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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1964

Page

5

Logan High Graduation Completes 194 Seniors

Logan High School held its commencement with 194 graduates in the auditorium. Rev Willard Drefke delivered the baccalaureate address choosing wise your goal in life, with invocation by Rev Roy E Klingler and benediction by Rev Raymond Sturm. Sophomore Susan Dupler played organ.

Logan Willard Drefke St. Matthew Lutheran Church Logan High School Roy E. Klingler Church of the Nazarene Raymond Sturm St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Susan Dupler Faith of Our Fathers Diana Lee Adair Anita Lynne Adcock Dorothy Susan Allen Linda Marlene Angle Connie Kaye Arnold Veda Jean Bachus Robert Clyde Bainter Iris Jane Baker James Edward Baker Kathryn Marie Bateman Eileen Barnhart Irene Barnhart Louise Eileen Bester Earl Woodrow Blackston David William Blair Penny Lee Blank

Rebekahs Host Family and Friends Party

GLOUSTER Marcellie Rebekah Lodge entertained families and friends in the IOOF Hall Friday evening. Three teenagers impersonated the Beatles. Gifts were given to the oldest mother Mrs. Weltha Williams and the youngest mother Mrs. Carol Echstenkamper and Mrs. Anna Echstenkamper who had the most children. Refreshments were served to about 50 attendees.

Glouster Marcellie Rebekah Lodge IOOF Debbie Lowery Ellen Faires Patti Byers Weltha Williams Carol Echstenkamper Anna Echstenkamper

Middleport Personal Notices and Visitors List

Local column lists military updates and travel visits. U S Army man David Konkright stationed in Fulda Germany after Fort Gordon training. Numerous relatives and friends travel or visit Middleport residents including Dr. Beegle hospitalizations and trips to North Carolina and Tennessee.

David Konkright Raymon Konkright Heath Methodist Church Ironton U.S. Army Fulda Germany Konkright Fort Gordon Carlin Keeler Gallipolis Iva Ward Columbus Marianne Woodgerd H. K. Woodgerd

Grade School Band Plays For Parents at PTA Meeting

Central and North Point Pleasant Grade Schools showcased a program directed by John Brun iardi at the Central PTA May meeting. Principal Gary Conley distributed spelling awards to Roger Roush Michael Stevens Debra Jordan and Dana Allridge. Louis Hassell, president, announced the new committees and delegates to the county council. Delegates named were Gary Conley Bill Banks and Louis Hassell. DAR citizenship award went to Susan Boyles as Mrs Carder’s fifth grade class earned the room count for most parents present.

Point Pleasant Central North Point Pleasant John Bruniardi Central Pta Gary Conley Roger Roush Michael Stevens Debra Jordan Dana Allridge Louis Hassell Bill Banks L. Curtis Saville Mary

Juvenile Drivers Fined By Judge Howell

Gallia County Juvenile Court suspended the license of 17 year old David Graham for reckless operation. In highway patrol cases Louise Drummond 16 Burnace Stout Jr 17 and James R Tredway 17 were fined five ten dollars and costs for speeding and related offenses. Overnight guests from Parma included Mr and Mrs James McClelland and daughter Danette. They attended Pomeroy High School graduation where Fred Sisson belonged to the class.

Gallipolis John W. Howell Gallia County David J. Graham Graham Howell Louise Drummond Burnace Stout, Jr Thurman James R. Tredway Scottown George Angeletti James McClelland Danette Parma Pauline Angeletti Leland Sisson Pomeroy High School Fred Sisson

Mrs Dillard to Speak at First Baptist Church

Mrs Mabel Dillard of Athens will speak Sunday at 3 p m under the Missionary Circle at the First Baptist Church. She taught English in Monrovia Liberia and at Bennett University Greenboro Madison and West Virginia State College. Public invited with light refreshments.

Glouster Mabel Dillard Athens First Baptist Church Missionary Circle Africa Smith-Mundt College NDEA Tours France Dillard Bennett University Greenboro N.C Madison, N.C West Virginia State College

Clubs Meet Jointly Elect New Officers Glouster Band Boosters

A joint meeting of the Trimble Local Band Boosters and the Glouster Band Boosters elected officers for the new club. Florence Chalfant was named president Pauline Dew vice president Bonnie Wilson secretary and Norma Guinther treasurer. The group plans to buy uniforms and meet monthly on the third Tuesday. The Glouster Band was invited to march in the Memorial Day Parade by the American Legion.

Glouster Trimble Glouster Band Joe Marshall Florence Chalfant Pauline Dew Bonnie Wilson Norma Guinther Nelsonville American Legion

Hocking Valley Hospital Admissions Dismissals and Birth

Admissions include Mrs. Mabel Acker Logan Wilbur G Dudley Columbus and Mrs Gale Kline Givisonville Dismissals list Mrs Herbert Sheline Logan and Mrs Russell Courtney and son and daughter Nelsonville Birth of a boy to Mr and Mrs William E Miller New Straitsville Route 1

Mabel Acker Logan Wilbur G. Dudley Columbus Gale Kline Givisonville Herbert Sheline Russell Courtney Nelsonville William E. Miller New Straitsville

Judge dismisses assault case as witness fails to appear

Municipal Judge William H. Sowers dismissed an assault and battery charge against Clarence W. Jones of Ashland Kentucky when prosecuting witness Charles Eppling did not testify. Jones had pleaded innocent a week earlier and the case was continued after Eppling failed to appear the first time.

Gallipolis William H. Sowers Clarence W. Jones Ashland Charles Epling Jones Epling

New 24 Lane Skyline Lanes Planned For Gallipolis

Abe Philips announces a new ultra modern 24 lane bowling alley to be built in Gallipolis atop Kananga Drive in Addison Township, eight lanes more than the destroyed Skyline Lanes. Construction starts in about ten days near Route 35 and the Silver Bridge, on the former Hager homestead.

Gallipolis Gallia County Abe Phillips Skyline Lanes Kananga Drive-in Silver Bridge Hager Addison Two Phillips

Meigs Memorial Hospital Admission Notes

Admitted Terry Garten Middleport Amelia Walker Minersville Lizzy Howell Vinton Virginia Pierce Middleport Zana Middleswart Portland Mayford Eblin Pomeroy Esther Wolfe Portland Anna Roush New Haven W Va. Dismissed Mrs Homer Proffitt and daughter Virginia Schroath Jean Moore Doris Sayre.

Terry Garten Middleport Amelia Walker Minersville Lizzy Howell Vinton Virginia Pierce Zana Middleswart Portland Mayford Eblin Pomeroy Esther Wolfe Anna Roush New Haven W. Va Homer Proffitt Virginia Schroath Jean Moore Doris Sayre

Curry Aboard Ship In Mediterranean

Donald R. Curry a boilerman third class USN son of Mr and Mrs Albert W Curry Trimble is serving aboard the destroyer USS Murray with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. During rest periods Curry and Murray crew may visit ports in Italy France and Spain.

Trimble Donald R. Curry USN Albert W. Curry Murray Mediterranean Sixth Fleet Curry Italy France Spain

Youth cited for running stop sign in Walnut Street area

Logan R. Rhoads, 16, of N High Street, was cited by City Police Saturday on a charge of running a stop sign at Walnut and Second Streets. He will appear in Juvenile Court at a later date.

Logan Skip R. Rhoads N. High St Walnut and Second Sts

Eastern Latin Club Sees Museum Trip At Final Meeting

The Eastern High School Latin Club held its final meeting at the Columbus Museum with members including Jackie Bahr Merilee Coleman Virginia Coleman Theron Cruise Doris Davis Charles Eichinger Pat Gaul Ken Hartung Sharon Holter Terry Hoffman Rick Koblentz David Leonard Mary Mankin Pat Smith Lina May Summerfield Linda Spencer Thomas Osborne Mike Will Darlene Warne Jerry Warne and Deryl Well. Elizabeth Campbell named to the good of the order committee and Louise Eiselstein Ellen Smith Margaret Seidenabel to the refreshment committee at Magnolia Temple Pythian Sisters. A cancer fund drive contribution was approved.

Pomeroy Columbus Museum Eastern High School Latin Club Jackie Bahr Merilee Coleman Virginia Coleman Theron Cruise Doris Davis Charles Eichinger Pat Gaul Ken Hartung Sharon Holter Terry Hoffman Rick Koblentz David Leonard Mary Mankin Pat Smith Lina May Summerfield Linda Spencer Thomas Osborne Mike Will Darlene Warne Jerry Warne Deryl Well Elizabeth Campbell Louise Eiselstein Ellen Smith Margaret Seidenabel Magnolia Temple DAV

Driver Cited After Collision in Logan

Logan resident Charles W. Rinehart, 32, cited by City Police for improper start on Market Street after his car pulled into traffic and was hit by Clarence M. Kornmiller, 31, as Kornmiller turned left from Main to Market. Passenger Scott Ledford had a scratched head. Barbara Kornmiller treated for back injury.

Logan Charles W. Rinehart Market St Clarence M. Kornmiller Walnut St Rinehart Kornmiller Auto Scott Ledford Barbara Kornmiller Kornmiller

Glouster’s Last Graduating Class Receives Diplomas

Glouster High School held its seventy third annual commencement with 24 seniors receiving diplomas. Valedictorian Connie Ahle and salutatorian Carole Jewell led a ceremony attended by a capacity crowd. The next graduating class will come from a new school district.

Glouster Glouster High School

Four People Treated At Local Hospital Over Weekend

Four individuals received treatment at Hocking Valley Hospital. Gary Bentley, 7, cut knee from a porch fall. Patti Cook, 8, bruised arm and elbow from a driveway tumble. Wilbur G. Dudley, 17, slipped from a Cedar Falls ledge. Jean Hartley, 39, Laurelville, treated for poison ivy. An estate inventory for Florence Rutter, E Main St, was filed in Probate Court with appraisers named Keller, Fickle and Blum.

Logan Hocking Valley Hospital Gary Bentley Raymond F. Mays Patti Cook Bernard Cook Wilbur G. Dudley Columbus Cedar Falls Jean Hartley Laurelville Florence Rutter E. Main St Jacob Keller Bruce Fickle Howard Blum

Nine Cases Heard By Gerken In Hocking County Court

Acting Judge Rich ard Gerken heard nine cases Saturday in Hocking County Court. Defendants from Logan Lancaster and nearby towns faced fines for speeding failing to stop at a stop sign passing at intersections improper passing and overloading a vehicle with totals from 15 to 60 dollars plus costs. A second item reports Marle M. Hayden using pliers and wire to retrieve ignition keys from a locked car, leaving the tools on a car fender and later discovering them miles away.

Logan Richard Gerken Hocking John Drury Davis Lancaster Herbert J. Karger White Plains N.Y James Wilbur Ray Colburn Therman M. Breeze Nelsonville Earl Henry Hill Pleasantville Joe Andrew Belgus Little Hocking Leoti, Kan Marle M. Hayden Hayden

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Logan High Karen Lynn Dye Robert Dean Eaton Sarah Holmes Elberfeld Stephen Parker Elick Freda Louise Ellinger Roger Lee Finnearty Kathryn Alvena Flowers James Edward Fraizer Virginia Day Freeman Jeffrey Stephen Geigher Sue Ellen Geigher Donna Lee Geil Harold William Gill Steven Allen Glenn Shirley Mae Glick Sharon Kay Good Mary Ann Goodlive Sharon Lea Green Suzan Marie Green Judith Marlene Guess Gayle Elaine Hadley Vincent Lee Hamilton James Thomas Hammond Robert Lee Hammond Ronald Gerald Hampshire Jo Ann Marie Harden Larry Dean Harris James Richard Harrison Judith Ann Hartman Betty Jo Heidlebaugh Robert Lloyd Heinlein Frieda Ann Rebekahs John Fisher Hebron C. O. Fisher Theodore Beegle Beegle Holzer Hospital John Ketchka Kimberly Brookville Wallace Bradford John L. Ketchka Carroll Swanson Sedalia, Mo Mrs. Swanson Ruth Hawkins Swansons Donald Mills Robert Chambers Charleston North Carolina Major Chambers Fort Bragg Guy Shuler Harry Moore, Sr Royal Crown Bottlers Assn Ohio Moore Cecilia Gaul Oris Gaul Roger Gaul Anita Sue Russell Mrs Truman Russell Jayne Hopstetter Danny Kaye Horn Howard William Horn Ruth Ann Horn Darlene Florence Huffines Karen Sue Hutchison Robert Theodore Johnson Lethia Ann Jones Paulette Eileen Jurgensmier Candace Marilee Keyes Billy Jo King Robert Merton King Carolyn Sue Kline Carolyn Jean Klinger Michael Eugene Kraft Daniel Lafollette Craig Stanley Lappen Sue Ann Larimer Carol Ann Lehman Donald Eugene Lighfoot Carol Ann McIntosh Walter Lee McQuaid Linda Eileen Mohler George Richard Mooney Timothy Ivan Moorehead Sharon Lynn Morgan Susanne Mowery Jeffrey Garfield Mundy Sharon Elaine Mundy Terry Lee Mundy Max Randall Myers Thomas Dean Myers Jack Kelly Nelson Randy Eugene Nixon Sharon Ann Nixon Daniel Hugh O’linn James Robert Oliver Richard Lee Owings John Wesley Poling Martha Louise Poling Sharon Kay Poston Sandra Lou Pratt Sharon Kaye Pre Ruth Beverly Stimmel Raymond Junior Stover Rebecca Jo Stuart Susan White Tannehill George Robert Taylor Frank David Tolliver Sharon Dave Tschudy Bonnie Lou Turner Raymond Lee Turner Diane Rose Wade David Richard Ward Lewis Eugene Wasem Helen Joan Watters Kenneth Edward Waugh Rosemary Wharton John Edward White Patricia Ann White Roger James Williams James Phillip Woodgeard Betty Jane Woods Bonnie Elizabeth Wright Pomeroy Personals Mrs. Dillard Meigs Memorial Hospital Eastern Latin Club Percy Leggett Hamilton Ont Old People's Club Percy Connie Ahle Denzil Ahle Carole Jewell Lewis Jewell Max Gunn Scholastic Barbara Gumnther Phil Colbert Twila Nott Leroy Grubbs Barbara Guinther David Hemsley Louis Jewell GHS Cincinnati Louisa Drake Ferguson Will Wallace Wallace A. B. Allen C. G. Wyatt George Rose Harold Rose Athens County Glouster Meetings Community Development Corp Civic Center FUB Church Jacksonville Glouster Civic Center Gerken Messenger The Valley Forge Athens, Ohio
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