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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1966

Page

2

178 Promoted To Senior High School

A Thursday honors assembly at Athens Junior High promoted 178 ninth graders to senior high and awarded service music athletics scholarship attendance cheerleading fitness and student council honors. A second Honors Day Friday recognized seventh and eighth graders for past year achievements.

Athens Junior High School Richard Auer Stephen Coladis Max Gaston Bob Handley Tom Hess Stephen Kappes Martin Kirkendal Dirk Leach David McFarland Mark Miller Jeff Ogram Daniel Shaw Jim Stewart Gary Welch Susan Acker

New Gas Ordinance To Affect All Customers In Athens

Columbia Gas Co representative John Cottrill outlines a four year rate ordinance for Athens. The basic bill rises to 3.30 monthly with a 2000 cubic foot example showing 4.92. A fuel cost clause lets rates adjust with gas purchases.

John Cottrill Columbia Gas Co Cottrill Columbia Gas Athens

Woman Hurt In Auto Accident

Mrs. Bessie Gorham aged 81 of 38 W Carpenter St was injured Thursday when bumped by a car driven by Mrs. Willis Jean Llewellyn 36 Athens Route 2 at Congress and Carpenter. Gorham was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital. Llewellyn was cited for failure to yield and fined $20 and costs in Municipal Court.

Bessie Gorham Carpenter St Willis Jean Llewellyn Athens Congress and Carpenter

Cooler Day Follows 94 Temperature in Athens

A cold front cut through Athens after a record 94 degree high on Thursday. By 9 am Friday the temperature had fallen to 63 with overcast skies. Ethel McDaniels, 74, of 1 N May Avenue, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the city fire department at 11:54 a.m. for a possible back injury.

Athens U.S C. L. Colmer Ohio Colmer Ethel McDaniels May Ave Sheltering Arms Hospital City Fire Department

Texas Eastern pays Athens County taxes topping 170000

Texas Eastern Transmission Corp has paid the second half of its 1965 Athens County tax bill amounting to 85 057.17. County Treasurer Vaughn Earich accepted the check from E. T. Robinson Texas Eastern vice president and E. Lee Smith chief operator of the Athens compressor station. The county tax bill for the year exceeded 170 000.

Athens County Valladha Earich E. T. Robinson Texas Eastern Transmission Corp Shreveport E. Lee Smith Athens Vaughn Earich Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation Robinson

Ohio professor earns philosophy doctorate at Washington U

Mrs Martha Harris Wurtz of Ohio University School of Music received the doctor of philosophy at Washington University during the commencement exercises in St Louis Missouri.

ST. Louis, Mo Martha Harris Wurtz Ohio University School of Music Washington University

Sunset Gift Housewares forms in Columbus

Articles of incorporation filed in Columbus with the Secretary of State by Sunset Gift Housewares Inc, of Athens. Leroy Charles and Wilma Cox file the articles. the Coxes have produced housewares for seven years. Mrs Cox invented the Bacon Ironer a glass face cover to prevent bacon from shrinking curling and spattering grease.

Columbus Ted Brown Sunset Gift Housewares, Inc Athens Leroy Charles Wilma Cox

Delegates to Be Elected at New Marshfield VFW Meeting

Sheltering Arms Hospital notes list admitted and discharged patients from Athens The Plains Guysville Albany and more. New Marshfield VFW post 8804 will elect delegates to a state convention at 8 PM Sunday with refreshments.

New Marshfield William Frank

Hospital Building Fund Drive Staffing Announced

Vice chairman Fritz Wheaton revealed the Sheltering Arms Hospitals campaign will add James Anastas and William Lavelle as co chairs for the individual gifts section. Captains under Anastas include Charles Fulks Earl Mathews and Joseph Vanity. Lavelle leads Foster Cornwell D M Goddard and B T Grover as captains.

Sheltering Arms Hospitals Building Fund Fritz Wheaton James Anastas William Lavelle Anastas Charles Fulks Earl Mathews Mathews Insurance Agency Joseph Vanity Lavelle Foster Cornwell D. M. Goddard Mathews Agency B. T. Grover, Sr Ohio University The Television Cable Co Dwight Rutherford Hospital Board of Trustees

Athens State Hospital Awarded Near 25000 Grant

Athens State Hospital received a National Institute of Mental Health grant of 24812 for 1966 67 with possible renewal for six more. The funds will train hospital staff in therapeutic attitudes and relationships and help build a community psychiatry program beyond the hospital. Mrs Reva Phillips will direct the in service training. Negotiations with Ohio University aim to provide management and remedial training for personnel.

Athens State Hospital National Institute of Mental Health U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare Gordon Ogram Reva Phillips Ohio University

Three Alarms Point to Fires at City Stores and Trailers

Three alarms were answered Thursday by the city fire department. Luckoff's Department Store on N Court Street saw an overheated intercom at 1 20 p m and was extinguished on arrival. A 1957 car owned by Kennedy Mudgett and parked at 34 N Court Street suffered about 50 dollars in damage from a backfire through its carburetor. A fire on a service pole at 6 23 p m burned the pole receptacle. the trailer at 110 Columbus Road owned by Bryan Clark and occupied by Pat Bumgardner was involved.

Luckoff’s Department N. Court St Kennedy Mudgett Zanesville Columbus Rd Bryan Clark Pat Bumgardner

Guysville Man Kicked By Horse Injuries Reported

A Guysville Route 2 man named Charles Coen was admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital Thursday night after a horse kicked him in the face. He suffered a severe chin cut along with head and arm wounds and neck injuries. Coen was beside a barn when the mare was kicked. his brother John Coen drove him to the hospital.

Guysville

Bond Forfeitures In Municipal Court

Lloyd Hedges Jr aged 26 of Baltimore faced bond forfeiture after a traffic signal incident investigated by police with a $12 penalty noted.

Lloyd Hedges Jr Baltimore

Zoning Board Grants Variance and Names Acting Chair

The zoning board of appeals granted a variance to Robert Sutton to build a garage and breezeway at 34 Graham Dr with one restriction. The Murphy Frear trailer request at 117 E State St was tabled due to no appearance. Charles White becomes acting chair through Nov 7 after Kenneth Reeder’s resignation. next meeting set for June 23 at 7 30 p.m.

Robert Sutton Graham Dr Brian Murphy Dan Frear E. State St Charles White Kenneth Reeder

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