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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1967
Page
5
A new Boy Scout Troop is being organized at the First Christian Church in Nelsonville. Ronnie Jones will be scoutmaster, a former Troop 66 assistant. Boys ages 11 to 14 not in a troop are invited to attend a meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at Fort Street church.
Logan Joseph M. Hartman resigns as vice president of Farmers and Merchants Bank for a similar post at First National Bank in Jackson. He has 20 years with the local bank and is son of Clarence Hartman. Hartman lives with wife Sue and children Jody and Mark at 137 Midland Place. He attends St. Matthew Lutheran Church and civic groups. Nelsonville Circle One First Methodist Church closes season with a dinner for eight. gift to circle leader Phyllis Betts by Mrs. Roy Ballard.
Mount St. Mary Hospital notes report the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wharton of Nelsonville. Additional admissions include David Estes from New Marshfield, Miss Talena R. Long of Glouster, James Cremean of New Plymouth, Miss Sharon Hill of Millfield, Mrs. Blanche Riley of Stockport, Mrs. Beulah Windlands of Athens, and William Kisor of Athens Route 2, plus Elizabeth Pidcock of Nelsonville and several patients and visitors such as Mrs. Leslie Douglas, David Robinette, Miss Bonnie Woodruff, Mrs. Ruth Goodman, Joseph Nathan Thomas, and Floyd Farrel.
Nelsonville street department began flushing several streets Monday. Debris from a Friday thunderstorm remained, and cars left in same spots hindered sweeping. Dale Wharton urged residents to move vehicles for better cleaning. Local visitors and a fall incident were also noted.
Middleport items report Mrs J W Dawson returning to Vienna after wintering with daughter and family Forrest Bathel. Marianne Woodgerd vacationing in Florida and working at Ohio State University. Carol Scott visiting parents after a Rocky Fork Park trip. Eileen Dutton at Denison University home for summer. Frank Murray family hosting son Philip Rayburn and infant Walter. Helen Lake and son Bobby of Charlotte Michigan as guests. In Syracuse Pauline Morarity elected councilor of Guilding Star Council No 124 Daughters of America with officers Thelma Grueser Sylvia Zwilling Carrie Sinclair Ada Slack Leola Enoch Ann Hemsley Marie Rizer Alice Capehart Eileen Clark Kathryn Johnson presiding.
John Wade of Buchtel was elected Commander of Glenford Dugan Post 229 American Legion. William Watkins and Stephen Barber were named first and second vice commanders, with Calvin Lancaster as adjutant and finance officer. Oliver Bishop Jr. is sergeant at arms, Eddie Kreslin chaplain. Executive committee members are Bernard Carter Luther Skiver Frank Keyes Chester Ray Carl Howard. Wilbur Mender elected trustee.
A classmate picnic reunion for Marshall University graduates from January and June 1946 and their families was held at Kroder Park Point Pleasant. Attendees included Riley Messer Detroit Cleote Holley Finley Hurricane Morris Hensley Chesapeake Helen Dils Mildred Carpenter Betty Young Clar and families Jack G McGinnis Milton Mary Myers Cornette Anna Marie Elien Bledse Peggy Cartwright Sen Randall Taylor Ruth E Miller Wylodine Kemper Smith Virgil Keefer and hosts in Point Pleasant.
Chester column notes family visits and relocations featuring Fred Rice returning from Arizona and Carolyn Parker moving to Summerfield Apartments along with Richard Frost visiting his parents and Ida Knight visiting Canal Winchester residents.
Spec. 4 Randy Savage of Buchtel was seriously burned when a tank exploded in the South Korea demilitarized zone. He was flown to a Japanese hospital after injuries to his face and body. Savage, who entered service last June, trained at Fort Knox and has served in Korea since October as a policeman. His brothers Spec. 4 Sam Savage and Pfc. Larry Savage are nearby in Vietnam and at the 1st Infantry Division. Their mother is Mrs. Marjorie Beverly of Nelsonville Route 1.
A Nelsonville four Radion Club special meeting is set for Thursday at 8 30 p.m. at Richard Hopstetter’s home Route 1. Miss Linda Runion hosts Teen Age Republican Club Thursday at 7 p.m. Final plans for the July state convention at Dennison University. Nelsonville Assembly No 109 Rainbow for Girls meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Temple.
Barton A. Holl president of Logan Clay Products Co was named by Governor Rhodes to the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission for a term ending June 29 1973.
Meigs County events center on Columbia Grange 40th anniversary with Earl Starkey honored. Walter Jordan earns Soil Conservation plaque in Jackson. Local families attend Meigs County Soil and Water banquet and host gatherings from Ohio University and beyond.
Master Roy Blankenship and several residents of Logan are listed in connection with the Hocking Valley Community Hospital. Included are Mrs. William A. Harbarger, Mrs. Reta B. Crawford, Mrs. Lillian Griffin, and others from Logan along Route 2 Henry 0.
Mrs James Hedges and daughter Mrs Edna Cooksey are listed along with Mrs Kenneth Mitchell Mrs Bertha Barber and Mrs Jennie Bright in a social column fragment reflecting community connections and naming several women.
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