Torch Resident Dies In Crash On Route 50
An Athens County man and a Michigan college student were killed in a two car crash on Route 50 near Little Hocking five miles west of Belpre at 12:25 a.m. The deceased are Robert H. Ellis Jr. 25 Torch and Ronald William Teed 21 Dearborn Mich. Three others were injured. Ellis was an insulator at Ashland Co. Belpre plant and is survived by wife Leliah and his parents. Teed and the injured were en route to Salem W Va College. Arrangements by White Funeral Home Coolville pending arrival of a brother from Vietnam.
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Athens County
Michigan College
Little Hocking
Belpre
Robert H. Ellis Jr
Torch
Ronald William Teed
Dearborn
Mich
Ellis
Robert H. Ellis Sr
Ohio University
State Highway Patrol
Teed
Arrowhead
Washington County
Joe McCracken
Detroit
Sara Burkhart
Greensburg
Susan O’brien
Allison Park
Camden
William E
Vietnam
White Funeral Home
Coolville
Hotel Clerk Clarifies Tub or Shower Rates
John Bockey, preparing for a trip, asked about room options at a Kentucky hotel. The clerk explained the price difference is the tub versus shower, noting you sit down with a tub. Chauncey village council schedules a special meeting for 7 p.m. Monday at the town hall.
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Louisville
John Bockey
Kentucky
Bockey
Chauncey
Chauncey Village
Wardens Named for Athens Meigs Forest District
Forest fire season opens after autumn leaf color change with risk rising after a wet summer. Ohio Division of Forestry names wardens for Athens and Meigs counties, urges cautions on open fires, and instructs reporting of any woodland blaze. includes lists of wardens by township and notes lacquering and machine lace history.
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Ohio Division of Forestry and Reclamation
Ed Chesser
Victor A. Bahr
Athens
Meigs
Bahr
Two Athens Residents Hospitalized After Fire Squad Call
Two Athens residents were taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital after becoming ill. Robert Rowan, 61, of 81 Mary Street, received oxygen en route at 1:18 p.m. Mendis of Frank Dickens, 55, of 8 Curtis Street, summoned the squad at 8:29 a.m.
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Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Robert Rowan
Mary St
Miness
Frank Dickens
Curtis St
Plains Water Sewage Project Discussed At Public Meeting
Athens County plans a 7:30 Monday public meeting at The Plains Old High School to gauge resident views on a water and sewer project. County officials, engineer George Mara, and HUD representatives will discuss funding and potential Athens inclusion, with estimated cost 2.513 million dollars and efforts to combine applications. James Edwards leads the commission as they also review sheriff cruiser bids and treasurer staffing requests.
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Plains
Athens County
George Mara
Evans, Mechwart, Hambleton, and Tilton Co
the Plains
Athens
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
James Edwards
Commission
Housing and Urban Development Office
Chicago
Edwards
Chauncey Group Meeting and Choir Schedule
Parish Planning Council meets at 7 30 p m Monday in Millfield The Chauncey Junior Choir performs at 4 p m Tuesday The Chauncey Adult Choir meets at 7 p m Tuesday Chauncey Boy Scouts gather at 7 30 p m Tuesday
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Millfield
Chauncey
Chauncey Boy Scouts
Glouster Club Meetings and Local Activities
The Chit Chat Club will meet Tuesday evening at Gladys Dixon home with Rene Walton as co host. WSCS of Glouster Methodist Church meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in church social rooms with Mrs Verna Leroy and Mrs Helen Stephenson as hostesses. Trimble Christian Church Progressive Class bazaar and rummage sale Friday and Saturday at Glouster Civic Center. Frank Jensen announces American Legion McCann Frederick Post 414 meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in Legion Home. Dues payable for 1969 to reach Veterans Day quota by Nov 11.
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Chit Chat
Gladys Dixon
Walnut Hill
Rene Walton
WSCS
Glouster Methodist Church
Verna Leroy
Helen Stephenson
Trimble
Frank Jensen
McCann Frederick Post
American Legion
Legion
High Street
Post
Berean Class Plans Painting and Planting
The Loyal Berean Class of the Church of Christ met in the church social rooms with 11 members. Mrs. Evelyn Vernon led the opening prayer. Plans were made to repaint the Main and Cross Streets sign and plant flowers at its base. A pot luck dinner followed. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Alex Docie on Broad Street.
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Glouster
Church of Christ
Evelyn Vernon
Main
Cross Streets
Alex Docie
Broad Street
Phones Dead For Leaders In India Cause Of Breakdowns
New Delhi reports frequent telephone outages affecting all, including the homes of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Home Minister Y B Chavan. An official announcement cited local breakdown as the cause, aligning with socialist-era goals.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Y. B. Chavan
Eight & Forty Dinner Meeting in Logan
Eight & Forty GLOUSTER-Salon 365 met in Logan for dinner at Brandt's Restaurant. A September birthday cake honored members and the group adjourned to Mrs Barton Hall Jr. home for business and refreshments. Present were Margaret Baulkenhall Thelma Frazier Hazel Straw Jessie Williams Neal Morris Sybil Kurtzman Kathryn Parks Lucille Withem Esta Haskins Erma Powers Regina Hall. Next meeting set for Oct 24 in Corning with Thelma Frazier as hostess.
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Glouster
Logan
Brandt
Barton Hall Jr
Margaret Baulkenhall
Thelma Frazier
Corning
Hazel Straw
Jessie Williams
Athens
Neal Morris
Sybil Kurtzman
Kathryn Parks
Lucille Withem
Esta Haskins
Erma Powers
Regina Hall
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Donald K. Barstow
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
C. M. Gill & Co
Jessie W. Ley, Inc
Dwight H. Rutherford
Nelsonville
Oakley Insurance Agency
The
Saltz Insurance Agency
Richard Guinther
Council
Sheriff, Forestry Division
Alexander
Roger P. Coe
Leo Martin
Jack Stanley
Dorothy Wingo
Ames James P. Dillie
ER. Eddy
Robert P. Fockler
D. C. Jones
William A. Lafollette
Don Linscott
Wyatt D. McDaniel
John F. Schmittauer
Allen Wallace
Roy W. Zeigler
Otis Blair
Elson Bowles
J. M. Byrd
John W. Crow
Basil Cullison
W. D. Hondell
Clarence E. Sames
Joe R. Watkins
Robert H. Funk
Raymond Hines
Charles E. Johnson
Sam Johnson
Edward Phelps
Robert H. Talbert
Jerry Waldeck
Matthew Wright
Neil H. Wyatt
Troy
Robert
Ellis Joe Ownes
Cecil Richardson
Sam E Wilson
Ors Wade Allen
Waterloo
Bert Allbough Jr
Roger O
Globakar
Guy V. Reuter
Scipio
Dean A. Blackwood
Wayne Chase
Raymond R. Cotterill
Reed Jeffers
Edwin Oberholzer
John Stanley
John Leaven
Athens County Regional Planning Commission
Athens Two
Athens City
Kenneth Ackerman
Page Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Max Kineer
John Gibson
Beasley-Mathews
Glouster Meetings
China
Baggataway
Eight & Forty
AMX
American Motors
Matic
Baja Peninsula
American
Wakefield Motor Ranch
U. S
Ohio
Athens, Ohio
Bali
B.C
Tri-County Technical Institute
D. C
IBM
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