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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1965
Page
23
Pomeroy Board of Education voted to extend the school year by four days to meet a 180 day requirement. Christmas vacation shifts to December 22, and the Monday after Easter becomes a class day. May 27 remains dismissal day.
Miss Nancy Lee Ash and Richard F. Clark united in a Sept. 5 double ring wedding at Rock Springs Methodist Church. She wore satin with lace bodice and carried a Bible bouquet. he is an industrial engineer with B F Goodrich Co. in Akron. The couple resides at 764 Copley Rd., Akron.
In Middleport on Sept 25 at her parents home, Miss Carolyn Sue Nicholson married Gale F. Shrimplin Jr. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Howard Ruppelt with close family present. The bride, a 1964 graduate of Middleport High and Ohio University data processing employee, and groom, a Wahama High School 1964 alum and U S Navy member in Norfolk,Va, celebrate as relatives served refreshments.
The tuberculosis mobile X-ray unit will travel Mason County from Oct 26 and 27 sponsored by the West Virginia State Health Department Mason County Tuberculosis and Health Association and Mason County Health Department. X-rays are free for residents age 20 and older. Stops include Mason County Court House Sunnyside School St. Paul Lutheran Church New Haven and Shinns Service Station with multiple daily time slots. Ducks and geese speeds noted separately.
Melbourne reports the Victoria State legislature plans new legislation to curb debt collection harassment. The bill targets tactics such as parking vehicles with debt collector signage outside homes, relentless phone calls, and late hour visits, and would require licensing of all debt collectors and subcollectors.
Ohio Eta Phi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi in Middleport approved buying glasses for a needy child and ordered March of Dimes mailers. They planned Red Cross solicitations, Royal Crown bottle-cap proceeds for drives, and a Nov 5 6 rummage sale led by Barbara Riggs and Lois Moore. Guests included Ann Barnitz and others. dessert was served by Mrs. Rawlings.
Listings show numerous land transfers in Wason County with parcels moved among residents in Point Pleasant Union District Cooper Cologne Graham and Lewis districts. Also included are notes on linen history and a Home Demonstration Club luncheon speaker and a fire department incident on Charleston Road with a car fire caused by faulty wiring.
The Eleanor Circle adopted a missions project during a Thursday meeting at Heath Methodist Church. Mrs. Leo Smith spoke about the Otis Bell family, missionaries in Japan visiting Heath Church. Plans for the annual holiday bazaar by the Women’s Society of Christian Service were discussed with dessert served.
Lowell Dickson, 62, of Jackson, named Gallia County Engineer by the Democratic Central Committee succeeding the late Robert E. Jenkins. A 1934 Ohio University graduate and veteran professional engineer, he now works for the Ohio Department of Highways and has prior experience with TVA and Firestone.
Four seniors and eight juniors were inducted into the National Honor Society at a Pomeroy High School assembly. Inductees include seniors Marjorie Bentz Sandra Hendricks Carson Crow and Ted Morarity and juniors Kay McGowan Terri Fultz Millie Legar Jennifer Blakeslee Judy Smith Peggy Hoffner Susan Dixon Garoldene Hayes. Principal James A. Diehl administered the pledge. Sharyn Biggs presided and introduced four speakers on membership quality. The glee club, directed by Lucille Swackhammer, performed several numbers.
Clarence L. Schurman of Point Pleasant and Mrs Norman Smith of Frost were admitted. Dismissed were Mrs Ottie Nowlin of Apple Grove and Peggy Rayburn of Point Pleasant.
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