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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1961

Page

16

Albany Students to Be Honored by FFA State Farmer Degree

Two Albany High School members of the FFA Donis on Hawk and Willard Stanley will receive the State Farmer degree in Columbus Saturday night. The degree is the highest state award and only two per cent of FFA members earn it. Hawk has held chapter offices and led district activities while Stanley promoted dairy and crop projects and showmanship. Albany vocational teacher Dale Scott praised the achievement as a model of farm home and school cooperation.

Albany High School Columbus Future Farmers of America Albany Ffa Don Arles Hawk New Marshfield Willard Stanley Virgil Stanley Albany FFA Hawk Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Wooster Stanley Jersey Keith Bill Richard Dale Scott Albany Vocational

Panelists Named For Wittenberg Ohio Indiana Studies Meet

Dr Roy P Fairfield associate professor of government at a university will join the panel Saturday at Wittenberg College for the spring meeting of the Ohio Indiana American Studies Association. Gordon Keller instructor in human relations will also attend.

Roy P. Fairfield Wittenberg College Ohio-Indiana American Studies Association Gordon Keller

OU Graduate To Join Physics Honor Society

Dr. Robert W. Young a 1930 OU graduate will be made an honorary member of Sigma Pi Sigma at Ohio University. He will lecture at 4 p.m. in Chemistry Auditorium on Transducer Calibration in a Reverberant Sound Field and attend a banquet. He is a noted acoustics expert and former US delegate to acoustical standardization conferences. He serves as national president of the Acoustical Society of America.

Robert W. Young U. S. Navy Electronics Laboratory San Diego Calif Sigma Pi Sigma Ohio University Young Chemistry National Executive Council United States University of Washington Acoustical Society of America

Shelter notes from Hospital list admissions

The daily hospital roster records admissions including Paulette McKinney Chauncey Mrs Della Mace New Marsh field Route 1 Mrs Mabel Welsh Athens Carl Frey Athens Clarence Grim Guysville Mrs William A Brooks Mineral Mrs Joe Mechem Athens Mrs Jeff Wright Millfield Route 1 Mrs William Hartzell Athens Dr Robert Studer Athens Dewey Depoy Athens Mrs Donald Erwin The Plains and son Earl H Haines Athens.

Paulette McKinney Chauncey Della Mace New Marshfield Mabel Welsh Athens Carl Frey Clarence Grim Guysville William A. Brooks Mineral Joe Mechem Jeff Wright Millfield William Hartzell Robert Studer Dewey Depoy Donald Erwin the Plains, and Son Earl H. Haines

Conrath Bean Chapter Meets Friday Evening

Dis abled American Veterans unit will gather at its home Friday at 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served, said Albert Peyton, commander.

Conrath Bean Disabled American Veterans Albert Peyton

Local News Briefs From Reedsville and Nearby

Mrs Gladys Williams returned from Belpre after a week with Mrs Kathryn Dietz and Bill. Mrs Josephine Hull of Waldo visited with her father Clyde Pickens and grandmother Mrs Josephine Pickens. Robert Cantrell of West Virginia visited with Mr and Mrs Willis Litton. The Littons announce the birth of a son on April 23 at a Parkersburg hospital.

Gladys Williams Belpre Kathryn Dietz Bill Josephine Hull Waldo Clyde Pickens Josephine Pickens Robert Cantrell West Virginia Willis Litton Littons Parkersburg

Deadline May 1 for 4-H honor clubs in Athens County

Don L. Davis extension agent says the May 1 deadline applies to 4-H enrollments in Athens County. Enrollment forms received by the extension office earn five extra points toward honor club status. Clubs reaching 85 points by year end are honored at a special event for their activities and work.

Athens County Don L. Davis

Police Cite Driver After Two-Car Crash in Wilmington

A Wilmington driver Leonard B. Moore, 53, was cited for failing to yield after pulling from a Sportsman Grill parking lot into the path of an eastbound car driven by Howard Eschenbacher, 39, of Athens Route 1 on W Union Street near the west city limits Thursday night.

Wilmington W. Union St West City Leonard B. Moore Sportsman Grill Howard Eschenbacher Athens

Old Timers Benefit Game Slated At Shade High

Two old timers basketball games are set for 8 p.m. Saturday at Shade High School. The Shade PTA sponsors a women’s match between Shade PTA and Rome Canaan at Stewart teams and a men’s contest between the same communities.

the Shade High School Shade Pta Rome-Canaan Stewart The

Morris fined for failing to observe stop sign.

Kenneth Arlie Morris aged 21 of Ath ens Route 5 appeared in Municipal Court and pleaded guilty to a State Highway Patrol charge of failing to observe a stop sign. He was fined $5 and costs.

Kenneth Arlie Morris Athens

Firemen Run Three Alarms to Mill Street Scene

City firemen directed three alarms on Mill Street, with two calls by emergency squadmen. At 1:36 p.m. Earl Haines was cut by metal at Bridgwater Machine Co and rushed to Sheltering Arms Hospital then University Hospital, Columbus. At 12:07 p.m. Mrs. Mabel Welch fell ill and was taken to Sheltering Arms. A final alarm came at 11:35 p.m. after a flare near the Baltimore and Ohio tracks was overturned by a car.

Mill St Bridgwater Mabel Welch Baltimore and Ohio

Cub Awards Presented At Meeting

Members of Cub Scout Pack 56 received awards at the monthly meeting in the First Methodist Church. Cubmaster William Kelton awarded one year service stars to David Moore Michael Sheeter William Main John Foster Patrick White Neil Wallace and John Evans with a two year star for George Lederer. Wolf badges went to Tommy Wiseman Mike Talbott and Eddie Stewart. Gold arrows were earned by Paul Lewis Michael Sheeter Neil Wallace and Paul Satcher. Silver arrows went to Richard Larson and Grant Pedigo. Denner bars were earned by Paul Lewis and William Main. Larry Butler David Sager and Stewart Libman joined the pack while Mrs. Roger Pedigo and Mrs. Edward Stone became den mothers. Mrs Wilson Bakers Den 1 presented a skit Air Adventure.

Cub Scout Pack 56 First Methodist William Kelton David Moore Michael Sheeter William Main John Foster Patrick White Neil Wallace John Evans George Lederer Tommy Wiseman Mike Talbott Eddie Stewart Paul Lewis Paul Satcher Richard Larson Grant Pedigo

Local Families Attend Funeral and Religious Services

Long Bottom residents Mr and Mrs Harley Suan visited Belleville and Midland couples while attending the funeral of Burdell Johnson of Portland. Harriett Bryant of Michigan spent the weekend at her home. The Long Bottom choir sang at Eden and Carleton Churches. Thurman Babcock and Florence Limberger visited Columbus relatives.

Sharley Suan Lloyd McPeek Belleville W. Va Burdell Dunn Midland Ethel Larkins Florence Limberger Columbus

Patient Transferred After Stroke to Sheltering Arms

Prof. Carl A. Frey aged 54, of 54 S. Shannon Avenue, who had been hospitalized in Cincinnati after a stroke last Friday, has been moved to Sheltering Arms Hospital. His condition is described as fairly good today.

Carl A. Frey S. Shannon Ave Cincinnati Sheltering Arms Hospital

Hocking River Flood Threat Persists in Athens

The Hocking River continues to rise in Athens due to heavy rains in the upper valley. U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer says the river hit 13.82 feet, about three feet below flood stage, with clearing skies slowing further rise. Temperatures ranged from 45 to 60 degrees as yesterday's 64 degree high was noted.

Hocking Athens U. S C. L. Colmer Mercury Hamley Run

Death Car Driver Cited For Speeding

Delayed arraignment in a fatal January 1960 crash took place in Municipal Court. Mrs. Marjorie Bennett, 49, of 12 Ohio Ave., pleaded innocent to speeding for conditions. The charge, filed by the State Highway Patrol, concerns the death of passenger Mrs. Dorothy Parmiter of Athens. Bennett, seriously injured, posted a $30 bond for a May 3 hearing after conditions permitted her appearance with counsel.

Marjorie Bennett Ohio Ave State Highway Patrol Bennett Dorothy Parmiter Athens

Sunday visits fill Letart Falls homes with relatives

Letart Falls residents hosted numerous relatives over the weekend. Names appear for Hill Roush Pearson Theiss Salser and Webb families with connections to Libson Racine and Middleport. A Navy man Joe Glenn visited from Norfolk and Don Grimm and Rod Grimm hosted relatives in Belpre.

James Roush Libson Roy Pearson Fred Roush Pearsons Roger Theiss Junior Salser Racine Francis Webb Joe Glenn U. S. Navy Norfolk Don Grimm Belpre Rod Grimm Lester Roush Julian Hill

Orlie Westfall and Bonnie Skinner Named

Orlie Westfall 22 of Malta and Bonnie Skinner 18 of Athens listed with occupations lab orer and clerical worker in society notices.

Orlie Westfall Malta Bonnie Skinner Athens

Richland Ave Zoning Hearings Move Toward B-3 Rezoning

About two dozen Richland Ave residents met with a council committee to press rezoning from E R-1 to B-3 for the stretch from Ohio University to Athens State Hospital. Business owners urge zoning to permit expansion and rebuilding after fire, while opponents warn against changing the area.

Ohio University Athens State Hospital Fred Dale Sapp Parkette Drive Inn Richland Fred Sapp Richland Ave Francis Conrath Conrath Electric Co Addi

Mrs. Gertrude M. Brown of Millfield Dies at 85

Mrs. Gertrude M. Brown 85 of Millfield died after a long illness at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Born in Marion she was daughter of James and Jane Sams and lived in Millfield 75 years. Survived by daughter Doris Theisen Athens son Ralph Brown Pontiac Mich two grandsons two great grandchildren three brothers and her husband preceded her in death. Services Sunday 1 30 p m Millfield Methodist Church Rev Lillian Wright. Burial Hilltop Cemetery Millfield. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday Norbert W Johnston funeral home Glasgow.

Gertrude M. Brown Millfield Sheltering Arms Hospital Marion James Jane Conkey Sams Brown Zanesville Fritz Sams Manford Sams New York City Millfield Methodist Church Lillian Wright Hilltop Norbert W. Johnston Glouster

Bond Forfeited By Driver From Zanesville

Michael Leroy Drake of Zanesville forfeited a $16 bond in Municipal Court after failing to appear for a speeding charge.

Michael Leroy Drake Zanesville

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