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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1962
Page
4
Ruth Keister reports from Switzerland on a youth exchange experience. She describes Swiss school life including visiting kindergarten through secondary schools, small class sizes, daily routines, and a four hour sewing program for girls aged 10 to 15.
Mrs. Virginia P. Redmond of Clifton died Saturday in Holzer Hospital at 72. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Foglesong funeral home officiated by Rev. Holley Hensley. She leaves three sons J W Redmond Beaumont Texas George Redmond Clifton and Jack Redmond Houston six daughters Dor oth Noble New Orleans Charlotte Bennett Columbus Mrs Keith Atkinson Mrs Mary L Burton Columbus Mrs Betty Genther Clifton one brother Keith Patrick Lorain Ohio three sisters Mrs Sally T Pratt Mrs Susan Davis both Monrovia California Mrs Mary Frances Smith Columbus. Burial at Kirkland Memorial Gardens Ohio River Road.
In Circuit Court a compromise of 5104 settled the civil action of Wesley Casto as guardian for infant Clara Ann Vaughan against Clara Vaughan over injuries from a March 2 1962 Jackson Ave crash in which a car driven by Clarence Dunlap collided with one driven by Dawson E Kapp. Also listed are weekend arrests of James Hayman 37 Homer Curtis 23 Howard Biffle 45 and George Jones Jr 31 on intoxication charges in Point Pleasant Henderson.
Funeral services for Otis Chester 42 of Weirton were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday by Rev Jack C Higgins at Chapman and Wilcoxen funeral home. He died Saturday at Pleasant Valley Hospital after two weeks of illness. Burial followed in Point Pleasant cemetery. Surviving are his mother Mrs Jenny Chester five sisters Romia Nellie Chester Mrs William Jeter Weirton Mrs May Winbush Pittsburgh Mrs Frances Mosley Frankfurt Germany three brothers Lorden Adam Chester Weirton James Chester Pittsburgh. POINT PLEASANT The engagement of Miss Nancy L Greer to James A Miller is announced by her mother Mrs Louise Greer Columbus. Her father was Vernon Greer Columbus formerly of Point Pleasant. The prospective groom is son of Mr and Mrs Albert Miller Columbus. The wedding will be Aug 25 at Holy Rosary Church Columbus.
Mr and Mrs Ward Hill of Leon were honored with a birthday dinner at their home on Sunday. He is 84 and she 79 born in Jackson County. Numerous family members and friends attended from Point Pleasant Charleston Heights Plain City Letart and other nearby towns.
West Virginia University hosts an Agronomy Field Day at the Ohio Valley Experiment Farm north of Point Pleasant on Tuesday afternoon July 31. Dr. G Gordon Pohlman says tours will cover alfalfa variety trials crop rotation tobacco breeding and other farm practices with focus on valley conditions and moisture rich soils. Visitors may inspect the new tobacco curing barn and its automatic ventilating door openers affecting leaf quality.
Larry Layne age 17 of Cheshire was fined five dollars with costs suspended after pleading guilty to driving at 2 speed in excess for road and weather conditions in Juvenile Court.
Civil action filed in Point Pleasant seeks 430.34 from Paul Bush for groceries dating to Feb 25 1961. The event at West Virginia Animal Husbandry Farm Morgan town features a cattle judging contest and beef barbecue by WVU animal science department chair Dr Gerald C Anderson.
State Police investigated a Sunday two car collision on State Route 2 with $100 property damage. Williams 19 of Frazier's Bottom attempted a right turn and was struck by Arnold Lee Gillman 27 of Columbus.
Births listed for Leon, Cottageville, Clifton including seven newborns. Admitted patients include Rodney Swartz Letart and multiple residents from Point Pleasant Cottageville Buckhannon Apple Grove Mason New Haven Clifton Gallipolis and Columbus. Dismissals include David Ray Fox Ravenswood Milford Rayburn and others with several accompanied by spouses or daughters.
In Gallipolis the Fourth Division of the Knights Templar met with 108 attendees including Templars and wives. Thomas E Mills of Gallipolis was elected president with Charles W Dishon of Lancaster as first vice president and Willard L Simonton Chauncey as second vice president. Ross Davis Athens became secretary treasurer. A river excursion aboard the Susan A went up the Kanawha River, and dinner followed at the Masonic Temple along with music by Merlyn Ross and his wife at the piano.
Lenore Fall and Joseph A Hook were married at St. Peters Church Steubenville Ohio by Bishop John Mussie on June 30 at 11 30 am High Mass Attendants were Mrs Joseph Giannini and Sylvester Estep The bride a Bowling Green College graduate wore a pink two piece dress The groom attended Kent State University and works at Federal Paper Board They plan a Midwest Canada honeymoon and a temporary home at 709 Loretta Ave Toronto Ohio after a home is completed
4 H club enrollment in West Virginia rose to 34 512 this year led by Kanawha Raleigh Harrison and Greenbrier counties with New York and Pennsylvania top scorers. Lenore J Fall wed Joseph A Hook in Steubenville as Hoyt Jiden and family visit with grandsons John K and Joseph P Fall.
The LETART Ladies Aid met in the church basement and quilted ring rugs while a sack lunch was served. Present were Mrs. Norma Keifer and daughter Paula, Mrs. Ada Thompson, Mrs. Naomi Yeager, Mrs. Susie Adkins, Mrs. Nellie Adkins, Mrs. Ethel Rayburn, Mrs. Ercel Adkins, Mrs. Nora Adkins, Mrs. Laura Gibbs and Mrs. Ethel Fry.
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