Methodist Church Pastor Appointed to Athens First
The Rev. John M. Versteeg, Lima district superintendent, is named pastor of Athens First Methodist Church. Appointment confirmed by Bishop Hazen G. Werner. Versteeg succeeds Rev. Harold F. Kellogg who becomes Lima superintendent. Versteeg, born in Den Helder, has held key Ohio Conference posts and lectured at Cincinnati institutions. He and Edna Ames have four children. Additional appointments include Bremen, Millersport, and Pennsville.
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John M. Versteeg
Lima
Ohio Methodist Church
Athens
Paterson
New Jersey
New York
Drew
Newark
N. J
Roseville
South Avenue
Wilkinsburg
Walnut Hills- Avondale
Cincinnati
Versteeg
Ohio
General Conference of the Church
Commission On Church Union
Council of Churches of Greater Cincinnati
Greater
Council of Social Agencies
University of Cincinnati
Union College
Ohio Wesleyan University
Allegheny College
Ohio Northern University
United Stewardship Council
United States
Canada
Christian Century
Who's Who In
America
Hymn Society of America
American Society of Church History
Cincinnati Clergy Club X Club
Kiwanis
Torch
Edna Catherine Ames
Weehawken N. 3
Sherwood Ames
Don Sherwood
Radio
Elaine Joan
Robert John
Virgil Neil
Clergy Appointments Noted at Lakeside Conference
At the Methodist conference held at Lakeside, supply pastors were named including Robert W. Reed assigned to Albany and W. Earl Wilson to Corning, with M. D. also listed among the new appointments.
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Lakeside
Robert W. Reed
Albany
W. Earl Wilson
Corning
M.D
Three Accidents Investigated By Patrol This Weekend
State Highway Patrol investigated three weekend crashes. Earl Webb 63 Coolville and Archie Allman 25 Jan Lou W.Va. sideswiped on Route 50 west of Coolville. Webb fined 15 dollars. Fred Lock 48 Buchtel collided with L V Zimmer 42 Glouster on Route 216. Lock charged but pleaded innocent. hearing set. Kenneth Thomas 21 Marietta lost control on Route M east of Athens, struck Kim home steps and tree. uninjured. fined 10 dollars.
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State Highway Patrol
Earl Webb
Coolville
Archie Allman
Jan Lou
W. Va
Webb
John Aiken
Fred Lock
Buchtel
L. V. Zimmer
Glouster
Lock
Zimmer
Earl Hilleary
Nelsonville
Kenneth Thomas
Marietta
D. M. Kim
Guysville
Thomas
Athens
W. P. Mickle
Shelterin g Arms Hospital Notes
A hospital roster from Shelterings Arms lists admissions and dismissals in Athens and surrounding towns. Names include Mr and Mrs Marvin Moore and their son in Athens, Doria Daggett, Charles Evans, Marian Beougher, Hazel Millis, Paul Batchelder, Edwin Wagoner, Helen Jeddeloh, Carl McClure, Alvan Cole, Richard Cole, Blanche Green, Robert Eschenbacher, Julia Curry, Walter Powell and Bernice Winning, and others in Athens Pataskala Guysville Mulfield New Marshfield Glouster. Dismissals note Walter Powell and daughter Bernice Winning.
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Doria Daggett
Athens
Charles H. Evans
Shade
Marian Beougher
Logan
Hazel Millis
Millfield
Paul Batchelder
Portsmouth
Edwin Wagoner
Helen Jeddeloh
Carl McClure
Alvan Eugene Cole
Richard Lee Cole
Blanche Green
Athen
Robert Eschenbacher
Julia Curry
Albany Man Sentenced For Auto Theft
Jeral Cline, 29, Albany, was sentenced to the Ohio Penitentiary Monday morning on auto larceny after changing his plea from innocent to guilty and seeking probation. He had been indicted by the May grand jury for taking a truck owned by Pearl Sapp and was arrested by Athens police near Albany 30 minutes later.
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Jeral Cline
Albany
Ohio
Francis D. White
Cline
May Grand Jury
Pearl Sapp
Athens
Gordon Gray
Sapp
James Shumaker
Shumaker
London
Athens Man Dies After Pistol Wound
Robert Wheaton, 34, died Saturday afternoon at Mt. Carmel Hospital Columbus after a pistol wound treated since May 19. Born in Athens he lived here most of his life with eight years in the Army serving in Africa Italy and Sicily. Surviving include two children, parents, a sister in Oregon and two brothers. Services Tuesday 2 pm at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with burial West Union Street Cemetery. Flowers omitted.
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Robert Wheaton
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Mr. Wheaton
Athens
Africa
Italy
Sicily
Wheaton
First Methodist Church
E. T. Crossen
American Legion
YMCA
Gary
Merry Carol
Fred S. Wheaton
Marjorie von Behre
4 H Club Activities Across Several Groups
Multiple 4-H clubs held recent meetings or announced officers for the coming year. Richland Avenue Sew-So-Right 4-H elected Genevie Binker president and Norma Tryon, Jo Ann Mingus, Bessie Brooks, Donna Hunter, and Doris Jones to key posts. Amesville 4-H Sewing elected Patsy Glass president and Mary Fockler as vice president with a slate including Diane Hamilton and Madelon Clark. Additional clubs named treasurers, recreation leaders, health leaders, and news reporters, with meetings at various homes and planned activities such as outdoor cookery and building a fire place.
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Richland Avenue
Verron Watts
Genevie Binker
Norma Tryon
Jo Ann Mingus
Bessie Brooks
Donna Hunter
Doris Jones
Gail Laziman
Amesville
4-H Sewing Club
Patsy Glass
Mary Fockler
Diane Hamilton
Madelon Clark
Sally Robinson
Gernelda King
Shirley Walton
Rosalie Copeland
Norma Ziegler
Louanna King
Shirley Potter
NAM Executive Visitor Morris Sayre Visits Athens
Morris Sayre of Montclair New Jersey vice chairman of the Corn Products Refining Co and former NAM president visited Ohio University in Athens with his wife. He toured the campus attended the alumni band concert and prepared to speak in Chicago at a three day NAM meeting. Sayre urged Americans to better understand the opportunity system and thanked Dr. John C. Baker with whom he has longstanding ties since Baker was dean at Harvard Business School. Sayre is an alumnus and trustee of the University of Richmond and spoke there last week during the 45th class reunion.
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Morris Sayre
Montclair
N. J
Corn Products Refining Co
Athens
Ohio University
John C. Baker
NAM
New York City
Sayres
Sayre
Baker
Harvard Business School
University of Richmond
Richmond
Degrees Awarded at OU Exercises Under Elms Sunday
The University of Oklahoma granted 760 degrees including 519 men and 241 women. 29 men and 8 women earned master's degrees, 11 men and 24 women received Associate in Arts diplomas. Colleges led by Commerce with 199 degrees, Education 159, Arts and Sciences 182, Applied Science 107, Fine Arts 11. Athens graduates listed with many names, plus county and city totals. Key degrees defined such as BA BSCE BSEE MA MS and others.
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College of Commimerce
College of Education
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Applied Science
College of Fine Arts
Graduate
Science
Athens
Barbara Jean Algeo
Laura Jeanne Anderson
Bsed
John Bill Ashton, Jr
BSC
Mable Eileen Bean
RFA
Donna Jean Buck
Robert Lee Burson
Alfred Swet Carpenter
J. Paul Cotner
David Grayson Cox
BSEF
James Robert Cummings
BSE
Dean Richard Cushman
Elizabeth Arnold Cutter
Elsie Kathryn Driscol
Assoc
Warren Fenton Ellis
MED
Richard Hugh Essex
Marie Farley
BSSS
Hubert James Frebault
BFA
William Ernest Furst
Alfred Louis Gendemalik
Sanford Gold
Gail Grahiel Gomi
John Howard Graham
BSEE
Robert Thatcher Hart
BSA
Carolyn Jones Herbert
Parker Eugene Hodgden
BSCE
Elrg Joseph Inchalik
BSCH
Ray Eugene Kellogg
Censtance June Kimball
Thomas Wardman Kimball
Harvey Leroy Kincade
Charles William K
Casper Marice Rapp
Robert R. Schall
BSSE
Athens County
Kathryn Ann Johnson
Lloyd Weldon Johnson
George William Long
Ira Warren Whitmore
BSME
Nelsonville
David Edward Byers
Sharon Jeanne Rose
Even Loy Winner
Chauster
Goff Ray Dunfee
BSIE
Stewart
Robert Rex Evans
the Plains
Thomas William
Three Persons Fined For Intoxication
Weekend mayor s court activity saw four persons fined for intoxication following arrests by city police. Arthur Downey, Ti. Athens, pleaded guilty and was confined to the county jail for failure to pay a fine of $19 and costs. Also sent to jail for her inability to pay a $10 and costs fine was Susan Leedy, 37, W. Washington St. Edward J. McDermott, 47, Silver Grove, Ky., paid a fine of $10 and costs levied Saturday.
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Arthur Downey
Athens
Susan Leedy
W. Washington St
Edward J. McDermott
Silver Grove
Trespass Plea In Mayor Court At New Marsh Field
Wendell Bridge aged 50 pleaded guilty to trespassing in Mayor W P Mickle's court Saturday. Isaac Jackson filed the charge. Bridge was fined $15 plus costs with $10 suspended.
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Wendell Bridge
New Marshfield
W. P. Mickle
Isaac Jackson
Paramu thia Lodge 25 to Confer Fellow Craft Degrees
The Fellow Craft degree will be conferred on a class of candidates Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple during a Paramu thia Lodge 25 F and AM meeting, according to Ellis South, master.
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Masonic Temple
Paramuthia Lodge
F&am
Ellis South
Officers to be elected at Knights Templar meeting
Athens Commandery 15 Knights Templar will elect officers at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple. Commander Ernest Hart announced the meeting details.
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Masonic Temple
Athens
Knights Templar
Ernest Hart
Two Injured Near Fisher One in Athens
Three people were hurt in three weekend crashes in Athens and nearby. Doris Daggett and Charles H. Evans were admitted to Sheltering Arms Hospital after their car overturned on Route 50 near Fisher Station, investigators say Evans momentarily dozed at the wheel. Griffith H. Evans suffered a head injury when his car struck two parked autos on W Carpenter Street near N Court Street. A third crash involved Glenn Gabriel’s car hitting a parked vehicle owned by Edward Hartford on Lancaster Street. Sheriff George Bateman led the inquiry.
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Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Doris Daggett
Charles H. Evans
Shade
Route 50
Fisher Station
Daggett
Evans
Fisher Crossing
George Bateman
Griffith H. Evans
W. Union St
Glenn Gabriel
Edward Hartford
Martins Ferry
Hartford
Lancaster St
Weekend Rain Clears Ahead of Ohio University Commencement
Weekend rain that disrupted Ohio University commencement activities over the weekend has ended under bright sun. At 9am today the temperature was 62 degrees with Saturday and Sunday highs near 78 and lows around 59 to 61. The thermometer later dropped to 46.
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Ohio University
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