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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1969
Page
3
Gallipolis Ohio State Highway Patrol reported seven weekend accidents with no serious injuries. Incidents included two drivers cited for unsafe distance and driving while intoxicated, plus a vehicle strike on Route 554 killing a cow and a bridge collision on Gaines Ford Road.
Laymen from the United Methodist Youth Fellowship led a worship service at Heath United Methodist Church. Doxie Walters led the call to worship. Jennifer Goble directed the litany and Twila Clatworthy offered the intercession. Eddie Brown and Sandy Johnson delivered the morning message, linking The Newspaper and the Bible to social and moral issues. The service referenced murders, space exploration, war dead, poverty, Supreme Court rulings, racial disorders, and highway deaths, with choir, organist, and acolyte supporting the observance. Altar flowers were donated in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller.
UNION LOCAL 644 of the United Rubber Workers elected Robert Allbright as president after Friday’s union hall election. New officers include Danny Christian as vice president Woodrow Pyles as treasurer Vinson Jarrell as secretary Harvey Blain as third member negotiating committee with trustees Howard Knopp Harry Stover Ronnie Bailes and executive board Art King Jack Burris and Jim Stearns. installation set at next meeting.
New Haven mayor Grinstead and police chief Ohlinger warn pranksters and vandals to halt early Halloween acts. Anyone ignoring the warning faces custody and appearance before the mayor's court. Trick or treat date to be announced later this week.
Nellie Vale and Greta Suttle, Meigs County Elementary Supervisors, traveled to Columbus for a leadership conference by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education. The event titled Reaction Reality and Relevance featured Dr Lola May on Elementary Mathematics and speakers from Chicago New York and other locales.
WSCS of Heath United Methodist Church will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the church Mrs Galen Brown will present the program and Mrs Robert Byer will give devotions Hostesses will be Mrs Walter Hayes Mrs P L Mitch Mrs Kenneth Byer and Mrs Carroll Swanson Class 12 Circle of Heath United Methodist Church will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the church
Veterans Memorial Hospital notes admission of Robert Roush New Haven Charles Lewis Middleport Liz zie Hanning Middleport Clarence McDaniel Middleport Job Massie Middleport Nora Jenks Athens Charles Hannahs Pomeroy Eugene Fisher Pomeroy James Luckens Parkersburg Lucille Lambert Herschel McMaster Chester Curry Nellie Scott Lynetta Schoonover Brian Arms Paul Zarlengo Ethel Betzing Carrie Williams and Charles Hannahs.
Point Pleasant Archery Club elected new officers at a Thursday meeting in the city building. George Casto led the session in President Lester Bird’s absence, naming Robert Doeffinger as president and Charles Croush as vice president, with Mary Doeffinger as secretary and Bill Jeffers as director. Howard Carder and John Lynch became field captains and Manford Bauer was chosen publicity chairman. The club admitted Mack Rice Bee of Left Hand as a new member and planned the annual turkey shoot for October 26 at the local range.
In Meigs County two hit and run crashes occurred over Saturday and Sunday. A parked car owned by Jesse Bush of Long Bottom was struck near Five Points on Route 7 at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Earlier, two vehicles struck a guard rail near Minersville Saturday night. drivers fled and were not caught.
Pomeroy emergency squadmen plan several fund raisers to finance their new emergency truck. Bedford Township hosts a Jitney Supper Oct 14 at Hemlock Grove Grange Hall with proceeds for the truck. A rummage sale is set for Nov 1, location TBA. donations welcome via contacts Phil Globakar Jim Soulsby Harold Norton.
Henderson chief William Myers attends a Huntington school for 14 weeks studying modern police methods and department improvements, meeting twice weekly to update practices.
The Philathea Class of Middleport Church of Christ held its annual Mother-Daughter banquet with 54 attendees. Mrs. Denver Rice welcomed guests as arrangements decorated the dining room and corsages honored the oldest mother, the youngest mother, and the mother with the most children.
The Xi Gamma Mu chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. office to arrange events. Ex Empler Tea and the Order of the Rose are set for Nov 16, a bowling party for Oct 16, and the Christmas party for Dec 5 at Oscar's Restaurant in Gallipolis with husbands invited. February includes a state house tour in Columbus and January a card party. A donation was made to Pomeroy's new emergency squad.
Gallipolis firemen battled a car fire on Lower River Road early Sunday owned by William Coen with $1495 in damage and undetermined cause. A second call at 2:56 p.m. Sunday reported a brush fire on Carl Baker’s Eureka Star Route property seven miles south of Gallipolis. Mason County Board of Education sets a 2 p.m. Tuesday meeting at the board offices.
City Councillor Joe Ash asks Mayor Trevor Warman to unveil a memorial in the form of a backyard toilet. The call follows Ash’s conversion of a large house into apartments in Durban and the need to add an extra toilet to meet by law requiring external windows for outdoor toilets.
A son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Law Point Pleasant and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davidson Cheshire. Numerous names listed for births and dismissals. Point Pleasant schools to close Thursday and Friday for West Virginia Education Association meeting in Charleston.
Wahama White Falcon marching band earned second place honors and a superior rating at the Black Walnut Festival in Spencer. Parkersburg South High School won first. Hammond Duval High School took third. Seventeen bands competed. Miss Pam Roush earned third in majorette, with Hoover High first and Parkersburg South second in majorette. Wahama prepares for concert season as bus driver Russell Capehart notes the band’s consistent high ratings and strong regional reputation.
Mason County native and first vice president of the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce has been nominated for the office of president. Hugh A. Curry of Kanawha Valley Bank in Charleston is cited as the son of the late Capt and Mrs William A Curry of Point Pleasant. Two sisters Mrs Earl Arnett and Mrs B W Krodel are Point Pleasant residents.
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