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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1960

Page

8

Three Youth Camps In Development Stage

Three youth camps are in development in Ohio with major donations and land grants. The Dan Beard Council plans a 16,000-scout camp in Knox and Brown Townships supported by Procter and Gamble. Mead Paper Corp funds totaling 90,000 plus local gifts expand a 237 acre site for hiking, nature study, and outdoor programs across Vinton, Ross, and Jackson counties. Master planners from the Columbus United Community Council, led by Dr. L. B. Sharp, will establish a pioneer camp near Orland in Brown and Swan townships with Magee farm as headquarters.

Brown Two M. L. Shea Lake Hope Logan Council Boy Scouts of America Vinton Ross Jackson Counties Harrison Twp Vinton County Mead Paper Corp Chil Licothe Margaret J. Davis Oak Hill Jackson Columbus United Community Council Soil Conservation Service State Wildlife Division Orland Brown Swan Magee L. B. Sharp National Outdoor Education Association of New York City Harry Feldman Feldman

Communists Rival World Markets Affecting U S Trade

U S investors and vendors watch a new rift with the Soviet bloc as trade shifts and prices shift. Officials note limited but rising early 1960s commerce with Communist Europe and Soviet aid to Ethiopia affecting American oil and related sectors.

Paris United States Iron Curtain Ethiopia

Good Bad Gas Wells Are Drilled

Dusty Drilling Co. for Roberson Williams Oil Co. drilled the Bill Max farm well on Route 56 producing 700000 cubic feet of gas daily with oil. Two recent Blanton wells in Hereford, Texas were disappointing dry and weak gas shows. One dry hole to be plugged. other weak gas and some oil and water. Monday gas from Coet Conley No 2 joined Ohio Fuel Gas Co. line via Ridgedale Oil and Gas Co.

Darrell Blanton Hereford Tex Harold Hewitt Farm Benedict Coal Lands Vinton County Blanton Coet Conley No. 2 Ohio Fuel Gas Co Ridgedale Oil and Gas Co

Vinton County Land Transfers Highlight Property Swaps

E. E. and Eula Robbins transfer to Oscar and Patricia Skeens a portion of land in Clinton Township. Goldie Magee sells 166 acres in Clinton Township to R. B. Will and Claude Herrold. Rosa M. Drake transfers 73 acres mineral rights in Richland Township to Martin Drake. Elbert and Katie Wallar move 151 acres in Harrison Township to Mead Corp. Herbert and Waley Coleman transfer 84 acres in Knox Township to Administrator Veterans Affairs. Tessie and Delmar Ward sell 139.70 acres in Brown Township to Fred Mowery.

E. E Eula Robbins Oscar Patricia Skeens Clinton Goldie Magee R. B. Will Claude Herrold Rosa M. Drake Martin Drake Richland Elbert Katie Wallar Mead Corp Harrison Herbert and Waley Coleman Veterans Affairs Knox Tessie Delmar Ward Fred Mowery Brown

Delbert Mann Pioneer of Script Rehearsals

Hollywood reports director Delbert Mann credits pre production rehearsals with saving time and money. He started the practice with Marty and applies stage techniques to The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. The cast runs through the full script before filming to ease on set performances.

Hollywood iPi Delbert Mann Marty Mann

Regular Meeting and Birthday Party at Fairview Church

Members of the Fairview Church held their regular meeting and surprised Mrs. Herbert Roush with a birthday party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knighting Sr. Local families and relatives are listed as visiting or staying with relatives in nearby towns including Columbus, Charleston, Racine, and Marietta College.

Letart Falls Fairview Church Herbert Roush Charles Knighting Sr Herman Hill Columbus Charles Wolfe Jerry Hill St. Clair Miller Morris Vale W. Va Earl Grimm Joey Dr. Grimm Harold Grimm Nadine Roush Portland Robert Euler Racine Don Bill

Property valuations rise sharply for Nazarene Church assets

Valuations of the Church of the Nazarene properties around Kansas City tripled in the last decade, jumping from 65 percent of a million to over 200 million dollars, signaling significant growth in church holdings and real estate value.

Kansas City Church of the Nazarene

Eight Negro Students Selected for Integrated High Schools

Negro junior high students in Little Rock Arkansas have been selected to attend integrated high schools next year, signaling progress in school desegregation efforts.

Little Rock Ark

Vinton County Court Notes Quiet Title and Divorces

Earl O and Ethel Nichols sue Hallie Bock McIntosh and others to quiet title. City Loan Co files petition and judgment against Harold D Prater. Ben and Eunice Gearing seek quieting title for 115 acres in Harrison Two. Judge C W Smith issues divorce decree for Helen Durham and Leander Durham.

Earl O Ethel Nichols Hallie Bock McIntosh City Loan Co Harold D. Prater Ben Eunice Gearing Zelda Graves Harrison Two C. W. Smith Helen Durham Leander Durham Smith

McArthur post office completes blacktop paving

McARTHUR Brewer and Brewer of Chillicothe completed the blacktop paving for the driveway parking area and loading dock at the new McArthur post office. Two surfaces were laid with three around the loading dock. Frawley Greenhouse of Chillicothe will landscape grade topsoil seed lawn area.

McArthur — Brewer and Brewer Chillicothe Paving Contractors McArthur Frawley Greenhouse Chillicothe

Senate committee to study metropolitan commuter problems

The Senate Commerce Committee will undertake a special study of commuter issues in metropolitan areas. The note recalls that after De Gamond proposed a tunnel beneath the English Channel in 1867 his funds were exhausted and his daughter had to seek charity.

Washington Senate Commerce Committee de Gamond English Channel

Simple Monobath Darkroom Processing for Beginners

The article explains how to set up a home darkroom and use a single solution called Unibath CC-1 to develop film in six minutes. It covers equipment, darkness practices, changing bags, and a new tank design that automates pouring and rinsing, plus a faster drying aid with Unidri.

Unibath

Weekend Guests Visit Salem Center Families

Salem Center residents hosted relatives including the Spauldings of Columbus and the Halls of West Virginia. Visitors came from Danville Jackson Chester and Jackson for family calls and to attend commencements at Vinton.

Glenn Caton Burbage Spaulding Vona Spaulding Columbus Teddy Hall West Virginia Spaulding Robert Farley Canal Winchester Ted Smith Oscar Wheeler Danville Dorothy Martin Edna Brackenbury Jackson Lizzie Caton

Antique Rifle Stolen From Vehicle in Route 278 Area

McARTHUR Willard H Matthews of Waverly Route 3 reports a 25 20 rifle valued at 90 dollars stolen from his car on Route 278 above Zaleski while he was away for aid after a flat tire. Separate note mentions Pakistan as the largest Muslim nation and East and West Pakistan land area figures.

McArthur Patrolman Leaves Post for Rural Mail Carrier Route

Edward J. McArthur veteran highway patrolman and outpost officer resigns after six and a half years to accept permanent rural mail carrier post on McArthur Route 2. He served eight years in patrol, studied for postal exam last fall, and is a Columbus area veteran who served in the Air Force during World War II and Korean War. He and his wife Joan and two daughters reside on West South Street in McArthur.

Mcarthur Edward J. Sheets Sheets Postal Post Columbus

McArthur Alumni Night set with 83rd reunion

The McArthur Alumni Association plans its 83rd annual reunion at the MHS auditorium this Saturday. A banquet starts at 6:30 p.m. with toastmaster Kenneth Robbins class of 1924 and history by Ethel Cox class of 1910. Induction of the class of 1960, a business meeting, singing by the MHS sextette and Paul Dunkle, grace by Supt. Huff, and a post banquet dance are on the program.

John Crow Gary MHS Paul Dunkle Alan Huff Grace

McArthur to Open Bids for Water Line Supply

McArthur Village Council and Water Board will open bids Saturday at noon for 700 feet of pipe and fittings to serve the Eberts addition. Franklin and Bernadine Eberts bought the former Anna Clements farm, laid out Conren Avenue and 14 building lots. Abele was retained as village solicitor after a special meeting this week.

Mcarthur Franklin and Bernadine Eberts Anna Clements Conren Avenue Market Walnut Council Cait H. E Pete) Abele

Church Burglarized. furnace part stolen at Radcliff EUB

George Leitch reported to the sheriff that Radcliff EUB Church was burglarized and a furnace component removed. The事件 details indicate theft during the break in and the loss of furnace parts.

McArthur George Leitch Sheriff's Office Radcliff Eub

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lawrence Bowers Columbus Organization Soil Conservation Service and Wildlife Division Richard Schuerman New York the New Soviet Union Associated Press U. S. Department of Commerce Europe F. A. Cadle Cadle Thurza Morris Charleston Larma Paul Ervin Carl Wolfe Marietta College Dollie Wolfe Howard Morris Okey Kiser Ervin Kiser Harold Roush Mrs F. Ray Wilson Pomeroy Joe Roush J. D. Roush John Burnell H. B. Powell Vinton County Court Irving Desfor Salem Center Bill Garnes T. E. Smith Rutland Titus Smith Jimmy Nicholson Pakistan East Pakistan West Pakistan Cvs Mohammed V Morocco Abdallah Ibrahim Moulay Hassan Valley Forge Flag Company U. S Athens, Ohio
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