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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1964
Page
3
National Farmers Organization activity near Logan shows modest local impact. Heine meat packing plant spokesman notes little slaughter now with small distribution cuts at Swift Co and Athene sales down 14 000 from normal, though no local shortage expected.
State Highway Patrol reports a two car crash Saturday afternoon on Route 33 south of Logan. Henry J. Skiver 74 of Logan was cited for failure to stop within assured clear distance after his auto collided with a northbound car driven by Sharon K. Bowers 19 of Nelsonville Route 2. Passengers Freda Powell Etta Skiver and Carman Bowers sustained minor injuries but were not treated.
Mildred Stevens spent a day with her mother Cora Ward. Mayo Bales and family visited Clarence Bales on Wood Mill Road. Bill Bales from Spencer, W V, was also a guest. Virgil Wamsley bought the Kuger two room brick school building from John Cook South Charleston W V for storage of machinery. Carroll Tate of Lockbourne AFB spent a weekend with his parents Charles and — Tate.
A Radcliff resident in his 70s, one of about 300 remaining Civil War pensioners, continues to receive benefits due to incapacity. He recently moved from Athens County with veteran father lineage noted by Marvin J. Huston, Veterans' Service Officer.
Births list includes Albert Jones Athens Route 2 daughter Rhoderick Ice Shawnee son James L Stanley Glouster Route 2 daughter Dodson Corn ing son Gregory Brunton Glouster daughter David Wilson Jacksonville son Admissions feature many names including Alice Davis Millfield Route 1 Joe Corby Nelsonville Wayne Evans Nelsonville Route 2 Cecil Woodson Nelsonville Loretta Spencer Corning Route 1 Gertrude Stocklen Nelsonville Harry Stone Shawnee Route 1 Charles Randolph Murray City Max Lawson Nelsonville Christie McKee Glouster Route 1 Edward Slatzer New Straitsville Audrey Nagle Amesville Florence Michael Athens Route 4 Betty Weaver Athens Virginia Turner Columbus and several others. multiple patients listed Blood used two units. Logan club and Kiwanis joint meeting set for Brandt’s Mecca with Ronald McCowen speaker film. Nel sonville man Max A Figgins pleads guilty intoxication fined 10 dollars plus costs. wife filed charges.
McARTHUR The Vinton County commissioners and Engineer Jim Lee have called for bids to be opened Sept 21 for a new prestressed bridge 54 feet long and 24 feet wide over Middle Fork Creek Routes 18 and 42 Goose Creek and Curry Rds Alternate bids will be considered for a steel truss super structure of the same dimensions.
McARTHUR Ohio Captain Howard E Nunnemaker stationed at Elgin Air Force Base Florida earned the Air Force Commendation Medal his first oak leaf cluster for meritorious service from June 20 1961 to December 18 1963 He is the son of Mr and Mrs H E Nunnemaker of McArthur. In McARTHUR Vinton County Sheriff Harold Steele seeks a music burglar after Melvin Barnett reports the theft of a record player and two dozen records from his home. Barnett recently acquired the player. In Nelsonville Brant Tedrow son of Mr and Mrs William J Tedrow passed the state medical board at the June 15 17 examinations he was one of 326 medical students to pass. Francis Edwin Pyke 30 Deanville was cited by police for failure to transfer it in connection with licensing of an ute and must appear in Nelsonville mayor court at 7 30 p m Sept 9. There will be 538 electoral votes cast for President this year.
Logan driver Alan Eugene Adair Jr 20 of 365 Walnut Street was cited for excess speed on Canal Street and ordered to appear in Nelsonville mayor court at 7 30 p m Sept 5. Mrs Martha Howe of Fairview Street was cited for failure to stop at a stop sign at Fayette and Jefferson Streets and ordered to appear before Mayor William Hoffman
James L. Martin a fireman in the USN son of Mr and Mrs Frank Martin of Buchtel serves aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise on an around the world cruise to show US sea power. Logan police investigated a minor accident on Front Street near Mulberry Street when Albert V Lackey backed from Moose Lodge into Vernie Dixon’s car causing minor damage. Lackey cited for improper backing. Assault and battery charges were filed by William Meyers against Delbert Hawk of Dayton for an August Nelsonville incident. Hawk to appear in Nelsonville mayor court. Only Quaker president Hoover is noted.
Administrators and teaching staff of the Nelsonville city school system gathered for a school meeting at the high school. The session focused on budget planning, curriculum updates, and upcoming staffing changes.
Hospital notes list newborns in Logan and nearby areas including McBroom Evans Leffler Halby Baker Lomax Dicken Glenn Kinley Anderson and others. Incidents include a man treated after a fall at VFW a teen cut from a window accident and two children stung by yellow jackets at Cantwell Cliffs. Teacher meetings and Nelsonville council session planned with specifics on schedules and opening day preparations.
At about 3:30 a.m. Sunday a fire of undetermined origin destroyed an unoccupied one story frame house on Calico Ridge near Logan. Louis Taulbee reported the blaze, found it well ablaze, and firemen contained it with only the two stoves inside spared. owner unknown. A prior call at 10:47 p.m. Saturday mentioned a fire on Route 33 and Glendon Smith's car fire two miles from Logan, which he extinguished himself.
Nelsonville James Green was charged by police with larceny and held in city jail awaiting hearing in Nelsonville Mayor Court. Police sought Green for weeks in connection with loss of tools and equipment from the construction shanty at the Fred R. Beasley restaurant project on Hocking Street.
Judge Vaughn Collins presided over seven traffic cases Saturday. Illinois man Dick Legg faced fines of 50 dollars plus costs, six month license suspension, and 20 dollars fines on another charge, with jail after failure to pay. Others included Clarence Dowler fined 10 dollars for speeding, Gale Monk 20 dollars for speeding and 20 with suspensions for no license, Donald Anderson 20 with 5 suspended for left of center, Wilbert Warren 10, James Stump 25, and Clarence Ward 25 for left of center.
Logan Mayor Jack Moorehead fined five residents on Saturday. Denzil Smith, 42, received $10 and costs for intoxication. Donald L. Butler, 28, Lancaster, forfeited $20 bond for reckless operation. Norma J. Wachenschwanz, 35, Deanville, paid $50 and costs with a five day suspended sentence. Jerry D. Spence, 26, 393 W Second St, fined $10 and costs for left of center. Ronald J. West, 21, Hubbard, fined $10 and costs for assured clear distance.
Advertisement promotes a gentle laxative Nature's Remedy NT tablets for easy relief. It claims low price of 29 cents at drug stores and offers a free family sample by writing to Lewis- Howe Co Dept B St Louis MO. It implies immediate availability tonight or tomorrow.
Report claims sufferers praised a new healing substance Bio-Dyne marketed as Preparation H. The remedy, offered in suppository or ointment forms, is now available at drug counters.
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