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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1961
Page
3
York High School presents a three act comedy Bandits for Breakfast this Friday at 7 30 p m in the York auditorium. The cast includes Albert Bayes Dick Martin Stella Dickson Betty Kennard and many others with committees handling tickets publicity programs and staging.
Charles Elliott 78 was found dead in his Dorr Run rooming place at about 7 am Tuesday. Coroner ruled heart attack as cause, noting death occurred around 6:30 pm Monday. He, a retired miner, leaves three sons Ralph Harry and Charles, two brothers, and many grandchildren. funeral Thursday at Johnson funeral home, burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.
Nelsonville High School PTO will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the school study hall. Mrs Eileen Wenda will lead the business meeting with nominations and election of officers to be held.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Glenford Dugan Post American Legion will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the legion home.
The Queen Esther class of the Methodist Church will meet in the church social rooms Tuesday at 6 30 p.m.
Nelsonville High School Band from Southeastern Ohio District 15 earned an excellent rating in the Class B-2 state finals in Canton. Judges praised ensemble playing tone refinement and balancing while noting minor defects kept them from the highest rating. Band director Miss Mary Jane McKinley thanked the board of education Superintendent Gray Principal Kinneer faculty and community for support.
NEW LEXINGTON Perry County marks the Civil War centennial noting that about 633 of its slightly over 2000 men in service were casualties. Official figures list 108 killed in battle 37 died of wounds 235 died of disease 12 died in prison 6 missing 4 drowned 78 captured and 154 wounded.
Miss Ruth Tedrow is reported in satisfactory condition in Martins Ferry Hospital after becoming ill while driving with her mother Mrs. William Tedrow on a planned trip to Pennsylvania. The Tedrows spent Thursday night at the home of Mrs. Rolland McGuire in Martins Ferry.
Circle Two of the First Methodist Church in Nelsonville hosts a rummage sale Friday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the church. Members may contribute items by calling Mrs. Phil Ong.
Rick Hoy of Shawnee has been chosen to represent American Legion Post 510 New Straitsville as a delegate to Boys State at Ohio University Athens in June. Alternate is Doug las Hartberger. Both are juniors at Shawnee New Straitsville High School. Rick is active in St Marys Catholic Church and student leadership roles while his twin brother Dick is also mentioned.
Mrs Kate Knotts of Fairplay visited Miss Callie Metheney. Mr and Mrs Donald Methe eny and family were guests of Mr and Mrs Eugene Johnston. Mrs Mintie Bragg and son Patrick returned to Chesapeake after visiting the Willard Walker family. Mrs Kenny Knotts visited Mr and Mrs Sam Hicks. George Martin and children Paul and Barbara of Jackson and Lloyd Smith and children Dale and Caren Faye of Columbus were Sunday visitors of Mrs Lizzie Caton. The Smiths also visited Titus Smith of Route 1 Vinton. Wayne Roush received a certificate of appointment to the Ohio State Junior Fair Board from Gov Michael V DiSalle in Columbus. Wayne is an outstanding Meigs County 4 H Club member. Mrs Sue Trout of Albany visited her parents. Eugene Johnston was a visitor at Gallipolis. Glenn Caton spent a week with his family. he is employed in Columbus.
Neighbors visit relatives near Logan West Virginia as Spaulding family tours. Lloyd Smith family visits Lizzie Caton and T. E. Smith home. Sal on Center Elementary eighth graders host a class party with about seventy attendees. E. H. Strong ill. James Davidson returns to Dayton Ohio for work and Mrs. Davidson suffers tonsillitis.
In York Local School District Bert Barnes reports 212 pupils named to the honor roll for the fifth six weeks. Poston Murray City and York Elementary list students by grade and name, with dozens of eighth to first graders recognized for academic achievement.
Charles Peart Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles Peart Sr will attend Bliss College Columbus on June 5 for a junior accounting course. He is a 1959 Shawnee High School graduate. About 40 Walnut Street Church of Christ youths spent Saturday in Columbus visiting the new Air Terminal at Port Columbus touring the Kacy Jones potato chip plant and seeing the Cinerama showing. Accompanying the group were John Shaw minister and Mrs Shaw Mrs Roy Browning Mrs Thomas Gibbon Mrs W Wilson Hughes and William W Ricketts.
In Mount St. Mary Hospital notices births include a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Daryle Turner of Corning Route 2 and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Swart of Nelsonville. other births list Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis of Nelsonville a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shepard of Athens a son. Admissions note Charles Stowers of Nelsonville Route 2 and several others. Discharges include Mrs. Karl Donaldson and daughter Trimble and Mrs. Don Easterling and son Murray City among others.
Nelsonville Lions Club hosts a dinner Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Ethels Tea Room. After dinner, officers will be elected and plans for souvenir booklets for the Parade of The Hills will be finalized.
Nelsonville First Methodist Church class gathers in church social rooms at 7 30 p m Hostesses include Mrs Beatrice Somers Mrs Sylvia Dodds and Mrs Thelma Stebelton for the session
Fraternal Order of Eagles 391 votes on new officers at the lodge hall meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday.
Antiquity notes show Ben Spencer returning home after a visit with his sister in Columbus. Karl Schweic kart and his daughter from Ironton Ohio visited Mr and Mrs Howard Roush and their daughter Faye. Charles Turner spent two weeks away with relatives and Ralph Diddle joined his parents for the weekend. Delbert Teaford visited his son Lawrence Teaford and family in Rommy West Virginia.
The Harrisonville Alumni Banquet and dance will be held at the School Auditorium on Saturday evening May 20 with banquet at 6 30 and dance at 9 00. A reunion and special table for older alumni are planned and Joy Wiseman is recuperating after major surgery in Columbus.
The smorgasbord sponsored by Catholic Women's Clubs of five parishes will be served at St. Patrick's Hall in Buchtel Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets available at the door or from clubs in Buchtel Nelsonville Athens Glouster and Pomeroy.
Chauncey Stalder family visits Dayton relatives while Burg Johnston returns from Florida. Athens visitors and Florida connections recur as several guests are named. Dennis Nicholson leaves Norfolk after a 10 day leave. Robert Preston visits from Great Lakes Naval Station. Birth announced for Michael Allen Bartlett on April 12 in Millfield area.
Miss Delores Bartlett and Miss Patricia Delong of Dayton spent the weekend at the George Bartletts home. Recent Sunday guests included Vaughn Landis and Don of Columbus, William Johnson and Leroy and Bob of Dayton, Frank Blake and Leslie and Cindy of Shawnee, Lester Blake and Marilyn of Trimble Route 1, Elaine Sayre and Ruth Chapman of Millfield, plus Victor Sayre Barbara Sayre of Millfield. Other callers were James Wooten family of Glouster, Ralph Coe and Ralph of Chauncey, and Max Dunlevy and son Michael of Millfield.
In Nelsonville, four traffic cases in Mayor Earl Hilleary’s court resulted in fines of 10 dollars plus costs. Donald L. Turner Haydenville and Marcia Sheffield Chauncey were cited for speeds of 45 mph on Canal Street and Poplar Street in 35 mph zones. Gladys Stewart 813 Chestnut Street paid 10 dollars and costs for passing a discharging school bus on Canal Street. Charles Albert Smith 30 John Unsafe operation listed among the dispositions.
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