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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1958
Page
6
Two Athens County children are treated in Columbus for polio. A 24 year old Nelsonville girl diagnosed Nov 1 and a 6 year old Stewart Route 1 boy diagnosed Nov 24, one in an iron lung. Both had not received Salk vaccine.
Double funeral services will be held Friday morning in Clarksburg West Virginia for Elmer W. Sutton and his wife Elizabeth Sutton both Athens residents killed Tuesday when their car was struck by an eastbound Baltimore and Ohio freight train at a Canaanville crossing. The couple had lived in Athens five years. Elmer, 60, a piano technician, and Elizabeth, 57, an artist and poet, left behind families in West Virginia and Ohio. Funeral details were announced by Davis funeral home with burial planned in Flatwoods.
Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will host the Fourth Division for Templar Advancement in the Masonic Temple at 7 30 p m with Homer C Helser guest and Russell L Baily announcing every knight should attend in full uniform and refreshments to follow.
Orville Lewis aged 48 of Bainbridge died Monday at University Hospital in Columbus. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Lewis of Athens. Survived by his wife Margaret and six children, all of Bainbridge, two sisters Grace Tharp of Columbus and Shirley Ann Lewis of Athens, and a brother Aaron Lewis of Athens. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday in Bainbridge with burial there.
Florence Luckett, 82, died early Wednesday morning at the Albany Rest Home after months of illness. She lived in Albany most her life, with a period in Dayton. She is survived by two sons Harold of Dayton and Osmond of Albany and one grandchild. Husband Nelson preceded her. Friends may call Thursday noon at Bigony funeral home. Funeral Friday at 1:30 p.m. conducted by Rev. G. H. Hein. Burial in Alexander Cemetery, Hebardville.
Irene M Wade 55 of Millfield died Wednesday at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a two year illness She was born in Perry County lived in Glouster and Millfield was a Christian Church member and Emblem Club member Survived by husband J ke Wade and son Richard I Wade Funeral Friday 2 pm at Millfield Christian Church Rev Gilbert Courtney Burial Hilltop Cemetery Friends may call after 5 pm Thursday
The program planning meeting for Cub Pack and Scout Troops will be Thursday at 7 30 p m in the community room at The Plains High School. The round table previews January themes Cub Scout News Men and Ride Your Hobby with Dick Rypma of Athens previewing color photography. Jim Mullins of The Plains will demo short wave radio and Jack Sowers of Nelsonville will show rocks and minerals.
Rain and slowly rising temperatures Wednesday were melting Athens ice and snow that had formed a skating rink in the early morning. Some streets and sidewalks remained hazardous but improvements appeared likely with a 10 a.m. temperature of 38. Colmer reported a low of 22 and a high of 38 yesterday, with .04 inch of rainfall by that hour.
The Richland Avenue Volunteer Fire Brigade answered a 2:30 p m call to a gas booster station on Fisher Rd where a fire started in an outdoor air cooling device oil filter. Workmen controlled the blaze with hand extinguishers before firemen arrived. Two trucks and about 15 firefighters responded. damage described as moderate to the screen a rotating device measuring about 15 by 20 feet.
Mrs Maybel Elliott Kampf 72 died Tuesday after an extended illness. Resident of Athens 15 years and former Coolville resident. Survived by husband W F Kampf and foster daughter Bernice Arnold of Beverly. Service 2 p.m. Friday at White Funeral Home Coolville. Burial Coolville Cemetery. Flowers omitted. donations to heart fund request.
A list of individuals associated with Sheltering Arms Hospital in multiple towns including Athens McArthur Albany and Glouster. Names include Mrs Millie Osborne Chauncey Mrs Austin Morrison McArthur Route 2 and others such as James Harrison Shirley Harkins Ed Hawk Anna Davis and Donna Bryant.
The Cutting Edge travel exhibit on cutting edges in American life arrives in Athens on Thursday at 7 30 p m in Putnam School Auditorium. The Ohio chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management and the Society for Advancement of Management at Ohio University sponsor the event featuring a 43 foot panorama and an illustrated slide talk led by C G Schelly director of the Educational Research Department at DoAll Co.
Athens High School science teacher Earl Washburn shared color slides from his Yucatan and Guatemala trip with the Lions Club at the Berry Hotel. He spoke on the peoples customs and religious beliefs. David Rose was installed as a club member by Don Perry. Lewis McBride to study needs at the Southeastern Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital. The group voted to buy seven canes for blind persons. Guest Martin Hess attended.
Water will be shut off on Mulligan Rd above Curtis St and at the Y toward Albany at various times this week. Norman Hatch, city consulting engineer, said outages are needed while new water lines are installed in the Mechanicsburg area.
Firefighters responded to Kinneer Motors at 280 E State St at 11 10 a m Wednesday after an acetylene tank hose caught fire. Only damage reported was to the hose per Fire Chief Charles W Dalton.
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