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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1958

Page

12

Oak Hill Teacher Is Hired by School Board

In a special school board meeting, Mrs. Aury Williamson of Oak Hill was hired as home economics teacher and William Young of Hamden was assigned to industrial arts. Other items note visits and family gatherings across Ohio locations, including campgrounds and hospitals.

Oak Hill Hamden Aury Williamson William Young Mayme Sprague Logan Park W. R. Whitington Tom Whitington Rutland John Doody Columbus D. M. Bryson William Cassill Lancaster Camp Grounds Nettie Ahlefeld Grant Hospital Neela Cress Harry Wortman Mansfield Howard Wortman John Heffken Sunset Drive Athens

Explorer Post 70 Bears Smokies Trip Ends

Explorer Post 70 members and leaders returned home after a week in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. They camped at Chimney’s Campground near Gatlinburg Tennessee and hiked Mt LeConte, 11 miles with 6593 feet elevation. sites included Clingmans Dome and Oconaluftee Indian Village.

Nelsonville Explorer Post 70 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Gatlinburg Tenn Jack Sowers Mt. LeConte Chimney Peaks Sowers Clingmans Dome Oconaluftee Indian Village Cherokee Indian Reservation Great Smokies Anl Smokies William Polley Shayne Kelly Tom Tignor Bob Hollenbaugh Ted Voigt Gary Hook Robert Maurer Gary Wolf John Coker Jack Oakley

Pontiac residents named in probate notice for Adams estate sale

Bernice Newton Scherbing Lois Newton Edwards Rosealie Newton Turnbull Joseph Newton Phyllis Newton Youngs Kenneth Newton Pontiac Michigan residents named as defendants in a probate petition filed by William Rowland administrator of Joseph Adams deceased. The case seeks sale of Hollister Ohio real estate to pay debts and admin costs with court dates in September.

Bernice Newton Scherbing Delrose Road Pontiac Michigan Lois Newton Edwards Coleman Rosealie Newton Turnbull Case Lake Road Joseph Newton Phyllis Newton Youngs Crescent Point Drive Kenneth Newton S. Avery William ©. Rowland Joseph Adams County of Athens State of Ohio Hollister John Seller Athens County Ohio Company Forts Pane Rowland

Junior Woman's Club Hosts Tea in Ravenswood

Officers and members of the Executive Board of the Junior Woman's Club hosted a Dues Tea at the Community Building. The club will resume meetings in September after a summer break dating back to May. Attendees included Mesdames Audrey Howery Jean Ferguson Audrey Giroir Evelyn Chambers and several others.

Ravenswood Junior Woman’s Club Mesdames Audrey Howery Jean Ferguson Audrey Giroir Evelyn Chambers Emmagene Buffington Edith Dow Colleen Sandridge Dee Miller Leona Allen Barb Griffin Janet, King Blanche Morgan Evelyn Lee Dawkins Lois C. Hammond Marie DeLong Patricia Ferrell Eileen Matics Hazel Myers Sue Damron Eleanor West

Mrs. Alta Wymer 71 Dies in Carlile Ohio

Mrs. Alta Wymer 71 former Chesterhill and McConnelsville resident died at her daughter Nina Nicholas home in Carlile Ohio Monday afternoon She was born July 3 1887 in Morgan County daughter of Dallas and Emily DeVore She was a member of Tabor Church of Christ and Rebekah Lodge Athens widow of George Wymer who died in 1937 She survived by three daughters Freda Miller Dorothy McIntorf and Nina Nicholas 13 grandchildren three great grandchildren one brother Edward DeVore and one sister Mrs Laura Turner Funeral services Thursday 2 pm at Fawcett Stone funeral home with Rev Robert Matteren officiating Burial in Chesterhill Cemetery Friends may call after 10 am Wednesday.

Chesterhill Alta Wymer McConnelsville Nina Nicholas Carlile Ohio Morgan County Dallas Emily Curry DeVore Tabor Dorothy McIntorf Edward DeVore Pennsville Laura Turner LaMar Fawcett- Stone Robert Matteren Chesterhill Cemetery

Albany Social Notes and Baseball Leaders Highlights

Albany social notes list visits and family gatherings among residents including Lt. and Mrs. Jack Pritchard and others with ties to Ft. Benning Toledo Melan go Canton Birmingham and Newark. Baseball statistics crown Mantle and Sievers with key batting runs and pitching leaders Delock Moore and Turley.

Albany Jack Pritchard Ft. Benning, Ga

Day-Old Son Dies Monday in Point Pleasant

Michael Wayne Northup, day old son of Thomas and Ruth Cook Northup, died Monday at Point Clinic. Survived by two other children. Paternal grandparents Darrell Northup of West Columbia. maternal grandparents John Cook of Southside. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home with Rev. J. P. Keefer officiating. Burial in Beale Cemetery at Apple Grove.

Point Pleasant Michael Wayne Northup Thomas and Ruth Cook Northup Point Clinic Darrell Northup West Columbia John Cook Southside Ella Rickard Iva Lee Stevens Funeral Home J. P. Keefer Beale Cemetery Apple Grove

Bob Jackson serving with U S Army in Germany

Nelsonville notices Bob Jackson serves with the U S Army in Heidelberg Germany after departing McGuire Air Force Base Fort Dix New Jersey on August 5. He traveled by plane to Frankfurt then train to Heidelberg and now resides as Pvt Frank R Jackson US 52467172 AG Div HQ USAREUR APO 403 New Ave NY.

Nelsonville Bob Jackson U. S. Army Heidelberg Germany McGuire Air Force Base Fort Dix N. J Frankfort Pvt Frank R. Jackson Usareur APO New Ave. N.Y

Amesville Notes Reflect Church Activity and Local Visits

Amesville updates show WSCS meeting at Miss Nellie Wooley's home with 18 members and two guests. Family picnics, trips to Cincinnati and Akron, and a Buckeye Lake outing highlight community life with visits to relatives and church events.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 Picnic This Thursday

Nelsonville VFW Post 3467 schedules a wiener roast and hamburger fry for members and families at 8 p m on Riverside Drive rear clubhouse grounds. A regular meeting at 7 30 p m precedes the picnic.

Nelsonville — Veterans of Foreign Wars Riverside Drive

Appointment of Executrix for Fred B Hooper Estate

Eloise H Pedigo of Route 2 Nelsonville Ohio appointed Executrix of the Estate of Fred B Hooper deceased of Athens County Notice to creditors to file claims within four months or be barred Dated July 31 1958 Francis D White Acting Probate Judge of Athens County Ohio

Eloise H. Pedigo Nelsonville Ohio Fred B. Hooper Athens County Francis D. White Said

Bethel WSCS August meeting and local social notes

Ten members met at Mrs. Lucille Bur roughs home for Bethel WSCS with Elva Gorrell presenting "My Life in the March of Missions." Camp attendees from Bethel Church included Marlene Warner Carole Tracewell Donna Gorrell Patty Burroughs Herman Schul Mary Cameron and Billie Lou Tracewell with Virginia Parr as counselor. Various visits and dinners followed among local families and friends. Real estate transfers list several Troy Carthage Parkersburg Coolville properties involving Dye Guthrie Hueston Moore Flesher Vincent Butcher Hart Zimmerman Baker and Founds.

Coolville Bethel Wscs Lucille Burroughs Elva Gorrell Nellie Baker Bethel Methodist Church Lancaster Fair Grounds Marlene Warner Carole Tracewell Donna Gorrell Patty Burroughs Herman Schul Mary Cameron Billie Lou Tracewell Virginia Parr E. M. Daugherty Pauline Daugherty Athens R. D Eva Stewart Kananga Flourine Frame Marietta Lucille Frame Parkersburg Clyde Parrish Jack Kessler Jennifer John Winston-Salem N. C Oscar Findling Shelva Scott Fairplain W. Va Frances Whitlatch Stockport Neff Norman Henry Parrish Springfield Alfred Jack and Clyde Charles R. Dye Blanche E. Guthrie Frost Carthage Phebe J. Hueston Troy Helen Moore Lloyd Moore William A. Flesher, Jr Estella Jane Vincent John R. Butcher Edsel Hart John Zimmerman Athens County Harold Baker Goldie Baker Coolville R. D Frank Warren N. Davis Belpre

A Pioneer Clendenin Family Survives in Mineral Neighborhood

Mrs. Mary Clendenin Dixon of near Nelsonville visited with her relatives from Detroit and Nelsonville including Mildred Tedrow Lorrayne Clendenin and her granddaughters. The 82 year old Dixon maintains a Mineral home with her grandson. Only two surviving members remain from Gideon Clendenin and his wife, the pioneer parents.

Mary Clendenin Dixon Nelsonville Mildred Tedrow Lorrayne Clendenin Detroit J. P. Emish C. V. Hester Dixon Mineral Gideon Clendenin

Foreman Fred Newton Retires From Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Fred Newton, long time Baltimore and Ohio Railroad worker, retires August 1 as a section foreman after 48 years on the job. He served as a service laborer and led an extra gang at Mineral and Zaleski, losing only two weeks to illness across his career.

Fred Newton Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Mineral and Zaleski

Kent visitors call on local families

Jr. and Mrs. Todd Zimmerman and family Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Powers and family and Mrs. Effie Zimmerman of Kent recently visited the J. P. Emish and C. V. Hester families.

Women pilots take final leg in Bahamas air race

Dottie E. Anderson of Bluffton Ohio and Margaret M. Harmon of Dayton Ohio fly to West End Grand Bahamas on the last lap of the Canada Bahamas air race. They arrived Monday and compete with 16 other women fliers.

Fort Lauderdale

Ohio Teen Loses 6 0 6 0 At National Grass Court Tennis Meet

Linda Nein of Middletown Ohio fell in the second round to top seed Sally Moore of Bakersfield California in the 41st annual United States Girls Grass Court Championships held in Philadelphia Monday.

Philadelphia Linda Nein Middletown Ohio Sally Moore Bakersfield Calif U. S

Top Hitters and Stat Leaders in National League Rankings

The data lists NL batting leaders Ashburn Musial and Mays with averages of .343 .341 and .330, Banks Aaron Mays with 94 86 and 84 runs, Banks leading with 101 RBIs, Ashburn 154 hits, Aaron 30 doubles, Virdon 11 triples, and Banks 38 home runs. Ashburn 23 stolen bases and notable pitching marks for Willey Grissom Spahn Jones.

Mantle New York Runnels Boston Power Cleveland Jensen Sievers Washington Cerv Kansas City Malzone Fox Chicago Kuenn Detroit Kaline Tuttle Lemon Aparicio Rivera Landis Delock Moore Hyde Turley Wynn Bunning Ford Ashburn Philadelphia Musial St. Louis Mays San Francisco Banks Aaron Milwaukee Thomas Pittsburgh H. Anderson Blasingame Willey Grissom Spahn Jones Antonelli

Dickerson Succeeds Red Saunders at UCLA

George Dickerson, UCLA alumnus and former aide to the late Red Sanders, is named head football coach. Sanders died of a heart attack at 53. Johns announced Dickerson’s full appointment with a contract extending beyond one year, terms undisclosed.

Los Angeles George Dickerson Henry Red) Sanders UCLA Dickerson Sanders Wilbur Johns

Lions Quarterback Reichow Set for Knee Operation

Ann Arbor field report says Detroit Lions quarterback Jerry Reichow will undergo knee surgery at University Hospital after sustaining a knee injury in last Friday's game with the College All-Stars in Chicago. He is expected to be sidelined indefinitely.

Ann Arbor Mich Jerry Reichow Detroit Lions University Hospital Iowa Chicago

Boxing Results From Global Fights Highlight Titles Won

In Providence George Araujo won a decision over Pancho Carmona. In Sherbrooke Rory Calhoun stopped George Mercer. In Caracas Ike Chestnut drew with Sonny Leon. In Sydney George Barnes stopped Johnny Van Rensburg and retained the British Empire welterweight title. In San Demo Sergio Caprari stopped Jean Snevers to claim the European featherweight title.

Providence R. I George Araujo Pancho Carmona Puerto Rico Sherbrooke Quebec Rory Calhoun White Plains N. Y George Mercer Little Rock Caracas Venezuela Ike Chestnut Philadelphia Sonny Leon Sydney Australia George Barnes Johnny van Rensberg South Africa Barnes San Demo Italy Sergio Caprari Jean Snevers Belgium Caprari

Ohio Golf Scores in National Amateur first round

In Darien Ohio players won early matches in the Women’s National Amateur. Mrs John Erickson of St Clairsville beat Mrs William Tracy of Essex Falls 1 up after 20 holes. Mrs Manny Doppell of Rye defeated Lida Fee Matthews of Portsmouth 2 and 1. Huntington qualifier features John H Wolfe of Ironton among 34 golfers vying for four spots at Guyan Country Club.

Darien Conn John Erickson St. Clairsville Ohio William Tracy Essex Falls N. K Manny Doppell Rye N. Y Lida Fee Mathews Portsmouth Huntington W. Va John H. Wolfe Ironton San Fran Siaan West Virginia Guyan Country Club

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