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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1976

Page

9

Prizes Awarded in Logan Boat Contest for Muscular Dystrophy

Athens County Probate Judge Harold Rose reportedly won an antique fire truck in a drawing by Logan Volunteer Fire Department after a Labor Day parade as the judges named the best decorated boats in the lake race. The funniest float earned Mr. and Mrs. Roger Chute a life preserver. Mary Roberts won most original for a fire extinguisher, Cliff and wife won best overall with motor oil, and judges included Mayor Evans Hand and county commissioners McLain and Bumgardner.

Logan Athens County Harold Rose Rose Athens Logan Jaycees Evans Hand Hocking County James McLain George Bumgardner Roger Chute Jerrys Ball Store Mary Roberts Carroll Cliff Smith Ford Hack, Logan

Man Hurt In Jump At Pomeroy Park

Ted Keene 22 of Columbus is in satisfactory condition after jumping from the lower wall of the Pomeroy parking lot Sunday evening. He suffered abrasions and was shaken. he declined to explain the motive. Police and volunteers responded, two companions fled, an unidentified youth was arrested by Mayor Clarence Andrews. There is a village loitering ordinance after 10 p.m. The incident occurred about 9:30 p.m.

Pomeroy Veterans Memorial Hospital Ted Keene Columbus Keene Clarence Andrews

Two Logan Men Charged With Aggravated Murder

Logan men Gary Lee Baker and Robert Joseph Vickroy are held in Hocking County jail on aggravated murder charges for the death of Leroy Lee Poling. Poling, 45, was found stabbed at his Railroad Avenue home after neighbors reported a door left open. Poling had worked six weeks in the cemetery department under the CETA program. The investigation included help from the Southeast Ohio Regional Crime Lab. both suspects sought court-appointed counsel as no bonds were set.

Logan Hocking County James Thompson Gary Lee Baker N. Orchard Hocking Valley Community Hospital Southeast Owen F. Yaw Baker and Vickery

Weather data brief for Tuesday September 7 1976

Regional forecast notes clear tonight with lows in the mid 50s to upper 50s. Wednesday mostly sunny with highs in the lower 80s. Ohio extended outlook shows a chance of showers Thursday and Friday, fair Saturday with 80s and 60s. Regional seas 2 feet on Lake Erie.

Ohio West Lake Shore East Lake Shore West Central Central Southwest East Central

Athens Boosters Club Meeting and Local Notices

A busy slate of community gatherings and organizational meetings across Athens County includes the Athens Bulldog Boosters Club meeting at Butter Field at 7 pm to prep for the football season, plus Al-Anon at the Church of the Good Shepherd lounge at 8 pm for those concerned about a drinking problem.

Athens Bulldog Boosters Club Butter Field Al-Anon Church of the Good Shepard University Terrace Call Ohio University Afscme American Association of Retired Persons City Hall Naomi Algeo

King V Hockingalley and Logan Names in Notice

A list of residents and kin appears including Mr and Mrs James Thompson Logan a daughter Mr and Mrs Lafe Barnett Logan a daughter Mr and Mrs Jack Guess Logan a daughter Mrs Joan Spohn New Straitsville and several others from Logan Alton Vickery Edison Turner Herman McMannis Roy McMannis Danilo Henderson and son Marc Ricketts Broderick Waltz Sharon Wiggins Gary Hurst among those named in a local public notice.

James Thompson Logan Lafe Barnett Jack Guess Joan Spohn New Straitsville Sharon Wiggins Findley Earl Hansel James Riddlebarger George Ruff Albert Kornmiller Anthony Chesser Belle Ward Richard Huffines Thomas McCoy Orville McCoy

Local Athens Area Families Welcome Newborns and Namesake Events

Hospital notes record births across the Athens area including a son for Mr and Mrs Robert Hixson, a daughter for Mr and Mrs Frederick Noble, a son for Mr and Mrs Jesse Coleman, and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Dennis Gyure. Also listed are numerous residents such as Robert Laziman, James McKnabb, Henry Leach, Irene Lowry, and others from Glouster Amesville Athens Stewart Dallas and surrounding towns. The compilation names dozens of individuals including Mary Chappell, Ted McKnight, Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs Vincent Boley, and Mohammad Chado among extended family mentions and local residents.

Robert Hixson Athens Frederick Noble Jesse Coleman Zaleski Dennis Gyure Glouster Robert Laziman Charles Milligan Flossie Munn Jeffrey Elder James McKnabb Britten Reed Henry Leach Irene Lowry Ethel McKnabb Tom Sweeney Kenneth Perdue Jamie Dailey Sean Mosier Daryla Ball Howard Matlack Sr Stewart Dallas Sanborn John Moulton Lisa McCoy Alva Rupe Albany Laverna Ross Amesville Robert Whiteman New Marshfield Mary K. Bailey

Mount St Mary Admits List of Local Residents

Mount St Mary admits a long list of local residents including Bessie Huston Mary Brooks Dorothy Dearth Leta Tigner and several others from Nelsonville Logan Buchtel and surrounding areas. The notice enumerates multiple names with addresses such as Route 1 Route 2 and Route 5 along with numerous adults and minors.

Bessie Huston New Straitsville Mary Brooks Dorothy Dearth Leta Tigner Nelsonville Donald McDowell Logan Leonard Breeze Buchtel David Sayre Shirley Theisen Mary Dishong Jennifer Smathers Captain Rose Ogan

Emergency runs after auto crash in city

Linda Tippie age 20 of 410 W Union St and Gary Crabtree age 20 of 14 Frum Rd were taken from an auto accident at West Union and Shafer to O Bieness with head bumps. Sunday 5 31 am. Robert Laziman 73 of 40 Hooper St also to O Bieness for medical care.

Linda Tippie W. Union St Gary Crabtree Frum Road West Union Shafer Streets O'Bieness Robert Laziman Hooper St

Woman Hopes to Climb Everest in Bicentennial Quest

Arlene Blum, 31, Berkeley biochemist, joins the American Bicentennial Everest Expedition aiming to be the first American woman on Everest. She prioritizes cancer research and prevention, advocates for women's equality in climbing, and faces gender bias during base camp preparations.

Jurate Kazickas Associated Press Everest Base Camp Nepal Arlene Blum Mt. Everest Berkeley Calif Everest Khumbu Katmandu Ms. Blum

Death notices span several Ohio communities

Obituaries and funeral notices from Logan to Racine and Pomeroy report Mary C. Griffiths 79 of Columbus died Sunday in Lutheran Senior City. Frieda Warner of Logan also died in Columbus at is survived by relatives in several states. Services are arranged across St Mathew Lutheran Church Logan Oak Grove Cemetery and local funeral homes with visiting hours listed. Other notices mark Elizabeth Upp and Herbert Skaggs deaths with services planned in Greenfield and Cheshire. Community meeting cancelations and shifting public notices appear alongside multiple obituaries.

Mary Griffiths Logan Mary C. Griffiths Gibisonville Columbus Laurel Hocking County Charles M Elizabeth Lenz Krvin St. Mathew Lutheran Church Logan American Lutheran Church James Helen) Storer Sabina Carl E Houston Texas Walter R. Griffiths Paul Griffiths Russell Eugene Krinn Velva Krinn Vorhees Orville Lueck Oak Grove Cemetery Heinlein-Brown Funeral Home Rose of Concern Fund Lutheran Senior Frieda Warner E. Hunter St Albert H. Thomas Lewis and Mary Reichert Kleinschmidt Richard Warner Robert Warner Baton Rouge Rudolph Kleinschmidt Dunedin Fla Ralph Kleinschmidt Dallas Albert H Marian) Thomas Donald Warner Leonard-Luke Elizabeth Upp Athens Elizabeth E. Upp Emerson St Wonder Hills Holzer Medical Center Gallipolis Kansas City William H Florence Embree Heighon University of Kansas Medical Center Order of Eastern Star Greenfield Greenfield Presbyterian Church Robert Jeanne) Richard Oakland Calif Kenneth Upp Gallipolis State Institute Athens Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center Donald Upp Hanford Ray Marie Grier Herbert Skaggs Pomeroy Herbert Lee Skaggs Port Williams Ohio Meigs County Charles and Della Skaggs Wright Patterson Afb Raymond Detroit Mich Virgil Marietta Mildred Clarke Doyle Henrietta) Shuler Cheshire Ewing Funeral Home Gravel Hill Cemetery Loma Dusenbery Logan Loma? Dusenbery Second St Hocking Valley Community Hospital Delaware County Guy Earl Scott Anna Furniss Dusenbery Antioch Grange Kline Memorial Church Rainbow School Merle Dusenbery Lucille Benton Delaware Kenneth Carl W. Dusenbery Marcella Dusenbery Heinlein- Brown Edna B. Hughes Cheshire Cemetery Ruth Donohew Racine Millard Etta Sayre Burton Apple Grove Timothy Smith Letart Falls Cemetery Friends Amesville Elsie Moss O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Athens County John Elsie Johnson Holbert Broadwell Mission Burgess Moss Dorothy Flowers Stewart Ethel Thompson Chesterhill Edith Harvey Zanesville Betty Scott Junior Holbert Daniel John Holbert Andrew Holbert Frank Holbert Pennsville Stone-Matheney Delbert Bennett Sand Rock Mary Ann Dennis Pomeroy Mary Ann Dennis East Liverpool William and Louisa Hamilton Dennis Ohio School For the Deaf Ethel Gregg Anaheim Glenn Kay) Gilkins David Mary Kay) Whittington Bath Margaret Lockland

Mayor's FINE for Disorderly Conduct in Nelsonville

Sonny A Henry 820 Jackson St was fined $50 after a disorderly conduct incident in Nelsonville. The case involved a Senate nee waiver and dhn as noted in court records.

Sonny A Henry Jacosn St Senate Dhn Nelsonville

Transfer of Property Paths Across Several Estates

Legal notice outlines certificates of transfer in multiple townships including Rutland Letart Pomeroy and Lebanon. Beneficiaries include Raymond J Smith Woodrow Wilson Hoyt James Hoyt Leah Butcher Eva Robson Genevieve Ward Robert Brewer and Lorenzo Davis among others. Parcels listed include lots sections and estates across Middleport Pomeroy Letart Chester and Lebanon with several transfers to spouses and relatives.

Donald R Martha Jean Smith Raymond J Smith Rutland Nellie R. Betz Woodrow Wilson Hoyt James H Hoyt Leah Jane Butcher Eva Betz Robson Genevieve Betz Ward Robert Brewer Middleport Virgil Lee Kathryn A Hill Paul and Crestlyn Hill Letart

Drug Seminar Is Scheduled in Meigs County

A drug seminar for Meigs County is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Middleport United Pentecostal Church on South Third Ave. Larry Baker will teach, and Sheriff Robert Hartenbach will introduce him. The Meigs County Sheriff's Department sponsors the event, with Pastor William Knittel inviting all to attend.

Middleport Meigs County Middleport United

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