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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1962

Page

2

Dow Lake Plaque Dedicated To Dr Clarence Dow Of Ohio U

More than 200 attendees braved damp winds for the Dow Lake Strouds Run State Park plaque dedication honoring Dr Clarence L Dow of Ohio University. Japanese Fulbright students who Dow taught donated the plaque were present as Mrs Dow unveiled it.

Hocking River Ohio Department of Natural Resources Athens Dow Lake Strouds Run State Park Caroline Dow Mount Dr. Dow Japan United States Haruko Nomoto W. W. Flick Inger Ohio Division of Parks Irving I. Dickman Athens District Ohio Division of Reclamation Dickman Myron Sturgeon Ohio University Dow Sturgeon Vernon R. Alden Herbert B. Eagon Clarence L. Dow James Dow Ashland C. L. Dow Dick Dolan Jean Dow Chillicothe Dolan Messenger Newsphoto

Reading plan starts at Athens Junior High with Nancy Lanier

Athens Junior High School launches a developmental reading program led by Mrs. Janice Thompson to improve comprehension vocabulary and reading speed. Each seventh grader takes a diagnostic test and progresses through levels using SRA materials and a reading accelerator to raise pace.

Nancy Lanier Athens Junior High School Janice Thompson Ing Thompson SRA

Two Ohio Prisoners Eligible For Parole Hearings

Two men from Athens County sentenced in January at the Ohio Penitentiary become eligible for parole after January 1 1963. Robert Fierce serving one to fifteen years for breaking and entering and Jerry Sorrell serving one to twenty years for forgery will receive hearings later.

Ohio Athens County Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission Robert Fierce Jerry Sorrell Fierce Sorrell

Do FALSE TEETH Rock Slip or Slide

Advert: an improved powder to secure upper or lower plates. It prevents sliding and slipping and is sold at drug counters. Contains alkaline hot-acid base and promises firmer retention for dentures.

Mrs. Bedford Dies At 92 In Columbia Missouri

Mrs. J. E. Bedford aged 92 died Sunday afternoon at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Columbia Missouri after living there since her husband’s death in 1945. She was a member of the Columbia Christian Church and PEO Chapter 6 Athens and lived with her daughter Mrs Wade Burke in Missouri. Surviving daughters are Miss Helen Bedford Cape Girardeau and Miss Virginia Bedford Farmville Virginia. Funeral services and burial are planned in Columbia by Jagers and Sons. Firemen Meet Tonight Plains volunteers gather at 7 30 p m at the fire house.

J. E. Bedford Columbia, Mo Hillcrest Nursing Home Bedford Missouri Columbia Christian Church PEO Athens Wade Burke Ohio Ave Helen Bedford Cape Girardeau Virginia Bedford Farmville Columbia Jagers and Sons Funeral Home

Bond Forfeitures From Municipal And County Courts

Evelyn Luanne Cory 21 of Albany fined 31 dollars for speeding by the State Highway Patrol. Chalmer Littoral 41 of Parkersburg West Virginia fined 19.70 dollars for speeding. Clyde William Walker 57 of Parkersburg West Virginia fined 19.70 dollars for left of center by the State Highway Patrol.

Evelyn Luanne Cory Albany

Leaf Loader Schedule Delayed By Weather

The city says the new leaf loader cannot pick up brush or shrubbery left out by residents. After three weeks of use the service safety director notes bad weather prevents announcing a regular schedule.

Peggy Malone versus Kenneth Malone custody and support case

Plaintiff Peggy Malone seeks child custody and financial support from Kenneth Malone amid claims of gross neglect and physical cruelty. Separate action Phyllis Riggs sues Ray Riggs alleging gross neglect and extreme cruelty.

Peggy Malone Kenneth Malone Phyllis Riggs Ray Riggs

Rural Fire Reported at Albert Stockey Residence

Richland area firefighters battled a morning blaze at the Albert Stockey residence on Gilkey Ridge around 10 30 a.m. Monday. Two trucks responded with no extent of damage available, the farm straddling Athens and Meigs counties on a road west of Pratts Fork.

Richland Area Albert Stockey Gilkey Ridge Athens Meigs County Pratts Fork

Vacation Library Hours During Thanksgiving Break

A schedule sets 8 a m to 4 30 p m hours for Edwin Watts Chubb Library Fine Arts Library and College of Education Library over Thanksgiving. Open Wednesday and Friday, closed Thanksgiving and Sunday, Saturday 8 a m to noon. Regular hours resume Monday Nov 26.

Edwin Watts Chubb Fine Arts College of Education

Traffic Fines Docket From State Patrol Listings

Police records list drivers and penalties for traffic infractions. Stanley Rood of Coolville and Sherman Knapp of Cincinnati faced speeding fines. George Collins and Roy Warren also cited for speeding and related violations. Several entries note no muffler, no operator’s license, or passing at an intersection with fines ranging from 10 to 29.70 dollars plus costs.

Stanley E. Rood Coolville Charles Larry Ennis Albany Thomas L. Blanton Dayton Patricia L. Ewing Parkersburg W. Va Richard Wayne Strole the Plains Roy Warren Ashtabula Robert L. Cline Chauncey George Michael Collins Reedsville James Elmer Zander N. Congress St Jack White Jack Louis Volkmer Findlay Leonard Lee Keirns Athens

Six Cases Heard By Judge Vaughn Collins

Hocking County Judge Vaughn Collins heard six cases on State Highway Patrol and sheriff charges. Eloise Mundy pleaded no contest to failure to maintain an assured clear distance. she was found not guilty. The others forfeited bonds or were found guilty in absentia for speeding and related traffic violations on Route 33.

Vaughn Collins Logan Hocking County State Highway Patrol Eloise J. Mundy

Hocking Man Caught After Police Chase

A Logan Route 3 man, Jack Chester Hartshorn, 31, was arrested after a 10 minute chase by state highway patrol and city police starting at Main and Gallagher. Hartshorn faced charges of reckless operation hit skip and drunkenness and will appear in Mayor's Court at 6 p.m. Friday.

Logan State Market Hunter Sts Gerald Kistler Lancaster Main St Main Gallagher Ave Jack Chester Hartshorn Kistler Hartshorn Hunter St State Highway Patrol Mayor’s

Mayor Fines Ex Opponent For Speeding In Logan

Former Logan mayoral candidate Harold A. Brimmner 38 of South Logan was fined 10 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to excessive speed on West Second Street at 8 25 p.m. Friday. Other weekend cases included Victor Blair 23 fined for excessive speed on Third Street at 5 30 p.m. Friday. Betty Backus 38 fined for excessive speed on Third Street at 5 40 p.m. Friday. George Shaw 55 fined for intoxication on Gallagher Avenue at 6 40 p.m. Saturday. Geraldine Drefke 87 fined for failure to maintain safe distance on North Mulberry Street at 3 p.m. Friday.

Logan Delmar Freeman Harold A. Brimmner South Logan Freeman W. Second St Victor E. Blair Third St Betty R. Backus George W. Shaw Gallagher Ave Geraldine N. Drefke North Mulberry St

Births and admissions at Hocking Valley Hospital

Mr and Mrs Harold Walke Logan welcome a daughter and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Eaton Logan welcome a daughter. Admitted are George Warren Logan medical and William Hannon South Perry medical. Dismissed are Mrs Lawrence Phillips Logan and Richard Barber Rockbridge.

Harold Walke Logan Kenneth Eaton George Warren William Hannon South Perry Lawrence Phillips Richard Barber Rockbridge

Booklet Available On Athens Ohio by League of Women Voters

The Messenger offers the information booklet Athens Ohio at the business office for 40 cents per copy. It is published by the League of Women Voters as a service to the public.

The Athens Ohio League of Women Voters

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