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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1962

Page

14

Airline Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Illness

In Athens May 1962, C E Swaim delivers products nearby. Miss Mary Love, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Love, is ill with chicken pox. The Dillon family from Delbarton WV moved to the former Oscar Knowlton farm. Cotterill family, Lena Chase, and others visit. Wooten goes to Washington for FBI work. Ross and Swartz visits noted. Pearl Goodwin and Lowell Stanley lay the basement for Cliff Ross. Vaughn Ross and others conduct business in Nelsonville and McArthur.

C. E. Swaim Athens Mary Love Harry Love Lee Dillon Delbarton W. Va Oscar Knowlton Lena Chase Millersport Pearl Goodwin Lowell Stanley Cliff Ross Henry Swart Otto Swartz Shade Harry Ross Margaret Wooten Adam Wooten Washington, D. C FBI Floyd Sams Benny McArthur Vaughn Ross Nelsonville

Television Listings Overview From Shared Local Schedule

Program guide shows assorted stations with color codes and multiple time slots. Entries include News Weather Opry Movie Debates and children's shows across channels, listing anchors such as Huntley Shore and Dinah, with the day’s sequence varying by station.

TV Movie Guide Friday to Sunday Listings

A scanned TV guide lists programs by channel and time for Friday Saturday and Sunday. It includes requests for classic films and series such as Gunsmoke Perry Mason Defenders Paladin City shows and movie titles like Titanic and Wagons Roll At Night with several channels and late night entries. The writeup ends with a whimsical aside about five cats inheriting $13000 and Zadok Dumkopf wondering if that sum will last them a lifetime.

Zadok Dumkopf

Allensville Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named for 1962

Rose mary Clary is valedictorian with a 3.676 average and Polly Coleman is salutatorian with 3.572 for Allensville High School’s 1962 graduating class. A total of 42 seniors graduate May 21 with Rev. John G. Koontz as commencement speaker and Rev. Robert Fannon delivering the baccalaureate on May 20.

Allensville Rosemary Clary Polly Coleman Allensville High School E. B. Webb Miss Clary Dale Clary Miss Coleman Ulysses Coleman Betty Tatman John G. Koontz Wilmington Ohio Methodist Conference Robert Fannon

Nelsonville Education Board to Sell City Lots in Public Auction

The Nelsonville Board of Education Athens County Ohio schedules a June 4 1982 sale at City Hall for three lots Nos 60 61 and 47 in Nelsonville with minimum bid 24680 and 12380 due at sale. Bidders must meet deposit and filing requirements and bids must meet appraised value 8220. Proceedings require council approval and may be rejected. Local safety and service director Gerald Bentley files notice.

Board of Education Nelsonville Athens County Ohio City Hall Noelsonville Oni Oho City of Board of Education of Agnes Pendergrass Safety and Service Nelsonville City Daniel Nelson Said Inlet Safety and Service Director Gerald Bentley

TV Previews and Evening Show Highlights

The page lists 7:30 p.m. International Showtime program by Circus Heros Togni of Vercelli Italy followed by 8:30 p.m. Yves Montand on Broadway with guests John Raitt Polly Bergen Helen Gallagher and Bob by Van. 9:30 p.m. Dinah Shore with Domenica Modugno the Trovajolis Joey Alfidi and Rossano Brazzi. 8 p.m. Hathaways Elinor moves paint allergic chimps to a motel. 9 p.m. 77 Sunset Strip jewel thief caper with Stu Bailey. 10 p.m. Target The Corruptors Marino investigates misuse of U S foreign aid funds in a Latin American country. 7:30 p.m. Rawhide cattle drive sting ends in a stampe de Gil Favor to boss the herd. 10 Twilight Zone A Young Man's Fancy starring Phyllis Thaxter and Alex Nicol with a bride whose victory over a possessive mother turns tragic.

Heros Hathaways Walter Elinor Sunset Strip International Stu Bailey Marino U. S Gil Favor Phyllis Thaxter Alex Nicol

Stop Me and Postmaster Jokes in a Ward Tale

Comic snippets recall Ben Bennett and Grover Cleveland anecdotes about political graft and a persistent applicant. A postmaster joke marks the era as a daughter plans marriage with her father’s lighthearted blessing. A Swifty Morgan quip closes with a barroom line about drunks and spilled drinks.

Ewington Social Notes Highlight Weekend Guests

Ewington social page lists visitors and callers to local households. Names include G L Janney and sons of Ashland Kentucky, Sue Jenks, John Hardsock and sons of Vinton, C C Caton of Salem Center, and many others from Jackson Vinton Columbus and St. Albans W VA. Families hosted are Gran ville Casto and relatives, and Estil Johnson hosts with Donald Metheney. The entries note a weekend gathering with T B Spaulding’s children home.

E. C. Johnston Ewington Eugene Johnston G. L. Janney Oliver Johnston Ashland Sue Jenks John Hardsock Vinton C. C. Caton Salem Center George Martin Granville Casto Leon Casto Ray Casto Kay Columbus Billy Casto St. Albans W. Va Guy Edmundson Emerson Duffy Forrest Radcliffe Harry Peters Wilkesville Earl Julie Grate Rutland J. H. Grate Middleport George Searles Eno Gallipolis Lenny Calvin West Lafayette Sam Hicks Martha Ward Baley Morgan Center Jeanie Malliban Chillicothe Estil Johnson Donald Metheney T. B. Spaulding

Lynda Cassill Wins Medal in Cincinnati Contest

Four Vinton County high school students competed in a Gold Medal WCTU Contest in Cincinnati on Monday. Lynda Mae Cassill of Hamden won first place and received the Gold Medal. Other contestants included Deborah Hutchinson, Marie Castle of McArthur, Karla Napper of Wilton, and a Hamilton, Ohio participant. Accompanying them were Mrs. Ronald Harris and Mrs. QO. L. Hutchinson. The event was organized by state speech director Miss Linnie Arnold.

McArthur Vinton County WCTU Cincinnati Lynda Mae Cassill William Cassill Hamden Deborah Hutchinson Marie Castle Karla Napper Wilton Hamilton Ohio Ronald Harris QO. L. Hutchinson Linnie Arnold

Local Social Notices and Court Actions from Meigs and Athens

Community notices list visits and calls among Laurel and Syracuse residents. Court filings show Roy M. Reuter appointed administrator of Val H. Reuter estate and divorce actions in Athens County against Clifton Rice and Brenda Carol Vinson with hearings set for May and June 1962.

Roy M. Reuter Pomeroy Ohio Val H. Reuter Meigs County F. H. O'Brien Clifton Rice Baton Rouge Louisiana Court of Common Pleas Athens County Nick Court OF Common Pleas Alexander Lackey Vinson Brenda Carol Vinson Pine Acre Tom's River New Jersey Parker Walker

Straitsville Club Activities and Local Visits Report

The Bridge Club met at Marlene Devols home with eight members and prizes awarded to Juliette Hattem Nell Brown and Marguerite Spicer. WSCS at the Methodist church held devotions led by Myrtle Wallace with guests Karla and Martha Sue Fink. The Star Club gathered at Emma Frys home with guests Beulah Matthews and Gertrude Mills. The 4-H girls met at Ocean Houstons home with twenty members and three guests. Community visits noted for several residents and a fire at the William Porter farm home near Log Pile church extinguished by neighbors.

Gladys Lines New Straitsville Bridge Club Marlene Devol Anna Lillico Juliette Hattem Nell Brown Grace Leake Elizabeth Mills Genevieve Hartman Alice Faine Marguerite Spicer Juliette Hatem Devol WSCS Methodist Church Creta Fink Myrtle Wallace Bess Davis Ethel Burgess Ona Dell Wilson Karla Martha Sue Fink Mrs. Fink Star Club Emma Fry Lena Grandy Nellie Orndorf Anna Frasure Ethel Wade Edna Litman Mary Winefordner Beulah Matthews Gertrude Mills Ocean Houston Margaret Hickman Margaret Edwards Amy Lanning Jenny Thrapp Columbus Ray McMullen Logan William White Robert Wade Philadelphia Chester Wade Erma Pierce Marvin University Hospital, Columbus

BIS Deputy Will Speak To Seniors McARTHUR

The Rev. Charles L. Harrison deputy superintendent of the Boys Industrial School Lancaster will address McArthur High School graduates a class of 51 on May 23 at 8 p m. He has served as resident Protestant chaplain at BIS for 14 years.

McArthur Charles L. Harrison Boys’ Industrial School Lancaster McArthur High School Harrison BIS

Dinner Set for Leaders of Vinton

The McArthur Develop ment Assn will stage an appreciation dinner for Vinton County business and industry leaders on Monday night May 21. The event at the basement educational rooms of the Methodist church will feature speaker W H Hildebrand of Mead Corp Chillicothe and tickets sold by committee members. The Esther Guild will serve the dinner.

Esther Guild

Ladies Friendship Club Meets at Peggie Arnott Home

West Columbia notes show the Ladies Friendship Club gathering hosted by Mrs. Peggie Arnott with games and secret sister gifts won by Carroll Jane Workman. Refreshments served to members and visitors including the Roush and Priddy families. next meeting at Mrs. Caroll Workman’s home.

West Columbia Ladies Friendship Club Peggie Arnott Carroll Jane Workman Almin Coleman Lucy Trew Peggie Edwards Shirley Priddy Debbie Helen Roush Caroll Jane Workman Helen Elias Jeachie Elias Richie Caroll Workman Ben Roush Benjamin F. Roush Mary Son Buckhannon Charles Roush Point Pleasant Dale Priddy Pomeroy Lavina Rainey, Letart

Hartford May Town Council Swears In New Officials

The Hartford May Town Council convened its first meeting with newly elected officials Donald F. Smith as mayor and James M. Crump A K McClung W T Stone Mack Howard and Miss Mary Janet Zerkle as council members. An ordinance fined street trash dumpers $25 and a grader was sought to improve roads.

Hartford Donald F. Smith James M. Crump A. K. McClung W. T. Stone Mack Howard Mary Janet Zerkle

Vinton County Court Notes Seeks Divorce and Partitions

Ivan W. Bowman of Hamden files for divorce from Minnie Bowman aided by John L. Beckley. Estate of Luther C. Martin filed. Ruth Aloi as guardian petitions against Irene Jackson and others. partition ordered. Commissioners named: C. W. Smith, Clint Conger, Raymond Long, Harley Strong.

Ivan W. Bowman Hamden Minnie Bowman John L. Beckley Luther C. Martin Ruth Aloi Guardian Irene Jackson C. W. Smith Clint Conger Raymond Long Harley Strong

McArthur Club Vinton Inn Found Guilty in Liquor Hearing

The Club Vinton Inn on Route 50 west of McArthur was found guilty of Sunday consumption of intoxicating liquor on February 11 1960 in a hearing by the Ohio Board of Liquor Control. No penalty was imposed on Wayne Wolfe the proprietor.

McArthur

Top Academic Students Named At McArthur High School

McArthur High School announces the top scholars for the graduating class. Valedictorian Ted Atkinson, son of Mr and Mrs Neil Atkinson, holds a 3.950 average and ranks high on the National Merit Scholarship test. Salutatorian Barbara Sue Conway, daughter of Mr and Mrs Emmett Conway, has a 3.811 average and active origin in band choir and clubs. Both plan to attend Ohio University with Atkinson pursuing electrical engineering and Conway education.

Mcarthur McArthur High School Harold V. Felton Ted Atkinson Neil Atkinson Barbara Sue Conway Emmett Conway Vinton County Mavebo Ohio University Conway Mayebo

McArthur High Classes Plan Alumni Banquet Reunions

Five McArthur high school classes will hold reunions at the 82nd MHS alumni banquet on Saturday May 26 at 6 30 p m Mrs Frank Crow Jr announces the program chairman says the classes of 1952 1942 1937 1922 and 1912 will reunite and others may contact Mrs Crow promptly for advance preparations The article also notes that the first royal guest of New Orleans Mardi Gras was Grand Duke Alexis of Russia in 1872.

McArthur McArthur High School MHS Frank Crow Jr New Orleans Grand Duke Alexis of Russia

Life of William Carrick A Zaleski resident

The Lancaster Eagle Gazette recently featured the life story of William Carrick a 93 year old resident of Zaleski for over 75 years now at Crites Rest home in Lancaster Born in Leavenworth Kansas his father Corporal William Carrick fought with General Custer and died at Little Bighorn Carrick grew up in Zaleski his wife Leona Sauders from Wesley has died and his daughter Alberta Wooten and two grandchildren live in Lancaster

Zaleski William Carrick Lancaster Eacle Gazette Carrick Crites’ Rest Home Leavenworth Kaw Cpl George Custer Little Bie Horn Leona Sauders Wesley Alberta Wooten

Eberts Wins Award Tour for National Temperance Prize

Glen Eberts of Hamden Route 1 won a trip to Washington DC as the Ohio Temperance Award Tour winner. He is an Hamden High Junior, competing against Vinton County high schools in a written test. The winner advances to a June 18 event in Columbus for an all expenses paid trip to the national Capitol. In McArthur Route 2, Carl Brown’s car collided with a deer near Harold Seitz farm, killing the deer. the front of the vehicle was damaged and the deer carcass was taken by Game Protector Richard Schuermann.

Hamden Glen Eberts Everett Eberts Washington, D. C Hamden High School The National Temperance League Glen Vinton County Columbus National Capitol Mcarthur Carl Brown McArthur Route 2 Harold Seitz Harold Steele Richard Schuermann

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