiting arrival. Burd, a former Ames Co. employee of Parkersburg, leaves behind parents William and Shahan Burd, brother Charles T., sisters Judy Fox and Kay Burd, and grandmother Elise Burd. Burial at Rockland Cemetery after Levitt Funeral Home service officiated by Rev. Gimmin. Friends may visit after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Rhonda Kay Peach of Glouster Route 3 wins modeling trophy at Hollister school in National Baton Twirling Contest.

Leonard Funeral Home Clarence Leach Fairview Cemetery Funeral Athens Dorrise van Dyke Franklin Ave Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens County Alex Corporation Alexder Presbyterian Church Eleanor Randy Mark Ruth Nicholas Richard Virgene Morrison Stewart Zennith Kesey Johnstown Amos Hughes Funeral Home Frank Hare Ir. Alexander Cemetery Garden City Mich Spec George Edward Kottyan Joseph Kottyan Mary Kottyan Millfield Vietnam Valparaiso Ind Joseph Christine Kay Patricia Lynn Lucinda Bachman Ann Arbor McArthur Golden A. Fox Mount St. Marys Hospital Nelsonville Vinton County James W. Hartman Eleanor Westfall Wade Fox Marjorie Clendenin Hamilton James I Wellston Clara Julia Blanche Hartman FOE Wrightsel Funeral Rev A. B. Maloy Elks Cemetery Hamden Claude R. Jones Baltimore and Ohio Zaleski Lodge F&am Mona Order of Eastern Star Zaleski Daisy Howard Ingram Marshallville Wilbur Wallace Vona Penny Everett Moore Wrightsey Funeral Home Don Makarius Hamden Cemetery Gallipolis Linus Sampson Fourth Ave Pulley Burlington Mason Twp Lawrence County John Sarah Ellsworth Sampson Florence James Temple Los Angeles Calif Waugh Halley-Wood Funeral Home Paul Bonders Rapp Janet Huffman White Funeral Home Florida Burd 0. Ames Co Parkersburg Fairmont Foods Little Hocking Methodist Church William Shahan Burd Charles T Judy Fox Kay Burd Elise Burd Levitt Raymond Gimmin Rockland Cemetery Glouster Rhonda Kay Peach Leonard Peach

Chauncey Meeting Schedule Updates This Week

Tuesday schedule includes United Choir rehearsal at Chauncey Christian Church with Millfield Choir invited at 6 30 p m. Special Chauncey Volunteer Fire Department meeting at 7 p m. Millfield CWF at 7 30 p m. Troop 78 invited to serve as ushers for Union Thanksgiving service November 28 at 9 30 a m. Thursday features Millfield and Taylor Ridge Christian Youth Fellowship observers at Millfield board meeting studying church history and organization.

United Choir Chauncey Christian Church Millfield Choir Chauncey Volunteer Fire Department Millfield Cwf Chauncey Boy Scouts Chauncey Millfield Taylor Ridge

Churches Set Special Meet In Hocking Valley Parish

The annual congregational meetings of Hocking Valley Parish churches are set for Sunday December 1 and December 8. Reports on 1969 church budgets and officers will be presented. On December 1 Trimble Greens Run and Chauncey meet at 9 10 and 11 am respectively. December 8 Taylor Ridge at 10 am and Millfield at 11 am.

Hocking Valley Trimble Greens Run Chauncey Taylor Ridge Millfield

Fire Hits Stratton Building in Nelsonville

A blaze in the Stratton Building near three story Streets reached the third floor before firefighters stopped it. Originating in a northwest corner apartment from a gas heater vent pipe, the fire burned through a wall behind a stove and up to the ceiling, threatening roof sheathing. Two families were evacuated as police and the fire department, aided by a ladder truck, moved quickly to control the flames. The Primrose era building sits beside city hall and the fire station. former owners include Henry Stratton and Dr I P Primrose bought it in 1902.

Nelsonville Stratton Clarence Hall Charles Shafer William Brooks Shoe , Co City Building Stratton Building Primrose Hotel William Meyer Hocking Street Henry Stratton Stratton Motors I. P. Primrose

Jaycees Plan Help For Needy In Trimble Two Area

Glouster Trimble County Jaycees voted to donate to a family that lost a home in a recent fire and to change meeting time from 7 30 p m to 7 p m with a November 27 Wednesday gathering. They will host a Little League football banquet, announce date later, and promote the Toys for Tots drive collecting usable toys for Christmas. Toys can be dropped at Huds or Palmers stations or arranged pickup by leaders through local numbers.

Glouster Trimble Jaycees Trimble Two Huds Palmers William Swartz Jacksonville Joe McDonald Jim van Fossen Curtis Kittle

Logan-Chester Eve lands fine for fraud in Hocking Court

Logan-Chester M. Eve land was fined 25 dollars and costs and given a five day suspended jail sentence in Hocking County Court Monday on fraudulent check writing. On July 18 he wrote a check for 38.91 to Ralph W. Moorehead from Adelphi Banking Co. Two others were fined 100 dollars and costs each Monday by County Judge James Stilwell for liquor control violations.

Murray City Charles Collins Hogan's Bar James Stilwell Charles William Bland Mason City W. Va Carl R. Allberry Union Furnace Nelson W. Lancione Athens

Methodist Family Night Brings 70 To Glouster Church

Seventy members and guests attended Family Night at the Methodist Church in Glouster. The program featured a piano solo Minuet by Mike Roberts, a skit The Gospel Express, and songs by Mary Hunter and Mary Ann Swart among others. The event ended with a closing prayer and a potluck dinner.

Glouster Methodist Church Methodist Youth Fellowship Mike Roberts Gospel Express Mary Ann Swart Cindy Swart Lisa Roberts Florette Parker Merrilee Bingman Kevin Meade John Standley Mary Hunter Mark Hunter Terry Love Sharon Lunsford Beth Love Mary Beth Wilson Beverly Bingman Debbie Love

Notice of Appointment of Executor in Ohio Estate

George D Hunter of 11 Roosevelt Drive Athens Ohio is appointed co executer of Grace Bowles Foster late of Athens Ohio Creditors must file claims within four months The notice is dated November 8 1968 by Probate Judge Marold J Rose of Athens County Ohio

George D Hunter Roosevelt Drive Athens Ohio Grace Bowles Foster Athens County Marold J Rose Said County Robert C. Ellis Rowte No. 1 Coolville Robert H. Ellis Harold J. Rose

Irwin Divorce Case Notice in Athens County Court

Linda Irwin filed for divorce against Robert B Irwin in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio on November 2 1968 seeking divorce and relief. Attorneys for the Plaintiff are Rowland Bridgewater and Robe.

Robert B. Irwin Glouster Ohio Linda Irwin Court of Common Pleas Athens County Rowland, Bridgewater & Robe

Ellis named administrator of estate in Athens County Ohio

Notice announces Robert C Ellis of Rowte No 1 Coolville Ohio appointed administrator of the estate of Robert H Ellis deceased in Athens County Ohio. Dated November 8 1968 by Harold J Rose.

Executrix Named for Giara M Goodrich Estate in Ohio

Emogene Yeager of Route 4 Athens Ohio is officially appointed executrix of the Giara M Goodrich estate. All claims or fiduciary matters must be settled within four months. Dated November 8 1968.

Notice of Estate Claim for Athens County Deceased Parker

Notice announces Lucille B Parker of Route 3 Athens Ohio represents Jess Earl Parker deceased, requests claims with fiduciary within four weeks. Dated November 1968. Harold J Rose W-12 11-19 11-26.

Lucille B. Parker Route No. 3 Athens Ohio Jess Earl Parker Jesse &. Parker J. E. Parker Rt. No. 3 Athens County Ohio Harold J Rose Said County

Margaret Creek Conservancy District bid notice construction

Sealed bids for one floodwater retarding water supply and recreation structure near Albany Ohio will be received until 00 P.M. EST December 3 1968. Estimated work includes earthfill drainage riprap and concrete. 20 percent bid bond required. site inspections via group showings on November 12 19 and 26 1968. contact contracting officer J Floyd Williams for details.

Albany Ohio Conservancy District J. Floyd Williams Margaret Creek Margaret Creek Conservancy

Athens bid invite for demolition and site clearance project

The City of Athens invites sealed bids to demolish 41 frame structures and clear 41 lots bounded by East Mulberry Street Park Place Ullom Street and the B and O Railroad with 9 accessory structures. Bids due December 6 1968 at City Hall read aloud. A $500 document deposit required, bid bonds 10 percent, performance and payment bonds 100 percent. Employment wages must meet contract minimums and nondiscrimination rules apply. The city may reject bids or hold them up to 30 days for review. Dwight Title Service Director, November 19 1968.

City of Athens Mulberry Street Park Place McKinley Avenue Ullom Street B & O. Railroad City Hall Ohio University Terrace City of Athens Dwight Title

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Mary Baker Brooksville Mary Ellen Graves Clark Place Hocking Valley Community Hospital John W Lydia Hill Eckhart Floyd Eckhart Gore John Eckhart Larry E. Cozart Taylor Racine Edwin Cozart Gladys Lightfritz Cozart Evelyn Lisa Betty Vernon Dixie) Leak Gayle Holter Ewing Funeral Home Pomeroy Lawrence Gluesencamp Ravenswood Cemetery Hoplite Services Rilla Barnes Lewis Harbor Blvd Bertha McCune Bobby Turner George Kottyan Golden Fox Claude Jones Emmett Sexton Pratt St Ross County Ellen Sexton Athens State Hospital First Christian Church Mabel Elwood Chillicothe Douglas Alexandria Donald Robb Raymond Dunfee Ernest Sarasota Fla Joseph Myers St. Petersburg Hughes Funeral Joe B. Maffett Greenlawn Cemetery Frankfort Princess Margaret Lord Snowdon Queen Mother Elizabeth Prince Charles Don Short Daily Mirror Colored Supremes Guardian Derek Malcolm Recreation Commission Circle Five Ralph Parks Jefferson Street Anna Pollitt Eva David Mount St. Mary Hospital Robert Grannon Corning Otis Clark Stewart Kendall Marietta Hazel Earich Jack Earich Hilliard Earich By Wilbur Mender Methodist Eling APO San Francsco California Emogene Yeager Rt. No. 4 Giara M Goodrich Master Electric Company A. M Tony Reis Factory Street Gerald F. Evans Margaret Creek Conservancy District
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