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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1962

Page

2

Eleven Speakers Set For Athens Police Training School

The Athens Police Department will open a four week retraining school on April 11 with 11 speakers. Notables include Beryle Sacks former Ohio Penitentiary warden and Dr Cleve Odum new Athens State Hospital superintendent. Sessions run Wednesdays at 7 p m in city hall auxiliary room and are open to area law enforcement.

Ohio State Penitentiary Athens State Hospital Athens Police Department City Hall Grogan Beryle C. Sacks Ohio Cleve C. Odum Frank J. Winkler State Department of Education Ohio Chiefs of Police Association Buckey State Sheriffs Association H. G. Miley Cincinnati Department of Immigration and Naturalization Immigration Law Enforcement Ralph Masterson State Department of Health Harold Shields Athens County Paul Koons Ohio University Department of Psychology Doctor Odum James Mason OU Physical Education Department Fred Gaskins Ohio Bureau of Mines Rescue Team William Goff Circleville Police Department

Horse Missing Near Athens After Overnight Absence

Wade Hanning reports a white gelding with roan spots missing from his barn on Athens Route 5. Deputies investigated after Monday morning report.

Wade Hanning Athens

Lions Club Votes $100 to Pilot Dog Inc

Athens Lions Club voted to contribute $100 to Pilot Dog Inc of Columbus at a Sportsman Grill meeting. The club described the school as offering free training for sightless persons using pilot dogs and relying on contributions for operating support. President Roy Robinson outlined plans for the King Brothers circus at the Athens County fairgrounds May 10 to fund future Lions projects. Cecil McGlone noted possible future initiatives and the board discussed Coast Guard Academy movies to close the program.

Athens Lions Club Pilot Dog Inc. of Columbus Sportsman Grill Roy Robinson Lions King Brothers Circus Athens County Fairgrounds Cecil McGlone Coast Guard Academy

New Worker Joins Staff at SEO Guidance Center

Miss Mary Jane Pilgrim re joins the SEO Guidance Center at 7 N College St as chief social worker after a three year gap. She previously held a similar post at Norfolk Mental Health Center and holds a master’s in social administration from Ohio State University with studies in public health at Boston University.

Southeastern Ohio Guidance Center N. College St Mary Jane Pilgrim Norfolk, Va Pilgrim Western Reserve University Ohio State University Boston University Miss Pilgrim SEO Guidance Center

Shelter Hospital Notes And Court Actions

Sheltering Arms Hospital notes include births and discharges for Millfield Athens and Albany areas. Gerald Studinak and James R Harrison charged with assault, battery and destruction cases continued. Eldon Rowland fined $5 for license plate violation. Judith Ann Hill bond forfeited for failure to yield.

Gerald Studinak E. Mulberry St James R. Harrison S. Congress St Municipal Court

Kiwanis Pancake Day Feeds About 2000 in Athens

Athens Kiwanis served roughly two thousand pancakes on Tuesday as Gene Vernon reported an increase of six hundred from last year’s fourteen hundred. Local merchants aided by buying black tickets while entertainment featured Pam Douglas and others with piano pieces interspersed. Proceeds support Kiwanis actions with Beech Butler as general chair and Verner Hondell as Kiwanis president overseeing the event.

Athens Gene Vernon Pam Douglas Patty Kathy Zetty Beech Butler Verner Hondell Kiwanis Bill Diles Bob Zetty

Free Immunization Campaign Sees Slower Uptake

Health commissioner Dr. H. M. Boocks reports the free immunization program for preschool children is under target. Compared to Hocking and Vinton counties, the first part of March has seen about half the number of shots, with eligibility for children over six months. Immunizations occur Fridays 9 11 am and 1 3 pm and Saturdays 9 11 am, covering diphtheria tetanus whooping cough smallpox and polio.

Health Department H. M. Boocks Health Commission Hocking Vinton

Spelling Bee Winner Named at Athens Junior High

Greg Prakas an eighth grader won the school spelling bee and will compete in the Columbus finals in April. Alternate is Sheila Rympa. Seventh graders listed include Christy Clifford Mark Rosenberg April Cottrell Julie Driesbach Steve Butterworth Mike Watson Beth Williams Jennifer Hamer John Whitaker Eric Noble. Other eighth graders named are Debbie Snow Steve Lucas Anne Turnbull Bob Cooley Sara Hawk and Bob Williams.

Greg Prakas Athens Columbus Sheila Rympa Christy Clifford Mark Rosenberg April Cottrell Julie Driesbach Steve Butterworth Mike Watson Beth Williams Jennifer Hamer John Whitaker Eric Noble Debbie Snow Steve Lucas Anne Turnbull Bob Cooley Sara Hawk Bob Williams

Three youths for illegal parking post bonds in court

State Highway Patrol cited Thomas N. Kellen berger 19 of Chillicothe Wayne C. Orr 20 of Cleveland and Peter R. Matthes 19 of Toledo for illegal parking and they forfeited $16 bonds in Municipal Court Tuesday James R. Straka 19 of Parma cited for speeding forfeited a $21 bond In a city police case Arthur M. Wallace 20 of 50 E State St forfeited an $11 bond on running a traffic light.

Thomas N. Kellenberger Chillicothe Wayne C. Orr Cleveland Peter R. Matthes Toledo James R. Straka Parma Arthur M. Wallace E. State St

Haze McIntouch Sentenced for Intoxication Charge

Haze McIntouch aged 42 from Coolville Route 2 was sentenced to 10 days in the county jail after pleading guilty. He also paid a $15 fine plus costs and was arrested by sheriff's deputies.

Haze Mclntouch Coolville McIntouch

Bolin divorce granted. husband confined in state penitentiary

Jacqueline Bolin of Nelsonville obtains divorce from John Bolin in Common Pleas Court. The couple wed Aug 5 1961. John Bolin is now confined at the Ohio State Penitentiary. The Plains and New Marshfield VFW posts announce upcoming officer elections with details and times.

Jacqueline Bolin Nelsonville John Bolin Common Pleas Court Ohio State Penitentiary

Band Chorus Contests Set for District Music Race

Athens High School band under Walter Suchanek and chorus led by Mrs. Sue Sheeter travel to Ironton High School for District 15 music competition on Saturday. Superior rating advances to state finals. event uses same rules as local solo and ensemble. Irvin Kidd of Ironton fined $25 plus costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to city intoxication charge.

Ironton Ironton High School Walter Suchanek Athens Sue Sheeter Irvin Kidd

Peeper Chorus Welcomes Spring in Athens

The first day of spring brought mild temperatures in Athens with a high of 67 and a 54 degree morning reading. A half inch of rain fell as the spring peeper chorus marked the official arrival at 9 20 p m last night.

Athens U. S C. L. Colmer

Wildcat Skin Placed at Waterloo Wildlife Station

A 15 pound wildcat skin found near Mineral on the Baltimore and Ohio tracks was given to the Waterloo Wildlife Experiment Station. Pearl Clark of Mineral delivered the specimen to Sheldon Colvin, an Ohio Division of Wildlife trapping expert, who confirmed the identification.

Waterloo Wildlife Experiment Station Baltimore and Ohio Mineral Pearl Clark Sheldon Colvin Ohio Division

Squad Makes Three Runs

The fire department emergency squad transported Robert Garwell 18 of 72 University Terrace after lacerations from a glass window to Hudson Health Center at 12 25 a m Wednesday. Kathleen Brindo 19 of Lindley Hall fell on ice at Bird Arena and was taken to the health center at 2 23 p m Tuesday. Mrs Janie Burleigh 54 of 441 Richland Ave was ill and fainting and taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital at 4 50 p m Tuesday.

Fire Department Robert Garwell University Terrace Hudson Health Center Kathleen Brindo Lindley Hall Bird Arena Janie Burleigh Richland Ave Sheltering Arms Hospital

Two Athens Students Omitted From Honor Lists

Jerry McGlone and Pete Couladis both earned superior and excellent ratings respectively at the district music competition but were omitted from the Monday supplementary list. Both are Athens junior high eighth graders and played coronet solos.

Jerry McGlone Athens Pete Couladis

Two Men Sentenced To Ohio Penitentiary

James Emmett a 27 year old Englewood evangelist received a one to 15 year term for breaking into the Barber Service Station in Nelsonville. Lonnie M. Pheps a 33 year old New Marshfield Route 1 resident was sentenced to one to 20 years for uttering and publishing a forged check. Both appeared in Common Pleas Court after bypassing the grand jury. The sheriff's department will likely move them to Columbus later this week.

Ohio State Penitentiary Common Pleas John Bolin James Emmett Englewood Nelsonville Lonnie M. Pheps New Marshfield Utter

Bond Forfeited In Disorderly Conduct Case

Mike Crohen of Findlay forfeited a $31 bond in Municipal Court Tuesday after cited by police for disorderly conduct.

Mike Crohen Findlay

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Joseph Grogan Charlie Doan Winkler Rus The Athens National Bank Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Conrad Zimmerman Millfield William Shingler June Southworth Maynard Elkins Albany Bill Collins Archie Greer Eugene Eggers Ernest Baughman Roy Atbell Floyd J. Barker Ralph McKinley Amesville Kenneth Burke Trimble Herb Sharp Earlyn Young Elizabeth Leach Eldon Lee Rowland State St Judith Ann Hill Briarwood Dr Glendura Lendura Imperial East State Street Kathleen McKinstry Robert Sutton Nicholas Vacolas Dudley Bumpass Richard Essex Elma Randall John Edwards George Billy Vernon Coolville Area VFW Plains the Plains Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Glen Schoonover Gilham-Frank Athens High School Ironton Man Sheldon McCoy Colvin United States Grand Jury Prosecuting Attorney's Office Sheriff's Department the Security Bank Athens, Ohio ADV Firestone Pt Bay Firestone Nylon Farm & Commercial Gilbert Shannon Firestone Dealer West Union Street
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