Obituary notices from Carbondale and Vinton
Area Carbondale Dallas McClain formerly of Carbondale died Tuesday in Barberton Citizens Hospital after a long illness. Arrangements will be announced by the Johnson Funeral Home. Bertha Evan Macomber 89 of Vinton died Monday in Syracuse Nursing Home. Born in Rio Grande she was daughter of the late David Evan and Margaret Evan. She was a member of Vinton United Methodist Church. Surviving are daughter Merle Macomber and two sons Donovan and Ralph, plus sisters Maude Scaffer and Grace Clock. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home. Burial in Vinton Memorial Park. Friends may call Tuesday 2–4 and 7–9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Dallas McClain
Barberton
Barberton Citizens Hospital
Johnson Funeral Home
Vinton
Bertha Evan Macomber
Syracuse
Rio Grande
David
Margaret Evan
Merle Macomber
Donovan Macomber
Radcliffs
Ralph Macomber
Dexter
Maude Scaffer
Detroit
Grace Clock
McCoy
Judith
Heinlein
Logan
Clyde P. Miller
Oak Grove Cemetery
Death notices from Gallipolis and surrounding areas
Obituaries report Bessie Swindall Adams 74 of 1144 E Paint St Washington D H died Monday at North King Nursing Home Xenia with services set for Thursday at 10 30 p m at Waugh Hallley Wood Funeral Home Gallipolis burial Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Dan Kovach 85 Haydenville died Monday in Amherst Manor Nursing Home Elyria survived by two daughters two sons five grandchildren two great grandchildren first wife Judith predeceased. Emmett McCausland 43 Great Falls Mont formerly Pliny Mason County World War II Navy veteran survived by wife three daughters two sons and two brothers funeral details listed for Crow Hassell Funeral Home Pliny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Bessie Swindall Adams
E. Paint St
Washington
D. H
North King Nursing Home
Xenia
Clintwood
J. C
Jane Vanover Swindall
Church of God of
Clintonwood
Opal Davis
Jenkins
Cora Countiss
Pound
Cora Stallard
Wise
Virgie Saunders
Hillier
Carrie Short
Calvin Swindall
Elvin Killen
Waugh-Halley-Wood
Haydenville
Daniel Kovach
Amherst Manor
Elyria
Hungary
United States
Haydenville-Logan
Natco Corp
John
Mary) Grotesky
Cleveland
Michael
Ann) Pivnarnick
Westlake
Sam
Point Pleasant
Emmett McCausland
Great Falls
Mont
Pliny
Mason County
Samuel H
Amanda Sprathin McCausland
Andrew McCausland
Hilda McCausland
Patricia
Susan
Christine
Robert
James
George
Andrew
Houston
Tex
Crow-Hassell
James Neal
Rio Grande Libraries Claim Unique Policies
Davis Library at Rio Grande College operates a distinctive policy within the inter library loan system. Local patrons can check out books or request loans via their own libraries, and the library houses 49,000 books 5700 microfilm reels and 580 periodicals. The 1969 circulation stands at 24142 with only 2 percent attributed to local patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RIO Grande
Rio Grande College
Jeanette Albier
Lawrence Huber
Davis Library
New York Times
Gallipolis
Pap Clinic Opens in Hocking County for Women
A weekly October clinic at Hocking Valley Community Hospital serves women eighteen and over without a family physician or needing financial aid. Call Mrs. Betty Keller at the Hocking County Cancer Society, 385-4131, for appointments between 12 and 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The visit includes a routine pelvic exam and a Pap test for cancer cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Hocking County
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Betty Keller
Docking County Cancer Society
Blessings Attend Conference and Retreat in Buckhannon
Mr and Mrs Roy Blessing attended a Conference Board of Pensions meeting in Buckhannon and the Spiritual Growth Retreat of the Conference Women's Society of Christian Service. Key speaker was Mrs Virginia Law of Nashville whose husband Burleigh Law and eldest son Paul have served as missionaries in the Congo region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Roy Blessing
Buckhannon
Conference Board of Pensions
United Methodist Church
Un-Breth-Acres
Blessing
Conference Women’s Society of Christian Service
Virginia Law
Nashville
Tenn
Law
Burleigh
Congo
Paul
Logan Firefighters Quell Tanker Blaze Near Station
Logan firemen quickly extinguished a fire sparked by a short circuit in a tractor pulling a gasoline tank. Driver Kermit Van Nest of Mulberry Street drove the tanker owned by Sinclair Co. of Athens to the fire station where chemicals put out the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Kermit van Nest
Mulberry St
Sinclair Co
Athens
van Nest
Donation Approved by Racine Auxiliary for Meigs County School
The Racine American Legion Auxiliary approved a donation to the Mental Retardation School in Meigs County at its Racine hall meeting. President Mrs. William Stewart reported on the Fall Conference in Wilkesville. The group set a 73 member quota and discussed Civil Defense, National Education Week observance, and October plans including Junior Auxiliary guests and a Halloween party. Traveling prize winner Mary Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Meigs County
Racine American Legion Auxiliary
William Stewart
Wilkesville
Virgil Walker
Frances Roberts
Stewart
Julia Norris
Mary Roush
Louise Stewart
Margaret Yost
Nelsonville Channel 5 to Air Local Film The Hitchhiker
Nelsonville Channel Five will screen The Hitchhiker a film by Ohio University students featuring local scenes including the Dew House and Public Square. Several city police officers appear as actors in the production. Robert Lee Lehman 40 Carbon Hill pled guilty to driving while intoxicated in Nelsonville Mayor's Court receiving a 150 dollar fine three days in jail and a 30 day license suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Ohio University
Channel
Five
Eugene Edwards
Dew House
Public Square
Robert Lee Lehman
Carbon Hill
Explosion Destroys Earth Trencher At Pipeline Site
An explosion in Portsmouth Ohio destroyed a $28 000 earth trencher on a new gas pipeline site for the Ohio Penitentiary in Scioto County. Fire officials believe plastic explosive triggered the blast. Investigators probe the act. Ray Hughes of C J Hughes Construction Co says no known labor trouble or motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Scioto County
Ray Hughes
C.J. Hughes Construction Co
Huntington
W. Va
Ja-Vin Riding Club to Hold Fall Trail Ride and Barbecue
WELLSTON The Ja-Vin Riding Club will host its annual fall trail ride at the Grady residence in North Wellston. The event starts at 10 a.m. with coffee and doughnuts, followed by a barbecue at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $1.50 and are available from Robert Frazee or Dr. R H Grady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Ja-Vin Riding Club
Grady
North Wellston
Robert Frazee
R. H. Grady
Man Nabbed In Hit-Skip Crash In Vinton
VINTON The highway patrol reports a hit-skip crash at 8 50 p m Sunday. James Marrs 50 of Vinton drove into a parked car owned by Jesse Horton Rio Grande pushing it into a second parked car owned by Russell Shepherd Waterloo then struck a truck owned by O M Stewart Vinton Marrs was arrested at his home and charged with his ship The accident remains under investigation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Highway Patrol
James Marrs
Jesse Horton
Rio Grande
Russell Shepherd
Waterloo
Marrs
O. M. Stewart
Girls Staters Guests Of Legion Auxiliary
Nelsonville area 1969 Girl Staters and their mothers will be guests of the Glenford Dugan Post 229 Auxiliary at 7 30 p m in the Legion War Memorial Building. Treasurer Mrs Catherine Hartman reminds members that dues are payable by mail to 537 Chestnut St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Glenford Dugan
American Legion
Legion War Memorial
Catherine Hartman
Chestnut St
Chemicals To Be Transferred From Tank Cars In Corning
Corning crews and Cleveland demolition teams transferred carbon bisulfide from four derailed Penn Central tank cars as authorities cleared wreckage from Monday's 19 car crash. About 40 families evacuated and local students sent home as Route 13 closures occurred. Fire units, sheriff deputies, and state troopers aided, with traffic resuming after the 73 car freight incident on the Columbus to Charleston line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Cleveland
Penn Central
St. Bernard’s
Frank Wycinski
Route 13
New Lexington
Perry County
Wahama Band Wins Honors at Kentucky Invitational
Wahama White Falcon Marching Band captured first in overall parade at the Kentucky Invitational in Ashland against 35 bands. They won second in B division field maneuvers. Holmes High School earned the honor band designation and a Chicago Music Educators Convention invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Wahama
White Falcon
Ashland Kentucky
Bourbon County
Kentucky
Winchester
Holmes High School
Covington
West
Nelsonville Police Patrolman Tests Set for Oct 10
Nelsonville Civil Service announces three patrolman vacancies. Tests occur Oct 10 at 7:30 p.m. in city hall. Applications due by noon Oct 10. Age 21 to 30. Starting salary 432.89 monthly. Information available at city building or Civil Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
Phillip Pritchard
Civil Service Commission
Nelsonville leaders change meeting time
Nelsonville civic leaders and others meet with the City Recreation Commission to plan a recreation al and social program for Tri County Technical Institute students. The meeting is moved to Monday Oct 6 at 7 30 p m at Columbia Gas Co of Ohio Public Square due to attendance constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelsonville
City Recreation Commission
Tri-County Technical Institute
Columbia Gas Co
Ohio
Public Square
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Bertha Macomber
Bessie Adams
Pap’ Clinic
Hocking
Channel 5
Legion Auxiliary
Columbus
Charleston
Steff Phete
George Lovell
Wahama Band
Virginia
Jackson
Spencer
Hocking Valley
Gordon Page
Page Chevy-Olds
Page Chevy Olds
Chevy Olds
Pee Wee
Glouster
Myers Restaurant
W&s Sanitation
Burr Oak Restaurant
Glouster Press and
Bailey Jewelry
Bobby Burris
William Myers
Ashland Lp-Gas
Ashland
Lp-Gas
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Pomeroy, Ohio
Chilligothe
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