Community Group Activities in Athens Area Tonight
Southern Hills District Nurses meet at 7 30 p.m. at Athens Mental Health Center with a guest speaker and ANA convention report. Various clubs host socials, potlucks, and programs across Athens County through the evening including Xi Zeta Delta Beta Sigma Phi, Pi Beta Phi Alumnae, Veterans groups, and local churches.
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Southern Hills
Athens
Geriatric
Xi Zeta Delta
Beta Sigma Phi
Irene Gevas
Pi Beta Phi
Fritz Wheaton
Elmwood Veterans of
Auxiliary
American Legion Hall
Howard Wallar
Sunnyside Drive
Athens Church Plans Concert Sonlife by New Creation Singers
The New Creation Singers from Columbus will perform a free concert titled Sonlife at New Life Assembly of God 18 N. Lancaster St. Athens at 8 p.m. Friday. The program will include solos and group numbers with singers from Methodist and Assembly of God churches.
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New Creation Singers
Sonlife
New Life Assembly of God
N. Lancaster St
Athens
Columbus
Methodist
Assembly of God
EPA Reports Mileages Up for 1977 Models
The EPA says 1977 model cars average 18.6 mpg, 6 percent better than 1976 and 34 percent above 1974. Eleven of 13 makers meet 1978 standard. foreign makers lead with seven hitting the 1980 20 mpg mark. Diesel Volkswagens top the list with 44 mpg. GM and Mazda show notable gains while Ford slips 1.4 percent.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Ford
Chrysler
BMW
Toyota
Volkswagen
Audi
Mazda
General Motors
American Motors
Midwest Teacher Corps Network Receives Continued Funding
Ohio University College of Education reports ongoing support for the Midwest Teacher Corps Network led by Dr. John A Massa. The program spans six states with 14 projects at 13 universities and a current year grant of 327,518 dollars, pushing total since January 1975 to 566,000 dollars. Dr. Massa serves as executive secretary.
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Ohio University
College of Education
John A Massa
Massa
State Departments of Education
OU College of Education
Franklin
Muckingum County
John Mangieri
School of Curriculum and Instruction
Midwest
John Brown
Northwestern University
Brown
Seldon Stroth
Weather summary for Southeast Ohio and adjacent regions
Mostly clear tonight with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Friday fair with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s and a 10 percent chance of rain tonight and Friday. Extended outlook shows fair Saturday and a chance of showers Sunday and Monday with highs mid 50s to mid 60s and lows upper 30s to 40s. Northeastern lake shore clear and cool tonight with highs 60s to low 70s and 10 percent rain chance tonight and Friday.
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Ohio
West Lake Shore
Lake Shore
East Central
Southwest
Smith Sees Good Reception On Rhodesia Plan
Prime Minister Ian Smith met with his party to review Kissinger’s plan for black majority rule in Rhodesia. He reported a good reception but gave no clear indication of caucus approval. A radio broadcast was planned to outline the regime’s position after further internal discussion and possible tomorrow evening announcements.
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John Edlin
Associated Press
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
Rhodesian Front Party
Henry A. Kissinger
South Africa
Kissinger
Nkomo
Mozambique
Marcellino Dos Santos
Lusaka
South-West Africa
United States
Black Africa
Nairobi
Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Death notices for John L. South and John Altizer
services for John L. South 85 of Athens Route 3 will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hughes Funeral Home burial in Canaanville Cemetery. Altizer 87 of Bidwell died Wednesday at Holzer medical Center with services Saturday 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church burial in Calvary Cemetery. friends may call Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Miller Funeral Home.
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Athens
John L. South
Scatter Ridge Road
Hughes
H. L. McDaniel
Canaanville Cemetery
South
Gabriel and
Mary Smith South
Canaan
Ellis
Rozena Simms
Gallipolis
David Altizer
Bidwell
Holzer Medical Center
Calvery Baptist Church
Rodney Grange
Pineville
W. Va
George
Ella Barrett Altizer
Ora
Flatwood
David
Patriot
Floren
Sadie) Williams
Rio Grande
Merriman
Edna) Johnson
John
Garnet) Blazer
Cedarville
Cecil
Hazel) Price
Eura
Columbus
Rosa Saunder
Springfield
Orin
Mable) Pfleiger
Cape Coral
Fla
Mary Vaughn
Pelhan
N.Y
Edith Pullins
Pomeroy
Charles Beegle
Demarest Road
Mercy
Hospital
Fay Stobart Beegle
Meigs County
Charles T. Beegle
Beegle
Ewing
Freeland Norris
Letart Falls
Vinton
Paul Goodson
McCoy-Moore Funeral Home
Ex Gallia Official John Morgan Dies at 74
John E. Morgan 74 of 15 Edgemont Dr died at Holzer Medical Center after a brief illness. A longtime public servant and business operator, he served on the Gallipolis City and Gallia County Commissions, led local groups, and is survived by two sons, a brother, a sister, six grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Services at Grace United Methodist Church with burial at Mount Hill Cemetery. Calls at Waugh Halley Wood Funeral Home. Burial details and Friday service times listed.
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Gallipolis
John E. Morgan
Edgemont Dr
Holzer Medical Center
Jackson County
Issac
Mary Jane Jones Morgan
West Virginia
McKnight-Davis Hardware
Gallia County
Grace United Methodist Church
Aladdin
Ohio Valley Health Services
Fox Hunters Association
Sarah Jane Lewis
Kenneth
Robert Morgan
Cincinnati
David
Margaret Morgan Davis
Oak Hill
Hughey Jones
James Frazier
Mount Hill Cemetery
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Notable Hospital Notes From Ohio Communities
Hospital notes list individuals from Athens Glouster New Marshfield Albany The Plains Chauncey and surrounding areas including Lawrence Richards Vanita Matheny and others. The document records patient or staff names across multiple towns like Athens and Nelsonville with regional affiliations.
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Mary Schaal
Sharron Hein
Janette Roberts
Julia Vessalo
Athens
Lawrence Richards
Glouster
Austin Hawk
New Marshfield
Myrtle Thomas
Albany
Roger Moore
the Plains
Vanita Matheny
Stewart
Angela Taylor
Darius Shaw
Nelsonville
William Schoonover
Chauncey
Stolen Car Recovered Near Coffman Stair Area
Logan Darrell Gaskins had his car and CB radio returned less than a day after theft. Deputies said the car was found at 5 45 p m Wednesday in a corn field between the Coffman Stair Co and the Hocking River after a radio found under a railroad bridge led to its location. The car had been stolen from in front of his home on Logan Route 4 with keys in the ignition and a full tank. The Channel 5 CB Action Team skating party was scheduled Friday night from 7 30 to 10 30.
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Logan
Darrell Gaskins
Coffman Stair Co
Hocking River
Hocking County
Mount St Mary Hospital Admits Kidney Patient
Mount St Mary Hospital in Huntington admits Mount St Mary patient list includes Guy Quivey Ray Hart and others from various towns for a kidney operation. The patient is in room 5009 and is identified as Albert Red Keeton from Pomeroy.
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Albert
Red) Keeton
Pomeroy
St. Marys Hospital
Huntington
Dunn death leads to local obituaries and court summaries
Nellie Scott Dunn 73 of Middleport died Wednesday at Manor Nursing Home Piketon. Survived by daughters Lorena Dunn and Sarah Ellen McCarty, sisters Laura Scott and Mary Ann Greese, and Jack Scott. Burial Cheshire Gravel Hill. services by Rev. Odell Manley. Also listed are Paul Goodson of Vinton death notices, Athens Municipal Court cases on alcohol and traffic offenses, several fines and suspensions, and multiple divorce and dissolution findings from Hocking County Common Pleas with numerous speeding and reckless operation entries.
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Middleport
Nellie Scott Dunn
Manor
Piketon
Gallia County
Winfield
Ella Phillips Scott
Lorena Dunn
Ronald
Sarah Ellen) McCarty
Laura Scott
Mary Ann Greese
Columbus
Jack Scott
Roy Dunn
Rawlings-Coats
Odell Manley
Cheshire Gravel Hill Cemetery
Bike Rider Hit by Car In Ohio City
Ronald L. Cot trill a 13 year old boy from New Straitsville was injured when his bicycle on Ohio Avenue was struck by a car. Hocking County deputies said he was taken to Hocking Valley Community Hospital for treatment. The driver was Orval D. Wilson 57 of Logan Route 5. The collision occurred about 6 30 p m on Wednesday.
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Logan
Ronald L. Cottrill
New Straitsville
Ohio Avenue
Hocking County
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Orval D. Wilson
Emergency runs by Athens fire squad aid Suleiman to health center
The Athens fire squad responded Wednesday at 10 58 am to aid Suleiman 24 of 49 Stewart Street who was ill and transported to Hudson Health Center for treatment.
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Suleiman
Stewart St
Hudson Health Center
OU Students Sentenced to Up to 4 Years
Three Ohio University students were sentenced by US District Court Judge Thomas Lambros to up to four years in prison for possession and sale of cocaine and the narcotic pain killer dilaudid. Defendants David Green Bruce Williams and Guy Wehr pleaded guilty to charges tied to a bulk cocaine shipment valued at $36000 sold to DEA undercover agents in Salem on July 9.
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Cleveland
Thomas Lambros
Ohio University
David Green
Beachwood
Bruce Williams
Canton
Guy Wehr
Steubenville
Drug Enforcement Administration
Salem
OU Cadets Win Vice Commander’s Award at Camps
Three Ohio University Air Force ROTC cadets Leslee Eastwood Frank Ross and Steven Saddler earned the Vice Commander’s Award for outstanding summer training performance. The trio, all juniors, are among the few cadets to win this honor and have been submitted as candidates for two-year AFROTC scholarships covering tuition books labs and a tax free $100 monthly allowance.
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Ohio University
Air Force Rotc
Leslee A. Eastwood
Frank L. Ross
Steven P. Saddler
Albany Elementary School vandalized causing $2000 in damage
Albany marshal Ken Romine reports a Wednesday morning break in at Albany Elementary School caused up to 2000 in damage. Vandals entered through a back room between midnight and 545 am breaking windows, prying padlocks, and ransacking desks and rooms. Small change scattered, no valuables taken. Athens County deputies and Hocking Technical College crime lab assisted.
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Albany
Messenger
Clif
Ken Romine
Romine
Athens County
Hocking Technical College
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Channel 5
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Millfield
Patricia Hewitt
McArthur
Henry Allbright
Robert Laziman
Norma McCoy
Ronald Kline
Elsie Walker
Elizabeth James
Rosemary Finnearty
Everett Ridge
Carrie King
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Patricia Marcellus
Danny Brown II
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Margaret Moneymaker
Veterans Memorial Admitted
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Rutland
Norma Curtis
Marvin Durst and
John Klein
Pleasant Valley
Gary Rayburn
Charles Lee
Lionel Connally
Arnold Blankenship
Robert Smith Sr
David Dillistone
William Phelps
William Bailes
Robert Knauf
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Hiram Potter
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Geneva Durham
Mount St. Mary
Guy Quivey
Ray Hart
James Smathers
Leonard Breeze
Roger Bruce
Buchtel
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Donna Decker
Robert Farley
Murray City
Katheleen Bond
Nellie Dunn
Court News
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S High St
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William E. Bresson
Timothy J McCauley
Lancaster
Alton D Hanning
William R. Barber
Reedsville
Mark L. Douglas
Roger Dillard
Wrong Way Street
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William Dingess
Dexter
John Manley
Sonya Ohlinger
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Delbert Niday
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Portland
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Richard Buckley
Wellston
Meigs County Common Pleas
Farmers Bank and Savings Co
James Parsons
Doris Swain
Richard Swain
Yvonne Sellers
James E. Sellers
Racine Hocking County
Common Pleas
Mary E. Nelson
Clyde A. Nelson
Hocking Court
David E. McGomery
Logan Route 2
Theodore W. Shipe
Georgiana Woodson
Lester Christman
Carbon Hill
Thurman Bailey
James Smith
Joseph C Sauders
Demi K. Wisecarver
South Zanesville
Charles D Worthman
Church St
Edward D. Mayle
Phillips
W Va
Mich
Karl E. Kinsley
Worthington
Rebecca A. Hughes
Middletown
James Whitaker
Thomas W. Walker
Blanchard Moore
Richwood
William Strong
Wilkesville
Andrea Lea Gibb
James T. Maccabee
Athens Fire Squad
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