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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1969

Page

3

Moon Dust Test Aims To Find Harmful Lunar Organisms

At NASA's Space Center Houston researchers begin exposing 354 germ free mice to moon dust to see if lunar life could threaten Earth. Apollo 11 rocks reveal lava-formed mare evidence and glassy spheres from meteor impacts, with titanium-rich soils and very old rocks likely under 500 million years.

Space Center, Houston Earth Moon Lunar Eugene Shoemaker California Institute of Technology Harold C. Urey University of California In San Diego Don Morrison Manned Spacecraft Center

Moonmen reflect on significance after lunar mission

Apollo 11 astronauts in quarantine discuss the mission’s impact and their place in history. John McLeaish says they are not outspoken but grasp the significance as rock analyses and debriefings proceed. Armstron g Aldrin and Collins await release of rocks and film pending safety checks.

Edwin E. Aldrin Jr Michael Collins McLeaish Armstrong Aldrin

Miller Plans Open Door Sessions Across Four Ohio Counties

Congressman Clarence E. Miller will tour Gallia Jackson Vinton and Hocking Counties this weekend. He will host Open Door Sessions at the Gallia County Courthouse and Jackson Post Office, attend county fairs, run a mobile office poll, and hold a district wide antiballistic missile system crime and Supreme Court questions poll during the fair season.

Clarence E. Miller Gallia Jackson Vinton Hocking Lancaster Republican Gallia County Gallipolis Miller Jackson Post Office Vinton County Fair McArthur Vinton Fair Republican Party Isaac Walton Lodge Logan U. S. Supreme Court Vietnam

Practice Sessions Planned For Band

A schedule of summer practices for Athens High School senior and cadet bands is announced. Senior band sessions run August 6 to 28 with morning and evening blocks at the high school. cadet band meets August 11 to 27 at the Middle School. William Lanning will direct the cadet band and assist the senior band. new music and marching routines are planned.

Athens High School

Ten Vie For Queen Of Athens Jr. Fair

Ten Athens County girls compete for Junior Fair Queen with winner crowned Aug. 6 at the county fair start. Contestants and escorts were interviewed by judges at a tea hosted by Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric as Martha Ervin and Ellen Henderson led planning efforts.

Athens County Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co St. May Ave Martha Ervin Junior Fair Board Ellen Henderson Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company

Bond sales in Athens County reach 39.4 percent of goal

Bond sale totals for June show Series E and H United States Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares worth 34 119 dollars in Athens County. Volunteer chairman B T Grover Jr reports the county reached 39.4 percent of its annual target by month end.

United States Savings Athens County B. T. Grover, Jr

County fair Gets Exhibit On Highways

The Athens County Fair August 6 to 9 hosts the Ohio Department of Highways traveling exhibit. Visitors see a prefabricated building with color panels on Ohio's highways, agriculture, education, industry, resources, tourism and jobs.

Ohio

Myers Named Head Of Telephone Co

Richard R. Myers of The Ashtabula Telephone Co. is elected president of Southeastern Ohio Telephone Co. and Hopedale Telephone Co. effective Aug. 1, overseeing 11 exchanges in eight counties as Mid-Continent System expands. He succeeds Carl J. Barnhill at Southeastern Ohio. Hopedale was recently acquired. Myers began as a lineman in 1936 and rose through roles to plant manager. He and his wife plan to relocate to the Southeastern Ohio area.

Richard R. Myers Ashtabula Telephone Co Southeastern Ohio Telephone Co Coolville Hopedale Telephone Co Hopedale Mid-Continent Telephone Corp Southeastern Ohio Mr. Myers Carl J. Barnhill Mid-Continent System Myers Ohio Athens Meigs Washington Muskingum Guernsey Noble Monroe Belmont Centerville Chester Cumberland Fairview Little Hocking Morristown Old Washington Powhatan Point Quaker City Reedsville Alta Gerald Ashtabula Congregational Church Exchange Club Masonic Elks and

Three Athens boys plan trip to Cimarron NM with scouts

Three Athens youths Phillip Strekal Stephen Brooks and James George join 15 fellow Kootaga Area Council scouts for a Parkersburg departure by bus to Cimarron New Mexico. They will tour Chicago Denver Air Force Academy Garden of the Gods Pike's Peak and Ft Carson before returning August 16.

Athens Parkersburg Cimarron N.M Philmont Phillip Strekal Stephen Brooks Boy Scout James George Kootaga Area New Mexico Rockies Chicago Denver Air Force Academy Garden of the Gods Pike’s Peak Ft. Carson Colo

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