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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1975

Page

7

Amtrak Lake Shore Limited adds hour with bridge backing

Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited inaugurates linking Boston Chicago and New York City. The trip runs 25 hours with a required track backing over the Castleton Bridge due to 12 miles of missing Penn Central track west of Albany. Fare options include $55 coach and $107.25 small compartment. bus $43.25. air $80.37.

Albany N.Y Boston Chicago Here Amtrak New Lake Shore Limited New York City Castleton Bridge Hudson Northeast Transportation Coalition Penn Central Pittsfield Mass Walter Zeh Coalition Cleveland United States National Rail

Athens Delphian and Community Meetings Schedule

Athens Delphian guest night at 7 30 with Mrs Bessie Day 61 Briarwood Drive notes regrets to 592 1469 North American Benefit Association 7 p m with Mrs Ernest Baughman 13 Stewart St Athens Junior Women's Club 8 p m with Mrs Ivan Harper Frum Road speakers Gussie Remiga and Sally Kiser Christmas fund drive Guiding Hands Circle CA 8 p m Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co office 100 S May Ave guest night Paramathia Lodge 25 F AM 7 p m Albany Masonic Temple Master Mason degree to be conferred Glouster Boy Scouts 6 p m Scout Building Then Chapter 192 OES meeting cancelled due to Grand Chapter in Cleveland Glouster Kiwanis Club 6 p m Hotel Gordon Priscilla Class Glouster United Methodist Church 7 30 p m Nelsonville Garden Club 7 30 p m Mrs Carl Coakley 267 Oak St initial program of fall season installation of officers by Mrs Wilmena Mender Lois Chapter First Presbyterian Church 7 30 p m Pomeroy Bicentennial Committee 10 a m at Ewing Funeral Home Athens Side Kicks 7 30 p m re organizational meeting of adult volunteers and others in West Elementary School cafeteria Central Avenue ATHENS COUNTY Ognid Club with Janice Dillon in Bishopville Nelsonville Nelsonville York Athletic Boosters 7 p m at Mount St Mary Hospital Athens County Chapter American Red Cross bloodmobile 10 a m to 4 p m First United Methodist Church College Street Story Hour Children Room of Alden Library for all children 3 to 5 years of age.

Athens Delphian Bessie Day Briarwood Drive North American Benefit Association Ernest Baughman Stewart St Athens Junior Women’s Club Ivan Harper Frum Road Gussie Remiga Sally Kiser Guiding Hands Circle Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company S. May Ave Paramathia Lodge F&am Albany Masonic Temple Nelsonville Garden Club Carl Coakley Oak St Wilmena Mender Lois First Presbyterian Church J. L. Evans E. Columbus St Athens County American Red Cross First United Methodist Church College Street Story Hour Alden Library Cellie Stansbury Rutland Cellie W. Stansbury Holzer Medical Center Carpenter Thelmore and Orinda McClellan Stansbury Peerless Optical Co Columbus Athens Mental Health Center Dyesville Glenwood United Methodist Church Luther B. Turner Lodge National Transport Association National Association of Federal Civil Service Goldie M. Woodgerd Stansbury Fern Halliday Sweeney Stansbury William Stansbury J. E Pauline) Knight Massillon Terry Peggy) Hopkins Hamilton Kathy Knight Mendocino Calif Scott Lance Stanbury Dale Stansbury Pomeroy Howard Mae) Tewksbury Duane Faye) Kitsmiller Millersport Martha Elizabeth Robert Flossie) Gray Walker Funeral Robert Bumgarner Harrisonville Lodge No Schoedinger- Norris Grove City Rev W. W. Bright

Hospital Notes List of Births and Names from Ohio Cities

A long hospital notes section lists numerous individuals and families connected to Athens Racine Pomeroy Long Bottom Rutland Gallipolis Letart W. Va and other Ohio towns. Names include Marion Blazier Adda Kinnear Joseph Chapman Clyde Gabriel Catherine Winegar Mary Beth Torres Pamela Grant Beatrice Reinhart Doroth y Handley Warren Bentz and many others.

Marion Blazier Adda Mary Smith Loretta Smith Aaron Card Virginia Biffle Racine Franklin Grimm Bertha Hobstetter Edna Stiles Bernard Edwards Pomeroy William McMillion George Rager Jr Middleport Mina Hess Madelin Swan Jesse Bush Long Bottom George Carter Mason Clara Phillips Rutland Ruth Burrows Gallipolis Lemley Russel Letart W. Va Teddie Smith Wayne Brickles Tuppers Plains

Weather summary for Southeastern Ohio and nearby regions

The report shows highs from the upper 50s to low 60s across zones with mid 60s possible. Lows range from the upper 30s to mid 40s and rainfall chances stay around 20 to 40 percent through Wednesday. Extended outlook calls for a slow warming trend Thursday through Saturday with cooler nights.

Ohio Lake Shore East Central

Court News Fines motorists in Hocking County cases

In Hocking County court, Jack F. Plauch 38 of Parkersburg West Virginia George D. Dublin 27 of Midland Texas Charles Dodds 42 of London Edward D. Lynn 62 of Athens Sheila Cocanour 20 of Athens Dora Miller 79 on Route 1 and Sia D. Tatro 47 of Ashville were cited for speeding and fined 23 dollars fifty cents for most cases and 18 dollars fifty cents for Tatro.

Jack F. Plauch Parkersburg W. Va George D. Dublin Midland Texas Charles Dodds London Edward D. Lynn Athens Sheila Cocanour Dora Miller Sia D. Tatro Ashville

Holdren Divorce Petition Filed in Hocking County

Irma Jean Holdren of Logan sues Dale Holdren of Logan for divorce on grounds of gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. Dissolution petition filed by Nina Holmes of Logan and Charles Holmes of Glouster.

Irma Jean Holdren Logan Dale Holdren Nina Holmes Colorado Charles Holmes Glouster

Hocking County Records Fines For Traffic Offenses

A list of multiple offenders from Hocking County with charges including driving while intoxicated speeding unsafe vehicle and no operator s license. Amounts range from 10 to 150 dollars with jail terms and license suspensions noted for several individuals. Names include Herbert Estep William Clayton Rose Brandon Beck George Buckner Evelyn Brown and others across Columbus Logan Athens Gore and Lancaster.

Herbert Estep Logan William Clayton Rose Ohio Brandon Lee Beck George E. Buckner

Miller and Millers sue Strom and Eblin for timber damage

Meigs County Common Pleas Civil Case filed by Donald Miller and Lorette Miller of Columbus against Theodore Strom of Rutland and Claude Eblin of Pomeroy seeking five thousand dollars in damages for cutting timber on the Millers property.

Donald Miller Lorette Miller Columbus Theodore Strom Rutland Claude Eblin Pomeroy

Athens Fire Reports Two Emergency Runs

Emergency runs listed for Tuesday and Monday to O'Bleness. Skeet McKinstry aged 66 of 40 Curtis Street was taken likely for stroke. Clyde Gabriel aged 63 of 499 Richland Avenue was transported for chest pains.

Skeet McKinstry Curtis St O’bleness Clyde Gabriel Richland Ave O'Bleness

Names listed in Mount St Mary admissions notice

A readable OCR fragment shows multiple individuals named as admitted or connected to Mount St Mary and locations such as Creola The Plains Logan Nelsonville Jacksonville Patton and individuals including Mrs DeForest Weiss Mrs Herman Humphrey Miss Kimberly Cottrill Master James Cottrill and others in a roster style listing.

DeForest Weiss Creola Herman Humphrey the Plains Nora Helble Robert Shannon James Ill Kimberly Cottrill Logan Roger Smith Georgia Spry Florence Wright Jack Thompson James Cottrill Calvin Coleman Mount St. Mary

New Director Sought for Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival

Lawrence Carra resigns after 10 years as producer director citing added duties at Carnegie Mellon University. Marilyn E. Brentlinger says Lakewood Civic Auditorium office will handle the year round search for a new director.

Lakewood Lawrence Carra Great Lakes

Area Deaths Highlight Sprouse and Losey Obituaries

Two obituaries note services and survivors. Mrs. Sprouse, born in Gallia County, leaves a vast family and is linked to Coshocton and Ridgewood Cemetery burial after services at Rogers Funeral Home. Marvin W. Losey, 68, Paynes Creek California, with corning ties, died after a long illness. survivors include three sisters and a late wife Fannie.

Marvin Losey Corning Marvin W. Losey Paynes Creek Calif Perry County Fannie Willard Flossie) Lonberger Corning Florence Davis Thomas Goldie) McRea Marietta Flower Funeral Home Red Bluff

Carpentier Dies. Dempsey foe dies at 81 in Paris

Georges Carpentier, 81, former light heavyweight and 1921 heavyweight challenger to Jack Dempsey, died of a heart attack at his daughter's home in Paris. He rose from flyweight to heavyweight, famed for the 1921 million-dollar gate. He had retired from boxing and ran a bar and restaurant in Paris.

Paris Georges Carpentier Jack Dempsey Carpentier Dempsey Jacqueline Francois Deschamps Battling Levinsky Jersey City N.J Loui Phal Senegal Battling Siki Tex Rickard

Rex Stout dies famed mystery author at 88 in Danbury

Rex Stout the creator of Nero Wolfe died at 88 in Danbury Connecticut his hillside home His last novel A Family Affair published last month He wrote 46 Wolfe adventures and retired in 1927 with $400000 to Paris He is survived by his second wife Pola Weinbach and two daughters Funeral cremation planned with no services

Danbury, Conn Rex Stout Nero Wolfe Wolfe Ferde-Lance Stout FBI Federal Agency Noblesville Ind Topeka Kans Paris Pola Weinbach Barbara Selleck Rebecca Bradbury Elsie Gerlach Fowler John R Mary) Brooks Roanoke, Va John R. Black Marion Girard Marshall Fowler Lyndside W. Va George Cornell Fowler Point Pleasant

Minnie Marsh 75 died after illness in Athens

Minnie Mae Marsh of 475 Richland Ave died Monday in O Bleness Memorial Hospital after weeks of illness. She retired after 42 years as chief supervisor at Athens State Hospital. Survived by sister in law Helen Miller and three nephews. Services Thursday 1 p.m. Hughes Funeral Home. Burial West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday 2-5 and 7-9.

Nelsonville Frank Malone Frank St Mount St. Mary Hospital Elko Vinton County Edwin Hattie Allman Malone Mary Cheeseman Malone Norma Spence Logan Hattie White Shirley Neel Max Union Furnace Jack Troy Ohio Warren Funeral Home Asbury Cemetery Minnie Marsh Athens Minnie Mae Marsh Richland Ave O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Dexter Meigs County John and Iva Folden Miller Athens State Hospital American Association of Retired Persons Helen Miller Langsville John Carolyn) Gardner Wellston Richard Miller Baltimore Ronald Miller Reynoldsburg Lee Marsh Marvin Miller Hughes Funeral Home Danny Dahl West Union Street

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