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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1955
Page
3
Local Elks lodge plans a stag party for members at their hall Friday evening. The menu offers fillets and all the trimmings with arelabeled phrase indicating a formal dinner.
Central May Day festivities featured a queen crowned by Kay Martin with the High School Band providing music. James Rees directed theater, with attendants from multiple grades and a Maypole winding by fourth grade. PTA sold candy, balloons, ice cream bars, and drinks, thanking contributors to the 1955 event.
Negotiations between the city board of education and the Chesapeake and One Railroad to acquire an East Canal Street tract for a grade school were reopened with cautious optimism. City Solicitor James F Shumaker indicated the company preferred keeping the site for potential industrial use. A school delegation proposed a possible land swap with properties along the company lines. The railroad plans to send a representative to explore the exchange.
A May 5 trip by about 60 sixth graders from Central School to the Columbus Zoo featured a baby giraffe and a Zoo train ride. Students, accompanied by teachers Marie Hoskins and Mary Norris and several parents, funded the outing through yearlong classroom fundraisers.
Nelsonville society reports a church meeting led by Mrs Joe North at 106 East Franklin Street and a devotional by Mrs Vir sinia Romine. The couple Mundy announce their daughter’s high school graduation and an upcoming wedding with Pastor Gillette officiating. A Pythian event and circle meetings are noted with plans for a coffee reception. York Grange and East PTA schedule changes are listed with term end notes.
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