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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1965

Page

2

New School Board Chooses Chief and Clerk for District

The Federal-Hocking Local School Board will pick an executive head and clerk for the new consolidated district formed by Rome Canaan, Carthage Troy, and Ames-Bern. The board named a candidate slate, with offices at Rome Canaan and meetings set for the second Saturday each month.

New School Board Federal-Hocking Porter Herman Ellis Rome - Canaan E. L. Koehler Carthage - Troy Consolidated Rome Canaan Carthage Troy Ames-Bern Steve Drummond Federal Orin Wright Rome- Canaan Carthage-Troy

New Officials Begin Terms in Local Clerk and Recorder Offices

Mrs. Marjorie Mitchell started as clerk of courts appointing two new deputies while keeping two former staff. Mrs. Luta Wright, elected recorder, remained in hospital after emergency surgery with hopes of release soon.

Sheltering Arms Hospital Marjorie Mitchell Phyllis L. Cross Luta Wright Claudis Chappel Republican Recorder Wright Roy Walsh Clerk of Courts Helen Scott Albany Wilma Lanning Nelsonville Mary Hailbirt Betty Storer Cannonville Recorder’s Office Wilma Allen Athens

Servicemen News and Campus Lecture Report

Boilerman 2 C Roger L Wemner USN son of Mr and Mrs Frank G Wemner is aboard USS Franklin D Roosevelt with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. William C Wilcox has reported to Minot Air Force Base after leave with parents in Athens. A burglary at a village service station run by Miss Carolyn Brickles is under investigation. Dr Jerome Sacks of Northwestern University will lecture on the Ohio University campus sponsored by the NSF with talks in Copeland Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Roger L. Wemner USN Frank G. Wemner Millfield Franklin D. Roosevelt Sixth Fleet Mediterranean Sea William C. Wilcox Minot N.D James Coen Athens Athens High School Wilcox Turkey Carolyn Brickles Albany Miss Brickles Ohio University Jerome Sacks Northwestern University Sacks National Science Foundation Copeland Hall Grace Judson Republic Ave Milwaukee Wis Darell Judson Janice Judson Oshkosh Janice Thomas McCain W. Va Darell Cecil Harrison Kate Vaughn Akron Dick Acker Steubenville Gene Nida Iva Price Don Flowers Fred Phillips James Bickley Jack Terry Columbus Joe Mollette Gary Bobby Stockdale Donald Stemm James Stemm Spring St

Clear and Cold Start to Week in Athens

U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer notes an early morning low of 17 with a 9 30 a m reading three degrees higher. Sunday's high of 44 followed a trace of snow, and the Hocking River crested at 7 75 ft Sunday noon, then fell to 6 ft by 7 a m today.

Athens U. S C. L. Colmer Colmer Hocking

City Council Opens 1965 With Three Ordinances

City council meets Monday at 7 30 p m for its first 1965 session to consider third reading of ordinances to hire a local architectural firm for site study of a new fire station with planning and to hire five more firefighters. A second reading is set for an ordinance hiring George Sheeter for the S Congress St sewers project. The appropriation ordinance and new 1965 council committees are also expected.

City Council George Sheeter

ROTC Plans Start New Two Year Program Selection

Lt Col David G. Smith of Ohio University explains the Air Force ROTC two year program will use officer qualifying test scores, a medical exam, interview board recommendations, and a six week field training course. Processing must begin immediately to finish by late April to issue orders to successful candidates under the 1964 ROTC Vitalization Act.

Air Force ROTC David G. Smith Aerospace Studies Ohio University

The Plains Pendulum Yearbook Goes On Sale

The 1965 Plains Pendulum by Rose Foster, Larry Hunter, Catherine Langel, Charles Mansfield, Carla McDonald, Julia Michael, Carolyn Riggs and William Winner features school life scenes and illustrations. It includes pictures of the Athens city school district’s three buildings under the caption Divided Today and United Tomorrow.

Plains Rose Foster Larry Hunter Catherine Langel Charles Mansfield Carla McDonald Julia Michael Carolyn Riggs William Winner Athens City

Edwards Is Elected Commission President in 1965 Session

County commissioners elected James Edwards as board president for 1965 and continued work on the 1965 budget. They discussed financing a proposed Four Mile Bridge over a creek on Reedsville Coolville Road in Troy Two, with U S Army Engineers. Backwaters from the Reedsville Belleville Dam on the Ohio River will raise the pool around the bridge as federal aid options were explored, with no decision made yet. Budget work began Saturday with hopes to finish Monday.

James Edwards Reedsville Coolville Rd Troy U. S. Army Belleville Ohio River

Two Drivers Plead Guilty on DWI Charges in County Court

Two men, Herman Paul Fickison 29 Frost Route 1 and Ralph Oliver Langer 40 Athens Route 2, pleaded guilty to State Highway Patrol DWI. Each fined 150 dollars plus costs and given three days in jail with six month license suspensions. Fickison also fined 10 dollars for left of center. Wendell E Calendine 29 Athens Route 2 pleaded innocent in Municipal Court to DWI and left of center. bonds total 315 dollars. cases continued.

Herman Paul Fickison Frost Ralph Oliver Langer Athens Fickison Wendell E. Calendine

Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital

Births list two newborns to Mr and Mrs Chesser of Athens Route 2 and Mr and Mrs Greene of Albany Route 2. Admissions include Hans Bald Athens Route 1 Lesta Gill Athens James Pratt Athens Route 5 John Brookhart Athens Route 3 Mrs Anna Lanning Athens Donald Evans Athens Mrs Lawrence White Athens William Lehrer Athens Helen Zimmerman Athens Robert Butcher Frost Route 1 Raymond Bardin Athens.

Millard Chesser Athens Davis Greene Albany Hans Bald Lesta Gill James Pratt John Brookhart Anna Lanning Donald Evans Lawrence White William Lehrer Helen Zimmerman Robert Butcher Frost Raymond Bardin David Russell Millfield George Russell Gerald Evans Alfred Carpenter Larry Sidders Phillip Knox Wendell Calentine

New School Site Study Under Way In Huntington Visit

City School Supt Clyde Plant will travel to Huntington West Virginia to consult with the Army Corps of Engineers about Athens food control projects and past flood levels. He aims to aid site selection for a new high school and reviews the 1965 comprehensive community plan with planning consultant Arnald Connell.

Clyde Huntington W. Va Athens U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Arnald Pat) Connell

Three Athens County Selective Draftees Inducted Into Army

Three Athens County selective service registrants left by bus for Columbus to be inducted into the Army at Fort Hayes. Joseph L. Jordan of Shade led the group which included Donald L. Hess of Athens and Charles R. Townsend of Nelsonville. The draftees received Bibles from the Gideon Society.

Athens County Selective Service Columbus Army Ft. Hayes Joseph L. Jordan Shade Donald L. Hess Athens Charles R. Townsend Nelsonville Gideon Society

Deputy Recorder Dorothy Daughtery Completes Service

Mrs Dorothy Daughtery of Chauncey finished 1014 years of service as a deputy in the county recorder s office at the courthouse last week She began in 1948 and previously worked in the probate court and county auditor s office

Dorothy Daughtery Chauncey County Recorder’s Office Daughtery Probate Court County Auditor’s Office

Grand Jury Begins Study Of 16 Cases

Common Pleas Judge John Bolin directed the grand jury to study 16 cases involving 13 defendants. Michael Tremper 20 Logan Route 4 charged intoxication and patrol costs. Orville Heightland 46 Millfield Route 1 charged intoxication and patrol with 5 dollars suspended. Stephan Smith 16 Athens Route 1 cited for failing to yield after a Sunday two car accident at President and Court. Athens Chapter Royal Arch Masons to meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Masonic Temple. Entered Apprentice degree to be conferred with a meeting Tuesday in the TEAM lodges.

Common Pleas John Bolin Grand Jury Michael Tremper Logan Orville Wallace Heightland Millfield Stephan Kermit Smith Athens President and Court Sta Akene Athens Chapter Royal Arch Masons Masonic Temple Howard T. Woodyard

Ohio Party Leads Brazil Trip for Parana Partnership

Dean Paul L. Noble of Ohio University heads a four member Ohio delegation to Brazil to launch Partners of the Alliance in Parana. The program aims for grass roots Latin American relations with U S AID backing and emphasizes mutual exchange between education medicine agriculture and business.

Dean Noble Ohio Party Brazil Parana Paul L. Noble Ohio University College of Business Administration U. S. Agency For International de

Glouster Meetings Highlight Community Groups

Local groups schedule weekly meetings across Glouster with officers to be installed or elected. Activities include Masonic and K of P lodges, American Legion, Eagles Auxiliary, Women of the Moose, church choirs, youth choirs, and the Rothwell Club. Various residents share holiday travels and family visits.

Jobs Daughters Masonic Hall K. of P. Lodge K. of P Trimble Lodge 557 FAM American Legion Legion Eagles Auxiliary Eagles Hall Senior Progressive Study Club D. M. Gladden Braun St Masonic Lodge Women of the Moose Moose Hall Methodist Church Church of Christ Rothwell Club Gordon Jacksonville Methodist Church Taylor Ridge Ladies Aid Carol Ann Smith Jacksonville

Six Drivers Cited In Seven Weekend Crashes

State Highway Patrol investigated seven Ath ens County traffic incidents over the weekend. Six drivers were cited and one was injured, five crashes were one car incidents, with several drivers charged for conditional speed or left of center.

Athens County State Highway Patrol William L. Handa Murray City Mount St. Mary Hospital Trimble Lanny T. Tripp Zaleski Floyd E. Jeffers Athens Abraham Ullman Bartlette Herman P. Fickison Frost Coolville William M. Gilkey Ath

Salon 365 Holds December Meeting In Higgins Restaurant

Salon 365 met in Higgins restaurant for dinner and a social evening at Mrs Helen Burnelle's home. A TB work report was given and a gift exchange occurred. One guest, Mrs Mary Hall of Gloucester, attended. The next meeting will be in Logan at Brandt's Restaurant with Erma Powers hosting and slides of a world tour.

Glouster Higgins Helen Burnelle Mary Hall Logan Brandt Erma Powers Lancaster

Theta Past Matrons Hold Meeting in Masonic Hall

The Theta Past Matrons of Thea Chapter OES met in the Masonic Hall with hostesses Louise Lent Sybil Kittle Barbara Gierhart and Alberta Hartley. The Yule decorations graced the refreshment table. A gift exchange occurred and a dinner is planned for Jan 11 to welcome the junior past president.

Glouster Thea Chapter Oes Masonic Hall Louise Lent Sybil Kittle Barbara Gierhart Alberta Hartley

Girl's Class Stores New Year Party Details

The Junior Girls Sunday School Class of the Methodist Church held a New Year's party at teacher Miss Barbara Guinther's home in Glouster. Devotions were by Kathy and Sue McManaway with Vickie Vaughan and Kathy Fearns in charge of games. Prizes went to Kathy and Sue McManaway and Julia McAfooes, with Cindy McManaway Linda McAfooes Debbie Parker and Sandy McAfooes in attendance.

Glouster Methodist Church Barbara Guinther Madison St Kathy Sue McManaway Vickie Vaughan Kathy Fearns Julia McAfooes Cindy McManaway Linda McAfooes Debbie Parker Sandy McAfooes

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