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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1969
Page
3
The Athens Children's Home moves to temporary quarters as demolition nears on Route 33 bypass. Eleven boys leave for 47 Hooper St and eight girls go to 131 Hastings Rd, with 14 girls remaining in the east cottage.
Athens city schools opened with 3 547 students enrolled across the system. Supt. Samuel Henderson reported 1 128 at the high school 947 at the middle school and 1 472 in elementary grades. An additional 285 kindergartners are expected when classes begin Monday as late university faculty return delays push arrivals. Enrollment is expected near 4 000.
Miss Barbara Stricklin of Columbus has returned to her home after visiting her grandmother Mrs. Lucy Hartsook and other relatives. Robert Shaver of Gallipid is called on Mr. and Mrs. Chester White. Mr. and Mrs. Freel Tackett and children of Bidwell were overnight guests of Tackett's mother Mrs. Pearl Tackett.
The Tri County Vocational School and two district centers delay opening until Monday due to launching a middle school and a new high school. Busing routes, pickup times for grades nine to twelve, six to eight, and kindergarten to fifth are listed, with contact for missed pickups. Weather notes record 67 degrees at 8 am and .04 inch rain from Tuesday.
ITHACA N Y The frantic pace of modern life has caught up with gumdrops and jelly beans. A Cornell University scientist has patented a process that turns them out in a half hour. Prof Thomas J Schoch developed a method for removing fatty acids from the corn starch in the candy, enabling faster production.
Richard D. Pendergast, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Michael of The Plains, finishes a year with the Navy in Japan. He spent a 30 day leave with his wife Cheryl Thompson of Chauncey. The couple will relocate to Concord California where he will serve aboard Mt. Katmoi for the next three years.
A series of property transfers in Athens County shows numerous deeds exchanging parcels across Trimble Nelsonville Lee Two Athens Franklin Hocking and Waterloo Townships. Notable entries include Blanche Elliott to Arthur Buckle 203 acres in Lee Two and John Kreat in Guysville acquiring 1.4 acres in Carthage wp.
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