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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1961
Page
5
Congressman Walter Moeller spoke at a luncheon of the newly formed Southeastern Ohio Sheriffs Association held at the Lake Hope dining lodge. Eleven counties were represented and Emmett E. Robbins attended among other local officials.
McARTHUR Kenneth Price residence on N Market St was burglarized May 25 while Price cared for his hospitalized wife entry gained through a backdoor police chief Jack Ferguson said $11.50 in cash was stolen. Also notices of appointment for estates of Etta Hinkle and R D Keiser were recorded requiring creditors to file claims within four months.
Notice advertises sale of a 22 by 30 foot frame garage with a 10 by 20 foot addition at the Waterloo Wildlife Area in Waterloo Township Athens County. Bids due 2 PM June 8 1961 to Chief Engineer Division of Wildlife Columbus Ohio. Contact W I Owens or Everett Ridge for bid blanks. Owner reserves right to reject bids.
Rutland area residents host and visit family during the alumni banquet period. Several couples from Ohio and nearby states, including Simpkins Dennison Thomas and Canaday households, travel to Rutland to attend the event and visit friends. Additional movements involve church leaders joining Rutland Church of Christ, garden clubs arranging table decor, and local families hosting relatives and traveling to hospitals and towns for ceremonies and reunions.
The Ladies Aid of the Oakgrove EUB Church met at the minister and wife’s home. Several locals and visitors were mentioned including Mrs. Laurenia Rainey returning from Huntington, the Wolff family from Baltimore visiting the Roush family, Anna Fry from Illinois visiting Fred Roush, and Ural Brooks staying with his daughter Mrs. Charles Brown. Dallas Gibbs and family visited his parents Dwight and Mrs. Gibbs. Dan Wertenburg and family returned to their farm near Letart. Mrs. W M Ball and Curtis Young families moved between Huntington and Charleston. The group hosted many locals including Mr and Mrs Johnnie Fry Judy Taft Boston Dan Wertenberg James Frey visiting Ed Fry. Curtis Rickard and wife returned from Pleasant Valley Hospital. Kenneth Rickard visited Curtis Rickard.
Park Manager Dick McDaniel reported around 5000 people visited the Lake Hope area on Sunday with about 500 meals served at the dining lodge. Only 25 swimmers braved the chilly water as lifeguards held the official beach opening until Tuesday Memorial Day. Fishing remained good with catfish perch and croppies reported.
Judge C. W. Smith issued a divorce Saturday between John K. Six and Juanita A. Six in Vinton County Common Pleas Court.
A record 205 alumni attended the Hamden High School Alumni Association reunion surpassing the previous 160. Franklin Frazee cites the record. Earl Woltz served as toastmaster. Newly elected officers include Dean Salts president J. C. Winstead vice president and Jean Willis secretary treasurer. A dance followed the banquet.
McARTHUR Ohio November 1964 Thomas S Dotson 85 died Monday at Penton Rest Home Chillicothe following a long illness He lived on Route 2 Chillicothe and was a lifelong resident of the Bay area in Vinton County He was predeceased by wife Mary Nichols Dotson on August 3 1954 Survived by several nieces and nephews Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 pm at Log Pile Church with Rev Everett Allman officiating Burial followed in Log Pile Cemetery
A burglary at the John Page residence on Fairview Ridge led to the loss of a kitchen stove and table. Sheriff Harold Steele was notified. Shannon Yates reported a bay mule weighing almost 900 pounds missing.
McARTHUR 29 employees of the Vinton County Highway Department are on a five day vacation over Memorial Day weekend. Engineer James E. Lee ordered a Friday to Thursday layoff affecting 24 road workers and the five-man bridge crew. The office now operates Thursday afternoons and closes Saturday. weekly hours have been reduced from 48 to 40 since Lee took office January 2.
The State Highway Department will open bids on June 27 for several Vinton County projects. Items include guard rail painting on Routes 50 75 and 278 and bridge work on Routes 124 160 and 683 in Wilkesville Clinton and Richland Townships. Resurfacing Route 75 through McArthur Hamden and related widening work cover 8.48 miles.
Carmel and Bashan residents hosted relatives and friends during weekends and holidays. Allen Bashan welcomed Owen Taylor and Chester Rose stayed with the Dan Smith family. Alums from Racine High School and alumni banquets in Chester were attended by locals.
The United States spends more than three million dollars daily on newspapers. Government and private sector purchases drive daily outlays, highlighting the scale of print media consumption in the era.
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