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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1962
Page
2
Nelsonville city council at a special meeting approved installing 21 mercury vapor street lights for uptown business areas and, with an emergency clause, directed the safety service director to advertise bids for repairing 17 secondary streets.
A compilation of property transfers shows Elza Graham to Edward E. Algeo in Athens, Alston Fultz to Foster G. Lewis in Glouster, and Lillian M. Collins to Leonard Lenigar in The Plains. Other transfers include multiple tracts in Dover Township, Athens, Nelsonville, and York Township involving buyers from Summit and Athens counties.
The report wrongly named Lawrence McKinney as arguing with Delbert Browning. McKinney had no contact until Browning drew a gun in his car and McKinney told him to put it away. Also, notices list Donald Brady inviting Legion members to honor Post Commander Frank R. Jackson and a Presbyterian Circle meeting. Memorial services for Jackson are set at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday by B P C Elks Lodge 543 at Warren Funeral Home.
The Mary Martha Group of the CWF at First Christian Church will meet at 6 30 PM Thursday at Mrs William Vernons home on Logan Rd A covered dish dinner will be served Members needing transportation may call Mrs Stephen Barbers at PL 33134 Officers for the coming year will be installed at this meeting.
Mount St Mary Hospital lists admitted individuals including Mrs Myrtle Schoonover of Chauncey Mrs Wilberta Smart of Nelsonville Route 2 Mrs June Levering of Nelsonville Route 2 Albert Phillips of Murray City Mrs Elizabeth Thornton of Nelsonville Route 1 John McAteer of Nelsonville Max Valkinburg of Nelsonville Mrs Lulu Bailey of Logan Mrs Edith Evener of Athens Route 3 Mrs Gertrude Joyce of Nelsonville James Collins of Athens and Charles Brown of Logan.
Ohio University announces two new doctoral programs in English and clinical psychology to begin in fall 1963. President Vernon Alden says recruitment will start immediately as faculty prepare curricula and library upgrades with funding from the National Defense Fellowship and the Ohio University Fund. The new PhD offerings increase OU's doctorates to six alongside chemistry, speech, education, and physics.
State Commander Ben Belt installed Eighth District officers of the Veterans of World War I at the Athens Disabled American Veterans Hall. Officers named: Allan Wood Wellston commander, Harry Wolfe Athens senior vice commander, Frank Waller McArthur junior vice commander, C. J. Ailstock Athens quartermaster, Charles R. Kinison Athens chaplain, John Cox and Don Strawn Athens, and Harry Warner Wellston on the finance committee. The next district meeting was set for Aug 5 with Ironton as tentative site. Mrs. Belt attended with the Ladies Auxiliary who served dinner for 70.
The Sheltering Arms Hospital notes record multiple birth announcements and dismissals. New Marshfield and Athens area families welcomed daughters, while several Athens residents are named among those listed for births and discharges.
Catherine E. Misner of 132 W Washington St files for divorce in Common Pleas Court naming George W. Misner of Athens Route 2 as defendant. He faces charges of gross neglect and extreme cruelty. Mrs. Misner seeks permanent alimony. Married Oct. 8, 1955 in Nelsonville.
Common Pleas Court returned a judgment for 1107.30 dollars in favor of the Beta Chapter Delta Tau Delta House Corporation. The suit concerns a promissory note signed by Richard C. Littlepage last March.
A Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Baker Center dinner will discuss tourist development of the Hocking Valley. Athens Hocking and Vinton leaders, with Vern Flickinger and Jim Wells among speakers, will hear from state and local officials and the Rev. Lloyd Evans as master of ceremonies. One hundred tickets are issued for the two hour session.
Gov Gibson met Ohio Gov DiSalle in Columbus amid a split General Assembly with Nationalists holding control of the House and the Lt Governor casting tie votes. The State of the State address was set as readings in a 61 35 House margin. New appointees include Tim Dix finance director Jack Alpern public works director James Kelly employment director and others to health correction tax and public utilities posts. John Voxtheimer Russ Ferance Carl Giordano named to the Public Utilities Commission.
Cadet Thomas Cunningham of Steubenville will address Buckeye Boys State delegates Wednesday night on life at the U S Military Academy. The 1960 graduate captained the Steubenville High School football team and joined wrestling and track. at West Point he has played football and wrestling and joined the Ski Club after attending Boys State in 1959.
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