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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1962

Page

9

School Board Approves $84,000 Land Appraisal for Junior High Site

POINT PLEASANT The board of education OKs an $84,000 appraisal for 24.77 acres of Burdette property north of the city limits as the junior high site. Construction will begin after bids are advertised. New teachers joined Friday night were Lewis Capas Harriett McCausland Brown Kenneth Moore and Richard Rogers. The levy and tentative budget were approved at $1,762,800. Next year’s school calendar sets term opening on August 27.

Point Pleasant Board of Education Burdette Lewis Capas Harriett McCausland Brown Kenneth Moore Richard Rogers

Four Cited On Drunk Charges In West Virginia

Oscar EF. Lee of St. Albans was found in a parked car on Route 17 near Point Pleasant at 3 30 a m with a knife like jaw wound requiring 22 stitches. He was booked on a drunk charge and obstructing the highway after bond. Donald Roush 35 Point Pleasant and McKinley McDade Leon Route 2 also faced intoxication charges and Irene Shidler St Albans was jailed for driving while intoxicated.

Point Pleasant Oscar EF. Lee St. Albans Route 17 Sheriff's Department Lee McKinley McDade Leon Route 2 Irene Shidler

Pythian Sisters To Note Birthdays at Leon Temple

Leon Temple No 54 of Pythian Sisters will meet at 7 30 p m Monday for a meeting and a pot luck dinner Eight January February and March birthday honorees will be honored Each member should bring a handkerchief for the honorees

of Leon Temple No. 54 Pythian Sisters

Parole hearing and city bids listed in Athens notices

Notice lists a parole hearing for Jerry W. Lanning at London Correctional Institution with May 1 1962 eligibility and a City of Athens bid invitation for a street sweeper and trade in vehicles. The notice includes bid bonds and conditions, dated 1962 with signatory Milton Nuzum.

Jerry W. Lanning London Correctional Institution London Ohio Athens County Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission Herbert Kell Director of Public Service Safety Athens Elgin Street Milton Nuzum Public Service Safety City of Director of Public Service- Safety Public Service-Safety City of

Two Families Attend Shower In Sweetland

Two Point Pleasant families attended a bridal shower for Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Pride in Sweetland near East Liverpool Ohio. Guests from Point Pleasant included Mr. and Mrs. Orville Huffman and children and Mr. and Mrs. Troy Huffman and sons. Mr. and Mrs. Pridemore departed for Paris France by plane Sunday as he serves with the Armed Forces.

Sweetland Point Pleasant Dallas Pridemore East Liverpool Ohio Henry Huffman Orville Huffman Troy Huffman Pridemore Paris France

Tile Ditcher Scheduled in Mason County

William Gregory county farm agent announced a tile ditching machine will be in Mason County April 16. A third machine has been purchased by the State Soil Conservation to expand tile ditching in Mason Jackson and Putnam counties. The district tree planting machine planted 8,000 trees for J. L. Thompson in Milton Route 1 and is now in Putnam County.

Gregory Mason County State Soil Conservation Mason, Jackson Putnam J. L. Thompson Milton Putnam County

Pleasant Valley Hospital Auxiliary Plans Third Annual Charity Ball

Members meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the hospital dining room to set plans for the Third Annual Charity Ball sponsored by the auxiliary and National Hospital Week. Mrs Harry Flowers, president, urges all members to attend.

Point Pleasant Pleasant Valley Hospital Harry Flowers Auxiliary National Hospital Week

Relatives and Friends Attend Grant Beaver Funeral

Out of town relatives and friends gathered for the funeral of Grant Beaver aged 95 in Point Pleasant. Attendees included Mary Saxton Hall Sally Tillis Hattie Saxton Thurman Carolyn Wilson Pearl Stalnaker and many others from St Albany Nitro Parkersburg Huntington and surrounding towns.

Point Pleasant Grant Beaver Mary Saxton Hall Sally Tillis Hattie Saxton Thurman Carolyn Wilson Pearl Stalnaker St. Albany Millard Lanier Nitro W. B. Dowell Charleston James L Alfred Parkersburg William Longstaff Henderson C. R. McKnight Ted Belpre Angie Hickman Elizabeth W.va Robert Lewis Thomas Jewell J. E. Jewell Lonnie Jewell New Haven Homer Lanier Charles Lanier Gallipolis Otho Lanier South Side Paul Perroud

Parkersburg Visitors Show Local Family Ties

Reedsville resident Billy Buckley recovers from an appendectomy at Camden-Clark Hospital in Parkersburg. Visitors include Mrs. Frankie Pickens and Mrs. Walter Brown with families, guests from Williams Balderson and Dietz households, and Mr and Mrs Warren Pickens.

Billy Buckley Camden-Clark Hospital Parkersburg Frankie Pickens Walter Brown Charles Pickens Williams and Balderson Bill Williams Simon Briggs Lancaster Kathryn Dietz Bill Belpre Warren Pickens

Cincinnati Livestock Market Report Highlights Changes

USDA cattle and hog prices show steady to higher moves for steers, heifers and bulls in Cincinnati with calves and cows showing mixed shifts. Slaughter lambs and feeder lambs offered with multiple weight ranges and occasional prime lots, reflecting active trade and regional demand.

Cincinnati Livestock Cincinnati USDA

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Donald Roush Point Pleasant — Members Belva Jordan, Leon Edgar Biffle, Leon Clara Staats Middleport Kenneth Beeney Letha Erie Kan Beeney William Hospital Auxiliary Jack Burdett Washington, D. C Louis Bateson Ohio River Road Mr. Burdett Anna Plymale Bellemeade Ervin Plymale John Carpenter Connie Stevie Mary Ann W. S. Hyre Clinton Sayre Uwaverle Mobile Home Sales U.S South Waverly Auto Parts Plymouth Lonnie T. Runion Nelsonville Harold Goddard Phone Bartlett Victor G. Carsey Route 4 Bradford Auction Co Critt Bradford Racine, Ohio B.S.A Zundappi Ducati-Norton Billy Petty Motorcycle Sales Nels C. E. Sheridan Aud TUP Amesville C. R. White Shop LY Columbia Avenue the Messenger Slater Brothers the Plains Rosenberg's Rardin Brothers Wallace Furniture Chauncey State St Kirby Sleeth Lumber Company Columbus Road Miller Sanitation Guysville Pontiac Call Landmark Call LY Love Electric Service Lawson Farm U.S. SO W. Washington St. LY Kirkendall Star Chief Hdtp Glover Cabinet Shop STRAW Limestone Electric Motor Service Union Dial LY W. O. Rose Hydra-Matic Algeo Motor Sales E. State St Termite & Road Service Athens Exterminating Co LY 17 Ph. LY West Roofing Co Depot St L. E. White Russell’s Mathews Goodyear Union St. LY Messenger Douglas Rambler Union — LY Linscott Motors Volkswagen Ford Chevrolet D. M. Goddard W. State Chrysler Grange Insurance Baughman Albany R. H. Stright New Marshfield Dannie RAPP W. Union St Snerwir Williams O. N. Court John van Meter Mill St John Mullins Miller Poultry Factory Street HART Palace Telegraph North State Street Painesville Harris N. Court St. LY Vance-Leach The Great Lakes Towne House Grill Union Street Archie Dalley & Sons Richardson Julianaarkersburg West Virginia Dannie’s Trailer Sales, Inc Logan Vivian's W. Fair Ave DODGE Mercury Rdtoy Curtiss Breeding Service, Inc Albert Parker Chester Denzil Beha Coolville Gail Phillips Fred Elswick Monterey Guernsey Hillman Ehmer E.ean Karman Ghia New Hampshire Howard Flanders Dickson Rendering Co Marietta Ieno McIntorf Morris Beasley William Scott Bernard Withrow C. B. Nye CO Stimson and Palmer Streets Carpenter St Reedsville Eseven Route 33 Arturo Frondizi Buenos Aires Rio Negro Santiago del Estero Tucuman Chaco Juan D. Peron Chubut la Pampa Misiones Neuquen Salta
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