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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1967

Page

5

Marion School Stay Closed Proposed By Community

Three Marion Township women asked the Logan City Board of Education to keep Marion Elementary School closed in the fall. The district had planned to reopen the school with five others if the May 2 operational levy passed. The board accepted a survey showing 73 of 125 favored county students remaining in Logan schools but took no action due to insufficient information. The board announced reinstating speech therapy and junior high special education if teachers are available, and seventh eighth grade athletics in September, pending the levy recount. Enrollment expected at 3,200. Dale Walker elected vice president. Carl Risch named to Tri County Vocational Board. Textbooks adopted across grades. resignations filed from three East School teachers. churches to be contacted for extra classroom space. Summer driver education has 35 students paid. summer typing has insufficient signups. Upward-Bound program approved for economically challenged juniors and seniors planning college. Grievance filed by Ralph Hlackston re displacement from custodial supervisor to custodian.

Logan Marion Township Logan City Board of Elections Dale Walker Carl Risch Tri-County Vocational Board of Education Cerl Oberlin

Three area high schools honor top seniors at Logan Rotary

Logan Rotary Club honored top senior scholars from Logan Laurelville and Union Furnace high schools. Speeches by Dr. Russell Milliken highlighted students and their grade point averages including Jeff Gerken 4.0 and David Lavinder 3.93. Other honorees were Susan Sommers Cheryl Carr Deborah Shaw and Larry Cooke with GPA figures listed for each student. Margaret Mosure John Cherry Catherine Reynolds Ruth Roth Cheryl Schaal among Laurelville and Union Furnace honorees.

Logan Laurelvile Union Furnace Logan Rotary Club Russell Milliken Center For International Programs Ohio University College of Education Jeff Gerken Richard Gerken David Lavinder Albert Yates New Strawsville Susan Sommers Harold Sommers Bunnie Hebber George Heber West Logan Joe Goldsberry Edwin Goldsberry Cheryl Carr Paul Carr Gibsonville Deborah Shaw Otto Shaw Rockbridge Larry Cooke George Cooke New Plymouth Margaret Mosure Ralph Mosure John Cherry Ralph Cherry New Pymouth Laurelville Catherine Reynolds Sam. Reynolds Ruth Roth Lester Roth Cheryl Schaal Glenn Schaal Larelville

Nelsonville Personal Notices for Harriett Spencer Rites

Weekend guests from multiple towns attended services in South Bend Indiana for Harriett Marie Spencer 90 who died last week. Spencer was an aunt to Mrs Burgess and Mrs Florence Whitmore and often visited Nelsonville.

Dora Calentine Jackson Street Howard Beveridge Marion Gerald Karns Haydenwire Henry Hazelton New Lexington Ray Calentine Birmingham Alabama Jack Joyce Logan Arthur G. Burgens Fayette Street South Bend Ind Harriett Marie Spencer Spencer Burgess Florence Whitmore Nelsonville

Hocking Valley Hospital Admits Local Residents

Miss Loretta A Starr Roxanne Frazier and Harvey Ruble Logan Route 2 3 and Delbert Lindsey Logan admitted. Mrs Robert Bond and her son Corning Route 1 dismissed. FBI agent to speak at Logan meeting with roast beef dinner at 6 30 pm.

Loretta A. Starr Logan Roxanne Frazier Harvey B. Ruble Delbert J. Lindsey Robert V. Bond and Son Corning FBI The Wil

Schultz Gains In Recount For Fourth Ward Seat

Logan-Richard N. Schultz won the Democratic nomina tion for the Fourth Ward council seat by a 94 to 89 recount result over incumbent Roland J. Schorr. Schultz gained four votes after the Board of Elections recount in precincts Logan 4A and 48. The 6-mill school levy vote, approved 2,256 to 1,796, will be recounted tonight at 7 p.m.

Logan Richard N. Schultz Fourth Ward Board of Elections Schultz Rolland J. Schorr Schorr

Alumni Banquet Sold Out in Nelsonville

Nelsonville Alumni Association President William Mechem announced the alumni banquet on May 27 is a complete sell-out with no tickets left. He urged unused tickets to be returned for redistribution and a list will guide ticket re sales.

Nelsonville Wiliam Mechem Sid

Occupation Interest Survey Set For Fresh Freshmen

Nelsonville Ohio Tri County District Joint Vocational School will survey 900 to 1 000 freshmen this week to determine their occupational, technical and professional interests. Ayres D Costa and Frank Downhour outlined a 300 item inventory to guide district and Ohio Education staff for future vocational planning.

Nelsonville Tri-County Frank Downhour Tri- County Oho Department of Education Ayres D’costa Downhour

Two Charleston Residents Sentenced in Men's Shop Theft Case

Vernon Lee Crenshaw and Mrs Ivory Gordon pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing two suits from Jeffs Men Shop on Oct 5. Crenshaw received a reduced 60 day jail term, a $300 fine, and three years probation after an original sentence of 1 to 7 years in the Ohio Penitentiary. Gordon got 30 days in jail and a $300 fine, with the sentence suspended. she claimed pregnancy at the time.

Logan Charleston Harley Meyer Vernon Lee Crenshaw Ivory Gordon Jeff Crenshaw Ohi Hocking County

Church Camp Plans From Syracuse Youth Group

Plans were made for attending church camp and a hayride party on the first Friday in June during the Sunday evening meeting of the Methodist Youth Fellowship Group of the Syracuse Mimi ersville and Forest Run Charge. Doa Baehtel led the program. Teresa Gooch was named chairman for next Sunday. Thirteen members attended with two counselors Opal Kloes and Kenneth Wiegins and Rev. Wendell Stutler.Nelsonville Senior Citizens Club meets Thursday at 7 30 pm at the Little House Potluck will be served.

Pomeroy Methodist Youth Fellowship Group Syracuse Mimersville Forest Run Doa Baehtel Teresa Gooch Opal Kloes Kenneth Wiegins Wendell Stutler

UFO Seen By Visitor Near Point Pleasant

A visitor reported two bright groundlike lights visible on a northern Mason County hill while en route to relatives on a country road. The lights remained as the party investigated before the craft reportedly rose and vanished. In Nel sonville, two Vietnam era service members met briefly on May 9. Spec. 4 Steve Merry and Spec. 4 David Wickman spoke while Berry, at base in the Central Highlands, was assigned to Transportation and Supply, Fourth Division.

Point Pleasant Mason County Nelsonville Vietnam Luther Berry Steve Merry David Wickman James Hickman Chestnut Street Berry Central Highlands Pheu ‘Ku

Installation Service Honors Nelsonville Emblem Club Officers

More than 100 people attended the Emblem Club No. 97 installation in the Elks ballroom Nelsonville with Mrs Charlotte Brady installed as president succeeding Mrs Gladys Keating. Past Supreme President Mrs Helen Carlson presided and officials from Akron Logan and other cities attended. Special guests included Mayor Earl Willeary and Charles Barrows. A buffet supper followed the formal ceremonies. Births noted include a son born to Mr and Mrs Alton Douglas Shade Route 1 and other local names listed.

Nelsonville Emblem Club Elks Charlotte Brady Gladys Keating Supreme Helen Carlson Akron Rose Regan Emblem Club 41 Virginia Gano Logan Emblem Clubs Nora Ju Hall Supreme District Y Leota Barrows Earl Willeary Charles Barrows Elks Lodge Cathy Columbus Martha Adams Don Brady Athens Jackson Gallipolis Ashland Barberton

German-born theologian named new Union Seminary professor

Rev Bernard Harn, a German-born Catholic moral theologian, is appointed a writing professor at Union Theological Seminary the nation’s oldest interdenominational seminary, beginning next fall.

New York Bernard Harn Union Theological Seminary

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East School Lucy Alexander Ruth Ann Beres Miram Lick Ralph Hlackston Hocking Valley Community Hospital Mechem the Electric Co Neilsonville Senior Citizens Club Little House OA Marathon Hocking County Planning Commission Richard Hall Planning Commission First Row Milton Roush Farmers Home Administration James T. McDorman FHA J. Russell Young Thomas van Duren Howard Blum Ralph Voorhis William McKinley Development Planning Institute of Terry Mapes Mable Tigner Elizabeth Phillips Dianne Hoffjman Freda Voight Blanche DeLong Tuba Rrakau Elizabeth Keller Lillian Worthington Riva Delong Helen Jackson Harnett Burgess Ethel Matheny Jo Winte Sandra ‘Howe Betty Lewis Brady Witliam Brammer Mount St. Mary Hospital Alton Douglas Shade Route 1 Earl Wolfe Royal Hartman Ernest Glass Shirley Grigsby Virginia Whyte Nelson David Manning Shawnee Florence Dishong George D. Buchman Glouster Dar- Tene Mae Campbell New Straitsville Angelo Lodato Mickey Williams Robert Lent Mars Ruth Paulk Nancy Wikiams John Lee Jones Manon, Illinois
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