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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1971
Page
3
Obituaries report Mary Edna Ullmann Sturm of Marietta 61. Charles Babe Thornton 88 of Glouster dies after illness. Elza Linscott 71 Amesville ex deputy sheriff dies of heart attack. Douglas Newton 51 Middleport WWII veteran boiler maker dies. Fred Dessauer 85 Pomeroy dies after long illness. Funeral details and survivors listed for each case.
Murray City deputy sheriff William E Ed Smith 65 of Murray City died Saturday at Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan He served 10 years in Hocking County and was active in the Methodist Church American Legion VFW Buckeye Sheriff's Association and Democratic Central Committee Survived by wife Mary son Eugene daughter Rita and siblings Funeral services set for Tuesday 2 pm at Leonard Funeral Home Logan with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery near Nelsonville
Mrs. Virginia T Wilburn 61 of 527 Mineral Ave Logan died Monday at 5 40 am at Hocking Valley Community Hospital She born in Buchtel daughter of Charles and the late Bowen lived in Logan 14 years from Wellston She member of Buchtel United Methodist Church Survived by husband Charles A Wilburn one daughter Mrs Jean Coffindaffer of Columbus two sons Jack Sayre of Pataskala Ohio James Sayre of Westerville five grandchildren one brother Earl Moore of Rittman Preceded by a sister Mrs Ray Marguerite Stewart Funeral services Wednesday 2 pm Heinlein Funeral Home Rev Leonard Ferguson Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call after 3 pm Tuesday
Gallia County sheriffs deputies probed three break ins Saturday. James Schoolcraft residence on Ward Road reported entered with eight dresses eight shirts two suitcases and about $15 in cash stolen. Nearby at Ward and Vanzant Roads a home owned by Mr Avis was also broken into with a tape recorder a piggy bank $50 two class rings and two pearl rings taken. A church camp building at Willow Bible Conference grounds near Vinton had dishes smashed and entry gained by breaking a door.
A State Department of Highway Safety official says two consultants are eminently qualified for the job. J. Grant Keys, Lorain County Treasurer and former highway safety director, was paid 500 dollars and Joseph Wolf, a former Keys aide, 1 030 dollars for services. Keys earned 100 dollars a day while helping organize the department and Wolf was paid ten dollars per hour for 103 hours.
Ocean City Maryland faces a lifeguard shortage with Mayor Harry Kelley proposing that women be considered for next summer. Captain Robert Craig, head of the beach patrol, said he would personally test any female applicants.
The Nixon tax revision would favor consumer spending to spur recovery, with the Ways and Means Committee boosting individual tax cuts and slowing depreciation rules, while potential business benefits hinge on investment credit reductions. The plan aims to ease 1972 burdens as Social Security taxes rise, offset by targeted relief for low incomes.
Dan Erick, 19, of Columbus a WMPO radio newsman escaped a sinking car after it struck high water on County Road 30 in Meigs County early Monday. He climbed from a rear window as the car went into a swollen creek following heavy weekend rainfall. No road closures reported yet.
Two people were injured Sunday at 11 40 a m on Route 2 in Mason County. Phillip Gene Milstead 29 and Paige Milstead 3, both of Point Pleasant, were treated at Holzer Medical Center for minor injuries after a collision involving two cars. Lewis E Frum 27 also of Point Pleasant was cited for failure to have his vehicle under control after skidding into the Milstead car while the front vehicle turned left.
A Youngstown man facing a $35,000 bond for allegedly hiding in a bank to rob it after hours claimed to be John Pittman a Youngstown State University football player. Prosecutors said he was not a student or team member and may not be named Pittman, leaving bond unchanged.
A homeowner guide explains if thresholds between rooms can be removed and how to replace them. It covers risks like gaps and floor repair, and provides step by step width checks, removal tactics, and nail drilling to prevent splitting. It also advises using stock thresholds and advises cutting thresholds with a backsaw if needed.
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