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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1963

Page

3

Freedom Radio Stations Backed by Ecumenical Conference Steering Committee

The 19th Ecumenical Student Conference debated civil rights led by a Stanford University delegation proposing a chain of bomb proof Freedom Radio stations in the Deep South. They aim to raise $5,000 this week and $30,000 to $50,000 from liberal groups for Radio Free South to reach areas with little civil rights coverage.

Deep South First Methodist Church National Student Christian Federation Stanford University Freedom Stanford Group Radio Free South Athens Clarence Mitchell Naacp Bureau Washington, D.C Robert Spike National Council of Churches

Athens Sees Warmer Temperature Rise From Zero

Athens records a slight warmth with an early low of five above and a 9 am reading of 14. Monday’s high reached 30, still two degrees below freezing, according to Observer C. L. Colmer.

Athens U.S C. L. Colmer

Two Calls Answered By Emergency Squad

The fire department emergency squad answered two calls Tuesday morning. At 8:58 they took responders to Memorial Auditorium where Marilyn Green, 33, Carbondale Ill., fainted and had recovered on arrival. A 9:58 call sent them to 61 Hooper St where Myrtle Figley, 80, had a heart ailment and she received oxygen en route to Sheltering Arms Hospital.

Fire Department Memorial Auditorium Marilyn Green Carbondale Ill Hooper St Myrtle Figley Sheltering Arms Hospital

Kiwanis Hear Talks By Students In Athens

Eight foreign students visiting Ohio University spoke to the Kiwanis Club in Athens during the holidays. Ali Daffa of Saudi Arabia described the oil based economy while Ayres DeCosta, a master’s candidate and former headmaster from Bombay, India, spoke on education.

Ohio University Athens Kiwanis Club William Diles Ali Daffa Saudi Arabia Ayres DeCosta Bombay India City School Board Morrison Elementary

Albany firemen extinguish house blaze near town

Albany volunteers fight a small fire at the Alfred Lindsey home a mile and a half northeast of town shortly before noon Tuesday. Chief Boyd Williams said the blaze began in the chimney and burned into a large timber causing slight damage.

Albany Alfred Lindsey Boyd Williams

Juvenile Burglars in Athens Nabbing Two Suspects

Two 14 year old boys accused in three burglaries in Athens were captured Monday by Lancaster police. They allegedly broke into Athens High School and a residence on Depot Street, taking a small amount of cash, food, a clock and blankets. The youths denied the high school theft and were returned to Athens by the county juvenile officer.

Athens Lancaster Charles Bethel Washington St

Stephen Fuller Named To New Harvard Post

Athens native and Ohio University graduate Stephen H. Fuller was named associate dean of external affairs at Harvard Business School effective Jan 1. Fuller, a former OU economics and labor relations instructor, has served as MBA program chairman and directed the International Teachers Program.

Stephen H. Fuller Athens Ohio University Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration George P. Baker Fuller Business School Harvard Law School Army Office of the Quartermaster General Douglas MacArthur Western Pacific Harvard Business School Ohio U Harvard J. A. Fuller Radcliffe Rd Wellesley, Mass

Car Abandoned After Route 13 Crash Near Glouster

State Highway Patrol reports a car driven into a sign post and guard rail, left abandoned on Route 13 north of Glouster Monday night. Several individuals listed faced charges including failure to yield right of way, defective muffler, and license issues.

David Fugene Dunham State St Cecil Andrew Hart, Jr the Plains State Highway Patrol Route 13 Glouster

Five Miles Of County Road Blacktopped In 1963 Report

County engineer Harry Dust reports nearly five miles of county road were blacktopped in 1963. The annual list cites 105 roads repaired, 122.54 miles patched, 100 miles resealed, and 26 miles of brush cut along 67 miles of roads.

Harry Dust Dust

Fracas at Eagles Building Leaves Man Unconscious

Columbus police said the investigation into a fracas at the Eagles Building continues after John Luman 33 of 89 Central Ave was injured he remains unconscious at University Hospital with possible skull fracture. Police Chief Grogan said there are no grounds to charge Charles H Koska and the case remains under review.

University Hospital Columbus John Luman Central Ave Luman Eagles Charles H Koska W. Washington St J. B. Grogan Koska

Shelterin Arns Hospital Notes Berths at Athens

Shelter care entries list newborns and admissions at Shelterin Arms Hospital in Athens with parents Mr and Mrs Rodriguez and Mr and Mrs Douglas and Ley, a son and a daughter, plus several admitted and dismissed patients by names and routes in Athens Glouster Millfield.

Carlos Rodriguez Athens Garry Douglas Paul Ley

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Freedom Radio National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Bureau Mitchell Johnson Senate National Council of Churches Emergency Commission On Religion and Race Robert W. Spike Spike William Strickland Northern Student Movement Brazil Rubem Alves New York Wilson Baker Berry N. Court St Mercury Hayden, Stone & CO. Incorporated Boston Chicago New York Stock Exchange Cincinnati Jacksonville D. H Jonesy) Sams Cline Bldg Athens, O Busi Economy Savings & Loan Company Lynwood Pomeroy Nelsonville Logan Glen Fabric Wallcoverin Glendora Baker & Stauffer Delbert T. DeLong Edmond Stack Haselmire State Franklin Cowger Pittsburg Albany Volunteers W. W. Shafer Depot St Stephen Fuller Harvard Post Calligene Ig Aan Water Conditioning, Inc W. Stimson Ave Joe Albert Mace New Marshfield Carpenter Carlotta Lynn Taylor Tom D. Lee the Plains, Navy Carol S. Keeton Haley E. Bowles Shirley J. Hutchens Jeffrey Whitlatch Joseph Dunfee Shade Roy Barnhart Guysville Walter Williams Mrs Enerson Dye James Josten Rudolph Oxley Hollis Black Lloyd Efaw Homer Sayers Millfield the Security Bank Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Dwight H. Rutherford John D. Clark You
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