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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1962
Page
4
Murray City tears down the old three story brick opera house once the Odd Fellows Lodge headquarters across from the village hall. Built after the century turn it long served as a theater and storage space with JOOF initials still visible.
C L Curran, native of Cambridge Ohio, joins Homer E Abele in McArthur to practice law. Curran served as a state highway patrolman in 1941, then Army captain in World War II, later studied at Chase Law School Cincinnati and was admitted to the bar in 1951. He is married with two children Mary and Pat.
Ohio State University Natural Resources Institute sponsors a flood plain regulations meeting inviting McArthur and Vinton County commissioners. The session runs Monday from 3 to 5 p.m. on the OSU campus in Columbus, directed by Charles A. Dambach.
A total of 235 eighth grade students will receive promotion certificates this week. McArthur leads with 67 graduates, followed by Allensville 56, Brown Zaleski 33, Wilton North 36, Hamden 31, Eagle Central seven, and Swan Central four.
Mount St. Mary Hospital notes list patients including Phyllis Maurer Nel sonville Dale Burchfield Nelsonville Sharon Higgins Nelsonville Kermit Clark Athens Monte San born Athens Lillie Burgess Buchtel Mary Smith Buchtel James Love New Straitsville Mildred Llewellyn New Marshfield Route 1 Victoria Kram er Corning Monte Sanborn Athens Margaret Allen Nelsonville Route 1 Laurence Zimmerman Athens Route 4 Alva Slatzer New Straitsville Anna Sowards Nelson ville John Judson Glouster Mary Hartshorn Junction City Blood used 1 unit.
Nelsonville Cosmopolitan Club met at Miss Louise Pearce home with Miss Pearce as president presiding. Mrs Duncan led devotions from Phil 3 13 and Miss Stephenson presented a program on famous war songs. Plans were set for the June picnic at the city athletic field shelter house. Refreshments served to 11 members.
The Rev and Mrs Joe S Faulconer Ashland Ky and their son the Rev Ted G Faulconer and his wife depart for a 10 week European trip as a gift from Ashland First Christian Church celebrating the 25th anniversary of Rev Faulconer in the pulpit The Nelsonville visitor notes other local items including Mrs Earl Baker visiting McArthur mayor reports dog damage complaints and a CYF picnic at Lake Hope with planned swimming recreation and a worship service Six sandwiches or cookies are requested from attendees.
McArthur Vinton County administrators met at the County Office to hear John Parsons from the State Department of Education on transportation funding and district services. He outlined bus routing, maintenance, records, and reports support and announced a future meeting to set school bus purchase specs and discuss a driver program.
Nelsonville Ohio Army Pvt Curtis Kinneer with the 25th Division 27th Infantry The Wolfhounds took part in Exercise Air Cobra in Thailand April 23 30 The SEATO air lift and air cover exercise involved Australia the United Kingdom Thailand and France Kinneer 24 is an automatic rifleman stationed at Schofield Barracks Hawaii son of Mr and Mrs Curtis Kinneer Route 1 Carbon Hill High School graduate 1956.
The Rev. and Mrs. Ted G. Faulconer travel to Lima for the state convention of Christian Churches. The three day meeting features Dr. Charles Wells Dr. Howard Short Dr. Zelma George and Dr. Leslie Smith. They plan to return Saturday night.
The Vinton County Tuberculosis and Health Association offers three scholar ships for high school graduates. One is 75 dollars one is 50 dollars and a third is 25 dollars to aid tuition and fees for medical training or related fields. Applications are available at the county high school.
The Wilkesville Garden Club met with Mrs. Ada Strawsbaugh. Fourteen members attended led by President Mrs. Catherine Shenefield. Mrs. Clara Phillips led the devotional, with readings by Mrs. Clara May Duffy and Mildred Strawsbaugh on roses.
The Catholic Women's Club of St. Patrick's parish holds a rummage sale starting at 8 a.m. Saturday at the mayor's office. Those wishing to contribute items may call Mrs. Maxine Wagner at PL 3-1058.
Mrs. Beryl McGlaughlin of Zaleski reported to Sheriff Harold Steele that about a dozen church windows on Wheelabout Road in the Valley were broken in recent weeks.
County Commissioner M L Shea of Hope and his nephew John E Williams of Columbus attended the funeral in Cleveland for William C Clifford a retired Cleveland railway employee who died last week. Clifford was a native of the Hope area.
The Improved Order of Red Men hosts round and square dancing at the Red Men's Hall from 8:30 p.m. to midnight on Saturday in Nelsonville.
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