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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1965

Page

3

Women Voters Back Ohio Apportionment Amendment

The League of Women Voters of Ohio announced support for a constitutional apportionment amendment at a Columbus capital conference. The May special election will include the measure, with the Athens League president saying the group will share information. The Ohio League also backs a modernization amendment for the state court system presented to the 106th General Assembly.

Ohio League of Women Voters of Columbus Idus L. Murphree Athens League Murphree General Assembly of Ohio Ohio State Bar Association

Hocking Scout Growth Second in Council Increase

Hock Hocking District ranked second in the four district council for membership growth in 1964, rising from 700 to over 1000 members. The 1965 goal is 1300 to 1400. A summer cub scout continuation program, summer activity awards, and a get acquainted dinner on February 10 at Buckeye Cafeteria are planned. Council wide fund drive targets Camp Kootaga and Camp Lowman near Athens, with a district orientation meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at Columbia Gas Co Route 50E.

Walter Ervin Buckeye Tom Cassell Kootaga Hock-Hocking Camp Lowman Athens Cassell Kootaga Area Frank Shay Columbia Gas Co

Farm Bureau Membership Drive Opens in Athens County

Athens County Farm Bureau launches campaign to raise membership above 225 with over 30 volunteers at a kick off in the Landmark building. Ronnie Scott and Paul Bower lead the drive as 1965 memberships reach 180 by meeting end, about 88 percent of last year. Twenty new members signed. team contest announced with John Robinson and William Lafollett as captains. Deadline is Monday February 1 with a recognition dinner set for February 4.

Athens John Robinson Shade Wm. Lafollett Millfield

Glouster GI Participates in Germany Training Exercise

Glouster Army Sergeant First Class Errett J. Walchak 33 participates in Exercise Golden Arrow a ten day field training exercise in Germany. He is the son of Mrs Letha Fouts 35 Republic Ave Glouster Ohio and a 1950 graduate of Glouster High School.

Glouster Errett J. Walchak Barbara Madison, Ill Germany Letha Fouts Republic Ave Glouster High School

OU Faculty Activities Highlight 1965 Meetings and Honors

John A. Walker named first vice president of the American Educational Theatre Association and to chair the 1965 Miami Beach convention. Donald R. Clippinger on panel at the Council of Graduate Schools meeting in Chicago. Paul Krauss reappointed editor roles for The Modern Language Journal in New York. David Hostetler sculpture shown with Daniel Argimon works at Schramm Galleries in Fort Lauderdale. Hostetler pieces owned by Bernard Davis of the Miami Museum of Modern Art. Black publishes Student Needs and Orientation Directors Aspirations in The Journal of College Student Personnel. Jerry Wang to present a Highway Research Board paper in Washington. Thomas S. Smith serves on Woodrow Wilson Fellows regional interview committee for 1965-66.

John A. Walker American Educational Theatre Association AETA Miami Beach Donald R. Clippinger Graduate College Council of Graduate Schools In U.S Chicago Paul Krauss Ohio Modern Language Journal Modern Language Association New York City David Hostetler Daniel Argimon Schramm Fort Lauderdale Fla Hostetler Bernard Davis Miami Museum of Modern Art Jerry Wang Ohio University Washington Highway Research Board

Iheart Fund Drive Chairman Named for Athens County

Mrs. Jesse Day will chair the Heart Fund Drive in Athens County as announced by the Central Ohio Heart Association. The campaign runs Feb 1 to Heart Sunday Feb 21 with a door to door canvass and seven committees led by local residents under the slogan Give so more will live. Volunteers are urged to register by calling LY-34584. The Central Heart Association notes it has awarded nearly $1.7 million since 1950 for cardiovascular research in regional medical centers.

Jesse Day Heart Fund Athens County Central Ohio Heart Association Heart William Diles John G. Jewett Roger Jones Howard Wallar Don Campbell John Good Spring McGarvey Central Heart Association Association

Chauncey Area Families Share Weekend Visits

Chauncey and surrounding towns see a sequence of Sunday and weekend visits. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Gene Spencer and Paula, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rutter and Adams of Logan, along with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Martin and Mrs. Jake Martin of Sand Ridge visiting Lancas ter family. Additional calls come from Baltimore and Columbus relatives and long tied Mary Savage household.

Gene Spencer Paula Samuel Rutter Adams Logan Sam Waymer Chauncey Clifford Martin Jake Martin Sand Ridge Jack Martin Lancaster Luella Preston Lettie Hintz Nelsonville Hintz William Zanesville Mary Savage Luther Kirkendall Albany

Hollister PTO Buys New Swings

Hollister Elementary PTO met with 27 members in the auditorium. Mrs. Harvey’s fourth grade presented TV Sam the Good Teeth Man about nutrition and dental care. The PTO bought new swings for the playground and plans basketballs and nets. The candy sale raised $13.50 and Jonetta Nott won a prize for securing the most PTO members.

Glouster Hollister PTO Harvey Jonetta Nott

Chauncey GI Soldier Joins I Corps in Korea

Army Pvt John R Rodgers, son of Mrs Flossie E Rodgers, assigned to Headquarters I Corps Korea as a personnel management specialist. Entered service June 1964 with training at Fort Knox and last assigned Fort Benjamin Harrison. 1964 Chauncey Dover High School graduate. Fireman Larry E Chesser aboard USS Lake Champlain assisted recovery of unmanned Gemini Titan II capsule from Atlantic after Cape Kennedy flight.

Chauncey John R. Rodgers Flossie E. Rodgers I Corps Korea Rodgers Army Fort Knox Fort Benjamin Harrison Ind Chauncey - Dover High School Jacksonville Larry E. Chesser USN Lula M. Chesser Carrie Lake Champlain Atlantic Cape Kennedy Fla

Omission Fix Named Mrs Riley as Circle Pianist

Glouster reports an inadvertent omission in the list of officers for the First Baptist Missionary Circle. Mrs Ethel Riley, the pianist, was not listed and is now acknowledged in the official notice.

Glouster Ethel Riley First Baptist Missionary Circle Mrs. Riley

Myrtle Jones Weaner Celebrates 90th Birthday in Glouster

Mrs. Myrtle Jones Weaner marked her 90th birthday on January 9 with family visits and a cake celebration at her grandson Gordon Losey’s home. A surprise dinner followed at granddaughter Hilma June Snider’s Lancaster home with relatives in attendance.

State Patrol Demand Grows for More Officers

An American Legion information campaign urges increased Ohio patrol manpower. It notes nationwide patrol staffing up 110 percent in ten years, while Ohio rose only 15 percent. Ohio has 800 patrolmen versus 4.85 million vehicles and 10.2 million people. Six Southeastern Ohio counties have no patrols, forcing intercounty transfers during accidents.

American Legion Whic Legion Ohio Pennsylvania Illinois California Indiana Michigan New York Texas Meigs Monroe Morgan, Noble, Perry and Vinton

Three Pleas Lead to Sentences in Common Pleas

Common Pleas Judge John Bolin jailed Stanley Nickoson 42 at the Ohio State Penitentiary after pleading to uttering and publishing a forged $33 check using a false name. Thomas Gilkey 18 received concurrent reformatory terms for breaking into a pool room and auto theft. Michael Garner 18 also sent to the reformatory for the pool room break-in.

Common Pleas John Bolin Ohio State Penitentiary Mansfield Reformatory Stanley Nickoson Guysville Ralph Stephens Thomas Franklin Gilkey Shade Reformatory John Alastanas Joey Christy, Jr Michael Austin Garner Albany

Pfc Mingus Drives In Inaugural Rites

Pfc Paul H Mingus age 21 son of Mr and Mrs Sanford H Mingus Glouster Route 2 took part in presidential inauguration ceremonies in Washington DC serving as driver for the Army Transportation Center Fort Eustis VA He is a 1964 entrant in the 63d Transportation Company and a 1961 Glouster High School graduate The Chit Chat Club meets Tuesday at 7 30 pm at the home of Caryl Zimmer Walnut Hill

Glouster Paul H. Mingus Sanford H. Mingus Washington, D. C Army Transportation Center Fort Eustis Mingus 63D Transportation Company Army Fort Knox Glouster High School

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ohio League Legislative Service Commission of the Hocking Farm Bureau Glouster GI Washington St John Baytos Mgr Gallipolis Pomeroy, Logan Public Square E. Main Black Journal of College Thomas S. Smith Iheart Fund Drive Hollister Pto Chauncey GI Cussin & Fearn Store Athens, Ohio Isaac V. White Jr Detroit Mich Harper Hospital Isaac V. White Sr Gladys Viney Timothy Adl Gallia Fairfiel Hocking Jackson Ohio Turnpike Auxiliary Premans Pfc Office Beckley Richard M. Phillips the Security Building Lynnwood Mlimans Carter Cotton Mustang Price E. Carpenter Ford Mustangers Beasley & Mathews, Inc Athens, Ohlo
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