District Scout Leaders Honored By STEVE LONG
More than 300 scout leaders and families attended the 40th Recognition Dinner in the Ohio University Center ballroom. Rt. Rev. Wilburn Campbell urged discipline and leadership as power, with Dr. E. P. Lynn of Athens receiving the Silver Beaver. Other honors included Wood Badge and Scouter's Key with Athens area recipients noted.
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Kootaga Area
Ohio University Center
Wilburn C. Campbell
Episcopal Diocese of
West Virginia
Campbell
Scouting
Buckskin Council of
Bishop Campbell
Jack J. Stark
Ohio University
James A. Davis
Marietta
Council
Robert A. Meeks
Parkersburg
Blennerhasset
Athens
Hock-Hocking
Wallace Myers
Kenneth Saffle
James Balding
Edward Rhine
William D. Biehl
William Moorehead
Don Nichols
Robert Byers
Glouster
Arthur Philabaum
Buchtel
Scouters
Frank L. Grubbs
Walter Ervin
Ath
William C. Lay
Edward P. Lynn
Messenger Newsphoto
Jim Culp
Athens County Education Association nominates officers
Kenneth Miles and Ruth Richmond are nominated for president and vice president of the Athens County Education Association. The state secretary-treasurer job is open. A seven member committee will study the county supervisor of instruction role, including Supt. George Christman as chairman. The county board sits ex officio without voting rights. An investigation into supervisor contracts was proposed, with a 4-1 vote to withhold renewals until qualifications are defined.
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Glen Downey
Herbert Sanger
Juanita Clyse
Sanger
Robert Ellis
Torch
Downey
Ex Marietta Minister Dies
The Rev. Charles Sprague aged 65, former Marietta area minister, died Monday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital. He is survived by his wife Faye, two sons Hubert Sprague of Oak Harbor and Harvey Sprague of Spring City Tennessee, a daughter Luella Risch of Oak Harbor, 23 grandchildren, 23 relatives including stepchildren and siblings. Services are 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Jagers and Sons funeral home with graveside rites at River View Cemetery near Marietta at 4 p.m. Friends may call after Wednesday noon.
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Charles Sprague
Marietta
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Faye Brookhart Sprague
Hubert Sprague
Oak Harbor
Harvey Sprague
Spring City
Tenn
Luella Risch
Dorothy Hunter
Theda Ritchie
Athens
Hallie Mae _ Hoisington
Florence Sprague
Vivian Blair
Hebardville
Thelbert Brookhart
Carpenter
John
Danny Brookhart
St Michael
Pine Bluff
Ark
Gertie McManus
Craig
Colo
Herbert Harris
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
River View Cemetery
Two Held In Hubcap Theft At Vinton Cafe
Frederick L. Koon 23 The Plains and Herbert C. Gibson 27 Columbus held in Athens County jail after four hub caps were stolen from a car at the Vinton Cafe on Route 33 near Nelsonville. Sheriff Shields said the 2:30 a.m. theft was solved within two hours with hub caps recovered by Deputy Max Valkinburg. Arraignment set in Athens County Court. Owner Kenneth Cope Nelsonville.
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Athens County
Vinton Cafe
Route
Nelsonville
Harold Shields
Frederick L. Koon
the Plains
Herbert C. Gibson
Columbus
Shields
Max Valkinburg
Kenneth Cope
Hooper Ridge Resident Dies After Ill Health
Spicer L. Keirns 87 a lifelong Hooper Ridge farmer died unexpectedly at home. Survived by wife Anna and children Eleanor Easler Esther McLaren Alice Coon George Keirns. eight grandchildren. sister Ada LaFollette and brother Jefferson. Funeral Thursday 1 p.m. Hooper Ridge Church of Christ with burial in adjoining cemetery.
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Hooper Ridge
Augustus C
Sarah Wolfe Keirns
Anna
Warren
Eleanor) Easler
James
Esther) McLaren
Athens
Otho
Alice) Coon
the Plains
George
Amesville
Ada LaFollette
Jefferson
Millfield
Hooper Ridge Church
Boy Is Injured When Rock Struck in Play
Eight year old Lewis E. Platt son of Mr and Mrs Donald Platt of 355 W State St was hit on the nose and left eye by a rock thrown by a playmate. He was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad at 1 01 pm Monday. His father later moved him to a local physician's office.
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Lewis E. Platt
Donald Platt
W. State St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Fire Department
Auto fire linked to broken gas line at A&P lot
A broken gas line caused a fire in a car owned by Carl Lee of 8 Ransom Road in the A&P parking lot Tuesday morning. The fire department arrived to find the blaze already extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lee
Ransom Road
A&p
K. J. Barrows Dies At 61 in Ohio
Kenneth J. Barrows aged 61 died unexpectedly Monday evening in an Athens hospital after an 18 year illness. Survived by wife Edith and children Barbara Camp Merill and Don and Merrill, plus four grandchildren and siblings. Funeral services set for Thursday at Jagers and Sons with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.
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Kenneth J. Barrows
Athens
Uriah McDaniel
Emma Ritenour Barrows
New York Central Railroad
C. D. Shafer Co
White’s Mill
Edith
the Plains
Barbara Camp
Merrill
Fairborn
Don
Frank Throckmorton
Albany
Harold
New Marshfield
Lloyd
Ernest
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
James Charnley
West Union Street
Rites Set For Ames Native Alonzo V. Linscott
Ames native Alonzo V. Linscott, former Athens resident and Franklin County deputy auditor, died Sunday in Columbus. He was a church elder, Crestview Knights of Pythias past counselor, and survived by his wife Constance Johnson Linscott. Funeral is Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Southwick Funeral Home Columbus with calling after 2 p.m. Burial follows at East Lawn Cemetery.
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Alonzo V. Linscott
Athens
Columbus
Franklin County
North Minister Presbyterian Church of Columbus
Crestview Knights of Pythias
Seth
Susan Linscott
Ames Township
Linscott
Constance Johnson Linscott
Southwick Funeral Home
East Lawn Cemetery
Spring Weather Arrives in Athens With Mild Temperatures
U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer reports mild spring conditions in Athens with an 11 a.m. temperature of 66 and a morning low of 57. Monday’s high reached 60 while rural Hamley Run logged a low of 51 and a previous high of 63.
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Athens
U. S
C. L. Colmer
Hamley Run
Athens seniors discuss disarmament at World Affairs Institute
Four Athens High School seniors Karen Kelch Barbara Minton John Krauskopf and George Murphy spoke at the Athens Rotary Club about their World Affairs Institute experience in Cincinnati The trip was Rotary sponsored and the two day program centered on disarmament and how to achieve it Participants heard from state and defense department officials and debated partial disarmament with inspection teams America’s stance as a non strike first nation cited The four seniors who earned the trip are bound for college Krauskopf to Michigan Kelch to Western Reserve Minton and Murphy to Ohio University
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Athens
Athens Rotary Club
World Affairs Institute
Rotarians
Karen Kelch
Barbara Minton
John Krauskopf
George Murphy
Cincinnati
Rotary Club
Miss Kelch
State Department
Defense Department
Murphy
Krauskopf
University of Michigan
Western Reserve
Miss Minton
Ohio University
OU Student Recruiting Is Explained
Edward Rhine described Ohio University's outreach to high schools and the publication of brochures to publicize the university. He noted the distance from urban centers and limited commuting drive the need for many recreational facilities. Kenneth Karr reported a Stroh Kiwanis bowling match raised 53.50 for a children's benefit.
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Ohio University
Athens Kiwanis Club
Edward E. Rhine
Lorin Staats Rhine
Kiwanians
Kenneth Karr
Stroh’s- Kiwanis
Shade Man Dies At 82 In Albany Rest Home
Harvey Douglas 82 of Shade died Monday night after a four year illness in Albany Rest Home. A Meigs County native and retired farmer, he was predeceased by wife Josephine Barnhill Douglas and a daughter. Surviving children include R F Douglas Avery Millard Clouse and Gordon Verity among others, with 15 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Dowler Ferguson Hughes Funeral Home with burial in Shade.
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Harvey Douglas
Shade
Albany
Meigs County
John
Alice Sloane Douglas
Josephine Barnhill Douglas
Mary Meeks
Avery
Columbus Grove
Millard Clouse
Gordon Verity
Athens
Jesse Douglas
Virgil Blackwood
Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes
Harold C. Doster
Grass Fire Near Athens Burns Acre of Land
Monday evening a grass fire on the Scott Ervin property Stage Coach Road south of Athens burned one acre of grass logs and tree stumps. The Richland Area Fire Brigade sent a pumper and 10 firefighters to the scene and had to haul portable water by jeep into the rugged valley. Alarm reported at 6 20 p m.
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Scott Ervin
Stage Coach Rd
Athens
Richland Area
Election Set Tonight at Athens Elks Lodge Meeting
The Athens Elks Lodge will elect a secretary during its meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday Kenneth P Jones exalted ruler says refreshments will be served after the meeting at the lodge.
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Athens
Elks’ Lodge
Kenneth P. Jones
Farm Pond Helps Albany Firefighters Save Adjacent Buildings
Albany Fire Chief Boyd Williams said two barns on the W. M. Wildman farm on Athens Route 1 burned late last night while 18 volunteers used a nearby farm pond to battle the blaze. The alarm came at 11:55 p.m. The cause is undetermined as units exhausted. The pond water supply aided the effort and Williams urged other farmers to build ponds.
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W. M. Wildman
Athens
Albany
Boyd Williams
Birth at Shade Route 1 from Mr and Mrs Meeks
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Vern Meeks of Shade Route 1. The notes list admissions including Joseph Hechtkoff of Youngstown and several Athens residents, with dismissals for Mrs. Richard Williams and Frank Bean Jr. and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Meeks
Shade
Joseph Hechtkoff
Youngstown
Richard Williams
Athens
Frank Bean, Jr
Alma Sams
Lateral sewer line bids sought from Denzil Robinson and Jim Tom
For best price to lay a lateral from house to sewer, contact Denzil Robinson at LY 2-6895 or Jim Tom at LY 2-5532 for bids and scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denzil Robinson
Jim Tom
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Ohio University Men's Glee Club
Philip L. Peterson
Kenneth Nason
Iwo Jima
Joseph
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Edward Lynn
Thomas Thompson
Roger Ramseth
Robert Mahn
Explorer
Post 55
Allen Ervin
Ohio Valley
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Gallipolis
Kenneth Miles
Little Hocking
The
Athens County Education Association
L. L. Moore
Stewart
Clyse
Ispeed
ATS
Baty
All Fc
Vance-Leach Furniture
Athens, Ohio
Spicer L. Keirns
Rock
K. J. Barrows
Ames
Disarmament Talk
By Mike Tressler
America
United State
Cin
Ohio
Ronald Mills
Shade Man
Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
Berry Lobby
D. H
Jonesy) Sams
Arm Pond
Williams
Donald Pierce
Robert Smith
Charla Ferry
Richland Ave
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Miles E. Hoon
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