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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1974
Page
3
The author recalls a town gesture of kissing the soil after a safe return and reflects on superstitions. He describes injuries from a sidewalk, pocket charms including a horseshoe and four leaf clover, and memories of a rabbit foot. He muses that educated people also cling to beliefs and ends with a warning to tread carefully around Mother Earth.
Forecast calls for a chance of light snow or flurries tonight with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s and Saturday highs in the mid to upper 30s. Extended Ohio outlook shows snow flurries possible Monday and Tuesday with highs in the 40s Sunday and 30s Monday. Data from Ohio University geography and local observers.
The Athens Local 2021 IAFF opposes possible 1975 cuts in the Fire Department including elimination of three dispatchers. They threaten city Hall picketing and present figures of $240,000 in allegedly wasted funds, citing $90,000 for engineering on Richland Avenue.
The Berean Community Players Christmas Chorus meets Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Athens. Rehearsal for Wondrous Love begins at 7 p.m. Members should bring a sack lunch.
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