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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1966
Page
3
The new 1.798 million Athens High School with a flexible one story frame should start about August 29, according to City School Superintendent Fred Chase. The three acre site features partitions that can be relocated to adapt to future classroom needs.
Officials of the Athens County Community Action Program hired Robert Maurer to direct a county dental care and education program for needy children 6 through young adults. Mrs. Ethel Mescal will supervise and Mrs. Louise R. Poling will be secretary bookkeeper.
William K. Loftus of Dayton has been named executive director of the Ohio U. Alumni Association by President Vernon R. Alden. Loftus, a 1958 Ohio University graduate, succeeds Jack Gilbert and will link 36 000 alumni with the Athens campus. He plans alumni activities, reunions, and oversees 32 alumni clubs. Loftus is a captain and former Army officer, ROTC distinguished graduate, member of Phi Kappa Tau Tau Kappa Alpha and Omicron Delta Kappa, and is married to Claire Meyer with four children.
A hospital notes section lists admissions including Mrs Terry Keaton Pauline Coulson Julia Thompson Mrs Clarence McDon ald Richard Gaston Fred Osborne William Brown Mrs James Parrish Russell Wingrove and others across Athens The Plains Trimble Coolville and surrounding areas with routes and towns named.
The Sheltering Arms Hospital building campaign names four new vice chairmen Charles Mullins Nick Marinacci Harry Colburn and Fred Chase to organize gifts in the 300 to 3000 bracket. They will enlist five captains from selected lists and form a 125 member group. A larger indoctrination meeting is set for next Thursday to plan solicitor contact and hospital needs presentation.
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