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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1961

Page

2

State Official Reopens Hollister School Auto Workshop

Trimble official Daubenmire after Sunday inspection authorized Hollister school to operate its automotive shop again. Prior orders blocked motors amid fumes complaints and partial shutdowns. improvements included exhaust upgrades, doors, safety shields, and vent fixes with full shop operation approved as of November 12.

Trimble Carl R. Daubenmire State Division of Hollister Daubenmire T. C. Porter Porter Citizens Committee Columbus Everett Jacoby Logan John Mecum Mecum Daubenshire French Wolfe John Mullen

Ex Stewart Man Arthur J Wetherell Dies at 79

Arthur J Wetherell 79 of Stewart died Sunday at the home of Mrs Marion Welch in Belpre after an extended illness. He was born in Washington County and lived most of his life in Stewart. He belonged to Mt Liberty EUB Church. Surviving relatives are cousins. Visitation after 6 p m Monday at White's funeral home. Services Tuesday at 1 p m. Burial in Haga Cemetery.

Coolville Arthur J. Wetherell Marion Welch Belpre Washington County Stewart Mt. Liberty EUB Church Haga Cemetery

Ex Murray Woman Dies in Buckeye Lake Area

Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Trimmer, longtime Murray City area resident, will be at 1 p m Tuesday at Browning funeral home Hebron. She died Saturday at her Buckeye Lake home and is survived by three of eight children Clyde Homer and Ruth Ashbaugh all of Buckeye Lake and a niece Mrs Otto Tharp of 678 Poplar St.

Lillian Trimmer Buckeye Lake Browning Hebron Trimmer Lewis and Mary Davis Murray City Ruth Ashbaugh Clyde Homer Trimmer Otto Tharp Poplar St

Appliance makers boost spend on R and D to cut work

Harold Massey of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association says this year’s research expenditures in manufacturers own labs will top 100 million dollars, triple what was spent in 1958, as firms seek to improve products and eliminate housekeeping work.

Harold Massey Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association

Mount St Mary Hospital Births and Admissions Notice

Lists of births in area families and recent admissions and discharges at Mount St. Mary Hospital. Includes names such as Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Shifflet of Logan with a daughter, and several other births, plus many patients admitted or discharged from Athens Nelsonville Glouster New Lexington McArthur The Plains and surrounding routes. Blood used two units.

Thomas Shifflet Logan Gary Bethel Glouster Edith Bell Athens Frank Canter Steven Wharton Nelsonville Richard Cole Leroy Six New Straitsville Emmett Olbers Robert Seals New Lexington Elmer Frasure Randall Cronin Rockbridge Verna Kilkenny New Plymouth George McLaughlin Edward Carter Carl Cox David Christian Carbon Hill Delbert Frazee Chauncey University Hospital Columbus Clara Lightfoot Eliza Campbell Corning

Logan man arraigned for reckless operation in mayor's court

Dzilis Voits, 22, Logan, was arraigned Saturday night for reckless operation. After pleading guilty he was fined $10 and costs. The charge was filed by police early Friday morning.

Logan Dzilis Voits Mayor’s Voits

No Injury In Roof Fall At Logan Home

Logan boy Billy Westfall fell 15 feet from a tree house at his home and landed on his head. He was admitted to Hocking Valley Hospital Saturday night but his injuries were not serious. The report notes the incident echoes a Sunday Peanuts strip featuring Charlie Brown.

Logan Charlie Brown Hocking Valley Hospital Billy Westfall Harry Westfall N. Market St

Pythian Sisters At Wilkesville Meeting

Nelsonville members attended the district 11 Pythian Sister convention in Wilkesville with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Patton and others. Valley Temple drew Roseleaf Temple of Carbondale in the Friendship night drawing and will host them soon.

Nelsonville Wilkesville Raymond Patton W. R. Dixon Clarence Green Louise Pearce James Cope James Hollenbaugh Valley Temple Roseleaf Temple Carbondale

Soldier Deployed to Etain France With Local Unit

Sgt. James W. Pritchard of 292 West Washington Street was recalled to active duty with the 121st Tactical Fighter Wing USAF and scheduled for deployment to Etain France with the unit on November 15.

Nelsonville—S James W. Pritchard Washington St 121St Tactical Fighter Wing USAF Etain France

Eastern Star to Elect Officers at Tuesday Meeting

Eudora Chapter 72 of the Order of Eastern Star will elect officers at the regular meeting at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday in the Masonic Temple. Members are to bring sales tax stamps for the final count.

Nelsonville Eudora Chapter 72 Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple

Middleport Man Dies After Heart Attack

Middleport resident Polly Ward died of a heart attack at his Dock Street home early Monday. He was 70. Survived by wife Bertha, son Harold in Kentucky, daughter Marjorie Vanderhoof of Columbus, and multiple stepchildren and siblings. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rawlings-Coats.

Middleport Valentine Polly) Ward Dock St Ward Bertha Harold U. S. Army Kentucky Marjorie Vanderhoof Columbus Harold Lemley Pomeroy Robert Lemley Marion Donald Spires Cheshire Josephine Mulford Evelyn Hayes Buchanan W. Va Hazel Cook Alice Cole Huntington Ira Ossie Rawlings-Coats Funeral

Disturbing The Peace Costs Two Men $10

Nelsonville figures Robert Forrest and Raymond Conley pleaded guilty in Mayor Hilleary's court to disturbing the peace on affidavits by Spencer Adams. Each was fined $10 and costs. Terry Tignor was arraigned on intoxication and resisting arrest, pleaded guilty to intoxication and found guilty on resisting arrest, with $10 and costs assessed for each offense.

Nelsonville Robert Forrest Back St Raymond Thomas Conley Earl Hilleary Spencer Adams Terry Lee Tignor Columbus St Hilleary

HOCKING VALLEY HOSPITAL NOTES

Hospital notes list admissions and discharges in the Hocking Valley area. Mrs Charles Carter of Tarlton underwent surgery. Others admitted include Mrs Nellie Gates Logan medical and several patients in Logan and nearby towns. Discharges include Mrs Chester Eveland and Donald Blanton.

Charles Carter Tarlton Nellie Gates McArthur Chester Eveland South

Veterans Day Parade Draws About Two Thousand in Logan

Nearly 2000 spectators watched the annual Veterans Day parade in Logan featuring band units from Union Furnace Laurelville and Logan schools, the Nelsonville corps, National Guard and Army reserve units, scouts, veterans groups, and floats by VFW Auxiliary and Eagles. Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. at Soldiers Monument Worthington Park with aerial bombs fired hourly.

Union Furnace Laurelville Logan Nelsonville Drug and Bugle Corps National Guard Army Reserve VFW Order of Eagles Soldiers Monument Worthington Park

Congressmen Tell Constituents In Busy Wire Roundup

Wire editor recalls saving AP dispatches about Ohio lawmakers in Washington. Rep Ayers blasts Pentagon over reserve records then clashed with DNC chief Bailey. Rep Moorehead condemns communist brainwashing and Reds register ruling. Bow criticizes admin over fallout and jobs. Young warns poor space outlook. Ashbrook cites mailing habits. Moeller cites honesty. Pelican Peter attracts Mykonos tourists with firm aid support.

Associated Press Wire Service Messenger Ohio Washington William H. Ayers Pentagon John M. Bailey Ayers Zanesville Tom V. Moorehead Supreme Court Frank T. Bow Stark County Bow Stephen M. Young Russia di Salle JOHN M._ Ashbrook Johnstown Walter H. Moeller

Laurel Township trustees race ends in tie after official count

Official tally shows John A. Arnett and McKinley Hansen tied at 82 81 for Laurel Township trustee. Lot determines winner while William Barringer takes other Laurel seat with 114 votes. Marion Township second trustee remains tied 77 77. Don Russell declines recount. Total official vote 6429.

McKinley Hansen Laurel Township Hansen Arnett William Barringer Marion Township Stanton Palmer Emerson Engle Don Russell Third Ward Russell Louis E. May

Thanksgiving Luncheon Held by Rothwells at Gordon Hotel

GLOUSTER Rothwell Club hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon at the Gordon Hotel with Mrs. Roger Kittle greeting members and guests. Arrangements were overseen by Mrs. C. A. Pride and Mrs. Norbert Johnston.

Rothwells

Study Club Meeting Highlights Braille Program

The GLOUSTER Progressive Study Club met at Mrs. Charles Sweeney's home with president Mrs. Harold Wagner presiding. The group donated 3 to the local Boy Scout troop and 3 to the American Legion for Christmas baskets. Mrs. Delmar Gladden spoke on braille, followed by a salad course for two guests, Mrs. George Hester of Detroit and Miss Jo Ellen Carter, along with 15 members. The next meeting is set for November 21 at the Hotel Gordon with Miss Ann Williams and Mrs. Sara Willis as hostesses.

Norbert Johnston J. H. Henshaw H. F. Kittle Roger Kittle T. A. Noon Merrill Ogg Charles Sweeney E. H. Taylor Joseph Wolf Carl Whaley Harold Wagner Sara Willis Ann Williams Harry Flora George Hester Detroit Mich W. A. Craft Glouster— Senior Progressive Study Club American Legion Delmar Gladden Detroit, Mich Jo Ellen Carter J. E. Anderson E. D. Eddy Esta Cunningham Merle Danford D. M. Gladden Eve Kientz Norbert W. Johnston T. D. McAfoose Edward Vaughn Carl L. Whaley N. R. Maxwell Hotel Gordon

Bell Man to Speak at Ro tary Club in Nelsonville

Ralph Riefenstahl of Ohio Bell Telephone Co will address the Rotary Club on Tuesday in Nelsonville. His talk focuses on the Echo balloon satellite, its underlying science and future communications possibilities. Don De Lore serves as program chairman.

Bell Nelsonville Ralph _Riefenstahl Ohio Bell Telephone Co Rotary Club Don de Lore

Hit-Skip Driver Sought After Parked Car Damage

Police hunt a hit-skip driver who struck a parked car on Sunday morning. The vehicle on S High Street near Front belonged to Richard Phillips of 154 W Front Street. Left rear fender damage was noted.

Logan S. High St Richard Phillips Front St

Uninjured In Auto Leaving Road Sunday

Nelsonville Charles Shafer Jr 16 of 64 E Franklin St and Charles Haynes 16 of 596 Jackson St escaped injury when Shafer's car left Route 216 near Mason City Hill and overturned onto a soft embankment at about 1 pm Sunday The vehicle struck an advertising sign and damaged fence It was towed to a local garage Police did not issue a citation

Shafer, Jr E. Franklin St Charles Haynes Jackson St Shafer Mason City Hill Young Shafer Clarence Wolfe Coakley

Chauncey-Dover High announces six weeks honor roll

Thirty one pupils are named to the first six weeks honor roll at Chauncey-Dover High School. Freshmen listed include Abdella Coulson McKinney Merriman Pletka Powell Preston Sikora Smith and Truszka. Sophomores include Adkins Bridgewater Dew Pendergrass Vincent Wade. Juniors include Fiske Lovsey Pendleton Sayre Bowman. Seniors include Truszka Phillips Perry McLean McKinney Evener Kozma Russell and Toth.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Charles Abdella Barbara Coulson Ruth Ann McKinney Lyn Merriman Ellen Pletka Dennis Powell Linda Preston Chrey Sikora Linda Smith Mary Truszka Benny Adkins Lee Bridgewater Marilyn Dew Sue Pendergrass Fred Vincent Jerry Wade Mike Fiske Roger Lovsey Wayne Pendleton Barbara Sayre Doris Bowman Patty Truszka Jane Phillips Nancy Perry Vaunita McLean Paulette McKinney David Danko Larry Jo Evener John Kozma Dave Russell Bill Toth

Chauncey Personalities Visit Area Families

Chauncey residents Mr and Mrs Clifford Fink and son David visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Hollie Hudwell in Union. Mr and Mrs Harry Elick of Wooster and Mrs Jerry Elick of Lancaster recently visited Mrs Nile Dew.

Clifford Fink David Hollie Hudwell Union Harry Elick Wooster Jerry Elick Lancaster Nile Dew

James J. Smith 31 Murray City Native Dies

James J. Smith 31 of Murray City died Sunday at Mount St. Mary Hospital after three weeks there long ill health since July. A Logan-born Korean War Air Force veteran, he led Post 420 American Legion two terms as commander and belonged to the State Highway Patrol Auxiliary. Survived by wife Aves and eight children, services Wednesday at Johnson funeral home with military rites planned at Green Lawn Cemetery.

Smith North American Aviation Corp Columbus Aves Sandra Peggy Jane Joe Tom Eugene Beaumont Calif Rita Hanna Murray City F. M. Wentz Johnson Funeral Home American Legion Post 420 Green Lawn Cemetery

Firemen Quell Brush Fire at Carl Marsh Farm Site

Logan City firefighters battled a brush fire Sunday afternoon at the Carl Marsh farm on Calico Ridge Falls Township. About four acres burned before pack pumps and booster-tank water halted the blaze. Origin undetermined but suspected to be trash burning.

Logan—City Carl Marsh Calico Ridge Falls Township Robert Courter

Also Mentioned on This Page

Murray Nelsonville—Services Saverio Saridis New York Hotel Plaza Saridis Mario Lanza Mount ST. Mary Hospital James E. Frasure Paul Nelson Dora Potter Mrs. Garnett Blair Walter Wolfe Golden Fox Carrie Glenn David Brown Homer Adams Fontelle Russell the Plains Teresa A. Wycinski Lexington Ruth E. Hook Lee E. Voglesang Millfield Dennie Goddin Madeline Snyder Moxahala Janie Ogg Roy Wright Buchtel Garnet Colvin Shawnee Ethel Chandler Nell Simonson Nora Six Zaleski Herschel Smith Michael Harkins Cleo (Gibbs Graham Pol. Adv Pythian Sisters OES Duluth, Minn Margaret Hartmann Henry Scott Dallas Smart Gan Harold Horn, Tarlton Robert Dix Hollywood Richard Dix Cimarron James Charles Shields Ence William Proxmire D-Wis East Berlin Texas John Hower Yugoslavia Eisenhower United States Peter Mykonos John A. Arnett Prince Charles Queen Elizabeth Charles James Smith James J Pal Lanolin Ward Township Louie Pol, Adv Fourth Ward Ray Foughty
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