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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1964

Page

3

York Local High School 1964 Class Receives Diplomas

Newsman Johnny Jones tells 69 graduates there are still things to do and places to conquer. Baccalaureate speaker Dr. L. C. Staats from Ohio University stresses faith in Bible and God as essential for America’s survival. Board of Education, Terr y Bunting, and Principal Lewis Millica participate.

Board of Education Jack Hillyer Terry Bunting Lewis Millica Frank Baudo L. C. Staats Ohio University America Greece Roman Empire Carl L. Gillilan Buchtel Methodist Church

Nelsonville and Murray City Meeting Updates

Murray City PTA will meet at 7 30 p m Monday with program directed by Naomi Westfall Wilma Walters and Molly Jackson A Cub Scout orientation for parents of prospects will be held at Poston School Tuesday at 7 30 p m Parents of joining boys must attend An executive committee meeting of Camp Fire Girls Tuesday 7 30 p m at the Little House Eudora Chapter No 72 Order of Eastern Star meets Tuesday 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple An election to fill an unexpired trustee term will be held The Murray City Alumni Association plans its final meeting Thursday 7 p m at Eagles Hall to finalize banquet and dance decorations Janet Huston reports upcoming class reunions.

Murray City Little House Eudora Chapter No Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Murray City Alumni Association Eagles Hall Eagle Hall Janet Huston

Mount St. Mary Hospital Births and Dismissals Noted

Admission notices list numerous births including twins to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Leffler and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knotts with locations in Nelsonville Athens and surrounding towns. Dismissals include multiple patients from New Lexington Logan and Athens areas with transfers noted to University Hospital Columbus. Blood used six units.

Lawrence Leffler Logan Frank Knotts Nelsonville Susan van Scoy Athens Edith Hanley Faye King Shawnee Sarah Andrews Glouster Elsie Uhrig Tony Lemay New Marshfield Fannie Matteson Floyd Largent New Plymouth Wilbur Morrison R. A. Strawn New Lexington Charles Walton Trimble Frank Hickman Robert Mathews Louise Matyskella Jacksonville Jerry Tolson Millfield Loretta Thomas James Griffith Ernest Smith David Boudinot David McClain Clayton Bookman John Shiever

Woman traces long journey to 65th Nelsonville High School reunion

Ada Beerman Williams of Pasadena California traveled three weeks to attend her 65th graduation anniversary in Nelsonville. She started April 7 by train to Cincinnati and a Delta Queen trip to New Orleans and back, then visited New York World's Fair, Washington D C with her son John Z Williams a U S diplomat, and returned via several Ohio cities to Nelsonville.

Nelsonville Ada Beerman Williams Pasadena Calif Nelsonville High School Cincinnati New Orleans New York City Washington, D.C John Z. Williams United States Washington Cuba Havana

17 Students Win Bibles for Nelsonville High School Grads

1964 Nelsonville High School graduates from First Methodist Church will receive Bibles. Recipients include Bane Goss Diane Shanklin Nancy Bumgardner Tom Kelly Gary Thompson Debbie Galvin Jeri Lynn McMullen Pamela Philopoulos Margie Campbell Linda Corby Patrick Bullock Joe Mingus Fred Richards Ann Stalder Richard Shearer Jim Daniel Bob Blackford Pamela Joyce. The seniors and families will attend the service. THURSDAY DEADLINE POMEROY May 28 is the deadline for reservations for the Pomeroy High School Alumni Assn. reunion to be held Saturday evening. Tickets available at Stark's New York Clothing House Pomeroy Pastry Shop or reservations with Mrs Truman Russell. Acmets of Parkersburg will provide music for dancing. MEETING CANCELED NELSONVILLE There will be no meeting of Boy Scout Troop 6n Tuesday night. Uniformed Scouts available for Memorial Day duty should report to the Legion War Memorial building at 9 a.m.

Nelsonville First Methodist Church Nelsonville High School Bane Goss Diane Shanklin Nancy Bumgardner Tom Kelly Gary Thompson Debbie Galvin Jeri Lynn McMullen Pamela Philopoulos Margie Campbell Linda Corby Patrick Bullock Joe Mingus Fred Richards Ann Stalder Richard Shearer Jim McDaniel Bob Blackford Pamela Joyce Pomeroy Pomeroy High School Alumni Assn Stark’s New York Pomeroy Pastry Shop Truman Russell Acmets Parkersburg W. Va Legion War Memorial

Picnic Postponed in Nelsonville Event

Circle One CWF and First Christian Church postponed the Nelsonville picnic to a later date. Mrs Calentine hosted guests Mrs Fred Boling Findlay and Miss Martha Boling Cincinnati at her Muskingum River cottage. Raymond Rowe 22 and Kay Hendricks 17 Racine secured a marriage license.

Nelsonville Circle One CWF First Christian Church Calentine Fred Boling Findlay Martha Boling General Hospital Cincinnati Dora Calentine Jackson St Muskingum River Raymond Rowe Kay Hendricks Racine

Nelsonville Seniors Hear Baccalaureate Sermon

The Nelsonville High School baccalaureate service featured 67 graduates from the class of 1964. Rev. Paul E. Ertel urged graduates to rise above destructiveness and embrace the future, while Rev. Raymond Strum gave the invocation and benediction.

Nelsonville Paul E. Ertel First Methodist Church Nelsonville High School Raymond Strum

Local Court Clerk Reports Multiple Drunk Driving Related Cases

Joyce Ann Lovell of Lancaster forfeited a $20 bond for failure to appear in Nelsonville Mayors Court on intoxication charges. Cecil Fellem of Jackson Sr. pleaded guilty to intoxication before Mayor William Hoffman, fined $30 plus costs and jailed if unpaid. John Fellem of Jackson Sr. had intoxication charges dismissed with costs assessed to him.

Nelsonville Joyce Ann Lovell Lancaster Cecil Fellem Jackson Sr William Hoffman Athens County John Fellem

Snackenburgs Visit In North Carolina

Nelsonville notices Mr. and Mrs. Roy Snackenburg Fayette Sr. have returned home after two weeks with their daughter and son-in-law Major and Mrs. John M. Nolan Fort Bragg N C. The Nolans will move in June to Charlottesville Va where Major Nolan has been assigned to the University of Virginia by the army to complete studies for his master's degree in history.

Nelsonville Roy Snackenburg Fayette John M. Nolan Fort Bragg N. C Nolans Charlottesville Nolan University of Virginia Army

Lions Plan Sale of Brooms and Bulbs in Fund Drive

Nelsonville Lions Club votes to sell brooms to raise money for the sight fund. A fall sale of light bulbs is discussed. Treasurer reports 39 dollars spent from the sight fund in April. A committee is appointed to study a Parade of the Hills booth idea.

Nelsonville Lions Club Russell Cline

Johnson in Desert Strike Exercise with 169th Signal Co

Army Specialist Four Paul E Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Hubert R Bailey of Nelsonville Route 1, participates in Exercise DESERT STRIKE a joint Army Air Force maneuver with 100000 troops in the California Arizona Nevada tri state area. He is a lineman in the 169th Signal Company at Fort Polk La. entered Army July 1961. attended Lancaster High School. formerly with Campbell's Market.

Nelsonville Paul E. Johnson Hubert R. Bailey California Arizona Nevada Johnson 169Th Signal Company Fort Polk Army Lancaster High School Campbell’s Market

Burlingham-Darwin Family Visits Across County

Ardith Hart of Athens visits her father Glenn Hart and brother. Several sets of relatives from Athens Pratts Fork and Zanesville visit at different homes. A fire call to Cheshire near Middleport was canceled before firemen left village hall.

Middleport Cheshire Village Hall

Taylor Ridge News Notes Social Roundup

Local residents shared weekend visits and trips. Ronald Smith led Trimble Two High School students to Washington D C with Dorothy Drake. Families from Portsmouth Greens Run Chauncey Athens Glouster and Fort Knox were mentioned in multiple visits.

Taylor Ridge Ronald Smith Trimble Two High School Washington D. C Dorothy Drake Standley McManus Portsmouth William Bartels Martha Jo Mike Mitch Fritz Heffken Columbus Robert Snyder Ada McConkey Athens Garnet Leffler Chauncey Lena Leake William Russell Rodger Russell Greens Run Don Russell Fort Knox William Bill) S. Russell Dave Russell Theodore Heffken Glouster

Laurel Cliff Youth Choir Enjoys Church Grounds Wiener Roast

The Free Methodist Church youth choir held a wiener roast on church grounds. Ten Health Club members met with hostesses Iva Powell and Della Curtis. Prizes went to Mabel Tracy, Mildred Bowen, and Polly Eichinger. Guests included Jack Braley and families from different towns.

Pearl Parker Laurel Cliff The Free Methodist Church Ben Fox Zanesville John Douglas Shade Harmon Fox Truman Gobel Columbus Joey Hysell Laurel Cliff Health Club Iva Powell Della Curtis Jack Braley Mabel Tracy Mildred Bowen Polly Eichinger Lester Brookover Jessie Brookover Sandy W. Va Harold Tally Wilmington

Distillery Aroma Also Pervades Nazareth College Campus

In Bardstown Kentucky the Nazareth College campus lies beside a distillery whose whiskey mash scent lingers. A priest visiting the campus joked with an Irish nun about a well trodden path between the campus and the distillery and she replied wittily about the path.

Bardstown Nazareth College

Water pistol youths halted by police in Liberal

In Liberal two men reported near misses from a passing car. Police stopped the vehicle and found four teenagers using a farm spray gun filled with water and 100 pounds of air pressure. Officers confiscated the contraption and lectured the youths. Nelsonville Bible School opens June 8 at the Church of the Nazarene and runs to June 19 from 6 to 8 30 PM.

Kan Nelsonville Church of the Nazarene

Keeper Highlights Social Visits and Funeral Attendance

Mary B. Sisson Kyger reports on social visits by Ina Rife Ada Pierce Clesta Swetzer and Anna Kelton to Mrs. Cora Ward. Paul Schuler and Jackie visited Dale and Sisson. Charles Pyles David Lee Yvonne Short Tracy visited Joan Conkle. Nettie Swisher and Gordon Roush attended Neal Roush’s funeral in Charleston West Virginia.

Brother Neal Roush Charleston, W. Va

Nelsonville Bible School Seeks Volunteers for June program

Plans for the Nelsonville Community Vacation Bible School will be made June 2 at the First Christian Church. Volunteer workers from other churches will be sought for the ten day school. Adults are needed as teachers from nursery to high school and for recreation transportation and administration tasks. High school students may serve as helpers.

Nelsonville First Christian Church

Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery

Science reports a new healing substance Bio-Dyne, sold as Preparation H, that shrinks hemorrhoids, stops itching, and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual shrinkage while relieving discomfort, with patients declaring piles no longer a problem.

New York, N. Y

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