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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1962

Page

2

Fifty Two Regarded Contestants For Miss Parade of the Hills

In Nelsonville fifty two girls from thirteen communities gather on the Public Square Monday for the first Miss Parade of the Hills elimination. Contestants from Logan Glouster Chauncey The Plains Carbon Hill Union Furnace Murray City Coolville Trimble Corning Athens Nelsonville join the lineup with meals and interviews scheduled for lunch at 11 30 a m and judge interviews at 1 p m in the Elks ballroom.

Linda Frum Ae Pam Robson Murray City Christine Young Ens Nelsonville Ing Miss Logan Barbara Cable Jennie Skiver Vicki Hice Sharon Nutter Elaine Norris Kathy Rieder Karen Vollmer Donna Smith Miss Glouster Marjorie Androchick Amy Beth Patton Teresa Hunter Elaine Parks Dianna Russell Patricia Mesaros Chauncey Beverly Staley Cecilia Miller the Plains Pat Patrick Sharon Dowler Rita Lee Linda McWilliams Sharon Young Carbon Hill Jane Levins Lois Bell Union Furnace Sandra Judy Smith Janet Simms Elks Club Elks Ballroom Helen Billy Scott WLW Public Square Scotts First Baptist Church

Miss Melvena Mills 52 Dies in Lancaster Home

Miss Melvena C Mills aged 52 formerly of Sugar Grove died Tuesday at 5 p m at her Lancaster home. She leaves sister Mrs Hubert Mender of Nelsonville and niece Mrs Frank Hartley of Athens plus nephew Roland Mender of Nelsonville. Services set for Friday 1 30 p m at Frank E Smith funeral home with Rev Anthony Ruble officiating. Burial in Forest Rose Cemetery Lancaster. Friends may call after 7 p m Wednesday.

Lancaster Melvena C. Mills Sugar Grove Hubert Mender Nelsonville Frank Hartley Athens Roland Mender Frank E. Smith Anthony Ruble Forest Rose Cemetery

Birth Of Son Is Announced In Nelsonville

Nelsonville couple James and (name) Cottrill announce the birth of a son, Dean Allen, August 5 at Mount St. Mary Hospital with multiple grandparents listed. James O Keefe, UAW rep, to speak at Hocking Valley AFL-CIO Central Labor Council meeting Thursday at Shoe Workers Hall. York Grange to meet Thursday with third and fourth degrees exemplified and Juvenile Grange serving committee.

Nelsonville James Cottrill Dean Allen Mount St. Mary Hospital Mark Herrold Robert Cottrill Dow Cottrill New Plymouth Ed Harris William Herrold Royal Oak Mich James O’keefe United Auto Workers Hocking Valley Afl-Cio Central Labor Council Shoe Workers Hall K of P York Grange Oak Grove

Logan Area Family Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings

Edward J. Grandy and Gretchen Rochester return to Logan after week of relatives visits. Grandy’s family hosted gatherings at several homes including Warner Avenue and Jennison Avenue. Other locals, including Chris Myers and Jeanne Irwin, hosted guests from Muskingum College, with multiple reunions and weekend visits across Logan and nearby towns.

Edward J. Grandy Park Forest Ill Gretchen Rochester Gelise Clarence Grandy Sr Jennison Ave Chris Myers Francis Myers N. Market St Muskingum College Jim Ditzenberger Huron Jeanne Irwin New Concord Muskingum John Krieg N. Walnut Street Bucyrus H. A. Peterman John “Ned” Krieg Merritt Island Fla Aumiller Park John Kriegs Logan Orrville Fred Biewener Krieg Harold Heintein Harold Jr Pamela Cindy Laura North St Jayne Robinson Jack Heft Shirley Buntz W. Va Dallas Heft John Buntz Hefts Brian Holly Frank Reynolds Mary Wright York Jenee Hack New York and Can

Strode Resigns as News Editor of The Messenger

George K. Strode resigns as news editor of The Messenger. Sean Strode will join Dayton Daily News staff on Sept 1, focusing on high school athletics in the Miami Valley. Strode, Ohio University 1958 graduate, previously sports editor at Zanesville Times Recorder and The Messenger. He is a native of Amesville and will live with his wife Virginia and two children at 833 McCleary Ave Apartment D Dayton.

George K. Strode The Messenger G. Kenner Bush Seantrode Dayton Daily News Miami Valley Strode Bush Ohio University Zanesville Times Recorder the Messenger

Mrs. Ella Arnold Dies at Pomeroy Home

Mrs. Ella Arnold of Pomeroy died Tuesday afternoon at her daughter Mrs. Ray Sparks home in Rutland. She leaves daughter Mrs. Sparks and Mrs. William Boyd of Pomeroy, six sons Grover Dores Robert Horton Pomery Dana Pomona Calif Delbert Millfield, three sisters and a brother. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Ewing funeral home with Rev. Herbert Grimm officiating. Burial Rock Springs Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Pomeroy Ella Arnold Ray Sparks Rutland Sparks William Boyd Grover Dores Robert Horton Dana Pomona Calif Delbert Millfield Delbert Bruch Lepold Hysell Albert Hartung

Athens County Land Transfers Reported

William S Bernard of Trimble Township transfers to Orville Dailey of Glouster a tract in Trimble Township. Elsie M Daniel of Reynoldsburg transfers to Nelsonville Home and Savings Association part of indot 10 in Nelsonville. E M Conant of Athens County transfers to Faye Boggs lots 120 and 121 in The Plains. Home St Joseph Inc transfers to Frank D Sullivan of Buchtel lots 372 and 373 in Buchtel. Henry B Koehler transfers to Albert N Depoy of Guysville a lot in Carthage Township.

William S. Bernard Trimble Township Orville Dailey Glouster Trimble Elsie M. Daniel Reynoldsburg Nelsonville Home & Savings Association Indot Nelsonville E. M. Conant Athens County Faye Boggs the Plains Home St. Joseph Inc Frank D. Sullivan Buchtel Henry B. Koehler Albert N. Depoy Guysville

Cincinnati Livestock Market Report Summary

Market notes show calves steady to strong, cows and bulls steady. Steers near 1050 lb top, heifers around 825 lb. dealers steady, some prime. Barrows and gilts moderately active, 15 lower. hogs 200-240 lb 18.35, sows 16.25 to 16.75, lighter lambs mentioned.

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Driver Jailed After Crash

An Athens man involved in a Columbus Road crash at 4 05 p m Tuesday was cited for driving while intoxicated Joseph Dent Scott 53 of 17 Ondis Avenue pled guilty and was fined 125 plus costs He received six days in city jail with three suspended four months probation and four month driving ban Police said his car struck Jerry Lee Wade 25 of Glouster who had been stopping to turn into a service station.

Athens Columbus Rd Joseph Dent Scott Ondis Ave Jerry Lee Wade Wade

State Sues Truck Firm Over Unpaid Claim

Ohio filed a Common Pleas suit to recover 1773.40 plus interest from Amesville based Michael Bernhardt Trucking Co for medical and compensation payments to Dayton A. Hupp after findings by the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation and the Industrial Commission. Also reported: three drivers cited for speeding forfeited bonds. one guilty plea for excessive speeding. Dow's Rollarena in Nelsonville closed until August 25.

Ohio Common Pleas Amesville Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation Dayton A. Hupp Michael Bernhardt Trucking Co Michael Berndhardt Michael Berndhardt,Jr Burnhart Industrial Commission BWC Hupp State Highway Patrol Paul J. Young Nelsonville Eugene A. Wolfe Athens Charles V. Vincent Millfield

Trio Held To Jury For Theft At Valley Drive In

Three suspects taken from Georgia by sheriffs deputies appeared in Municipal Court before Judge John Newcomb. Albert Britton 22 Clara Lon as 18 and William Littoral 19 signed confessions to theft of about 125 dollars from the Valley Drive In Theater Route 33N. Each bound over to the grand jury on 250 dollar bonds and jailed for bond failure. Deputies Dewitt Walker and Ward Cunningham made the 1400 mile round trip to arrest them after a hit and skip crash in Newnan Georgia. Affidavits were filed by Frank Rauch Jr. of the Athens Auto Theater Corp.

Valley Drive - In Georgia John Newcomb Albert Leon Britton Stewart Clara Virginia Lonas Cairo W. Va William Roger Littoral Athens Dewitt Walker Ward Cunningham Newnan Frank X. Rauch Jr Athens Auto Theater Corporation

Ex Athens Woman Blanche Nunemaker Dies at 49

Blanche Nunemaker 49 of 1300 Kanawha Terrace Huntington WV died Tuesday in Mount St Mary Hospital Nelsonville after five weeks illness. Born Mt Gilead she graduated Mt Gilead HS and lived in Athens 21 years later in Huntington. Survived by husband Charles E two sons Edward and John a grandson Jeff two brothers

Blanche Nunemaker Kanawha Terrace Huntington W. Va Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Mt. Gilead Mt. Gilead High School Athens Columbia Ave Columbus Hughes Funeral Home Thomas Niccolls Memory Gardens

Bond Forfeited In Municipal Court

A $5 bond posted by Marie Hooper Route 50W was forfeited after she failed to appear in Municipal Court Tuesday on a charge of allowing two cows and two calves to roam at large on July 30. Her demurrer argued the charge not an offense under Ohio law.

Marie Hooper Carl Conrath Ohio

Gas Producer Flows Eight Oil Wells In Athens County

Eight oil drilling operations are underway in Athens County with one new gas well producing on the William Mulford property in Canaan Township. The Bern Oil and Gas Co. wells in Bern Two show 200000 cubic feet of gas in the first Berea sand as Kramer Hugg Drilling tests the C M Skinner holding in Rome Township.

Athens County Ohio Oil and Gas Association William Mulford Canaan Twp Bern Oil and Gas Co Berea Bern Ole Colony Development Co F. Elliott H. & V. Gifford Dennis Blauser Frank Langel David Law Polly Armstrong Ames Ram Oil Production Co L. & D. Linscott Clyde Sickle Land Waterloo C. Homer

One Car Forced Into Railing On Route 216

State Patrol investigates a Tuesday night crash on Route 216 half a mile north of Nelsonville where two cars crossed the center line and drove Clarence Robson's car into a guard rail. Robson, 22, Chester, was unhurt. damage to his vehicle was heavy. The accident was reported at 9 35 p.m.

State Highway Patrol Nelsonville Clarence Robson Chester Robson

Suit Filed Over 1960 Crash Death of Martha Tippie

Thelma L. Tippie administratrix seeks 25000 in damages from Adam J. Miller and Chauncey alleging negligence in a September 1960 wreck. The two year old Martha Jo Tippie, a passenger in Herman E. Tracy's car, died from injuries.

Common Pleas Thelma L. Tippie Martha Jo Tippie Stewart Adam J. Miller Chauncey Miller Herman E. Tracy Tippie Tracy

City Gets New Trucks for Water and Sewer Services

The city service department now operates two new three quarter ton panel trucks for water and sewer line repair and installation. Mil ton Nuzum says the trucks support equipment rehabilitation plans. They were bought from Beasley Mathews for 3286.44, trade in of a 1949 dump truck and a 1952 pickup included.

City Service Department Milton Nuzum Water and Sewer Departments Nuzum Beasley- Mathews

Rifle Stolen From Albany Area Home

A .22 caliber rifle valued at $75 was stolen from James Lonas of Albany Route 2. Entry was made by prying open a first floor bathroom window between 5 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to Deputy Sheriff Ward Cunningham. The Plains Fire Department hosts an ice cream social at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the fire station serving homemade ice cream, sandwiches and soft drinks.

James Lonas Albany Ward Cunningham The Plains Volunteer Fire Department and Auxiliary

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Nio Miss Mills VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars WSCS Buchtel Methodist Church the Security Bank Athens, Ohio Dayton Paper George State Sues Truck Firm Speeder William R. Goins Rollarena Dow’s Pat Howson Scott Quad Hudson Health Center Fire Department Elwood North United States Miains Logan, Ohio City Loan Co Columbus Road
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