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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1972
Page
6
Multiple notices from Wilmington Athens Logan Glouster Nelsonville Athens Wellston McArthur honor residents who died over the weekend. Deaths include Linder H. Randolph of Wilmington and Gerald Rider of Athens with services planned in Wilmington Athens Nelsonville and McArthur. Families mourn relatives across Meigs Athens and Vinton counties.
Jeff Vercoe son of Paul M. Vercoe and Edna Leiber won top honor at the Ohio State Fair after success at Medina County Fair. He earned Outstanding of the Day for Tack Talk and qualified for state competition. His dog Misse scored 198 of 200 points as high point dog. pony Smokey and horse Julie placed fourth in their events.
Rockbridge Route 1 mourns seven week old Mark Edward Morgan son of Jerry and Lois Nihiser Morgan. He died Sunday morning at Doctors Hospital Columbus. Survived by two brothers, a sister, maternal and paternal grandparents. Funeral set Wednesday 10 a.m. at Heinlein Funeral Home Logan with Rev. Bryan Thomas.
Nelsonville and Albany Route 1 girl Kelly Douglas daughter of Robert and Cheryl Douglas died Sunday morning at O Bleness Memorial Hospital after six weeks as a patient. She leaves brother Robert Jr maternal grandparents Carl O Nial Nelsonville paternal grandparents Herbert Douglas The Plains great grandparents Charles O Nial Nelsonville Ernest Champlin Athens. Funeral Tuesday at 1 pm at Johnson Funeral Home Nelsonville with Rev. Richard Lupton. Burial Hilltop Cemetery near Millfield.
Nelsonville Hocking Technical College announces a parallel part time program alongside its day courses. Director Jay Waugh notes the evening schedule serves workers on second or third shifts and homemakers with limited time. Courses count toward an associate degree, a technical certificate, or as brush up classes across general studies engineering public service environmental and business. Contact Waugh at the Technical College Nelsonville Route 1.
The Board of Trustees of Hocking Valley Community Hospital ordains a regular monthly meeting on Monday at the hospital. An executive session is planned for 7:30 p.m. with the public session to begin at 8:30 p.m. or when the session ends.
Glouster council named replacements on the police force and town council. Jack Andrews will replace Milton Savage on the police force and Arthur Moore will replace Donald Shepard on the council.
The Hocking County Sheriff reports thefts of two riding mowers on Friday, bringing three mowers stolen in three days. A 700 dollar mower vanished from Calvin Poling’s shed in Logan Route 4, and a 690 dollar mower disappeared from George E Helber’s garage on Skull Road West Logan. A 660 dollar mower was stolen from T W Dupler on Lake Logan Road during daylight. Sheriff Hartman also investigated a breaking and entering at a Blue Creek summer cabin. a Columbus man reported his cabin entered with only a vase missing.
Two people are reported missing from Meigs County. Peggy Ann Aleshire, 14, of Pomeroy Route 2, and her brother in law Roger Vining, 28, are believed to have left together in a 1959 Ford since midnight Friday. Call the Meigs County sheriff at 992 3371 with any information.
Hospital notes list patients from Glouster Nelsonville Wellston and surrounding areas including Harry Courtney Byron Conway Charles Stephenson Isaac Skiver and others. A later dismissal list includes Louella Coffill Steven Pierce Thelma Winchell Amanda Hook Phillip Colley Icel Vess and Keith Spencer.
A one car crash at the Warner Main Hunter Streets intersection sent two people to area hospitals. Ronnie E. Kuhn 25 of 249 West Main Street was cited for excessive speed after the vehicle struck a Stop and Go Store sign. Passenger William Tremper 30 of 170 West Front Street was hospitalized and later moved to Athens facility.
Mr and Mrs George Kasler of Logan welcomed a daughter. Also listed are admissions Denzel Leckrone Shawnee Mrs Charles Kishler Junction City Ronnie Kuhn and Mrs John Mowrey of Logan. Ronald Kapple Mrs William Cunningham and daughter Verne Robinette Mrs Howard Davis and daughter Carl Clark and transfers to the Long Term Care Unit Mrs Lura Wolfe.
A public meeting is set for 3 p.m. October 3 in the Meigs County Court House in Pomeroy to discuss growth for Meigs Gallia and Vinton counties. The 15 member task force, chaired by James Peterson, advances intergovernmental planning around Gavin Power Plant and Meigs mine developments with several federal and state agencies. The group will tour the impacted area beforehand, and a Washington firm will present an interim economic development analysis.
Frank King president of the Ohio AFL-CIO says there is no change in neutrality toward George McGovern. He notes the meeting was cordial and that the state group will not fund McGovern’s campaign, which remains aligned with national policy.
Prominent Democratic figures including Edward Kennedy and Edmund Muskie bolster McGovern’s presidential bid with unity appearances. While crowds grew for joint events, the primary draw remained McGovern, whose Vietnam focus and campaign road show gained momentum in major northern cities. Daley's Chicago endorsement of McGovern strengthened turnout in Kennedy's presence, then faded without Kennedy.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Noggle and daughter Rebecca Ruth return to Chambers Arizona after a month with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Chester Simpson and relatives. The group visited Grace Jolley and daughters Columbus and other Simpsons family members in Columbus and Wayne Michigan. They also visited Kenneth Simpson and his Michigan family and traveled to Niagara Falls during the stay.
Secretary of State Ted Brown seeks Cincinnati court action to assign Ohio Supreme Court jurisdiction over delaying legal advertising for the income tax repeal proposal. If delayed, the measure may miss the November ballot amid pending court protests in 42 of Ohio’s 88 counties.
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