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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1962
Page
3
Athens city schools will dismiss one hour early on the second Monday each month for the remainder of the 1961-62 year to allow department meetings. Teachers will apply self evaluation criteria. elementary staff will revise curriculum and report to parents.
Ohio University announces the annual Summer Institute for Junior High School Teachers of General Science will run July 23 to August 31 in a six week session. The NSF grant of 60700 funds stipends of 75 dollars weekly for 64 participants and 15 dollars weekly for each dependent with travel allowance up to 80 dollars.
All 1963 Athens High School graduates may register with Ron Mills for the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test at 9 a.m. Saturday March 10. Eligible students may win Merit Program stipends based on intellectual merit, with renewals each year, and receive interpretive folders to guide college and career planning.
Eleven additional jurors were excused from jury duty during the January term of Common Pleas Court bringing total excused to about 42 of 125 names drawn December 20. Excuses cited include statutory exemptions for G H Powell Albany Anna Pauline Martin Robert Dailey and George Grim of Athens plus Floyd Starkey of Guysville Wade Burke Charles Jaynes of Athens Amos Pollock of Nelsonville and others. Jurors excused for potential injury to interests include Denzil C Robinson Athens Robert B Davis Nelsonville and R S Myers Guysville.
Charles O Gibson 58 of New Marshfield Route 1 died early Friday in Sheltering Arms Hospital after months of illness. Born in Mineral he was a farmer and survived by his wife Grace, a son Morris of Barberton, daughters Dorcas Swart Betty Gibson and Eleanor Van Dyke, nine grandchildren one great grandson and brother Ralph of Springfield. Funeral services are planned Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hughes funeral home with burial at New Marshfield.
A hospital note lists admissions including Debra Mansfield The Plains Rebecca Mansfield The Plains Mrs Beulah Robinson Chauncey George Foss Athens Clyde Singer Glouster Mrs Oliver Steinmetz Glouster Mrs Vera Smith Athens Harold Hayhurst Athens Route Dismissed Mrs Dorothy Castle Athens Route 1 Hurshell Bay Coelville Blood used one pint.
Gary Stufflebean an 18 year old shoe factory laborer of Nelsonville and Teresa Coursey also 18 a shoe factory laborer of Nelsonville obtain a marriage license in the same city according to local records.
The piece outlines anticipated 1962 focus areas in Athens with urban renewal and parking plans, OU expansion, school restructuring, and a new post office. It lists monthly events from Oct to Dec including indictments, OU milestones, road and parking studies, elections, budgets, fires, crimes, and notable deaths.
Fire department used an extinguisher to cool an overheated fuel oil furnace in a house trailer occupied by Richard Mitchell at 45 percent Richland Avenue. The incident occurred at 8 06 p.m. Thursday.
Boyd B. Cornwell aged 18 of Athens Route 3 was fined 10 dollars and court costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a police citation for driving without a license.
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