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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1973
Page
8
Patrick J. Doyle of Alexandria Hospital urges pre trip medical prep to avoid illness overseas. See your doctor three months ahead for vaccines and a personal medical kit. travel wisdom includes immunizations and careful planning to maintain health abroad.
A traveling doctor advises travelers to check local health requirements, carry a small medical kit, and maintain medications with extra prescriptions. He warns about water, ice, and raw foods, prefers pasteurized drinks, and suggests embassy lists or service agencies for local doctors in foreign countries.
Abby advises that some employers discriminate against the handicapped while others, like Goodwill Industries, promote opportunities for self sufficiency. A reader recounts losses from a restaurant checkroom and hats, urging better policies and legal advice.
A letter discusses the health foods craze and asks how to verify claims made by diet faddists. It warns against unscientific statements while urging sensible nutrition through balanced diets. The writer notes pressure to buy expensive products and mentions concerns about hormones pesticides and contaminants.
Athens Business and Professional Women's Club recently held a dinner meeting in the Baker Center State Room initiating Darlene Smith Katie Sowle Judy Swartz and Bobby Schmidt. Members attended a district meeting at the Holiday Inn in Gallipolis where Pauline Reil spoke on membership and Lois Caul Joe Johnson and Eleanor Minister were named to district posts. A bake sale is planned for May 5 at Athens Plaza Shopping Center and involvement in the City Recreation Program May 26 to 28 is planned.
The open church wedding of Miss Jennifer Lynn Lawson to Thomas Weekley is set for April 29 at 6 p.m. in Mount Hermon United Brethren Church. The item also notes a police briefing, Phi Mu Auxiliary activities, officer elections, and upcoming events including a Senior Farewell Party and a look at Project Hope at 8 N. College St. with S. S. Hope as the national Phi Mu philanthropy.
The Odrinex Plan offers tiny tablets claimed to remove excess fat without starving or hard exercise. Used for 14 years by thousands nationwide, it promises refunds if you do not lose ugly fat, though details and seller are unspecified.
New York AP reports Julius Jensen III of Continental Investment Corp says many women manage work and home yet struggle with budgeting. He urges scheduled personal financial reviews, regular sessions, and planning to improve financial health and balance in daily life.
Phi Mu members will gather donations at the campus gate and courthouse this week for Project HOPE. The 15,000 ton SS HOPE is a floating hospital with 108 beds and 140 volunteer staff aiding ten countries in twelve years. Contributions fund vaccines braces health teams and training aboard the ship.
The Arnold Air Society and Angel Flight at Ohio University delivered Easter candies and eggs to children at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital and Athens Children's Services on Jacobs Drive. The two OU Air Force ROTC affiliated groups organized the joint civic project.
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