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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1973
Page
10
Wellston Ohio's basketball banquet featured Jim Snyder as chief speaker. Dave Souders won the Most Valuable Player award as cheerleaders and multiple grade teams received awards. several attendees were absent.
County Extension agent C E Blakeslee notes farm season brings heavy machinery use and accidents. With Meigs County completing a study on farm accidents, new arm signals for operators, approved by national safety bodies, aim to reduce limb injuries and save lives.
Firemen were called to a smoking trash barrel at 715 E Main St and quickly put out the blaze. The article also lists Purdue signals for farm safety and details freshman, junior varsity, and varsity basketball awards with multiple players named and coach comments.
At the February Holzer Volunteer Chaplaincy Committee meeting in Gallipolis new officers were chosen. Rev. Robert Davis is president, Rev. Clifford Thomas vice president, Rev. Arthur C. Lund secretary, and Rev. Audrey Miller treasurer. Rev. Kenneth Shaw was elected to chair the credentials committee. The outgoing president Rev. Lund was thanked for two and a half years of service.
Salem Center the PTA held its annual Family Night and open house at the school. Parents toured classrooms and viewed student work as Mrs. Roberta Wilson the principal and Mrs. Nellie Vale county supervisor welcomed guests. Officers were elected with Mrs. Wallace Fetty as president and a pancake supper was announced for March 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. The Grate family provided entertainment for the 14th year with a closing prayer.
Services at First Baptist Church in Mason continue Sundays. Last week guest speaker was Dave Miller of Fairlawn Baptist Church Dunbar. Next Sunday’s speaker will be Jack Green from Fairlawn Baptist Church.
Countywide events include the annual spelling bee on March 15 and the Meigs County Teachers Meeting on April 6, part of a Meigs County Board of Education session Tuesday night. Superintendent Robert Bowen said Virginia Kunkle of the state Education Department discussed principal leadership and instruction evaluation with elementary staff and displayed assessment materials. Bus driver certificates were approved for Harry Graham and Richard Swanson, and county supervisors were given permission to attend the April 5 special education teachers meeting in Columbus. Attendees included Bowen, Harold Roush, Gordon Collins, George Perry, Harold Lohse and Virgil Atkins.
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