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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1960
Page
7
The Plains Volunteer Fire Dept seeks funds to buy equipment and build a station house with a Friday night carnival on the school grounds, moving closer to completing the project.
The Plains firemen sponsor a carnival running from this Friday through May 14. Proceeds fund local fire department activities and community safety programs.
Five Ath ens men will get pins for 30 to 45 years of service at the Ohio Fuel Gas Co Southeastern Quarter Century Club banquet May 25 in Lancaster. Ernest Rowland will receive a gold watch for 25 years. John W Deem and How ard A Wallar serve as officers of the club. Proceeds fund a pumper truck and new fire station for The Plains department, which hopes to serve the district with a used pumper once funded. The Plains Fire Dept plans a parade May 11 featuring Plains High School band and fire trucks from nearby communities.
The Athens Lions Club met at Hotel Berry to nominate officers including president H C Rutter and Roy Robinson as first vice president. Board nominees were Don Nicholson, Walter Ervin, Walter Cornwell, Jerry Myers, Bill Soeller and Dwight Robinson. Dick Phillips joined as a member.
Kathy Sue White, 17 months old from Pomeroy, lies critically ill after a fall caused skull fracture. She was rushed to Columbus for surgery and a fund drive in Pomeroy, led by Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach, seeks help as her father David White faces unemployment.
The state fire ban is lifted and burning permits are now obtainable from all area fire wardens. A film titled Here and Now was shown to the Athens Kiwanis Club Monday night by Andrew Kovlan, owner and manager of Radio Station WATH.
James Abraham of Athens Appliance and Television earns a Brand Names Foundation certificate for newspaper advertising. He attends Brand Names Week in New York with 136 winners, guest of The Messenger at a Park Lane hotel luncheon.
Cars driven by Lee W. Marquis and Lucille Holden sustained moderate damage in an injury free crash on Route 682 near Route 56. The State Highway Patrol cited Lucille Holden into Municipal Court for failure to yield the right of way.
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