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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1966
Page
2
The Rev. James A. Collins aged 83 of Columbus formerly Logan, died at 2 a.m. Monday at Doctor's Hospital Columbus. He is survived by a son Ray.
Death notices for Mond Columbus area include three daughters Mrs Helen Frankhauser and Mrs Ruth Hiser of Columbus and Mrs Myrtle Carroll with 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. He was active in First Church of the Nazarene Columbus and an evangelist for the Interdenominational Association. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday Heinlein Funeral Home with Rev Earl Appleman officiating. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Point Pleasant Mrs Zubah Ray Freeman 87 Huntington died Monday night in Huntington hospital formerly of Point Pleasant widow of C H Freeman. Born Jan 14 1879 in Jackson County she was a physician’s daughter and active in Trinity Episcopal Church Altar Guild and former member of Guyan Golf and Country Club spends winters in Coral Gables Fla. Survived by brother Rupert Ray four daughters Merry Freeman Joan Berube and H P McNeer eight grandchildren and 10 greats. Body Steele Funeral Home Huntington. Pomeroy Henry William Doerfer 66 died Tuesday morning at Veterans Memorial Hospital. Surviving wife Alda Mae four children Colleen Fields Patsy Spires Sally Wines and Henry Doerfer Jr all of Cheshire 15 grandchildren five sisters Lucille Hood Hazel Calvert Frances Clark Evelyn Young and Laura Knapp and brother Olen. Funeral Friday Ewing Funeral Home with burial Rock Springs Cemetery.
In New York 48 male Pitofskys precede Nicholas who becomes the 49th. A $5,000 bond remains unclaimed as Louis Pitofsky offers it to his first granddaughter. The tale traces generations of Pitofskys with a girl yet to be born in six generations.
At 8 a m on Buelahville Road a collision between a car and a Kyger School District bus injured three. Driver Bonita Soisson 31 of Gallipolis treated for facial lacerations and leg wounds. Bus passengers Kathern Shaver 14 and Ronnie Barr Gallipolis Route 1 also injured. Bus driven by Luther Lemley 44. Investigating police note 31 passengers aboard the bus.
A bulldozer operator for Ward Construction Co. working on Crooked Creek recreation facilities in Point Pleasant was shot at twice Monday evening. Police questioned two men about the shooting. The land for the facility is being condemned and nearby anger over the land may have spurred the attack. The worker was uninjured, with shots missing by about two feet.
Hocking Valley Community Hospital admitted Mrs. Bertha Pierce of New Straitsville and Mrs. James C. Cremean of New Plymouth along with Walter Vickers of Union Furnace. Ronald Fickel was dismissed.
Prices at Cincinnati break show steady to mixed cattle values with steady calves and lower hogs, while Ohio Valley and Columbus reports list grain futures and soybean quotes. Notable figures include steers 25.00 to 25.50 per 950 to 1,050 pounds and No 2 yellow corn around 1.15 to 1.22 per bushel.
Numerous local families hosted relatives and guests for Thanksgiving and weekend visits. Notable attendees included Lavella Wicks Fred of Columbus and Glenita Lock of Dublin visiting Chauncey, with J R Hamer family and McCune households also hosting kin from nearby towns and states.
The Marietta Area Technical School lists vacancies for a January 1967 practical nursing program. Coordinator Ora E. Vadakin will administer a pre-admission exam for nursing training applicants for the September 1967 class. Applicants accepted on a first come, first served basis. The test will be held Saturday for eligible entrants.
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