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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1967

Page

3

Albany Fair Opens September Sixth At Albany

The Albany Community Fair sponsored by the Albany Grange begins September 6 with a pony pulling contest at 7 p.m. and gates opening 4 p.m. Activities run through September 10 including horse and tractor pulling, teen dance, bicycle parade, little league games, garden tractor events, a square dance, a fireworks display, a parade, a horse show, carnival rides, games, displays, and refreshments with multiple chairpersons coordinating events.

Albany Albany Grange Jim Pratt Don Battrell Willard Love Green Valley Boys Carl McClure Keith Zimmerman

Albany Area Road Plans Meeting Topic

A meeting for Albany and Lee Two area citizens concerned about future plans for the Appalachia Highway will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Albany Grange Hall. John Dowler, deputy state highway director for Division 10, is to attend.

Albany and Lee Appalachia Albany Grange Hall Donald Mace John Dowler Division 10

Dedication Set For Millfield Post Office

Homer E. Owen Millfield Postmaster announces the dedication of the new Millfield Post Office for September 17 at 2 p m. Rev Paul Johnson chairs the dedication committee. The brick faced building on the west side of State Route 13 has 1014 square feet of net floor space, is air conditioned, fluorescently lighted and heated by a fuel oil furnace. Committee members include Mr and Mrs Paul Gould Mr and Mrs William Sanders Mr and Mrs Carl Moody Lucille Sanders Jane Hanning Mildred Russell Mr and Mrs Edward Mingus and Ruth E. Owen. Committee reports state dedication plans are progressing smoothly.

Paul Gould William Sanders Carl Moody Lucille Sanders Jane Hanning Mildred Russell Edward Mingus Ruth E. Owen

Toned-Down Poisons From Animals May Yield Medicines

Kingston RI AP reports scientist Professor Ara Der Marderosian at University of Rhode Island says toned down toxins from animals and sea plants could yield powerful medicines. Tetraodotoxin from puffer fish is used as a muscle relaxant and cancer pain killer. saxitoxin from shellfish offers a lead toward better local anesthetics, though research remains in animals. Other sea derived drugs include eel toxin antidote, Mediterranean fungus antibiotic, and Irish Moss stomach ulcer preventive.

Kingston, RI Ara der Marderosian Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science University of Rhode Island Pacific U.S. Public Health Service Laboratory Narrangansett R.I College of Pharmacy Marderosian Mediterranean

Romney Should Take Top Role At Governors Meet

Michigan Governor George Romney arrived in the Ozarks to assume a leading role at the sixth Midwestern Governors Conference. The gathering drew 13 Midwest chief executives as they weigh President Johnson's standing in their states amid shifting political conditions. Governors offered mixed views on Johnson's prospects, with Hearnes and Hughes predicting tough races, while Kerner and Smith projected easy re elections for Johnson in their states.

Romney Osage Beach Michigan George Romney Ozarks Johnson Ernors Missouri Warren E. Hearnes Iowa Harold E. Hughes Robert Docking Kansas Goldwater Otto Kerner Illinois Hulett C. Smith West Virginia Kerner Smith

Tests Set For Academy Entrance

Rep. Clarence E. Miller announces College Entrance Examination Board tests on Dec. 2 in over 3,000 centers as first step in Coast Guard Academy admissions. Applicants must register through schools by Oct. 28 and Coast Guard forms by Dec. 15. Appointments are competitive with no district quotas. Eligibility requires 17 years old and under 22 by July 1, 1968, plus strong health and junior-year academics. Information via Director of Admissions, U S Coast Guard Academy New London Conn 06320.

U. S. Coast Guard Academy Clarence E. Miller Coast Guard Miller U. S&. Coast Guard Academy New London Conn

Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes

List of residents and relations linked to Sheltering Arms Hospital mentions multiple names and places including Athens Amesville Albany Guysville The Plains Millfield and Sandusky with various family connections and newborns or attendents noted in terse form. The fragment reads like a society notes roster of births and affiliations.

Ohio University School Tax Bill Eyed by Legislature

Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden said passage of a proposed school tax hike would add about 4 million dollars in tax appropriations. This would leave the university about 600,000 short of the regents level budget approved last spring, with the current estimate at 14.3 million in tax appropriations.

Ohio University Vernon R. Alden Ohio Ohio U. Board of Trustees Alden

Assistance Rendered to Noram Bias in Buckeye Area

Mrs Noram Bias 44 of Winfield W Va was struggling to breathe and received oxygen before being taken Sunday afternoon to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the city fire department emergency squad from Buckeye Mart.

Noram Bias Winfield W. Va Sheltering Arms Hospital Buckeye Mart City Fire Department

Action Club Formed By Democrats

The Democratic Action Club in the 10th Congressional District plans its third meeting in McConnellville at 7 p.m. on September 7 at the Blue Bell Restaurant. President William Lavelle, state party vice chairman, says the group aims to win back the seat and recruit strong candidates district wide. membership costs $10 annually. Key speaker will be former seven term Congressman Robert Secrest from the 17th District.

Democratic Action Club McConnellville William Lavelle State Party Blue Bell Robert Secrest

Meeting Planned For Alexander Teachers

Alexander Local school teachers will meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the high school cafeteria. Supt. Mark Lohr says material will be distributed at the meeting. School starts Thursday with kindergarten beginning on Sept. 7.

Bug Listed As Cause Of Mishap

A bug allegedly caused a two car crash on Route 13 north of Chauncey Sunday afternoon. Patricia Shields 18 driving left of center collided with Cheryl Davis 21 who tried to avoid the other car. Davis and Shields were the drivers. Davis sustained minor injuries.

Chauncey State Highway Patrol Patricia L. Shields Millfield Cheryl Lynn Davis Jacksonville Shields Davis Patricia Shields Genevieve G. Snyder Chester Athens Veterans Memorial Hospital Pomeroy

Your Money By Dale E Shultz

An editorial urges building retirement income through regular savings with a savings and loan association. It notes Social Security and employer plans help but many are self employed or ineligible, and savings can provide insured safety and liquidity for emergencies.

Savings and Loan

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