Retired Teacher Returns to Classroom as Volunteer Aide
At 72 Rudie Skeen returns to teaching as a volunteer aide in Wellston Ohio. He works two days weekly in Central School fifth grade aiding English math science and social studies. Previously he taught at a Bell Grove West Virginia school and later ran stores and served as postmaster before retiring in 1969. He notes today’s students know more due to television and helps with a Washington DC landmark quiz and a story about Chief Logan. He greets children on the playground and says he is fond of them like a grandpa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joann Hunter Wellston
Wellston
Rudie Skeen
Central School
Skeen
Bundy Elementary
Bell Grove
W. Va
Sheen
Edna Gobel
Washington D.C
Cornstalk
Chillicothe
Logan
Circleville
West Virginia
Cheshire
Five men arrested in Meigs County on various charges
Meigs County Sheriff officials report five men were arrested and a sixth man is sought on a warrant. William Causey of Coolville faces grand larceny for lumber theft from Alfred resident Robert Buckley and has a Nov 7 court hearing. Also detained were Craig Hanning on an old Athens County warrant, Carl Lee Smith of Reedsville for theft of tools, Donald Swearingen of Rutland for assault, and John Lewis Young of Mason for shooting a 600 pound bull owned by Wayne Wilson. Young bonds set at 1500. Cecil Young remains at large in connection with the bull shooting. Deputies took the men into custody Tuesday. Athens officers have detained Hanning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meigs Pomeroy
Meigs County
Warren Stearn
Alfred
Craig Hanning
Athens County
Young
Cecil Young
Sheriff's Department
Athens
Hanning
King to Be Crowned as Powderpuff Game Highlights Night
At Miller High School Saturday 8 p.m. kickoff features Powderpuff King candidates Rob Hinkle Dan Jones and Joe Pompey for seniors and Kevin Boyle Denny Dew and Dave Catchpole for juniors. Senior 76ers coached by Lanning Nye Siemer. Junior Falcons coached by Barnhart Berry. After the game a 10 p.m. to midnight record hop with DJ Chuck Miller. Also Athens Memory Gardens to dedicate a veterans statue on Nov 11 at 2 p.m. on Route 50W between Athens and Albany with Mayor Donald Barrett speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Siemer
Falcons
Max Barnhart
Ralph Berry
WCOL
Chuck Miller
Athens County Memory Gardens
Athens
Donald Barrett
Albany
Jaycees Endorse Meigs County Tax Levy in Meeting
POMEROY Leah Ord of the Mental Health and Retardation Organization joined the Pomeroy Jaycees Monday to discuss community planning advocacy and a Nov. 4 levy. The group endorsed the levy and announced safety monitoring for Trick or Treat at the busy intersection. Tennis court concrete pouring begins Saturday at 11 a.m. Don Collins received thanks for sand and gravel donation. Pomeroy Jaycees plan a Befpre Jaycees visit on Nov. 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomeroy
Leah Ord
Mental Health and Retardation Organization
Pomeroy Jaycees
Meigs County
Jaycees
Park Project
Bill Young
Don Collins
Befpre Jaycees
Weather summary for Thursday October 30, 1975
Southeastern Ohio forecast calls for clear cold night with lows in upper 20s to low 30s. Friday sunny and warmer with highs in upper 50s to low 60s and near zero rain. Extended outlook shows Saturday showers possible and fair, cooler Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Central
Lake Shore
Central
West Virginia
Death notices from Ohio area list Garrison and others
Obituaries for Lillie D. Garrison 79 of Columbus and Ruth Rhew 50 of Graham lead a column of death notices. Also listed are Gladys Irene McNabb Chauncey Etta Victoria Skidmore Cheshire and related service details with funeral home contacts and burial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
N.C
Ruth
Kitty) Rhew
West van Lear
Huel
Gail Watkins
Athens
Dolphus Watkins
Dayton
Watkins
Samuel L. Watkins
Paintsville
Jo Wolfe
Bertha Bayes
Gladys Blair
Jenkins, Ky
Lowe Funeral Home
Burlington
Election Day Bus Service Operates on All AORTA Routes
Regular bus service will run on Election Day next Tuesday across all fixed routes of the AORTA system. Rural runs in Athens and Hocking Counties plus Athens city routes are included. For details call the AORTA office at 592-3081.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AORTA
Athens
Hocking
Prices Listed From Ohio Valley Livestock Auction
Last week's sale in Gallipolis showed stocker steers at 17 to 44 dollars and stocker heifers 15 to 40.25. Canner and cutter cows ranged 12 to 18.75, Holsteins 17.5 to 24.5, commercial bulls 21 to 27, veals 35 to 60.5, and culls selling from 30 down. Shoats moved 12 to 37.5, top lambs 38 to 42, seconds 28 to 38, light lambs 20 to 30. Stock ewes brought 10 to 2 per head, stock cows 85 to 160, stock cows and calves 115 to 210, stock bulls 100 to 300, and baby calves 5 to 29.
Emergency medical runs and injuries reported in Athens area
Emergency runs listed include Alvin Thom Johnson age 19 from Johnsons Inn to O’Bleness for medical, Charles Christman Jr. 27 from West Side Tavern to O’Bleness for medical, Fred Kiltan 85 fallen on concrete steps, Paula Shafer 28 from Athens Middle School to O’Bleness after cutting left wrist on broken test tube, and others treated or transported including Mrs Harry Roush to Pleasant Valley Hospital and Mary Harris from Hartford to Pleasant Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Thom Johnson
South Blackburn Road
Johnson's Inn
W. State St
Paula Shafer
Pomeroy Road
Athens Middle School
O'Bleness
Long List of Birth Announcements Across Several Towns
Hospital notes list numerous births for families in Wellston Nelsonville Athens Glouster The Plains McArthur New Marshfield and surrounding areas including Mr and Mrs Leroy Bentley Mr and Mrs Richard Russell Mrs Leonard Eberst and others A long section names residents and newborns with no clear single event noted. Also mentions Long Term Care Unit and a public home maintenance program for Athens County residents aged 60 plus with free labor and various application sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Jim McCall
Tri-County Community Action Agency
CAA
Athens County Welfare Department
Social Security Office
Council On Aging
Planned Parenthood of
Athens
Carbondale
Deanville
Kilvert and
Glouster
People’s Rights and Benefits League
Nelsonville
Court news lists multiple traffic and public offenses in Ohio area
A long court report lists numerous defendants from Columbus Amesville Philo Marietta Nelsonville and other locales cited for speeding unsafe operation open container driving while intoxicated and related offenses. Fines range from 9 to 200 with jail days and license suspensions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Thoman
Columbus
Christopher J. McLaughlin
Amesville
David Spring
Second St
Edward A. Willet
New Haven
W. Va
James R. Hartley
Carroll Road
Cathy Lynn Loreno
Marion
Judy F. Shafer
Philo
Benjamin Carroccio
Parma
Ohio University Security Police
Alan A. Liepper
S. Blackburn Road
James B. Ollom
Torch
Charlotte M. Krost
Athens
Kenneth Rutter
Nelsonville
A Maffin
Poplar St
Josephine Maffin
Timothy Withem
Denver Smathers
Patricia A. Herrick
E. Franklin St
Vaughn Baker
James Hartley
William E. Maffin
List of Names in Regional Notice
A roster of individuals including Cheryl Foster and Clara Murvey from Shawnee and Jacksonville respectively, John Judson and others from various Ohio towns such as Glouster Nelsonville New Plymouth Novle Trowbridge and Nelsonville. The list names multiple spouses and adults without context or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Foster
Shawnee
Clara Murvey
John Judson
Jacksonville
John Vaido
Frances Bullock
Frank Darling
Glouster
Mark Wilcox
New Plymouth
Shirley Neel
Goldie Clark
Paul Richards
Nelsonville
Helen Dagon Scott Justice and Marge Hammond Notice
Helen Dagon Scott Justice and Marge Hammond are referenced in a public notice with addresses not available. No further details are provided in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Dagon
Scott Justice
Marge Hammond
Community notices and events in Athens area
Local groups announce meetings and social events including NOW at City Hall, Lydia Lash Evans luncheon at Ohio University Inn, Hocking Valley Parish choir in Nelsonville, radio club gathering at Hocking Technical College, York Grange installation, Albany VFW masquerade with American Revolution Band, Millfield CYF pancake breakfast for Chauncey, Trimble Lodge family night, Trimble PTO Halloween Carnival, and a Pomeroy soup fundraiser with takeout option and donation requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Area
National Organization of Women
Lydia Lash Evans
Ohio University Inn
Blaine Goldsberry
Athens County Trimble
Hocking Valley Parish
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley Amateur Radio Association
Hocking Technical College
York Grange
Grange Hall
Oak Grove
Albany Vfw
American Revolution Band
Millfield
Chauncey Cyf
Trimble Lodge
F&am
Click to End 2nd Term as Council Head
Click will finish his second term as president of the National Council of College Publications Advisers at the annual convention in St Louis. He has led the council since 1971 and will join a panel on legal and ethical issues of yearbook advising with Lillian Kopenhaver succeeding him as the first woman president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Click
Ohio University
National Council of College Publications Advisers
St. Louis
Lillian Kopenhaver
Florida International University
Holzer MLT Internship Enrolls Nine for 1975 76
Holzer Medical Center begins its fifth year of the Medical Laboratory Technician internship with nine students enrolled for 1975 76. The two year program blends hospital path lab duties with Rio Grande Community College study, culminating in an AS degree and eligibility for MLT certification. Educational coordinator is Steve Elberfeld with Marlene Johnson assisting. program funded by a 1970 Appalachian Regional Commission grant through the Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation. Enrollees include Julia Carr Carolyn Nibert Barb Anthony Jacquie Jenkins Randy Will Greg Dunn Dana Johnson and Cathy Havrila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Holzer Medical Center
Rio Grande Community College
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Steve Elberfeld
ASCP
Marlene Johnson
Pathology Department
Appalachian Regional Commission
Ohio Valley Health Services Foundation
Julia Carr
Carolyn Nibert
Barb Anthony
Jacquie Jenkins
Randy Will
Greg Dunn
Dana Johnson
Cathy Havrila
Selection of Flag for Vinton County to be Chosen Saturday
Finalists for the Vinton County flag design will be announced at 9 30 a m at the courthouse. Judge Homer C Abele will award first second and third prizes as sponsors are introduced. Sally Robinson reports there are 10 adult finalists 30 high school entries and 300 grade school entries with displays in the courthouse lobby.
Unemployment Claims Up In Valley
Unemployment claims in the Hocking Valley rose by 35 for the week ending Oct 25, with total claims reaching 1,466, 731 more than a year ago. Logan and Athens report initial, continued, and extended benefits amid listed job openings. A Federal Hocking School Board meeting is set for 7:30 tonight to discuss bus price hikes and bus bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking Valley
Athens
Hocking School Board
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Audie Sheen
Wellston Central School
Figwes Shaw
Cee Towan
Dey
Plains
Northwest
Florida
C. L. Colmer
U.S
Lillie Garrison
Lillie D. Garrison
E. Weisheiner Road
Norworth Convalescent Center
Mount Pleasant
Maize Manor United
Fred Wilt
Buckhannon
Ted
Mary) Stanley
Chicago
Ill
Edna Boston
Hannibal
Boston
Maize Manor United Methodist Church
Gene Wells
Rutherford Funeral Home
N. High St
Elk Cemetery
McArthur
Ruby Rhew
Gladys McNabb
Chauncey
Gladys Irene Schooler McNabb
University Hospital
George and
Amy Roberts Schooler
Charles
Denny) McNabb
Patricia) Morman
Leonard Ervin
Sandusky
Louis
Ed) Ervin
Galton
Etta Skidmore
Etta Victoria Skidmore
Darius
Velva Mae) Underwood
Larry Long
Bartlette
Catherine Scott Shuler
Jenkin Evans
Otis Skidmore
Rgger Freewill Baptist Church
Mill Trout
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Underwood
Eastern Ave
Wilcoxen
Point Pleasant
Ohio Valley Livestock Co
Athens Fire Squad
Mason Squad
Harry Roush
Mason
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Harry Dyer
Parkersburg Nursing Home
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Mary Harris
Hartford
Pleasant Valley
O’bleness
Leroy Bentley
Richard Russell
Fred Kiltan
Diane Gemin
Agnes Conant
Karen Barrows
Misty Banik
Carl Dobbins
Timothy May
Paul Metts
the Plains
Miles Slone
Lucile Six
Guysville
Nora Cox
New Marshfield
Pauline Giffin
Cutler
Shirley Wilson
George Crow
Edna Walls
Sybil Russell
John Anderson
Buddy Wright
Eldon Barrows
Teddy Runyon
Pamela Grant
Michael Newtun
Leonard Eberst
Mary Poling
Veterans Memorial Admitted
Raleigh Sayre
Della Bass
Dexter
Kenneth Brooks
Darlene Duncan
Syracuse
Paul Wolfe
Racine
Rodney Allen
Portland
Harry Brown
Donna Smoden
Minersville
Daniel Davidson
William Middleswart
Clara Phillips
Louise Burbridge
Woodrow Knapp
Julia Gibbs
Maxine Hobbs
James Pauley
Madeline Swan
Darsel Biggs
George Conde
Holly Friend
William Bryan
Gregory Roush
Son
Fred van Matre
Gerald Frye
Rosa Cottrill
Robert Poore
Harold Clark
Gary Treadway
John Litchfield
Frances Walters
Alvin Whittington
Donald Houdashelt
Teresa Lamp
Sonja Simkins
Charles Humphries
Arther Roush
Larry Rainey
Benjamin Moore
Elmer Towers
Earl McCarty
Anna Moody
Keith Powell
Janet Harris
Charles Young
Kerry Higginbotham
Court News
Jeffery L. Brown
N. Court St
Gary C. Holloway
Monterey
Tenn
Karen Ellen Pechak
Stoneybrook Drive
Howard H. Nicke
Roosevelt Drive
Sidney K. Brasington
Marietta
Francis W. Bruckey
Malvern
Thomas D. Buckey
Caldwell
Isaac Cochran Jr
Steubenville
William R. Collett
Coolville
James R. Cornell
Struthers
Robert L. Ollom
Belpre
Craig B. Piersall
Robert H. Pochiro
Youngstown
Peter A. Roane
Cornellsville
Michael A. Rockmore
Mountain Side
Janet L. Royal
Parkersburg
William Terrell Turner
Prichard
Ale
Regina A. Wade
Athens Apts
Robert L. Washburn
Ben Wright
Bever
Lawrence A. Brooks
Steven C. Ebert
Arlington
Lawrence M. Grinstead
Loretta Cunningham
Oral Pickett
Harley Hook
Earl Streets
Fort St
Jack Lemite
Crooksville
Howard David Barrett
Mary Louise Mallendick
Ray Allen McKinley
Jeanette Sue Woltz
Gallagher Ave
Anthony Lee Conrad
Brenda Lee Amnah
Harvey Steven Miller
Rockbridge
Debra Kay Mullins
Strandy Gilbert Malone
Carol Louise Brown
Kenneth Earl Schumacher
Lancaster
Francine Wilkins
Robin Wynne Griffith
Groveport
Sharon Louise Steward
Third St
Donald Eugene Horsley
Sharon Rebecca Marcinko
Benny Ray Rushing
Glenna Charlene Griffith
Walnut St
Michael Eugene Wahl
Hunter St
Deborah Candace Nelson
Martin Wiseman
Middleport
Cecil Banks Jr
Gary King
Margaret Jones
Mount St. Mary
Lucille Dixon
Arlene Linscott
Florence Dishong
Arlene Dishong
Charlotte Bailey
Creta Steinbrink
Sylvester Stires
Novle Trowbridge
Myrtle Stedman
Hocking Valle Osadmitted
Athens City
Trimble Elementary
PTO
Senior Citizens Center
Satus
Waa Iey
Ature
Hell
JLTAS
Aeen
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