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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1963
Page
2
W Rex Davis of Huntington National Bank in Columbus will speak at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Temple as Parama thia Lodge 25 FRAM begins its sesquicentennial observance. Robert A Hinshaw will represent the Grand Lodge with Raymond Barcin providing organ music.
A public meeting for Waterloo Local School District residents is set for 7 30 p m Monday at the New Marshfield High School. Raymond H Brooks says no definite decision will be made then but the board wants public input and notes extensive discussion in recent sessions. The high school charter and others will be lifted in June as boards consider regional reorganizations. The Waterloo district has not been named in any state plan or public proposals.
Cub Scout Pack 55 held its first fall meeting with 18 boys for the September Science Fair. Roger Harris new district scout executive in Athens introduced to the cubs and parents by Cubmaster Goodloe Dadisman. An orientation for potential new scouts is set for October 7 at 7 30 p.m. in the basement of First Presbyterian Church.
Firemen from Coolville answered a grass fire call Thursday evening behind the telephone building in Guys ville with no damage. Richland and Ames-Bern-Amesville departments did not respond due to lack of contracts with Rome Two.
Mr and Mrs R H White retire as manager and office manager of Broughtons Farm Dairy Athens with White continuing as company consultant in the area George Sufronko named manager of the Athens plant effective Sept 1 He has worked with Broughtons since 1955 as route operations supervisor and is married to Barbara Dixon of Nelsonville The Whites are members of First Presbyterian Church Athens White a 1921 Ohio University graduate and former Athens city council member Sufronko is a Chauncey Dover High School graduate class of 1950 and a two year Army veteran The announcement was made by Carl L Broughton president
The Washington Association, a Unitarian group for 11 Ohio and West Virginia communities, holds its 131st annual meeting Sunday with the Unitarian Fellowship of Athens at 21 Hocking St. Events start 11 a.m. with coffee hour and a potluck dinner followed by discussions on church social action and reports from participating groups. Walter W. Wright of Ohio University chairs as association president.
James Winfield age 55 an employee at Altmans store was taken home by the fire department emergency squad after becoming ill at work at 9 11 am Friday Mrs Leora Pierce age 50 of Athens Route 5 was also taken to the hospital from the Sportsman Grill at 5 30 pm Thursday when she became ill at work
Dave Parsons an Athens High School graduate joins Mountain State College in the CPA and electronic data processing course. Patricia Wildman, an Albany High School graduate, enrolls in the secretarial course.
Seventy five Future Farmers of America officers from 13 schools in District 15 attended an officers training course at Albany High School. Dave Bowers spoke as Southeast vice president. District banquet plans were made for Jackson.
Fragmentary hospital notes reference Sheltering Arms Hospital and related care details. The readable text hints at patient or staff records and institutional observations, indicating periodic internal communications within the facility.
A sequence of birth announcements for a son and a daughter listing Mr. and Mrs. Sligo Mrs. Peters and others in Athens Zaleski and Coolville. A set of admissions and dismissals follow naming Mrs Mary Hawk Lafe Andrews and several others in Athens Route 3 and Johnston. The list includes multiple residents of Athens Coolville and surrounding areas with family and address details.
Common Pleas Court orders James H. and Beulah M. Seiber of Chauncey to repay Franklin Federal Savings and Loan Association in Columbus the sum of 997.25 on a promissory note.
Dr. H. M. Boocks of the Athens City-County Health Department warns Athens County property owners that three or more house trailers on a property create a house trailer park that must be licensed. He urges Chauncey Jacksonville Amesville and nearby areas with three or more rented trailer spaces to contact the health department about licensing and sanitary rules.
Navy recruiter William P. Bressler announces Kenneth W. Robertson 17 of Chesterhill and Roger Thomas Holter 18 of Racine have enlisted in the Navy high school recruit program. Both will receive nine weeks of recruit training in San Diego California followed by two weeks of leave. they are sons of Mr and Mrs Hill Robertson and Mr and Mrs Thomas Holter.
Athens hosts Buckeye State Sheriffs Association district pistol shoot with 18 county entrants. Deputy Sheriff Bob Allen chaired the event and Coshocton County Sheriff William Hoop served as range master at the city police pistol range.
State Highway Patrol cited Jacob Lyons 65 of New Marshfield for driving left of center after a truck car crash on Route 144 south of Route 329 at 6 30 p m Wednesday.
Alfred B. Sidwell a 27 year old Army man from Parkersburg West Virginia and Vena Gay Muhlbach a 19 year old from Frost Route 1 obtain a marriage license at home.
Athens County Red Cross announces bloodmobile at Church of the Good Shepherd 66 University Ter on Monday 11 am to 4 pm and Tuesday 10 am to 4 pm with a daily quota of 150 pints. Appointment cards issued to 438 donors. calls LY-3-1651 or LY-3-1183 for new or first time donors. Walk ins welcome. County quota progress ahead of open heart surgery need for a four year old at Children’s Hospital.
Athens and Richland area firemen plan to attend the Hocking Valley Regional Fire School Sunday in Gallipolis. The program, run with the State Board for Vocational Education, covers ladders river rescue pumps and masks. City Chief Charles Dalton and Richland Volunteer Chief Joe Jagers chair the planning committee. Attendees include Richard Coole Charles Linton William Carpenter Kenneth Collins Pete Good Paul Farley Harry Bowles John Romine Frank Deardorff Cloyce Martin and Phil Russell.
Joe Osburn Bailey age 24 of Strong Arkansas pleaded guilty to a State Highway Patrol charge of driving while intoxicated. He was fined 150 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in the county jail.
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