Group Activities Today in Athens and Hocking County
Community notices list events across Athens and Hocking County. Al-Anon meets at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Band Boosters at the high school, OCSEA chapter sessions, Grange, Boy Scouts, Progressive Study Club, Presbyterian Women, and United groups at local venues. American Legion Auxiliary and Friendly Circle activities also announced with leaders and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Al-Anon
Church of the Good Shepherd
University Terrace
Athens Band Boosters
Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center
Lodi Grange
Glouster Boy Scouts
Progressive Study Club
N. R. Maxwell
Glouster American McCann Frederick
Sarepta
Presbyterian Women's Association
Local Legion and Fraternal Meetings Planned Across County
A busy schedule lists K T Crossen Post 21 and FOE 529 events at 8 pm in Athens and The Plains. Athens Masonic Temple hosts Athens Chapter 39 RAM at 7 30 pm. Activities include inspections, guest meals, and a school levy film strip.
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Nannie Allom
Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Hall
the Plains
Plains Vfw
Helen Kittle
Cleo McAllister
Women of the Moose
Glouster Moose Hall
Glouster Lodge
F&am
Masonic Temple United Mine Workers Auxiliary
Jacksonville
Eagles Hall
Trimble Township
VFW
Athens High marching band to perform at Athens Mall
The Athens High School Marching Green and Gold under Steve Berry will play at 7 p.m. at the Athens Mall as part of a week-long mini-concert series thanking Athens County United Appeal donors. The Appalachian Green Parks Project will also present Appalachia music and culture from 7 to 8 p.m. at the same venue.
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Athens High School Marching Green and Gold
Steve Berry
Athens Mall
Athens County United Appeal
Appalachian Green Parks Project
Appalachia
Athens County
Dance and Craft Show Slated by Wesley Two Volunteer Fire Dept
The Wesley Two Volunteer Fire Department announces a round and square dance on October 29 at 8 p.m. at the fire station with music by King Rhards. A craft show is planned for November 5 at 9 a.m. at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Two
King Rhards
Escape Artist Faces Charges One More Time
Harold Hemminger, 36, the noted jail escape artist, is back in custody in Pontiac Illinois awaiting trial on escape charges. He recounts multiple jailbreaks from Wisconsin and Illinois facilities, including daring exits by pole vaulting ceilings and riding out on a truck in Leavenworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac, Ill
Harold Hemminger
Harry
William Caisley
Hemminger
Viroqua
Wis
Pontiac Correctional Center
Illinois
Waupun
Vernon County
List of Athens area hospital patients and local residents
A long roll of names from Athens and nearby towns including Colleen Davis Albany and Patricia Hayes with many others from Pomeroy Racine Minersville Southside W Va Gallia and Parkersburg. The note records dismissed patients Henry Bacon Diana Matheny Laura Householder and numerous others across Ohio and West Virginia communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bonecutter
Floyd Stence
Ernestine Williams
Ruth Smith
Richard Glasgow
Donald Covert
Margaret Allen
Pomeroy
Robert Price
Cheshire
Eli Vance
Shirley Ables
Edith Bickers
Racine
Jeffrey Hawley
Lula Southern
Middleport
Geneva Wells
Vinton
Laura Roush
Minersville
Pat Bowser
Southside
W Va
Emory Caldwell
Gallipolis
Tina Mullins
Athens
Joan Edwards
Parkersburg
Admission list and school board notes from Nelsonville area
Mount St Mary admissions include Ruth Welch Robert Davis David Rose Susan Holtel Grace Leake and others from Nelsonville New Straitsville Hamden Chauncey Jacksonville Haydenville Coverage also notes Perry County Southern Local School Board meeting October 10 discussing state mandates staffing increases and possible computer services through RESA Athens The board hired substitutes and fulltime drivers plus a substitute teacher and custodian and approved leaves and travel. Andrew Cohen enrolls at Washington University School of Engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Welch
Robert Davis
David Rose
Susan Holtel
Nelsonville
Grace Leake
New Straitsville
Daniel Ellman
Hamden
Kenneth Davis
Chauncey
Erma Calton
Junction City
Garnet Vasgo
Jacksonville
Lula Sparks
Haydenville
Hemlock
Perry County
Regional Education
Athens
William Dunlap
Russell Doyle
Donald Dutlel
Larry Wentz
Robbie Jean Glanemann
Joann Haas
Marie Lanning
Russell Ball
Kathryn Rodgers
Dunlap
Richard Nash
Anna Mae Lanning
Bailey's Restaurant Break-In Reported in Rockbridge
Hocking County sheriff notes a break in at Bailey's Restaurant on Rockbridge Route 1 around midnight Saturday. No items were reported missing. U S Rep Clarence Miller will speak at the Hocking County Republican Executive Committee's Candidates Night on Saturday at 6 30 p m in the Youth Building at the fairgrounds.
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Logan
Hocking County
U.S
Clarence Miller
Republican Executive Committee
Fairgrounds
Weather Summary Southeast Ohio October 18 1977
Southeast Ohio forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight with lows 40 to 45. Wednesday brings variable clouds and highs mid 50s with a 20 percent chance of rain. Extended through Saturday, highs upper 50s to low 60s, showers possible Saturday. lake regions show scattered rain and rougher seas along Lake Erie with four to seven foot waves and 58 F water off Cleveland. Farm outlook notes light north rain, harvest delay in north, wheat seeding good, hay drying improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lake Shore
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Emergency Run In Athens Fire Squad Incident
Athens fire squad responds to an emergency Monday night at 9 22 p m carrying 76 year old William Staton from 30 percent North Court Street to O Bleness Hospital for illness care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Staton
N. Court St
O’bleness
Ill
Stock Market Prices On Interdealer Exchange Readings
Interdealer market prices as of early morning show shifts in the day. Data reflects bid and offer levels across multiple firms including Acceleration Corp and Nat Nations, with general movements in interbank quotes.
Iowa farmer hosts to welcome Carter on farm visit
Woodrow Wilson Diehl hosts President Carter at Marywood Farm in Warren County Iowa for breakfast with local farmers. Diehl, 64, plans to discuss cattle and wheat, drought, corn prices, and energy as Carter begins a four state swing with a fund raising dinner in Des Moines.
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Indianola
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Woodrow Wilson Diehl
Diehl
Carter
Democratic Party
Woody” Diehl
Mary
Marywood Farm
Diehls
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Agriculture Committee
Court fines for multiple drivers across counties
John R. Hunter of Laurelville was fined 150 dollars and given 15 days in jail with a 30 day restricted driving order after drunken driving charges. Other motorists listed include Marlene B. Becker Mount Crab Route 1 15 dollars David L. Dashiell Lakewood 45 dollars David R. Skees Lima 35 dollars William H. Demarest Athens 15 dollars Betty L. Kasler Nelsonville 25 dollars for speeding. Curtis W. Phillips Logan Route 3 and Stephen H. Buckley Nelsonville were each fined 25 dollars for assured clear distance. Bruce J. Crise Danville had excessive speed for conditions and the case was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Hunter
Laurelville
Marlene B. Becker
Mount Crab
David L. Dashiell
Lakewood
David R. Skees
Lima
William H. Demarest
Athens
Betty L. Kasler
Nelsonville
Curtis W. Phillips
Logan
Stephen H. Buckley
Nelson
Wellston Mayor Fines Listed for Several Offenders
Wellston Mayor Robert E. Perry on Route 3 faces fines for reckless operation set at 20 dollars plus costs. David T. Petrie of 521 West C Street fined 10 dollars and costs for stopping at a sign. Ronald L. Trosper of Columbus fined 30 dollars and costs for disturbing the peace. Virgil Goff Jr. of Jackson Route 4 fined 10 dollars and costs for an unsafe vehicle.
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Robert E. Perry
Wellston
David T. Petrie
West C St
Ronald L. Trosper
Columbus
Virgil Goff Jr
Jackson
Clues Sought in Haydenville Missing Man Case
Haydenville residents and Hocking Technical College police students joined Hocking County deputies in a search for William Evans Jr. missing since Oct. 6. Clues were sought near Haydenville after clothing was found in a barn about three miles away. authorities caution the link is unproven.
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Haydenville
Hocking
Glouster Garden Club Reports and Plans for November
The October Glouster Garden Club meeting at president Mrs Forrest Strohmeyers home included a thank you note for Country Fair contributions to the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center. Members discussed rummage sale proceeds and a community project of planting barberry bushes at the village entrance.
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Glouster
Glouster Garden Club
Forrest Strohmeyer
Ben Vaughn
Betty Mizicko
Athens
Mildred Harrison
Sybil Kurtzman
Pauline Myers
Hazel Harrison
Wanda Kittle
Ruby Davis
Dorothy Vernon
Flossie Williams
Diane Angle
Louella Noon
Helen Noon
Mable Hemphill
Pauline Strohmeyer
Athens Mental Health Center
Gallipolis Area Deaths Include Young, Powell and Webb
Obituaries from Gallipolis Canton Stewart and Pomeroy note death notices for Frank A Young Jr 71 of 107 Pine St Gallipolis Rev Newman M Powell of Canton Bryan David Webb three day old son of Stewart and Georgie Millican of Beaver Falls Pa formerly Meigs County Survivors include spouse children grandchildren and siblings Services and burial details are provided for each entry with locations and dates where given
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Gallipolis
Frank A. Young Jr
Pine St
Frank A
Minnie Young Sr
C & § Bank
Grace United Methodist Church
Paint Creek
Frank A. III
Dayton
John J
Detroit
Mich
Kenneth
Mary) Smith
Nora Mosley
Moretta Manns Young
Brothers and Sisters
Waugh- Halley-Wood
Eddie Buffington
Pine Street
Canton
Newman M. Powell
Aultman Hospital
Santiago
Chile
R.D. Powell
Ohio
McKinley High School
Ruth Krohmer
Akron
Patricia M
Dover
Newman W
Valparaiso
Ind
Edwin
Winchester
Harold
Helen) Stright
New Marshfield
M.L
Adelaide) Williams
Long Island
N.Y
Catherine) Weikart
Clinton
Daniel
Santa Barbara
Calif
Crystal Park United Methodist Church
J.W. Pursell
Sunset Hills Burial Park
Stewart
Bryan David Webb
Larry
Sue Webb
Jagers and Sons
David Holdren
New England
Pomeroy
Georgie
Harold) Millican
Beaver Falls
Meigs County
Clara Adams
Campbell Funeral Home
Multiple Calls Reported No Fire Damage In Nelsonville
In Carbon Hill a furnace motor overheat caused no fire damage. At 27% E Columbus St fumes from a gas stove pilot light outage, and at 1062 Chestnut St odor from new furnace paint and oil burning off were reported. Fire Chief Knight urges safety checks by request at 753-1314.
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Nelsonville
Ronald Taylor
Carbon Hill
Columbus St
Chestnut St
Ray Leffler
Danny Knight
Truck blocks Route 7 after semi overturns near Pomeroy
A tractor trailer jackknifed on Route 7 east of Pomeroy around 3:30 a.m. Monday, blocking traffic until 9:30 a.m. James Scaraberry, 20, of Ashland Kentucky, said he lost control on a curve and the truck overturned. No serious injuries. Diesel spilled and later cleaned by Pomeroy Fire Department. Detour used via Flatwoods. Deputies also investigated a breaking and entering at Letart Falls Elementary School with padlock broken off coal chute. nothing reported missing.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County Sheriff's Department
James Scaraberry
Ashland
Pomeroy Fire Department
Flatwoods
Letart Falls
Multiple Window Breakings and Hubcap Theft Reported in Wellston
City police investigated a theft of four hubcaps from Becky Alkern's vehicle at 131 West Eleventh Street last week. On Monday morning 11 windows were damaged at Wellston High School and nearby school properties, reported by principal William Lockhart.
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Wellston — City
Becky Alkern
Eleventh St
Wellston High Schol
William Lockhart
Child Found After Four Hour Woods Search
Two year old Henderson boy Gary Dale Arnold was missing from his home at 2 p.m. and found wandering two miles away in a wooded area at 6 p.m. He followed his dog and was taken to Holzer Medical Center where he was checked and in good condition.
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Point Pleasant
Henderson
Gary Dale Arnold
Gary Arnold
Mason County Sheriff's Department
Citizens Band
Holzer Medical Center
Art on Display by Athens Artist at Bank Exhibit
Athens artist Pedro Koe-Krompecher showcases paintings at the Athens National Bank with a two week display period beginning this week. The loaned works highlight local landscape and city scenes in a small gallery setting inside the bank lobby.
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Athens
Pedro Koe-Krompecher
Athens National Bank
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