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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1976

Page

3

Declining Meat Costs Help Out Marketbasket

Ohio AP survey shows end of 1975 average grocery basket at $18.45 across 16 cities, down from $18.61. Center-cut pork chops fell 14 percent, hamburger 3 percent, while eggs and other items rose. Massillon posted the lowest total at $16.76, Toledo and others followed with mixed changes across the state.

Columbus Ohio Associated Press Massillon Namebrand Toledo Akron Athens Chillicothe Cincinnati Cleveland Conneaut Fremont Portsmouth Steubenville van Wert Youngstown Findlay Logan

DAR to Elect State Delegates

Jonathan Meigs Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a meeting Friday at 1 30 p.m. at Mrs James Brewington home Delegates to the state convention will be elected Mrs Thereon Johnson will present a program on Thomas Jefferson Assistants are Mrs Pearl Mora and Mrs Arthur Skinner

Middleport Jonathan Meigs Daughters of the American Revolution James Brewington Thereon Johnson Thomas Jefferson Pearl Mora Arthur Skinner

Middleport Liberary Club Plans Annual Meeting

The Middleport Liberary Club will gather Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Nan Moore’s home for its annual business meeting. Mrs. Arthur Strauss will present a book review on Washington's Cavalcade by Charles Hurd. Roll call cites the idea of Washington, D C as an example.

Middleport Middleport Liberary Club Nan Moore Arthur Strauss Washington Charles Hurd Washington, D.C

Adoption Seminar Set At Coalton Grade School

Prospective adoptive parents and child rights advocates are invited to a full day workshop at Coalton Grade School from 9 30 a m to 5 p m hosted by the Ohio Valley Chapter of Adopt A Child Today Inc The program includes the state board of directors meeting with Dr Robert Simoneau and sessions on adoption projects media involvement and care approaches featuring George Lick Kathy Fairbanks and James J Lardie as speakers.

Coalton Ohio Valley Adopt-A-Child Today, Inc State Board of Directors Robert Simoneau Ohio Canada George Lick Children’s Aid Society Timmins Ontario Kathy Fairbanks James J. Lardie Lutherans Children’s Aid Society

Street crews salt icy intersections after freezing water glaze

Nelsonville city workers spread salt at several intersections late Saturday night into Sunday as water from the ground or leaking valves froze on the streets. Vehicles drove through the water creating an icy glaze. Medina Namesake Medina County Ohio was named for Medina in Arabia.

Nelsonville — City

Mayor Docie Reorganizes Glouster Village Leadership and Appointments

Glouster council meeting Friday night saw Mayor Alex Docie name a new police chief Patrolman William Hartley took the post after Leo Dorton was informed his service was no longer needed. The oath of office was given to clerk Mrs. Gladys Richards and councilmen Charles Beshara and Charles Border, with Border serving out the term of Richard Bush.

Ruth Teater Glouster Alex Docie Steve Sloan Gladys Richards Charles Beshara Charles Border Border Docie Richard Bush Arthur Moore Donald Price Robert Gamwell Moore Homer B. Gall and Associates Fred Hambel McClelland Beshara Price Gamwell Robert Funk Glen Ahle Chet Thompson Carroll Eddy Dan Teater Frank Grubbs Rolland Swart Bill Roberts Terry Holbert Funk William Hartley Jane Schultz Leo Dorton Dorton Bickley Roberts Hartley Dorothy Vernon Regional Planning Council

Village Council Eyes Budget Meeting AmidHoliday Light Drive

The mayor vows to cut nonessential spending including village vehicle gas use. Council reviews keeping current fireman and assistant foreman salaries. Clerk says the financial report will be ready for presentation after Thursday’s budget meeting in Council Chambers, with all members urged to attend.

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