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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1966
Page
2
The Federal-Hocking local board hired The H C Nutting Co of Cincinnati to bore test holes at the Route 144 high school site east of Stewart. State health officials will test two wells this week to gauge water quantity and quality.
The county school board praised Superintendent Robert Weinfurther at a Saturday meeting where all resolutions passed unanimously. Weinfurther announced the state approved the county budget of 540,000 as requested and reported a successful county teacher workshop. Plans for a tri county vocational school progress while Weinfurther was named representative to the Southeastern Ohio Research Council to study fringe benefits for area teachers. The board approved attendance officers for Trimble York and other districts, with Federal Hocking and Alexander to name theirs soon. Weinfurther and Trimble officials returned from Columbus after failing to obtain funds. the district may consolidate due to not meeting minimum enrollment.
U S Government Day presented annually by U S Rep Walter H Moeller will be held October 26 at The Ohio University Inn Invitations have been extended to the Office of Economic Opportunity Peace Corps National Aeronautics and Space Administration U S Office of Education and Federal Bureau of Investigation Moeller will give opening remarks at 9 a m with agency presentations starting at 9 30 a m The conference is open to anyone interested in government learning opportunities for high school and college students.
Mr and Mrs Sam Salder welcomed a daughter in Athens. Admitted: Addie Stephenson Stewart Route 1 Lulu Mills Jacksonville Wilbur Thompson Nelsonville Robert Thompson Athens Nora Stephenson Athens William Stanley Ryan Athens Route 1 Elson Hedges Athens Route 4 Stirgil Barnett Athens Donald Carew Athens George Troy Athens Curtis Johnson and son Athens Route 5 Dannny Almashy Athens Route 3 Jerrold Griffis and daughter Athens Karl Motter Jr Mamee
A 13 year old Albany boy Ricky McDaniel dived into 15 feet of water during a church outing at Scioto Hills Baptist Camp and saved 12 year old Rosemary Landers from drowning. The non swimmer slipped from a diving rope and McDaniel held her above water until a long pole was extended from shore.
Brenda Trace 17 Glouster High senior was named homecoming queen at the Tomcats win over Alexander. The ceremony featured the marching band under LaDonna Vaughn with Cinderella themed procession and a parade led by the police chief.
A former Athens resident and 1963 Ohio University graduate Thomas G. Widdoes is among the authors of Computer Time-Sharing, published by Prentice Hall. Widdoes, son of Carroll and Mrs. Widdoes of 67 Morris Ave, works for Ohio Bell in Springfield and compiled the book while at Harvard Business School.
Frank Denver Fore of Guysville, 50, faces a first degree murder indictment. Common Pleas Judge John Bolin orders Fore to Lima State Hospital for up to a month for a mental and physical examination. Fore pleads innocent and not guilty by reason of insanity for the July murder of his wife Isabel in the Spanish Main parking lot.
Graveside services were held for an infant son of Mr and Mrs William M Varner in Carthage Cemetery. The mother and six of seven children were injured in a Route 33 accident near Deanville with Robert in critical condition and Sara undergoing eye surgery. Miss Phillips, 84, Pomeroy businesswoman, dies. funeral Wednesday at Ewing Funeral Home Beech Grove Cemetery Beech Grove. Claude F E Davis, 69, former Pomeroy resident, dies in Pittsburgh after a heart attack. survivors listed.
A potluck dinner at 7 30 p m precedes the Athens County Dairy Service Unit annual meeting in the Junior Fair Building. Ronald Hartman chairs and Riley Dougan will speak on behalf of the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service. Directors will be elected, a financial report given, and Larry Neal will report on Central Ohio Breeding Association activities. A PTO meeting follows Monday at 7 30 p m in Glouster cafeteria to plan the Halloween carnival. Trimble Two Jaycees meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the K of P building club room.
Clearing skies Monday followed last night's electrical storm. The U S Observer reported 63 degrees at 9 a m after an overnight low of 52. Saturday and Sunday highs were 76 and 69. Rain totaled .14 of an inch.
Two Athens service clubs start canvassing homes at 6 30 tonight to raise funds. Kiwanians sell three pound pre sliced fruit cakes for youth projects including a Halloween parade and swimming patch program. Jaycees sell Halloween candy sacks to fund Christmas baskets for needy families and shop at Children’s Home wards. each bag weighs over a pound. The sale continues Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday.
Amesville officials replace Beggars Night with a Halloween parade and costume contest for Ames Bern School District children. Vandalism and pranks will be prosecuted. Donations are requested for prizes and treats, with parade duties centered at the fire house and age group costume prizes.
Two drivers faced charges after weekend crashes. Norman V. Hall 46 Dayton paid a $40 bond for failure to stop within assured clear distance. Janell L. Martin 18 Columbia Station pled no contest then pleaded guilty and paid $25 plus costs. Rita Poling 18 Logan Route 4 sustained a head bump as a passenger.
Deputy Sheriff Robert Allen reports several rural mail boxes damaged by explosions. A large firecracker ripped open both ends of a box owned by Fred Hashman on Peach Ridge Rd. Boxes owned by Oscar Lovsey and Lena Pollard on Peach Ridge Rd were also damaged. In recent weeks four other mail boxes and a messenger delivery tube were destroyed in Beaumont, Amesville and Bassett Rd areas.
The second week of the fourth annual Research Management Program opened today at The Ohio University Inn. Sixty five research administrators from across the United States attend a two week course sponsored by Batelle Memorial Institute and Ohio University. The first week sessions were at Battelle's Columbus Laboratories. The program provides a concentrated course in research management.
A deer was killed Sunday morning on Route 50 east of Athens after running into a car driven by Rosa A. Justice, 60, of Athens Route 4, according to the State Highway Patrol.
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