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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1966

Page

6

Unemployment Claims Rise in Athens and Hocking Counties

Logan Ohio reports a total rise of 99 unemployment claims from the prior week across Athens and Hocking Counties. Athens up 65 to 432 overall with 112 new claims. Hocking up 34 to 453 with 94 new claims. Other Southeastern Ohio counties listed include Belmont Fairfield Fayette Gallia Guernsey Jackson Lawrence Meigs Morgan Muskingum Perry Pickaway Pike Ross Scioto Vinton Washington with varying new and continuing claims.

Logan Athens Hocking Ohio Bureau of Athens County Ohio Belmont Fairfield Fayette Gallia Guernsey Jackson Lawrence Meigs Morgan Muskingum Perry Pickaway Pike Ross Scioto Vinton Washington

Banquet Honors Youth Groups This Saturday

A banquet honoring local youth groups will be held Saturday at 6 p.m. The Christian Women's Fellowship will prepare and serve the dinner.

Chauncey Christian Women’s Fellowship Group

Load Reduction Slated For All Hocking Roads

Logan Hocking County commissions authorize Engineer Clyde Underwood to post all county roads for a 25 percent load reduction from Feb 15 until further notice. They approve animal and witness fee claims totaling 288.60 and bills of 2546.55. The courthouse closes Friday and Saturday morning for Lincoln’s birthday.

Logan — Hocking Clyde Underwood Ralph Deffenbaugh Ralph Ogle

Meetings Reset In Logan County Extension Sessions

Logan Ohio延期 due to bad weather. two meetings rescheduled. The 4 H Council gathers Monday at 8 p.m. in the courthouse auditorium to plan the March 1 kick off, select Buckeye Workshop participants, and discuss the Columbus Advisory workshop March 8 to 10 and other training. The Extension Advisory Committee meets at 8 p.m. in the auditorium to introduce members, report on the December state meeting and February district meeting, elect members from Salt Creek Starr Ward and Washington Townships, elect officers, and review the longtime plans.

Columbus Salt Creek Starr, Ward Washington Townships

Fire Protection Pact Discussed Between Murray City and Nelsonville

Murray City officials led by Mayor Charles Collins conferred with Nelsonville Fire Chief Clarence Hall and council members on terms of a fire protection pact. The meeting aimed to extend improved protection to the village where Ward Two currently lacks service.

Murray City Charles Collins Arthur Spencer Nelsonville Clarence Hall Carl Young Charles Shafer Glen Tharp Collins

Thirteenth Child Born To Couple Stobert Amesville

A girl born at Mount St Mary Hospital at 5 p m Thursday becomes the 13th child of Mr and Mrs Clair Stobert of Amesville They now have seven girls and six boys Father says God blessed them Andrea Sue Stobart a niece of Miss 1965 Parade of the Hills is from Amesville.

Nelsonville Mount St. Mary Hospital Clair Stobert Amesville Stobert Andrea Sue Stobart

Hocking River Rises Slowly Near Enterprise

Logan Ohio reports the Hocking River at 7.82 feet at 10 a.m. up .13 feet since 7 a.m. Flood stage is 8.5 feet at Enterprise and 10.4 feet at Logan. No flood damage or water covered roads reported by the Hocking sheriff's department.

Logan Hocking Enterprise

City Alerted as Flood Pumps Stay Ready

Safety Director Clarence Kelley reported no immediate flood danger though the river is bank full. Flood pumps at Watkins Street are on standby. The city remains alert and monitors upstream reports.

Nelsonville Clarence Kelley Watkins St

Puddly morning scenes in Logan drift through town

The report notes a thawing spell with rain and melting snow. A seven year old girl taps a boot in a puddle then does the same with her other foot. Logan courthouse corner shows a draft bus, pre induction exams, and families watching. Mayor Jack Moorehead returns from a kidney stone illness at Mount Saint Marys. A Logan man parks twice before entering a restaurant.

Logan

Don Braun Heads to White Sulphur Springs Trip

Don Braun manager of Logan Penny's will travel to White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Sunday to attend a two day event or meeting as part of store operations and community engagement.

Don Braun Logan Penny White Sulpher Springs W. Va

Births at Mount St Mary Hospital Include Nine Babies

Mr and Mrs Clarence G Bateman Nelsonville welcome a son. Mr and Mrs Emerson Penrod Gore Route 1 announce a daughter. Mr and Mrs Clair Stobert Amesville add a daughter. Admissions list includes Robert S Allen Athens Route 5 Kenneth R Allen Athens Route 5 Pearl Thorp New Straitsville Mrs Imogene Triplett Nelsonville Mrs Mary Messbarger Glouster Mrs Anna Withrow Albany Mrs Zora Walker Nelsonville Mrs John Jones and daughter Murray City Mrs Richard Collins and son Nelsonville Route 1 Mrs Mabel Kiraly Glouster Jack Moorehead Logan Mrs Helen Smathers Buchtel Mrs Sylvia Bailey New Straitsville Route 1 Miss Katherine Crawford Glouster.

Clarence G. Bateman Nelsonville Emerson Penrod Gore Route 1 Clair Stobert Amesville Robert S. Allen Athens Kenneth R. Allen Pearl Thorp New Straitsville Imogene Triplett Mary Messbarger Glouster Anna Withrow Albany Zora Walker John Jones Murray City Richard Collins Mabel Kiraly Jack Moorehead Logan Helen Smathers Buchtel Sylvia Bailey Katherine Crawford

DAR Meet Names Chairman And Hostesses At Point Pleasant

Mrs. J. M. Foglesong of Ohio River Road will chair the Friday Col. Charles Lewis Chapter DAR meeting in Appalachian Auditorium. Regent Mrs. Cary H. Rayburn will preside with hostesses Mrs. Raymond Musgrave, Mrs. Eunice Beller, Mrs. Benjamin Franklin, Mrs. Walter M. Windsor, Mrs. Robert Hite, Mrs. Charles Cottrill, Mrs. Axtell Dudding and Mrs. Howard Love assisting.

Point Pleasant J. M. Foglesong Ohio River Road Col. Charles

Ohio CWF Secretary To Attend Reception

Chauncey hosts a 6 p.m. Sunday reception at the Parish House for Miss Mary Alice Flynt executive secretary of the Ohio Christian Women's Fellowship. Flynt will speak at 7 30 p.m. Parish services. Mrs Bess Boley Moore returns to work after a major operation at St Mary's Hospital Huntington W Va.

Chauncey Chauncey Parish House Mary Alice Flynt The Ohio Christian Women’s Fellowship Miss Flynt Point Pleasant Bess Boley Moore Selective Service Board

Eastern managers meet as Logan Trade Club member comments

Max Davidson, returning from a Washington trip, tells Eastern store managers that living in Washington for two days costs nearly as much as buying an acre of good Hocking County ground.

Max Davidson Washington Logan Trade Club Hocking County

Scrappy Myers Explains Walking to Train for Golf

Scrappy Myers says he walks to work to get in shape for golf, emphasizing fitness as his reason and goal. He notes the routine helps his conditioning and late-afternoon practice.

Scrappy Myers

4 C Mission Launched In Logan

The First Evangelical United Brethren Church will launch a 4-C Mission Sunday in Logan with a 5 30 p m countdown, carry in supper, Bible study and planning. Rev H Eugene Flowers of Circleville will preach and dedicate the mission. Officials include Chester Lackey Henry Brinager Roy Fowler William King Earl Grove Doris Paisley Bill Grove and Grace Brown.

Roy Fowler William King Earl Grove Usher Doris Paisley Bill Grove Grace Brown Music

Hong Kong Student Will Be Speaker

Miss Lai Chuen Tsang of Hong Kong, a student at Ohio University, will speak at the third session of family church school at First Methodist Church in Nelsonville. A 5 30 p.m. potluck dinner precedes study classes, followed by an informal evening program with the children's group. Milk and coffee provided. attendees bring their own table service and a covered dish.

Nelsonville Lai Chuen Tsang Hong Kong Ohio University Family Church First Methodist Church Circle Two

Chauncey Area Church Sets Sunday Services and Scout Observance

The Chauncey Church of Christ hosts CYF meeting Sunday at 6 p.m. The Rev Paul Johnson leads services at the county home at 1 30 p.m. Sunday. Scouts in Chauncey area urged to attend as part of Boy Scout Sunday observance.

P.m Chauncey Church of Christ Cyf Paul Johnson Chauncey Area

Blind Painter Merrill Maynard Exhibit in Taunton

Blind painter Merrill A. Maynard displays forty works in a Taunton one man show. He went blind at sixteen and paints with braille numbered pigment sticks. His wife Edith has been blind since age five. Bright colors dominate the exhibit. A rummage sale at Circle Two First Methodist Church in Nelsonville is planned for March 5 at the Legion War Memorial building. Donations contact Mrs. Pearl Williams or Lula Courtney.

Taunton Mass Merrill A. Maynard Maynard Edith Nelsonville First Methodist Church Legion War Memorial Pearl Williams Lula Courtney

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Hocking Counties Lincoln Walter W. Pickens Leon Pickens Holzer Hospital Cussins & Fearn CO Deller Dept Coats Ivy Oxford Bollar Donald G. Young Roy Vermataan Broad St Vermataan Nellie Vernon Cyf Millfield Jack Mount St. Mary’s DAR Meet Ohio Cwf United States Trimble Church of Christ Cyf
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