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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1973
Page
3
Ohio University administrators John F. Milar and Dr. Taylor Culbert will spearhead two key programs. Milar chairs a 15 member recruiting advisory committee to boost new student enrollment. Culbert leads the universitys retention program with cooperation from deans and department chairmen.
Bromley announces Oct 1 access for Athens families and Bromley Hall residents with 15 dollar single passes and 30 dollar family passes good for one quarter. Hours run 11 am to midnight with lessons offered, towels and hair dryers on site, lifeguards on duty.
Ames Bern Amesville volunteer firemen sponsor a Sunday tractor pull to raise funds for a new pumper truck. Contests in stock and modified divisions run noon near the fire station with weigh-ins at 10 am. Competitions include 5 000 7 000 and 9 000 pound classes with first to third place prizes and a new weight exchanger for the pulls. Refreshments will be available.
The county records list marriages for Paul M. Jackson 57 and Lenora R. Shoaf 48 of The Plains. Herman M. Thomas Sr. 56 and Rozetta J. Shelton 31 of Glouster also wed. Steven Dale Wharton 24 of Athens and Constance Lynn Nevine 21 of Athens joined in matrimony. James F. Bobo 29 of Athens and Nancy Jane Williams 18 of Athens. Charles Allen Hibbard 19 The Plains and Vickey Lynn Willard 17 Athens married. Clarence Eugene Stover 27 of Nelsonville and Linda K. Matheny 21 of Nelsonville.
The O'Bleness Memorial Hospital announces visiting hours from 11 a.m. to 8 30 p.m. with maternity exceptions 2 30 to 3 30 and 7 to 8 p.m. Two visitors per patient per hour in maternity and no visitors under 16 in pediatrics or maternity. Names and hometowns of visitors listed.
Ohio University psychology department schedules two fall quarter night classes. Child and adolescent psychology meets Monday and Wednesday 7 9 p.m. taught by Mrs Catherine Lemans. Educational psychology runs Tuesday and Thursday 7 9 p.m. taught by James Short. Each course carries five credits. For more information contact the department.
Preliminary hearing for Rodney Wingrove of Route 1 Athens charged with possession of stolen property was set for Oct 1 in Athens County Municipal Court. Wingrove allegedly possessed a trailer valued over $500 reported missing by Robert Long of Bob's Marathon. In separate actions, William Huntington of Rye NY was sentenced to 90 days with 75 suspended for possession of barbiturates. Raymond Fishenich, 32, Columbus, pled guilty to driving while intoxicated, fined $200, 10 days jail, and 60 day license suspension.
David Riggs of The Plains, 23, was sentenced in Athens County Juvenile Court to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine plus costs after being found guilty of acting to delinquency of a minor. Judge Charles Curran suspended nine months of the jail term and $600 of the fine on the condition he remains law abiding for one year. a seven day continuance and potential appeal were noted.
A November 1 deadline is announced for Danforth Fellowships to be awarded nationally in March 1974. Ohio University may submit four nominations. The fellowships, funded by the Danforth Foundation of St. Louis, support careers in college teaching or administration toward PhD study. Applications are processed through Honors Tutorial College Director Ellery Goles at Chubb House.
Professor P. Lal of Calcutta has been chosen as the first Morton Visiting Professor at Ohio University. The chair, endowed last year by Dr. Robert L. Morton, honors the long service of the emeritus mathematics education professor who taught at the university for 42 years. Professor Lal, age 43, will become the inaugural holder of the Morton chair.
In Athens County cases, the court awarded custody of four minor children to Rachael King and two and one more to other plaintiffs in separate filings. Separate notices list multiple divorce and property names. A visiting professor appointment to rotate disciplines was announced for Lal, a Calcutta University lecturer, with interdisciplinary courses on Indian influence in literature and Indian literature. He has taught at Hofstra Illinois and Ohio University and is translating an Indian epic. he is married with two children.
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