Obituaries note several Wellston and area deaths
Obituaries list Robert L. Nichols 60 Wellston driving Park Rd died Saturday at Holzer Medical Center after six weeks illness. Ralph E Parker 87 Chester dies in Athens. John E Stiverson 52 Sugar Grove dies at Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Harry Kessel 47 Athens official in NFL died at home after illness. Carrie E Elberfeld 77 Columbus former resident. Jack Wilson 13 Glouster Canton child dies after long illness. Service details at local funeral homes and churches provided.
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Wellston
Robert Lee Nichols
Driving Park Rd
Holzer Medical Center
Washington Twp
Thurman
Martha Byers Nichols
Frick- Gallagher Manufacturing Co
Byer Christian Church
Bessie
Russell
Melvin
Glendon
Jackson
Harold
Albuquerque
N.M
Ruth Bolen
Dareline Long
Paul
Brookville
Carl
Chillicothe
Ralph
New Madison
Hershel
Southfield
Mich
Mildred Alexander
Dayton
Clarence Bateson
Byer Cemetery
Rogers-Gaskill Second Street
Chester
Ralph E. Parker
Kimes
Athens
Meigs County
Modern Woodsmen of American
Chester United Methodist Church
Chester Grange
Order of United American Mechanics
Albert E
Roy F
H. Leland
Pomeroy
Harold V
Coal Grove
Logan
John E. Stiverson
Sugar Grove
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Hocking County
Edith Kline Stiverson
Elwood G. Stiverson
Columbia Gas of Ohio Co
Stiverson
St. Matthews Lutheran Church
Quarter Century Club
Gasco Club
Columbia Gas
Frieda Poling Stiverson
James E
Mount Sterling
John R
William
Sandra) Flowers
Perrysville
Walter
Virginia Ohlinger
Rockbridge
Leonard Funeral Home
Orville Leuck
Fairview Memorial Chapel
Route
Cancer Society of
Harry Kessel
Charles St
Mr. Kessel
Parkersburg
W. Va
Hermann Kessel
Helen Stricklen Kessel
Ohio University
State of
Ohio
Kessel
National Association Football League Conference
Ohio Association of Football and Basketball Officials
Carrie E. Elberfeld
Westerville Road
Columbus
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Raymond F. Elberfeld
Carmene Price
James
Raymond C. Elberfeld
Schoedinger Funeral Home
Cleveland Ave
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Glouster
Jack Wilson
Sharma Wilson
Twelfth Street
Canton
Lucy Kirkbride
Ernest
Massillon
Juanita Graham
Pauline Dolph
Westerville
van Fossen
Keith Kramer
Millertown Cemetery
Corning
Carpenter Notices and Obituaries Across Ohio Towns
Readers across Ohio report social visits from Mrs. Clay Jordan and Mrs. Gay Johnson after the National 4-H Leader's Forum in Washington. Rural scenes include campers at Royal Oak Park Meigs County and church group activities at Temple Church Grove. Obituaries note deaths of Mrs. Alice Rhoda Fink Racine and Miss Bessie C. Linscott Athens with funeral plans and survivors detailed.
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Westina Crabtree Carpenter
Clay Jordan
Gay Johnson
Washington, D. C
Vernon Perry
Mona Jean
Hilliard
Lois Gaston
Columbus
Paul Gaston
Temple Church Grove
Jerry Culwell
Roscoe Tackett
Mary Collier
Ed Hensley
Flatwoods
T. H. Blanton
Greg
Jackson
Ernestine Chapman
Andrew Chapman
Mobile
Ala
Ben Caster
Charleston
W. Va
Royal Oak Park
Meigs County
H. E. Starkey
Carpenter Baptist Busy Bees
Columbia Town House
Lewis Smith
Herb Hannaway
Amanda
Hannaway
Racine
Alice Rhoda Fink
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Mason County
Hiram
Lillie Oliver Hysell
Middleport
Ashville
Herbert Fink
Rawlings-Coats
Raullin Moyer
Gravel Hill
Cheshire
Five Fined One Case Dismissed In Logan Court
Logan Mayor M B Haney fined five people declaring two bonds forfeited dismissed one case and found one innocent Saturday. Fines suspended or halved in some cases. Frank E Aurand 74 cleared on failure to maintain distance. Mary C Palmer dismissed on failure to yield. Fined: Terry L Hunter Mark E Weiland Terry L Hizey Rick Rosser and Robert Campbell. Forfeits: Ted die L Killister and Frederick J Krile. Nelsonville Elk's Lodge dinner aids football squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
M. B. Haney
Frank E. Aurand
N. Culver St
Mary C. Palmer
Terry L
Gallagher Ave
Teddie L. Killister
Rockbridge
Frederick J. Krile
Sugar Grove
Logan residents named in hospital notice list
A long roster of individuals from Logan appears in a notice related to Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Names include Bernadette Sitlava, Lawrence Worthman, Kenneth Hamilton, Alwilda Sterling, Zeath Mohler, James Friel, Marilyn Perry, Jo seph Sinnott, James Hinton, Andrew Hill, Jetta Keplar, Dale Daubenmire and daughter, Myrtle Boyle, Jennie Brown, Ethel Beck, Dora Turner, David Dalton, Mike Risch, David Wheeler, Terry Bell, Michael Kornmiller, Carl Newton, and David Moore and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernadette Sitlava
Toledo
Lawrence Worthman
Lancaster
Kenneth Hamilton
Alwilda Sterling
Zeath Mohler
James Friel
Marilyn Perry
Logan
Joseph Sinnott
James Hinton
Andrew Hill
Jetta Keplar
Dale Daubenmire
Myrtle Boyle
Jennie Brown
Ethel Beck
Dora L. Turner
David Dalton
Mike Risch
David Wheeler
Terry Bell
Michael Kornmiller
Carl David Newton
David G. Moore
Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes Names Listed
A roster of patients and residents appears for Mount St. Mary Hospital listing Odis Triplett Nelsonville Anna Hogue Glouster Phyllis Linton Nelsonville Roy Lanning Lancaster Kandace Pidcock Athens Sarah Linton Nelsonville Forrest Lent Nelsonville Lillian Mathias Logan William Elam Pomeroy Belva Creasbaum Glouster Walter Staley Chauncey Lawrence Hiad New Marshfield Agnes Lasko Jacksonville Lucy Root Athens Sharon Stover Agnes Walton John Sullivan Freeda Bay Sharon Morrison Jennie Keplar Clyde Norris James Lee May Hartley.
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Odis Triplett
Nelsonville
Anna Hogue
Glouster
Phyllis Linton
Roy Lanning
Lancaster
Kandace Pidcock
Athens
Sarah Linton
Forest Ayers
Murray City
Clyde Norris
Forrest Lent
Lillian Mathias
Logan
William Elam
Pomeroy
Belva Creasbaum
Walter Staley
Chaunce
Sharon Stover
Agnes Walton
John Sullivan
Freeda Bay
Sharon Morrison
Jennie Keplar
James Lee
May Hartley
Meigs District Offers Adult Basic Education Learning Laboratory
The Meigs Local School District announces a free adult education program named Learning Laboratory in the Middleport Central School building. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6:30 to 9:30 with Bill Coffman as instructor and Lela Curtis assisting. enrollment open to anyone who has not completed education, contact numbers 992-5583 or 992-5468. The WSCS of Heat United Methodist Church meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. with program leader Mrs. Robert Bumgarner and speaker Mrs. Fern Cheesebrew on missions. The Jonathan Meigs Chapter DAR hosts a meeting Friday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Dor Schaefer’s home with co-hostesses and guest speaker Bernice Graham, state genealogical chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Springs
Meigs
Middleport Central School
Bill Coffman
Lela Curtis
WSCS
of Heat United Methodist Church
Middleport
Robert Bumgarner
Fern Cheesebrew
M. L. French
Everett Davis
James Euler
Roscoe Wise
Jonathan Meigs
Dar
Dor Schaefer
A. R. Knight
Patrick Lochary
Bernice Graham
Genealogical Records
Two Trucks Collide in Mason County Road Incident
No injuries reported after a two truck crash on Glenwood Road at 8:45 a.m. Friday. Carolyn L. Hally, 27, of Milton West Virginia pulled from a driveway into Linda Ray Conrad's path. Damage listed: $300 to the Conrad vehicle and $50 to the Hally truck. No citation issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Glenwood Road
Mason County Sheriff’s Department
Carolyn L. Hally
Milton
W. Va
Linda Ray Conrad
Conrad
Hally
Window Break Suspected At Wilsons Drug Store
Police report a front window at Wilsons Drug Store broken sometime between 1 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Friday. No items were missing from the glassware display, suggesting a heavy object caused the damage as investigators work the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Wilson’s Drug Store
Club To Meet GLOUSTER Glouster Chit Chat Session
GLOUSTER Glouster Chit Chat Club will meet Tuesday at 8 p m at the home of Mrs Kathy Walton. NEW HAVEN The New Haven Fire Department conducted a practice run Friday evening at the Ivan Schawvers property burning an old barn for training.
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Glouster
Kathy Walton
New Haven
Ivan Schawvers
O'Brien Sees McGovern Narrowing Pa. Lead
Pittsburgh stop by Lawrence O'Brien, McGovern’s campaign chief, says Pennsylvania is vital and the race will tighten to within five points before Election Day. He cites polls showing Nixon ahead but shrinking and calls for a strong get out the vote effort. O'Brien blames four years of government corruption for public apathy.
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Pittsburgh
George McGovern
Nixon
Pennsylvania
McGovern
Lawrence O’brien
O’brien
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Daniel Yankelovich
Harris
Pat Caddell
Youngstown
Ohio
10 Bonds Forfeited In Court In Hocking County
Judge James Stilwell fined one defendant in Hocking County Court and declared 10 bonds forfeit. Edward O. Ridgeway of Athens paid a $10 fine plus costs for speeding. Forfeiting bonds were Steve R. Carter of New Plymouth Route 1 $29 for excessive speed, Kathryn L. Kirchmer of Dayton $24, Kenneth Roberson of Dalton $24, Keith A. Brown of 51 Hill St. $24. Fifty-nine additional dollars in fines were imposed on Thomas F. Baggs Jr. of Chauncey, Montford S. Shipley of Circleville, Susan I. Cohen of Great Neck New York, Gary Robert Lisk of Gahanna, Ruth A. Wildman of Belpre, and Lawrence C. Tobias of Cleveland for speeding, with bonds forfeited at $23.50 each.
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Thomas F. Baggs Jr
Chauncey
Montford S. Shipley
Circleville
Susan I. Cohen
Great Neck
N. Y
Gary Robert Lisk
Gahanna
Ruth A. Wildman
Belpre
Lawrence C. Tobias
Cleveland
Armed Fugitive Arrested by FBI in Ohio Town
Robert Vernon Smith Jr. 24, a Texas prison escapee, was arrested Sunday morning on Fairlane Drive by FBI agents Meigs County Sheriff and Middleport Police Chief J. J. Cremeans. He possessed a 38 caliber revolver but did not fire. Smith fled Seaceville Texas federal prison January 15 1972 while serving a term for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. He drove a stolen 1972 Continental from California. He faces escape charges and possible theft charges and was jailed in Washington County Marietta awaiting federal processing.
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Middleport
Texas
FBI
Robert Vernon Smith Jr
Fairlane Drive
Palmer M. Bakin Jr
Cincinnati
Smith
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
J. J. Cremeans
Bakin
North Carolina
Seaceville
Federal Correctional Institution
California
Washington County
Marietta
Nelsonville York field used illegally prompts trespass
Nelsonville York City School District officials report youths are playing on the Nelsonville York Athletic field without authorization. Principal Robert Sheskey says the field is posted no trespassing and may only be used for regular games or with school permission. Trespassing charges will be filed if needed. The Athletic Boosters Club funded improvements to the field, aiming for the best in Southeast Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Nelsonville-York City
Nelsonville-York
Robert Sheskey
Sheskey
Ohio
Sewer Projects To Be Discussed In Nelsonville Meeting
Nelsonville city council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the City Building to continue discussing sanitary sewer projects and financing. Engineers from Floyd G. Brown and Associates, Limited, will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Floyd G. Brown and Associates, Limited
Driver Cited In Accident at W Main Street Logan
Logan police cited Kenneth Wayne Hamilton for reckless operation after his vehicle ran onto the curb struck a wall and meters at 229 West Main Street near High Street. He was hospitalized at Hocking Valley Community Hospital with injuries. Homer J. Schein received an improper left turn citation after his car on Front Street collided with a vehicle driven by Jacob Fickel at Hunter Street on Friday.
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Logan — City
Kenneth Wayne Hamilton
Logan Route 4
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
W. Main Street
High Street
W. Main
Homer J. Schein
Maple St
Front Street
Jacob F. Fickel
Third St
Hunter
Four Gallia County residents arrested for petty larceny
Gallia County Sheriff's Department reports four petty larceny arrests on Thursday. Arrested were Treva Denney 18 Ricky Denney 22 Thomas Denney 21 all of Gallipolis and John Metzer 18 of Cheshire.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
Hughes secret Miami visit described by yacht captain
Capt. Bob Rehak recounts Howard Hughes traveling from Nassau to Miami on a secret February trip aboard a yacht with four aides. The reclusive billionaire reportedly wore a waist‑length beard and shoulder‑length hair, with two inch toenails curling, and used strict secrecy and heavy cleansing during the 22 hour voyage before leaving on a chartered jet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Howard Hughes
Bahamas
Miami Herald
Bob Rehak
Cygnus
Hughes
Rehak
Donald Lawrence Hout
Nassau
Peter Maheu
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George Allison Kessel
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Jagers and Sons
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Vinton County High School
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Messenger
Dan Dry
Linda Rodgers
Jean Lash
Mary Lou Ousley
Linda Hayes
Debbie Cleavenger
Bev Allison
Phyllis Hollingshead
Carpenter
Bessie Gilmore
Rutland
Bert Cox
Miles Cemetery
Faye Jordan
Mendal Jordan
Alice R. Fink
Bessie Linscott
Bessie C. Linscott
Hillcrest
Ames Two
Oliver and
Ida Wilcox Linscott
Miss Linscott
The
Christian Church
Esther
Edson
Mary) Hawk
O. D
Dorothy) Roberts
Delphie Mathews
Nora Gardner
Herbert Harris
Clark’s Chapel Cemetery
James Thexton
Toronto
Canada
Peter James Thexton
Scarborough
Ontario
British Columbia
Thexton
South Green
Sir
Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute
James David
Francoise Thexton
Sonneck Square
Eric
Don Heights Unitarian Church
Pine Hills Cemetery
Unitarian Service Committee
Brown Brothers Chapel
Zona J. Powell
Syracuse
Zona Jeffers Powell
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Carl L
Robert L
Howard O. Powell
Ethel Mae Oliver
Mason
Coley Knapp
West Columbia
Donna Jean Jeffers
Shelton Patterson
Letart Falls
William Patterson
Henderson
Ewing Funeral Home
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Mount St. Mary Hospital
Meigs Meetings
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