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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1977

Page

7

Firemen Award Prizes At Southeast Ohio Festival

Firefighters from area departments competed Sunday at the Firemen's Family Festival at Hocking Technical College. Winners included Richland Area in the men's relay and Glouster in the women's relay, with separate barrel and water games titles for The Plains Amesville and Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Hocking Technical College Richland Area Glouster the Plains Ames-Bern- Amesville Southeast Ohio Emergency Medical Service Division of Forestry Salvation Army Committee Bill Henestofel Hocking Tech Tom Adkins Richland Art Spencer Murray City Paul Shumaker New Lexington Dan Knight George Andrew Lancaster

Three Cars Stolen in Nelsonville Recovered Abandoned

Police report three vehicles stolen over the weekend were later found abandoned. Stefan Davis’s Fort Street car disappeared from his residence and was recovered by the State Highway Patrol near Routes 33 and 691. Tom Amos’s Love Street vehicle was taken from a Nelsonville parking spot and found in the City Hall lot adjacent Route 691. Ed Bateman’s Parkview Estates car, stolen Sunday, was found on Route 691.

Nelsonville Stefan Davis Fort Street State Highway Patrol Tom Amos Buchtel Love Street City Hall Ed Bateman Parkview Estates

Court notes motorists cited for speeding in patrol report

A long list of individuals from multiple towns including Gallipolis Cambridge Logan and Columbus faced fines for speeding or failing to display safety equipment on disabled vehicles. Penalties range from 18 to 31 dollars with several drivers from Ohio cities named along with a few from out of state.

Ralph Steinbeck Gallipolis Alfred Abood Cambridge Joseph Abram Logan Russell Augustine Jr Cutler Lester Beal Harnson Alvin Bennink Jr Longview Heights Christopher Beverly the Plains Ralph Dunfee Athens Linda Erdy Glouster Gary Fansler New Weston William Flinn

Weather forecast and climate data for Southeast Ohio regions

Southeast Ohio forecast cloudy with showers possible tonight and Tuesday. Highs 70s, lows mid 50s, rain chances 50 then 20 percent. Extended outlook: fair Wednesday, chance showers Thursday and Friday with highs upper 60s to 70s and lows 40s to 50s. Field operations report delays and haying guidance for various counties and crops.

Ohio Lake Shore West Central Central Southwest Lake Erie Cleveland

Hocking County Fines List Accuses Numerous Offenders

In Hocking County, Bruce Beach Langsville and others face fines of 100 dollars each with suspensions for illegal squirrels and other offenses. Names include Donald Hackworth Noreen Mash Karen Barrows Virgil Hall William Osborne Angela Hubbard Herbert Grimm Joseph Cruch Kathy Lambert Michael Hallow Leo Joseph Harlow Michael Tillis Keith Petrie and others with charges ranging from speeding and littering to no operator license and contributing to delinquency.

Bruce Beach Langsville Robert Bissell Long Bottom Wilbur Burke Donald Hackworth South Point Noreen Mash Middleport Karen Barrows Albany Virgil Hall Parkersburg William Osborne Angela Hubbard Racine Herbert Grimm Gallipolis Joseph Cruch Lucasville Kathy Lambert Dexter Michael Hallow Leo Joseph Harlow Kananga Michael Tillis Rutland Keith Petrie

Open House Planned at Nelsonville Elementary School

Nelsonville Elementary School announces an open house for kindergarten through second grade parents in their child’s homeroom on Wednesday evening. Principal Robert Penrod says the first PTO meeting of the year follows at 7 30 in the multi purpose room.

Nelsonville PTO Robert Penrod

Community club meetings and events list in Athens area

Local groups including Kiwanis Athens and Glouster hold events from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. with boards, potlucks, craft sessions, and charity drives. Notable items include Sigma Phi Gamma work party, Lotus festival donations, and Al-Anon open meeting.

Athens Kiwanis Club Sportsman Alpha Tau Sigma Phi Gamma Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co May Avenue Athens Shrinette Club Dorothy Daugherty the Plains Athens Cancer Society Board of Directors Columbia Gas of Ohio Route 50 East Al-Anon Church of the Good Shepherd University Terrace Athens Junior Women's Club Diana Butt Whispering Pines Drive the Plains Richland Garden

Hospital notes list numerous patients and transfers

A long hospital list records many patients from Athens Glouster Millfield and surrounding towns including Dennis Ryan James Davis Dianne Pierce Connie Wharton Angela McClelland Lisa Westfall Virgil Gilkey Blaine Bullock Virginia Grogan Dale Queen Jr and more. Several patients are noted as transferred to Columbus hospitals and a few were dismissed.

Dennis Ryan James Davis Dianne Pierce Connie Wharton Athens Ronald Mash Jr Stephanie Hawk Albany John Lundberg Gahanna William Wolfe Nelsonville Gary Zimmerman Dundas Minnis Elliott Guysville Angela McClelland Jacksonville Lisa Westfall Glouster Virgil Gilkey the Plains Blaine Bullock Chauncey Virginia Grogan Millfield Dale Queen Jr Terry McKibben Marsha Welch Gerald Stedman Patty Stewart Melvin Hill Floyd Hartley Melvin Lee Larry Eberts Ned Simpson Karen Lasheam Columbus Wilhelmina Bebb Deborah McHugh Francis Arnold Sylvia Morrison George Wittmer William Clark Cecil Rhodes Jr Donald Koon Jr

Death notices span several Ohio towns in 1977 edition

Liverpool area notices list Floyd Sikorski in Hamtramck Michigan and many residents across Glouster Logan Millfield Gallipolis and Chesterhill. Includes survivors with spouses children siblings and grandchildren plus funeral plans at Van Fossen and local churches. Also contains a court adoption notice for Katherine Halbe Stevens in Athens County with hearing date and judge.

Court OF Common Pleas Athens County Ohio Katherine Letita Marie Halbe Stevens Richard F. Stevens Edward J. Halbe Katherine Letita Marie Halbe

Turley Rites Held for Clarence A Turley in Gallipolis

Clarence A Turley 63 of Gallipolis died Saturday afternoon at Holzer Medical Center. He was a retired school bus driver and coal miner born in Kanawha County West Virginia. Survived by Gladys Turley his wife four sons Larry Kenneth Gilford and Eddie a daughter Linda Ball two brothers George and Truman three sisters Delores Elkins Louise Schultz Ruth Whitlatch and six grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 1 p.m. at McCoy Moore Steve Wilson officiating burial in Vinton Memorial Park. visitation today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Hamtramck Mich Floyd Sikorski Detroit Athens County Stanley Pauline Wagner Sikorski St. Ladislaus Catholic Church Chevrolet Eugenia Menkal Sikorski Center Line Paul Hebron Don Logan Trimble Michael Helmer The van Fossen Funeral Home Point Pleasant Peggy Ann Jordan Leon W. Va Holzer Medical Center Harvey Lizzie McDade Rollins Kenneth Jordan Michael Bryan Barbara Olingher Kimberly Jordan Wade Delbert Jesse Eva Charles and Boyd Barberton Ester Hook Rising Sun Gladys Hart Josephine Fooce Janice Jenkins Hazel Mattox Virginia Thomas Bessie Wilson Rinehard Pleasant Valley Community Church Jack Linnicum Martin Lee Homer Stevens Forest Hills Stevens Glouster Amos C Ditty) Withem Hocking Valley Community Hospital Lewis and Francis French Withem Fisher Body Division Columbus Maxine Kinnison Withem Chester Bob Gay Larry Wilma Coey Mary Margaret Miller Ruth Ann Mathias John New Straitsville Pearl Dayton Chloe Lanning Lancaster Paul Johnson Whitmore Cemtery Buchtel Gallipolis Gilbert Clayton Beard Third Ave Southside Jabez Clarence Addie Caufman Beard Commercial and Savings Bank of First Baptist Church Knights of Pythias Lodge Gallip Creola Roy Brantner George and Iva van Horn Brantner Katherine Hutchison Brantner Harold Alice Barnhart James N. Blower McArthur Jerry Griffith Elk Cemetery Ernest E Jim) Moore Chieftain Drive New Beford Mass Neoshoe Drilling Co Elks Lodge Ohio Oil and Gas Association Patricia A. Hensley Moore James Michael Timothy Alan Ernest E. Jr Glen Jeanette) Gregory Moberly Missouri Heinlein-Brown Carl Gutekunst Fairview Chapel William V. Hartley O’bleness Memorial Hospital William Clara Kempton Hartley Mount St. Mary Hospital Ellen Kay Frank Charles Danny Keith Bob Smith Dwight Walter Michigan Maxine Wade Guysville Lorena Sherwood the Plains Mae van Fossen Hilltop Cemetery Millfield Clarence L. Hartman Crestview Manor Martin Christine Deuschle Hartman State of Ohio Fairfield School For Boys St. Matthew Lutheran Church Scotts Creek American Legion Hocking Grange Orville E. Lueck Oak Grove Heinlein-Brown Funeral Home Hartman- Hottle St. Matthews Lutheran Church Chesterhill Fred C. Webster Gibbons Place Marietta Marietta Memorial Hospital Bartlett George Alice Michael Webster Continential Casualty Co United Methodist Church of Viola Medley Webster Robert Orlando Fla Tacoma Wash Sandy) Brown Cutler Margaret) South Waterford Melvin Marsha) Brown Nashport Janice) Cline Dan Mary) Cannon Gage Harry Vincent Hazel Way United Methodist Church United Methodist Church of Bartlett, With the Rev. Ralph Yarnell Bartlett Cemetery Stone-Matheny Clarence A. Turley Jackson Pike Kanawha County Moody Judy Dunlap Turley Gladys Donahue Turley Kenneth Racine Gilford Porter Eddie Everett Linda) Ball St. Albans Truman Milton Delores Elkins Nolan Louise Schultz South Charleston Ruth Whitlatch Alcott McCoy-Moore Funeral Steve Wilson Vinton Memorial Park

Services for Paul E. Tickle in Point Pleasant

Paul Edward Tickle of Point Pleasant died Saturday after four years of illness. The 69 year old was a retired electrician born in Charleston, son of John H. and Beulah D. Tickle. Funeral at Crow-Hysell with Bobby L. Woods officiating. burial at Suncrest Cemetery. Survived by daughter Thelma Lucille Greer Tickle and relatives in Charleston Roanoke and Vienna.

Point Pleasant Paul Edward Tickle Crow-Hysell Bobby L. Woods Suncrest Cemetery Tickle Charleston John Henry Beulah Don Tickle Thelma Lucille Greer Tickle Marguerite Harper Edward Lee Tickle Roanoke Marguerite Teates Vienna

Fire in Night Deposit at Peoples Bank

Nelsonville and Murray City fire crews responded to a 3:30 p.m. alarm during the Firemen's Festival at Hocking Technical College. Three Nelsonville trucks and 28 firefighters fought hot money in the night depository with some damage to money and checks but no currency destroyed. A second blaze at Kroger later burned trash in a barrel.

Nelsonville Peoples Bank Public Square Hocking Technical College Murray City Kroger

White's Chapel Wesleyan Plans Revival in Coolville

White's Chapel Wesleyan Church of Coolville Route 2 announces a four day revival from Thursday to Sunday with services at 7 30 each evening. Evangelist Rev J Paul Hill of Pendleton South Carolina will lead the meetings with nightly special singing.

Coolville White's Chapel J. Paul Hill Pendleton S.C

Emergency runs report three injuries from area accidents

Emergency runs report three injuries from weekend crashes. Toni Gwilym, 21, of 301 Carroll Road, sustained injuries after an auto crash from 175 Columbus Road to O Ba leness. Leslie McGuire, 29, Chillicothe, and Kathy Hollis, 25, Chillicothe, were injured in a motorcycle crash from South Y to O Bleness with multiple abrasions and dislocations. George Lobdell, 55, of 46 Graham Drive, was injured after a fall from a step ladder while en route to O Bleness.

Toni Gwilym Carroll Road Columbus Road O'Bleness Leslie McGuire Chillicothe Kathy Hollis South Y O’bleness George Lobdell Graham Drive

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