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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1965
Page
12
Frugal classifieds invite readers to place simple ads for unwanted goods. One word per line style promotes easy, fun listing of items for sale or trade around the home. The copy highlights accessibility and thrift appeal.
A 32 year old London laborer, Albert Lish, boasts a 15 year avoidance of regular work while living on relief payments. He calls himself a social parasite on government funds and questions the value of work as a moral duty, contrasting the grasshopper and ant fable with modern welfare.
Logan High School pupils John Ellinger and Dennis Mowrey will attend the National Future Farmers of America Conference in Kansas City Missouri the week of October 13. Ellinger is a state officer serving as vice president of the Southeastern Ohio sector, one of four sectors led by a vice president. Mowrey is the son of Mr and Mrs Everett Mowrey, and Ellinger the son of Mr and Mrs Harley Ellinger.
Springfield police report a fight in which Ralph Stinnett 18 a South High senior and star linebacker was stabbed in the heart and died at a hospital. A 17 year old male was arrested at the scene and held in Clark County jail. Prosecutor James A Berry will decide charges then juvenile court will determine the trial venue. Police prepared for possible unrest but none occurred.
The article reviews NBC NBCs Daniel Boone and ABC Bewitched noting a dull deerlike race scene with an Injun sidekick and a pregnancy storyline. It also comments on CBS My Three Sons now in color with a new orphan and two dogs, and remarks on a tired schedule aimed at children.
Logan High School has completed home room elections for council members and secretaries. Each of 25 rooms 8 seniors 7 juniors and 10 sophomores elected one council representative and one secretary. lists naming seniors juniors and sophomores as council members and elected secretaries.
Logan Chakeres Theatre raised 2300 at its grand opening to aid the Hocking Valley Community Hospital. The 1.5 million six week remodel of the 60 bed facility, under construction since last fall, aims to finish equipment by early next year.
Torrential rains that pounded the midcontinent eased today though flood waters still covered croplands. In Arkansas rivers rose with Black River cresting near 18 feet while Strawberry River overflow closed highways and Oklahoma and Texas saw river floods receding. Officials warn crop damage in cotton soybeans and rice could total millions as Mississippi River crested near Quincy without reaching built areas.
Logan Hocking County commissioners reviewed renting office space for a bi county or tri county anti poverty committee. The group includes Hocking Athens and possibly Perry Counties with a Hocking Courthouse base. No decision until by laws and final plans are drafted. Representatives from Athens and Hocking Community Action Programs will meet at the Hocking courthouse at 7 30 p m next Wednesday.
Arthur S. Nelson of Railroad Ave pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated and was bound over to the Athens County grand jury. Mayor William Hoffman set a $300 bond. In Alfred, the Orange Church Homecoming was announced for Sunday.
A song fest is planned at the Madison F. W. B. Church east of town this Sunday at 2 p.m. The event invites all to attend the service and enjoy the performances.
Across the nation students faced ultimatums to cut hair or drop out. Some sued, citing constitutional rights, while others found fixes such as trimming and wearing Beatle wigs off campus. Texas and Virginia cases reached courts, with mixed outcomes and university guidelines on facial hair and long hair.
U S District Judge James F. Gordon dismissed former Major General Edwin A. Walker’s $2 million libel action against two Louisville newspapers and WAHS radio. Walker plans an appeal to the Sixth Circuit. The ruling cites Sullivan v New York Times regarding actual malice. Walker was in the public eye during 1962 Oxford demonstrations over James Meredith.
Commissioners heard no objections at the Thursday morning budget hearing. The three member panel comprised Treasurer Ralph Moorehead Auditor Carl Engle and Prosecutor Forrest Moore. They expect to act on the budget around November 1. County bills totaling 9525 18 were approved for payment. An easement from Mr and Mrs Joseph N Campbell covered drainage correction near Lake Logan Trailer Court.
The State Controlling Board tabled a $3.7 million request for 6.9 acres to expand Cleveland State University pending an appraisal report. Dr John Millett noted CSU will serve 28 000 students by 1980 and the land is tied to an option from Fenn College. Also mentioned a senior class dance at Starr Washington High Saturday evening.
Freshmen Democrats play a pivotal role as Johnson seeks votes in Congress. The Democratic National Committee backs 71 newcomers to help them act like veterans and secure reelection, while Republicans acknowledge the challenge. An airman from Logan departs for Evreux Air Base in France.
State patrol arrested Charles E. Tate 40 Wyatt West Virginia for operating without a license. Tate posted 15 dollar bond for appearance in Nelsonville Mayor's Court Saturday at 7 30 p.m.
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