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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1961

Page

9

New County Engineer Plans Wide Road Improvement

J. E. Lee appointed Vinton County's new engineer to lead a broad program of paving and bridge work. He aims within three years to bitumen all remaining unpaved 40 miles of county highways out of 145 total. Lee will use county crews, retain 22 workers, and focus on snow removal, brush cleanup, bridge painting, and winter-damaged road repairs. Hazel Martin serves as office manager and Kenneth Huggins as superintendent.

Vinton County J. E. Lee Lee Nelsonville Miles Ogan

Daily crossword clues compilation from a historic page

A dense listing of crossword prompts across and down featuring names, abbreviations, plant terms, and historical references. Clues include Astor, M P, breakfast cereal, Armenian river, Greek, nipa palm, and various definitions for medical, botanical, and linguistic terms.

Snail Ranches And Toping Tales In Odd News

An Indiana farmer operates a 20 by 20 foot snail ranch. In Edinburgh a citizen appears in court for gull tipsy charges for the 235th time. A Utah mink farmer raises mink in twenty colors. A Mexican bull fighter known as El Magnifico earned twenty thousand dollars per fight.

Indiana Edinburgh Scotland Utah Daddy

Lucky swing seals six spades in Masters Pair win

In the 1956 Masters Pair Championship in New York Alvin Roth and Tobias Stone won by a wide margin. Stone as South found a six spade slam after a risky sequence, overcoming club and diamond threats with precise timing and a hint of luck.

New York Alvin Roth Tobias Stone Stone South Declarer East Clevegres Syndicate, Inc

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