Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1965

Page

5

Head Start School Opening Observed in Athens County

Head Start Day was observed in Athens County with a noon flag raising at Rome Canaan High School Stewart. E L Koehler Federal Hocking School District executive head Mayor George King Amesville and Mayor Ray Chevalier Coolville spoke praising the program as a kindergarten and county unity step.

Tom Metters Athens County Rome-Canaan High School Stewart E. L. Koehler Federal Hocking George King Amesville Ray Chevalier Coolville Koehler Lyndon B. Johnson Sargent Shriver Office of Economic Opportunity White House Johnson Julius B. Richmond Messenger Newsphoto

Mercury Records Fluctuate With Unseasonal Warmth

The day opened at 52 degrees in Athens but rose to 70s under a bright sun by nine in the morning. Observer C. L. Colmer reported June rainfall at 1.91 inches, well below June 1964’s 3.42 inches.

Athens U. S C. L. Colmer

Audit Report Filed For Carthage Troy Local Schools Merger

An audit covering April 10 to December 31 1964 was filed with the state auditor. Prepared for Irene Devlin state examiner the report closes the old district’s books before its merger into the Federal Hocking District on January 1 1965. The examiner found records in order and books balanced. Stanley Pitzer was clerk treasurer Russell Archer board president and E L Koehler executive head, all continuing in the new district.

Carthage-Troy Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Irene Devlin State Examiner Federal Hocking District Examiner Stanley Pitzer Russell Archer E. L. Koehler

First Filing Reported for City School Board Contest

Mrs Elizabeth Conant of Athens filed her petition as a city school board candidate on Wednesday becoming the first November election contestant to file with the board of elections Four others have petitions but not yet filed The field could rise to seven as petitions go to W Parker Walker an incumbent and Bill A Riley The Plains Deadline to file for school board township and village elections is 4 pm August 4.

Elizabeth Conant Athens Board of Elections W. Parker Walker Bill A. Riley The Plains

Athens area hospital notes and local notices

Births list from Shelterin g Arms Hospital notes new daughters for Stover Thompson Mills Hacker Hammack Mansfield and others. Dismissals include Weed Thompson Davis Douglas Eddy Hart and McManus. City council defers July meeting to July 7 due to zoning hearing. Case dismissed in Common Pleas Court involving Zimmermans. Lions Kiwanis softball game set for 5 30 p m at the Athens County fairgrounds.

Brack Hacker Albany Sally Hammack Athens Homer Mansfield Harold Weed Emma Thompson Carl Davis Waldo Douglas E. D. Eddy Glouster Kenneth Hart Lee McManus Lions Club Kiwanis Athens County Fairgrounds

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mercury Belks MISS N. Court St Sheltering Arms Hospital Charles Stover Charles Thompson the Plains Arthur Mills Se Etrom Harry Crewson Crewson Zoning Board of Appeals Common Pleas Mary Zimmerman New Marshfield Route 1 Robert Nora Zimmerman Sears Sears Ptc Athens Logan Allstate Convenient Logan S. Spring St
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication