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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1973
Page
8
Multiple obituaries report the deaths of George A. Wilkes 91 The Plains John H Hanly 77 Point Pleasant Clyde Eugene Johnson 42 Oak Hill Essie M Gano 87 Logan and Paul A Tipton 66 The Plains. Other notices include Floyd Raymond Smart 55 Nelsonville Willie Cook 70 Vinton Hazel F Leasure 83 Wellston Verna Davis 85 Rutland. Funeral arrangements list various churches cemeteries and local funeral homes with services and visitation details.
The Gallia County death of Howard Powell 37 Chesapeake occurred in a two car crash on Route 7 at 1:25 a.m. Powell died at the scene and his body was sent to Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Leonard Hartwell Crown City injured and taken to Holzer Medical Center in serious condition. Two Hartwell passengers Harry Ray 16 and James Jeffers 47 Eureka Star Route were also injured and transported to Holzer. Hartwell was pinned in his car. investigation ongoing. A separate Route 7 crash Saturday at 7:30 p.m. near Route 35 involved James Harmon Gallipolis and Raymond Wallace Akron with Wallace cited for following too closely.
Corning area residents gain a physician again as Dr. Constantin Sprosts starts Corning Community Clinic at 386 Washington St for general medical practice. He previously worked at Marion State Correctional Institution and is licensed in Ohio and South Dakota. Clinic hours are Mon Tue Fri 11 am–3 pm and Wed 3–8 pm. phone 347-4326.
Twig 2 met at Annie Rowe home in Lake Burr Oak naming Doris Lane as president Helen Knoderer as vice president Vicky Knoderer as secretary and Annie Rowe as treasurer for the coming year A garage and bake sale was planned for Friday and Saturday with coffee on both days Donations can be made by contacting Jeanine Butts or Vicky Knoderer Nine members attended refreshments were served.
West Virginians react to a federal strip mine bill provision that would restore land to near original contour and ban highwalls. The Senate to vote soon on a Jackson sponsored measure modeled after Pennsylvania law. Ben Lusk calls the restoration plan environmentally questionable.
UNCF executive director Christopher F. Edley says black colleges face financial trouble despite high enrollment and leadership training duties. He notes government aid is far below expectations and urges action to fund 40 colleges and student scholarships amid low family incomes.
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