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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1962
Page
3
The Athens County recorder reports higher March totals across all major real estate categories. Mortgages rose to 108, warranty deeds to 113, chattel mortgages to 506, with fees at 1047.75, up 174.05 from February, and other instruments including leases affidavits and liens listed.
Athens County school board approved the adoption of English science and mathematics high school textbooks for the next four years after committee reviews. Textbooks come from 13 companies. A local board may add an extra book by a four to one vote. The Temperance League of Ohio sponsors a written exam April 26 at Athens High School for grades 11 and 12, with the top two advancing to the Ohio Temperance Award Tour in June.
Canaan High School will send its top students to the final District State Scholarship Tests on May 5 at Ohio University. The selections, based on March 29 preliminaries, include Sue Stobart, Marcella Carpenter, Karen Sue Boyer, Edna Starkey, Daniel Dunfee, James Christy, Margaret Brookover, Martha Elliott, Gregory Wright, Neal Canter, Linda Dorr, Cheryl Dorr, and Charles Buck.
Howard Murphy returns home after a two week visit with his son Lee in Michigan. Alice Walker assists in Young's store on Saturday afternoons. County highway workers idle due to rain. Mushrooms will be two weeks late because of a cold spring. Invitations to class and alumni reunions arrive for next weeks events. Graduation at New Marsh field lists six members from 1905 including Mrs Eva Withers Trout and Grover Young. John Pidcock buys a racing car. Clara Perry returns to farm home after winter with brother Albert’s family.
Donald Edward Burns, 21, of 24 Morris Ave, pleads not guilty in Municipal Court to failing to store after an accident. Bond set at $100. case continued until Tuesday. Dale H Mathews reports Burns car bumped his vehicle on Court St in front of Lindley Hall Friday night. Fire squad called to 110 Columbus Rd Monday for Martha Latham ill. she advised to see a doctor. James Copeland, 18, Stewart Route 1, fined $20 and costs after pleading guilty to reckless operation. Barbara H Kanvessar, 20, Los Angeles, cited by Highway Patrol for speeding and forfeited a $19 bond in Municipal Court Friday.
Athens County records list several property transfers including Dennis E Addington to Jim A Hart in lot 3287 Athens and Ruth L McDonald to Charles F Harper lot 177 Glouster. Dover Township parcels and Athens Township tracts are also described. Amesville booster meeting set for 7:30 tonight at the high school to plan the athletic banquet.
Minnie C. Jewett 82 died Sunday at her home 159 W Washington St after a long illness. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church Harrisburg Ohio. Survived by son Harold Athens and five daughters Inez Winfield Athens Helen Stephens Bidwell Ada Rhone Xenia Marguerite and Neva Jewett all at home. Funeral services at Jagers and Sons 2 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev Lacy Hogan. Burial West Union Street Cemetery.
A list of births and local residents noted at Shelterin g Arms Hospital includes new babies for Mr and Mrs Donald Chambers Athens Route 1 a daughter Mr and Mrs Donald Skinner Athens Route 1 a daughter and other births and local names such as Murven Deweese Athens Mrs William Jenne Athens Mrs Charles Eddy Athens Route 1 Danny Brookhart Athens Route 3 Mrs David Young Athens George Tate Chauncey Mrs Paul Ley Athens and daughter Mrs Jack Sickles New Marshfield and daughter etc
Partly cloudy and warmer conditions followed a chilly start in Athens. The morning low reached 25 with a 10 am reading of 40. Sunday’s high was 45 as snow flurries gave the April afternoon a wintry look. Rural Hamley Run logged a low of 23 and a Sunday high of 51.
Seventh graders completed a Germany study using first hand information from Mrs. Bernard Hillen who spoke on German schools country and people. Mrs. Rachel Hammer contributed a World War II clipping scrapbook with a flag German medals and other artifacts. Maps were prepared by Julia Kramer Jennifer Hammer Debbie Seel and others in the class.
Four streets will be off limits to parking this week as a city street crew cleans them. Franklin and N Congress Street north of Carpenter are set for Tuesday. Grosvenor and Lancaster are scheduled for Wednesday.
In Common Pleas Court two petitions accuse gross neglect. Robert E Bail faces extreme cruelty in Della M Bail’s action seeking support and custody of five minor children. The couple wed July 8 1944 in Gallipolis. Alexander Lackey Vinson seeks a divorce from Brenda Carol Vinson. they married March 14 1958 in Auburn Indiana.
Lawhead Press Inc began a 45000 dollar addition at 900 E State St on a former employee lot. The 10000 sq ft rear expansion will be air conditioned with no windows and accommodate offset lithography camera and plate making divisions along with pressrooms. Completion is due by late summer.
A total of 433 people received free chest X rays Saturday as the Ohio Department of Health mobile unit operated at the A&P parking lot. The unit will be in front of the courthouse Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 and 2 to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the state and county tuberculosis and health association and the Athens City County Health Department, the effort included assistants Mrs. Joe Davis Mrs. Don Darnton Mrs. A M Reis Mrs. David Smith Mrs. Elizabeth Booth and Mrs. Paul Schofer.
Funeral services are planned Tuesday afternoon for Charles H Burt 45 who died unexpectedly Saturday morning at his home in New Marshfield Friends may call at the Jagers and Sons funeral home where Tuesday's services will be conducted at 1 p.m. by the Rev Dean Mills Burial will be in New Marshfield Cemetery Members of Constitution Lodge 426 FAM will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the lodge hall prior to traveling to the funeral home for 8 p.m. memorial services.
The School Science and Mathematics journal features Dr. Leonard Ostlund of Ohio University detailing the principles and methods used to evaluate a $500,000 NSF program to upgrade American high school science and mathematics teaching. A Plains volunteer fire department meeting and subsequent fire training are set for 8 p.m. Monday led by Chief Basil Cullison.
A Texas firm Loesch Laboratory Consultants promotes a 32 day no risk trial to stop hair loss and grow hair. They urge readers to send detailed scalp information and personal data to evaluate suitability and promise prompt responses.
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