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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1960
Page
9
Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt Parsons visited their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Coffman and son of Clinton. Mrs. Coffman and her children returned home with her parents for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McDade were in Parkersburg on business. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swan visited Huntington relatives.
Local residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from Columbus Logan Wellston Lancaster Bainbridge Bainbridge Md Columbus and Bremen over the weekend. Notable names include the Matthews Lloyd Grandy and Webb families with extended visits noted.
A new 20 story bank in Phoenix is described as the tallest building in Arizona, highlighting its height and local prominence. The project signals a major downtown landmark for the city.
Antioch Grange members planned a Christmas party for December 9 at 8 p.m. at the hall. Committees were named and ill members listed include Mrs Ted Helber Wayne Snyder Tester Nihiser and Guy Dusenberry. Special recognition went to decorated table teams led by Mrs Harry Meldrim Mrs Elwood Stiverson Nettie Poling and Betty Poling with Mrs John Amnah presiding at the business meeting.
Letart residents hosted Thanksgiving with relatives visiting from New Haven Ashland Parkersburg Columbus and Florida. Attendees included Sam Baston Ed Fry Craight Gibbs Ray family Thompson Yeager Rickard King Blessing and Blessing family members along with others from Ashland Columbus and Florida.
Parakeets eat almost constantly and cannot survive long without nourishment. The note highlights how steady feeding is crucial to their health and wellbeing.
Mrs Dan Shelton and daughter visited here for a week. News of Lester Queen death aged 70 at Hoover West Virginia. Mrs Charles Trent and son from Columbus spent Thanksgiving with Parmie McLaughlin. Mildred Gregory discharged from University Hospital Columbus. Ohio University students Loren Jeffers Johnny Palmer Melvin Cottrill and Rio Grande College students Keith Molihan Bonnie Fitzpatrick spent holiday with parents. Miss Daphne McLaughlin and Mrs Alene Head visited relatives in Columbus.
A dynamite bomb tore a two by three foot hole in the rear of Marion A. Macioce’s Detroit home on Tuesday night. His wife and two young daughters escaped injury as Macioce, business manager of Sheet Metal Workers Local 281 and president of the Detroit Building Trades Council, was at a union meeting. The device consisted of three sticks of dynamite powder and caused about $30,000 in damage.
At the Village Council meeting Mayor William Schuster announced the resignation of Charles W Norris effective January 1 1961 and directed posting of applications due by December 6. The council also noted fire truck equipment meets Bureau of Inspection standards and discussed insurance rate reclassification. Dorothy Hannah received thanks for eight rose bushes donated to Saltlick Township Veterans Memorial Park with three mum plants from another donor.
Mrs Clarence Korn hosted Nostri Libri CCL on Monday evening. Mrs Charles Rauber spoke on Children Need to Understand Their Feelings focusing on mental development. Members approved a contribution to the county welfare department Christmas fund. Refreshments by Mrs Ray Price and Mrs Tracey Hugh. A combined husbands and Christmas party is planned for December 12.
Chester Baum, Delmar Baum, and Robert Wood families attended the Holiday on Ice show in Huntington. Newell and Kraeutter guests hosted Thanksgiving visits. Other readers hosted and visited included the Hines families from Cleveland and Pomeroy, and the Frecker 85th birthday celebration with Cecil Nelson.
The council discussed transferring the original park deed to the village and township and tabled the matter until the next meeting. The clerk was instructed to notify W. J. Hartley and Sons of Junction City to remove pumps from village wells obsolete by the Burr Oak pipeline. Bills totaling 308 dollars and receipts for 3 dollars were read.
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