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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1960
Page
2
The Olive Farm Women's Club met in May at Mrs. Ella Osborne's home. After the business session, Mrs. Pauline Myers spoke on "Children's Part in the Home," Mrs. Osborne discussed "Mothers Role in the Home," and Mrs. Mamie Buckley offered "Comparison of Women in Home Yesterday Today and Tomorrow."
The National Safety Council projects as many as 375 fatalities on U S highways during the three day Memorial Day holiday.
The Rev John F Wippel will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop John King Massie at 9 30 a m Saturday in Holy Name Cathedral Steubenville. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Wippel of near Pomeroy and studied at Sacred Heart School Pomeroy St John Vianney seminary Bloomingdale and Catholic University of America where he earned BA MA and Sacred Theology Licentiate. He will celebrate his First Solemn Mass Sunday at 11 30 a m in Sacred Heart Parish Pomeroy assisted by local clergymen with a sermon by Rt Rev E F Murphy. A parish dinner follows the Mass and an afternoon reception runs 4 00 to 7 00 p m with benediction at 7 00 p m. The St John Seminary choir will sing the Mass and the church children’s choir will sing benediction.
The Salisbury Local School District Board announces 1960-61 staffing at Salisbury Elementary. Thelma Dill named principal of Bradbury, Genev a Joachim serves as principal and eighth grade teacher, with a large slate of new and returning teachers across grades one through eight and substitute staff. The board also sets a mandatory six year old September 1 1960 entrance rule for first grade entrants.
Middleport Meigs County eighth grade commencement set for 8 p m Thursday in the Middleport High School auditorium. Rev Harold Doster pastor Shade Valley Unity of Christian Churches will speak after recent Bethany College and Yale Divinity School ties. Intermediate and junior bands directed by Eugene Sears will perform with the eighth grade chorus singing Let There Be Music and My Own America. Benediction by Rev Clyde Bartlett Middleport Church of the Nazarene.
Charles Smith of Point Pleasant West Virginia was admitted to Meigs General Hospital Tuesday evening for a severely lacerated foot. He was visiting Cecil Smith near the Meigs Gallia county line when his foot was caught in a power lawnmower. The Middleport emergency squad responded at 5 45 p m and transported him to the hospital for treatment.
Eight Eastern High School students placed in the third division in the final district state scholarship tests at Ohio University on May 7. J. S. David announced. Lyle Nichols finished third in general science with honorable mention. Paul Brown, Judy Chaffee, Annette Bahr, Judith Codner, Sue An Myers, Melanie Brown, Jack Kelly and others ranked in chemistry, English, biology, algebra, Latin and other subjects.
Knoxville Tennessee was named for General Henry Knox in 1791. H L Mencken described a historian as an unsuccessful novelist in a witty aside.
Dr Harold R Albert of Pittsburgh will address the Middleport High School graduating class at 8 p m Friday in the high school auditorium. The Cleveland native and senior minister has pastored churches in Lorain Springfield and Columbus and served as Ohio State Senate chaplain. Special music by the Middleport High School band will be conducted by Eugene Sears.
POMEROY On Sunday afternoon relatives were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes in Syracuse in observance of the couple's 40th wedding anniversary. They were married May 20, 1920, at Syracuse and have two daughters and six grandchildren. Attending included numerous relatives from Syracuse Athens and nearby areas.
Commencement exercises for 43 seniors of Rutland High School are set for 8 p m Friday in the high school gymnasium. Denison University professor Paul E. Ried will speak. The program also features the high school band, diploma presentations by Orion W. Roush and George M. Dallas, and earlier Sunday evening baccalaureate in the auditorium with Rev. George Davis delivering a talk titled The Hope From Above.
Scipio High School juniors and seniors traveled to Columbus on their annual class trip. Rutland High School seniors visited Charleston West Virginia and Camden Park Huntington for their trap Tuesday.
Brownie Troop 245 met at the United Methodist Church with Mrs. Gardner Wehring leading. Members made first aid kits and stick puppets and performed a play for the group.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Vaughn of Danville announce the birth of their son John David on May 16 at Mount Vernon Mercy Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Vaughn of Nelsonville and Mr. and Mrs. John Bounds of Hebron. A great grandmother, Mrs. Lewis Warheim, lives in Glouster.
Feeney Bennett Post 128 American Legion will nominate officers for 1960 61 at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the hall. Commander Paul Haptonstall also announced nominations for delegates to the state convention in Columbus in July. The piece notes wild lions in Asia.
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