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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1960
Page
6
City council approved a raise for day laborers as part of a quick meeting. The ordinance sets $1.50 per hour for the crew chief and $1.40 per hour for other staff.
Chester Griffis of Frost Route 1 was committed to Ohio State Penitentiary for violation of probation. He first faced probation in June 1958 after pleading guilty to false statements in an auto title application. Subsequent probation violations led to termination by Judge Francis D. White.
Albany plans an annual spring band concert at 8 p m Thursday in the high school gym. Soloists Naomi Bigony and Jack Stinson will perform with intermission awards for first chair players and graduating seniors. Program includes Die Meistersinger selections, Wagner excerpts, Praeludium for Band, and The Music War before a dance for band members and guests.
Ralph Edward Welch, 4, of Athens Route 4, died in his sleep Monday night. He had been an invalid since birth. Survivors include his parents, two brothers, three sisters, two half-brothers, a half sister, and grandparents. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday at Dowler Ferguson Hughes Funeral Home. services at 1 p.m. Thursday conducted by Rev. Virgil Versteeg. Burial at Amesville.
Athens County mayors will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the office of Athens Mayor Kenneth Sands. They will tour the citys sewage disposal and water treatment plants.
Lieutenant Colonel David G. Smith will assume command of the Air Force ROTC Detachment at Ohio University this summer replacing Lt. Colonel Caleb P. Moberly who heads to Syracuse Air Force Station New York as deputy comptroller for the 26th Air Division. Smith holds MS from MIT MBA from Harvard BS from Yale and has 18 years of service with Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal. He previously served as Weather Squadron commander at Ramstein Germany and will relocate with his wife Katharyn and four children to Athens for a three year tour.
Athens Rotary Club hears Ed Wagoner outline the Margaret Creek Watershed as the first step in a broader Hocking valley program. He notes recreational and wildlife benefits, federal flood control support, and possible state wildlife division help. study by a new committee will decide feasibility ahead of a formal evaluation. John Coker mentions the district conference in Columbus on May 20 and 21.
A Rome Canaan senior confessed to stealing money from a school office money box in Athens County. Detection powder marked the box helped trigger the confession after a probe by Sheriff Harold Shields. officials have not yet decided further action.
Admitted list includes Mrs. and Mrs. Albert Runyon with a daughter at Vinton Route 1. Discharged includes Mrs. Ben Geary and several Athens residents. Blood used one pint. Disposition notes cover admissions and dismissals across Athens area.
Four men from outside Athens County forfeited bonds in Municipal Court on Monday. James H. Mirick of Hudson paid for speeding, $21. Lawrence J. Hitch of Kent paid for intoxication, $31. John A. Weslee of Euclid paid for assault and battery, $31. Carl A. Dicabo of Garfield Heights paid for driving left of center, $16.
Bret Alexander Russell aged 20 of Coolville Route 2 is unemployed. Anita Kay Cochran aged 18 of Athens Route 3 works as a telephone operator.
Fire department emergency squad responded Monday afternoon to 1 Riverside Drive for Mrs. Imogene Verity 43 of 7 Riverside Drive who sustained a cut finger from a broken light bulb. She received first aid before a physician visit. At 8 31 a m Tuesday the squad went to the Ohio University chemistry building where Frank Doll OU senior of 15 Oak Street fainted and was taken to the University Health Center.
Hugh G. Jefferson of Athens will witness his brother John H. Jefferson's installation as grand worshipful master of Indiana’s Masonic lodge in Indianapolis. En route, they will meet nephew Dale Pollock in Mount Sterling and travel together to the ceremony.
Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 487 accidents in Athens and Hocking counties last year with 6 fatalities and 151 injuries. Patrolman Dale Cox urged safer driving to Athens Kiwanis members and screened the film Signal 30 showing grisly wrecks to stress that saving time by ignoring safety rules costs lives. James Bobo introduced as new Kiwanis member.
Mrs Hat tie Murphy 54 of Nelsonville Route 1 died at home. Native of Calhoun County West Virginia daughter of the late Wilbur and Inda McCumber. Survived by husband Shirley three daughters Helen Thompson Catherine Covert Madelene Duffy two brothers Galley Edward sister Pearl Snyder and 12 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday 1 pm at Oak Grove Church burial in Cornet Cemetery. Friends may call after Wednesday morning.
Laverne F. Gossman, 49, Canton, was sentenced to six days in the city jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated in Municipal Court. He was fined 125 dollars and his license suspended for four months. He was arrested by city police Monday on S Shafer Street.
Athens Council 15 and R&SM will meet at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Masonic Temple.
At the May county board of education meeting no report from the seven member committee appointed to study the county supervisor program was forthcoming. The panel headed by Supt. George E. Christman met April 21 and proposed replacing reading tests with the Lee Clark Reading Readiness Test in September.
Municipal Court Judge John F. Newcomb dismissed five Ohio U. seniors charged with disturbing the peace after scolding them for unorganized street singing on Court Street. He declared such singing non tolerated unless officially recognized by the university, urging students to perform on campus or at fraternity events. The clearest action targeted unorganized vocalizing, while acknowledging approved singing periods. The five seniors named were James E. Anderson, William B. Gore, Edward J. Noonan, Jacob H. Gahn, and Donald B. Becker.
Herbert N. Kennard 51 of Millfield Route 2 Athens State Hospital attendant died last night at Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens. Born in Athens County he was son of Alice and the late Earl Kennard. Survived by wife Mary three daughters Juanita Tokarz Hazel Keeney Julia Ann Kennard one brother Edwin Logan a sister Edna Kollar and extended family. Funeral 2:30 p m Friday at Johnson funeral home burial in Asbury Cemetery. Friends may call after Wednesday noon.
U S Observer C L Colmer reports at 10 a m the temperature reached 77 degrees after an early low of 62. Athens experienced a Monday high of 85 degrees with rainfall totaling .08 inches.
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