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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1971

Page

2

Athletes and NHS members chosen as Athens High seniors speakers

Athens High School selects Norman Clearfield Dave Sager and Mark Swart for the graduation speakers at the June 15 ceremony. The trio, all National Honor Society members, represent a broader view beyond academics in choosing student leaders.

Athens High School Norman Clearfield Dave Sager Mark Swart Athens Clayton Smith Clearfield Abraham Clearfield Graham Dr Sager Bulldog N. May Ave Kathryn Sager Swart

Athens High Students Fall to Paden City in WTAP Match

Athens High School four player squad led by Emily Murphree Norman Clearfield David Sargent and Roland Breitenberger lost to Paden City High School 100 to 95 on WTAP Honors program. The defeat left Athens with a $25 consolation prize for school scholarship funds as Paden City advances to face Marietta High School in the final.

Athens Paden City W. Va Emily Murphree Norman Clearfield David Sargent Roland Breitenberger

O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Admits and Births

O'Bleness Memorial Hospital notes list new babies and admissions. Names include Emmett Conway and Jesse Uribe as new fathers with sons, plus multiple patients from Athens McArthur Nelsonville Canton Jackson and others. A baby girl is noted to Allbaugh and additional newborns involve McCoy Carder Sharpe and others.

Florence Reno Gary Kantner Eldon Bailey Ronald Stephenson Margaret Sedwick Edna Brooks James Hoffman Allbaugh Kenneth McCoy James Carder Charles Sharpe William Jackson

Mae West named Woman of the Century by UCLA students

Mae West, renowned film icon, receives UCLA Student Council’s Woman of the Century award. The 77 year old accepted the gold winged statue before about 1,700 cheering students at a campus auditorium in Hollywood.

Hollywood Mae West Ucla Student Council

AHS J Prom Dance Held At 72nd Street Park

Athens High School hosts its J Prom at 72nd Street Park with new king Mike Wilkinson and queen Margy Baird. More than 200 students attend as they dance to a mix of rock rhythms and popular tunes into the evening.

Wilkinson Miss Baird Baird Dana Lacy Jan Antoinette Pam Lenigar Bill Morgan Howard Gordon

Three Injured and Two Cited in Ohio Weekend Crashes

Ohio Highway Patrol reports three persons cited and five injured in five weekend accidents. Incidents include a backing collision on Main Street Carbonhill, a Route 33 mishap near a rest area injuring four, a train crossing incident near Route 144, and two more crashes on County Roads 1 and 1A.

Athens Post State Highway Patrol Leo M. Martin Haydenville Carbonhill Martin Main Street Charles C. Clark Nelsonville Hocking County Norman L. Denny New Lexington Debra Strugar Linda Marie Arnold Sheila Kay Linscott Athens Baltimore and Ohio Township Road 189 Route 144 Carl Dailey Myers St Dailey

OU Awarded HEW Grant for Lab and Instructional Equipment

Washington Ohio University received a $27,528 HEW grant to buy undergraduate lab and instructional materials. Rep Clarence E. Miller announced the funding.

Washington — Ohio University Department of Health, Education and Welfare 10Th District Clarence E. Miller

Weather forecast and regional temperatures across the United States

The national forecast calls for rain in the northeast and Great Plains showers with cooler weather in the upper midwest and New England and warmer conditions in the southern Mississippi Valley. Yesterday’s high 81, low 52. today’s 9 am temp 79.1. Precipitation yesterday 0.31 inches. month total 3.90 with normal 4.02. year total 12.44 with 2.95 below normal. Sun sets 8:37 pm. rises 6:14 am. River readings from L Colmer US Observer.

Great Plains Upper Midwest New England Mississippi River Valley

OU Faculty Appointed to Dean Search Committee

Dr Daniel On Committee Dr Daniel On Committee Dr Robert Daniel professor of history is named on a faculty panel to find a new dean for Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences. The Sunday Messenger notes 12 faculty members plus two students on the committee announced by OU Vice President Taylor Culbert. Athens Cemetery Association plans 7 p m May 26 meeting at West Union Street Cemetery chapel to elect officers and conduct annual business.

Robert Daniel Ohio University College of Arts and Sciences George Klare Taylor Culbert Athens Cemetery Association West Union Street

Athens Fire Department Responds To Two Calls In 16 Minutes

Within a 16 minute period on Sunday the Athens Fire Department sent two emergency squads to Mohler Lane for Howard Arons 21 and to Gateway Motor Lodge for Patricia Shaulis 18 both ill. Shaulis was transported to O Bleness Memorial Hospital. Earlier Saturday firefighters investigated a smoking electric panel at 35 Currier Street Lowell Wooter residence with no damage.

Athens Mohler Lane Howard Arons Mound St Chauncey Gateway Motor Lodge Albany Road Patricia Shaulis Canton

Bat Ecology Lectures Close Kennedy Series at Ohio U

Ohio University hosts two Kennedy Lectures to end the 1970 71 season. Wayne Davis of Kentucky on population pollution and survival speaks at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. Paul Ricoeur, ex Paris Nanterre administrator and liberal educational thinker, speaks at 8 15 p.m. in the Mathematics Building auditorium on The Future of the University. The 14th lecture of the year features questions, and the Kennedy Lecture Committee chaired by Dr William Harlan plans next year nominations.

Ohio University Kennedy Wayne Davis Paul Ricoeur Davis Memorial Auditorium University of Kentucky Paul Ehrlich Nanterre University of Paris Mathematics Ricoeur United States Canada William Harlan Harlan Harry Chovnick Charles Randall Dean John Wilhelm Rodney Sampson Edward Erner Clyde Thompson Tom O’keefe Paul Boase Janet Zyskowski Max Sharp David Weiner Nancy Garland Robert Henrich Gary Armstrong

Frisch's Reports Growth in 36 Weeks Ended Feb 7 1971

Frisch's Restaurants Inc. reports 36 weeks ended February 7 1971 sales of 22.057 million up from 20.822 million the prior year. Net earnings reach 914 thousand vs 865 thousand, with earnings per share at 1.43 vs 1.35 after a 5 percent stock dividend. The firm opened new Big Boy locations in Clarksville and Jeffersonville Indiana during March and April.

Frisch’s Restaurants Inc Clarksville Jeffersonville Ind

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AHS Elton Swart Dresher Addition the Plains Lakeview Center Warren Jeffers Sue Glover Bob Guinn Tracy Topping Debbie Armbruster Betty Hoyt Fuller Pete Lalich Marietta High School O’bleness Memorial Hospital Emmett Conway McArthur Jesse Uribe Albany Florence Collins Jess Williams Basil Minerd Arthur Rowland Hazel Rogers Vaughn Sauters Sherman Hopkins William Sullins Larry Shaukis Edward Strausbaugh Jackson James R. Bartholow Ohio Highway Patrol Harry John Dill Girard 691 Merle W. Stump Jr Logan Stump Ohio University Department of Geography L Colmer THE Associated Press Honolulu Houston Eoereee Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Little Rock Ee Los Angeles Marquette Memphis Miami Ceee Milwaukee Mpls. - St. P New Orleans New York Okla. Citys Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Ptland Gel Se Bluegate Bluegate Candie Co Montara, California Paul T. Theisen Broughton Foods Co Theisen Haupt and Theisen Marietta Marietta University of Cincinnati UC College of Law Dr. Daniel Bat Ecological Authority Dr. Ricoeur Frisch’s Schiffli Moneytree Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
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