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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1968
Page
8
The Logan Jaycees celebrate the organizations 20th anniversary with a Saturday Charter Night at Brandts Restaurant. Cocktails at 630 p m, dinner at 7, and awards including Key Man Rookie of the Year and Project Chairman. Donations support a local 4 H member and community projects.
Kathryn Gould filed a petition for alimony against Thomas Gould in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio Cause 24550 with hearing set on or after May 7 1968. Separately bids for Steel Book stocks and installation for Ohio University Library and Lancaster Campus must be received by May 17 1968 at Ohio University Purchasing Department Athens Ohio with bid bonds and wage requirements.
Sealed proposals due May 3 1968 at Ohio University Athens for sale and removal of barn storage shed and grain bin on the Ohio University Lancaster Campus Route 37 Lancaster Ohio. Inspections set April 24 to May 2 1968 weekdays 8 am to 4 pm. Removal May 6 to May 31 1968 to grade line. Bid must be certified check payable to Ohio University Lancaster. Right to reject bids reserved.
State of Ohio Department of Highways invites sealed proposals by April 30 1968 for a unit price contract covering multiple highways and ramps across Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Monroe Morgan Noble Washington counties. Two proposals include edge lines pavement widths and mileage figures with completion and bid security details.
Nel sonville York Junior High bands present a spring concert at the Junior High Auditorium Fayette Street starting at 7 30 p m Two bands perform marches popular songs and contest music directed by Miss Kathryn McCoy Patsy Cox is featured in Fantasy For Flutes as a flute solo with band, and Chuck Matheny performs on trap drums in Windy.
Democratic governor candidate Jim Sprouse arrives in Point Pleasant at noon Thursday. He tours the county with Wallie Toney, travels by his campaign bus with staff, and plans to open his campaign headquarters in Parkersburg that evening.
A long birth notice lists parents and newborns from several towns including New Straitsville Glouster McArthur and Nelsonville. Names include Roger D. Smith Donald Holbert John Nicholson and many others with accompanying spouses and locations.
Hocking Valley Community Hospital records report a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Nelson of Laurelville and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lutz of Lancaster. Other Logan area names listed include Chauncey Huston Rodney E. McGomery and Mrs. Robert Robb along with Mrs. Margaret Bohnenkamp and Mrs. Harry Nihiser. Dismissed entries include Edna Vorhees Neal Kitchen and several others.
The Kiwanis Club will host its annual Logan High School scholarship dinner Tuesday at 6 p m in the high school cafe teria. Eighty top pupils will be honored as state scholarship test representatives. Speaker J E Brown Lancaster city schools superintendent will discuss the Russian education system. Brown recently toured Russia with educators.
About one hundred freshman couples attended the Junior High School Freshman Class dance in the high school cafeteria Saturday night. The theme Flower of Love featured large colored flowers, a rock garden, and a wishing well. Seating was cafe style with faculty chaperones including Mrs. Nevada Smith Miss Mary Ruth Krinn Sterling Anderson Leroy Truesdell Mary Ann Rife and others.
In Nelsonville, Charles D. Hawk, 43, The Plains, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated after a Saturday arrest and was fined 150 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in city jail. William H. Robey, The Plains, pleaded guilty to consuming an intoxicating beverage on a public street and was fined 10 dollars plus costs.
The Harmony Class of First Christian Church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 P M at the home of Mrs. Max Adkins on Pleasantview Avenue. The Nelsonville Emblem Club meets Tuesday at 8 P M in the Elks Hall for candidate initiations followed by a potluck supper.
Public auction of the Oren B. Kennedy estate near Coolville Ohio begins April 26 at 12 30 PM. Items include tractors, hay equipment, a 1953 Chevrolet truck, horses ponies cattle chickens geese harnesses saddles carts and tools with cash terms and executor Paul S Kennedy.
Harold Goddard and Associates presents a moving sale in Bartlett Ohio on Saturday April 27 at 11:00 a.m. Items include cupboards, wash stands, carnival glass, beds, dressers, a deep freezer, washers dryers ranges, TV, bedroom sets, living room furniture, tables, lamps, rugs, fans, mower, grill and tools. Not responsible for accidents. Connie MotleyCONNIE MOTLEY
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