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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1967
Page
9
Area death notices list Gertrude F. Seaman in Athens and Daisy Layman in Delaware with funeral plans, Maggie Shain in Racine and Frank N. Poston in Columbus, plus Marie Laura Lewis in Jackson and infant Casey in Point Pleasant. Details cover ages, kin, residences, church and cemetery plans, and calling hours.
Eugene Norris 36 of Racine Route 2 was killed in an ice patch crash near Oakland Maryland while en route to a deer hunting trip in West Virginia. He was a Korean War veteran and member of Racine Post 602 American Legion and other groups. Burial at Letart Cemetery with graveside rites by the American Legion.
Cheshire Ohio Power Co. has notified residents it is prepared to consummate the purchase of 750 acres optioned this summer for a new power plant. Cheshire Mayor Robert Burchett said Saturday construction is not yet confirmed but probable in spring.
Nelsonville notice states Murray City Elementary School will hold an open house on Monday. Teachers will meet with parents in their home rooms from 7 30 to 8 30 p m. Children should not attend. The Murray City PTO meets at 8 30 p m in the home economics room and refreshments will be served.
The forecast covers Tuesday through Saturday with below normal temperatures in the north and east and near normal in the southwest. Highs reach 30s to 40s, and lows fall into the 20s. Snow flurries are possible in the northeast Tuesday and light snow across the state toward the end of the week, averaging about 0.25 inch.
Bruce A. Leach says eight friends staged a prewedding prank that ended with a full body cast and a sunroof lift into his apartment. He was left on the floor as two puppies licked his face, but the cast came off in time for the 9:30 a.m. ceremony.
Ryger Alber Norris of Chesapeake spent a weekend with his nephew Mr. and Mrs. William Norris and family. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Rife of Columbus, Mrs. Mary Wells of Middletown, and Jeana Harrison of Rutland visited Mr. and Mrs. Elex Shuler. Denise Hawley of Middletown spent a weekend with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bradbury. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Patterson and children of Swanton visited Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Oxyer and family. Lydia Smith of Rutland visited her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tate, and family.
Cincinnati market report from AP USDA shows cattle and calves steady to higher on some cuts with activity in cows and bulls. Steers and heifers fetch 23.50 to 27.00 per cwt with varied weight ranges. calves up to 40. Bulls and cows mix 15.50 to 21.50. hogs steady with No 1 2 at 19.00. sows weaker 15.50 to 15.75. lambs 21.50 to 24.00 for 90 to 110 lb.
Dan Rizer 70 of Syracuse died at Miami Valley Hospital after injuries from a Nov 16 truck crash near Xenia. His wife Clara also died. Rizer Oil Co partner with son Franklin, a Pomeroy council member, survived with two grandchildren. The crash occurred on Route 35 between Jamestown and Xenia.
A Sunday morning blaze gutted the six room home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Simmons in Doanville. Fire Chief Clarence Hall said the fire started in an electrical control box in the utility room. Alarm at 6:44 a.m. Dense smoke. The roof of the utility room collapsed while the rest of the house remained standing. The family of five escaped unharmed. their belongings were lost. The house had been recently remodeled. A tank truck and a pumper responded.
City police investigated two weekend accidents. The first occurred Saturday at 1 03 p m in the 400 block of Second Avenue involving James Richard Nagel 28 of Henderson West Virginia and Elizabeth Jane Lewis 43 of Patriot Route 2 Lewis backed from Ford Garage striking Nagel s car causing damage to the right rear fender no injuries. The second happened Sunday at 458 p m on State Street with Kenneth Saunders and Oka Carlson both of Gallipolis. Carlson rear ended Saunders after a red light change Saunders suffered a head bump Carlson cited for failure to stop in assured clear distance.
Logan firefighters extinguished a mattress fire at 289 Mound St caused by an extension cord shorting a bed. Earlier, a 1966 auto damaged by fire along the Hocking River bank near Greens Run had its engine and dashboard burned. George Neal of Melbourne Florida visited over the holiday with his Ohio relatives.
Local column lists visitors and gatherings across towns and states. Families from Elizabethton, Columbus, Xenia, Macon, Warren, and Gallia are noted visiting relatives and attending events at Dow's Rollercade, Gallipolis Medical Center, and the Albany and McArthur WSCS.
Marine Pfc. Thomas A. Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Smith of Stimson Ave Athens, will leave Tuesday for Beaufort South Carolina after completing a home leave He recently graduated from a jet mechanics course at the Naval Technical Training School Memphis Naval Air Station Tennessee
Logan High School dance band members have been invited by the Lions Club as guests during Tuesday night’s Harvest Ball at the National Guard Armory. They will watch Si Zentner’s nationally known band perform from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., with the event raising funds for the Lions sight-saving project instead of selling light bulbs.
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