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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1964
Page
8
The Meigs Memorial Hospital saga continues as board tensions rise after resignations by Theodore T. Reed and Henry Ewing. The facility has faced ongoing controversy since its yearlong operation amid staff priv il eges disputes with three local osteopaths seeking staff privileges.
Legal actions followed the Meigs County Hospital Commission claim that a lease was broken due to osteopath discrimination. Judge Carlos Riecker ruled for the commission. an appeal followed with no further developments. Background on Smith and local bank auditors joined the public notice.
Mrs Alma McKenzie learns of the death of her sister in law Mrs Laurence Spooner from a heart attack. Mrs Spooner formerly Merle Arnold lived in Keir s Run Pomeroy. After her husband s death she stayed with her niece Mildred McIntosh Hoffman in Monroe Michigan. She died while visiting an aunt in Struthers. Funeral services will be in Toledo with burial there.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe E Moore Shade announce the birth of a son Jay Todd at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Claude Ashley Middleport and Mrs Georgia Moore Las Vegas Nev. Great-grandparents include Mrs Myrtle Stover Columbus and Everett Swisher Cheshire.
The Shel lie Boice Circle of Great Bend held its monthly gathering at Miss Wilma Sayre’s home. Devotions by Mrs. Evelyn Foreman and a program titled A Letter To Us led by Mrs. Ruth Wolfe followed two hymns. They planned the next meeting to prepare its White Cross quota and read thanks for pillow cases and clothing sent to Indian Beacon College and Mather School.
The Southern Local Band Boosters meet at 7 30 p m Friday at Southern Local High School with uniform previews. Racine Elementary PTA meets 7 30 p m Monday. fifth graders to bring cookies. Worshipful Master Woodard announces Pomeroy Lodge 164 F and AM special meeting 7 30 p m Friday at the Masonic Temple with a degree lecture and rehearsal.
Angela Van Meter presided at the Vinton Two Garden Club meeting with Ethel Collins leading devotions and a lesson on planting evergreens. Refreshments were provided by the hostess and her daughter-in-law Zeke Van Meter.
Middleport fire department plans to raise about 700 for drilling a water well at the village pool. Funds will come from community projects to cut pool operation costs after Meigs Water Co. billed village for pool water last year. The well is planned to operate by Memorial Day opening. John Vroman and Howard Dailey were named to the Firemen's Survivors Board alongside two village councilmen and a yet unnamed citizen. A Hosenpfeffer supper preceded the meeting.
The Citizens National Bank announced plans to open an installment loan department in spring. The facility will be in rooms near Race Street, formerly Meigs Water Co. offices. Remodeling is underway and two more employees will be hired. The bank reported 1963 as a strong year. New directors include Robert L. Coats Rodney Downing Bernard V. Fultz Harold L. Hubbard Rose S. Reynolds and Paul Smart. Officers named include Downing as chairman and president Smart as executive VP Hubbard as VP and cashier Reynolds as assistant VP and Gene Grate as assistant cashier.
Zanzibar Foreign Minister Abdul Rahman Mohammed Babu said the island’s new government would be socialist but not necessarily Cuban in style. He indicated Zanzibar may remain in the British commonwealth, noting ties with Cuba and the presence of armed lieutenants and rebels trained in Cuba and China.
Mrs Gar net Martin and children Bobby Barbara and Stevie visited Mrs Ora Carsey and sons with others from Columbus Prattville and Chilli cothe also names butler and Howell families called on and hosted relatives Harold Dean Martha Robinson Mary Howell Ethel Clark and L C Seipel with granddaughter visited Bolen Welch Price Jewell Byran and Dora Cooper with George New Marshfield and California connections all in a flurry of social calls across Middleport Springfield and Carpenter areas.
Howard Cecil son of Mr and Mrs Howard Cecil is stationed in Frankfort Germany with the U S Army following a 10 day holiday furlough with his parents He left last weekend from the McQuire Air Force Base for Germany where he will be stationed for 15 months Cecil trained in German at the language institute in Monterey Calif and prior to that had counter intelligence training at a Maryland base He is a graduate of Ohio University
The Rev and Mrs William Turner and sons of Lafayette joined Mr and Mrs R B Poling for dinner in Vinton. Guests included Rex Marrs and son Thurman James Marrs Ewington and E E Hartsook. Ery Lambert Wichita and Clinton Lambert family. Glen Salamons Columbus with Conley Whitley. Mitchell Webb David Ball and Sandra Roach with Raymond Roby Bidwell. Webb again with Harley Green and George Tyler. New Year guests included Alva Lowe Phyllis Weston Wyman Denny Francis Tyler Timmy Bidwell and Keith Tyler with Keith’s birthday celebrated.
A son to Mr and Mrs Clarence Wolfe of Chester. Admissions include Mrs Clarence Wolfe, Chester and Mrs Robert Stewart, Minersville. Discharges list Loricemae Parsons Viola Qualls Constance Shields Charles Klein Harley Slack.
The Ohio Northern University 40 member choir will perform in Middleport on March 6 to support an Easter concert tour stop en route to the Bahamas. The church board announced the plan at Heath Methodist Church.
Gladys Lines reports a flurry of short visits and homecomings across New Straitsville and nearby towns. Arthur Cheetham and wife returned from Cleveland. Grace Lines hosted Evelyn Hillis of Columbus. Larry Spencer enjoyed a Columbus weekend at home. numerous ladies visited Logan and Lancaster. Richard Cochran is home on leave from San Diego. nurses in training Susan Beattie spent a weekend back home.
Delbert King filed a partition petition in the Court of Common Pleas of Athens County Ohio on December 17 1963 against numerous defendants including Gus Smith Frank Smith Ellen Smith Kohl Karl Kelley Howard Kelley Patrick Kelley Nancy Harbaugh Beatrice Eaton Carmen Mae Schuchard Howard James Lord Garnet McCloskey George Lord Katherine Farina Joyce Voight Nida Saunders David Saunders Elna Ferries Margaret Thompson John Lord Mack Thomas Garnette Leslie Clyde Jeffers Herman Howard James Goldsberry Carl Smith. The real estate consists of two 40 acre tracts and a 10 acre lost half in section 7 all in Athens County. Defendants must answer by February 1 1964 or judgment by default.
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