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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1973

Page

16

Wahama High School students boycott over principal’s removal

About 620 Wahama High School students and many parents boycotted Thursday in protest of Principal Robert Seaman’s removal. Mason County Superintendent Charles Withers had recommended not rehiring Seaman and proposed a principal shuffle, which the school board rejected.

Mason Wahama High School Robert Seaman Wahama Mason County Charles Withers Seaman Withers Point Pleasant High School Robert Keese Point Pleasant Ralph Sayre Sayre Southern Meigs County New Haven Pri Mason Fire Station

Southern Local Board Hires Personnel for Schools

RACINE Teachers, principals and coaches named for Southern Local schools. Supt. Ralph Sayre lists principal assignments at Southern High School Jim Adams and junior high Jennings Beegle with Robert Beegle at Racine Elementary. Letart Elementary head James Wickline. Portland head Larry Wolfe. Syracuse Elementary head Bill Baer. Coaches include Bill Jewell head football John Dudding assistant football Carl Wolfe head basketball Hilton Wolfe Jr. reserve coach and Greg Bailey golf.

Racine Southern Local School Board Ralph Sayre James Adams Southern High School Jennings Beegle Robert Beegle James Wickline Letart Larry Wolfe Portland Bill Baer Syracuse Sayre Bill Jewell John Dudding Carl Wolfe Hilton Wolfe Jr Greg Bailey Leah Ord Bob Spurlock Tom Phillips James Lawrence Delores Wolfe Fern Gaul Jean Alkire Barbara Lawrence Roger Roush Pauline Hill Charles Baer John Honkala Joyce Ritchie Carla

Nelsonville Drug Raid Captures Five Suspects

A joint raid by the Athens County Sheriff and Nelsonville police at 11:15 p.m. on Grosvenor Street led to five arrests. Suspects Leslie Boyer Wallace Davis and Jerry Sullivan face marijuana possession charges. Jeffrey Russell of Middleport charged with keeping a place for sale and possession for sale. Robert Coffey was arrested for driving while intoxicated. All held overnight pending arraignment.

Nelsonville Athens County Leslie Boyer Wallace Davis Jerry Sullivan Jeffrey Russell Middleport Robert Coffey Cinton St Blake Dale Herb Robert Forrest Richard Morgan

New bilingual child TV program aims to bridge cultures

A forthcoming daily 130 program bilingual English Spanish children series will air nationwide this fall funded by the US Office of Education. Executives say the show will teach both languages and cultures to preschool through primary grade audiences.

Oakland Calif United States Office of Education Rene Gardenas Bilingual Children's Television Inc

Fairview Personal News Highlights Local Visits

Mrs. Peggy Gregory of Fairborn visited her mother Mrs. Dorothy Glenn. Eileen Swan of Syracuse spent a day with the Jacksons and Grayans in Pleasantville and Reynoldsburg. Ray and Robert Wilson visited from Portland Road with Timmy Wolfe and the Holleys in Ashton. Floyd Bogard from Hillsboro was a weekend guest of the Lewises. Ruby Wolfe visited her sister-in-law and brother-in-law the Ours. The Wolfes and Brills hosted several relatives including Rhonda Wolfe and Bruce McKelvey from Columbus and Hebron.

Fairview Peggy Gregory Fairborn Dorothy Glenn Eileen Swan Syracuse Ike Jackson Thomas Grayan Pleasantville Raymond Grayan Jeff Reynoldsburg Ray Robert Wilson Portland Road Timmy Wolfe Dennis Holley Ashton W. Va Joe Foreman Floyd Bogard Hillsboro Robert Lewis Brenda Ruby Wolfe Lewis Ours Beryl Wolfe Vicki Brill Jason Hebron Rhonda Wolfe Columbus Bruce McKelvey Portland Gordon Wolfe

Recreation Unit To Receive Funds

Ohio Supreme Court rules public records must be inspected and copied even at agency expense. The case involved John W White and others seeking building permits and plans from Cleveland Division of Building for Ludlow in East Cleveland. The court upheld costs awarded to supply the records.

Cleveland Division of Building John W. White Ludlow East Cleveland Tom Roth Cuyahoga County

Recital Friday Features Perrine and Minnelli in Ohio University Program

Ohio University School of Music presents Valerie Perrine cello and Andrea Minnelli oboe in a junior recital Friday at 8 p.m. in Recital Hall. The program is free and open to the public with Barbara Howe on piano harp and celeste, Gary Boerckel on piano, Guy Remenko on tympani and percussion, and Jeff Myers on percussion assisting.

Ohio University School of Music Valerie J. Perrine Andrea S. Minnelli Barbara Howe Gary Boerckel Guy Remenko Jeff Myers

Lifelong Toronto Dog Trainer Reflects on Four Decades

John Darch has spent 40 years training dogs for film racing private homes and security. He recalls guiding a shoe commercial basset hound and racing 22 greyhounds in 1938 while setting four track records. Darch now focuses on obedience and traffic training and notes dogs’ role in protection amid rising crime. He also endured numerous injuries from canine encounters and has stitched wounds from admirers.

Toronto John Darch RKO Studios Animal Actors California Darch United States

Ernest Ruth and Buckley Host Birthday Dinner

Mrs Ernest Ruth honored her husband Ernest and Mrs Carl Buckley with a birthday dinner. Other guests included Mrs Alice Foutty and Mr and Mrs Rome Sandy of Parkersburg, Mr and Mrs Garett Reed of Coolville, Mr and Mrs Johnnie Kibble, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Rose, Carl Buckley and Ann Buckley.

Lyle Balderson Reedsville Ernest Ruth Ernest Carl Buckley Alice Foutty Rome Sandy Parkersburg Garett Reed Coolville Johnnie Kibble Lawrence Rose Ann Buckley

DES Substitutes Carcinogenic Says FDA Study

Government scientists classify all three livestock-growth drugs as proven or potential carcinogens as DES bans take effect. FDA notes substitutes include estradiol benzoate progesterone testosterone proprionate and zeranol, with fears of higher meat prices. Secretary Butz warns costs will rise, estimates range from 3 cents per pound to billions annually, as producers pass higher costs to consumers.

Washington Agriculture Department FDA Sherwin Gardner USDA C.W Bill’ McMillan

Ohio Supreme Court Rules Public Has Right To Records

Ohio Supreme Court affirms public right to inspect and copy public records. Taxpayers entitled to attorney fees in such actions. Also rules that a trial court’s denial of a continuance in a criminal case is not automatic grounds for reversal absent readiness for trial. Notes local items from New Haven and Rossford on city finances and licensing.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Supreme Court Cleveland Paul Price Cozy Nook Appeals Price The Supreme Rossford Ohio Supreme Court Wood County District Board of Health Benton's Village Sanitation, Inc Health Board

Area Obituaries from Athens and Nelsonville

Obituaries report Harry E. Hawk 78 of Hebardville died after a heart attack in O'Bleness Hospital. He worked 38 years in Athens telecom and served in WWI. Also noted are Mary F. Riley 92 of Mont Vernon, Edgar Stedwell 74 of Nelsonville, and service details, survivors, and funeral arrangements.

Police Use New Year Cards To Curb Crime In Malaysia

In Seremban Malaysia police mailed over 1000 Chinese New Year greeting cards to jewelers district heads associations and others with dos and don'ts to prevent thefts robberies and accidents during the holidays. The cards urged securing cash and valuables reporting suspicious persons and informing police when away.

Kuala Lumpur Seremban

I D Cards Required and Carl L Moore Rites

I D cards are required for ADC R and ADC U recipients with exceptions for AFD AFA and AB. The Athens County welfare office asks those lacking letters or appointments to bring Social Security cards to 184 N. Lancaster St. Nelsonville services for Carl L. Moore 75 formerly of Nelsonville are Friday at 2 p.m. at Leonard Luke Funeral Home Logan with Rev Harry W Dickerson of Green Lawn Cemetery. Moore died Tuesday at Mountain Lodge Nursing Home Fairfield County after a five year illness. Born in Athens County he was a son of Joseph and Mary Ruth Moore. He worked as a coal miner and later for Goodyear in Akron. Survivors include brother Howard New Plymouth and sister Bernice Gallagher Nelsonville. His wife Kathleen Connley Moore preceded him in death. Funeral home after 2 p.m. Thursday.

Athens Harry E. Hawk Hebardville O’bleness Memorial Hospital Stewart George Carrie Hawk Athens Home Telephone Co Commonwealth Telephone Co Hawk K. T. Crossen Post American Legion Albany Lodge F&am Athens Chapter Athens Council Angie Carl Albany Ruth Hawk Dora Hart Leah Crabtree Howard Hawk Hughes Funeral Home Howard Mayne Alexander Cemetery Nelsonville Edgar Stedwell Walnut St Carbon Hill Frederick Elizabeth Stedwell First Christian Church Margaret Hubble Roland Toledo Dorothy Donnally West Milton Lena Bowers Stedwell Warren Funeral Home William Mechem Green Lawn Cemetery Athens County Welfare Department N. Lancaster St Carl L. Moore Leonard-Luke Logan Harry W. Dickerson Deanville Moore Mountain Lodge Fairfield County Athens County Joseph and Mary Ruth Moore Goodyear Co Akron Howard New Plymouth L. H. (Bernice) Gallagher Kathleen Connley Moore

Engineers Plan Initiation Fete at Ohio University

Ohio University student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers will hold an initiation dinner at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Baker Center. Clyde A. Slahan, president of Master Chemical Corp., Perrysburg, will be guest speaker. The group has operated two years and recently gained chapter status.

Ohio University Society of Manufacturing Engineers Baker Center Clyde A. Slahan Master Chemical Corp Perrysburg Industrial Technology Group

Holmes Wins Rome Prize Fellowship

Frank B. Holmes a visiting lecturer at Ohio University School of Art is named among 15 Rome prize fellowship winners by The American Academy in Rome. He earned a Pratt Institute BFA and completed an MFA at OU last June. The fellowships aim to support young American artists and scholars to study in Rome.

Frank B. Holmes Ohio University School of Art American Academy In Rome Holmes Pratt Institute New York Academy

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Jill Southern Board State Foundation Robert Ord Deborah Wells Delbert Ours John Pickens Paul Sayre Betty Wilson Gallipolis Vinas Lee Carl Weese Erma McClurg Tom Philips Fannie Lee Gayle Price Ralph Wigal Dennis Hill David Nease Grover Salser Clarence Lawrence Charles Pyles Sarah C. Jackson Sara Mayo Hospital New Orleans New Child Yukon Yukon Territory Klondike Fairview Personals Food and Drug Administration U.S Ernest J. Umberger Division of Drug Biology Umberger Agriculture Earl L. Butz American National Cattlemen’s Association Ohio Supreme Court Rules John Thorn Atty Michael Shaw High Court Harry Hawk Mary F. Riley E. Chestnut St Mont Vernon Frank Hare Riley Mercy Hospital Mount Vernon Robert Lizzie Patterson Cambridge State Hospital Alexander Presbyterian Church John Irwin James Riley Emmett Riley Nina Provins Morgantown Aids Police I. D the Athens Messenger
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