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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1962

Page

3

Veterans Day Exercises Planned By Legion Post

Lt. Col. David G. Smith will deliver a Veterans Day address at Athens campus monuments. The American Legion K. T. Crossen Post plans a parade assembly at 10:30 a.m. and a 10:40 a.m. march route through Athens to the campus. The ceremony includes a wreath, firing squad volleys, taps, and an address by Smith, with ROTC units and local clergy participating. Smith is a 20 year veteran with a Bronze Star and Army Commendation Medal, holding degrees from Yale Harvard and MIT.

David G. Smith Ohio University Athens Smith American Legion Campus Monument Legion K. T. Crossen Post W. Washington St Lancaster High James R. King Air Force W. Washington College St E. Union St James M. Vercoe Mander Ed Settle The William H. Black Church of the Good Shepherd Jan B. Kish St. Paul’s Catholic Church Athens High Army Yale Harvard Massachusetts Institute of Technology Germany

Funeral set for John Bridgewater 86 in Nelsonville

Funeral services are planned Friday afternoon for John Bridgewater 86 who died Wednesday at his home 197 N Lancaster St His death ends a life spent mainly in Nelsonville and Athens He was a retired coal miner and farmer Surviving are a son James E of Athens a daughter Elsie at home two brothers Joseph of Jacksonville and Erle Sr of Chauncey a sister Mrs Miriam Butts of Nelsonville The service conducted by Rev Claude Sandlin will be at Hughes funeral home at 1 pm Burial will be Green Lawn Cemetery

John Bridgewater Lancaster St Birmingham England Mr. Bridgewater United States Nelsonville Athens Ollie Beulah Ator James E Elsie Bridgewater Joseph Jacksonville Erle, Sr Chauncey Miriam Butts Hughes Funeral Home Claude Sandlin Green Lawn Cemetery

Merger of Athens Banks Made Legal

President Charles Kirkwood announced that the merger of two Athens commercial banks is legal. The combined institution will be The Athens National Bank with Bank of Athens as a branch. F. H. Sands will retire next year but stay as advisor and trust officer until then. Operations will merge next year in the Athens National building after OCC approval on Oct. 30.

Athens Charles Kirkwood Athens Na Tional Bank Bank of Athens Kirkwood F. H. Sands Bank of Athens Nba Athens National Federal Comptroller of the Currency

Lecture by HHEFA Chief Postponed

Dr. Robert C. Weaver administrator of the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency postponed his Thursday address at Ohio University after the death of his son Robert Weaver Jr 22 from a self inflicted head wound in a New York City apartment. The Herman G James Lecture on Municipal Government at Ewing Auditorium is rescheduled likely for December.

Robert C. Weaver Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency Ohio University Weaver Herman G James Ewing Auditorium Robert Weaver, Jr New York City

Mrs Mees Dies At 79 In Mason Ohio

Mrs Anna Marie Mees aged 79 of Mason Ohio died Wednesday at Holzer Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Minersville Ohio, daughter of the late Philip and Magdalene Reuter Ohlinger. Survived by husband George V Mees a daughter Mrs Donald Foglesong seven grandchildren. Funeral services by Rev Richard Wright Saturday 2 pm at Foglesong Funeral Home. Burial in Suncrest Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Friday.

Mason Anna Marie Mees Holzer Hospital Minersville Ohio Philip and Magdalene Ohlinger Reuter George V. Mees Donald Foglesong Richard Wright Foglesong Suncrest Cemetery

Space Arts Building Dedication At Ohio University

Ohio University dedicated its new Space Arts Building a 1.75 million dollar project on November 8 1962 with a convocation by George T Le Boutillier and a panel featuring James Holroyd Buford Pickens and others The 85 000 square foot facility consolidates architecture painting and allied arts under one roof and includes classrooms studios an art gallery a fine arts library and a climate controlled auditorium An alleged theft of a 150 dollar supercharger from a car was reported by Arthur C Stifel III with suspect W McNeil Lowry named by police earlieruchtigkeit

Ohio University George T. le Boutillier Douglas Haskell Architectural Forum Haskell James Holroyd Ohio Society of Architects Buford Pickens Washington University St. Louis Arthur C. Stifel III N. Court St W. McNeil Lowry Ford Foundation

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