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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1970
Page
14
Beulah Jones reflects on winter from a grandfatherly view. She recalls Model T travel in snow, village store talks, hot mush and milk, ghost stories, and simple pleasures of pre technological winters. The piece contrasts past resilience with modern haste and ends with a call to enjoy sledding.
The report lists Harold C. Bookman Jr a specialist four in the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam and names Harvey C Parson 19 assigned to I Field Force Vietnam Artillery William J Stanson Lance Corp in Vietnam Mohammad Sneiden and others with police patrols and fines for traffic violations. It also notes a uranium energy comparison: one pound equals 1500 tons of coal.
The Haydenville community lists numerous visitors and hosts including families of Sparks, Vollmer, Campbell, and Seel. Guests travel from Buchtel Columbus Reynoldsburg Cincinnati Columbus Athens Wooster and Illinois, with extended stays in Logan Nelsonville New Straitsville New Lexington and Gahanna.
Mrs David McConnaughy of Cincinnati visits her son in law and daughter Roger Morgan and family in Ohio. Leo Kennedy Sr drops in with Springfield relatives. Mrs David Entsminger hosts Roth Zahn and Entsminger families. Garen Stansbury winters in Florida with William Stansbury family. Edward Tewksbury Wellston and kin visit E O Tewksbury and Leland Brown family over the holiday.
Rabaul reports a venomous coral snake sighting at Kulau Lodge Motel after guests finished dinner. The incident triggers a panicked reaction as the reptile moved among diners. Names and ages of witnesses and local residents appear in the fragmentary report.
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