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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1964
Page
16
Kenneth Ackerman, county extension agent, advises that reducing pruning of staked tomatoes can raise yields and lessen fruit cracking. Allowing extra shoots provides shade for fruit and reduces cracking while a foliage disease control program should be followed.
County Extension Agent C E Blakeslee explains free stall housing as an alternative to loose housing. Benefits include up to 75 percent less bedding, cleaner cows, and easier sanitation while requiring less labor. Recommendations cover stall sizes for Holsteins, alley widths, curbs, partitions, and daily cleaning to ensure proper operation.
Community corner highlights DIY garden crafts with Job's tear beads necklaces from seeds gifted by Hertha Douglas Athens. A summer accident leaves Carolyn Bradford with bruised and sprained foot. Lt Bruce Bradford to Panama. Marguerite Durst showcases blue hydrangeas white daisies and red zinnias from Essie Russell. Imperial Electric employees take two week vacation starting July 13. Marilyn Turner stars in Bardstown Ky outdoor production The Stephen Foster Story as Foster’s Jeannie mother. C M Hennessy travels from Columbus to California to visit daughters Catherine Motley and Melissa Vivian. Middleport Bible School children craft beaded jewelry boxes for Meigs infirmary residents. Meigs County Children's Home hosts living Christmas tree in December. County garden club plans large evergreen for grounds and shrubs for the home.
Middleport residents list vacations and visits from family and friends. Frank and Mrs Vrooman returned from Lake Erie with stops at Mablehead Peninsula and East Harbor then Westboro, Mount Vernon, and Forked Run Lake. Others include Darst family Akron visit, Craig family transfer, Kerns in from Cuyahoga Falls, and guests from St Petersburg and White Stone among extended relatives.
A parade of visitors and relatives in Tuppers Plains and nearby towns includes Mr and Mrs Fred White of Athens hosting and visiting with local families. Several trips to weddings and church dedications mark recent social activity across Mt Herman Canal Winchester and Morgan Center with honors for graduates enlisting in the Air Force.
A series of land transfers in Meigs County lists August Garnes and Louise Garnes transferring parcels in Pomeroy to Constance and Marvin Craig. William and Lorene Scott sell Lot Nine in Scipio Two to Dwight Cook. Edna L. Craig conveys two acres in Columbia Two to Dale Dye and Keziah Dye. Henry Hindes transfers a lot in J. B. O'Brien area to Theodore Reed Jr. and trustees transfer 12 acres in Salem Two to Ernest Sellars. Ernest Sellars then conveys 12 acres to Elbert and Marilda Cline. Roy Allen Sayre and Ema leen Sayre transfer Lot 32 in Racine to William and Virginia Nease. Lucille M. Diles transfers a certificate for transfer in Middleport to L. D. Diles. L. D. Davis transfers a certificate for transfer in Carl Davis and Glenna H. Davis to Manning and Mary Webster for parcels in Pomeroy and Sutton. Manning D. Webster and Mary A. Webster to Glenna H. Davis and Carl Davis for parcels in Pomeroy and Sutton. Bernice Cox transfers lots 256 and 257 in Pomeroy to Charles F. Scott and Edwina Scott. Henry R. Beach and Lyda B. Beach sell 16.74 acres in Salisbury Township to Richard Erwin Beach.
Mrs. Robert Hall of Dayton visits her mother Mrs. George Hobstetter Sr and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Miller and son plan a Connecticut trip and World’s Fair visit. Bruce Stalnaker Home on 30 day leave from Okinawa with parents and brother. Emergency Squad answered a call to Alice Ward Langsville with hospital admission.
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