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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1968
Page
5
Dear readers describe how fans of all ages should stay warm and safe during football games and avoid illness when waiting for a touchdown. It advises precautions against rain and cold, noting umbrellas may be impractical in crowded stands and urging practical protection strategies.
A letter from Mrs Henry E Hurst Athens Route 2 includes two recipes Peanut Butter Coconut Bars and Prune Oatmeal Bars. The Prune Oatmeal Bars recipe lists ingredients and baking steps and yields about 20 bars. The note also shares kitchen tips and light home hints amid other readers letters and local festival news from Coolville.
Jessica Wyatt Payne nationally known lecturer and writer will address Bromley Hall on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the dining room. The talk titled Beware of False Progress will be open to the public. Payne has testified on communism before Congress and spoken to many groups. She was Huntington West Virginia’s first woman City Commissioner and has served on the Board of Education and the West Virginia legislature. She has been named Woman of the Year for service and won a national Dedication and Service award as American Legion Auxiliary chaplain. Payne ran a private school for 12 years and did European research on comparative governments.
Home owners in the area are offered the Wydel rigid all vinyl siding at low cost. Product claims include 100 percent insulation and a lifetime written guarantee. Call 304-422-6282 or write Superior Vinyl Products, 217 Fourth Street, Room 310, Parkersburg WV, with name address and phone. Financing available. Appointment to assess without obligation.
Mrs. Charles Hoisington, a totally blind 77-year-old resident of the Athens County Home in Chauncey, crochets and weaves, never sees her crocheted roses yet has made over a thousand for friends. She recalls exact dates, writes poems, and remains active with a walker, attends chapel, and recalls Jacksonville life with three children and many memberships.
Dear Abby replies to a society lady who claims a naked life sized painting is her, calls her an exhibitionist if true or a liar if false. A second reader asks how to handle neighbors after teens are shamed by Jim's parents for a minor incident. Abby warns parents overreacted and suggests moving on. A grandmother commends judging youth beyond appearances and urges broader acceptance.
Nelsonville police investigated two minor auto accidents Friday and issued four citations. Byron L. Rosser 44 of 62 Grover St was cited for unsafe operation after his car struck a parked sedan on Hocking Street and must appear in mayor’s court. Violet L Snyder of New Straitsville was cited for assured clear distance after a rear end collision on Lake Burr Oak Blvd and must appear in court Tuesday. Max Phillip Miller 21 of Belpre was arrested for a traffic signal violation and must appear in court Friday. Guy Edward Newtun 25 of Buchtel was cited for reckless operation and ordered to appear November 8 at 8 30 p.m.
Five persons were injured in a two car collision on Route 56 eight miles east of Laurelville. A speeding car lost control on a curve, sending all to Ber Ger Hospital, Circleville. Names include Jean R. Wilson and Edgar Lee Wilson of Westerville and the Dingus family of Worthington. George Ashmore of Creola was cited for reckless operation after his car struck the Wilson vehicle head on.
Mount St Mary Hospital notes list new births for Mr and Mrs Newton of Nelsonville a daughter and Mr and Mrs Loper Jr of New Plymouth a son. Admissions include Master James Birtcher Nelsonville Mrs Julia Love Nelsonville Master Chris Adkins Moyadore Mrs Aubrey Bishop Nelsonville Raymond Stevens Laurelville Earl Morris The Plains Jackson Williams Lancaster Mrs Grace Crabtree Chauncey Miss Helen Lugimbuhl Alliance Mrs Betty Ackison Logan Route 4 Thomas McCaskey Jacksonville Mrs Ida Holcomb McArthur and others including Mrs Ronald McGill and son Mrs Charles Williamson and daughter plus several more named patients and spouses.
Bonds forfeited for 23 in Hocking County Court included 20 each for speeding by Richard Lusetti, George Hill Jr, Robert Taylor, Jerry Millinger, Paul Wilson, Ernest Staling, Samuel Griffith, Richard Stuart, Verlyn Rosenberg, Carl Butterbaugh, Carol Nettgen, Larry Fouch, Ernest Michel, Louisa Johnston, Gary Smith and more. Four 25 bonds by Milton Hamilton, John Bright, Larry Saft, Robert Noel. Other forfeitures for defective exhaust and no operators license. Fines levied for improper lane usage, speeding, no stop lights, helmet use, no operators license.
Nelsonville York Grange No. 2436 met at the Grange Hall Oak Grove. Plans for a Harvest Feast in November were discussed. Officers named include master Wilbur Mender overseer Mrs. Harry Stage lecturer Mrs. Harland Cigg chaplain Mrs. Elsie Weaver steward Harland Cagg assistant steward Gary Young gate keeper Wilbur Young Ceres Mrs. Grace Korchak Flora Hannah Thomas Pomona Mrs. James Weaver and an executive committee of Mrs. Elsie Weaver Harry Stage John McClain.
The list notes a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Paul Owings of Logan and several transfers. Individuals named include Mrs Freda Risch Mrs Verna Woody Miss Kathy D Bigham Harold Heinlein Jr Hal C Phelps Denzil Beougher all of Logan, Mrs Robert Blessing Miss Kirsten B Blessing Miss Jane Haas Miss Jody B Sche rer all of Athens, Mrs Ruby Watkins Creola Clarence Beougher Rockbridge Miss Jennifer McLaughlin Mrs Harold Wyckoff Lloyd Strawn Master James Berry Mrs Virgil Emrick Jesse Davis transferred to University Hospital, Mrs Zennie Palmer Mrs Richard Anderson Mrs Raymond Helber Mrs Gary Daubenmire Mrs Thomas Crowe Mrs James Yates Joseph Wohrle transferred to Grant Hospital Mrs Ruth Burgess.
Nelsonville F H Brewer Co crews will begin blacktopping Adams Street Tuesday morning. The street must be cleared of motor vehicles Tuesday and Wednesday. Residents should park cars off the street if needed for transportation, to keep the area clear.
Ancient rag dolls date to 300 B.C. and crocheted dolls from Egyptian crafts around 500 A.D., illustrating long standing human interest in doll making across cultures.
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