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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1961

Page

3

United Appeal Trustees Hear Chairman's Report

Earl F. Mathews reported total United Appeal collections and pledges of $35 796 38 at a UA board dinner. He cites prospects for reaching a $41 605 goal and notes advances over last year in payroll deduction and campus donations while listing category totals and contributors.

United Appeal Earl F. Mathews UA Board of Trustees Sportsman Royal McBee Corp Mathews Fund Drive Erle Bridgwater Ohio University Gamertsfelder Hall Home Builders Club

Civil Defense Talk at Lions Club in Athens

Lt. Col. John Lucas of Ohio University spoke at the Lions Club meeting in Athens about civil defense. He urged every family to build a fallout shelter and stock two weeks of supplies, praising community shelters and noting Russia’s training from mandatory civil defense classes.

Athens John Lucas Ohio University Lions Club Sportsman Lucas U. S

Scouts Plan Rifle Shoot for NRA Match at Ohio University Range

Ralph Brown outlined the NRA shooting match plans at the First Explorer roundtable held in Chauncey’s Church of Christ parish house. Explorers will shoot at a target sent to NRA headquarters, with orientation flights to be offered at Clinton County Air Force Base.

National Rifle Association Ralph Brown Chauncey’s Church of Christ Brown Ohio University NRA Hock-Hocking Council Bill Teders Athens Clinton County Air Force Base

Thanksgiving Service Set At First Presbyterian Church

The Rev. Roger M. Rice Jr. will lead a Thanksgiving service tomorrow at 10 30 a m at First Presbyterian Church. The single service will be for the family.

First Church of God Claude Sandlin Roger M. Rice Jr First Presbyterian Church

Ohio University students begin Thanksgiving vacation

About 8800 OU students leave Athens for a long Thanksgiving break. The campus calendars note Bird Arena ice skating hours, Chubb Library hours changes, and Baker Center closure. Classes resume January 2 after the holiday, with Athens city schools also observing the break.

Ohio University Athens Bird Arena Athens City

OU Fund to Buy Berry Hotel for Student Housing

Ohio University president John C. Baker announced that OU Fund, Inc. will purchase the 68 year old Berry Hotel for 175000, financing the deal and paying city real estate taxes. The 90 room building will house about 180 advanced students and foreign visitors, with renovations to create campus housing and a first floor ballroom kept for students. Revenue will revert to the OU Fund which supports scholarships library needs and research.

John C. Baker Berry Hotel OU Fund, Inc Baker OU Fund Ohio University

Fred Rice Enters Congress Race in Ohio's 10th District

Fred Rice of Wellston launches a bid for the 10th District seat held by Republicans for decades. The candidate, a WWII veteran and Jackson County politician, cites local roots and service in the state legislature. He lives with his wife Virginia on a Wellston farm with two sons, Fred and John.

Thomas Jenkins Ironton GOP Jenkins Homer Pete) Abele McArthur Moeller Lancaster Abele Horatio C. Claypool Ross County Athens County Rice Ohio Wellston Athens Wellston High School Kent State University Jackson Jackson County Air Force China India Burma Okinawa Philippine Islands Air Force Reserve Methodist Church Virginia Fred John

Third Pipe Test Held Near Athens

The third pipe test in a series of field experiments on pipeline steel was conducted at a site near Athens on Tuesday. Sponsored by the American Gas Association and major gas companies, Battelle Memorial Institute led the tests involving a 150 foot section of specially laid pipeline ruptured under normal line pressure to study fracture behavior and improve pipeline safety and efficiency.

Athens American Gas Association Battelle Memorial Institute Columbus Batelle

Mercury Climbs After 11 Degree Dip to 39

The morning temperature rose to 39 degrees at 10:30 a.m. after a low 11 degrees below freezing the day before. Tuesday’s high reached 48, reported U. S. Observer C. L. Colmer.

U. S C. L. Colmer

Ames Thanksgiving Service Set Tonight

Annual Thanksgiving worship service planned for 7 30 p m at Amesville United Presbyterian Church with Rev Virgil Versteeg delivering the sermon Assisting ministers and laymen from United Presbyterian Hooper Ridge Church of Christ and Mound Hill Congregational Christian churches participate

Amesville

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