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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1969
Page
16
A Vietnam veteran recounts his harrowing injuries and losses, noting amputations and a wounded arm. He reflects on duty, the Marine Corps, and his gratitude for support from Mason County as he awaits return, surgery, and potential citizenship restoration.
A jumbled list from Point Pleasant areas includes births and names such as Roy Hoschar, Merl Clark, Mrs. Luther Johns, Hubert Tickle, Mrs. Clayton Stahl, Mrs. David Hodges, Nona Forshee, Michael Legg, Robert Savers, Buddy Kearns and Mrs. Bruce Fonecutter plus others. The fragmentary note mentions a son for Tay Eldan Vanseay and a dismissal for Robert Savers.
Birth notices list new births for Virgil Al Watson, John F. Leport, Fred Will, Charles Adams, Warren Comer, Clyde Cooper, Geneva Hess, Hershey Longfellow, Lois Mayes, Horace McElhinry, Letilla Neal, Joanne Peart, Warren Reeves, Russell Roach, Rebecca Roush, Paul Skidmore, George Skinner, Peggy Spencer, Mark Spencer, Michael Spencer, John M. Thompson, Ruth Thornton. A 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Masonic degree ceremony at Masonie Temple by Paramutla Lodge 5 F and AM.
Eleven residents are reported on vacation today and several others plan trips to Myrtle Beach and other spots. Details note church pastor and locals leaving for seaside breaks, with families including the Byrn and Hatfield households planning leisure Sundays near notable shore resorts.
Centers across West Virginia start a USDA sponsored food service program this summer for kindergartens recreation centers and child care centers. About 3150 children in 38 centers will be served with six centers receiving meals meeting protein fruit or vegetables bread butter and milk. Morning and afternoon snacks include juice or milk and a bread product. Traveling teachers from the Department of Education provide additional instruction in food prep menu planning sanitation and nutrition. Managers report near perfect workshop attendance and strong interest in the program's support. Admitted Gary Filson Pont Pleasant and Mrs James Donahue Pont Pleasant. Dismissed list includes Mrs Floyd Hughes and several others.
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