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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1963
Page
9
Logan Rotarians endorsed the 11.5 mill levy for eight years as Logan School Supt. Dwight Diller explained the need amid revaluation. He outlined tax effects, state aid reductions, and consequences if the levy fails, including a December special election and potential payroll shortfalls.
Rio Grande College announced the appointment of a new dean of men and a new dean of women. Nicholas J. Hanna, 30, of Altona Pa has been named dean of men and Miss Kath lee Dillinger is the new dean of women. Hanna is an ex Penn State counselor and instructor in psychology at Rio Grande College. Dillinger returns to Rio Grande with prior service from 1951 to 1953 and has held teaching and leadership roles in Hawaii Pennsylvania Michigan and West Virginia institutions plus Girl Scouts and YWCA positions.
Obituaries note Neva Thompson 52 of The Plains died in Reynolds Memorial Hospital while several other local figures are remembered. Leo Niggemeyer 84 dies in Athens. mass at St John’s Church followed by burial. Ceil R. Kimes 60 dies in Columbus. funeral at Schoedinger. Jeannine Hagen 28 of Clearwater dies after lung surgery. services held in Florida with family ties to Letart Falls and Racine areas. Numerous relatives listed across The Plains, Athens, Chester, Pomeroy communities.
Wayne C Harsh files for divorce from Dianne R Harsh in Athens County Court of Common Pleas Ohio alleging gross neglect of duty and wilful absence. Respondent Dianne R Harsh resides Apt 4 2727 Regent Street Berkeley California. Hearing set on or after November 19 194?
Phillip J Hecker a 64 year old watch repairman at Paul Davies Jeweler died at 12 10 p m Monday in Holzer Hospital after five day illness from leukemia He was born in Austria and a World War I veteran who received the Purple Heart Hecker came to Gallipolis in 1946 from Columbus and was active in St Louis Catholic Church Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Gallipolis Elks Lodge and the Ohio Watchmakers Association He is survived by his wife Dorothy Cennamo three sisters and two brothers Funeral services will be held at St Louis Catholic Church with burial in Ashland Cemetery Rosary will be recited at the Wetherholt Elliott Sanders funeral home before services
Minor damage reported in a weekend collision at Locust and S Third Ave. Luther V. Caldwell backed into Robert M. Hill’s car. No charges filed. Evelyn Hill, a passenger, was treated for injuries en route home from Holzer Hospital.
A daughter was born to Mr. Carl J. Brown of South Bloomingville Route 1. Admitted to Hocking Valley Hospital were John W. Stone, Alpha A. Turner of Logan Route 2, Mrs. Mable Eyre of Logan, and Mrs. Richard A. Enderle. Dismissed were Mrs. Charles Erickson and her daughter from Radcliff.
Hocking licenses show Zale Kennedy Jr 21 Sugar Grove Route 1 laborer and Linda Kay Young 16 Canal Winchester at home. Also Loren Davis 21 Logan Route 1 Stage Coach Inn employee and Leatha Bailey 19 New Straitsville Route 1 grocery clerk. Nelsonville Kill Eagle Tribe 179 Redmen to meet at 7 30 p.m. Friday at Redman Hall.
Meigs County American Red Cross starts its annual fund drive with a $5000 goal, aiming for an early campaign to avoid clashes with other drives. Dale Kautz leads as general chair, with village and township volunteers named. Last year the chapter handled 505 blood units and supported 75 men in 125 service acts, plus emergency aid from the National Chapter for 1962 and 1963 disasters.
A parked truck on Second Ave in Pomeroy was heavily damaged Monday morning after Lydia Ebersbach pulled onto the curb and pressed the accelerator. The truck belonged to Sidney Russell of Glouster. No injuries or arrests were reported.
Point Pleasant office of the West Virginia Department of Employment Security reports 45 placements in September. By Sept 30 the office had 1822 job seekers including 232 females and 324 veterans. 157 new applications, with 113 leading to initial unemployment claims.
The eighth birthday of Stephen Bratton was celebrated Saturday at his parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bratton. Grace Lyman helped serve refreshments beside teachers and classmates David Gerard, Ricky Arnott, Richard Bailey, Nancy Buskirk, Rita Casci, Beth Fultz ham, and Steven Gerlach.
Social Circle hosts 1 p.m. lunch in Brandt's Mecca Room with Mrs. George Moore. Trinity Lutheran III holds an 8 p.m. Parish Hall discussion on The World Against God led by Floyd Goodlive with Host Lawrence Bluhm. Beauceant meets 7:30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. Hocking Valley Hospital Auxiliary inspects and hosts a 6:30 p.m. dinner at Brandt's Restaurant with Twig IV. Miller Chapel Grange hosts an 8 p.m. Halloween party with doughnuts.
A Logan area two vehicle collision on Route 278 seven miles south of Nelsonville led to Guy L. Millholland being cited for driving left of center after his car collided with James J. Lyons’s vehicle on a hillcrest. Millholland’s car was demolished and Lyons’s car damage was about $800. In a separate Route 33 accident near Logan, Gary J. Matheny, 20, was cited for speed excessive for road conditions after his vehicle flipped and slid into a ditch. Matheny, who was uninjured, posted $30 bond in Hocking County Court.
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Tobacco growers in Point Pleasant Mansfield County are invited to two demonstrations. The events cover tobacco stripping techniques and marketing discussions led by a federal grader and Ohio Valley Experiment Station specialist. Bring three or four sticks of your tobacco for hands on practice.
USDA market summary from Cincinnati shows calves steady to weak. steers 24.75 for high choice around 1000 lb, 22.00-23.00 Good. Cows 13.00-14.00, bulls 16.00-16.50. Hogs firmer near 16.00 for 210-230 lb barrows, sows 14.25-14.75. Sheep steady with lambs 19.00 and 80-90 lb sheep 17.00-18.00.
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