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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1972

Page

10

Five Die In Morgan County Head-On Crash

A Morgan County head-on collision on Ohio 266 killed five people, four from one family, as 22-year-old Roger Delaney’s car crossed the center line. Victims include Ronald Farnsworth 22 and his wife Ann 16 and siblings Bonnie 18 Phyllis 10 from Coal Run. Richard Farnsworth 12 critically injured. Delaney and another passenger in critical condition. Police say Delaney not related to the Farnsworths.

Associated Press Morgan County Ohio Delaney Ronald E. Farnsworth Ann Ronald Bonnie Phyllis Coal Run Washington County Farnsworth Richard Marietta Memorial Hospital Delancy Highway Patrol

Marie Wilson dies at 56 former My Friend Irma star

Hollywood ap news reports Marie Wilson famed for My Friend Irma Show and radio work died of cancer on Thanksgiving at 56 after years away from the spotlight. She signed with Warner Brothers in the 1930s at age 15 and rose to fame as the high-voiced secretary Irma before TV.

Hollywood Marie Wilson Miss Wilson Irma Warner Brothers Lucille Ball WAC Robert Fallon Greg

Pact Approval Links German Peace Treaty to UN Membership

Washington Post reports the four wartime powers approved a declaration to safeguard their rights while Germany seeks separate UN membership. West Germany, facing elections, backs the treaty that promises sovereign parity for both German states but keeps four powers rights intact. Public reception in Bonn remains cautious amid political maneuvering before voting.

Washington Post Bonn Germany East Germany U.N Brandt

Fans Switch To Portion Packs At Stadiums

New York AP reports concession experts say hot dogs for football and baseball fans are now served in single portion packs with mustard already included. Ed Tamm notes Yankee Stadium and several universities adopted the trend to reduce lines. A separate county report covers a deer collision injuring Delbert Lindsey, and Judy Graham announces a Point Pleasant high school book fair in the library.

New York Edward Tamm Yankee Stadium Wisconsin Michigan Tulane Penn State Illinois Point Pleasant Judy Graham Point Pleasant High School

Death notices from Long Bottom to Westerville

Multiple obituaries list area residents including Lewis Edgell 76 of Long Bottom World War I veteran and church member. Fred A. Fisk 76 of Nelsonville former CSO Electric Co. supervisor. Beulah Blake Weed 74 of Rio Grande. Dr Stanley Plattenburg memorial at Grace Episcopal Pomeroy. Mrs Mary Strahl Lewis 78 of Chesterhill burial Mount Hermon. Services, callers, and burial details provided.

Pomeroy Stanley Plattenburg Grace Episcopal Church St. Peters Episcopal Church Gallipolis

McArthur Savings and Loan President Walter Tinker Dies

Walter Warden Tinker 77 of 101 E South St McArthur president of McArthur Savings and Loan Co and former businessman died at 6 30 am Thursday at Good Samaritan Medical Center Zanesville Born in Athens he was a retired funeral director and clothing store operator Funeral services set at Robert Funeral Home with burial in Asbury Cemetery Also listed are multiple obituaries from McArthur Logan Glouster Chester Middleport Millfield McArthur and GLOUSTER diverse local notices

McArthur Walter Warden Tinker E. South St McArthur Savings and Loan Co Good Samaritan Medical Center Zanesville Athens Dr. L. M Eleanor Warden Tinker

Colvin and others lose kin in Shawnee and surrounding towns

Winfield H. Colvin 78 of Shawnee died Wednesday at Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville after a long illness. He served in World War I and was a retired coal miner. Survived by wife Garnet and two daughters two sons, siblings and many grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Humphrey Funeral Home with burial in Shawnee Cemetery. Mary C. Adcock 97 of Logan died at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Survived by four sons seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren and a sister. Funeral arrangements at Leonard Funeral Home. Mary Alice Donahue 81 of Grove City died at Monterey Nursing Home. Survived by four sons a daughter seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Mass Saturday at Sacred Heart Church Columbus. Belle Creachbaum former Glouster resident died in Crestview Manor Nursing Home. Arrangements to be announced by Van Fossen Funeral Home.

Long Bottom Lewis Elbert Edgell Veterans Memorial Hospital Racine Akron United Methodist Church of Hasel M. Edgell Anthony Edgell Creme W. Va Lora Edgell Phoenix Ariz Glen Edgell Pearl Carouth Clinton Ohio Georgia Coile Sheermesser Clark Kandel Green Cemetery Ewing Funeral Home Pomeroy Akron Funeral Home Nelsonville Fred A. Fisk W. Canal St Mount St. Mary Hospital Orbiston Hocking County Orin and Mary Fisk Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co First United Methodist Church Philadorian Lodge F&am St. Bernard Chapter Edward Charles Warren Funeral Home Roy Ballard Greenlawn Rio Grande Beulah Blake Weed Broderick Milroy Sarah Ellen Earls Blake Calvery Baptist Church Centerville Order of Morning Star Charles Weed Glen Helen) Lanier Bidwell Orel Gilbert Weed North Carolina Roy Simon Weed Miami, Fla Gertrude Hale Cincinnati McCoy- Moore Funeral Home Vinton Logan Ralph H. Farrar Walhending Ave Hocking Valley Community Hospital Jackson County Herbert Bessie Johnson Farrar W. N. Holderman Co Starr United Methodist Church Martina Farrar Francis E. Farrar Ralph L. Farrar Larry Sandra) Byrd Robert Farra Circleville Ivor Farrar Chester Margaret Sauders Oak Hill Robert Funeral Home Wilson Rollins William Alison I Asbury Cemetery Glouster Charles Edward Erwin Cline Road Columbus Francis Jessie Kickendall Erwin Fairlawn, Glouster G. E. Plant Walter Barbara Brenda Erwin Anna Kennedy Rebecca Wardrip Gas City Ind Francis Jr Harold Anna Ross Leota Geary Mary Eddinger van Fossen Don Seevers Maplewood Cemetery Willis Richard Frost Holzer Medical Center Ohio Valley Publishing Co Christian Faith Lillian Frederick Frost Billie Jean Frost Jo Ann Fraley Betty Lou Myers Richard Lee Frost Royal Oak Mich Trumand Mattie Davis Frost Lawrence Frost Robert Card Middleport Harriet Louise Sally) Gilmore Freed Mount Carmel Delta Lodge No McArthur Scottish Rite Teborah Shrine Club Aladdin Temple McArthur United Methodist Church Lucy Raynill Tinker David W. Sagle Zanesville Winifred Gehres Joe Gehres James N. Blower Richard Maurer DeLoss Smith Elk Cemetery Millfield Floyd D. Heightland University Hospital Athens County Floyd W Bertha Frazee Heightland Heightland Chauncey Mine Letha Scott Heightland James Carol) Hart Athens Curtis Kathleen) Rutter Chauncey Robert Richard Floyd David Annabelle Kachman Donald Lavella) Scurlock Denver Audrey) Lowry New Marshfield Enid) Warren Willard Hart Isaac Jean) Lightle Washington Court House Orville Billy Jagers and Sons Funeral Home David Lyons Hilltop Cemetery Jess J. Crane Albany O’bleness Hospital Crawley Stephen Ida Collison Crane Beulah Morton Crane James Paul Crane Covington David L. Crane North East Kenna Crane Gertrude Hawkins Hattie Carver York, Pa Goldie Parker Charleston Fairview Memorial Park Delaware Shawnee Winfield H. Colvin Good Samaritan Hospital Winfield Margaret Drake Colvin Garnet Snyder Colvin William Dorothy) Hughes South Ronald Nancy) Stickhorn New Lexington George Winfield Colvin Chelmsford Mass Clarence E. Colvin Chesapeake Rose Peyton Newark James Colvin Bentley Louis Colvin Humphrey Funeral Home Dallas Lockhart Church of Christ Shawnee Cemetery Mary C. Adcock Charles Adcock E. Hunter St Marion Twp Samuel and Elizabeth Shaw Scholl Immanuel United Methodist Church Pythian Sisters Order of Eastern Star Lawrence and Ross Albert Palo Alto Calif Henry Oregon John Lorenna) Stuart Bremen Leonard Funeral Home Conrad O. Diehm Oak Grove Mausoleum Grove City Mary Alice Donahue Monterey Anna Mary) Moore Timothy Lawrence Elizabeth Molihan A. J. Hagerty Welliston Sacred Heart Church Mount Calvary Cemetery Wellston Rogers Gaskill Funeral Home Egan- Ryan Funeral Home E. Broad St Belle Creachbaum Crestview Manor van Fossen Funeral Home

Mason Council Discusses Fees

Mason Town Council discussed village charges for police protection fire protection and trash collection. Three residents refused to pay 2.80 trash fee and 1 police protection fee. Council voted to collect the money due the municipality.

Mason Mason Town Council

Glenford Native Named Assistant State Soil Scientist for Ohio

Glenford native Glenn E. Kelley has been named Assistant State Soil Scientist for the U S Soil Conservation Service in Ohio, based in Columbus. Kelley, a 1959 Ohio State agriculture graduate, started as a student trainee in 1958 and will fill the post vacated by Jerry Post. He is married to Rosalee Henderson of Somerset and has two children.

Columbus Glenn E. Kelley Glenford Perry County U. S. Soil Conservation Service Ohio Robert E. Quilliam Ohio State Kelley SCS Lancaster Ohio State University Jerry Post Rosalee Henderson Somerset

Real Estate Appraisal Course Set at Ohio State University

The Columbus Chapter of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers offers its basic course at Ohio State University Center for Tomorrow from Jan 16 to Feb 10. Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 30 a.m. The $150 fee covers tuition and materials. Registration closes December 18.

Columbus The Society of Real Estate Appraisers Ohio State University Center For Tomorrow Richard L. Royer S.R.P.A M.A.I Gary Seckel Richard J. Heer S.R.A

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ohio Department of Highway Safety Farnsworths Safety Department Portant West Germany Christian Democrats Rainer Barzel Barzel Logan — Hocking County Delbert L. Lindsey Mound St Lewis Edgell Mrs. Beulah Weed Lewis Services Chesterhill Mary Strahl Lewis Fawcett-Stone Burgess Wogan Mount Hermon Lewis Westerville Convalescent Center Walter Tinker C. E. Erwin W.R. Frost Harriet Freed Mrs. Donahue Mason Council Mid- Ohio Valley Roy Harless Harless Mortgage Loan Department Telephone
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