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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1974

Page

15

Nobel Prize awarded to Swedish authors Johnson and Martinson

Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson, both Swedes in their seventies, share the 1974 Nobel Prize for Literature. The duo are noted for a narrative art and poems that span space and time, with prize value about $124000.

Stockholm Sweden Eyvind Johnson Harry Martinson Johnson Selma Lagerlof Werner von Heidenstam Erik Axel Karlfeldt Per Lagerqvist John Steinbeck Ernest Hemingway William Faulkner Alfred Nobel

Reinecke Receives Suspended Sentence In ITT Case

Former Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke returns to California after resigning amid a perjury conviction tied to ITT funding for the 1972 Republican National Convention. He faces an 18 month suspended sentence, vows appeal, and plans to publish a book while selling his Sacramento home and cattle to settle debts. He was defeated in the June primary by Houston Flournoy.

Sacramento Calif Ed Reinecke California Reinecke Onth Washington ITT God Tle Senate Judiciary Committee John N. Mitchell International Telephone & Telegraph Corp

Fraley. Obituary notices Gallipolis and Glouster

Izaac Elizah Fraley 72 of Gallipolis died Wednesday at Holzer Medical Center Born in Burke Kentucky he was a retired coal miner cattle dealer and 30 years with Island Creek Coal Co He is survived by his wife Golda Eggers Fraley two sons five daughters 19 grandchildren and several siblings Services 2 p m Saturday First Baptist Church burial Moriah Cemetery Masonic services Friday Waugh Halley Wood Funeral Home also noted death of former Glouster merchant Herman Atlas age 80 in Beechwood Cleveland with survivors and relocation details

Izaac Fraley Gallipolis Izaac Elizah (Lige) Fraley Holzer Medical Center Burke, Ky Robert Vertina Sturgill Fraley Island Creek Coal Co First Baptist Church Masonic Lodge Vinton Rodney Grange Elmer Grayson Dan Webville James Dayton Dewey Ruth) Smith J. C Ella) Long Lloyd Erma) Stapleton Hershel Mary) Isam Stevens Wilson Wahl Moriah Oak Hill Vinton Lodge Waugh- Halley-Wood Glouster Herman Atlas Atlas Beechwood Cleveland Hortense Ethel High Street Athens Margaret E. Cottingham E. State St Kimes West Homestead Joseph and Martha Evans Kilgore Homestead High School Wellesley College Cottingham First United Presbyterian Church In Athens Music Club PEO Sisterhood Columbus Wellesley Club Edward Joseph R Martha) Bott Clementon N. J Don B Virginia West Union Street Thomas Vinton Pendleton Greenup George V Myrtle Messer Pendleton Mohawk Lumber Co Detroit Mich Stanley Playford Loretta Lundy Morris Pendleton Chapmansville W. Va Ina Kenney Goldie Jackson Pendleton McCoy-Moore Rev. Cloyd Graves Pendleton Family Cemetery Logan William Lee Berry Hocking Valley Community Hospital Berry Graham Farms Louisa Scott Virgin Justice Berry Margaret Osborne Berry William Wayne Emmanuel Youngstown Charles Julia) Coakley Haydenville Earl Mona) Lemon Newark Elizabeth) Lee the Plains Connie Berry Linda Kay Berry Christina Berry Jackson Benjamin Berry Trimble Kermit J Elm Street Mission Church Flemon Scott Shaw Cemetery

Obituary notices from several Ohio and nearby towns

Multiple death notices report Margaret E. Cottingham 76 of Athens Ohio died after a long illness at Kimes Convalescent Center. Also listed are graveside and funeral details for Thomas Vinton Pendleton 72 of Vinton and William Lee Berry 60 of Logan with family survivors and service arrangements. Additional note mentions Mrs Veta Lee Smith 71 of Shepardstown cremation and graveside rites at Lone Oak Cemetery with Crow Hassell Funeral Home in charge.

Point Pleasant Veta Lee Smith Shepardstown W. Va Lone Oak Albert MacKenzie Crow-Hassell Funeral Home

Gregory Infant McARTHUR dies. graveside rites set

One day old Gregory Infant McArthur, son of Gilbert and Lynda Cortes McArthur Route 2, died Tuesday at Ross County Medical Center. Graveside services will be held Friday at 4 p.m. at Elk Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Griffith officiating. Arrangements by Blower Funeral Home.

McArthur Gilbert Lynda Cortes Gregory Ross County Medical Center Elk Cemetery Jerry Griffith Blower Funeral Home

Rutland Service for Susan Musser Held Sunday

Services for Susan Musser 69 of Rutland who died Wednesday at Veterans Memorial Hospital will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Ewing Funeral Home Burial will be in Wells Cemetery.

Rutland Susan Musser Veterans Memorial Hospital Ewing Funeral Home Wells Cemetery

Scouts Seek Camping Gear for Hock-Hocking District

The Hock Hocking District Kootaga Area Council Boy Scouts seek usable or repairable camping gear. Donors may contact Keith Butt in Nelsonville at 753 2465 or Compton Reeves in Athens at 592 4739 to arrange pick up. Tents sleeping bags and camping utensils are especially needed.

Hock-Hocking Kootaga Area

Rotary Club Visits Shop in Nelsonville

Twenty nine members attended the Nelsonville Rotary Club luncheon at Ethel's Tea Room. Afterward they visited Abraham's Furniture Stripping and Refinishing Service at 132 Fayette St where Fred Abraham explained stripping methods and demonstrated the shop process.

Nelsonville Rotary Club Ethel Abraham Fayette St Fred Abraham

Meigs County Man Hurt In Syracuse Crash

Ben Philson, 62, was hospitalized with multiple fractures and facial lacerations after his vehicle left the highway in Syracuse at 7 a.m. It struck a utility pole and went into a field. he remained in fair condition at Holzer Medical Center.

Pomeroy Meigs County Sheriff's Department Syracuse Ben Philson Holzer Medical Center

Safety Demands Heighten Costs For School Buses

Industry officials at a Chicago safety congress warn new standards will raise bus prices beyond many districts' reach. With raw material costs up and safety features like padded seats and railings becoming mandatory, 66 passenger buses may rise from 14 000 to 16 000 dollars, potentially forcing districts to buy more buses to seat the same number of students.

Chicago Edward T. Clayton Blue Bird Body Co Fort Valley National Safety Congress Clayton Robert B. Kurre Wayne Transportation Co Richmond Ind

Gallipolis Coed Wins Scholarship at Marshall University

Marshall University seniors Cynthia Griffin of Gallipolis and Beth McVey of Huntington share the Louise Hayworth voice scholarship. Auditions before Marshall voice faculty and Mrs. Eloise Walker Long selected the co winners who receive 200 dollars each for standard vocal repertoire including an operatic aria.

Huntington W. Va Marshall University Cynthia Griffin Gallipolis Beth McVey Louise Hayworth Marshall Voice Eloise Walker Long Long Marshall

Miners Strike Idles 550 at Two Meigs Mines

Two Southern Ohio Coal Co. mines closed as 550 United Mine Workers members began a day shift strike. Meigs Mine 1 had 200 workers idle over a job bidding dispute, with 350 at Meigs Mine 2 joining in sympathy. Officials planned talks with UMWA representatives later today.

Pomeroy Southern Ohio Coal Co United Mine Workers of American Meigs Mine 1 Meigs Mine 2 UMWA

Unemployment Rises Again in Hocking Valley

Logan reports 33 initial and 228 continued claims for the week ending Sept 28 while Athens records 47 initial and 341 continued claims. Total 649 up 35 from last week and 200 from a year ago. Job openings include a manager and maintenance person for a recreational establishment and several skilled positions in local businesses.

Logan Hocking Athens Bremen

Nelsonville Eagles Club Dance With Bob Smart Music

The Nelsonville Eagles Lodge hosts a Saturday dance at the Eagles Hall from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Featuring Bob Smart and the Country Four. Admission is $1, with under 18 barred unless accompanied by a parent.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Eagles Lodge Eagles Hall Bob Smart Country Four

Dominicans Halt Terrorist Talks in Caracas Crisis

Dominican authorities suspend negotiations with hostage takers in the Venezuelan Consulate after Archbishop Polanco Brito fails to return as mediator. Police declare a hard line, citing a $1 million ransom and safe passage to Cuba and Mexico for six captors and 37 prisoners. A bottle with notes to U S and Spanish ambassadors was discarded from the consulate, contents undisclosed.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Barbara Hutchison Hugo Polanco Brito Rafael Guzman Cuba Mexico Joaquin Balaguer U.S

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