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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1968

Page

3

Junior High Musicians Compete In Auditions

Ohio Music Education Association District XIII auditions at Walnut Ridge High School yielded multiple superior and excellent ratings for soloists and ensembles. Notable superior solos include Vicki Devol Pat Johnston Paul Mack Wayne Casper Terry Fout Marie Pavlik Jan Price David Gill Ron Holdridge Jean Ann Knox Martha Murphy Jenny Hiles with ensembles across clarinet, flute, sax, brass, and mixed groups earning superior or excellent marks. Accompanists and staff listed with school boosters aiding transport and logistics.

Jayne Heinlein Kendra Price Jean Knox Nancy Mowery Jenny Parsons Ted Rowe Jan Price Pat Johnston Debbie Gill Beverly Wolfe Jana Beougher Debbie Devol Judy Danison Becky Howdyshell Pam Goodlve Leanne Nelson Lisa Dennis Jennie Hiles Loretta Freeman Marcia Jeffrey Cindy Sommers Wendi Hunsaker Darlene Klinger Sue Casner Martha Murphy Clarient Cathy Ander Son Mary Ann Spohn Lorie Beougher Bonnie Bowlby Becky Gell David Grove Jenny Hiles Susan Moore Stacie Slater Cindy Larimer Leslie Johnson Steve Walker Gayla Beougher Mary Summer Ray Walker Vicki Bennington Barb Blum Regina Daubenmire Melody Alberry Rick Ellery Blick Mike Tucker Denise Denny Ann Conkle Jean Ann Knox al Horsky Dick Farmer Don Green John Eppafano Logan

Beards Mark Nearing Hocking County Sesqui

Logan reports Hocking County prepares for sesquicentennial activities June 10 to 15 with a beauty pageant baton contest bands battle parade concert fiddlers wrestling and a public auction on Main Street. Shaving permits and stock restraints are noted amid celebration plans by the Historical Society featuring commemorative plates and a history of the county.

Logan Main Street Ambrose Hotel Marietta Market Street Hocking County Historical Society

Nelsonville Meetings and Activities Schedule

Nelsonville Grange 2436 meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Grange Hall Oak Grove. Chapter 400 Ohio Public Schools Employees Association meets Wednesday at 8 p m in the high school cafeteria Buchtel. Nelsonville Women's Bowling League holds Awards Banquet Wednesday at 6 15 p m Elks Hall Hocking Street. Hock Hocking Gun Club meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m IOOF Hall West Columbus Street. Youth rifle team progress report and card checks for expiring National Rifle Memberships noted by President Charles Blair.

York Grange Grange Hall Oak Grove Ohio Public Schools Employees Association Buchtel Nelsonville Women’s Bowling League Elks Hall Hocking Street Hock-Hocking Gun Club IOOF West Columbus Street Charles Blair

Admitted and Dismissed Listings Include Several Local Names

The record lists admittees and dismissals: Stacy Carpenter of Rockbridge, Robert Auker of Logan, Robert Prater, Mrs. Forest Harper and daughter, Bruce Arthur Roberts of Murray City with Dianna Lynn McDonald, James Edward Young of Laurelville Route 1 with Sharon Kay Bell, Richard Earl Price of Lancaster with Ruth Eileen Chapman of Sugar Grove Route 1.

Stacy Carpenter Rockbridge Robert Auker Logan Robert Prater Forest Harper and Daughter Bruce Arthur Roberts Murray City Dianna Lynn McDonald James Edward Young Laurelville Borden's Milk Co Sharon Kay Bell General Telephone Co Richard Earl Price Lancaster Ruth Eileen Chapman Sugar Grove

Mount St Mary Hospital Notes Births

Births reported at Mount St Mary Hospital include a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dyer of Glouster. Other names listed include Kenneth Carney New Lexington John Sabo Buchtel Mrs Michael Brooks and daughter James Cremean Master Michael Dearing Stewart Speelman Mrs Sylvia Pierce Mrs Thelma Strausbaugh Walter Rutherford Miss Judith Smith Logan Rex Keller executive director of the Hocking County Unit of the American Cancer Society will be a guest on the Listen Ladies program on WLGN Wednesday between 9 and 10 a.m. to discuss the memorial program and the Cancer Crusade now in progress.

Michael Brooks James Cremean Michael Dearing Stewart Speelman Sylvia Pierce Thelma Strausbaugh Walter Rutherford Judith Smith Logan Rex Keller Hocking County The American Cancer Society WLGN Cancer Crusade

Board Funds Hospital, Jails Clean In Visit

Hocking County Board of Visitors reports the Hocking Valley Community Hospital and city and county jails are clean and orderly after second quarterly inspection. The city jail shows new lighting and painted floors, with 2 new mattresses not yet in use. improvements include heating, sanitary facilities, and front-office communication. County jail is clean, well lit, heated, with 10 new mattresses in use and repaired upstairs bars. needs include more mattresses, a stair rail, a ward light, and toilet replacements. Hospital noted as clean, orderly, with 36 patients two of them babies, and praised the storeroom clerk and Patio Shop.

Logan Hocking Hocking Valley Community Hospital Hocking County Board of Visitors Georganna Todd Ingraham Smith Imogene Tschappat

Nelsonville considers water extension and sewer project notes

Nelsonville council reviewed a request to extend water lines beyond the corporation on Monday Longstreth Road. The meeting authorized sewer work to the Tri County District Vocational School, with both city and district funding half, and approved bonding plans and a $12,200 HUD grant for planning.

Wilbur Mender Nelsonville Longstreth Road Tri- County Arthur Hewitt Gary Bohyer Nick Green George Kinnison Bohyer Green Kinnison Shafer Tri-County Council Service Safety Dale Wharton Peoples Bank First National Bank James Shumaker

New Bus Gets OK By Board

Starr-Washington board of education approved purchasing a new bus. The Dodge chassis will come from Tansky Motor Co and a 60 passenger Blue Bird body from Belville Motor Co both in Logan. High school commencement dates are May 27 with May 26 as the baccalaureate. Valedictorian is Pamela Toops and salutatorian Victoria McDaniel. Three cooks were hired: Edith Worthman Ruth Funk and Goldie Hartley.

Union Furnace Starr-Washington Board of Education Tansky Motor Co Belville Motor Co Logan Fred Good Pamela Toops Victoria McDaniel Edith Worthman Ruth Funk Goldie Hartley

McArthur Man Named to Ohio Information Committee

McArthur attorney John L. Beckley of 123 W Main St McArthur is named Vinton County Leader for the Ohio Information Committee OIC. Beckley serves as Vinton County prosecuting attorney and is a former state representative. He will work with Jack D. Voss Anchor Hocking general counsel and 10th District OIC board trustee in Columbus. The OIC runs a year round registration and vote program among business groups.

Mcarthur John L. Beckley W. Main St Vinton County Ohio Information Committee OIC Fred J. Milligan Columbus Beckley Jack D. Voss Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Lancaster Ohio University Ohio Northern Law School

Mother’s Day Visits From Nelsonville Residents

Nelsonville area social notes report Mr and Mrs James Hollenbaugh of Sheppard Street visiting with Mrs F C Hollenbaugh and with Mr and Mrs Don C Lantz. Delaware guests include the Hollenbaughs at Mrs Esther Bowers and others from Dallas Texas and Columbus.

James Hollenbaugh Sheppard Street F. C. Hollenbaugh Don C. Lantz Delaware Hollenbaugh's Don Wolfe Thurston Esther Bower Fayette St Robert Thomas Dallas Texas Dan Miller Columbus

Music Show Slated For Poston Elementary PTO Meeting

Nelsonville report notes Poston Elementary PTO will hold its final meeting of the year on May 20 at 7 30 p.m. on the Kimberly Carbondale Road. New officers led by president Carl Huddy Jr. plan a brief session. Mollie Jackson and Sandra Lake organized a combined music festival for parents and an art display will be in the entrance hall supervised by Jeanne Stenson. Fifth grade parents are especially invited.

Nelsonville Poston Elementary Pto Kimberly- Carbondale Carl Huddy Jr Mollie Jackson Sandra Lake Jeanne Stenson

Service Update on Marines and Army Engineer

Marine Pvt Joseph R Mingus finished eight weeks training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and will report to his first assignment. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Edward R Mingus of Millfield. Spec 4 James E Green completed an engineer equipment course at the Army Engineer School Ft Belvoir Virginia learning maintenance of engineer construction and earthmoving equipment. Green is the son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Green of Gallipolis.

Marine Pvt Joseph R. Mingus Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Clif Mingus Marine Corps Edward R. Mingus Millfield James E. Green Army Engineer School Ft. Belvoir Greene Green Edgar Green Gallipolis

Garage Cleaned Up By TRAP Workers

Fifty teenagers and ten adults joined TRAP at the Hocking County garage to clean and tear down a plywood wall. They removed Christmas decorations stored by the Jaycees to be kept in the garage rear of Savings Hardware. Councilman James Irvine assisted. A regular meeting is set for Monday May 20 at 7 30 in the Methodist Church.

Logan Hocking County Jaycees Savings Hardware James Irvine Methodist

Also Mentioned on This Page

Beards Mark Nearing Sesqui Mount St. Mary Hospital Roger Dyer, Glouster Kenneth Carney New Lexington John Sabo Board Water Service Longstreth Municipal Corporation Earl Hilleary Department of Housing and Urban Development Washington, D. C Wharton Glen Tharp Finance Committee Permanent Improvement Fund Young Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co Elec Tric Company Tharp Ing Poston Athens County Harry Dusz Southeastern Ohio Thes Courtly Bank Athens, Ohio Cannon Royal Family QUEEN KING
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