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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1971
Page
18
Curtis Rittgers a 15 year old Miller High School student from New Straitsville was released from University Hospital Columbus after surgery to remove a small plastic piece from his lung. The incident involved a hotwheels toy piece inhaled during coughing on January 19 and the plastic was removed eight days later. He is convalescing at his aunt’s home Route 328.
A stork shower in Nelsonville honored Mrs. Vicki Odenthal at the home of Mrs. Tanya Howe. Hostesses were Mrs. Howe and Mrs. Carol Lasko. Prizes went to Mrs. Suzie Kline Mrs. Anita McDonald and Miss Regina Whyte.
London AP reports Scotland Yard will recruit two women police constables to work with drug-sniffing dogs. Douglas Randall, head of the police dog section, says women can perform the duties as well as men.
Logan residents learn the Logan Police Reserves and Civil Defense unit practiced an alert to test equipment, lighting, and wall rope rescue. The drill covered first aid, wall scaling, and drowning recoveries with 16 volunteers trained since 1953, plus equipment including a self sufficient rescue truck and riot gear.
NELSONVILLE An organizational and orientational meeting for boys eight to ten and their parents will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall of St Patrick's Catholic Church in Buchtel to form a Cub Scout Pack. The session, aimed at the Buchtel Longstreth and Carbon Hill areas, was moved from Feb 1 due to weather. Boy Scout Troop 60 will provide refreshments.
NELSONVILLE The Retta Howe Class at First United Methodist Church met Wednesday night with hostesses Mrs Alice Hillis and Mrs Ida Locke. Devotions and program were by Mrs Locke who gave a reading I Would Rather Be Tired. Cards were signed for shut in members and notes from Sylvia Todd were read. The next meeting is set for March 3.
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