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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1953

Page

10

AFL roofers strike halts major construction in 16 Ohio counties

In Columbus Ohio a 16 county AFL roofers strike halted most roofing work. The area bounded by Marion Union Perry and Ross counties is affected. About 150 roofers in 14 contracting companies are involved as the contract expired and 30 cent hourly wage increase is sought. The Pike County atomic energy plant site is not affected. Victor Ringer chairs the Contractors Roofers Assn.

Columbus Ohio AFL Marion Union Perry Ross Pike County Victor Ringer Roofers Assn

Actor Don O'Connor Admitted to Cedars with undiagnosed illness

Hollywood report says actor Don O'Connor is at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital with an illness not yet diagnosed. Dr. Irving Lasky notes the actor was admitted Saturday after running fever for three days.

Hollywood Donald O'Connor Cedars of Lebanon Hospital O'Connor Irving Lasky

Television Actress Across and Down Puzzle Clues

A compact puzzle list with across and down clues spanning television actresses celestial terms and common words including Pope cape divisions antiquated western cubic meter and more such as edible tuber expunger theatrical anecdotes merriment and various mythology and legal terms with focus on cross clue wordplay

Large U.S. Sawmills Run About 1 Million Board Feet Daily

Two of the nation’s biggest mills operate in Bogalusa Louisiana and Longview Washington. Each mill processes about one million board feet per day, underscoring a heavy timber industry capacity.

United States Bogalusa Longview Wash

Eli Terry Sells Handcrafted Watches by Horseback

Eli Terry a pioneer New England watchmaker crafted several dozen timepieces by hand then mounted them on his saddle and rode out to sell them to customers.

Eli Terry New England

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