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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1968

Page

3

Area Death Notices From Reedsville to Wilkesville

Area death notices list Carey Hull Eleanor Nora Howard Otto Kreinbihl and others. Services set for Eden UB Church Pomeroy Beech Grove Cemetery and various locations with family survivors named across several towns including Reedsville Pomeroy Columbus and Rutland. Burial and calling hours outlined for multiple cases with veterans and church affiliations noted.

Reedsville Carey W. Hull Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Success Meigs County Charles Matilda Collins Hulls Eden United Brethers Church Elmer Springfield Harold St. Dorothy Pomeroy Eleanor Nora) Howard Mount Moriah Baptist Church Middleport David Pittsburgh Clarence U.S. Army William California Zeb Detroit Mich Albert Washington, D.C Donald Cincinnati John Columbus Sarah Turner New York Otto B. Kreinbihl Fishinger Rd Riverside Methodist Hospital Grace Episcopal Church Drew Webster American Legion Post Louise George Ridgeway Weir Arend Furnal N. High Street Funeral Home Beech Grove Cemetery

Miss Clara Belle Rulon Dies at 84 in Logan

Logan Miss Clara Belle Rulon 84 of 397 Hocking Ave Logan died Thursday at 8 p m at Hocking Valley Community Hospital after an extended illness She taught school at the eleventh grade in Logan for many years and was active in local civic groups.

Logan Clara Belle Rulon Hocking Ave Hocking Valley Community Hospital Ele

Public Notices of Executor Appointment and Sheriff Sale

John M. Gilham named Executor of Roy C. Gilham estate in Athens County Ohio creditors must file claims within four months. Also notices dissolve Suzuki City Inc by Secretary of State filing and a sheriff sale of real estate 181 Mill Street Nelsonville Ohio listed with appraisal of 10000 dollars and minimum bid two thirds, sale set for September 26 1968 at 1 30 PM at Athens County Court House. Signed Harold Rose Sheriff Herold E Shields.

John M. Gilham Grand Park Boulevard Athens Ohio Roy C. Gilham Athens County Harold Rose Suzuki City, Inc Columbus Charles Hawk, Jr Court House Nelsonville State Scott East Lynn Mill Street

Hocking Young Artists Win Prizes at County Fair

Logan report on the Hocking County Fair Junior Art Show awarded blue ribbons and honors by grade and category. Winners include Jennifer Bell and Lianne Davidson in kindergarten to grade 1 crayon, Mark Sampson and Billy Keynes in paint, Paul Shaw in fingerpaint, with higher grades led by Dolores Sloan, John Campbell, and Gina Grueser among others.

Logan Hocking County Fair Logan Branch American Association of University Women Jennifer Bell Central Lianne Davidson West Mark Sampson Billy Keynes Paul Shaw Enterprise Dolores M. Sloan Charlie Keynes John Campbell St. John’s Jeff Rimelspach Keviin Maniskas Gina Grueser Mary Jean Stilwell Tom Larimer Brian Hawk Regina Primer Mitch Mason Sharon Crawford Bonnie Smith

Girl Scout and 4-H Booths Are Judged at Hocking Fair

At the Hocking County Fair Thursday, 4-H exhibit winners were announced for girls clubs and boys mixed groups. Rip ’n Stitchers won first for girls with $5, Get-To Gather second $3, Logan’s Lassies third $2. Boots and Saddle led boys with $5, Sons and Daughters $3, Livestock Leaders $2. Girl Scout Junior Troop 508 of Scenic Hills Neighborhood Council won first with a prize display. Junior Troop 752 and Brownie Troops 268 and 904 earned A grades.

Logan Hocking County Logan’s Scenic Hills Scenic Hills Nighborhood Council

Recover Stolen Car Owned By Marylander

Sheriff’s deputies recovered a stolen car owned by Harry Rosenthal of Maryland. Charles Denny of Million Road reported a wrecked vehicle in a field near his home with $200 damage. The vehicle will be returned to the Maryland owner. The elusive spiny babbler has been spotted in Nepal.

Point Pleasant Harry Rosenthal Maryland Charles Denny Million Road Himalayan Kingdom Nepal

Red Cross Officer Aids Chest Drive in Hocking County

Logan earned Red Cross official LOGAN Edwards Zimmer man, regional director of fund raising, visited Logan to assist the Community Chest of Hocking County with its October campaign. He urged realistic budgets to meet community needs and noted county growth supports a successful 1969 drive.

Logan Edgar Zimmerman Red Cross Office of Fund Raising Alexandria Community Chest of Hocking County Zimmerman Community Chest National Red Cross

Cookout Set For Goulds Saturday

A farewell cookout for Mr and Mrs Paul Gould will be held in Millfield Saturday at 6 30 p m. Attendees should bring one dish and food to grill. The Millfield community and Hocking Valley Parish invite all, with Art Leading providing music. The Goulds move to Coshocton at month end.

Chauncey Millfield Paul Gould Hocking Valley Parish Art Leading Goulds Coshocton

Four Hurt In Gallia County Two Car Crash

A two car collision on Route 218 in Gallia County at 3 30 p m injures four people including Lily Fulks 59 of Columbus and Roger Watson 19 of Crown City A passenger Mabel Halley 61 of Springfield breaks leg while Hollis Myers of Burka suffers cuts All treated at Holzer Hospital and released Watson cited for left of center due Sept 23 in Gallia County Court

Gallipolis Highway Patrol Gallia County Lily Fulks Columbus Roger Watson Crown City Fulks Mabel Halley Springfield Holzer Hospital Watson Hollis Myers Burka Holzer Gallia County Court

LHS Drive Postponed to Sept 28 in Logan

Logan announces a door to door membership drive by the Logan Band Boosters has been postponed to September 28 due to a schedule conflict. The band will instead participate in the Jackson Apple Festival next Saturday. Jacksonville region hosts the Jacksonville Eagles annual picnic Sunday at Jacksonville Park with rain plan at the Eagles Lodge Hall. members and families invited. refreshments provided.

Logan Logan Band Boosters LHS Glouster Jacksonville Eagles Jacksonville Park Eagles Lodge

Constitution Week Observance Slated

MIDDLEPORT Feeney Bennett Post 128 met at the hall with Cmdr. Albert Roush in charge. A Labor Day picnic report by Don Roach led to Veterans Day dinner chairmanship and other assignments. New flags and flag sets offered, memberships added, and ill lists noted.

Middleport Feeney-Bennett Post Cmdr Albert Roush Don Roach Henry Clatworthy John Fultz William Swisher Legion M. L. Kelly Don Stlver Francis Klein Roush

Glouster Man Guilty On Two Counts

Lou Corwin 75 of Glouster was found guilty of leaving the scene of an accident and driving left of center after pleading no contest. He was fined 200 dollars plus costs for the first charge and given a six month suspended sentence, then fined 50 dollars and costs for driving left of center. Two Buchtel boys injured in the Route 216 crash, Leonard Campbell 13 improving at Columbus Children’s Hospital and Henry Martin 13 in satisfactory condition at Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville.

Buchtel Lou Corwin Glouster Center Herman Lanning Corwin Route 216 Leonard Campbell Children’s Hospital Columbus Henry Martin Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville

Athenians Included In Contest

PARKERSBURG The Riv erbend Chorus of the Parkersburg Marietta chapter of SPEBSQSA will compete in a divisional contest at Toronto Ohio against choruses from West Virginia western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Directors Henry Dean of Athens and lead singer Bruce Wheeler are among Athenians in the group. Members live in Parkersburg Vienna Marietta and Williamstown. Barbershop choruses and quartets compete annually for division district and international titles with the current national champions being the Western Continentals from Phoenix and Pekin.

Parkersburg Parkersburg-Marietta Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of America Toronto Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania Henry Dean Athens Bruce Wheeler Vienna Marietta Williamstown Phoenix Ariz Pekin, Ill

Magnifying glass causes car seat fire at school lot

Logan firemen report a blaze in the rear seat of a car on the Central School lot caused by sun on a magnifying glass. The owner, Leroy Truesdell, a junior high science teacher, saw the seat burn and destroy it. Earlier, the Civil Defense “duck” vehicle also caught fire from a wiring short. In Point Pleasant, the divorce suit of Margaret Rickard versus Robert Lavern Rickard was dismissed in Circuit Court.

Logan Leroy Truesdell Point Pleasant Margaret Rickard Robert Lavern Rickard

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