Area Obituaries for Ruth Liggett and Raymond Baird
Ruth V Liggett 72 The Plains Athens County died Thursday night in O Bleness Memorial Hospital She was a lifelong Athens County resident member of The Plains United Methodist Church Naomi Bible Class Chauncey Senior Citizens Survived by husband William H a daughter Dolores Munro Athens a son Charles W Phoenix six grandchildren and four great grandchildren three sisters and one brother She was preceded in death by a sister Services Sunday 3 30 p m Hughes Funeral Home burial New Marshfield Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m Saturday Raymond H Baird 50 of St Petersburg Fla former Corning area resident died Tuesday in St Petersburg Born Perry County son of Estell Morris Baird Wright of Corning and the late John Baird WW II veteran Surviving mother stepfather two brothers Leonard Corning Willard Columbus two sisters Beatrice Page St Petersburg and Louise Woods West Jefferson and several nieces and nephews Friends may call after 1 p m Friday Post Funeral Home Corning services 2 30 p m Saturday Rev Ralph Post Burial Carbon Hill Cemetery
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Athens
Ruth V. Liggett
the Plains
O’bleness Memorial Hospital
Athens County
Charles
Myra Cooper
Plains United Methodist Church
Naomi Bible Class
Chauncey
William H
Robert
Dolores) Munro
Charles W
Phoenix
Ariz
Edna Dailey
Bernice Liggett
New Marshfield
Gertrude Kyle
Lester Cooper
Grace Dailey
Hughes Funeral Home
Corning
Raymond H. Baird
St. Petersburg
Fla
Perry County
Estell Morris Baird Wright
John Baird
Baird
Alonzo Wright
Leonard Baird
Willard Baird
Columbus
Mason
Ruth E. Roush
Pleasant Valley Hospital
Point Pleasant
Parkersburg
George
Vida Wolfe Bentz
Raymond
Alliance
Ohio
Frank Bentz
Edgar M. Roush
Fogelsong Funeral Home
Clarence McCloud
Graham Cemetery
Funeral
Trucker Killed in Ohio Route 159 Wreck near Lan caster
ATHENS 27 year old David Estes of Athens Route 2 was killed in a single truck crash when his coal truck left Route 159 south of Lancaster in Fairfield County. He worked for Huntley Trucking Co. of Orland and was a Vietnam veteran. Survived by wife Ida two sons a daughter his parents and several siblings. Services Sunday at 1 p.m. Hughes Funeral Home burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Local funeral obituaries follow for Mrs Mabel Hall Dent Chauncey Mrs Ruth E Roush Mason and Joseph Priester Pittbsurg.
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Athens
David W. Estes
Fairfield County
State Highway Patrol
Lancaster
Columbus
Athens County
Huntley Trucking Co
Orland
Ida
Robert Clifford
David Dana
Tracy Susann
Dorothy Estes
Pataskala
Bob
Westerville
Don
John
Bryan
Janice Denny
Bonnie Barnhart
Hilliard
Kaye Brooks
Marilyn Estes
Laura Bay Estes
New Marshfield
Robert
Hughes
Lloyd Evans
Longhairs Seek Right To Work At UPS
Polk County District Judge Leo Oxberger faced UPS rules over sideburns and hair length as he weighs a temporary injunction for two men to return to work at United Parcel Service. UPS Iowa District Manager Paul W. Zgraggen testified in the hearing. The judge indicated a likely ruling next Tuesday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
Leo Oxberger
United Parcel Service
Regu
UPS
Paul W. Zgraggen
Oxberger
E German scales wall to freedom
A 21 year old East German climbed Communist barriers into West Berlin early Thursday. He reached the southern sector unseen by guards, marking the first publicly noted refugee escape in weeks as authorities withheld details.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Pago Pago Power Is Missing
Power plant on the island drops 20 percent after a generator failure, with a backup out for six months. Most areas have only 12 hours of electricity daily, delaying hot lunches and freezing food, while educational television is unavailable. A resident quips about the phrase power to the people.
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American Samoa
Samoa
New Zealand
Design in Steel Award Program showcases steel creativity
New York AP reports the steel industry hosts the Design in Steel Award Program open to architects engineers designers and artists working in steel. A panel of 12 experts will judge entries including projects like dump trucks subway cars and summer houses.
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New York
Carpenter United Methodist Women Elect Officers in Temple
Temple United Methodist Women met at Mrs. Murl Galaway’s home and elected officers for the new year. Officers include Mrs. Arthur Crabtree president, Mrs. Bill Miller vice president, Mrs. Don Comer secretary, and Mrs. Robert Mattox treasurer.
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Westina Crabtree
Carpenter
Temple United Methodist
Murl Galaway
Arthur Crabtree
Bill Miller
Don Comer
Robert Mattox
Carpenter Baptist Busy Bees
Rex Cheadle
Fred Wetnall
Columbus
Goldie Gillogly
Florida
Theodore Boring
McArthur
Ardell Boring
Dundas
James Bethel
Lakeland
Seth Huntley
Vinton
Reed Jeffers
Wellston Council Reviews Sewage Plan and Litigation
Wellston village council received copies of revised sewage plans from Seiler of Burgess and Niple to separate sanitary and storm sewers and discussed submitting the plan for state and federal approvals. Litigation includes Ramsey suits totaling $1,741 plus interest over a 1971 sewer backup. PUCO test drilling on Columbia Gas and actions to halt sheriff sale of 116 acres around Lake Wellston.
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Wellston
Seiler of
Burgess and Niple
State Department of Health
Seiler
Edgar Hayburn
City Service
Elwood Lucas
Charles
Julia Ramsey
Nora Lee Ramsey
S. New Jersey Ave
Columbia Gas of
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Village eyes condemnation and civil defense tanker deal
Chatfield said sale cannot be stopped. Councilman Dupre urged a condemnation suit and Lucas was tasked to estimate land value for deposits tied to the suit. Mayor Hayburn announced a $150 truck for the Wellston Fire Department tanker and a free tank. an ordinance will fund the $150 appropriation to the Jackson County Civil Defense unit at the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatfield
Vinton County
Dupre
Lucas
Hayburn
Glen Hammond
Jackson County Unit of Civil Defense
Wellston Fire Department
Jackson County Civil Defense Unit
Living cost rise slows below Nixon goal in year one
The first year of Nixon price controls shows the Consumer Price Index up 2.9 percent in the 12 months to August, below the 3 percent target. Average pay rose to 137.23 dollars weekly for about 50 million workers, with purchasing power at a record high after inflation.
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Nixon
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Parkersburg Bank Plans New 10-Story Building
Parkersburg National Bank unveils a $4 million ten story building at 5th and Avery Streets, to house 116500 square feet of offices. Turner Construction Co. of Cleveland to erect. occupancy expected October 1973. soil testing by Lake Drilling Co. and the bank to own the structure with connected lobby and bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Douglass Adams
Parkersburg National Bank
5Th
Avery Streets
Turner Construction Co
Cleveland
Lake Drilling Co
Ford Sales Records Hit in August Nationwide and Regionally
Ford Division dealers nationwide set a 17 year monthly car sales record with 174,447 units in August. Regional Cincinnati district dealers reported 5,170 new cars and 1,608 new trucks, marking 23 and 41 percent gains over prior August benchmarks and year ago levels.
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Ford
Cincinnati
John C. O’donnell
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
National
Two Wrecks Reported By Patrol On Route 7
Gallia County patrol logs report two single vehicle crashes on Route 7 near Gallipolis. Wesley Burnett 19 cited for excessive speeding as his car struck brick driveway pillars causing heavy damage. Mary Bostic 54 sustained about 400 dollars in damage after her eastbound sedan left the road hitting a rock.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Wesley Burnett
Burnett Auto
Mary Bostic
Unclaimed funds sweep widens across Ohio banks
The Ohio Commerce Department enlarges efforts to locate about 30 000 people with unclaimed funds in banks. Director Grant Wilson says lists are posted in liquor stores courthouses and county fairs. More than 14 million dollars remains unclaimed under a 1967 law requiring banks to report such funds to help owners recover them.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Commerce Department
Grant Wilson
Ohio
Wilson
Emergency squad called for trouble breathing in Middleport
Mrs. Blanche Gilkey of Headley Street was reported with difficulty breathing at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Rescue squad transported her to Holzer Medical Center for treatment.
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Middleport
Blanche Gilkey
Headley Street
Gilkey
Holzer Medical Center
Pollution Permit Granted to Goodyear Logan Plant
The Ohio Water Pollution Control Board issued a permit allowing Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Logan plant to discharge within water quality standards. Logan was among 12 Ohio firms approved after audits showing satisfactory maintenance and reporting. Dr. John Cashman praised industry cooperation to protect waterways. The permit requires optimum facility operations, regular reports to the Division of Engineering, and notification of any sudden wastewater releases.
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Columbus
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Logan
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Ohio
Health Department
Division of Engineers
John Cashman
Ohio Department of Health
Department
Division of Engineering
Hotel Slated to Open in Cleveland Near CSU Campus
A 13 floor Holiday Inn with 358 rooms is scheduled to open October 5 near downtown Cleveland close to the Cleveland State University campus at Euclid Avenue and East 22nd Street. It will employ 150 people and include a ballroom, restaurant, cocktail lounge, and indoor pool. Sales director Bernie Gordon says $600 000 in future bookings have been made since July. The hotel will cooperate with the Cleveland Convention and Visitors Bureau but seeks no major convention hotel status. A separate item reports a one car accident on State Route 7 near Pomeroy with 47 year old Margaret E. Fields uninjured. no citation issued.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Holiday Inn
Cleveland State University
Euclid Avenue
East 22Nd Street
Bernie J. Gordon
Gordon
Cleveland Convention and Visitors Bureau
Guidance Counsel Report Received
Perry County superintendents heard progress on guidance counseling and the Instructional Resource Center at a Dinnerbell meeting in New Lexington. Richard McGonagle reported on county counselor meetings about work permits. William Dunlap discussed Athens resource center plans aiding Senate Bill 405 for handicapped needs.
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New Lexington
Perry County
Richard McGonagle
New Lexington High School
William Dunlap
Athens
Ohio
State Board of Education
Randall Talbott
Board of Education
Clyde Hardesty
Jerry Smith
Howard Nace
William Huber
Bert Severance
Kennedy to Visit Wallace on Way to Auburn
Gov. Wallace continues to recover after he was wounded in May. Senator Edward Kennedy plans a courtesy visit in Montgomery before heading to Auburn University for a speech. The Alabama governor remains paralyzed in both legs from the attack.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Edward Kennedy
Alabama
Auburn University
Massachusetts
Auburn
Wallace
Junction City Man Cited In Logan Crash
A Junction City man Charles L. Kishler was cited by Logan police for failing to maintain the assured clear distance ahead after a three car crash at Front and Culver Streets. Eva Stevens 41 and Edward F. Kilbarger 38 were involved with Stevens hospitalized briefly for injuries.
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Logan
Junction City
Front
Culver
Charles L. Kishler
Kishler
Eva Stevens
Rockbridge
Edward F. Kilbarger
Kilbarger
Ex-Toledo Man Held In Robbery
Middletown Ohio AP reports public bus transport will end Tuesday as Ortman Stewart Transportation closes after the city refused a 2000 dollar monthly subsidy. Officials say higher fares would cut ridership and worsen revenue declines.
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Toledo
Middletown
Ohio
Ortman-Stewart Transportation Co
Deadly Duckbill Poisonous Mammal with Spurs
The duckbill is the only poisonous mammal and the male bears hollow spurs linked to poison glands on its hind legs.
Festival ends season with surplus funds in Edwardsville
The 1972 Mississippi River Festival on the Southern Illinois University campus concluded a six week summer run with a $15,850 surplus. The proceeds will reduce a prior deficit to $10,495 and plans for a 1973 festival were announced. The program featured 12 St. Louis Symphony concerts and 16 pop rock folk events.
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Edwardsville, Ill
St. Louis Symphony
Southern Illinois University
Police Cruiser In Service In Nelsonville
Nelsonville reports the 1971 Plymouth police cruiser bought from New Rome in Franklin County is now in service. The black cruiser with full police package had 8 900 miles when received. The department operates three other vehicles, two of which have had mechanical trouble.
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Nelsonville
New Rome
Franklin County
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Mabel Hall Dent
Charles R. Dent
Dent
Rutherford Funeral Home
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Waldo Poston
Albany
Dorothy Williams
Joseph S. Priester
Pittsburgh
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Justin Church
Mount Washington
Queen of Heaven
Lynch
Rising Park
Steel
Oscar
William Stout
Pegtown
O’bleness
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Neb
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Lula Williamson
Mabel Carney
Akron
Dewey Bennett
Holliday, Fla
Robert Peck
Ralph Davis
Nathan Brady
Ashland
Garland Brady
Donald Starks
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W. Va
Edwin Peck
Denver
Amesville
Vern Peck
Mona Lee
Don Williamson
Margie Jeffers
Pam Grow
Nancy Meyers
J. F. McGrad
Gideon
Temple Church
Billy Cheadle
Metta Fisher
G. P. Mathews
Elizabeth
Monongahela
Martha Mays
Strasburg
Sidney Parker
Bolivar
Jeffers
Chillicothe City Park
Gene Jeffers
Lester
Marco
Kathy Cheadle
Richard Jeffers
Larry Birchfield
Manford Smith of
Carroll
Lewis Smith
Wellston Village
Tek
Environmental Protection Agency
Appalachian Fund
State Department of Highways
14Th St
John Dupre
Columbia Gas of Ohio
Atty
Tom DeLay
Jackson
Joseph Oths
Lake Wellston
Arlo
California
Parkersburg Bank
Calator
Dalton, Dalton, Little and Newport
Adams
Patrol
Pomeroy — Meigs County
State Rt. 7
Pomeroy Corporation
Margaret E. Fields
Pomeroy
Guidance Counsel
Kennedy
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