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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1950

Page

7

Athens High senior class program scheduled for Tuesday

Music and a one act play will highlight Athens High School senior class program Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Principal Oliver L. Wood will present certificates and awards. The production features a reading by several students, solo performances, and choral numbers with a reception for the class and parents afterward.

Athens High School Oliver L. Wood Wood Sever Phil Nye David White Jane Morgan Kenneth Radcliffe Jo Ann Schwartz Joe Steiff Nona Jean Green Elizabeth West Bill Wolfe Waters of the Little Maids

Nine Hundred Fifth Graders? No, 105 Ninth Graders To Receive Certificates

Promotion exercises for 105 Athens Junior High School ninth graders will be held Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Principal Sherman Gilmore will present certificates as Homer T. Baird, school board member, receives the class. Speakers include Richard Barker, Phyllis Peterson, Clark Higgins, Roderick Oadis, Nancy Ellis, and Geneva Wilson. A ninth grade girls chorus and instrumental solos will perform under Rev. Drell H. Goff’s invocation and benediction.

Athens Sherman Gilmore Gilmore Homer T. Baird Athens County Richard Barker Phyllis Peterson Clark Higgins Roderick Oadis Nancy Ellis Geneva Wilson Richard Slater Tommy Baird Robert McGammon Drell H. Goff Carolyn Alexander Byron Ward Andrews Robert Dale Atwood Homer T. Baird, Jr William Barnes Ruth Anne Bell John Biddle David Lawrence Bovard Jackie Lee Bratton Lloyd Lewis Elaine Overley Fauntelle Overly James Parsons Jack C. Perkins Phyllis Jean Peterson Donald L. Pierce Charles Frederick Pyles Nancy Ann Riegel Donald Rosser George William Sands Gerald Saunders Robert Lee Schaeffer Roberta Marie Schaeffer Ralph Charles Schall Jerry Schuler Donald Ralph Schwartz Marshall Seigfred Clyde E. Shaver James W. Sheldon Suzanne Shepard T. Kenneth Shin

Births and admissions at Shelterin g Arms Hospital

Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Charles Hiles Millfield Route 2 a daughter and Mr and Mrs Phil Hess Athens Route 4 a daughter. Admissions include Wanda Ball The Plains Beverly Bennett Athens Route 3 Gregory Brunton Gloucester and several others. Dismissals include Mrs Guy Francey Athens and daughter and Mrs Charles Fridenmaker Albany and son.

Charles Hiles Millfield Phil Hess Athens Wanda Ball the Plains Beverly Bennett Gregory Brunton Glouster Janice Boyer Coolville Margaret Walden Corning Guy Francey Charles Fridenmaker Albany Frank Faris Paul McClelland Delbert V. Skinner Trimble Flora Ervin Geraldine Hope

Scout Project Selected for National Jamboree Display

An Athens Boy Scout troop project built a light-pole rope lash bridge at a Parkersburg camporee and earned a blue flag for best camp sites and demonstrations. The project, 60 feet long using only light wood and rope, will be shown at the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Valley Forge, Pa. Scoutmaster change noted as Paul Staley succeeds Arthur Long.

Athens Valley Forge First Christian Church Parkersburg Paul Staley Arthur Long H. B. Boles Frank Lambert Jim Metcalf Quale Vermillion Buzz Sherwood Bill Wolfe James Goldsworthy Cloyce Martin Jack George Kabat Joe Maffett Larry Scriven James Moore Larry Delbert

Boston man awarded AEC fellowship with Northwestern work

Charles Ray Boston of Bellaire Ohio after graduating from Ohio University with a chemistry degree received a research fellowship with the Atomic Energy Commission sponsored by Northwestern University where he is pursuing graduate work in chemistry The couple is connected to Athens where Barbara Allen was formerly a resident's wife

Charles Ray Boston Ohio University Athens Atomic Energy Commission Northwestern University Bellaire Barbara Allen Boston Ohio U Northwestern

District 24 FOE to Hold Jackson Meeting Sunday

District 24 FOE will hold a monthly meeting in Jackson on Sunday at 2 p m. Towns represented include Pomeroy Gallipolis Oak Hill Wellston Mc Arthur Athens and Jackson. Expected Athens attendees include Elmer Tittle George Ashworth and Robert Rowan among others.

FOE Jackson Pomeroy Gallipolis Oak Hill Wellston McArthur Athens Elmer Tittle George Ashworth Robert Rowan

Competitive Tests for Wright Patterson Base Posts

Competitive examinations for probational appointment as contractual specialists at Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton have been announced by the board of U S Civil Service Examiners. Salaries range from $3825 to $5400 a year, with applications obtainable before June 26 from F D Higgins local secretary.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners F. D. Higgins

Farley Graduates At Bob Jones University

Robert Blaine Farley son of Mr and Mrs Irvis Farley Albany was listed among last weeks graduates at Bob Jones University He earned a bachelor of arts degree from the School of Religion with a major in Bible.

Greenville Robert Blaine Farley Irvis Farley Albany Bob Jones University School of Religion

Weekend traffic duties keep city police busy with accidents and crowd control

Police investigated three accidents on E State Street and nearby streets over the weekend. In one collision Sam Grim and E W Whitmore were involved. another crash occurred when Leo Martin backed into a parking space hitting Thomas Vercoe. a third two car wreck damaged by 75 dollars each involved Charles Hunsicker and Constance Kaufman. About 2000 spectators attended motorcycle races at the fairgrounds without incident. Walter Verner and Donald Bishop faced $5 fines each after arraignment for playing baseball on streets under an ordinance enforced by Mayor Mickle.

Sam Grim Athens E. W. Whitmore H. E. State St E. State St Watt St Leo Martin Thomas Vercoe Vercoe Howard Hall S. College St Charles E. Hunsicker W. Washington St Constance Ann Kaufman Morris Ave Walter S. Verner Donald G. Bishop W. P. Mickle

Patrol Reports Two Weekend Crashes Involving Drivers

State Highway Patrol documented two weekend accidents. Glendon Smith, 28, Logan, injured a bakery truck driver when the vehicle skidded on wet pavement and overturned on Route 13 near Redtown. The vehicle sustained heavy damage. Samuel Bauman, 22, Dayton, and Loren Warren Lee, 31, Albany, collided on Route 50 four miles west of Athens with heavy damage but no injuries. Bauman was fined $10 and costs for driving on the wrong side of the highway. Eugene B. Rowland, 28, Albany, also fined $10 and costs for unsafe operation.

Logan State Highway Patrol Glendon Smith Redtown Samuel Lee Bauman Dayton Loren Warren Lee Albany Athens Bauman Lee W. P. Mickle Mickle Eugene B. Rowland

Waterloo Preserve Opens Wide For Stocked Bass Pond

Waterloo Preserve near New Marshfield welcomes public fishing at the bass stocked pond behind the game production foreman Ray Sickles home. The six year old area now supports deer quail grouse coon and rabbits with corn buckwheat and wheat crops for wildlife and ongoing habitat improvements.

Waterloo State Forest New Marshfield Ray Sickles Pioneer Hewitt Mineral Sickles Wild Life Department Waterloo Vinton County Waterloo Forest

Divorce Sought in Common Pleas Court

Mildred Withrow filed for divorce from Charles Withrow in common pleas court citing extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. The couple married May 27, 1931 and have no children.

Common Pleas Court Mildred Withrow Charles Withrow

Marriage Licenses Issued for Several Couples

Robert Lee Tipton aged 28 from Leesville weds Beverly Jeanne Brumley 23 of Athens. Max Vearl Jansen 32 and Geneva Alice Hysell 25 both of Nelsonville. Frank Hickman 32 and Kathryn Bullock 29 both of Nelsonville. Frederic Yount Shupe 21 of Springfield weds Mary Ruth Warden 21 of Athens.

Robert Lee Tipton Leesville Beverly Jeanne Brumley Athens Max Vearl Jansen Geneva Alice Hysell Nelsonville Frank Hickman Kathryn Bullock Frederic Yount Shupe Springfield Mary Ruth Warden

Weather Outlook for Mercury Region Cooler Weekend

Cooler weather followed a Saturday rain of 0.65 inches. The thermometer will not rise above 70 degrees Sunday with a low around 51 degrees overnight.

Smoke Scare Brings Athens Firemen to Address Trash Fire

A smoke scare at 4 Stewart St. prompted Athens firemen to respond at 11:05 Sunday. Occupants of an upstairs apartment smelled smoke from a trash burn in a downstairs stove. no damage was reported. Fire Chief Clar ence A. Parker said the incident was under control.

Earl Ruston Stewart St Clarence A. Parker

Jailed for Failure To Pay Court Fine

Jim Woods 23 of Nelsonville jailed Saturday afternoon for failing to pay a $15 fine plus costs. He was arraigned before Mayor W P Mickle on an assault and battery charge filed by Elmer Elliott of New Marshfield. Woods pleaded guilty.

Jim Woods Nelsonville Woods W. P. Mickle Elmer Elliott New Marshfield

Palm Reader Is Charged In City Court

Lily White, 47, of W State St, faces a charge of reading palms and telling fortunes without a license in Mayor Mickle's court. Police arrested her Saturday night at her reading room and photo shop on W State St near Court St. She declined a plea at arraignment and requested a continuation to obtain counsel.

W. P. Mickle Lily White W. State St Court St Mickle

Exams Announced for Federal Posts in Three States

The U S Civil Service Commission announced examinations for office machine operators in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. Pay ranges from 2200 to 3825 dollars yearly. Applications must be received by June 1, per F D Higgins Athens local secretary at the Athens post office.

Ohio Indiana Kentucky U. S. Civil Service Commission F. D. Higgins Athens

Fellow Craft Degree to Be Conferred by Paramathia Lodge 25

Paramathia Lodge 25 F and A M will confer the Fellow Craft degree on a class of candidates at a special meeting Tuesday at 7 p m in the Masonic Temple. George M Fee, worshipful master, announces the event.

Paramathia Lodge F&am Masonic Temple George M. Fee

Columbus Riders Take Cycle Honors

Three Columbus riders won first place honors at motorcycle races Sunday hosted by the Athens Motorcycle Club. Richard Zurbeck of Cleveland sustained a fractured arm and was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Attendance at the fairgrounds was about 2000 with hundreds watching from outside. 34 entrants competed for $600 in prizes. Bobby Hill won expert, Clyde Eaton novices, Eddie Snyder amateur. Jenkins Slusher placed third in expert. Riders came from Cleveland Columbus Dayton Mansfield Detroit and Indiana. Jimmie Pegrin, five, led riders onto the track on his midget bike.

Columbus Athens Motorcycle Club Cleveland Richard Zurbeck Sheltering Arms Hospital Ralph Perry Fairgrounds Bobby Hill Clyde Eaton Eddie Snyder Jenkins Slusher Guysville Dayton Mansfield Detroit Indiana Jimmie Pegrin

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