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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1963
Page
3
The city plans cosmetic and structural updates at Crystal Pool including a six foot cyclone fence around the facility replacing the wooden barrier and a larger sunbathing area. Improvements include cement block bathhouses front entrance and expanded south side bathing area with future sand replacement.
Amesville emergency volunteer Guy Simons suffered a deep cut to the right index finger when a shotgun shell cap exploded while he cleared burning papers from a truck’s glove compartment on Wilson Road. He was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital with four stitches. The fire occurred about 8:30 a.m. in a truck owned by Jim Withem. Damage to the 1956 model was estimated at $200.
Norma Rockhold, 48, of Reedsville, received left arm and shoulder bruises when a Saturday crash on Route 124 south of the Athens Meigs line involved Walter Bane Rockhold, 56, and led to James Orville Barringer, 44, also of Reedsville Route 1, being cited for failing to yield. Barringer faces a Meigs County Court appearance Friday.
Municipal Court fined Donald Cunningham of Athens Route 2 twenty five dollars and costs after he pleaded guilty to an assault and battery charge filed by Jean Cunningham of Athens Route 2. The case was handled by sheriff's deputies.
Mrs Maud James of Fenzel Apartments died Saturday night in Sheltering Arms Hospital after a brief illness. She was a Glouster High School graduate and longtime supervisor at the State School for the Deaf in Columbus. She lived in Athens seven years, belonged to First Methodist Church WSCS and Glouster Eastern Star. Survived by sister Mrs Lewis F Jones, Athens, with nephews and nieces. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday. burial West Union Street Cemetery. Mark and Master degrees to be conferred 7:30 pm Wednesday at Masonic Temple.
About 100 high school students from across Ohio attended a campus program sponsored by the Student Cabinet at Ohio University to learn about college life and academic opportunities. President Vernon Alden and Philosophy Professor Troy Organ spoke at a closing banquet in Baker Center. An Athens man, John F. Biddle, earned a second lieutenant commission with the Ohio National Guard and Army Reserve after OCS training.
Irene Krivesti Thompson, 47, of 2033 West Broad Street Columbus, died Sunday noon at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a long illness. She was daughter of Mary Krivesti and the late John Krivesti of The Plains and was employed 16 years by Nationwide Insurance Co. in Columbus. Survived by a brother John of Athens Route 2 and two sisters Neva Saylor of New Riegel and Mary Krivesti of The Plains. Funeral mass 9:30 am Wednesday at St. Pauls Catholic Church with burial Mount Calvary Cemetery. Calling hours after 7 pm Monday at Jagers and Sons funeral home. Office of the Dead at 8 pm Tuesday.
Athens students from the senior and junior high will show science projects this week in the old gymnasium from 7 to 9 p m on Wednesday and Thursday for parents and the public.
Athens County students led by Mary Lou Naim and Rosslyn Sewell achieved top ratings at a district school music contest held Saturday at Ohio University. Also noted, Jack Martindell of Shade Route 1 pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to a city intoxication charge and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
Ervin Hoffman, 83, of The Plains, died Monday morning after three weeks of illness. Born in Athens County, he was a railroad mechanic at Marion and later with Marion Ice Co. He retired eight years ago and is survived by his wife Estella a son Noble of Marion and stepson John William Lawrence of Lakeview. Funeral arrangements by Hughes Funeral Home.
A list from Shelterin g Arms Hospital records admissions for residents including Rebecca Linscott Athens Wayne Carsey The Plains Rowena Sprout Athens Marvin Jenkins Stewart Route 1 Oscar Knowlton Athens Richard Strole The Plains Bernard Bartlett Albany Michael Smith Athens Route 4 Chester Buck Athens Route 2 Mrs Donald K Seward Athens Margaret Nave Athens James P Black Athens Ronald Grim Athens Edwin Lavelle Amesville Route 1 Ken McKnight Coolville Mrs Richard Garrison Athens Edith Kelly Athens Mrs James Tedrow Athens Route 6 Walter Williams Glouster Joseph Cooper Athens Route 2 Lucille Showalter Chauncey Mrs John Hope Athens
Kemp ton Ted Curtis of Millfield Route 1 was charged by a sheriff deputy with leaving the scene of an accident after his vehicle hit a parked car on Bean Hollow Road Saturday. Bond set under $25, case continued until County Judge George Schoon returns to the bench.
A springlike spell gave way to a thundershower in Athens with a 62 degree high reported by observer C L Colmer. Convertible tops went down and Ohio University students wore bermuda shorts as a cold front lifted temperatures 10 degrees by late morning and sleet turned to rain. The Hocking River rose to 10.8 feet after rain and melted ice.
Oscar Handlin of Harvard University will deliver the fifth Ruth and Edwin Kennedy Lecture on Major Issues in American Life. The talk titled Minority Groups in American Society will be Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Handlin, a social historian and author of more than a dozen books, will discuss interpretation and the government economy relationship.
State Highway Patrol arrested two motorists Saturday night for driving while intoxicated. Kermit Earl Clark 28 Coalville Route 2 and Pearly Edward Cunningham 43 Deanville face DWI charges and also lack valid operator licenses. set to appear in Common Pleas Court Monday afternoon.
Three Ohio University students Herbert Branch John Sundquist and Robert Tober all from Grosvenor Hall were carried down the Hocking River on a raft when currents forced them against a tree. Fire department crews led by Chief Charles Dalton Lt Harlan Harris and Royce Cooley rescued them from the riverbank.
FASTRETH powder provides firmer denture support without slipping or wobbling. It has no gummy taste and does not cause nausea. It is alkaline and helps control denture odor. Available at drug counters everywhere.
The article promotes Bio Dyne derived Preparation H, a new healing substance claimed to stop piles. Sold in suppository and ointment forms at drug counters with endorsements from a world famous research institute.
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