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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1961

Page

4

Real Estate Complaints Reach All-Time High

Ohio real estate officials expect a record number of complaint cases this year. Secretary Leo Kricker cites increased activity, tougher enforcement, and better laws as factors. A new rule effective Oct. 16 requires escrow funds to be kept in a designated account with location specified. Rankin Gibson notes the department cannot act as a lawyer but offers help for real estate procedure problems.

Columbus—I Leo D. Kricker Ohio Kricker John W. Bush Portsmouth State Commerce Department Rankin M. Gibson State Commerce Gibson Commerce Department

Laurel and Star hold planned officer installation and homecoming

Point Rock residents and neighbors share a busy period with family visits and group meetings. Laurel Grange plans officers installation for October 14 and a homecoming festival set for October 28 with committees formed.

W. R. Holcomb

Weekend visits and travel notes from Harrisonville

Local residents report visits from Cecil Blackwood Alvin Dye and Thad to Wilmington for Farm DO Rama. Akron man Ralph Anderson stayed with Halliday Atkins, while families from Columbus Buchannon and Tuppers Plains visited friends and relatives. A death in Silver Springs, Md. and funeral in Pomeroy are noted along with church services by Rev Tom Nichols in Athens.

Harrisonville Cecil Blackwood Alvin Dye Thad Wilmington Daisy Rawlings K. C. Welsh Frances Young Earl Cowen Lizzie Blackwell Dana Haning Mamie Newton Buchannon W. Va Judy Stienmetz Richard Nutter Presbyterian Church Sue Weaver Kenneth Payne del Rio Texas

Homecoming Attends Buchtel Methodist Church Events

Chauncey residents report several weekend visitors and guests including Mrs. Mike Danko and her son David at the Buchtel Methodist Church homecoming with Rev. Robert Hayden of Hamden as guest speaker. Families from Columbus Lancaster Detroit and Millfield joined in various Sunday visits and dinners.

Clay McKinney Ruby Diehl Columbus Mike Danko David Buchtel Methodist Church Robert Hayden Hamden Methodist Church Danko Arthur Smith Arthur Smith Sr Dave Collins Damon Collins Fred Robinett Detroit Mich Jack Smith Ricky of Lancaster Richard Leffler Teresa Mark and Brent Grover Patton Millfield Cecil Antle Paul Linscott Bill Sanders Trimble Heights Theodore Kelzenberg Donna Lynn Jake Way Merle Kelzenberg Melvin Hoar Raymond Marcia

Death Notice for Mrs. Clara Baker in Columbus

Relatives report the death of Mrs. Clara Baker at her Columbus home on September 28. She was a Syracuse native, daughter of the late George and Kate McBride, and a graduate of Syracuse Carleton College. Funeral services were held in Columbus with burial at Green Lawn Cemetery beside her husband. Cousins mentioned include Ernest and Gertrude McBride of Syracuse, Virge Campbell of Pomeroy, and James Matthewson of Powell, Ohio.

Dean Chapman Inlaw Ray Chapman Silver Springs Pomeroy Syracuse Clara Baker Columbus George and Kate McBride Syracuse Carleton College Greenlawn Ernest and Gertrude McBride Local Virge Campbell James Matthewson Powell, Ohio

Chauncey-Dover Senior Class Sponsors Homecoming Sock Hop

The Chauncey Dover senior class sponsors a homecoming sock hop after the Friday football game in the gymnasium. Refreshments will be sold.

Chauncey Chauncey- Dover

Rummage Sale Set by UMWA Ladies Auxiliary

The Ladies Auxiliary of the UMWA will hold a rummage sale starting at 10 a.m. Friday in the Merriman building.

Chauncey The UMWA Merriman

Dried Fruit Compote With Prunes Apricots And Raisins

Prepare separate batches of prunes apricots and raisins using dark or light varieties. Spice the prune batch with cinnamon. Combine all fruit just before serving for a fragrant, mixed compote.

Scientists Probe Moon Layers Nerves and Children's Stories

The moon may have a sand like surface layer a conductive mid layer and a deep rock shell per radio astronomers. Nerve signals travel up to 200 miles a second yet the fiber is highly resistant to electricity. A bedtime story about a lonely dog reduced aggression in four and five year olds by increasing affiliation needs per University of Michigan researchers.

U. S. Naval Research Laboratory

Mothers To Meet Chauncey-Dover Football Mothers

Mothers of the Chauncey-Dover football team and cheer leaders are invited to a 7 30 p m meeting in the high school music room. All interested mothers may attend.

Chauncey-Dover

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