Joseph Fielding Smith Chosen LDS Church President
Joseph Fielding Smith, 63, elected president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after David O. McKay’s death. Selected by the Mormon Council of the Twelve, pending confirmation by church members. Harold B. Lee named to succeed him as council president.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph Fielding Smith
Church OF Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
David 0. McKay
Smmun
Mormon Council of the ‘Twelve Apostles
Smith
Haraid B. Lee
Joan Collins seeks divorce from Anthony Newley
Actress Joan Collins 32 files for divorce from Anthony Newley 25 in Los Angeles Superior Court citing irreconcilable differences. They wed in 1989 and have two children Tara 6 and Alexander 4. Collins previously divorced Maxwell Teed in 1957. Newley was recently divorced in London.
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Los Angeles —Jr
Joan Collins
Superior Com
Anthony Newley
Ling
Browid
California
Tara
Alexander
Miss Collins
Maxwell Douglas Teed
I Londo
Breaker Newity
Marty Robbins May Have Surgery
Nashville news says Grand Ole Opry star Marty Robbins, who suffered a heart attack months ago, is considering heart surgery. He entered hospital for tests to see if his heart had repaired itself and learned the results were not reassuring. Robbins, a racing enthusiast, planned tests before resuming activity with his 1969 Dodge Dart.
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Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
Larry Robbins
Robbins
Wiliam Ewers
Aries
Weather report fragment with scattered data and times
Fragmented weather notes show high and low temperatures, humidity and precipitation figures, and sun and moon events. Contains garbled OCR like dates and times, making precise values unclear but indicating Friday and Saturday readings and a sun set time. The piece references an observer and barometric pressure adjustments to sea level.
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Aera Obvarver
Stina
Winters Just As Bad Or Worse by Roy Cross
A reflective piece notes winters remain harsh, citing Columbia Gas figures showing 14.1 percent colder than normal and record gas usage. It contrasts grandpa's lore with modern data on subzero days, heavy snow, salt use, school closures, and ongoing travel disruptions, ending with a look to future generations.
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Roy Cross Messenner Diserter
Graneépa
Grandpa
Grandme
Columbia Gas
Ohio Co
F. Rethel
Heart Monitoring Unit Purchased For Hospital
The Athens County March of Dimes drive announced funds to buy an electronic heart and respiratory monitoring unit for the new Charles G. O Bleness Memorial Hospital. John R. Aller and L Alan Goldsberry reported a $1000 local gift toward the unit with another $1000 to come after this year’s drive. Hospital administrator Charles M Sanders said the unit will monitor functional and organic problems in newborns and expressed appreciation for civic support. The drive to raise the remaining $1000 and funds for birth defect research continues with Mothers March on Wednesday. About 1 percent of county money stays locally for this purchase and other needs.
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Charles G. O'Bleness
Army Hospital
March of Dimes
John R. Aller
L. Alan Goldsberry
Cochairman
Athens County
Jocal
Charles M. Sanders
Saytders
Hoggard Receives Promotion at Columbia Gas Ohio
Kenneth W. Hoggard of Athens is promoted to assistant Lake Erie District service manager for Columbia Gas of Ohio Inc with HQ in Norwalk. Stephen Day will succeed Hoggard in the Southeastern District. both promotions effective February 1.
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Kenneth W. Hoggard
S&g
Eden Place
Athens
Lake Erie
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Wit
Norwalk
Ernest F. Bothet
Ras
Stephen G. Day
Coimbus
Hoggard
Rothel
Gas
Southeastern District Service
Jones Metal Products Company
West Lafayette
Lovington
Indiana Technical College
Ft. Wayne
Athens Jaycees
First United Methodist Church of
Southeastern, Ohio Officials’ Association
Gerry
Steven
Day
Gal Company
Elyria
Parma
Ohio River’ District
Ohio Valley Gas Company
Steubenville
Central
Stephen
Jeffrey
Michael
Alison
Morrison Elementary White Elephant Book Bake Sale
Morrison Elementary hosts a teacher and student council led book bake sale from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to raise funds for the library. Officers include Scott Lawrence as president, Tana Thielmann as vice president, Kim Algto as secretary, and Kart Fry as treasurer with advisor Mrs. A. O. Falope. room reps are Andy Sehizas, Susan Williams, Denise Rich, Suzanne Skinner, Mark Burtson, Steve Berry, and Brad Spaith.
Texas Eastern Net Earnings At High Point
Texas Eastern Transmission's 1969 net earnings rose to a record 92.49 per share, up 4.8 percent from 1968. President B. D. Goodrich called it the eighth straight year of record earnings. Unaudited 1969 income available to common stock totaled 47,995,000 with an average of about 19.97 million outstanding shares.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Eastern Transmission Tation
B. D.goodrich
Texas Eastern
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