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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1971
Page
9
Mrs. June F. Young and four children faced a sidewinder rattlesnake that slithered into their living room and curled up inside the family organ. Deputies sprayed mace while Mrs. Young tried insect spray to no avail. The family will postpone playing until the reptile vacates.
Community updates from Reedsville listing residents and relatives traveling visiting in laws and friends across Ohio and beyond. Dale Smith in Fairbanks Alaska works for the U S government while Jean Whitehead tours Europe. Local visits include Shaffers Belpre Meador Crest Parkersburg and Mansfield plus wedding and nursing home news.
The Pomeroy area reports Ingrid Hawley demonstrating brownies at Mrs Blakeslees home with recreation and refreshments planned for the next meeting. In Johannesburg Doveton Hale Helps 54 charged with housebreaking yet testifies he slept there and receives a suspended sentence. Mason welcomes Chris Harrah home on 14 day leave from Washington state with US Army Women’s Corps duty. Pomeroy emergency squad aids Diane DeVol after horse fall to Veterans Memorial Hospital. A UN project in Western Samoa offers hope for threatened Malaysian palm trees.
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