West Virginia Flood Aftermath Strains State In Cold
Swathes of southwestern West Virginia clean up after two days of heavy rain and floods in sub freezing weather. One child drowned in Lincoln County near Shock as residents resume mud cleanup and await possible federal aid. most rivers crest, injuries limited, schools to reopen.
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Associated Press
West
Hamlin
Lincoln County
National Weather Service
NWS
Arch A. Moore
James Fred Sayre 52 Buchtel resident dies after illness
James Fredrick Sayre of Buchtel dies unexpectedly early Wednesday at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. He was a purchasing agent for Yerde Machine Products in Nelsonville, a 1940 Buchtel High School graduate and World War II Army veteran. Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Buchtel United Methodist Church with burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. He was active in Masonry and DeMolay, survived by wife Clara Jean and two sons. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday at Warren Funeral Home. Masonic rites Friday at 7:30 p.m.
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Buchtel
James
Fred) Sayre
Buchtel United Methodist Church
Gordon Sullivan
Ray Price
Green Lawn Cemetery
Sayre
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Clarence
Nona Sayre
Yerde Machine Products
Nelsonville
Buchtel High School
Philadorian Lodge 157
F&am
St. Bernard Chapter
Haybrow Council
Aladdin Temple
Shrine of Columbus
Athens County
Carpenter Personal notices honor long serving grange members
Relatives from distant places attend the funeral of Elza McComas. Star Grange honors Ora Proffitt Blanche Nelson and Pauline Holliday for 70, 56, and 50 years of service. A Gideon rally at Hocking Valley Motor Lodge honors pastors and wives. Weddings and christenings unfold at Waterford United Methodist and Carpenter Baptist churches with numerous local relatives in attendance.
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Midway
Ruth Brown
Billy Brown
Hicksville
George Toldert
Cambridge
Robert McComas
Fort Wayne
Ind
Gene Massey
Nitro
W. Va
Harry McComas
Ashton
Karl Starkey
Murl Galaway
Carl Greenlees
Hilla Rhoades
Frank Booth
Leona Booth
Middleport
Kent Prowse
Charleston
W Va
Garnet Moore
Gina
Delena
Canton
Moore
Raymond Nelson
Nancy Smith
Columbus
Lewis Smith
Donald Jones
Nelsonville
Earl Starkey
Roy Wiseman
Harrisonville
Larry Clark
Tamra
Penny
Chester
Death by own action verdict in Nelsonville man
Athens verdict finds James B. Jacobs 30 died by asphyxiation in his car after a hose vent from the exhaust into a window at Johnny-On-The-Spot Co. Jacobs employed there and found by coworkers. Body to Hughes Funeral Home. arrangements incomplete. Pomeroy death reports Leonard Lunsford Sr. 66 dies at home. survivors include seven sons and three daughters. funeral at Ewing Funeral Home Saturday 1 pm with burial Rock Springs Cemetery.
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Athens
James B. Jacobs
Lancaster Street
Nelsonville
W. State Street
Jacobs
Robert Butts
Athens County
Hughes Funeral Home
Pomeroy
Leonard Lunsford Sr
Pomeroy Route 3
Elmer
Nancy Lunsford
Lundale
W Va
Charles
Kettering
Kenneth
Columbus
Jack
Middleport
Don
David
Leonard Jr
Portsmouth
Bill
Barberton
Fred
Betty) Jenkins
Phil
Joyce) Stanley
Johnstown
Jim
Brenda) Graham
Sallie Bias
Dora White
Williamson
W. Va
Rachel Spears
Pecksmile
Kathryn
Ewing Funeral
Rock Springs
Two Patients Damaged Office at Gallipolis State Institute
Gallia County authorities report two patients from the Ridge House at 240 Jackson Pike damaged an office Wednesday night. They scattered papers and books, tore a water pipe, broke a back window, and removed a television to the barn. They attempted to start a bathroom fire before being returned to the hospital.
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Gallipolis
Sheriff's Department
Train Derails At Kanauga with No Injuries
A Penn Central freight train derailed in Kanauga near the Stonecrest Motel along Route 7 shortly before 8 am Thursday. Four cars left the tracks including two tank cars and a coal car. one tank car remained upright. Engineer J M Holstein from Point Pleasant and conductor W D Roush from Middleport were aboard. cause was not known.
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Kanauga
Penn Central Railroad
Columbus
Charleston
W. Va
Stonecrest
J. M. Holstein
Point Pleasant
W. D. Roush
Middleport
Recognition Sought For Point Pleasant Battle Site
A public meeting in Athens County will discuss recognizing Point Pleasant West Virginia as the site of the first Revolutionary War battle. Patricia Burton will speak at 8 p.m. in City Hall, outlining efforts to involve Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia. She will trace sources from the Burton Historical Collection and Draper Collection and will join visits to Fort Gower near Hockingport as part of bicentennial planning.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
The
Athens County Historical Society
Patricia Burton
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Michigan
Pt. Pleasant
Athens
Burton
Detroit Museum
Draper
Wisconsin
Lord Dunmore
Will
Athens County Society
Hockingport
Fort Gower
Dunmore
Hocking River
Army 2nd Lt Daniel J Baur in Boldfire 2-74 drill
2nd Lt Daniel J Baur 23 son of Mr and Mrs Robert R Baur of 49 Avon Pt Athens took part with the 4th Infantry Division in Exercise Boldfire 2 74 at Ft Carson Colorado He serves as executive officer in Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 70th Armor His wife Susan accompanies him at Fort Carson.
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Army
Daniel J. Baur
Robert R. Baur
Avon Pt
Athens
4Th Infantry Division
Ft. Carson
Colo
Baur
70Th Armor
Susan
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