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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1960

Page

20

Newspaper Seen as Foundation of Advertising by Ohio Group

The Ohio Advertising Executive Association met in Columbus for its first annual session with about 50 attendees. P. O. Nichols of The Messenger became treasurer as R. E. Pifer and others were elected to top posts. Charles W. Saab of the Cincinnati Enquirer urged the national reach and local value of newspaper advertising, noting its home market acceptance. A clinic and staff workshop were planned for September with F. William Dugan as project chair.

Columbus Ohio Advertising Executive Association Ohio Messenger P. O. Nichols Nichols R. E. Pifer Sandusky Register Ed F. Dierker Dayton Daily News and Journal Herald Scott Penrod Ashland Staab F. William Dugan The Cleveland Plain Dealer Mason Mother’s Club Wahama High School Sylvia Henchmen Charleston Appalachian Electric Power Company Mason Furniture Store Earl Clark Wheeler Drake James Proffitt Delbert Russell Dallas Cadle Charles Aldridge Edison Weaver Lawrence Foreman

Chesterhill Social Notes Update on Local Life and Visits

The Chesterhill notes report license plates available evenings, Faye Davis returning from Florida, Billy Calendine on leave from Chen­nault AFB and future transfer, neighbors helping each other during heavy snows, and multiple local visits. Illnesses include Violet Dickerson, Grace Linscott, and several Darrell Carpenter family members with flu. Various local residents, including the Dulaney, Wallace, and Kirkbride families, hosted guests and enjoyed dinners and companionship.

Chesterhill Jean Dulaney Faye Davis Faye Blackburn Doner Homestead Florida South Lake Charles F. H. Calendine Austin Newburn Joan Hall Bristolville Chennault Frank Mr. Deihl Francis Stephens Jay Ellis Doris Rey Grace Linscott

Murray City Social Notes

Murray City social column lists visits and family events. Residents from Athens Logan Columbus Zanesville Nelsonville Athens Willoughby Straitsville Mark Rest Center McConnersville share travels, birthdays, hospital visits, and weekend gatherings.

Surprise Birthday Party Honors Mrs Em ma Hanning

A surprise birthday celebration was held Sunday March 13 for Mrs. Em ma Hanning with many relatives and friends attending including Mr and Mrs William Gavin Mr and Mrs Don Young and others. Several local residents moved or visited during the weekend and property transactions were noted including Donald Wooyard selling on Washington Street to Mr Justice of McArthur.

Albany Emma Hanning William Gavin Don Young Harold Woodruff Brenda Darrell David Young Bruce Hager Dorothy Cecil Campbell Lora Lynn Kenneth Mossman Linda Billy Bill Hollman John Jones Dale Warner Meigs County Warner Carrie Vandyke Jerry Henthorn Columbus Charles Elliott John Clark Pageville Mark Clark Donald Wooyard Washington Street Justice McArthur Orender Center Street Delbert Laws the Plains George Collins

Sunshine Box Given For Ill Mary Legg At Church

Sunday school of the Church of God organized a Sunshine Box for ill Mary Legg. Members and guests frequent Logan and Wolfe Basin areas as families visit and host gatherings. A Stork shower for Mrs Edd Norman drew 14 attendees with gifts and refreshments.

Church of God Mary Legg Charles Campbell Mary Sparks Sylvia Rieder Admiral Brown Logan Edd Norman

Rutland Social Notes Report From Rutland Area

Mrs. Mabel Farmer of Columbus visited Mrs. Garnet Williamson and the Harvey family. Hattie McKenzie travels to Athens to help care for sister Emma Hanning. Rutland Band Boosters meet March 21 at 7 30 p m at Rutland High School Gym. Mrs. R A Biddle attended Busy Bees at Jim Bishop’s Ohio State farm Carpenter area. Rev and Mrs Biddle attend planning meeting for a daily vacation Bible School. Billy Williamson of Pomeroy and Tom Williamson of OU Athens were Sunday dinner guests at Edith Williamson’s home.

Hattie McKenzie Athens Emma Hanning Rutland Band Rutland High School R. A. Biddle Busy Bees Jim Bishop Ohio State Farm Carpenter Area Biddle Carpenter Baptist Church Temple Methodist Church Crabtree Billy Williamson Pomeroy Tom Williamson O. U Edith Williaimson

Public Forum letter defends The Plains school system

A Plains Citizens and Tax Payer defends the local Board of Education and school staff from external criticisms. The writer asks for constructive dialogue and urges outsiders to visit other schools to see proper facilities and dedication to welfare.

School of the Plains Board of Education Will Plains

Syracuse Council reshuffles posts and discusses water line

Syracuse council elected Robert Harden as councilman and George Holman as treasurer to fill vacancies. They debated extending the corporate line toward Chapman's Market and the cost of water, street lights, and highways. Trailers will pay license fees to the county auditor. Several locals attended the meeting and the editor noted unrelated national church controversy and yearbook updates.

Syracuse Richard Ash Harry Potts Syracuse Council Robert Harden George Holman Chapman’s Market Thomas Clark Charles Newman Edwin Hayman Herman London Troy Zwilling Clark Richard Duckworth Dick Winebrenner

Pennsville Coach McAfee to Speak at Brotherhood Meeting

Athens High School coach C B McAfee will address the Pennsville Charge Brotherhood on March 24 at the church. A baked jam supper starts at 6 30 at the Penn Fire House, with tickets sold by Charles Durer John Vickrey Cecil Martin Dwight Graham and Rev Russell. McAfee will discuss Benefits in High School Athletics.

Pennsville C. B. McAfee Athens High School Pennsville Charge Brotherhood Penn Charles Durer John Vickrey Cecil Martin Dwight Graham Rev. Russell McAfee

Homemakers Elect Officers at Wahama High School Meeting

The Future Homemakers of America at Wahama High School elected Irma Dodson president Nancy McDaniel vice president Ann Harris secretary Emma Jane Weaver treasurer Janetta Cunningham parliamentarian Sharon Foreman historian Judy Turner reporter and Ann Howard song leader under advisor Eleanor Miller A mother daughter banquet was planned for April 7 and officers will be initiated at the next meeting.

Homemakers of America Wahama High School Eleanor Miller Irma Dodson Nancy McDaniel Ann Harris Emma _ Jane Weaver Janetta Cunningham Sharon Foreman Judy Turner Ann Howard Marilyn Schwarz Myra Foreman

Salem Center Social Notes and Upcoming Sales

Salem Center community news lists visits among neighbors in West Virginia and Columbus, attendance at a Record Hop led by Dick Reed, and mumps affecting Glen Caton with several children ill. An event Panorama of America at Salem Center School drew crowds, plus a farm sale near Star Hall on March 26 with lunch to be served by the Methodist Church.

Rutland Hi School Dick Reed Charleston W. Va Valley Bell Milk Co Glen Caton Richard Miller Columbus Marvin Miller Corwin Smith Rufus Strong Earl Strong Gladys Hoffman Gladys Norton

Garden Club highlights Puerto Rico slides and plant talks

New Haven West Virginia Garden Club members viewed slides of Puerto Rico flora shown by botanist Thomas Hart who spent two years with the Puerto Rico Agriculture Department. The gathering at the Bumgardner home featured plans for a mother daughter banquet, a girl’s scholarship to Camp Caesar, and garden therapy as a future program.

New Haven W. Va Puerto Rico Nehaclima Garden Club Thomas Hart Hart Agriculture Department Don Bumgardner Don Brown John Wolfe Robert Johnston Bumgardner Chester Weaver David Fields Jr William Gibbs Tom Huffman James Gilbert Earl Clark George Burns Phil Batey James Diehl Jr Carroll Adams Henry Buck Foster Grinstead H. J. Burris Robert Layne Laurence Lieving Harry Miller Richard Pfiffner James Roush Emo Wood George Harper Goldye Hart New Haven Garden Club W. R., Proffitt Ethel Riddie J. W. McGrew Howard Wagenhals O. C. Roush Orpha Ohlinger Proffitt Donald Foglesong

Bidwell Social Notes Highlights Local Visits

Social notes from Bidwell record multiple visits and gatherings. Families including Knotts, Langdon, Morehouse, Waugh, Wickline, Eggers, Saunders, McKean, Shoemaker, Neal, Eachus, and Lawless visited relatives and friends in Gallipolis Fostoria Crown City Centenary Mt Gilead and Centenary area on March 19 to 21.

Local Social Notes From Chester and Nearby Towns

Mrs Mabel Vanmeter and Mrs Laura Mae Harting attended the cap of Miss Sharon Ritchie in Gallipolis Friday evening. Mrs Henry Eichinger hosted 21 guests for son Dennis birthday Saturday. Delmore Baum traveled to Cleveland for a business trip. Mrs Lenore Betzing starts work in Ravenswood West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Ray Morris of Columbus visited Mr and Mrs Richard Fick and son for the weekend.

Floyd McGee Springfield Clyde Bartimus New Lexington Murray City Fred Boon Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville Pamala Swyers Patty Judy Sanborn Dena Mae Lanning Lanning Buchtel Karen Thompson Gynth Thompson Athens Jimmy Lanning Willoughby James Lanning Charles Neil Jack Ed Smith Theresa Hannah Straitsville Sandra Peggy Smith Lyle Hannah Jimmie H. D. Arnold Columbus William Dane Harry Schradder Diana Skaggs Wilbur Sanborn William James Daisy Currens Mark Rest Center McConnersville C. E. Hutchins Hutchins Jennie Shuckwiler Iona Cunliffe Colum Rachell McBride Esther Harden Helen Diddle Grace Ailer Beatrice Blake Gertrude Duffy Laura Pickens Agnes White Genevieve Schneider Ed Grindley Ace Custer Minersville Charles Roush Dave Watson Roger Grindley Myrtle Durst Lizzie Quick Frankie Mumman Chillicothe Bill Capehart Marvin Alice Capehart D. O. Blake Hockingport Ada Slack Ray Williams Ragland Ohio Chester Mabel Vanmeter Laura Mae Harting Sharon Ritchie Gallipolis Henry Eichinger Dennis Lenore Betzing Ravenswood W. Va Delmore Baum Cleveland Ray Morris Richard Fick and Son

Also Mentioned on This Page

Times-Gazette Fred Edwards Bellevue Gazette Charles W. Saab Cincinnati Enquirer Chesterhill Social Notes Mary Kirkbride Freda Pickering Marion Flossie Keirns Violet Dickerson Leonard Wallace Zanesville Florence Wallace Darrell Carpenter Warren Morris Waterford Clyde Dulaney Morris Dulaney Lewis Weatherby Calvin Dulaney Jesse Kirkbride Elliott James Kirkbride Corning Barbara Fischer Timmy Tracy Luke Parsons Mina Niceswanger Parson Home Ivan Pillsberry Malta Guy van Dyke Frank Black Jim Crooksville Ray Black Alice Michener Murray City Social Notes Glen Martin Kent and Curtis James Harvey Emory Hughes Ted Dixon Randy Lester Sowell Willard Dixon John Kruger Forest Ayers Harold Sorrell John Sorrell Dan Wolfe Laurence Short University Hospital At Elroy Short Effie Lawson Walter Foster Wolfe Basin Nettie Campbell Dorothy Call Louise Ward Minnie Anthony Union Furnace Della Tucker David Jeffery Alfred Jeffery James Allen Gary Knapp Haydenville Paul Sparks Leroy Vanbibber Laurel Run Ronnie Kapple Amanda Gustin South Haydenville Mary Fisher Nellie Patton Mary Nettie Brown Flora Taylor Ralph Madge Jerry Buckeye Lake Chuck Zoeta Lanning Toney Homer Brown Admiral Browns Rutland Mabel Farmer Garnet Williamson Ben Harvey Sandy Cherniss City College San Francisco Dean of Women Coed Euclid Pythagoras Betty Jo Mulvey Macy’s the Public Forum the Messinger the Messenger U.S.A.F Dudley Sharp James Wine National Council of Churches Pony Express Associated Press New York Daily News Carl McIintire Clyde J. Kennedy American Council of Christian Churches Carl McIntire International Council of Christian Churches Thomas S. Gates Jr Defense Air Force Sunshine Makers United Presbyterian Sunday School Margaret Cottrill Margaret Winebrenner Naomi London National Council Francis E. Walter Air Force Manual UN- American Activities Committee Luther Friend Meigs General Hospital United States Council of Churches Secretary of Defense Lee E. McVey Albany , Df Mason Cub Scout Pack 253 Charlie Carr Jimmy Wise Jimmy Maynard Lron Gary Green Denner Terry McDavid Bryant Hudson Chester Pyatt Tommy Schwab John Ridgeway James Johnson Ray Workman Emma Jane Weaver John Workman Ferris Justis William Brown Joseph Lish Edward Baldwin Lula Belle Morris Salem Center Mrs Alma Smith Robert Wilson West Virginia Lizzie Caton Janet Smith Dale Jackson Clyde Foley Ethel Riddle George Carson F. A. Batey Floyd Carmack William Chisler Martha Juling Herman Layne A. K. McClung J. V. McGrew Lester Ohlinger Velma Roush C. C. Roush J. L. Stewart Howard Wavenhall N. C. Wein Philip Wolpert Willard Armstrong Lela Powell Edwin Brinker Orlando Fla Lloyd Roush Barberton White Sulphur Springs Greenbriar Hotel O. J. Howard Weaver Third St Daryl Ellcessor William Miller Helen Kramer Slatington George Sayre Sayre Acres Miller Sayre F. G. Green Paul Scally Women’s Clubs Susan Roanoke Bidwell Social Notes Bidwell Paul Saunders Billie Knotts Lizzie Geary Julia McGhee Edith Langdon James Goldie Cromley Ivor Morehouse Paul France Amos Waugh Ray Roberts David Wickline Davie Gussie Sherritt Vinton Sylvia Eggers Grover Saunders T. J. Moore Garnet Carpenter Ruby Saunders Robert McKean Ruth Ann Fostoria McKean James Lawless Hal Shoemaker Nell Evaus Elva Payne Arthur Evans Charles Shoemaker Porter Loren Neal Dan Eachus Mt. Gilead Gerald Hull Corby Roberts Centenary Bessie Jeffers Bill Smith Crown City Peter Henson Emma Lawless William Fraley Glen Baird Lucille Kroentler Racine Allen Brown Dover Madalyn Brown Ohio State Laura Brown John Renter Akron Lucille Smith B. K. Smith Holzer Hospital
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