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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1958
Page
2
Athens city schools opened their fall term with 1316 students reporting for first day classes. East Side 285 West Side 318 Senior High 391 Junior High 322. elementary totals exclude about 100 kindergartners starting Monday. late arrivals will raise numbers.
Supt. S. R. Johnson welcomed eleven new teachers during an all day briefing for over 50 district teachers. The hires include four Ohio University graduates and staff covering kindergarten to English and music across West and East Side schools.
Athens motorists urged to heed city law during school bus rounds. Police Chief Joseph Grogan stressed drivers must stop at least 10 feet away and stay stopped until all children reach safety. Violators face arrest as officers monitor buses.
Floyd Bolin Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Friday, announced commander William Boyd.
Regional conference organizers met at the Sportsman Grill to plan the Ohio Citizens Council sponsored health and welfare conference to be held October 14 at Ohio University. The biennial event aims to foster cooperation between professionals and lay groups in Southeastern Ohio.
Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Homer Calentine of Amesville. Admitted were Philip Schloss of Athens Ernest Shirkey of Jackson Vicki Moore of Athens and Gary Koska of Athens. Dismissals include Mrs Bruce Throckmorton of Ath ens Route 5 and son Ray Johnson of Athens James Bobo of Athens Route 4 and Mrs Desmond Ash of Athens Route 2 Emma Keirns Millfield. Blood used one pint.
L. S. Searls 69, former Athens resident, died Wednesday morning in Parkersburg where he resided. Survivors include daughters Mrs. R. H. Reeder of Athens and Mrs. Albert Weter of Cleveland. Funeral services set for Friday at 3 30 p m at Ogden funeral home in Parkersburg.
Albany High School's senior class officers held their first meeting of the year to discuss fund raising ideas. Officers include president James Francisco, vice president Sara Seel, secretary Barbara Keck, treasurer Pat Rice, Connie Elliott and Dale Harvey on student council, and news reporter Vicki Mace.
Leonard Jackson aged 24 of Glouster a railroader and Janet Steffy 18 of Glouster a secretary. Jerry Allen Dearing 21 of Buchtel and Julia Ann Bullock 16 of Nelsonville both unemployed. Roger W. Hawk 21 of Columbus an accountant and Ruth Ellen Porter 19 of The Plains an assistant book keeper.
Anna Slater 77 of The Plains died early Thursday in Sheltering Arms Hospital after years of ill health. Born in England she lived in Murray City and The Plains most of her life and was a member of The Plains Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband John two daughters Mrs Mir iam McKee and Mrs Elizabeth Winefordner four sons Jack Arthur Albert and Edward two sisters and four brothers along with 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Visitation begins Friday after 2 pm at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home with services Saturday at 2 pm by Rev Virgil Versteeg burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.
Eugene Cassel of Grandview Ave was found guilty of assault and battery and fined $25 plus costs. Arraigned on a charge by his sister Evelyn Sherman Cassel pleaded innocent and posted $30 bond for the next hearing.
Athens County schools show 4489 students this year, up from 4449 last year. Carthage Troy remains largest with 602 pupils, an increase from 594. Other enrollments: Albany 520, Ames Bern 325, Athens Local 375, Rome Cana an 407, Shade 322, The Plains 448, Trimble 543, Waterloo 421, York 525.
Athens resident L H McBride of 22 Clark St was chosen as the city’s representative on the nationwide Gallup auto opinion panel to meet in Detroit October 8 9. McBride a former grocer now a Bank of Athens teller and a Lions Club leader is named along with alternates Monte V Davis and Thomas Williams.
Robert McCammon of the Athens city police department announced on Thursday his resignation. A one year veteran, he will leave next Tuesday to enter the University of Cincinnati Medical School this fall to pursue a Doctor of Medicine degree.
The rural Hamley Run thermometer climbed 14 degrees by 9 a.m. Thursday after a low of 60. Previous day highs and lows reached 85 and 49 as rain threatened but did not materialize.
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