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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1964

Page

7

Laurel Valley Group Elects New Officers

Laurel Valley Sons and Daughters held officer elections at the Laurel Valley Grange Hall. Elected were president Mike Baily, vice president Fred Huston, secretary David Stump, treasurer Renee Tatman, news reporter Gay Ricketts, recreation leader Danny Stump, health leader Mike Huston, safety leaders Tom Huston and Gerry Ricketts. The 1964 program outlines by Brenda Swalbaugh Joy Barnes Fred Huston and Jim Sherman. Next meeting April 11 at 7 30 PM.

Laurel Valley Laurel Valley Sons and Daughters Laurel Valley Grange Hall Glennet Weaver Norma Stump Linda Weaver Mike Baily Fred Huston David Stump Renee Tatman Gay Ricketts Danny Stump Mike Huston Tom Huston Gerry Ricketts Brenda Swalbaugh Joy Barnes Jim Sherman Grange Hall

Boating Course Offered by Coast Guard Auxiliary

The U S Coast Guard Auxiliary Gallipolis Point Pleasant Flotilla 18 3 will hold free public boating classes at the Appalachian Electric Power Co building on Jefferson Ave. Sessions start Tuesday at 7 30 p m with follow ups March 31 and April 7 14 ending by 9 p m Each class covers seamanship rules of the road knots and splices and local boating regulations A small fee covers books and materials Flotilla commander John W Burkle and training officer Hugo Pierotti are named.

Point Pleasant United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Gallipolis Appalachian Electric Power Co Jefferson Ave Gallipolis Point Pleasant John W. Burkle Hugo Pierotti

Lions Club Accepts Daniels Cyrus as Members

Logan Lions Club on Monday at Sportsman Grill accepted Robert Daniels and Donald E. Cyrus for membership after nominating committee approval. Jack Kemper served as program chairman. The club aids Lancas ter on April 19 for glaucoma eye clinic and plans a film program on the world fair. Don Farrow attended as a guest.

Logan Lions Club Sportsman Grill Robert Daniels Donald E. Cyrus Jack Kemper Lions Lancaster George Charles Columbus Delmar Freeman Columbia Gas Co Ohio Don Farrow

Logan Declares March 15 22 DeMolay Week

Mayor Jack Moorehead proclaims March 15 to 22 as DeMolay Week in Logan. The Order of DeMolay, for young men aged 14 to 21, aims to mold tomorrow's citizens. Founded by Frank S. Land in 1919, it now has over 2400 chapters worldwide.

Logan Jack Moorehead Order of DeMolay Frank S. Land Kansas City

Firefighters battle grass blaze on Trowbridge property

Volunteers and city fire department responded Monday at 5 45 p m to Union Furnace Road to extinguish a brush and grass fire. The flames covered about three quarters of an acre across the Trowbridge lot and a corn field once owned by the late Fred P Graham. cause unknown. First city officials of Nieuw Amsterdam in 1653 included a preacher, teacher, court messenger and dog catcher.

Logan City Fire Department H. C. Trowbridge Union Furnace Rd Trowbridge Fred P. Graham Nieuw Amsterdam New York

Logan teachers resign. district approves several changes

Five Logan City teachers submitted resignations accepted by the school board. Retirements included Miss Sarah Holmes after 42 years. New hires and summer posts were approved, with plans for a summer school and possible adult education depending on teacher availability.

Logan Logan City

Firemen Answer Two Calls

Gallipolis volunteer firefighters tackled two grass and brush fires within an hour. Ten men and two trucks responded to the first alarm at Charles Denney’s Krinner Road farm, seven miles southwest of Gallipolis, burning about two acres before containment.

Gallipolis James A. Northup Charles Denney Krnner Rd Northup Gallipolis State Institute Fire Department GSI Kriner Rd

RADC Meet Set For OSU

About 500 leaders of agriculture and industry attend the Ohio Resource Development Conference on the Ohio State University campus. The one day event in the Agricultural Administration Building features Turley Mace of the Rural Areas Development office in Washington. Martin Markworth of Nickel Plate Railroad and Dr Roy Mottman address the gathering.

LOGAN Agriculture and Industry Rural Areas Development Committee Ohio State University Ohio Agricultural Administration West Turley Mace Office of Washington, D.C Martin Markworth Nickel Plate Railroad Roy M. Rottman Ohio State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station

Dams and River Lock Readings Across Ohio Valleys and Canals

Gauge readings from multiple dams on the Kana wha and Ohio rivers show rollers out or feet on crest, with Meldahl, Greenup and Kanawha Falls mostly down and several boats moving or down at various locks and tugs. Notable boats include Gallipolis vessels such as Phillip Sporn and Andrew P Calhoun with mixed up and down statuses throughout the day.

Gallipolis Montgomery Greenup Meldahl Kanawha Falls Hinton Pomeroy-Mason Point Pleasant Kanawha River London Marmet Winfield Oho River Huntington Phillip Sporn Dpeckjrd Jim Hou Eastern Solvay Andrew P. Calhoun Peggy Downey Stevenson John Ladd Dean National Mr. Mac John K Poplar Cotton Queen Buckeye State Betna Louisville William H. Zimmer

Graduate in Marietta Fifth Practical Nursing Class

Mrs. Roger Hubbard Nancy Eichinger was part of the fifth graduating class of the Marietta Area Technical School of Practical Nursing. Graduation exercises were held in Marietta. Mr and Mrs Carl Hubbard Mr and Mrs William Eichinger Linda and John attended the graduation.

Syracuse Roger Hubbard Nancy Eichinger Marietta

Abele To Speak At Rio Grande Antarctica Event

Rep Homer E Abele of Ohio will lecture and show films about Antarctica at 8 p m Thursday in Community Hall Rio Grande The event follows his inspectors tour of the Antarctica base authorized by the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee The public is invited The text also notes the Dominican Republic's 1844 independence from Haitian rule.

Rio Grande Antarctica South Pole Homer E Pete) Abele Ohio Abele Interior and Insular Affairs Committee House

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