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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1969

Page

13

Letart Home Demonstration Club Meeting Notes

The Letart Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Lewis Sayre's home in New Haven with Sayre presiding. Devotions led by Mrs. Roy Friend focused on Wisdom. Mrs. Dayton Durst presented the West Virginia Constitutional Revisions lesson. A Halloween party is planned for October 28. Birthdays for the month included Mrs. Larry Morrison Mrs. Ronald Morgan and Mrs. Lester Roush. Mrs. Morrison won the door prize.

New Haven Letart Home Lewis Sayre Lester Roush Larry Morrison

Garden Club Plans Fall Rhododendron Planting

At the September New Haven Garden Club meeting members chose a statewide project planting rhododendrons this fall. Three trees will be bought for Mason Hartford and New Haven with committee members Se lah Jane Powell W R Proffitt and Lloyd Roush.

New Haven New Haven Garden Club Mason Hartford Selah Jane Powell W. R. Proffitt Lloyd Roush Donald F. Roush Clyde Foley America

Amchitka blast prompts two more tests planned

The Atomic Energy Commission plans two additional underground nuclear tests on Amchitka Island after a one megaton blast produced a ground roll with no apparent quake or tsunami. The event drew protests from Soviet, Japanese and Canadian officials and others. No radiation was detected, and drilling continued with several holes already in place.

Anchorage Alaska The Atomic Energy Commission Amchitka Island Aleutian Chain Soviet Union Japan Canada U.S AEC Aleutians Edward B. Giller Keith Miller Amchitka Miller

Smith Appoints New Town Recorder in New Haven

New Haven Town Council met at the City Building with Mayor Thomas Grinstead presiding. The council voted to pay all bills due and accepted the resignation of Helen Fields effective October 1. Mrs. Charles Smith was appointed to fill the term ending July 1 1970 and accepted.

New Haven Thomas Grinstead Helen Fields Charles Hilda) Smith

Hoffa Parole Bid Rejected. Legal Fight Continues

James R. Hoffa, longtime Teamsters leader, has parole bid rejected and will remain in Lewisburg federal prison. The U S Parole Board said to recon sider in March 1971. Hoffa, 56, served two years eight months of an eight year sentence for jury tampering and faces ongoing appeals to the Supreme Court on related convictions.

Washington James R. Hoffa Hofffa U.S Ber Teamsters Union Kennedy Johnson Lewisburg, Pa Nashville, Tenn Hoffa Supreme Court Teamster Florida Teamsters Frank Fitzsimmons Detroit

Cherokee Home Demonstration Club meeting notes

The Cherokee Home Demonstration Club met at the home of Mrs. Ollie Browning in New Haven. Devotions were led by Mrs. Kate Roush and the scripture was read by Mrs. Velma Luckdoo. The lesson on constitutional revision in West Virginia was presented by Mrs. Ollie Browning.

New Haven Cherokee Home Demonstration Club Ollie Browning Kate Roush Velma Luckdoo West Virginia

74 Nations Approve Paper Gold SDR Plan

The IMF launches paper gold or SDRs as international money backed by treaty rather than gold. SDRs will be issued to 74 participating nations, with the United States and other large economies receiving most of the initial distribution over 1970 to 1972.

Washington International Monetary Fund Fund World Bank South Africa Pierre-Paul Schweitzer United States Paris Emilio Colombo Italy

New Haven Garden Club Hosts Resignation and Plans Meeting

The Neha clima Garden Club met at the Alex Quillen Memorial Building with Mrs. Harry Miller and Mrs. Robert Layne as hostesses. The resignation of Mrs. Glenn Cartwright was read due to moving away. The district meeting is set for Oct 10 at the Up-Towner Inn in Huntington with the theme Creative lower Arranging The Art of Drying Flowers.

New Haven Nehaclima Garden Club Alex Quillen Harry Miller Robert Layne Glenn Cartwright

Officers in Vietnam to Reply to Censorship Charges

Washington AP report notes officials running the Armed Forces network in Vietnam will be asked to respond to accusations that they censor war news. The inquiry aims to clarify whether censorship altered battlefield reporting and affected public understanding.

Washington Armed Forces Vietnam Wylie

New Haven Personal Notices Include Visits and Censorship Discussion

New Haven society items note Mr. and Mrs Otto Grimm visiting Owensboro Kentucky and Mrs Samuel Halstead returning from Holzer Medical Center. Sunday guests for Mrs Martin Ohlinger include Henry Roney Jr and relatives. Also listed are visitors to Columbus and Huntington events and a Pentagon censorship inquiry involving Rep Chalmers P Wylie about Maxwell’s complaints and a US Army review.

New Haven Otto Grimm Roland Karr Owensboro Kentucky Samuel Halstead Holzer Medical Center Martin Ohlinger Wetzel Goff Dayton Rexroad Ralph Singer Ohlinger Henry Roney, Jr Veteran’s Memorial Hospital Howard Wagenhals Columbus J. W. McGrew William Russell Huntington Telstar Up Towner Inn Larry LeMasters Steven Cleveland Ohio Bill Howard Mike

C&O BAC See Small Q3 Losses Despite Floods and Strikes

The Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio railroads report third quarter results only slightly below last year as floods from Hurricane Camille and coal field strikes impact operations. C&O net income for the quarter ended September 30 was 12.2 million dollars, or 1.41 per share, versus 12.8 million dollars, or 1.47 per share, a year earlier.

Chesapeake and Ohio Baltimore and Ohio C&o

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