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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1969
Page
24
List of admissions and discharges at Athens area hospitals and nearby Logan Mount St Mary with names of patients and accompanying relations. Entries include births at Mount St Mary and multiple local residents admitted or discharged across Athens and surrounding areas.
Meigs High School faculty and administrative board held their second annual social, a dinner at Oscar's in Gallpolis. Earl Young organized the event with James Diehl welcoming attendees. Notables present included Mrs Jerry Arnold and many couples, plus Steve O'Neal, a Texas A and M rookie, noted for a 98 yard punt for the Jets against Denver.
Albert R. Rose of M G M District Boy Scout program announced district school scouting set for Oct 14 inviting all boys to join Boy Scouts of America. Flyers and applications distributed to schools for boys to take home. Volunteers in Meigs Gallia Mason counties to explain Cub and Boy Scouting benefits. District elementary schools open Oct 18 at 7 30 pm in multiple counties.
Philip Sporn plant in Point Pleasant reveals promotions for 2025. J A Moore receives 30 year pin, E H Gloss 15, D R Simonton 5. Numerous staff shifts include J J Hemsley to coal handler yard and Wren to barge attendant yard, with several operators advancing to maintenance and equipment roles. New Delhi says India will buy 100000 tons of rice from Thailand under signed agreements.
Deserters from the U.S. armed forces have surpassed 300 in Sweden, with about one in six involved in police trouble. The pattern shows petty theft, assault, dope, and even an attempted bank robbery. Sweden grants automatic asylum and offers weekly government aid, clothing allowances, and housing through private networks while a training center provides language and job prep. Many seek long-term residency, aided by Swedish organizations that prepare documents. The U.S. Embassy provides briefings and one way tickets home against military pay.
Hollywood officers say two men fled a 10 acre brush fire near the hillside home of the late magician Harry Houdini. Firemen and police arrived to halt the blaze and the suspects reportedly fired at, and escaped over, a hillside as the fire was extinguished without damage to property.
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