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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1968

Page

2

CORE Names New Boss Replacing McKissick

Roy Innis, a militant black nationalist who helped shift CORE to Negro membership only, becomes acting national director of CORE replacing Floyd McKissick who takes a medical leave. McKissick, 46, agreed to stay until a successor is chosen as Innis, 34, moves up from associate director and criticizes white membership.

NEW York Roy Innis Congress of Racial Equality Floyd McKissick Innis McKissick Virgin Islands St. Croix Harlem CORE Friends of Wilfred T. Ussery

Ministers Schedule Patriotic Services in Athens Area

Two Athens area ministers announced patriotic services on upcoming Sundays. The Rev. Joe B. Maffett invited American Legion members to attend a 10:15 a.m. service at The First Christian Church with a sermon on Marks of a Good Citizen and a pledge. Rev. Fred E. Lachs will guest at Alexander Presbyterian Church on Route 50 July 7 and 14, offering an historic patriotic worship style while avoiding the pledge and other gestures.

Athens Joe B. Maffett The First Christian Church of Athens American Legion Maffett Richard Rypma Legion Luchs

New Name Chosen for Athens Church After Denomination Merger

Grace Wesleyan Church was selected by the congregation of the First Pilgrim Church of Athens after the Wesleyan Methodist and Pilgrim Holiness mergers formed the Wesleyan Church. The Pilgrim Church remains at its Athens site until the land at W Washington and Congress is sold for a new location. The parsonage is at 11 N Lancaster St.

Athens Grace Wesleyan Church Froman_ Gollihue Wesleyan Methodist Pilgrim Holiness Wesleyan Church Anderson Ind Wesleyan Methodist Church Kenney Memorial

Man pleads guilty to petty larceny in court

William Woodruff Stires age 28 of Glouster Route 1 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court Monday to petty larceny. He was fined 75 dollars and costs. Stires was arrested by Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Allen after a complaint by his uncle Sylvester Stires accusing him of stealing 27.50 dollars.

William Woodruff Stires Glouster Route 1 Stires Robert Allen Sylvester Stires

Stacy to Attend Davidson Summer Seminar 1968

Richard N. Stacy, Athens High School principal, will join 400 leaders from 15 000 administrators at Davidson College July 7 to 13 for the IDEA Summer Seminar. The program, affiliated with the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, centers on Individuality in Learning. Also, Disabled American Veterans Chapter 37 will install new officers Friday at 8 p.m. at the post home on E State Street with Robert P. Carsey as post commander.

Richard N. Stacy Athens IDEA Institute For Development of Educational Activities Davidson College Charles F. Kettering Foundation Stacy The Disabled American Veterans Chapter 37 E. State Street Robert P. Carsey

Students Aid Area Church Ministry

An Asian seminary student and two college students will assist in programs of the United Presbyterian Ministry in the Athens area this summer. Patricia Ann King of Indian Camp Ohio and Robert Leslie of Muncie Ind will help conduct vacation church schools for the five church united ministry and serve as counselors at the Scioto Presbytery Camp near Union Furnace. They are among about 40 students in the summer program of the United Presbyterian Synod of Ohio. Timbul Duwei Hutabarat, a Kampong Kapor Methodist Church Singapore member and Perkins School of Theology student at Southern Methodist University, will mainly serve as pastor at the Burr Oak vacation ministry and in the Deanville area. The trio began area work last week after training in Columbus. Larry Joe Riggs earned a 3.76 GPA for the second semester of 1968 and was named to Frederick College’s Dean’s List at Portsmouth Virginia. He is a 1960 Athens High School graduate, son of Mr and Mrs Blaine Riggs.

Athens United Presbyterian Ministry Patricia Ann King Timbul Duwei Hutabarat Kampong Kapor Methodist Church Singapore Hutabarat Perkins School of Theology Southern Methodist University Burr Oak Deanville United Presbyterian Church Columbus Larry Joe Riggs Frederick College Portsmouth Athens High School Blaine Riggs

Naval Flyer Information Team Coming to Ohio University

A Naval Aviation officers in formation team from Washington DC will visit Ohio University June 27 to 29 to explain Naval Air programs to male students. Programs include a senior option for pilot, flight officer, or air intelligence officer, with active duty options after graduation. Second semester sophomores and juniors may apply for summer training leading to commission and flight training. Vision requirements allow eligibility for flight officer and air intelligence officer. The team will be stationed at Baker Center. Valeria Davis versus Arthur Davis custody alimony and property division were ordered.

Naval Aviation Officers Information Team Washington, D. C Ohio University Naval Air Baker Center

Health Unit Plans Immunization Schedule

The Athens City-County Health Department will not provide immunizations Friday and will close July 5 after the holiday. Second typhoid injections are set for the first week of July with nurses at Mineral on July 1 at 10 am Chauncey at 1 pm July 1 and July 2 at the health department 8-10 am and Amesville at 10 am. The Athens County Crippled Children’s Clinic is in Nelsonville. A Bohemian polka was introduced in Paris around 1843.

Athens City-County Athens County Crippled Children’s Clinic Nelsonville Mineral Chauncey Health Department Amesville

Ohio University Assets Rise 12 Percent to 107.7 Million

Ohio University assets totaled 107,727,035 at end of 1967, up 12 percent from the prior year, with fixed assets at 61,228,371 and residence dining halls at 39,412,476. The university reported 42,390,517 in total income, including 33,881,457 from student fees grants gifts and endowments. The audit criticized unauthorised purchasing actions by university personnel not known to the purchasing or accounting departments.

Ohio Ohio Universty Roger Cloud Cloud University Board of Trustees

IRS Test Set Exam for Tax Practice Enrollment Held in Cincinnati

An examination to qualify for enrollment to practice before the IRS will be held in the district IRS office at Cincinnati on September 26 and 27, according to district director Paul A. Schuster. The test is for individuals who are not certified public accountants or attorneys to represent clients in tax matters. Applications and information may be obtained at local IRS offices.

Internal Revenue Service IRS Cincinnati Paul A. Schuster

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