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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1965

Page

3

Planned moves linked to Jones Buick expansion

Jones Buick will relocate to its new E State Street showroom after a $135,000 addition is completed by May 1 allowing Curl Firestone Store to move from 16 W Union Street to the former Jones Buick site. Vere Smith Audio Visual will shift into Carl Firestone’s Court Street space this summer.

Jones Buick E. State Eden PL Curl Firestone Smith Audio-Visual Service Larry Curl Firestone W. Union St Court and Carpenter Court St Vere Smith Audio Visual N. Court St Carl Firestone Kermit Smith E. State St

Athens High Girls Chorus Competes in District Event

Athens High School will have the only all girl chorus at the district band and chorus contest in Ironton on Saturday. The 35 member Athens chorus will compete in Class BI against five mixed choruses. In the past three years the Athens band and chorus have earned superior ratings in all district contests. The band will not compete this year. The state music contest is in April.

Athens High School Ironton Athens

OV Guidance Meeting Set For Saturday

The Ohio Valley Guidance Council will hold its annual spring conference on the Ohio University campus Saturday. Dean Gilford Crowell of the College of Education will speak at the opening session at McCracken Hall. Lucille Wharton, a teacher at Van Devender Junior High School in Wood County West Virginia, chairs the OVGC Steering Committee.

Ohio Valley Guidance Council Ohio University Disadvanta Gilford Crowell College of Education McCracken

Air Force Officer Interviews Slated at Local Recruiting Office

Capt. Joseph Schiefen, officer selection officer, will be at the Security Bank Building recruiting office Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sgt. William Tucker, area Air Force recruiter, says pilots, navigators, and female officers are in demand. Applications for both programs may be submitted seven months before college graduation.

Joseph Schiefen Air Officer Training School Security Bank William Tucker Air Force

Four Story Building Planned At 15 W Union St

Joe Chapman a local businessman plans a four story building at 15 W Union St with a coin operated laundry and dry cleaning on the first floor a billiards room on the second floor and apartments on the top two floors the basement will hold business rooms construction starts soon and the existing building including a physician’s office barber shop and apartments will be razed Columbia Gas of Ohio joins national Gas Air Conditioning Week from March 21 to 27 per E F Rothel district manager.

Joe Chapman Columbia Gas of Ohio E. F. Rothel W. Union St Messenger Newsphoto

Levinson to Deliver OU Faculty Lecture in Space Arts

Dr. David Levinson, economist and chair of Ohio University's economics department, will give the third faculty lecture of the year on March 24 at 8 p.m. in the Space Arts Auditorium. His talk, The Pecking Order in the Space Age, is open to the public.

David Levinson Ohio University Levinson U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Ohio University of Wisconsin University of Scranton Syracuse University Wisconsin Phi Kappa Phi

Births and Court Notices From Sheltering Arms Hospital

Births report a son born to Mr and Mrs Tom Crouch in Athens. A list of admissions and dismissals includes Lucille Goins New Marshfield Ervin Davies Albany Route 2 and others. Municipal court records show multiple speeding violations in Athens Nelsonville Cincinnati and Ber ea with fines ranging from 12 to 37 dollars and a failure to obey traffic signal.

Tom Crouch Athens Lucille Goins New Marshfield Ervin Davies Albany Jack Romain Samuel McClelland Jacksonville Marlene Phillips Ted Kempton Mary F. Landers North Ott Mee Jack Sayre Nelsonville Louis M. Baney Cincinnati Jules C. Bergman Berea John W. Young Lancaster Dayton Wy. Vi Poaea Charles M. Wear Athens Apts Richard A. Jaeckel Apts Bae William M. Brady Bush Hall

Man Denies Conversion Charge In County Court

Robert J. Shields aged 40 of Millfield Route 1 Sand Ridge pleaded innocent in County Court to a conversion of property charge. He posted over $200 bond and was bound over to the grand jury. Deputies say he sold a television set for 15 dollars mortgaged by a Colorado finance firm from Verna LaHugh Chauncey.

Robert J. Shields Millfield Sand Ridge Shields Colorado Finance Verna LaHugh Chauncey

Two University Coeds Leave For Alabama

Ohio University coeds Jill Foreman and Sharon Jones depart by train to Montgomery Alabama to consult officials on student participation in demonstrations. Foreman, dormitory woman of the year, may notify the Wesley Foundation about sending students.

Jill Foreman Sharon Jones Ohio University

Field Guide Warns of 1965 Ohio Orchard Pest Surge

Agriculture officials urge caution as vast numbers of pests expected to disperse across eastern Ohio in 1965 echoing 1948 damage. Adults swarm over fruit trees and forests while females puncture wood to lay eggs. To avoid losses a spring delay in orchard planting may be wise with cloth protection as a cheaper alternative.

Athens High Hi Y Club to Attend City Council Meeting

The Athens High School Hi Y Club will sit in on a city council meeting on April 5. The club will also sell beanies in support of the basketball team and donate $10 to a local cause.

Athens High Athens High School

Motorist Injured In Route 33 Accident Near Athens

A motorist, Joseph G. Detmer, 30, Cincinnati, was bruised on the right cheek in a Wednesday Route 33 collision four miles north of Athens. Detmer's car and a truck collided. his car slid into a small ditch, toppled two guard posts, and ended in a field, according to the State Highway Patrol.

Athens State Highway Patrol Joseph G. Detmer Cincinnati Detmer

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Athens High Girls Studio Court LY Darrel Tom M. Photog Kodak North Court Street DR. Levinson Sheltering Arms Hospital Gerald Weekley Roy Wilson Gail Currie Vern Scott Glouster Frank Miller Charles Wilson Richard Easter Kimberly Baker Alabama Frederick W. Wickham State St Richard A. Landis E. Mulberry St John A. Krebs Cleveland Gerald Paschke Park The Ohio Food Market Little Gents Shoe Department Transeason Coats
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