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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1963
Page
5
Lake Hope State Park drew over 8000 visitors as October sunshine peaked. The lodge served 1450 meals over Friday and Saturday, a record, while the C and O excursion train carried 842 passengers from Columbus to Gallipolis on a 240 mile color show.
Vinton County will gain a new county agricultural extension agent on March 1 as Bobby Dean Davis succeeds Dane Mutter. Davis, a Mt. Pleasant native and Ohio State University graduate, has served four years as 4 H club agent in Washington County, Marietta, while completing graduate work at Washington University in D C.
Vinton and nearby towns report multiple visits as Nicky Holder stays with grandparents the Browns. Residents including Mrs. Cottrill Mrs. Hartsook Mr. and Mrs. Lowe and Weston join gatherings with the Greens Tyler and others. A San Francisco heartline closes with a father’s stunned remark after his son’s unusual golf feat.
Mrs Edna Reed and daughter Vicki of Columbus hosted and were hosted by family in Columbus Langsville and Elyria in a sequence of weekend visits. Everett Ray Johnson resumes studies at Ohio State University in Columbus. Various other couples and individuals from Columbus Langsville Flatwood Minersville and Lawrenceburg Indiana were noted as recent guests at relatives homes.
A district 8 World War I veterans meeting in McArthur drew six posts from Athens Chillicothe Gallipolis Jackson Lawrence County and Vinton County with Edwin T. Thomas as district commander Dailey V Morris opened the gathering Rep T R Boring spoke for Mayor Gorusch Homer E Abele addressed attendees and a history of McArthur and Vinton County was given by Ilber Fri Several dozen names appear among attendees and auxiliary members Dinner was served by the McArthur Band Mothers Auxiliary Dartmouth begins its 82nd football season.
The Mess enger reports multiple visits among residents of Athens and nearby towns. Families from Kassopolis Lorain Canton Chester and Little Hocking spent time with local households including the Hensleys Swan Caruthers Marks Babcock Taitt Stethem and Larkins households with travel to East Liverpool and Germany noted.
The Knox Insurance Agency has purchased the John Howell Jr Insurance Agency of McArthur and will service all business issued by the Howell agency. The purchase effective Oct 1, and Knox operates with George A Knox and his son George L Knox at 109 West Main St McArthur in the McArthur Savings and Loan Building. A separate notice notes an Ohio Liquor Control Commission hearing this week for Virginia Ford of the Meeksville Tavern charged with illegal sale at her Route 2 McArthur business. Also a sports note: only three times since 1944 has a National League club won two straight pennants.
On Thursday October 10 1963 Mr and Mrs Everett Sisson visited Mr and Mrs Wayne Prince in a local social note from Page Five of the newspaper.
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