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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1957

Page

2

OU Speaker Highlights UN Vision of Freedom

The speaker lists four core additions from the UN: a universal charter guiding moral action, a neutral world meeting place for conflict resolution, a prestigious secretary general as a peace servant, and a powerful role in public debate to mobilize world opinion influential enough to deter war. He cites Kashmir, Korea, and Near East cease-fires as examples, arguing UN actions shaped pivotal outcomes.

Barco Hammarskjold India Pakistan Kashmir U. S Republic of Korea Eisenhower Near East

College crisis threatens access and funding

The piece warns that college applications will double by 1967 and that colleges lack funds for expanded facilities and better faculty. It urges readers to act by requesting a free booklet from Higher Education, Box 36, Times Square Station, New York.

Times Square Station New York

Ames Man Dies at 85

Frank C. Morris 85 of Amesville died Sunday morning at St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg. Lifelong Amesville resident, he was a farmer and male nurse. survived by sister Ella Morris. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Amesville Methodist Church with Rev. Roy Deeter and Rev. Max Donahue. Burial in Sand Rock Cemetery. Friends may call at Fawcett Stone Funeral Home Chesterhill after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Frank C. Morris Amesville St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg Morris William and Sabra Wakeman Morris Ella Morris Amesville Methodist Church Roy Deeter Max Donahue Sand Rock Cemetery Fawcett- Stone Funeral Home Chesterhill

Fined on Assault Charge in Municipal Court

Virgil Thompson of Athens Route 2 was fined 25 dollars and costs for assault and battery in Municipal Court. The sheriff's office filed the charge on behalf of Bernice Thompson.

Virgil Thompson Athens Route 2 Sheriff's Office Bernice Thompson

Sand Ridge Resident G C Stotts Dies at 72

G C Kebe Stotts 72 a Sand Ridge resident and retired farmer and coal miner died Monday at his Sand Ridge home after a year of ill health. He leaves wife Blanche and 12 children including Mary Lewis Athens Route 3 Betty Marshall and Carol Stotts. Survived by 22 grandchildren and nine sons. Funeral Wednesday 2 pm at Mt Hermon Church with burial at nearby cemetery. Friends may call at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home after 2 pm Tuesday.

G. C Kebe) Stotts Sand Ridge Millfield Blanche Mary Lewis Athens Betty Marshall Carol Stotts Clarence Paul Sharpsburg Gerald Painesville Bob James Eleanore W. Va the Plains Durward Wayne Owen Mt. Hermon Hiram J. Mingus Dowler- Ferguson-Hughes

Two Columbus Residents Hurt in Head-On Collision

Sunday afternoon two cars collided on Bean Hollow Road near Route 50 A. Leroy Conant of Columbus and Alfred Sheppard of Athens faced the crash. Mary Conant, 40, and Eva Conant, 14, sustained minor injuries. Sheppard was cited into Municipal Court July 10 for driving left of center.

Columbus Bean Hollow Leroy Conant Alfred Sheppard Athens Mary Conant Eva Conant Conant Sheppard

Jesting Arms Hospital Admits List of Patients

A wartime style hospital register shows admissions at Jesting Arms Hospital. Names include Joyce Malone Gloucester. Diana Perry McArthur. Paul Linscott Millfield Route. Anna Allbright Athens. Blanche Grandy Athens. Lewis Weatherby Athens. Earl Seigfred Athens Route 3 and others. Several patients, such as Robert West Athens Route 3 and Ira Wolfe Athens Route 2, are noted as discharged.

Joyce Malone Glouster Charles Jones New Marshfield Diana Perry McArthur Allen Weatherby Athens George O’brien Millfield Anna Allbright Blanche Grandy Lewis Shirley Lewis Weatherby Earl Seigfred Robert West Frank Morris John Featherstone

Resident of Poston Dies at 68 in Dover Township

Mrs Della Weekley, 68, died unexpectedly early Sunday morning at her home on Athens Route 3. Born in Minnora West Virginia she lived in Dover Township 29 years and attended Poston Methodist Church. Survived by husband Phillip six sons two daughters 21 grandchildren four great grandchildren two died previously. Funeral 2 30 p m Tuesday at Poston Methodist Church with burial in West State Street Cemetery. Friends may call Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.

Della Weekley Athens Minnora W. Va Dover Township Poston Methodist Church WSCS Phillip Jennings Robert Millfield Don Mansfield Jess Victor Guy Gabriel Jack Bruce Parkersburg Phoeba Brannon Nettie Schartiger Zadie Siers Akron James Siers Evan Edwards Edward Miller West State St Dowler-Ferguson-Hughes Funeral Home

Mrs Glenna Weatherby Stricken at Home in Shannon Ave Incident

Mrs Glenna Weatherby age 58 of 58 Shannon Avenue was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad after fainting at her home around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Glenna Weatherby S. Shannon Ave Sheltering Arms Hospital Fire Department

OU Graduate Dies Sunday Missionary Helen Boyles 63

Helen Boyles a 1915 Ohio University graduate and longtime Methodist missionary to Korea died Sunday at her North Lewisburg home at 63 She served 25 years in Korea before wartime dislocation sent her to Tokyo as interpreter and aid to wounded before returning due to illness Her funeral was to be held at her North Lewisburg residence.

Ohio University Korea North Lewisburg Helen Boyles Tokyo United States

Athens Masons to Meet at Temple Wednesday

Athens Chapter 39 Royal Arch Masons will assemble at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple. Ralph W Clark, high priest, announced the gathering.

Athens Royal Arch Masons Masonic Temple Ralph W. Clark

Youth Fined in Dorm Fracas In Athens

Pete Karageorge an 18 year old in Athens was fined 25 dollars and costs in Municipal Court on a disturbing the peace charge linked to a June 21 dormitory scuffle at Scott Quadrangle. He pleaded guilty as campus police head E S Finsterwald testified.

Pete Karageorge Athens Scott Quadrangle Karageorge E. S. Finsterwald Ohio University Journalism Workshop

Auto Fire Destroys Government Vehicle Near University Field

Ohio University campus area saw a fire late Monday morning when a short in wiring caused an automobile to blaze near the baseball field. The government owned car, used by the university and under the handle of W. L. Ferrell, sustained 150 dollars in damage from wiring, battery, and carburetor destruction.

Ohio University U.S University W. L. Ferrell

Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery

New York report shows a healing substance that can shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain without surgery. Case after case reports gentle pain relief and actual reduction, with result so thorough that sufferers continued to improve.

New York, N. Y

Saxophone stolen from music clinic at Ohio University

Alto sax valued at 482 dollars disappeared during a lunch period at Music Hall in Ohio University. Bill Anderson of Pomeroy reported the theft. the Selmer instrument with serial 66701 in a brown zipper case was left at the clinic and not recovered by weekend closure.

Bill Anderson Pomeroy Anderson Ohio University Music Hall Selmer Pomeroy High School

Sixty-One Centenarians Receive Social Security Payments

Sixty-one individuals aged one hundred or more in the United States are now receiving Social Security payments. The development highlights ongoing support for the oldest age group and reflects program reach across the nation.

United States

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