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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1957

Page

6

Seven Athens Ministers Plan Good Friday Service

Seven Athens ministers will speak at a three hour Good Friday service from noon to 3 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd. The Athens Ministerial Association sponsors the event with participants from local churches and a pattern based on The Seven Last Words From the Cross.

Athens United Protestant Church of the Good Shepherd The Athens Minis Terial Association Phil Porter Athens Retail Merchants Association John W Bolin Minis Mr. Porter Roger Rice, Jr Chester Marquis, Jr First Presbyterian Austin Shell Christ Lutheran Joe B. Maffett Carl L. Wooten Church of the Nazarene Ira Shanafelt First Wesleyan Methodist Philip Woodworth Sherwood Hall

YMCA Dinner to Feature Dr. Stauffer Speaker

Dr. John N. Stauffer dean of Wittenberg College will be principal speaker at the annual YMCA dinner May 1 announced by Committee Chairman Francis Hamblin. He will discuss The Role of the Y in Today's World and new board members will be seated with the president's report presented.

John N. Stauffer Wittenberg College YMCA Francis Hamblin Stauffer Community Welfare Service of Springfield and Clark County National The Ohio Mental Association

Cancer Drive Reported by Athens County Unit Event

Fifteen Carthage Township women attended a cancer film showing at Lottridge School presented by the Athens County Unit of the American Cancer Society during Cancer Crusade Month. Mrs. Wendell Fryer and Mrs. John Risch led a session on making bed pads and dressings. donations reached $2369 with one street unreported.

Carthage Township Lottridge School Athens County American Cancer Society Wendell Fryer John Risch Vanderhoof Baptist Missionary Society Athens Drive the Plains

Draft Exams Taken by 11 Men at Fort Hayes

Eleven men underwent pre draft physicals at Fort Hayes Columbus today led by Darrell R. Andrews. Participants included John D Dowler Joe E Maffett Rudy M Misner all from Athens and David N Nelson The Plains James E Pullins Coalville Frank P Nixon Lakewood Gerald J Rainey Lorain James C Conde Belmont New York Harry J Sembrakis Roanoke Virginia and Donald A Charpentier Brooklyn New York.

Fort Hayes Columbus Darrell R. Andrews the Plains John D. Dowler Joe E. Maffett Rudy M. Misner Athens David N. Nelson James E. Pullins Coalville Frank P. Nixon Lakewood Gerald J. Rainey Lorain

Corn price support applications due April 30 in Athens County

Final date to apply for placing the 1956 corn crop under price support is April 30. Applicants must have quality corn stored in eligible farm storage facilities and produced in Athens County. Applications are at the ASC office, 182 S Court St.

Athens County Agricultural Stabilization and Gonservation Office ASC Court St

Man forfeits $15 bond in dog control case

Ben Geary of 9 Euclid Drive forfeited a $15 appearance bond in Municipal Court after a city police complaint alleged his dog was running loose. The case centers on animal control compliance and future penalties.

Ben Geary Euclid Dr Geary

Broadwell Man Missing After Home Fire

Sheriff issues general missing persons dispatch for Arkley Newman 57 of Broadwell believed to have left for work when his four room home burned on April 5. He is six feet two inches tall with greying black hair and was wearing bib overalls and a blue work shirt. He was last seen driving a 1946 black Chevrolet pickup. No evidence links him to the fire. sheriff notes a prior disappearance years earlier.

Newman Shields

Bad Check Charge Admitted by Woman

Newark woman Margaret M. Brown aged 54 was bound over to the grand jury on $300 bond from Municipal Court for writing a bad check of ten dollars. She pleaded guilty to the complaint by Florence Wilson of Chauncey. Sheriff Shields said police in Glouster and Wellston have had similar complaints against Brown.

Newark Margaret M. Brown

State Road Paving Bid Leads 40 Miles in Ohio Routes

The Shelley Company of Thornville bids $114 710 to pave asphaltic concrete on routes 143 638 328 683 143 124 and 349 in Athens Meigs and Vinton counties. Completion date Sept 7. The project is part of 26 contracts totaling about 135 miles of highway and three bridges worth $2 022 781. year to date awards total $9 974 271.

Shelley Company Thornville Athens Meigs Vinton Ohio Department of Highways

Shelter ing Arms Hospital Notes

In Athens and nearby areas several births and discharges are recorded. New admissions include Mr and Mrs Larry Moreland's daughter and Mrs John Shields among others. Discharges include Morgan James and multiple newborns and mothers.

Larry Moreland Athens

Two Forfeit Bonds In Police Court Pleas

Two men forfeited appearance bonds in Municipal Court. William Vroylk of 14442 W Union St posted 40 on an unsafe operation charge. Roger A Hadley of Sabina posted 15 on a failure to signal a turn charge. Hadley faced further charges for his role in a two car accident on FE State St Monday.

William Vroylk Union St Roger A. Hadley Sabina Hadley FE. State St John M. Kerr Dalton Ave Earl Coen Frost Kerr Coen

Speeding case in Municipal Court against Fred L. Sapp

Fred L. Sapp, 44, of 64 Morris Ave., was fined $20 and costs for driving 70 mph in a 50 mph zone. The State Highway Patrol filed the complaint in Municipal Court on Tuesday.

James Hines the Plains Fred L. Sapp Morris Ave State Highway Patrol

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United Good Dern Dean Stauffer West Fairgrounds W. Union St Broadwell Harold Shields Arkley Newman Broadell Plains Conrae Cleaners Ohio Sheltering Arms Hospital John Shields Herbert Kelly Mabel Radcliff Charles Carpenter Gerald DeLavel Glen Pratt Victor Hudwell Morgan James Arbaugh Albany Thomas Brooks Floyd Mace Martha Tolliver Robert Cunningham Gail Cain Allen Caldwell Carpenter Frank Gilham Earl Martin Leonard Gooding Trimble Teddie Love, Glouster P.m Albany Lodge F&am John P. Hamill R&sm Athens Council Masonic Temple Ross M. Davis Earl F. Mathews, Inc General Insurance A. Hooper Earl F. Mathews Athens County Insurance Agents Assn Athens Tel SEARS Logan Anaa SAFTI Reguinar Sears Logan Allstate Companions Tackis Allstate Sears, Logan, O
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