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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1956

Page

11

Plains Township Trustee Pushes Incorporation on Ballot

The Plains area seeks to place the incorporation question on the primary ballot after a hearing. Both factions support a vote by residents, with one group favoring a special election for Plains voters. County Election Clerk J E Barker notes ballots must include the incorporation option for Circle Hill and The Plains precincts.

Lrk Ofce Plains High School Fund Minst Incorporation Plains J. E. Barker Circle Hill

Spring Goes AWOL Sleet Snow Fall Report In Athens

Weather data notes a light snow and sleet mix in Athens with an inch of snowfall reported. U. S. Weather Observer C. L. Colmer records the Hocking River at 74 feet as temperatures hover in the upper forties.

Athens C. L. Colmer U. S Hocking River

Burial Rites for Dr Charles M Coulter Scheduled

Funeral services for Dr Charles M Coulter former Athens minister will be Tuesday at 2 p m in Crooksville following Monday services in Toledo where he lived He died Friday of a heart ailment Survivors include his wife Mary two daughters Margaret Sauerhoff and Mary Jo Brower his mother and sister all of Crooksville He served at Athens First Methodist Morgan Memorial North Broadway and King Ave churches in Columbus

Charles M. Coulter Athens Crooksville Toledo Coulter Athens First King Ave Columbus Dayton Crooks 1Ville Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Boston University School of Theology Ohio Wesleyan Mary Margaret Sauerhoff Silver Springs

Absentee Voting To Start In Athens County Primary

Absentee balloting begins in Athens County on May 8 for voters unable to visit the polls. Advance voting runs Thursday May 3 and Saturdays May 21 and 28, with no advance registration. The county board expects a heavy May primary turnout and has stocked ballots for candidates for state district and county offices among about 42 aspirants.

Athens County J. E. Barker Election Board

Richland Ave Resident Dies at 72 in Albany Area

Ars George Munn, 72, of 438 Richland Ave died Friday afternoon after months of illness. She was daughter of Isaac and Lydia Root and survived by husband, a daughter Sarah Deardarff of Athens, three sons Jerry Wayne and Lyle of Athens and Albany, four grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers. She belonged to Richland Ave Methodist Church, funeral Monday at 2 pm with Rev H L McDaniel. Friends may call at Jagers and Sons Funeral Home.

Ars George Munn Richland Ave Vore Lyle Root Offitchet Ind Munn H. L. McDaniel Jagers and Sonsuneral

Carthage Troy girl student tops local spelling contest

Darlene Barnhart 13, from Carthage Troy School, led the Athens County spelling meet and earned alternate to the state contest. Judges from Waterloo Albany and The Plains. other participants included Ruth Allen and Darlene’s peers from Athens Route 4 Jaysville and Rome Canaan areas.

Carthage-Troy Darlene Barnhart Athens Ruth Allen Athens County Aelinda Mourne York Waterloo Darlene Albany Plains Trimble Rome-Canaan Carthage Troy School W.rest C. Lawson Michell Barnhart Mechanics Toburg School Lynn Nadroski Ames Bern Paul Omels

Honorary Instituted At Ohio U

Ohio University installs the OU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi with 24 faculty members and 42 students joining as initiates. Dr Archie N Solberg of Toledo spoke on rising enrollments and educator responsibility at the ceremony in the University Center. Dean Earl C Seligfred accepted on behalf of the college. President John C Baker absent.

Ohio University Phi Kappa Phi Archie N. Solders University of Toledo National Honor | Society Solberg Fifernoon Ote Onseet Michigan Earl C. Seligfred College of Fine Arts John C. Baker

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