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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1966

Page

3

Hocking Tops 31 Counties in Ohio Interest Receipts

State Auditor Roger Cloud says Logan Hocking County will receive the largest share of both school interest money and ministerial land interest payments in the semi annual distribution totaling 35,490.83 dollars. Payments go to 31 counties including specific townships and churches with detailed allocations.

Hocking Ohio Logan — Hocking County Roger Cloud Starr Township Ward Township Green Township Vingon County Marion Township Hardin County

Two Drivers Share Wheel in Haydenville Traffic Stop

Two motorists, Richard Lee Disbennett and Vincent Lee Hamilton, shared driving of a car pursued Saturday night by the State Highway Patrol in Haydenville. The car hit a fire plug after running off the road. Hamilton was cited for speeding while Disbennett received citations for failure to display headlights and to obey a police officer.

Haydenville State Highway Patrol Hocking Richard Lee Disbennett Logan Vincent Lee Hamilton Hamilton

Ballfield Closures Due to Flood Debris in Nelsonville

Nelsonville city recreation baseball games are canceled until further notice after flooding left debris and muck on fields. City Recreation Director Robert Sheskey notes the damage covers several fields. residents report many night crawlers across park grounds. MIAMI thefts target decorative synagogue plaques bearing the inscription Thou shalt not steal.

Nelsonville Robert Sheskey City Park Miami

Community Club and Church Group Schedules Updated

Kiwanis and Rotary meetings listed for Monday and Tuesday evenings at Hotel Gordon and Legion Home. Jacksonville Choir and Youth Choir of the Church of Christ meet midweek. Orpha Class picnic cancelled due to Daily Vacation Bible School starting Monday. Jacksonville Old Settl ers meet Wednesday. Methodist Ladies plan Tuesday cleaning session.

Women of the Moose UMWA Eagles Hall Orpha Class The Methodist Church Memorial Park Orpha Jacksonville Old Settlers Ladies of the Methodist Church Jacksonville

Nelsonville groups schedule meetings for Monday through Tuesday

The city board of education meets Monday at 6 30 pm in the high school board room to discuss the 1967 budget hearings at 6 pm. The Tri County District Vocational School Board convenes Tuesday at 7 30 pm at the board offices. York Grange 2436 meets Wednesday at 8 pm at Grange Hall Oak Grove. The North American Benefit Association meets Monday at 7 pm at 363 Poplar Street. Scouts Troop 66 hold an outdoor meeting Tuesday at 7 pm. bring food for second class cooking tests. A Nelsonville City Council special meeting is set for tonight at 7 pm. The Nelsonville Development Association meets Tuesday at 7 pm in City Council Chambers.

City Board of Education Tri-County District Vocational School Board W. Washington St York Grange 2436 Grange Hall Oak Grove Venice Brown North American Benefit Association Garnet Schoonover Poplar St Nelsonville Earl Hilleary

Mount St. Mary Hospital Notes Update New Straitsville Area Families

A list of new births and hospital notices includes Mr and Mrs Billy J Coomer of New Straitsville with a daughter and other locals such as Mr and Mrs Steve Kochis of Glouster Route 3 with a daughter and Mr and Mrs Dow Hooper of Glouster with a son. Baby girl Coomer transferred to Children’s Hospital in Columbus. Nelsonville and Glouster residents named in the briefing. Nelsonville sees evergreen plantings at the city swimming pool entrance to improve appeal.

Billy J. Coomer New Straitsville Steve Kochis Glouster Dow Hooper Ronald Myers Trimble John Erwin Nelsonville

Glouster and Nearby Residents Share Weekend Activities

H A Rogers returns home on Broad Street after hospital observation in Columbus. Tanio Lintella family from Wooster visit the Williamses. Eric Lintella tests at Ohio University Athens. Shirkeys visit Jacksonville and Indianapolis relatives. Eberts son Pfc Robert L. Eberts arrives in Hawaii for duty with the 29th Engineer Battalion. Vandalisms at laundromat in Nelsonville reported. juveniles seen loitering at night.

H. A. Rogers Broad St University Hospital Columbus Tanio Lintella Eric Peter of Wooster C. E. Williams Athens Ohio University Ethel Shirkey Jacksonville Gladstone Brunton Edwin Shirkey Indianapolis Ind Harold Shirkey Dayton Honolulu Hawaii 29Th Engineer Batallion Ford Island Pearl Harbor Batallion Pacific Theatre Thailand Japan Australia

Little Miss Parade Entries Open in Nelsonville Festival

Applications for the Little Miss Parade of the Hills contest are available at The People's Bank in public square. Candidates must be six by August 12 with a sponsor and an escort. Deadline is August 12. For more information call Mrs. Guess at 753-1207.

Nelsonville People’s Bank Public Square Robert Guess Guess

Logan Board To Hold Public Budget Hearing

Logan plans a 7 p.m. public budget hearing before the school board meeting. The $1 148 066 budget reflects cutbacks after the failed May levy, including closing five elementary schools and reducing programs. Despite cuts the total rises about $36 000 from 1966 due to teacher pay raises mandated by July 1 wage laws.

Logan Board Logan

Ohio skydiver survives 7500 foot plunge

Gus Stenstrom of Willoughby Hills was hospitalized after a main and reserve parachute failed in a 7500 foot jump. He fractured multiple vertebrae and broke a heel when his fall was cushioned by a partially opened chute.

Gus Stenstrom Willoughby Hills

Ohio Legion elects Dr Michael Chakeres to post

The American Legion of Ohio held an election selecting Dr Michael Chakeres for a leadership role. The ballot and results were announced in Columbus with regional Legion units in attendance.

Columbus The American Legion of Ohio Michael Chakeres

Ohio State coed crowned Ohio Park Queen winner

An OSU coed from Marion County was crowned Ohio Park Queen on Saturday and earned the right to compete for the national title.

Ohio Park Wilmington Ohio State University Marion County Ohio

Dowler descendants hold Logan reunion at Rachelmacher Park

The Dowler family reunion gathered at Logan's Rachelmacher Park with special guests Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dowler of Mesa Arizona. Attendees included Nellie Dowler New Marshfield Omer Devol West Virginia and many Dowler relatives from Ohio and nearby towns.

Logan Dowler Rachelmacher Park Ernest Dowler Mesa, Ariz Nellie Dowler New Marshfield Omer Devol West Virginia Dick Line Karen Keith Dickie Chet Kiely Columbus Bill Myers Bill McBride Billy Melvin Edgar Edwin Vernon Devol Butch Groves Denver Frank Jamie Jenny Nettie Jay Bud Whipple Laurence Dowler Howard Sue Benny Mills Tina Jackson Dennis Dowler Denny Debra

Dismissal List From Hocking Valley Hospital

A segment lists discharged individuals from Hocking Valley Community Hospital including Mr and Mrs James Forrest of McArthur Route 1 and Mrs Clifford Castle of Creole Route 1 among others. omitted entries include Ted Heeter Columbus and several Logans with spouses and newborns.

Clifford Castle Ted Heeter Columbus Orville Yates Logan Addis Weaver James B. Waldron Karl Grant Carl Salts Dundas Edna Vorhees Laurelville Leroy Danison and Son

Burglary Hits Ohio Liquor Store. 164 Cases Reported Stolen

Elmore Ohio police say a rental truck may have carried 164 cases of liquor stolen from a state liquor store during a weekend burglary.

Elmore Ohio

Body found near Ohio Turnpike in Mahoning County

The body of Aurelius Patterson, 29, of Chicago, was found today beside the Ohio Turnpike east of the Ohio 18 interchange in Mahoning County. The death is under investigation and no cause or suspects are released.

Youngstown Aurelius Patterson Chicago Mahoning County

Farmers Union leader cites milk price supports easing dairy shortage

Wilmington report quotes Joseph W. Fichter of Oxford as chairman of the Ohio Farmers Union. He told attendees at the state camp that higher federal milk price supports have averted a dairy crisis and severe product shortages, noting dairymen face painfully low income.

Wilmington Joseph W. Fichter Oxford Ohio Farmers Union Farmers Union State

Westinghouse Columbus Appliance strike ends return to work

In Columbus Ohio workers at Westinghouse Electric Corp Columbus Appliance Division vote to end a six week strike and begin returning to their jobs. By Wednesday all 5300 union members are expected to be back on duty.

Columbus Ohio Westinghouse Electric Corp

Mansfield man drowns at Long Lake near Millersburg

Holmes County authorities report Wayne Hoover aged 39 from Mansfield drowned Sunday night at Long Lake. The incident occurred at the lakeside location prompting a search by local rescue teams and sheriff deputies.

Millersburg Holmes County Wayne Hoover Mansfield Long Lake

Drowning Fatality at DilLon Dam Picnic

A Sunday school picnic at DilLon Dam reservoir near Zanesville ended in tragedy when eight year old Bruce L. Norris entered deep water and drowned.

Zanesville Ohio Dillon Dam Bruce L. Norris Zanes Here Ville

Boilermakers Walk Off At Barberton Plant

About 2,800 members of Local 900 IBofB rejected a contract offer from Babcock Wilcox Co. and walked off their jobs Sunday at the Barberton plant.

Barberton Ohio International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Babcock & Wilcox Co

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Kiwanis Club Hotel Gordon P. Lodge Church of Christ American Legion Legion Home American Legion Auxiliary Athens National Bank Certificate OF Deposit Federal Deposit Insurance Corp Nelsonville Development Association Nelsonville City Council Mount St. Mary Hospital Richard Kasler Charles N. Herrold Patsy E. Kilman Toledo Margery McKnight Lillian Bush Jennie Householder Robert Turnbull Shawnee Millie Dinsmoor Albert Hildebrandt Wanda Cagg Helen S. Jackson Rita Bullock Mary L Vanda Laundramat Washington St Rita Lenihan Monroeville N.Y WAVES Naval War College Women’s Navy Branch Ohio News Crooksville Terry W. Heller Route 93 New Lexington London Congress American Civil Liberties Union Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio 3 Loudonville Cliff Dowler Bill Brown Mike Nancy Kathy Janet Lowrey Robbie Debbie Albany John Wigal Lewis Wigal Lora Ella Crumb Hocking Valley Community Hospital James Forrest McArthur Robert Thompson Oshion Shore Alimans Ashland Lp-Gas Ashland Ashland Oil & Refining Company Pomeroy Wyandotte Chillicothe
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