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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1972
Page
6
Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach reported a 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air stolen from Long Bottom near 3:40 a.m. Paul Hauber woke to voices as the car drove away. he pursued but could not recover the vehicle. No suspects named.
In Mason County Circuit Court Larry Lee Riffle was sentenced to one year in the county jail with credit for time already served. He pleaded guilty on Sept 11 to assault and battery.
A series of weekend and short visits are listed across West Virginia and nearby states. Ruth Parsons with Dorseys visited Iva Durst in Leon. Foreman family and Joyce spent a day with Dennis Holley in Ashton. Other gatherings include families from Pomeroy, Cincinnati, Kent, Columbus, Great Bend, Cleveland and more visiting local households.
Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list numerous individuals admitted or noted by staff and a birth report noting a son born to Thomas Byus and a daughter to Burton Peters and a daughter to Larry Miller. The entries include multiple named patients, spouses, and family members.
Meigs County records list numerous parcel transfers including Charles R and Margaret Sheets, Betty J Vujaklija, Brownie Vujaklija, and Conslidation Coal Co. transfers in Bedford and Rutland townships. Other transfers name Milo Hutchison Ruth Gainer Carl Proto David Shelburne Ward and Florence Windon. George Cummins Opal Cummins to Archie Jarrell, Zerkle Trucking to John Zerkle, and Walter Burke Virginia Burke to George Cummins.
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