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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1958

Page

6

New Safety Regulations Announced For Boating

The GLOUSTER report notes dam gates closed at 2 30 p m Wednesday March 12 and Lake Burr Oak refilling. Weeds cleared, bass season opened March 16 with Hanson B Martin and Alex Docie leading the first bass attempt and others reporting suckers biting. New boating rules require life jackets and prohibit intermittent flashing lights except emergencies. Noel Eveland reports 182 cars entering the dam last week. Temperatures ranged from 16 to 40 degrees with .072 inch precipitation and lake elevation at 710.44.

Glouster Harold Vaughn Jim Wolfe Division of Parks Noel Eveland

Theatre Building Sale To School Expected

NEW LEXINGTON The Del yn Theatre building on Clark St in New Straitsville is expected to be sold soon to the New Straitsville School District for use as a gymnasium. The building, a 13 inch by 40 by 80 foot brick one story, will be purchased from William Williams who owned and operated the theater until about two years ago. The east side will be torn out and rounded into a wing seating about 500 persons.

New Lexington Delyn Clark St New Straitsville William Williams

Past Councilor Club meets for weekend potluck

Chester notes the Past Councilor Club gathering at the Lodge Hall with 19 members and a potluck. Neighbor updates include the Chadwells moving near Five Points from the Fick Apartment and visits from Cleland and White families, Matlack, Wood and Christy households, and a family illness prompting a trip to Point Pleasant.

Chester Lodge Hall Wyatt Chadwell Five Points Fick Ross Cleland Wateman White Keno Donna Kay Matlack Debra Sandra Wood Letha Wood Lillie Christy Holzer Hospital Roy Christy Helen Fisher Mildred Matlack Robert Wood Point Pleasant

Trimble Grange Holds First and Second Degree Work

GLOUSTER Trimble Grange schedules first and second degree work this Saturday at 8 p.m. All candidates are requested to be present.

Glouster — Trimble Grange

Tartarus Below Hades Concept in Iliad

In Homer's Iliad Tartarus is described as the infernal region far beneath Hades, positioned as deep as Heaven is above the earth.

Tartarus Hades Heaven Earth

Hemlock Grove Social Visits and Weekends

Mr and Mrs John Schultheiss and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Robert Hawk and daughter. Mrs Brooks Folk and children of Dayton spent the weekend with Mrs Brooks parents Mr and Mrs Dorsel Smith. Mr and Mrs George Paulsen Jr and son Roger spent the weekend with Mrs Paulsen's parents Mr and Mrs Hall Frost and children of Jacobville. Mrs Bernice Hawk spent an evening with her parents Mr and Mrs C D Bentz Alfred. Bernard Paulsen of Columbus spent a weekend with his mother Mrs Clara Paulsen and family. Mr and Mrs Ziba Midkiff and children visited Mr and Mrs R V Heilman of Bunker Hill this past Sunday. Mrs Ziba Midkiff.

Hemlock Grove John Schultheiss Robert Hawk Brooks Folk Dayton Brook Dorsel Smith George Paulsen, Jr Roger Paulsen C. D. Bentz Alfred Bernard Paulsen Columbus Clara Paulsen Ziba Midkiff R. V. Heilman Bunker Hill

Glouster Personals Details Local Military and Visit Notes

Glouster notices Marion Strausbaugh son of Charles and Mrs. Strausbaugh Hollister serves at Fort Knox Kentucky with address Pvt Marion Strausbaugh Co D 11 Bn 4th Tng Regt Inf Fort Knox KY. Also lists guests and visits by many local residents and relatives across Hollister Troy Green's Run Red Town Columbus Athens Pomeroy Moxahala Jacksonville and Athens churches.

Marion Strausbaugh Charles Strausbaugh Hollister Fort Knox Co. D Tng Inf Ben Taylor Troy Green’s Run Roy Strausbaugh J. E. Snyder Columbus John Grimes Athens L. A. Robinson W H. Strausbaugh Carol David Pomeroy Frank McKee Evelyn Jerry Morrison Ruth Yaples

Grange Program Planned at York Grange Nelsonville

Trimble Grange schedules a Friday night program at York Grange in Nelsonville at eight oclock. All members should meet first at the Grange by seven. Transportation will be provided for attendees.

Glouster Trimble York Grange Nelsonville

ceremonial Calumet peace pipe noted

The calumet served as the ceremonial peace pipe among North American Indians, symbolizing agreement and harmony.

Estate notes and court actions in Perry County

In New Lexington and surrounding townships of Perry County, estate appraisals are listed for Charles A. Sherrick Walter Wilson Harvey Penrod Blarche E Hiles and Rufus Moody plus bequests to Ida Moody and Ina Allen. Several court actions include Hutchins guilty pleas on housebreaking larceny and a sale of 500 tons of stone allocated to township roads.

New Lexington Charles A. Sherrick Walter Dabid 0. C. Taylor Sam Cheney Walter Wilson East Fultenham Frank Kish Guy Hazlett John Garrett Harvey Penrod Bearfield Bearfield Twp Sylvia Penrod Blarche E. Hiles Crooksville Noel Wilson Walter Ludwell Ned Watts Fred L. Cannon Rufus Moody Roseville Ida A. S. McGonagle Common Pleas Court of Terrance Hutchins Hutchins Alfred Altman Monroe Vernon Woods Otto White Walter Morgan Saltlick Ralph Peyton

Perry County Court Updates Include Griffiths Fines

Cases heard by Judge McClintock in Perry County included James Griffiths of New Lexington fined 10 dollars and costs for driving left of center and 10 dollars and costs for driving with fictitious license tags. Harold F E Moore of New Lexington appears in the record.

McClintock Perry County James Griffiths New Lexington Harold FE. Moore New

Marriage Licenses Issued In Area

Crg il W Wolfe 33 welder of Junction City weds Dorothy H Miller 23 housewife of Logan. Paul E Dorsey 22 factory worker of Crooksville weds Jo Ann Allen 16 of Crooksville. Jerry A Koehler 18 laborer of New Lexington weds Billie Jo Ann Stevenson 16 of Junction City.

Crgil W. Wolfe Junction City Dorothy H. Miller Logan Paul E. Dorsey Crooksville Jo Ann Allen Jerry A. Koehler New Lexington Billie Jo Ann Stevenson

Realty Transfers Reported for Higginss and Deavers

George and Margaret Higginss transfer one lot in Hemlock to Clarence and R Edna Thompson. Claudine Deavers by administrator transfers a half interest in two Bristol lots to Lloyd and Mary Steele.

Realty George Margaret Higgins Clarence R. Edna Thompson Hemlock Claudine Deavers Lloyd Mary Steele Bristol

Big Three to Build Small Cars, Says Detroit Editor

Burnham Finney of American Machinist predicts the auto industry’s Big Three will shift to small cars to compete with foreign makers, signaling a strategic move amid global competition.

Detroit Burnham Finney American Machinist

Million fishing licenses sold annually in four states

Britannica notes that California Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin each issue over a million fishing licenses yearly, reflecting wide recreational fishing activity and licensing economies across the Midwest and West.

California Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Encyclopedia

Garden Club and church groups host events in New Haven

Mrs Lester Oh and Mrs O C Roush led the New Haven Garden Club March meeting with plans for the State Garden Club event in Parkerburg May 6 7 and 8 at Chancellor Hotel. The group donated to the Red Cross and named the program committee. WSCS and Ladies Aid hosted a mission study book review on The Kingdom Beyond Caste followed by a covered dish lunch and quilting. The Lutheran Golden Rule class held a family covered dish dinner and voted to buy a library book while husbands helped clean the church during Clean Up Week.

New Haven Lester Ohlinger O. C. Roush Garden Club Phil Wolpert Parkersburg Chancellor Hotel Red Cross Wopert den Roush Harry Layne Paul Henderson Ray Pickens Women’s Society of Christian Service Ladies Aid EUB Church B. J. Cunningham WSCS Lutheran Church Don Bumgarner

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