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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1966
Page
2
An editor's note introduces a recollection by Jack Gil about John F. Kennedy's 1959 trip to Athens. The piece traces how the Massachusetts senator's presidential potential began to surface amid national attention on the third anniversary of Kennedy's assassination.
The Messenger recalls John F. Kennedy's 1959 stop in Athens for a Dollars for Democrats dinner at Ohio University's Baker Center. Editors forecast a presidential bid noting Kennedy's appeal to small cities and nonmetropolitan areas, a path later realized in 1960. The piece reflects on Kennedy’s lasting mystique after his 1963 assassination.
An Ohio University coed, Joyce Louise Waggoner, 20, of Johnson, suffered multiple cuts and abrasions after her car left Route 50, hit a guardrail, and rolled an embankment eight miles east of McArthur in Vinton County. She was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by private car. The crash remains under investigation with a first hand witness.
Three aided by squad men on Sunday and early Monday. Winton Chadwell refused aid after illness at 55 N Court Street. Harvey Dean sustained a head laceration after a fall at Eagles Hall and was taken to Shelter Arms Hospital. Orland E. Cook received first aid for a head cut after a bannister fall and was hospitalized.
About 300 people attended a Sunday showing in the West Side School gym for Sheltering Arms Hospital poster contest awards. First prize went to Beverly Allen Alexander High School senior, Bob Sebring Athens Junior High School intermediate, and Kathy Sams Morrison School elementary. Second prize recipients were Ada Dailey Athens High School senior, Beverly Addison Athens Junior High School intermediate, and Debbie Barnhart The Plains School elementary. Honorable mentions in senior division included Jim Norris Alexander High, Mary Gardner and Jo Muscar i Athens High, Eddie Tanner Rome-Canaan. Intermediate honorees were David Huling and Eric Jones Athens Junior High, Jack Stauffer Alexander, Mike Butcher Rome-Canaan. Elementary honorees were Diane Amon Cathy Carew Morrison, Janette Ryan The Plains, Donnie Quisenberry Columbia. Judging was by number, no names or schools revealed. The audience totaled about 300, and winning posters will appear in county stores and other sites.
A dispute within the Marietta Athens Milk Producers Association over alignment with the Great Lakes Milk Federation versus Nationwide Milk Products prompts a 2 p.m. Monday hearing in Washington County Common Pleas Court. Judge W Denslow Sauer has issued a temporary restraining order and mandamus for a special membership vote timely or show cause.
A Sunday panel in Memorial Auditorium discussed merits of replacing the semester with a quarter system. Four faculty members Dr Meno Lowenstein Dr Edward Mitchell Dr Carl Shermer and Dr Robert Whealey debated with two in favor and two opposed. All agreed more time is needed before a switch next fall as President Vernon R Alden prepared to address students and faculty in Ewing Hall.
Fair and warmer conditions noted in Athens with a 10 am temperature of 45. Overnight low 30 marks a 10 degree rise from Sunday's 20, the coldest night so far this season. Saturday high reached 45 and Sunday 49.
Mr and Mrs William Matheny welcomed a son Chauncey. Mr and Mrs Charles Perry welcomed a daughter. The notes list numerous residents and associated routes in Athens and surrounding areas including Mrs Frank Nolan and Mrs D L Keffer in Athens and others in Stewart Albany Radcliffe Logan New Marshfield and Albany.
Paul Davis of Nelsonville appeared in County Court and pleaded innocent to a paternity charge filed by Juanita Runyon of Glouster Route 3. The case was certified to Common Pleas Court shifting from criminal to civil, with Davis released on a $300 personal bond.
Insulation burning inside a kitchen range caused a city fire call at 6 40 p m Sunday. Firefighters arrived at Stewart Leichter 175 East State Street and shut off gas and removed burning insulation. Fire Chief Charles Dalton reported only slight damage.
About 400 persons have signed to join a union local for Ohio University employes. Seven people were named to the temporary executive board, with names to be released after a meeting with university officials. The board serves until formation and elections within 90 days. Payroll deduction for dues discussed. a grievance procedure was approved. The next meeting is 7 30 p.m. Saturday at the Grange Hall.
Dr. Keith I. Brown of Ohio State University will discuss What makes a Chicken Tick and What Causes Her to Lay an Egg at 7:30 p.m. Monday a Buckeye Cafeteria. A dinner precedes the address as part of a monthly winter series for area poultry farmers and industry operators.
Hollister resident Robert Forde pleaded innocent to a petty larceny charge in County Court. He allegedly stole a rifle valued at $30 and other items, and was held on a $200 bond. The case, filed by Vern Scott of Gloucester Route 3, was continued.
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