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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1968
Page
12
City leaders debate recreation needs and funding options for a teen center or YMCA type facility. Reis urges improving existing facilities like the pool and warns big projects lack funds. Mayor Shepard outlines bond or capital improvement routes, noting limited annual funds and the need for organized citizen action.
In Wellington New Zealand Glen T Harris buried whiskey at the foot of a plum tree to mark his daughter's birth. He later dug up the bottle to celebrate her 21st birthday finding the label and contents still well preserved.
The New Straitsville Methodist WSCS met in the church classroom for devotions and a business session followed by lunch. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Robert Stubbs and relatives from Columbus and West Lafayette. Others attending were Marsha Noggle Nell Brown Della Arnett Edna Litman Marian Foster Elizabeth Baker Amy Lanning Gertrude Mills and Kathleen Brandt.
Albany brief lists local visits and staffing changes. Rev and Mrs Oscar King visit relatives in California. Ralph and Gary Russell visit Albany relatives from Columbus. Dale Scott hired as Tri County School Nelsonville teacher after 22 years at Albany High. Bernard Withrow and family visit Charleston. Dayton visitors Robert Withrow and son visit Bernard Withrow and Granville Reeves.
Mount St Mary Hospital notes multiple births and admissions including Mr and Mrs Lester Douglas Murray City a daughter and the list of numerous patients and accompanying names across several routes and towns in the area.
Baltimore Evening Sun columnist Lou Panos reports an elected official lamented the deaths of eight constituents in a week at a Real Estate Board luncheon. He quipped about the $46 cost for flowers, noting what hurt most was losing eight votes.
Nelsonville officials proclaim March 17 to 23 Camp Fire Girls Week led by Nelsonville Camp Fire Girls and their leaders will join the national observance. Mayor Earl Hilleary lauds the youth organization for serving girls of all backgrounds and strengthening character nationwide.
Racine households hosted weekend gatherings with extended relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Brian Simpson and children of Woodsfield visiting Chester Simpson and Ralph Badgley. Francis Foster Hazal Carnahan visited Buckeye Lake to see Leo Tisdale and Delbert Norris of Bedford called on Francis Morris. William Blythe and Mary Hamilton of Newark joined Present Cross and Dudley Wolf for a day, with Blythe staying two weeks.
Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, traces its founding to 1567 by explorer Diego de Losada. The settlement grew into a major urban center and political hub over subsequent centuries.
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