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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1954
Page
9
United Fruit Co. directly pressed strikers in Tegucigalpa and dropped thousands of leaflets offering a wage increase and better working conditions to end a month-long walkout by about 25 000 banana workers bypassing union officials.
A hotel maid found the room empty a day after a do not disturb sign was posted and the television set was also missing. No other details on the missing items or the occupant are provided.
Scientists believe the European corn borer was introduced into the United States from Hungary and first discovered in 1917. The finding highlights early 20th century pest migration and agricultural impact.
Middleport BPW members gathered for an anniversary meeting at First Presbyterian Church with Mrs. Guy Reynolds presiding. Reports covered auditing committee and board meeting, plus state convention programs and diverse committee assignments for education, international relations, public affairs, health, and more.
A Wilkesville 4-H club adopted the name Wilkesville Willing Workers at a recent meeting. The group will meet Wednesdays at 1 30 p.m. in the high school home economics room. Advisers are Mrs Carey Strausbaugh and Mrs Clovis Strausbaugh.
Police link the daytime robberies at two Family drug stores in Cleveland to the same pair of gunmen. The Central Ave. location yielded $500 from a cigar box and safe, while about $30 was taken from the Scovill Ave. store.
Pomeroy residents share family travel plans as Sgt Pat Roush leaves for Camp Kilmer New Jersey for a Germany air field assignment. Families Bentz Wolfe Baxter Saddler Johnson and Roushs return from Wheeling and Patuxent Base visits with Meigs County relatives. Leedoman visits marked by several dinners and a picnic.
Basketball ranks as the leading spectator sport with about 75 million yearly attendees. Softball attracts roughly 130 million interested but only about 8 million pay admission.
Members of the Rock Springs Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service held a session at the church with talks on missions and student workcamps. Speakers included Mrs John Hartung and Mrs Clifford Leifheit presenting talks Sowing and Reaping and The Student from Mozambicue.
A local gathering opened with prayer by Elmer Bailey as Amos Leonard presented the Steadfastness and Bailey offered a poem. Attendees included Mrs. Elmer Bailey and many others listed among the parish community, reflecting the Bethlehem origin noted on Christmas Eve.
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