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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1964

Page

2

77 County Polling Places Listed Across Precincts

The county election board announced 77 polling locations for Tuesday voting from 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m. Readouts include Athens Ward 1 precincts at armory sites and Central Avenue Church, Ward 2 at Ohio University venues, Ward 3 across DAV Building East State Street and city hall, Ward 4 at county highway garage, and multiple locations in Nelsonville and regional townships such as Athens North and South, The Plains, Chauncey, Albany, Glouster, Trimble, and more.

Athens Armory Central Avenue Church Athens High Central Ave Ohio U. Lavwairy W. Union St Music Hall Park P Morrison School Ward E. State St East Side School City Hall K of C Mill St County DAV Welfare N. Lancaster St Nelsonville Legion Hall Adams St Christian Church Presbyterian Church Methodist Church Town House Poplar St Dixon Bridge Fourth St Alexander East Pleasanton Church Alexander West Alexander Church Amesville Village Ames Baker Athens North Court House Athens South Morrison the Plains Bern Sharpsburg Canaan South Canaan North Carthage Chauncey 1 Chauncey 2 Circle Hill Chauncey Millfield Millfield West Sugar Creek Albany Village Lee Lodi Shade Guysville Village Masonic — Stewart Depot Bill Golding Jacksonville Trimble Greens Run Parrish North Glouster Hollister Coolville Hockingport Torch WSCS Troy Twp Carbondale Granville Crow Mineral New Marshfield West Luhrig Ralph Six Buchtel Deanville Kimberly York Grange North York State Highway Department Division 10 Ward Cunningham Messenger Newsphoto

Athens High students split tickets in mock election

Athens High School students favored Lyndon Johnson for president by 41 votes, Robert Taft for US Senate 229 to 165, Walter Moeller over Homer Abele 245 to 166, and approved the school bond issue 340 to 58, city income tax 245 to 174, and county tuberculosis levy 309 to 102.

Athens High School Lyndon Johnson Robert Taft US Senate Walter Moeller Homer Abele

Halloween Parade Planned by Kiwanis Club Saturday Night

The Kiwanis Club will hold its annual Halloween parade and activities starting at 6 30 p m Saturday. Participants meet 6 00 to 6 30 p m in front of General Telephone Co Washington St parading to Court St Mill St and Athens High School stadium. Entertainment by Pershing Rifles and a gymnastic team. Prizes of silver dollars awarded for costumes in five age groups. Treats provided to all attendees.

Kiwanis Club Max Kinneer Pershing Rifles

Rome School Safe Looted for 300 Dollars

Looting of the Rome-Canaan school safe yielded 300 dollars. Sheriff Harold Shields said the safe in Executive Head Herman Ellis' office was pried open between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 5:30 a.m. Thursday after intruders entered through an unlocked basement window and a furnace room door on the second floor. Deputies Buffington and Walker are aided by a BCI agent in the investigation.

Rome-Canaan Harold Shields Herman Ellis Ellis

Births and admissions from Sheltering Arms Hospital

Birth announcements list a son for Mr and Mrs Charles Grubbs Athens Route 3 a son. Mr and Mrs Emil Risseler Athens a son. Mr and Mrs Gary Gabriel Athens Route 3 a son. Admissions include Harlan E Carpenter Mabel Winning Woodrow Colmer Frank Dickens Mrs Samuel Stalder and Mrs George Gilham Donald Young. A shoplifting case yields a $25 fine. Center transfer notes report Joseph Sadar taken to Hudson Health Center after a knee dislocation incident at Ewing Hall.

Charles Grubbs Athens Emil Risseler Gary Gabriel Woodrow Colmer Frank Dickens Samuel Stalder Nelsonville George Gilham Albany Donald Young Joseph Sadar N. College St Ohio University Hudson Health Center Fire Department Ewing Hall

Dropout Problem Highlighted by SOEA Dinner Speakers

Rev Charles Harrison of the Ohio Youth Commission told educators at The First Methodist Church that school dropouts risk economic harm from their actions. He urged teachers to engage with today’s youth as catalysts for change, noting 18 million dropouts by 1970 and citing defects and backgrounds among them. Also reported were SOEA officers elected for 1965 and a Memorial Auditorium assembly.

Charles Harrison Southeastern Ohio Education Association First Methodist Church Harrison Ohio Youth Commission School Masters Club School Womens Club Elouise Mechling Perry County Ruth Goodwin Logan City Schools Donald Rushing James Dow Logan SOEA Memorial Auditorium

OU Parents Committee Meeting in Athens This Weekend

The Ohio University Parents Advisory Committee seeks campus reform input. The 24 student parents meet at The Ohio University Inn to discuss housing morals and student freedoms and to offer university recommendations. Cochairmen are Mrs. Gordon Gray and Mrs. Benjamin Wills. Athens members include Col. and Mrs. David G. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Harmon.

Parents Advisory Committee PAC Ohio University Athens Ohio University Inn Cochairmen Gordon Gray Franklin Ave Benjamin Wills Columbus Gray David G. Smith Morris William A. Harmon

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Smith's Court St Ph. LY AHS OUR RCA Richard Gunter Rea) Pty Athens Appliance & T.V. CO West Washington ST Rome Shields Sam Buffington DeWitt Walker BCI I’roclaims Raymond Shepard Ohio 65 Ohio 65 Health Insurance Association Ohio Civil Service Employes Association Sheltering Arms Hospital Harlan E. Carpenter Mabel Winning Ruth K. Dubin Lindley Hall Ed Settle Luckoff the Home Savings & Loan Association Washington St Federal Home Loan Bank Harold Starkey E. M. Conant Realty Donald K. Barstow RAY Douglas Insurance Mill Street Earl F. Mathews, Inc C. M. Gill & Company Earl Mathews Earl Hooper C. M. Gill Security Bank Bldg
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