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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1965

Page

3

Car School Bus Crash Claims Man and Injures Four

A head on crash 8.5 miles south of Junction City on Route 668 at 3 29 p m killed Edward Lee Fenwick 37 and Injured four others including Logan bus driver Rev Ernest Hulsey 35 plus three Logan students aged 8 10 and 7 The bus carried 42 Maxville pupils Officers investigated with patrols from Athens St Clairsville and Zanesville were at the scene and School Supt Dwight Diller assisted The three students were released after treatment remaining injuries not listed

Junction City Logan City Edward Lee Fenwick Hocking Valley Hospital State Highway Patrol Logan Ernest Hulsey Hocking Fenwick Maxville School Athens

Officials Assume New Posts in Logan County

New and reelected county officials began their terms for the year. Three newcomers Forrest P. Moore Clyde O Underwood and Howard Blum all Democrats take posts as county prosecutor county engineer and county commissioner respectively. Reelected are Thomas Van Duren Esther Carpenter Thelma Keyes Harley Meyer Ralph Moorehead Owen Yaw and Paul Hartman. Hartman achieved one of the highest county totals, surpassing even President Johnson's votes. Underwood's progress as engineer will be closely watched amid road-condition criticism.

Paul Hartman Hartman Johnson Underwood

Drunk Driver Fined and Jailed by City Mayor

Logan Route 1 man Lester D. Miller, 25, was fined 150 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in jail after drunken driving cited by police Sunday. Grace Morgan, 23, of 15 Front Street, was fined 10 dollars and costs for failure to yield after a December 23 accident cited by police.

Logan Jack Moorehead Lester D. Miller Grace Morgan W. Front St

Hopkings at Hocking Valley Hospital and circle meeting

Mr and Mrs Donald Hopkins Lima welcomed a son at Hocking Valley Hospital. Admissions list includes Adrien Turner Nelsonville Route 1 and several others. Dismissals note Cecil Gill and daughter New Straitsville Route 1 and Donald Teal with son Logan Route 4. Circle Five WSCS of First Methodist Church to meet Tuesday at Frances Stage home Walnut Street.

Donald Hopkins Lima Admissions Adrien Turner Nelsonville Donald Radcliff McArthur Hugh Egleberry Zaleski Kenneth Bell New Straitsville Alfred Kennedy Leona Thompson Logan Cecil Burk Cecil Gill Donald Teal Circle Circle Five WSCS First Methodist Church Frances Stage Walnut St Donald J. Fitzpatrick New Lexington Roger Goodin Gerald Enderle Larry Searles Corning

Births at Mount St. Mary Hospital Chronicle Local Names

Mount St. Mary Hospital notes multiple births listing parents and residences across New Lexington Nelsonville Glouster Athens Bremen and surrounding routes. Names include Fitzpatrick Goodin Enderle Searles Kranyik Lacey Wolf Altier Collins Mason Miller Bateman Spencer Bruce Katzenbach North Holdcroft Starkey Sinnott Kochis Johnson Galvin Peters Shumaker Robison Kasler and others.

Carrie Kranyik Corning Arthur C. Lacey New Lexington Wilhelmine Wolf Nelsonville Carl Altier Nora Collins Fredora B. Mason John W. Miller Robert Bateman Loretta Spencer Roger Bruce Millfield Wareline Katzenbach Hattie North Jacksonville Richard Holdcroft Athens Ronald Starkey Bremen Raleigh B. Sinnott Logan Mike Kochis Glouster Saul Johnson Carbon Hill Joe L. Galvin Chauncey Dorothy Peters Timothy Shumaker Junction City Genevieve Robison Robert Kasler

Appointment of Logan jury commissioner fills vacancy

Logan J Richard Farmer resigned as county Common Pleas Court jury commissioner this week. Judge Harley Meyer named Harry L Smith to the vacated post, with the term effective Monday.

Logan J. Richard Farmer County Common Pleas Court Harley Meyer

Logan Hocking County Trustees and Clerks Meeting

Logan Hocking County Trustees and Clerks Association will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the courthouse auditorium to name new officers. Nelsonville personals note holiday guests of Mr and Mrs Raymond Raine include Mr and Mrs Allen P Gale and children Stephen and Cindy of Cleveland and Mrs Jerry Bryan and daughter Margi of Gallipolis.

Logan— Hocking County Trustees and Clerks Association Nelsonville Raymond Raine Fort St Allen P. Gale Stephen and Cindy Cleveland Jerry Bryan Margi Gallipolis

Council Meeting Aims Action Committees Under Act

Logan Hocking County Resource Development Council will meet at 8 p m in Logan High School music room with state representatives to plan actions under the Economic Opportunities Act. Committees will draft plans to benefit the Hocking Area and new federal legislation. Public attendance urged.

Logan — Hocking County Hocking Logan High School

Two Hocking Boards Elect Officers for Year

Two area school boards held organizational meetings to elect officers. Union Furnace Starr Washington board elected The Rev Willard Dutcher of New Plymouth Route 1 as president and Wendell Phillips of Logan Route 3 as vice president. Laurelville board named Bob Bowers of Laurelville as president and Glenn Schaal of Laurelville Route 2 as vice president, with Tom Rose of Laurelville serving as clerk.

Logan Hocking Area Union Furnace Starr-Washington Willard Dutcher New _ Plymouth Wendell Phillips Laurelville Bob Bowers Glenn Schaal Tom Rose

Two Cars Collide At Hunter Front

Logan City police investigated a 4 30 p m collision at Hunter and Front streets. Welter D Bartholomew 47 of Logan Route 2 and Christina M Harris 65 of Thornville Route 3 drove. Bartholomew backed into Harris. No charges filed. Democrats To Meet Nelsonville The Young Democrats meet 7 30 p m Wednesday Shoeworkers Hall Pythian Building to complete projects plan new officers.

Logan — City Hunter and Front Sts Welter D. Bartholomew Logan Christina M. Harris Thornville Bartholomew Harris Nelsonville Young Democrats Shoeworkers Pythian Building

Otto Shaw Elected President of County Board Group

Otto Shaw of Rockbridge Route 1 was named president of the local county board and also president of the Ohio County Commissioners Association at their annual meeting. Howard Blum won a post on the Official County Board as vice president. Shaw urged progress for 1965 with road improvements and county government strength. Franchion Mount was rehired as Commissioners Clerk and Charles Waugh as Courthouse Custodian with a raise. James Leonard continued as County Dog Warden at 270 per month.

Logan Hocking Otto Shaw Rockbridge Shaw Ohio County Commissioners Association Howard Blum Franchion Mount Charles Waugh Waugh James Leonard

Cubs Seek New Meeting Spot After Poston School Closure

Cub Pack 65 cannot meet at Poston School due to a York Local board order banning public meetings. The committee seeks an alternate location for weekly sessions, with den mothers hosting at their homes. A hike is planned Saturday with gathering at 1 30 p m on Poston School grounds and participants to bring Wieners buns and drinks.

Nelsonville Poston School York

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 Auxiliary Meeting

The Women's Auxiliary of VFW Post 3467 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Post home to honor two members on their birthdays and enjoy a potluck supper.

Women’s Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3467 Post Reta Howe First Methodist Church Bessie Ball Flossie Whitmore Pearl Williams Circle Three Frank Oakley E. Columbus St Nelsonville Athletic Association Valley Lodge No. 169 Knights of Pythias Pythian Hall James R. Hollenbaugh

Youth In Reformatory For Part In Burglary

Sheriff Paul Hartman transported Jack Lee Hedges 17 Laurelville Route 1 to Mansfield Reformatory after his conviction for burglaries that stole several thousand dollars in merchandise. Another Laurelville Route 1 youth to face Juvenile Court later. he was released to his parents.

Logan Hocking County Paul Hartman Mansfield Reformatory Jack Lee Hedges Laurelville

Norma Kay Dalton and Larry Fouty Married in Nelsonville

Nelsonville area announces the marriage of Norma Kay Dalton to Larry Fouty. The ceremony occurred December 26 at Dr. Wilson Rawlins’s parsonage in New Plymouth. Norma Kay is a 1964 York High School graduate and works at Ohio University. Larry is a 1962 York High School graduate and employed by A&P in Nelsonville. The couple will reside in Nelsonville. Logan residents may attend upholstering classes at the courthouse auditorium before Wednesday.

Eleanor Hammond Donna Ray Hugh Wilburn McCullough P. J. McCullough Cincinnati Miss Hammond Nelsonville High School St. Francis School of Nursing Columbus St. Anthony Hospital McCullough North College Hill High School College of Engineering Ohio State University Sigma Alpha Lambda Nelsonville Donald Dalton Norma Kay Larry Fouty Noah Fouty Floodwood Wilson Rawlins New Plymouth Miss Dalton York High School Ohio University Mr. Fouty The A&p Co Logan — Area

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