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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1968

Page

5

Teen Center Open House Highlights Plaque Ceremony

About 150 attended the TRAP open house as a plaque was presented to adults for long hours of work toward the youth center. Joy Gasser announced tentative hours and a rotating schedule with teen use from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, plus junior and senior high days and Friday to late nights, with Wednesdays closed. Fifteen one-year memberships were awarded for hours of service, and Mrs. James Kuhn was hired to supervise the center with teen maintenance duties shared.

Buddy Inboden John McFadden Susan Kuhn Denise Russell Debby Berry Debbie Devol Kendra Price Cindy Lightfoot Joy Gasser Betty Walsh Penny Johnson Janis Winner Dan Collison Bill Good Leslie Hitchcock James (Ellyn) Kuhn West Hunter St

97 Red Cross Ditty Bags Sent From Hocking County Chapter

Ninety seven ditty bags were shipped to Red Cross Field Directors in Vietnam from Hocking County for Christmas distribution. All US chapters are sending enough bags to gift every service member in Vietnam. The text notes the ditty bag’s long history and cites a letter from a Red Cross Field Director aboard the hospital ship Repose praising the bags’ usefulness. Local groups and companies contributed funds or bags, with many churches, clubs, and organizations listed as supporters.

Red Cross Hocking County Logan Vietnam United States Caesar Repose Carborundum Company

Street Bid Is Awarded To Brewer

NELSONVILLE The F H Brewer Co of Lancaster was awarded the bid for black topping Adams Street at 6509.20 after the Board of Control studied the proposal Saturday noon. The Brewer bid was the only one submitted to the city. Following preparation of the street surface two and a half inches of asphalt will be applied as per specifications. Surfacing will be from Franklin Street.

Nelsonville F. H. Brewer Co Lancaster Adams Street Board of Control Brewer Franklin Street

Hurts Farewell Dinner in Lancaster

Logan Good year management honored Mr and Mrs Nate Hurt with a Saturday night farewell party in Grilli s Lancaster party room. Forty couples attended as Joe Malones five piece combo played and a late buffet supper was served. A framed scroll with 175 signatures from Logan plant workers was presented to Hurt for his years as plant manager.

LOGAN Nate Hurt Grilli Lancaster Logan Goodyear Joe Malone Hurt

New Station Being Built Near Chestnut Street

A modern service center is nearing completion at Chestnut Street and Lake Burr Oak Boulevard. The Shafer family will operate the new station after razing the former Jimmy Shafer Sohio station and restaurant. It will offer ample parking and access from Canal and Chestnut Streets serving Routes 33 and 216.

Nelsonville Chestnut Street Lake Burr Oak Boulevard Jimmy Shafer

Schedule Achievement Program October 17

Logan 4 H club Achievement Program set for October 17 at 7 30 p m in Logan High School auditorium. Highlights include county state and club awards certificates of achievement year award pins club premiums and recognition of honor clubs. Parents invited.

Logan Hocking County Logan High School

Buchtel Man Posts $300 Bond For Hearing

Nelsonville police arrested Don G. Smith 21 of Buchtel on DWI charges and he posted 300 bond for a Friday hearing in Nelsonville Mayor court. David Lee Hickman 22 of 754 Chestnut Street was cited for reckless operation and ordered to appear Friday.

Nelsonville Don G. Smith Buchtel David Lee Hickman Chestnut Street

Police Hold Eyeglasses in Nelsonville Find

Nelsonville police report a sack of eyeglasses turned in over time at the station. Wearers apparently did not note the loss or seek replacements, or could not afford replacements.

Nelsonville

TRAP Style Show At Chakeres Theatre Monday Evening

Logan A teenager recreation association TRAP presents a charity style show at Chakeres Theatre at 8 p m. Haneys House of Fashion styles modeled by TRAP members and some adults with Marian Sinsel as narrator. Tickets at the door priced 1 00 for adults 50 cents for teens with proceeds to TRAP. Door prizes donated by local merchants.

Logan Teenage Recreation Association TRAP Chakeres Theatre Haney’s House of Fashion Marian Sinsel

Sisters attend Columbus workshop on operating room tech

Sister Francis RN operating room supervisor and Sister Berna dine in charge of central supply at Mount St Mary Hospital traveled to Columbus Sunday for a workshop on operating room and supply techniques remaining until Tuesday.

Nelsonville Francis Bernadine Mount St. Mary Hospital Columbus

Cycle Sales To Expand In New Home

Cycle Sales To Expand In New Home sonville Cycle Sales Incorporated, formerly at 701 Canal St, will move to new quarters on old Route 33 east of Myers Crossing. A cement block sales and service shop sits on an acre bought from R V Oakley. Bobby Riley says the agency will be east of Gloria and Charley’s Green house.

Nelsonville Nelsonville Cycle Sales, Incorporated Canal St Route 33 Myers Crossing R. V. Oakley Bobby Riley Gloria and Charley

Miss Doering Crowned Homecoming Queen at Logan High

Logan High School crowned Miss Dottie Doering Homecoming Queen during ceremonies before the Logan Meigs game. Presenting her crown was Ron Rutter senior class president and Chieftain football player. Escort was Dan Gallagher with attendants Patty Sette and Fred Walters, Carol Brown and Greg Huffman, Joy Gasser and Jim Robb, Debbie Burgess and Tom Smith.

Logan Dottie Doering Logan High School

Back Ticket Drive Nets City 458 Dollars

Logan reports the city collected 458 from overdue parking tickets in the past three weeks. 28 multi-ticket holders were contacted. all but three paid. If the remainder don’t pay by Monday warrants will be issued. An additional 40 letters go out with one week to pay or warrants follow. The chief praised the public for their strong response.

Logan Roy Kelch

Births and admissions listed at Holzer Hospital

Holzer Hospital notes three birth announcements for Polcyn Gallipolis Sellers Racine and Holley Gallipolis and a long list of admitted patients including Fitch Hanging Rock Lemmon ton Patterson Ours and many others from Gallipolis Crown City Wellston Jackson Vinton and more. An unrelated line states oxygen makes up nearly half of the earths crust with alumina chalk and siliceous rock.

Cynthia A. Fitch Portland Lawrence Lewis Hanging Rock Margaret Lemmon Ronton Walter Patterson Ernest Kenneth Ours Crown City William T. Perry Ironton Fred Dellenbaugh Wellston William A. Pierson Leon Roy Howell Syracuse Olin C. Russell Vinton James Saunders John Dearing Ronald Baird Gallipolis Hayley Lynn Coy Jackson Samuel Copley Bidwell Clyde Roush Point Pleasant Paul E. Stewart Michelle Denise Wren New Haven James Coleman Tone D. Hall Middleport Renee K. Bennett Ora VY. Cox Hamden

Pleasant Valley Hospital Births and Discharges

Pleasant Valley Hospital notes list new parents and newborns including Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kearns Letart a daughter Mrs. Guy Sayre Point Pleasant David Robinson Apple Grove Mrs. Eugene Sterrett Point Pleasant Early Thornton Point Pleasant Mrs. Robert Sutton Point Pleasant Audrey Jeffers Dempsey Lively Elma Wood P A Sayre Mrs Dallas Bailes as discharged.

Kenneth Kearns, Letart Guy Sayre Point Pleasant David Robinson Apple Grove Eugene Sterrett Early Thornton Robert Sutton Audrey Jeffers Demspey Lively Elma Wood P. A. Sayre Dallas Bailes

Open house for congressional candidate Crewson in Laurelville

A Sunday afternoon open house at the Dr Doerings summer home near Laurelville drew a large number of locals to meet Harry B. Crewson, candidate for Congress, who was hosted with a lawn supper for guests.

Logan

Two Injured In Mishaps In Hocking

Two drivers were injured in one car accidents in Hocking County. Lloyd Strawn, 72, Logan, suffered a severe head laceration when his northbound car left Route 93 and struck an embankment five miles south of Logan. Jeannette Gatton, 36, Glouster, sustained a forehead bump after her southbound car went over an embankment on Route 216 near the Athens Hocking County line.

Here Mount St. Mary Hospital Jeannette E. Gatton Glouster Athens Hocking County Line

Chauncey Meetings Tuesday Schedule Update

Tuesday events include Chauncey Junior Choir at 4 00 p m Chauncey Adult Choir at 7 00 p m and Mill field C W F first official meeting at 7 30 p m in The Plains hosts the County Ministers gathering at 5 00 p m a busy municipal evening.

Chauncey the Plains Chauncey Adult Choir Millfield C.W.F

Chauncey Holds Christian Growth Class Session

Paul Robinson leads the first session of a Christian Growth Class in Chauncey at 7 30 p m Monday in the Parish House. Open to all ages the course includes Bible study prayer and fellowship. The Chauncey Village council also meets tonight at 7 in the municipal building.

Chauncey Paul Robinson Chauncey Village

Also Mentioned on This Page

Teen Center The Metal Powder Products Co Lockheed- Georgia Plant Logan Clay Products Christian Advent Church Rockbridge WSCS Immanuel United Methodist Church Trinity United Methodist Church Goodyear Wives Club Sigma Phi Gamma Antioch Grange Pomona Grange Ewing Grange Antioch Home Demonstration Club Sunshine Girls Kline Memorial United Methodist Church Haydenville United Methodist Church Miss Doering American Legion Auxiliary Legion Home High Street Corning Post Lila Casey Joe BY Ken Steinhoff Holzer Hospital News Donald Polcyn James H. Holley James H. Sellers Racine Jerry Warren Robert W. Jones Sandra Jean Layne Ray C. Archer Roy E. Baker Robert L. Cooper Sherman Birt Driver Jr Charles H. Daugherty Harold Dillon Kenneth Downard Cecil T. Minton Gerald McKinniss Jeffrey Midkiff Larry Mullins Thomas Morgan Jr Harold Norton Joe Prater Wilma Riggs John Rudolph Melissa Russell David Shively Denise Shuler Wilmot Snell Jerry Tillis Marion Woods Mark A. Wray William Grinstead Richard Ballengee Pleasant Valley Hospital Hocking Patrol Hocking Valley Lloyd Strawn
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