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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1961

Page

2

Fifteen SEO School Bands to Perform at OU Band Day

Seventeen southeastern Ohio high school bands join the Ohio University marching band for Band Day at Peden Stadium. A total of 938 musicians will form a BTG formation to honor Bran don T. Grover, OU athletics director. Read highlights include band lineups and director names from The Plains to Fairland.

SEO School Southeastern Ohio Ohio University Marching Band Kent State Ohio University Brandon T. Grover Peden Stadium the Plains al Horsky Lakewood Charles Tewksbury Chesapeake John Filkins Tallmadge Wayne Chaffin Charles Minelli William Brophy Minelli

Athens County ACS names officers and alternates

Roy C. Gilham of New Marshfield Route 2 is re elected chair of the Athens County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Jewett Parmiter Amesville Route 1 is re elected vice chair and Ray Wingett Guysville Route 4 is a committee member. Alternates named include Pearl Parker Albany and Delmer Niggemeyer Guysville Route 2. Community chairmen by township listed.

Roy C. Gilham New Marshfield Athens County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee ASC Jewett D. Parmiter Amesville Ray Wingett Guysville Pearl E. Parker Albany Delmer L. Niggemeyer Guys Alexander Merrill Chase Athens Ames Don Linscott Millfield John Sheridan Bern William Pinkerton Sharpsburg Canaan Floyd Mathews Carthage Guy H. White Dover-Trimble Vern White Lee Lodi Delmar Niggemeyer Rome Ralph Byron Stewart Troy Harry A. Gibbs Coolville Waterloo-York Austin Conker

Five Appeals Court Hears Athens County Cases

The Fourth District Court of Appeals heard five Athens County matters on questions of law in common pleas court on Wednesday. Presiding judge William D. Radcliff and jurists William B. Brown and James Collier sat for the session. Cases included Margaret Irene Pugh versus Athens County Agriculture Society and Lewis and Rose Mingus versus Arthur Cherrington, plus actions involving Robert Ross Nicholson and Robert Cooper and the estate of Harry H. Townsend.

Athens County Common Pleas Court Fourth District Court of Appeals William D. Radcliff Circleville William B. Brown Chillicothe James Collier Ironton Margaret Irene Pugh Athens County Agriculture Society Lewis and Rose Mingus Arthur Cherrington State of Ohio Robert Ross Nicholson Robert Cooper Harry H. Townsend

Howard Mills Rites Set

Funeral services are planned Thursday afternoon for Howard M. Mills 54 of 271 FE State St who died Monday afternoon in Cleveland Clinic. Friends may call at Hughes funeral home where services will be conducted at 2 p m by Rev Roger M. Rice. Burial will be in West Union Street Cemetery.

Howard M. Mills State St Cleveland Clinic Hughes Funeral

Rabid Skunk Killed In Mechanicsburg Area

The Mechan icsburg area health department reports a skunk found rabid near Lamar Drive. Ralph Leonard, sanitarian, had the head tested at the Southeastern Ohio Branch Laboratory in Nelsonville and was notified of rabies this morning. Residents are urged to watch pets closely.

Mechanicsburg Leonard Nelsonville Southeastern Ohio Ohio Department of Health

Mild midweek with fog cleared and warm afternoon

A mild Wednesday followed a 46 degree low with a 20 degree daytime rise to the mid morning, fog lifted by late morning. Tuesday’s high reached 74 while rural Hamley Run showed a low of 39 and a previous high of 71.

U. S C. L. Colmer Hamley Run

Athens High Senior Semi Finalist in Merit Scholarship

AHS senior Mark R. Abel has been named a semifinalist in the 1961 62 National Merit Scholarship competition. Semifinalists from about 15 000 high schools took a qualifying test last March and a three hour aptitude test to be given December 2 will determine finalists.

AHS Athens High School John M. Staknaker Scholarship Corporation Ron Mills John R. Abel Tulane Staknaker

Teen Center Committee Plans Public Meeting in Athens

Athens teen center committee schedules public meeting at 7 30 p m in city council chambers to discuss renovating the State Highway Garage on Judson Ave. and plans to repair floors wiring toilets and heating with estimates from local firms. Mayor Sands signed a two year lease with the state highway department for occupancy and the garage should be vacated by mid October while a new garage on Route 56 is built. The city aims to eventually gain permanent possession of the Hudson Ave. garage.

Judson Ave Norman Dean Dean Kenneth Sands State Department of Highways Highway Department Route 56 Hudson Ave

Area Girl Hurt When Hit By Car

A 14 year old New Plymouth girl Donna Largent was injured crossing W Union Street between parked cars near Depot Street. She suffered a head laceration and elbow abrasions and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad. The driver, Richard Neal 25, of 452 Moore Avenue, did not see her and was not held.

New Plymouth

V McArthur Driver Hurt

Woodrow Jeffers 48 a former Vinton County commissioner was injured when his car rolled over after leaving Route 75 nine miles south of Logan. He suffered a collarbone fracture and was pinned until a passing motorist freed him and he was taken to Hocking Valley Hospital.

Logan McArthur Route 75 Gan Woodrow Jeffers Hocking Valley Hospital State Highway Patrol Vinton County Jeffers

Hospital Patient Ralph Dupler at University Hospital

Ralph Dupler of 111 Columbia Ave is listed as a patient at University Hospital Columbus in room 721.

Ralph Dupler Columbia Ave University Hospital, Columbus

Carnival Planned by Cub Scout Pack 51 of New Marshfield

Cub Scout Pack 51 of New Marshfield sponsors a carnival at 7 p.m. Thursday in the VFW Hall. Games and refreshments are on the program and the event is open to the public.

Cub Scout Pack 51 New Marshfield VFW

United Appeal Advance Gifts Drive Starts

Members of the advance gifts committee of the United Appeal attended a kick off dinner at the Sportsman's Grill with Robert Mathews as host. The group discussed the campaign and began soliciting advance gifts. Attending the luncheon were Mrs. Ralph Smeck Mrs. R Kenneth Kerr Mrs. Betty Morgan Francis Fuller Robert Guinn Richard Phillips and Carl Murphy. A meeting of the Ohio University workers was scheduled for 4 pm Wednesday at the John C Baker Center.

Advance Gifts Committee of the United Appeal Sportsman's Grill Robert Mathews Paign Ralph Smeck R. Kenneth Kerr Betty Morgan Francis Fuller Robert Guinn Richard Phillips Carl Murphy Ohio University Workers John C. Baker Center

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