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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1969

Page

8

Planting Of Peruvian Daffodils Demonstrated At Wildwood Club

Minersville hosts Wildwood Garden Club meeting with a daffodil planting demo by Mrs. Hiram Fisher. Speakers cover May or June planting, soil prep, watering, feeding, and pruning tips. Members discuss miniature gardens, dahlia planting, and garden plans for a Pomeroy Alumni Banquet.

Wildwood Club Minersville Hiram Fisher Wildwood Garden Club Fisher David Nease Milton Roush Karl Grueser Kenneth Slarris Pomeroy Fred Nease Vernon Nease Edison Holton Homer Holter Ward Windon Alfred Yeanger Mason Fisher Fenver Holter Gallipolis State Harris Denver Holter

Warns Drivers to Observe Holiday Road Safety

West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr urged motorists to heed highway laws during the Memorial Day weekend as the state sees a higher death rate this year. State police will patrol continuously from Thursday evening to Sunday night and focus on the Driver Improvement Program to curb accidents.

Charleston West Virginia Arch A. Moore, Jr Moore John M. Gates

Pleasant Valley Hospital Birth Admits and Dismissals

Pleasant Valley Hospital notes record the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs William Lewis of Gallipolis. Richard Thomas is admitted at Point Pleasant. Dismissals include Mrs William Kennedy James Jeffers Ricky Nowlin and Dee Ann Frank.

Pleasant Valley Hospital William Lewis Gallipolis William Kennedy James Jeffers Ricky Nowlin Dee Ann Frank

Prayer Read For WCTU In Middleport

Middleport chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union met at Mrs. Peggy Arnett's Broadway home. Inez Turner read Psalms 33 and Mrs. Audrey Miller gave a devotion titled What Can I Do. Hazel Board recited a poem. Officers reported during the routine meeting, and Mrs. Audrey Miller closed with a prayer.

Middleport The Women’s Christian Temperance Union Peggy Arnett Inez Turner Audrey Miller Hazel Board Audrey Miler

Hoxie Brothers Circus Comes to Nelsonville Friday

The Hoxie Brothers Circus sponsored by the Nelsonville Lions Club will perform two shows at the Bairdot on Canal Street in Nelsonville. The matinee starts at 2 p.m. and the evening performance follows at 8 p.m.

Nelsonville Hoxie Brothers Circus The Nelsonville Lions Club Bairdot Canal Street

Jail escapee nabbed in Gallipolis

Ralph Fra wer, 46, of Huntington, who walked away from Huntington City Jail, was apprehended in Gallipolis Wednesday night by the Sheriff's department.

Gallipolis Ralph Frawer Huntington Huntington City Sheriff's Department

PACE Team Conduct Lab On Creativity at Pleasant Point

The PACE centers from Huntington region three and Parkersburg region six hosted a human relations laboratory Thursday at Pleasant Point Resort. A West Virginia University Extension Service team led activities on team-building self-evaluation and organizational evaluation.

Point Pleasant PACE Project To Huntington Parkersburg Pleasant Point Resort West Virginia University Extension Service

Furry Car in Glasgow Declares It Won’t Bite

A Glasgow businessman's car sports a fur like epoxy coated finish created with high voltage fibers. The window notice reads You can touch it It won t bite. Owner R B Whitehead runs a firm that usually applies the finish to interior hotel and bar walls.

Glasgow Scotland R. B. Whitehead

Ugandan student to speak at Mason County International Tea

Miss Sarah Ssebowa of Uganda, a 1968 69 international scholar at West Virginia University, will keynote the Mason County International Tea June 9 at 1 p.m. in the courthouse annex. She is the council’s 15th foreign award recipient and will study for a bachelor of science in Family Resources while visiting West Virginia counties.

Point Pleasant Sarah Ssebowa Uganda West Virginia University Mason County Home Demonstration Council Court House Annex Ssebowa Ancil Peterson Sarah West Virginia Bukalasa College Entebbe

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