First Methodist Church Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
The First Methodist Church held its annual business meeting Sunday with officers elected and a push to print a church history for the 150th anniversary in 1957. Dr. Rush Elliott became head of the official board as George Hill was named vice president. several lay leaders and committee heads were approved for the next conference year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Donald R. Clippinger
Clayton Smith
George M. Wilson
Chilli
Cothe
Methodist Church
Rush Elliott
George Hill
Raymond Slutz
Harry Benz
James Cassell
A. C. LaFollette
Carl Nessley
Clark Williams
Ohio University Wesley Foundation
R. D. Whitehead
Maxwell Ferguson
Women's Society of Christian Service
Gerald Hope
Wesleyan Service Guild
Church School
Virgil Versteeg
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Paul Kimes
Ross Wright
John Cady
L. J. Hartin
Paul Umark
L. A. Hamilton
Richard Mathews
Howard Slusher
Fred Wheaton
Arthur D. Kasler
Carl Sims
Ardyce Rowling
John M. Versteeg
William Rowland
A. T. Volwiler
Peter B. Seel
Paul Ullmark
Ann Mumma
Carroll Widdoes
Edward Baas
L. A. Hmilton
Ed Cole
John F. Newcomb
B. A. Renkenberger
H. C. Musser
Harold Lee
Joel Draper
Versteeg
Herron Rites Set for Bartlett Resident Dies at 73
Oscar A. Herron 73 of Bartlett died Monday at his daughter's home in Zanesville. Retired teacher, mail carrier and farmer, he is survived by three sons Dale Glen and Denver, two brothers Jim and Ben, two sisters Orpha and Ella, and twelve grandchildren. Services Wednesday at Bartlett Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Burial in Bartlett Cemetery. Calling hours begin Tuesday at Fawcett-Stone funeral home in Chesterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
Oscar A. Herron
Ruth Quinn
Zanesville
Harrison County
W. Va
Anthony
Mary Crane Herron
Mona Sapp
Herron
Watersville
Methodist Church
Bartlett Cemetery
Fawcett- Stone Funeral Home
Chesterhill
Father Charges Son With Theft of Auto
Oba Douglas Jr. of Sugar Creek bound to the grand jury on auto theft charges filed by his father Oba Douglas Sr. Arraigned in Municipal Court Douglas pled guilty and was ordered to bond under 300 dollars. Unable to post, he remained in county jail. The father alleges the son took the car over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oba Douglas, Jr
Sugar Creek
Oba Douglas, Sr
Douglas
Bound to Jury on Non-Support Charge
Clyde Adams of Salem Route 1 faced Munici pal Court arraignment for non support and was jailed on a $300 bond after pleading guilty. Robert Brown of Millfield received a one year sentence to the Columbus Workhouse for non support and was put on two years probation with a condition to support his three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Adams
Salem
Adams
Robert Brown
Millfield
Columbus
Trespassing Charge Denied Hearing Set for Wilson
Carl Wilson of 44.5 S Shafer St pleaded innocent to trespassing. A Municipal Court hearing was granted and set for Wednesday. Wilson was released on a $50 bond. The affidavit was filed by Paul Edgar of 46 S&S Shafer St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wilson
S. Shafer St
Wilson
Paul Edgar
S&s. Shafer St
Honors Slated for Public Health Work in Ohio
Columbus reporters note that Ohio Public Health Association awards will honor long meritorious service. Lucille C. Scott Athens County health nurse and Earl Tru nick Southeastern Ohio branch laboratory staff are named among the honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Public Health Association
Lucille C. Scott
Athens County
Earl Trunick
Department
Southeastern Ohio
Two Drivers Fined by Municipal Court in Traffic Violations
City police filed charges Monday in Municipal Court against two drivers. James W. Newkirk 19 of Scott Quadrangle paid 2 dollars and costs for making a U turn under a traffic light. Robert McKnight 37 of Athens Route 1 was assessed 10 dollars and costs for failing to yield the right of way. McKnight was cited after an accident Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Newkirk
Scott Quadrangle
Robert McKnight
Athens
McKnight
Local Jehovahs Witnesses Attend Three Day Assembly
Thirty members of the local Jehovah's Witnesses congregation were among 1643 attendees at a three day assembly held at the Lancwmer fairgrounds last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation
Lancwmer Fairgrounds
Ex-Resident Izura Creamer 81 Dies in Columbus
Izura Creamer 81 died Monday morning at St. Francis Hospital Columbus after a hip fracture followed years of ill health. Born in Meigs County she lived much of her life in Athens and for 10 years with daughter Mrs. Fred E. Brown in Columbus. Survived by four grandchildren six great grandchildren a brother Wayne Jones and her husband Robert Creamer predeceased her. Arrangements by Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izura Creamer
St. Francis Hospital
Columbus
Meigs County
Leroy Jones
Athens
Fred E. Brown
E. 12Th Ave
Creamer
Wayne Jones, Zaleski
Robert Creamer
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
A hospital notes list admissions and dismissals at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Admissions include Dorothy Holdcroft Athens Route 3 and Oma Carsey Athens. dismissals include Willis Grant Millfield and son and Rebecca Kelsey Athens. Other listed patients span Athens Glouster Wellston and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Grant
Millfield
German Exchange Pupils Speak at Local Schools
Two German exchange students Johann Eule and Inge Mueller gave assembly talks in Albany Allensville Jackson and Logan. Mueller described the program and noted 90 German students study in U S schools with equal numbers of American students in Germany. Eule compared school systems and farming. German students attend eleven months a year six days weekly and must pass 17 subjects to advance. He cited German farms averaging 20 acres. The speakers said population growth drives farming effort and that many fled Russian occupied areas. Both cited peace and goodwill as their main aim for visiting the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Rome-Ganaan
Johann Eule
Inge Mueller
Albany
Allensville
Jackson
Logan
Fule
Perfect Weather Draws Families to Area Highways
Ideal conditions Sunday brought hundreds of family cars onto area highways. Hamley Run station west of Athens reported a high of 78 and a low of 36. Monday opened at 9 am with a reading of 65 after a 40 degree low. Weekend temperatures ranged from 32 to 73 with coastal and inland variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamley Run
Athens
Four Men Fined on Intoxication Counts in Municipal Court
Four men arraigned in Municipal Court faced intoxication charges. Spencer Dooley 57 of Elgin HL, Lawrence Schofield 53 Athens Route 2, Paul Cox 70 Spencer West Virginia were fined 25 dollars plus costs and jailed for nonpayment, while Harrison Johnson near Nelsonville was fined 30.25 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Dooley
Elgin
Lawrence Schofield
Athens
Paul Cox
Spencer
W. Va
Harrison Johnson
Nelsonville
L G Ross Dies Sunday at 79 in Athens County
Lawrence G Ross 79 of Albany Route 1 died Sunday night at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a weeks long illness. Survived by three sons Vaughn Cliff and Harley six grandchildren one great grand daughter and a brother Warren L Ross. Funeral Tuesday 2 pm at Alexander Presbyterian Church Hebardville with burial nearby. Friends may call at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence G. Ross
Albany
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Vinton
Anderson and
Emma McVey Ross
Iona
Ross
Vaughn
New Marshfield
Cliff
Harley
Warren L. Ross
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Hebardville
Joel Maffett
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
Sheriffs Map Manhunt Plans Across SE Ohio Counties
Seven southeastern Ohio counties' sheriffs and municipal police chiefs meet in Athens on June 1 to draft a mutual assistance plan for emergencies. The aim is to create roadblock strategies using county maps and to expand the Buckeye State Sheriff's Radio Network for coordinated searches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Athens
George Bateman
Bateman
Buckeye
A. J. Waldron
Hocking
S. A. McConnell
Morgan
Dave Moore
Perry
Dean Ellis
Washington
William Brown
Vinton
Charles Russell
Meigs
Athens Youth Injured In Route 33 Crash
Jackie Burnside, 21, was treated at Sheltering Arms Hospital for lip lacerations and facial abrasions after his car left the road north of Chauncey, went through a guardrail, and rolled down an embankment. patrol reported the 3:10 a.m. wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Chauncey
Jackie Burnside
Sheltering Arms Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Burnside
Poppy Day Observed in Multiple Communities
William Frank Post 8804 VFW and auxiliary proclaim Wednesday Buddy Poppy Day. Members will sell poppies in New Marshfield Carbondale and Mineral. Memorial Day services are set for Sunday at 9 30 am with a parade planned later and churches asked to adjust Sunday schools to allow attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Buddy
William Frank Post
VFW
Carbondale
Mineral
Fined After Area Arrests
Five drivers arrested over the weekend by the State Highway Patrol were fined, four of them today in Municipal Court. A sixth driver involved in a wreck pled innocent and will have a Wednesday hearing. Marine Pfc. Dan O. Gaiser, 18, Shaker Heights, pled innocent to driving to the left of the centerline after an accident on Route 56 west of New Marshfield. Paul W. Jackson, 23, Walton, W. Va., paid 20.25 for a stop sign violation. George F. Slisher, 29, Chauncey, was fined 10 for parking on the pavement. David A. Nash, 18, Bush Hall, James B. Roberts, 24, entered an innocent plea but was found guilty and fined 10 for driving left of centerline. Chauncey Mayor Charles Wadley fined Joseph Setow, 40, Columbus, 10 for mud protector absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Marine Pfc
Dan O. Gaiser
Shaker Heights
New Marshfield
Gaiser
Paul W. Jackson
Walton
W. Va
George F. Slisher
Chauncey
David A. Nash
Bush Hall
James B. Roberts
Fort St
Charles Wadley
Joseph Setow
Columbus
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N. Congress St
University Health Center
Messenger Newsphoto
Mr. Herron
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes Funeral Home
Ernest Hudnall
Dorothy Holdcroft
Oma Carsey
Thelma Stobart
William Pyle
Gerald Buckley
Guysville
Merrill Canter
Maymie Cominsky
Jacksonville
Ella Jones
Amesville
Lee E. Busch
Benjamin Moore
Kerr-Hunter
S. Court St
Athens, Ohio
Don E. Engdahn
Spokane
Wash
Kiwanis International
Miami
Fla
Kiwanis
United States
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Yukon Territory
Athens Club
H. B. Boles
L. G. Ross
Barstow
C. B
M. Goddard Hoeck
Glouster
Getether Tos
Nelsonville, Ohio
Oakley Inc
the Suite Inc
Fread Wright
W. Union St
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Presto Pressure Cooker
Farber Ware
Athens High School
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
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