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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1963
Page
4
Nelsonville council to meet at 7 p.m. Monday in city chambers to consider an engineering survey for a dam a water works upgrade plan and renewal of a fire protection contract with York Two under an emergency act. President Ward Phillips urges better committee prep to speed passage.
William Mayhugh 72 of Cutler died Sunday after a weeklong illness. Born in Vincent, he was a retired saw mill operator and Tick Ridge Christian Church member. Survived by wife Lorena Welch Mayhugh. son Richard of Columbus. daughters Mary Grace Lynch Cutler Barbara Hopkins Marietta Geneva Levy North Madison. stepchildren William and Merle McAtee Barberton Akron. Betty Cipkar Akron. 10 grandchildren. siblings Edward James Mayhugh of Vincent Allie Pursley Akron Maggie Bowman Newport News Va. Funeral arrangements by Fawcett Stone.
A sequence of notes from MN Carpenter Temple MYF at the church lists officers and attendees led by Janet Massey with Gary Mosier as recreation lead. Separate items note Columbia Home Council hosting at Mrs. Galaway’s home. Dyesville Youth group study led by Rev Uber. weekend visitors including the Kepners and Taylors in Hartford. horticultural society meeting in Oak Hill. birth announcement for Jeffrey Allen Gillogly. Nelsonville High School musicians at Ohio University with Susanne Wolf and SuzAnne Brooker in flute and clarinet quartets.
Nelsonville cases show James Joseph Naiiiger forfeiting a $20 bond after failing to appear for a yellow line crossing citation at Washington Street and Daugherty Drive before Mayor William Hoffman. William Fick pled guilty to intoxication and was fined $10 plus costs. Gail Garner pled guilty to intoxication and paid $10 plus costs in Columbus.
Daniel Cole 68, formerly of Coolville, died Saturday at his Marion home after an extended illness. He worked for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Marion Power Shovel Co and was a World War I veteran. Surviving wife Bertha, daughters Mrs Brooks Carrel Richwood and Mrs Kenneth Dickerson Marion, sons Larney and Richard Marion, brother Everett Athens, five grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday Vanderhoof Church. burial in adjoining cemetery. Friends may call Ralph Calaway residence Coolville after 5 p.m. Monday.
A roundup of local visits and house moves lists Syracuse residents visiting relatives at Ohio State University and in Columbus, plus residents moving property between Shelby and nearby towns. The report also notes Nelsonville police citing George Vernon Morrison 32 of Marion for driving while intoxicated with a $150 fine, costs, and three days in jail. a later license-revocation charge pending hearing.
Apple Grove WSCS gathered at the home of Mrs. Eileen Buck to discuss What Shall We Tell Our Children About Race led by Naomi Stobart. A rummage sale was announced for March 15 and 16 in Pomeroy. Several members and guests shared visits and weekend travel news.
The Friendship and Bible Class of the Nazarene Church gathered at the Harold Allen home for a potluck in honor of the Rev Ronald Axtell and others. A brief business session preceded a Bible study led by Mr Call. The next meeting is March 28 at the Axtells.
Hospital census lists admissions for Harry E. Davis Logan George Bryan Jacksonville Mrs Catherine Johnson Nelsonville John Lehman Nelsonville Route 1 Miss Dorothy Davis Corning Mrs Mary Taylor Somerset Route 2 Mrs Anna Moody Gloucester Master Timothy Stanley Nelsonville Vernon Hardy Corning Master Stephen Terwilliver Carbon Hill Mrs Faye Warren Nelsonville Mrs Bernita Nichols McArthur Mrs Bernice Gallagher Nelsonville Walter Mitchell Murray City Fred Conner Nelsonville Route 2 George Simms Nelsonville. Dismissals include Mrs Lester Harris and daughter Nelsonville Mrs David Wilson and son Jacksonville Mrs Benny Bruce Deanville Samuel Sharp McArthur Route 2 Miss Carolyn Mullen McConnelsville Route 3 Pearl Phillips The Plains Rev Roger Brisgal Nelsonville Edward Bradley New Lexington Raymond Raine Nelsonville Edward Craig Buckeye Lake Earl Davis Trimble John Miller Shawnee Mrs Hildreth Bryant McArthur Mrs Laura Steele Logan Chester Storts Corning Stephen Foley Wilkesville Mrs Margaret Puckett Logan Route 3 Earl Thompson The Plains Mrs Juanita Thompson Glouster Mrs Joan West Zaleski. Blood used 9 units.
Editorial urges Nelsonville and area leaders to register unemployed workers, publish a labor list at the mayor's office, and match one day or multi day jobs to local residents. It cautions against relying on state funds and suggests funding city projects or dam work if engineering surveys prove feasible.
Nelsonville Ret ta Howe Sunday School class at First Methodist Church will host a party in the church social rooms Wednesday night after the Sunday services. Hostesses are Mrs Ida Locke and Miss Sylvia Matheny.
City police say David Wallace Mayes of Corning Route 1 will appear before Mayor William Hoffman at 7 30 p m Saturday regarding an operation deemed unsafe.
The Messenger notes it is not responsible for errors when stations fail to supply corrected schedules. Boldface indicates color programs.
WOUB TV week Monday and Tuesday lineup includes What's New at 7 and 7 30 p m Survival in the Sea at 7 30 Great Decisions at 8 and American Economy at 9 p m The following day features What's New at 7 and 7 30 Art of Singing at 8 Desegregation at 8 30 Red Myth at 9 and American Economy at 9 p m.
Prime time lineup features Hell and High Water with Widmark and Darin at 7:30 followed by The Art Linkletter Show premiere at 9:30 and David Brinkley Journal at 10. Also Fargo and The Rifleman air at 7 and 8:30, plus Ohio State Minnesota at 9 and sitcoms Danny Thomas Show, Andy Griffith, and The New Loretta Young Show through 10.
Program lineup shows multiple channels with times for films and series including A Song to Remember parts 1 and 2, Hell and High Water, Fugitives for a Night, Thunder Over the Plains, The Story of Dr Wassel, The Half Breed, The Moon's Our Home, Forbidden Street, Hello Everybody, The Plainsman.
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