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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1963
Page
5
Thirteen members of the senior MYF met at the home of counselors Mr. and Mrs. Ted Forsythe for a hootenanny after a ball game. Home movies were shown during the gathering.
Shawnee Methodist Church wrapped up its two week vacation Bible School with a program by pupils diploma presentations and a handiwork display after Sunday worship. Enrollment was 105 including staff. Director was Rev. Edward Sadler. A picnic and swim at Waterworks Park New Lexington followed for primary and junior classes. About 70 attended. The kindergarten and nursery groups were hosted at Mrs. Dwane Ervin home with Mrs. Roger Brunton assisting. The Henley Regatta saw Rollins College crew from Florida win its first round race on the River Thames.
Logan and Hocking County saw busy Independence Day activities with crowds at Logan High School fields and nearby drive in theaters. Police confiscated several dozen firecrackers amid youth noise complaints while Sheriff Hartman reported only one incident at a scene that was empty on arrival.
Shawnee announces the installation of Rev James Hanley as pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and St. Augustine’s Church in New Straitsville. Monsignor Joseph Hakel will preside at 4 a.m. at St. Mary’s and 7:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s on July 7, with post service receptions at St. Mary’s parish hall and St. Augustine’s rectory.
Mr and Mrs Junior Cornelius and two daughters spent a weekend with Mr and Mrs Bob Cornelius. Mr and Mrs Guy Lee and sons Mark and David of Newark visited with Mr and Mrs Harold Hood.
Falls-Gore 4-H Club met at the Gore Fellowship Center with the Nixon family serving refreshments. Gladys Morgan will demonstrate sewing a zipper insertion at the July 9 meeting at the Gore Center, with Donna and Delaine Davis serving refreshments.
Sixteen members of the Myrtle Lefever Circle met at the home of Mrs. Homer Hartsock Jr. on Tuesday. A unified meeting of all Logan EUB Church circles is planned for Aug. 1. Mrs. Myron Stoltz led devotionals and a Bible study was held. Beverages and dessert were provided by Mrs. John Burgess, Mrs. Homer Hartsock and Mrs. E G Hockman.
Hocking County Commissioners establish a 30 mile per hour limit on old Route 33 from Smith Chapel Road to present Route 33 after a petition from 16 residents. New signs will be erected by the county engineer. The panel also holds a Monday meeting to review six truck dealer bids for four county highway trucks. Total bills approved amount to 3557.18.
Logan Calendar lists events at Rachelmacher Park Buckeye Trail Riding Club potluck and inspections at Ath ens and Hocking Valley White Shrine events. Trinity Lutheran VBS training meeting. Laurelville WSWS rummage sale. Honey Fork Farm Bureau advisory council. Edwards reunion with basket dinner and games at Cantwell Cliffs.
In Nottinghamshire local bowmen protest a ban on archery in school programs. The move to ban school archery has locals urging officials to reconsider.
Pfe and Mrs Ray Hoke announce the birth of a son Troy Eugene at Mount St Mary Hospital on Tuesday Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert Prater and Mr and Mrs Everett Hoke all of Logan Route 4 Also mentioned is Nancy Shaw family connections and a Fourth of July weekend visit by several relatives.
Logan James Albert Meade 22 of Columbus was cited by the State Highway Patrol for conditional speed after an 6 p.m. Thursday crash on Route 664 south of Route 33. Meade's vehicle lost control on a curve, crossed left of center, wrecked a car driven by William Ray Ansel 46 of Zanesville, and struck a farm fence and a tree.
The Berne Union School District proposes a 433000 bond issue to fund a new classroom unit and will place it on the November ballot in Northern Hocking County. The school board approved filing the resolution with the State Department of Taxation and Education and forwarded another resolution to the county board of election and electors.
A discussion of exotic foods sold in the United States including ants grasshoppers and fried worms as delicacies. The piece notes firms thriving in this odd market with products such as pickled rosebuds bees in soy sauce and canned octopus.
We offer home cooking and invite all guests to enjoy our fare. Many travelers stop by for meals, and families are welcome to dine with us during their trips.
A Polynesian themed lounge invites guests to a relaxed setting at 760 E State Street with a large parking lot and a special entry via the dining room next to the Airport Snack Bar.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Shaw and son Georgie return with Mrs. Eugene Brown and children T. J. and Carol Ann and Mrs. Mabel G. Prather from a vacation trip to Niagara Falls New York. They had a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Byrnes formerly of Logan during the trip.
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